HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 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.
Run History
SystemHP EliteBook 8470w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 179B
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160929
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '17 at 02:22
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 176
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 445
50% 390 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro M2000
HP(103C 1789) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.200.0.0
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.8
Reflection 3.08
Parallax 3.19
2% 3.02 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 3.13
Splatting 2.48
2% 2.54 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-512L9M-11 MSATA 512GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HM9110F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 463
Write 400
Mixed 422
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 21
70% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 86.1
DQ Mixed 50.5
57% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 97%
Liteonit LMT-32L3M 32GB
14GB free
Firmware: LWDA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.7% Average
Read 262
Write 88.1
Mixed 134
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 18
66% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 88
DQ Mixed 33.2
49% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 60%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77
163GB free
Firmware: JF4OA0E0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 112
Write 123
Mixed 114
88% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.23
77% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8470w Builds (Compare 51 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8470w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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