HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 08:36
Run Duration293 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 195
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 379
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
HP(103C 3396) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.75% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.38
2% 1.66 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 3.52
2% 2.75 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.75%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
440GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 120
Write 120
Mixed 124
92% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.48
109% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC66 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 92.8
Mixed 88.6
69% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.52
124% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 58%
Patriot Supersonic Boost XT USB 3.0 32GB
5GB free, PID 5100
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Read 32.6
Write 4.62
Mixed 7.29
14% 14.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.53
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.006
21% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.A1GC6.9L1 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 017A 78.A1GC6.9L1 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.2% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 10.7
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Elite 8300 CMT Builds (Compare 2,751 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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