HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong compact (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| 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 | 1366 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| 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 Air M5 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 Aura Edition Gen 11 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 355 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | AMD Intel Integrated graphics | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | 70 | 62 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 35.7 | 96.4 | 4.8 | 54 | 7.2 | 73.1 | 18.7 | 31.9 | 86.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 46.4 | 79.5 | 90.1 | 64.2 | 96.3 | 99.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 Aura Edition Gen 11 Compare | 67.7 | 96.4 | 83.9 | 77.4 | 97.5 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 0 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85 | 64 | 90.3 | 73 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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