HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Silver 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
19 Overall Score
Price CA$520
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average ram (15th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
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 Air M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 Ultra 7 258v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple M5 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 80 | - | 75 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 14.7 | 96.5 | 14.6 | 52.8 | 42.8 | 56.6 | 19.4 | 32.8 | 76.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 81.4 | 71.2 | 60.4 | 49.9 | 81.5 | 90.3 | 64.8 | 96.7 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.5 | 82.1 | 88.3 | 97.7 | 94 | 51.9 | 81.9 | 79.4 | 89.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 62.7 | 82.2 | 82 | 91.2 | 95.3 | 74.4 | 59.2 | 86.8 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T Compare | 89 | 65.4 | 91.4 | 82 | 94.9 | 85.2 | 64.8 | 59.2 | 96.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 Ultra 7 258v Compare | 71.9 | 62.7 | 82.2 | 76.4 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 90.3 | 79.4 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$520
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Price History
Usage Scores
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