HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Silver 2017
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
44 Overall Score
Price CA$725
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong storage (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 15 | - | 75 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 15.2 | 96.9 | 6 | 44.8 | 21.9 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 52.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.2 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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