HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 Silver 2021
CPU Ryzen 5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
46 Overall Score
Price $538
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong port selection (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average gpu (30th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 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 | ✓ |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro NX14CM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 5 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 53.2 | 30.3 | 37.7 | 66.6 | 42.2 | 76.7 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 81.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88.2 | 78.9 | 66.2 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 44.7 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 79.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro NX14CM Compare | 82.8 | 65 | 91 | 69.2 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 90.3 | 3.7 | 80.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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