HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Platinum 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
42 Overall Score
Price CA$565
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
49/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 29 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | - | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 15 | 97.1 | 37.7 | 61.8 | 7.1 | 75.2 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 32.6 | 91.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.3 | 52.2 | 88 | 99.3 | 72.5 | 80.6 | 79 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.5 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 54.6 | 80.6 | 67.4 | 80.4 | 90.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64.5 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 72.7 | 94.7 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.2 | 64.5 | 90.6 | 80.9 | 96.3 | 73.3 | 80.6 | 0 | 59.5 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 26.6 | 80.8 | 64.5 | 89.3 | 57.2 | 80.6 | 79 | 80.4 | 95.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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