HP EliteBook 2540p

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive23.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemHP EliteBook 2540p  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 7008
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '21 at 21:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 L 640
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
38.6% Below average
Memory 59.9
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 69.2
34% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 97.2
8-Core 130
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 45%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpr-cl 100-120-G3 120GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 194 124 94 109 60 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.7% Poor
Read 167
Write 114
Mixed 144
SusWrite 119
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 0.7
24% 8.87 MB/s
DQ Read 47.9
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 35.7
38% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 84%
Corsair Voyager 4GB
4GB free, PID 1ab1
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.93% Terrible
Read 19.7
Write 5.7
Mixed 8.4
SusWrite 5.7
11% 9.88 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.93%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 6.3
18% 6.17 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 2540p Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 2540p

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