HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

18 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '22 at 08:45
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 49.4 2-Core 82.9 49% 72.3 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 176 21% 164 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 880M 4,542 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.24% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 1.3 2% 2 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.4 2% 3.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.24% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 181 173 193 192 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.5% Average	Read 221 Write 209 Mixed 173 SusWrite 183 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 24.6 87% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 42.3 DQ Mixed 34.9 26% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 99%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 372GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 31 32 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 50.4 Write 30.6 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 31.5 43% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 10.3 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 65%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	102x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	44x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	228x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	64x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	164x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	56x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	25x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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