HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130716
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '21 at 04:44
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 79%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 77.4
2-Core 157
58% 101 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 305
44% 324 Pts
64-Core 332
21% 332 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Lighting 236
Reflection 216
Parallax 211
193% 221 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 158
Splatting 141
134% 168 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 158%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 354
Mixed 303
81% 367 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 29
99% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 256
220% 326 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
127GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 52 56 53 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Read 10.5
Write 43.9
Mixed 20
SusWrite 51.7
23% 31.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
54.4% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Compaq Elite 8300 CMT Builds (Compare 2,753 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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