HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 2020, Core i7-8550U, 32GB, 512GB SSD, Gray
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (20th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 19.6 | 27.7 | 72.1 | 60.9 | 19.9 | 75.7 | 51 | 50.6 | 33.4 | 8.8 | 64.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 90.8 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.8 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 0 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 0 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 1 offer From $697
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.8
- AI/LLM17.7
- Gaming11.6
- Portability55.6
- Creator17.6
- Student59.2
- Business42.8
- Developer40.3
- Entertainment31
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