HP EliteBook 1040 14 inch G9 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	185% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 75% 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.

System	HP EliteBook 1040 14 inch G9 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 896D
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	75%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-1255U 11,564 User benchmarks, average bench 65% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 62 1-Core 174 2-Core 349 100% 195 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 984 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,260 78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 3,470 User benchmarks, average bench 12% HP(103C 896D) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1314 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 22.4 16% 21.4 fps	MRender 19.7 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 17.8 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 16%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ512HBLU-00BH1 512GB 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1NFAV SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 1031 1029 1015 312 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,242 Write 1,146 Mixed 919 SusWrite 814 231% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.7 196% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 795 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 660 461% 592 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 217%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMCG78MEBSA092N 1x16GB 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 25.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 83%

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

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Typical EliteBook 1040 14 inch G9 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: HP EliteBook 1040 14 inch G9 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples	11x
Core i7-1265UIntelBench 61%, 1,579 samples	11x
Core i5-1245UIntelBench 63%, 1,436 samples	9x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples	22x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples	14x

SSD
MZVLQ512HBLU-00BH1 512GBSamsungBench 130%, 3,023 samples	8x
MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GBSamsungBench 222%, 500 samples	5x
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 156%, 9,997 samples	4x

RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBSamsungBench 120%, 26,893 samples	8x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 1x16GBHynixBench 73%, 2,666 samples	5x
HMCG88MEBSA092N 1x31GBHynixBench 71%, 181 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16