HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 11:50
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 85.9
2-Core 177
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 378
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Gigabyte(1458 22B0) 2GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.64% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 9.81
Parallax 10.5
7% 9.52 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 8.7
6% 7.76 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.64%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
331GB free
Firmware: HP73 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 131
Mixed 106
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.44
94% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 97.2
Write 114
Mixed 95.6
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.38
73% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Elite 8300 CMT Builds (Compare 2,748 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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