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HP EliteBook 8730w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 35.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.32% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 3 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8730w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 30EC
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 26 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9600-$170
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
35.4% Below average
Memory 59
1-Core 37.8
2-Core 66.6
36% 54.5 Pts
4-Core 71.2
8-Core 71.5
10% 71.3 Pts
64-Core 69
4% 69 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M
HP(103C 30EC) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 276.21
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.32% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 1.19
3% 3.9 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 2.53
Splatting 5
4% 4.88 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.32%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320421AS 320GB-$90
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP14 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 64.9
Write 63.6
Mixed 68.9
50% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.31
68% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 48%
ACASIS 250GB
157GB free, PID 1576
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
13.7% Very poor
Read 31.9
Write 26
Mixed 28.5
36% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.33
49% 0.62 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
13.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.5 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 2.4
6% 2.2 GB/s
Latency 131
31% 131 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8730w Builds (Compare 40 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8730w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 34% - Below average Total price: $230
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