HP xw8400 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 16GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP xw8400 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 0A08h
Memory14.8 GB free of 16.001 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20070507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '16 at 21:19
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.7% Average
Memory 70.6
1-Core 32.6
2-Core 68.9
39% 57.4 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 137
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7470
Dell(1028 2120) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
2.25% Terrible
Lighting 2.97
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2.47
2% 2.8 fps
MRender 2.38
Gravity 1.97
Splatting 2.61
2% 2.32 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.25%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.5% Average
Read 202
Write 171
Mixed 171
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 14.7
84% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 73.3
DQ Mixed 14.8
22% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 175
Mixed 128
116% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.36
4K Write 3.06
4K Mixed 0.37
154% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 49GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 33792 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 7.8
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.6 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 22%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical xw8400 Workstation Builds (Compare 55 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP xw8400 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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