HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '17 at 16:42
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 820-$119 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 121 61% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 222 24% 192 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800M 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.55% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 6.65 Parallax 1.69 4% 4.22 fps	MRender 6.57 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 3.83 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.55% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 603 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 513 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 36 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 49 219044184108 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1937048375 (F7) Unknown 100 100 61100649 (F8) Unknown 100 100 44361015 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1258 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	38.4% Below average	Read 260 Write 145 Mixed 163 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 13.4 47% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 32.4 44% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 95%
Hitachi HTS541050A9E680 500GB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 77GB free Firmware: JA6OA560 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 166 166 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1502 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1712 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 564 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8060942 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 53021 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 206158954531 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	43.3% Average	Read 79.1 Write 71.7 Mixed 12.4 39% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.17 60% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 65%

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Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	102x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	44x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	228x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	64x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	164x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	56x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	25x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16