HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2017, Core i5-6300U, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.8 (4)
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1280x720
GPU Intel GMA HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2017, Core i5-6300U, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Black laptop
44 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (100th percentile) 100th
  • Strong affordability (88th percentile) 88th
  • Strong portability (76th percentile) 76th
  • Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th

Cons

  • Below average screen (1st percentile)
  • Below average cpu (8th percentile)
  • Below average port selection (28th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 8
GPU 99.5
RAM 36.3
Ports 28.1
Screen 1.1
Portability 75.8
Storage 65.2
Reliability 33.4
Social Proof 64.4
Affordability 88.1

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
Cores 2
Frequency 2.4 GHz

Graphics

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

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1280x720

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 2
Wi-Fi ✓
Bluetooth ✓
Ethernet RJ-45

Physical

Weight 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs
OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core i9 14900HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB) 16 64 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 2048 1024 2048 2048
Screen 14" 1280x720 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 15.1" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 16" 2560x1600
GPU Intel GMA HD Graphics Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 10 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.5 1.6 1.6 2 2.7 2.5
Battery (Wh) - 72 - 80 100 96
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 899.536.328.11.175.865.233.464.488.1
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 93.890.795.773.599.368.998.598.187.81.6
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 91.297.490.989.496.573.789.860.498.45.4
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.586.497.394.456.479.381.889.327.3
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 93.294.586.498.6989.393.960.451.310.2
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare 97.292.686.483.390.712.689.8498.414.1

Usage Scores

Overall (44.4)AI/LLM (22.3)Gaming (17.2)Portability (57.8)Creator (21.5)Student (70)Business (47.6)Developer (35)Entertainment (38.3)
  • Overall44.4
  • AI/LLM22.3
  • Gaming17.2
  • Portability57.8
  • Creator21.5
  • Student70
  • Business47.6
  • Developer35
  • Entertainment38.3

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Other Configurations21

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