HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Silver 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
22 Overall Score
Price CA$520
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
75/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | - | 15 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 15.2 | 96.5 | 14.3 | 53.8 | 41.2 | 56.2 | 18.7 | 47.5 | 32.1 | 75.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.2 | 18.7 | 53.5 | 89.1 | 99.1 | 70.5 | 81.5 | 77.7 | 96.4 | 98.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.8 | 83.2 | 87.9 | 97.9 | 93.4 | 51.8 | 81.5 | 66.4 | 78.9 | 88.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 93.9 | 58.6 | 85.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 0 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 66.5 | 95.6 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 0 | 58.6 | 97.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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