HP EliteBook 8540p

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540p (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120329
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 136 54% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 170 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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: 342.01 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	2.18% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 1 2% 2.7 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.9 3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.18% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 90 88 102 63 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB 7,454 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 10 11 11 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Read 21 Write 10.5 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 10.9 15% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 48% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 46%

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

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 5%

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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 $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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