HP EliteBook 8470p

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 70% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8470p (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 179B
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 11:36
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3320M-$199 30,496 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 77 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 90.8 47% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 103 15% 112 Pts	64-Core 118 7% 118 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 179B) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 5.85 Parallax 3.03 4% 4.44 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 8.43 5% 5.38 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
CF120GB 120GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1222A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1356 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 619 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 9 (A4) Unknown 100 100 44410 (A5) Unknown 100 100 120 (A6) Unknown 100 100 23 (A7) Unknown 100 100 82 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 59 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 117022 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 85129 (F2) Unknown 100 100 71886 (F5) Unknown 100 100 87754	30.9% Below average	Read 500 Write 7.3 Mixed 298 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 4.38 37% 9.41 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba MK3261GSYN 320GB-$72 6,986 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 201GB free Firmware: MH000D Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1260 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 641388 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1683 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 53 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 96 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 83673 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 257698299942 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 74152820 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 166690341 (F0) Head flying hours 81 81 477941 (F1) Unknown 100 100 16574052469 (F2) Unknown 100 100 23201080207 (FE) Unknown 100 100 15	58.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 106 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.35 87% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 8GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 52%

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP EliteBook 8470p

CPU
Core i5-3320MIntel $199Bench 48%, 30,496 samples	592x
Core i5-3360MIntel $594Bench 54%, 5,754 samples	195x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	139x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,215x
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples	172x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
520 Series 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	36x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	32x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	28x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $227

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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