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HP 840 G5
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
27 Overall Score
Price $399
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (8th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 840 G5 | 8 | 33.3 | 37.7 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 76.5 | 25.4 | 8.4 | 32.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 81 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 25.4 | 79.4 | 97.2 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 94.9 | 59.7 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 85.9 | 82.3 | 86.4 | 80.5 | 0 | 80.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 24.6 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.2 | 80.5 | 79.4 | 80.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.4 | 66.2 | 52.2 | 68.8 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 52.2 | 0 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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