HP EliteBook 8730w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 32.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8730w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 30EC
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '21 at 07:07
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000-$121
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Memory 49.4
1-Core 26.9
2-Core 48.9
28% 41.7 Pts
4-Core 89.3
8-Core 110
13% 99.7 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M
HP(103C 30EC) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
2.69% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 1.3
2% 4.23 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 3.2
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.69%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 111 112 110 109 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36% Below average
Read 184
Write 115
Mixed 145
SusWrite 111
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 13.1
53% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 133
99% 132 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 36%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 4.9
15% 5.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 163
25% 163 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8730w Builds (Compare 40 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8730w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 34% - Below average Total price: $230
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