HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemHP EliteBook 8470w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 179B
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 26 '20 at 10:36
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 162
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 448
46% 372 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro M2000
HP(103C 1789) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1301.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 4.7
Parallax 4.2
4% 4.63 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 4.1
Splatting 4.1
3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 82 91 70 42 47 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.8% Average
Read 238
Write 112
Mixed 147
SusWrite 71
32% 142 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 22.6
81% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 53
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 81.8
63% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 80%
Adata SP900 500GB
81GB free
Firmware: 0002YXM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 130 129 129 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 89
Write 79.8
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 128
20% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
3% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5621-178.A00LF Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.1
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 43%

 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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