HP EliteBook 8460p

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
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 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.84% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP EliteBook 8460p  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 161C
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120917
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 05 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 42.2
2-Core 68.1
42% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 80.5
8-Core 141
13% 111 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7400M
HP(103C 161E) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 1.1
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.05 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 0.91
1% 0.88 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 25 41 36 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 20
Write 35.7
Mixed 31
SusWrite 35.9
23% 30.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.1
64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 12.1
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8460p Builds (Compare 1,060 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8460p

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $62
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