HP ProBook 6540b

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive12.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP ProBook 6540b  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1726
Memory1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Memory 59.6
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 60.1
36% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 117
14% 110 Pts
64-Core 144
9% 144 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
HP(103C 1726) 512MB
Driver: atiumdag.dll Ver. 8.670.0.0
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.46% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 2.65
Parallax 1.34
2% 1.97 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 0.63
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.51 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.46%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 44 24 37 57 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
12.8% Very poor
Read 91
Write 60.8
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 37.2
16% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.5
25% 6.77 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.9% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 4.7
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ProBook 6540b Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 6540b

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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