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    8740W Benching/Specs Thread

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by Siorah, Nov 14, 2010.

  1. Siorah

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    Right:

    This thread is for the Posting of Bench Scores and Times/Specs of peoples' machines.

    I would like discussion to be done in our owners thread please, i would like this thread to be a clear view of our machines, so people can compare them easily.

    We have so much information in snippets, it is very difficult for people to find it.

    I will be posting here tests and results, and also tests that people can do with their own computers, to fill in the gaps!

    Now.

    Software you will need to get to do these tests.

    Furmark -> USE WITH CAUTION! (for temps)
    Prime95 -> small ffts btw on settings (for temps)
    HWINFO32 -> to control the fans for the 'fans forced temps' This will be very loud when they kick in, so do not panic! Set fans to maximum.
    RealTemp -> for min max temps of the CPU
    GPU-Z -> for GPU temps/information
    CPU-Z -> for CPU info


    Windows Media Player (11 or 12 please! - for DVD playing)
    PowerDVD 10 (if you want to do the bluray test)
    3D Mark 06 (for CPU and GPU Scores!)
    CineBench R10 32 bit please! (Single/Multi Test)

    Ok when you post your scores, you don't need pictures it would get too big if that was the case, just raw text is fine.

    I will post a code for people to copy and fill in with their own results.

    I have done several tests, and will post them in one big lump. Feel free to add to this.

    DO NOT POST COMMENTS HERE! thank you guys.

    use the code command to post them, [ code ] [ / code ] without the spaces! (scratch this, looks bad!)

    Here is the code to copy:

    Code:
    Computer Tests:
    ===============
    
    Room Temp:
    
    Specs
    ------
    
    Bios:
    
    CPU:
    
    RAM:
    
    GPU:
    
    HDD:
    
    Screen:
    
    Region (Country):
    
    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc:
    
    Quad Core Heatsink?:
    
    
    ====================================
    
    Temperature Tests
    
    ====================================
    
    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.
    
    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.
    
    
    CPU  (Prime 95)
    ---------------
    
    IDLE:
    
    Fan IDLE:
    
    LOADED:
    
    Fan LOADED:
    
    Idle after 15 minutes:
    
    
    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------
    
    IDLE:
    
    Fan IDLE:
    
    LOADED:
    
    Fan LOADED:
    
    Idle after 15 minutes:
    
    
    =============================
    
    GPU+CPU
    
    =============================
    
    LOADED:
    
    Fan LOADED:
    
    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!
    
    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================
    
    Cinebench 32bit Single:
    
    Cinebench 32bit Multi:
    
    3DMark06 CPU:
    
    3DMark06 GPU:
    
    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================
    
    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen:
    
    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen:
    
    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off:
    
    Playing Mp3s (Media Player):
    
    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #
    
    Oh for battery, ensure WWAN/Wireless/BT is OFF for dvd/mp3 test, but wireless on for idle.

    For MP3 let the screen go blank btw, dont move the mouse about, because the turning the screen back on draws more power, you don't want it on if you're just listening to tunes!


    My Posts to follow.
     
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    Computer Tests:
    ===============

    Room Temp: 24c

    Specs
    ------

    Bios: F.08 (flashed back from F.09)

    CPU: 940XM

    RAM: 16GB

    GPU: Nvidia Quadro 5000M

    HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD

    Screen: DC2

    Region (Country): Hong Kong

    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc: WWAN, 6300N

    Quad Core Heatsink?: Yes


    ====================================

    Temperature Tests

    ====================================

    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.

    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.


    CPU (Prime 95)
    ---------------

    IDLE: 47c

    Fan IDLE: 44c

    LOADED: 91c

    Fan LOADED: 87c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 48c


    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------

    IDLE: 44c

    Fan IDLE: 40c

    LOADED: 87c

    Fan LOADED: 83c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 44c

    =============================

    GPU+CPU

    =============================

    LOADED: ~95c

    Fan LOADED: 92c

    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!

    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================

    Cinebench 32bit Single: 3,714

    Cinebench 32bit Multi: 11,612

    3DMark06 CPU: 4,099

    3DMark06 GPU: 13,003

    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================

    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen: 71 minutes

    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen: 59 minutes

    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off: 91 minutes

    Playing Mp3s (Media Player): 82 minutes

    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #
     
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    Computer Tests:
    ===============

    Room Temp: 24c

    Specs
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    Bios: F.09

    CPU: 720QM

    RAM: 16GB

    GPU: Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M

    HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD 240GB

    Screen: TN Panel

    Region (Country): UK

    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc:
    WWAN, 6300N

    Quad Core Heatsink?: Yes


    ====================================

    Temperature Tests

    ====================================

    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.

    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.


    CPU (Prime 95)
    ---------------

    IDLE: 47c

    Fan IDLE: 40c

    LOADED: 82c

    Fan LOADED: 77c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 49c


    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------

    IDLE: 39c

    Fan IDLE: 34c

    LOADED: 83c

    Fan LOADED: 77c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 41c


    =============================

    GPU+CPU

    =============================

    LOADED: 85c

    Fan LOADED: 81c

    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!

    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================

    Cinebench 32bit Single: 3,144

    Cinebench 32bit Multi: 8,824

    3DMark06 CPU: 3,042

    3DMark06 GPU: 11,045

    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================

    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen: 98minutes

    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen: 83minutes

    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off: 135minutes

    Playing Mp3s (Media Player): 118minutes

    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #
     
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    Computer Tests:
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    Room Temp: 24c

    Specs
    ------

    Bios: F.09

    CPU: 620M

    RAM: 16GB

    GPU: Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M

    HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 240GB

    Screen: TN Panel

    Region (Country): UK

    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc:
    WWAN, 6200N

    Quad Core Heatsink?: Yes


    ====================================

    Temperature Tests

    ====================================

    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.

    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.


    CPU (Prime 95)
    ---------------

    IDLE: 43c

    Fan IDLE: 35c

    LOADED: 72c

    Fan LOADED: 68c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 45c


    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------

    IDLE: 39c

    Fan IDLE: 33c

    LOADED: 80c

    Fan LOADED: 72c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 42c


    =============================

    GPU+CPU

    =============================

    LOADED: 83c

    Fan LOADED: 75c

    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!

    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================

    Cinebench 32bit Single: 3,511

    Cinebench 32bit Multi: 7,622

    3DMark06 CPU: 3066

    3DMark06 GPU: 11,022

    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================

    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen: 111minutes

    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen: 92minutes

    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off: 157minutes

    Playing Mp3s (Media Player): 134minutes

    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #
     
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    Computer Tests:
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    Room Temp: 24c

    Specs
    ------

    Bios: F.09

    CPU: 920XM

    RAM: 16GB

    GPU: Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M

    HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD

    Screen: TN Panel

    Region (Country): UK

    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc:
    WWAN, 6300N
    Quad Core Heatsink?: Yes


    ====================================

    Temperature Tests

    ====================================

    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.

    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.


    CPU (Prime 95)
    ---------------

    IDLE: 47c

    Fan IDLE: 44c

    LOADED: 90c

    Fan LOADED: 84c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 48c


    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------

    IDLE: 44c

    Fan IDLE: 40c

    LOADED: 85c

    Fan LOADED: 80c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 44c


    =============================

    GPU+CPU

    =============================

    LOADED: 94c

    Fan LOADED: 89c

    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!

    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================

    Cinebench 32bit Single: 4,305

    Cinebench 32bit Multi: 11,974

    3DMark06 CPU: 3,711

    3DMark06 GPU: 11,043

    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================

    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen: 73 minutes

    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen: 61 minutes

    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off: 93 minutes

    Playing Mp3s (Media Player): 83 minutes

    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #
     
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    Computer Tests:
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    Room Temp: 24c

    Specs
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    Bios: F.09

    CPU: 520M

    RAM: 16GB

    GPU: Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M

    HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 240GB

    Screen: TN Panel

    Region (Country): UK

    Extra Devices - WWAN - Wireless etc:
    WWAN, 6200N

    Quad Core Heatsink?: Yes


    ====================================

    Temperature Tests

    ====================================

    run tests for 5 minutes - on furmark, please if you hit temps of 95c or above, end them. put ~95c on the results. Ensure you have RealTemp and GPU-Z during these, so you have a good result.

    For Fan, follow the HWINFO32 thread to get this software, and run the forced fan tests.


    CPU (Prime 95)
    ---------------

    IDLE: 39c

    Fan IDLE: 33c

    LOADED: 70c

    Fan LOADED: 67c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 41c


    GPU (Furmark - See WARNING above!)
    ----------------------------------

    IDLE: 37c

    Fan IDLE: 33c

    LOADED: 77c

    Fan LOADED: 68c

    Idle after 15 minutes: 38c


    =============================

    GPU+CPU

    =============================

    LOADED: 81c

    Fan LOADED: 71c

    Run Prime and Furmark together. If you get temps of 95c or over, cancel the tests!

    ==================================
    Benchmarks
    ==================================

    Cinebench 32bit Single: 3,006

    Cinebench 32bit Multi: 6,577

    3DMark06 CPU: 2,744

    3DMark06 GPU: 11,028

    ==================================
    Battery Times
    ==================================

    Playing DVD Avatar Fullscreen: 119minutes

    Playing BD Avatar Fullscreen: 97minutes

    Stand-Alone Batt Time (Let computer Idle Sleep/Hibernate off: 162minutes

    Playing Mp3s (Media Player): 139minutes

    #
    For battery times, set screen to min brightness, max power savings, but turn sleep/hibernate off
    #