HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	HP EliteBook 8540w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 18:10
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 M 620 9,076 User benchmarks, average bench 42% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	40% Below average	Memory 54.3 1-Core 46.5 2-Core 84.4 38% 61.7 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 154 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 880M 4,542 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	2.71% Terrible	Lighting 3.17 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 0.94 3% 2.88 fps	MRender 5.24 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 3.52 3% 3.66 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.71% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 756GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 124 153 183 187 166 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.3% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 207 Mixed 199 SusWrite 162 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 18.3 61% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 132 101% 137 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 741GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 13 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 23 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 13.7 30% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 68 76 86 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 112 Write 83.5 Mixed 53 SusWrite 79.7 106% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 59%
Seagate FA GoFlex Pro 500GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 114GB free, PID 5121 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 29 Write 24 Mixed 20 SusWrite 12.7 28% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 18%
Seagate USB 3.0 Cable 1.5TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 639GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.35% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 19.3 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 12.1 22% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.35% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.6% Poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 10.1 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 7.1 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 146 28% 146 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 65%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	102x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	44x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	228x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	64x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	164x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	56x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	25x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16