HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.7% 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 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190411
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 20 '21 at 08:58
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (82nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 180
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 488
49% 400 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.3%
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)
3.83% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 4.8
Parallax 4.2
4% 4.67 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 4
Splatting 4
3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.83%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MT-128 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 113 65 65 64 65 MB/s
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.7% Above average
Read 251
Write 225
Mixed 225
SusWrite 85.5
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 22
89% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 48.3
74% 140 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 91%
Adata SP900 500GB
80GB free
Firmware: 0002YXM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 126 101 136 136 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 89.7
Write 81.6
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 128
21% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
2% 0.63 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
33.5% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.5%
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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