HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Platinum 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
51 Overall Score
Price CA$653
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average screen (23th percentile)
- Below average port (30th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 75 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 16 | 96.3 | 38.9 | 29.9 | 22.6 | 82.2 | 18.6 | 32.4 | 75.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.7 | 19 | 54 | 89 | 99.2 | 70.3 | 81.8 | 96.7 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 92.3 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.3 | 97.7 | 79.3 | 51.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 89 | 64.9 | 91.3 | 82.5 | 96 | 71.1 | 81.8 | 59 | 95.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$653
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May 29, 2026 Refurbished CA$653
Usage Scores
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