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HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016

★★★★★ 4.6 (38)
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016 laptop
47 Overall Score
Price CA$374
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
  • Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
  • Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
  • Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average ram (5th percentile)
  • Below average storage (17th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
  • Below average cpu (35th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has improved over time
75/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 7 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '20: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '22: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '22: 2.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '23: 4.7★ · 12 reviewsQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ3 '24: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 review121211113124411Q3 '19Q2 '20Q1 '21Q4 '21Q4 '22Q1 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 35 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 34.8
GPU 79.8
RAM 4.8
Ports 65.9
Screen 41.5
Portability 74.7
Storage 17.2
User Sentiment 47.8
Reliability 32.7
Social Proof 87.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
Cores 2
Frequency 2.4 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
Type Integrated
VRAM 48 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

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

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI ✓
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
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 M2 Pro Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 MSI Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U Apple M2 Pro Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
RAM (GB) 8 16 32 64 16 16
Storage (GB) 256 512 1024 2048 512 1024
Screen 14" 1920x1080 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 14" 1920x1200 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520 Apple M2 Pro 16-core Intel Arc Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Intel Arc Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 10 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.5 1.6 1.2 4.9 1.3 1.7
Battery (Wh) - - 15 - 75 72
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 34.879.84.865.941.574.717.247.832.787.4
Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro Compare 79.871.851.999.897.169.337.3097.299.4
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.863.280.963.695.787.180.489.680.497.2
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS Compare 96.293.298.838.193.86.897.567.780.487.7
ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare 8563.264.963.681.186.437.389.659.698.9
MSI Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US Compare 7677.961.590.877.772.280.434.459.631.9

Price

Value & Pricing

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Price History

CA$300 CA$400 CA$500 CA$600 CA$700 May 1May 12May 22May 31Jun 9Jun 26 CA$585

Usage Scores

Overall (47.1)AI/LLM (17.8)Gaming (15.8)Portability (60.1)Creator (21.2)Student (49.9)Business (48.6)Developer (38.2)Entertainment (49.2)

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47
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price CA$374
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Other Configurations23

EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6200U16GB256GBBlack / SilverCA$400EliteBook 14" 840 G3i5-6300U8GB240GBCA$456EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6200U8GB256GBSilverCA$456EliteBook 14" 840 G3i5-6300U8GB180GBCA$514EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i7 Du16GB128GBSilverCA$525EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB256GBSilverCA$535EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB256GBSilverCA$565EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5 6300U8GB128GBCA$574EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 16008GB256GBAluminumCA$593
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EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB1000GBGrayCA$601EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 16008GB512GBGrayCA$618EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U8GB512GBSilverCA$619EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB512GBSilverCA$622EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB1TBBlackCA$640EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U8GB128GBAluminumCA$647EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U16GB500GBCA$650EliteBook 14" 840 G32.60GHz16GB512GBAluminum SilverCA$666EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U8GB256GBCA$674EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i7 6500U16GB512GBSilverCA$717EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i5-6300U8GB1TBSilverCA$725EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB512GBSilverCA$776EliteBook 14" 840 G3AMD Ryzen 5 6600U16GB1TBGrayCA$844EliteBook 14" 840 G3Intel Core i3 61008GB128GBPlatinum

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