HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Silver 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
22 Overall Score
Price $164
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
75/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | Lenovo Yoga 7 83JR0001US | ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 | Acer Swift SF16-51T-76TG | MSI Cyborg A13VE-218US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Snapdragon X | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1000 | 512 | 1000 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 15.6" 1920x1028 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | - | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 16 | 96.3 | 14.2 | 53.4 | 42.4 | 56.2 | 18.6 | 48 | 32.4 | 77.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 72.6 | 52.7 | 50.2 | 97.3 | 82.5 | 90.8 | 39.8 | 0 | 96.7 | 91.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 83JR0001US Compare | 76 | 61.5 | 67 | 70.8 | 81.8 | 79.8 | 64.5 | 0 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare | 90.4 | 38.9 | 65.6 | 60.7 | 57.5 | 74.5 | 39.8 | 58.5 | 59 | 95.8 |
| Acer Swift SF16-51T-76TG Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 54 | 77.1 | 94.6 | 40.5 | 64.5 | 0 | 9.6 | 96.9 |
| MSI Cyborg A13VE-218US Compare | 73.5 | 76.7 | 59.3 | 51.6 | 52.9 | 30.9 | 54.5 | 58.5 | 59 | 93.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $164
Newegg 1 offers From $164
May 1, 2026 Refurbished $164
Usage Scores
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