HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2015, Core i5-6300U, 8GB, 240GB SSD + 240GB HDD
CPU i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
24 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong portability (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 240 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 240 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 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 | 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) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 8 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 17 | 3.8 | 74.1 | 27.8 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 87 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall24.2
- AI/LLM6.3
- Gaming4.7
- Portability44.6
- Creator6.8
- Student54.1
- Business27.3
- Developer17.9
- Entertainment16.2
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