HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive15% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8540w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1521
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 08:41
Run Duration594 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Memory 62.5
1-Core 8.6
2-Core 19.4
25% 30.2 Pts
4-Core 32.6
8-Core 50.6
5% 41.6 Pts
64-Core 51.6
3% 51.6 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 880M
HP(103C 1521) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.8
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 1.2
2% 1.7 fps
MRender 4.3
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2
2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Twinmos SSD 256GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H201210a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 98 109 110 120 125 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15% Very poor
Read 115
Write 82.5
Mixed 117
SusWrite 112
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 2.9
12% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 15%
Great: 237%
Marshal MAL2640SA-T54 640GB
119GB free
Firmware: GT001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 66 67 71 70 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 64
Write 69
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 69.6
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
17.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 5.4
17% 5.93 GB/s
SC Read 1.3
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.7 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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