HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 2018, Core i5-7300U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5 7300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.3 kg
Battery 50 Wh
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 220 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | ✓ |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| Weight | 3.3 kg / 7.2 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone | Dell Latitude 7430 | ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7300U | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core i7 1265U | Intel Core 5 120U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 256 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home in S Mode | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.3 | 1.1 | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 57 | - | 41 | 42 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 10.5 | 27.8 | 6 | 67.9 | 29.5 | 60.3 | 15.9 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 0 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 53.6 | 68.9 | 63 | 77.4 | 74.1 | 90.8 | 51.1 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 69.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone Compare | 65.4 | 74.7 | 67.6 | 69.6 | 91.2 | 19.3 | 65.3 | 98.1 | 0 | 76.3 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 42.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 83.4 | 53.1 | 88 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 77.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 Compare | 50.4 | 47.2 | 13.3 | 60.9 | 50.2 | 80.2 | 15.9 | 60.4 | 96 | 77.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge Compare | 79.5 | 6.4 | 50 | 29 | 93.2 | 89.7 | 27.6 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 75.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall29.4
- AI/LLM7.6
- Gaming7.8
- Portability42.2
- Creator11.4
- Student27.8
- Business28.9
- Developer23.5
- Entertainment27.1
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