HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8

HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8

HP
38 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple
91 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
HP
53
Apple
96
Student
HP
42
Apple
95
Business
HP
45
Apple
94
Entertainment
HP
38
Apple
88
Developer
HP
34
Apple
83
Creator
HP
15
Apple
60
Ai Llm
HP
12
Apple
43
Gaming
HP
9
Apple
19

Specifications

HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 1145GApple M5
CPU Multi-Core Score
9,258
27,531
Cores410
Frequency2.6 GHz
L3 Cache8 MB
Graphics
GPUIris Xe GraphicsApple M5 10-core
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM TypeSharedUnified
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB24 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4Not provid
Storage 1256 GB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"13.6"
Resolution1920 px2560 px
PanelIPS
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4
HDMIx HDMI
Wi-FiWiFi 6Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 6
Physical
Weight1.46 kg1.23 kg
OSWindows 11 ProMac OS

Pros & Cons

HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8

  • Strong compact (76th percentile)
  • Below average storage (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average cpu (22th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (32th percentile)

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile

Verdict

Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5

Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 22 specs.

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment