HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8740w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1520
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20101125
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 08:13
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	KEN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 90.6 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 107 57% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 202 23% 178 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 5% HP(103C 1520) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 3.08 Parallax 0.69 2% 2.11 fps	MRender 3.05 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 2.43 2% 2.52 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: PC4OCH0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 43 41 44 52 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 34.8 Write 44.1 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 43.7 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 45%

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

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Typical EliteBook 8740w Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8740w

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	30x
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	21x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	15x

GPU
Quadro FX 2800MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,135 samples	80x
Quadro FX 3800MNvidiaBench 7%, 388 samples	25x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	22x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	55x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	13x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	13x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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