HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.6% 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 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.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120615
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '17 at 19:13
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 472
49% 396 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS
Zotac(19DA 3182) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
0.43% Terrible
Lighting 0.57
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.25
0% 0.66 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 0.26
0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.43%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 492
Write 179
Mixed 237
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 16.9
95% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 35.8
61% 120 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 9905471-030.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Elite 8300 CMT Builds (Compare 2,755 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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