HP EliteBook 8530w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.32% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8530w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 30E7
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20080926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9400-$55
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
40.6% Average
Memory 70.2
1-Core 27.4
2-Core 63.4
37% 53.7 Pts
4-Core 68.1
8-Core 66
9% 67.1 Pts
64-Core 69.6
4% 69.6 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 770M
HP(103C 30E7) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.95
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
2.32% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 4.42
Parallax 0.78
2% 2.53 fps
MRender 5.33
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 4.09
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.32%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GHBZB550
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 56 53 49 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 15.5
Write 52.7
Mixed 11.7
SusWrite 48.8
23% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.1
44% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 3.9
13% 4.67 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.67 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8530w Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8530w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $222
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