HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8470w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 179B
Memory2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190411
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '21 at 17:43
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%

 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 i5-3360M-$594
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 68.6
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 74.1
38% 57.2 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 143
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro M2000
HP(103C 1789) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 5.1
Reflection 4.7
Parallax 4.2
4% 4.67 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 4
Splatting 4.3
4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 128 69 93 58 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
62% Good
Read 417
Write 384
Mixed 384
SusWrite 106
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 22
92% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 0.4
70% 168 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST9500320AS 500GB
386GB free
Firmware: 0002BSM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 76 74 76 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 77.7
Write 70.6
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 74
48% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.2% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 13.6
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 7.7
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 55%

 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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