HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8470w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 179B
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190411
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 02:54
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 52
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 110
48% 81.6 Pts
4-Core 205
8-Core 358
34% 282 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45%
Great: 69%
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)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 3.85
Parallax 4
4% 4.04 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 3.73
Splatting 5
4% 4.24 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 277 236 222 255 273 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 424
Write 413
Mixed 328
SusWrite 246
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 22.1
87% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 120
106% 161 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
584GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 336 271 277 342 411 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 337
Write 374
Mixed 301
SusWrite 312
75% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 31.9
105% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 266
196% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3N18AES4.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.6
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 81%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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