HP EliteBook 8540p

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540p (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 840-$85 1,339 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 83.7 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 146 62% 103 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 236 28% 219 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 5100M 1,931 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	2.49% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 6 Parallax 1.3 2% 3.4 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.9 3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.49% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 221 226 225 227 226 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.4% Above average	Read 225 Write 214 Mixed 207 SusWrite 224 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 18.9 63% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 182 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 125%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 32GB 453 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 14GB free Firmware: 01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	7.58% Terrible	Read 14.3 Write 10.3 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 10.7 9% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.58% Great: 29%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 586 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 19GB free, PID 00ad, PNY 3.0 32GB Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 14 12 19 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 51.9 Write 1 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 16.8 23% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 97%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540p

CPU
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples	83x
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	75x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	72x

GPU
NVS 5100MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,931 samples	305x
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	3x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	83x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	41x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16