HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	HP EliteBook 8540w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 89.5 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 103 57% 87 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 213 25% 192 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800M 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 0.4 Parallax 0.7 2% 1.13 fps	MRender 1.8 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2 2% 2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-128 128GB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190117D SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 129 128 127 124 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.5% Below average	Read 161 Write 140 Mixed 118 SusWrite 127 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 14.1 55% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 110 80% 104 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 96%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 25GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 94 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 75.7 Write 59.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 94.4 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.1 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 3 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	14	5	2	60	15.6"	1536 864	LGD0259

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	102x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	44x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	228x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	64x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	164x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	56x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	25x

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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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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