HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Platinum 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
42 Overall Score
Price $181
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
49/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 29 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 16 | ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 Laptops | Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH | MSI Cyborg A13VE-218US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Snapdragon X | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1028 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Radeon 860 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | - | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 65 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 15.2 | 96.9 | 37.6 | 61.3 | 6.8 | 75 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 32.8 | 90.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 Compare | 89.3 | 66.5 | 26.8 | 98.2 | 93.5 | 21.8 | 59.6 | 0 | 97.2 | 91.5 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare | 89.4 | 24.5 | 64.1 | 75.1 | 57.7 | 76.3 | 37.6 | 58.2 | 59.7 | 96 |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 Laptops Compare | 77.7 | 59.9 | 52.2 | 29 | 57.7 | 65.7 | 80.5 | 0 | 80.4 | 73.4 |
| Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 67.4 | 81 | 80.5 | 8.3 | 10 | 78.1 |
| MSI Cyborg A13VE-218US Compare | 72.1 | 78 | 57.8 | 47.9 | 52.8 | 32.7 | 52.2 | 58.2 | 59.7 | 93.5 |
Price
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