HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
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 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.16% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161005
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 20 '21 at 04:53
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 41%

 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 i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 192
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 366
50% 369 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
XFX(1682 238B) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.16% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 9.3
Parallax 1.7
3% 4.87 fps
MRender 7.2
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 3.6
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.16%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
15GB free
Firmware: R0105A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 480
Write 396
Mixed 28
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 5.5
52% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 1.4
79% 186 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 38 27 61 38 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 62.8
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 48.2
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 76%
WD WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 500GB
2GB free
Firmware: KC45
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 83.4
Write 82.3
Mixed 51.4
54% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 63%

 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 2,747 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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