As described in detail beforehand, our two HP EliteBook 8540p laptops are equipped with the following components, some of which differ significantly from the standard configuration. Both are identically upgraded.
Hardware:
| Base | Hewlett-Packard EliteBook 8540p (2010) 15,6″ High-End Notebook |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-840QM (SLBMP) Nehalem → Clarksfield (45 nm) Stepping B1 4 Cores, 8 Threads Base clock 1.86 GHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 8 MB 45 Watts TDP |
| Socket | G1 (Mobile) FC-rPGA, 988 Contacts |
| Cooling | HP OEM A copper heat pipe, aluminum |
| Mainboard | HP OEM EliteBook 8540p |
| Chipset | Intel QM57 Ibex Peak Mobile (65 nm) Stepping D0 Passive cooled 5.2 Watts TDP |
| Memory | 16 GB SK Hynix (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 @ 1333 MHz, 9-9-9-24 1T (1.5 Volts) Dual Channel, Double Sided, Dual Rank SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used |
| Graphics | Nvidia Quadro 2000M (Dell) Fermi → N12P-Q3 (40 nm, TSMC) 2 GB DDR3 VRAM MXM-A 3.0 PCIe 2.0 x16 Overclocked 55 Watts TDP |
| DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model | API 12.0, Feature Level 11.0 4.6 1.1 – 2.1 5.1 |
| Screen | 15.6″ VA 1600 x 900 (16:9), 117 ppi 60 Hz |
| Audio | Realtek (PCIe, integrated) |
| Boot device | SSD Samsung 870 Evo (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 2.5″ |
| Optical drive | HP AD-7586H (DVD Burner) SATA Slim |
| Network | 1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel 82577LM (PCIe, integrated) 300 / 300 Mbps Wifi N (Dual Band) Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN (Mini PCIe card) Bluetooth v2.0 Broadcom (Integrated) |
| Power supply | HP 18.5V (Round) 120 Watts max. (6.5 A) |
Other possibilities:
The following components are original and will probably remain so for various reasons:
| DVD drive | Original, a second data drive such as a 2.5″ SSD or HDD would be possible with a caddy. Not necessary at the moment, but potentially a useful upgrade. |
| Wifi card | Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN. Dual band capable, what more could you want? Probably cannot be replaced without BIOS modification (I haven’t tried it). |
| UMTS card | Unused, simply left installed. |
| Screen | Original 15″ HD+ WVA panel without webcam cabling, with 1600 x 900 at 117 ppi. An upgrade to Full HD with optional “DreamColor” would be possible, but not desired or necessary for performance reasons. |
Firmware:
| Manufacturer | Custom HP (Insyde H2O) |
| Type | UEFI 24 Mb ROM (3 MB) |
| Version | F.60, 11.11.2015 |
Software:
| Operating systems and versions | x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German x64 Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 22H2, German x64 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, German x86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, German |
| Type of boot | BIOS (Legacy with CSM) |
| Partition table | Master Boot Record |
Benchmarks:
| PassMark | 1063 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=264545330242 |
| Cinebench R23 | Single 484 Points Multi 1573 Points |
Screenshots:
Documents / Drivers
We use the following accessories, two of each:
