HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 2021, Core i5-1145G7, 32GB, 512GB SSD, Silver

★★★★☆ 4.4 (5)
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 56 Wh
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 2021, Core i5-1145G7, 32GB, 512GB SSD, Silver laptop
49 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong affordability (77th percentile) 77th
  • Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
  • Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd

Cons

  • Below average screen (31st percentile)
  • Below average cpu (31st percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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75/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 5 sources · Oct 2026

Based on 1 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 30.7
GPU 47.2
RAM 72.1
Ports 89.4
Screen 30.6
Portability 75.2
Storage 35.8
User Sentiment 50.5
Reliability 33.4
Social Proof 36.8
Affordability 76.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 1145G7
Cores 4
Frequency 2.6 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Brightness 250 nits

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1 x HDMI
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5
Ethernet 1 x RJ-45

Physical

Weight 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs
Battery 56 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 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 1145G7 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) 32 64 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 512 4096 2048 1024 2048 2048
Screen 14" 1920x1080 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 15.1" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 16" 2560x1600
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 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) 56 72 - 80 100 96
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 30.747.272.189.430.675.235.850.533.436.876.6
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 93.890.695.773.599.368.998.598.998.187.81.6
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 91.297.490.989.496.573.789.898.960.498.45.4
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.486.497.394.456.479.370.181.889.327.3
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 93.294.586.498.6989.393.981.260.451.310.2
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare 97.292.686.483.390.712.689.890.8498.414.1

Usage Scores

Overall (48.7)AI/LLM (22.2)Gaming (15.1)Portability (62.2)Creator (22.5)Student (72.2)Business (53.2)Developer (50.1)Entertainment (43.1)
  • Overall48.7
  • AI/LLM22.2
  • Gaming15.1
  • Portability62.2
  • Creator22.5
  • Student72.2
  • Business53.2
  • Developer50.1
  • Entertainment43.1

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