HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016

★★★★★ 4.6 (38)
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016 laptop
47 Overall Score
Price $153
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
  • Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
  • Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
  • Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average ram (5th percentile)
  • Below average storage (18th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has improved over time
75/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 7 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '20: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '22: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '22: 2.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '23: 4.7★ · 12 reviewsQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ3 '24: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 review121211113124411Q3 '19Q2 '20Q1 '21Q4 '21Q4 '22Q1 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 35 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 35.1
GPU 80
RAM 4.8
Ports 66.3
Screen 41.8
Portability 75
Storage 17.5
User Sentiment 47.7
Reliability 32.8
Social Proof 87.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
Cores 2
Frequency 2.4 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
Type Integrated
VRAM 48 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel IPS

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI ✓
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs
OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Apple MacBook Pro Core i9 2.3GHz Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 NIMO N153 NIMO N179 Dell Latitude 5330
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 10610U Intel Core 5 120U Ryzen 5 Intel Core i5 1245U
RAM (GB) 8 16 16 8 16 16
Storage (GB) 256 1000 1024 256 512 512
Screen 14" 1920x1080 16" 3072x1920 14" 3840x2160 14" 1920x1080 15.6" 13.3" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Intel UHD Graphics Intel Graphics AMD Radeon 660M AMD Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro macOS Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home in S Mode Windows 11 Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.2
Battery (Wh) - - 50 45 54 -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 35.1804.866.341.87517.547.732.887.3
Apple MacBook Pro Core i9 2.3GHz Compare 81.269.526.899.790.122.962.2097.290.5
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Compare 14.433.225.195.296.977.880.5080.439.3
ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 Compare 50.653.113.855.452.280.317.589.759.797.1
NIMO N153 NIMO N179 Compare 61.158.95685.841.847.752.203.792.4
Dell Latitude 5330 Compare 37.296.937.685.821.994.852.2032.849.9

Price

Value & Pricing

From $153 4 offers across 2 retailers
Newegg 3 offers From $153
Used Best Price $153 Refurbished $164 Used $327
Best Buy 1 offer From $299
Refurbished Out of Stock $299

Price History

$100 $200 $300 $400 May 1Jun 7Jun 27 $153

Usage Scores

Overall (47.2)AI/LLM (17.8)Gaming (15.8)Portability (60.3)Creator (21.3)Student (50)Business (48.8)Developer (38.4)Entertainment (49.4)

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47
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $153
Check Price at Newegg
Also available open box & refurbished:
Used $153 Newegg Refurbished $164 Newegg Used $327 Newegg

Other Configurations23

EliteBook 14" 840 G3i5-6300U8GB180GB$112EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i3 61008GB128GBPlatinum$148EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB256GBSilver$181EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB512GBSilver$228EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB1TBBlack$250EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i7 6500U16GB512GBSilver$267EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB256GBSilver$269EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U8GB1TBSilver$447EliteBook 14" 840 G3i5-6300U8GB240GB
Show all 23 configurations
EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6200U16GB256GBBlack / SilverEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB500GBEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 16008GB512GBGrayEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6200U8GB256GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB1000GBGrayEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5 6300U8GB128GBEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB1TBGrayEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U8GB128GBAluminumEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i7 Du16GB128GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U8GB512GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB512GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G32.60GHz16GB512GBAluminum SilverEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U8GB256GBEliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 16008GB256GBAluminum

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