HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP EliteBook 8740w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1520
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100428
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 26 '19 at 02:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 620
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 131
55% 92.2 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 192
26% 192 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
HP(103C 1520) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
5.73% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 2.47
6% 6.16 fps
MRender 7.43
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 5.52
5% 6.19 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.73%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 48 46 52 56 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 60
Write 63.7
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 51.8
38% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.9% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.6
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8740w Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8740w

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