HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory9.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime27 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 22:03
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 506
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 3396) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 427
Write 67.4
Mixed 117
44% 204 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 10.3
72% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 58.4
DQ Mixed 9.96
16% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 144
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.28
88% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
465GB free
Firmware: HP64 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 120
Write 113
Mixed 101
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.47
118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.5% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.3
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 92%

 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 2,748 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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