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 $181
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 MWP72LL/A | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 83KT001YUS | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS | Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP750XQB-KA2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Snapdragon X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 65 | - |
| 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 | 61.7 | 7.1 | 75.2 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 32.6 | 91.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.6 | 41.1 | 48.1 | 97 | 83.3 | 92.3 | 38.2 | 0 | 97.4 | 92.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 83KT001YUS Compare | 77.6 | 61.1 | 65.5 | 64.4 | 58.3 | 66 | 80.5 | 0 | 80.4 | 75.2 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 64.6 | 67.5 | 61.7 | 67.9 | 73.9 | 62.6 | 0 | 32.6 | 98.3 |
| Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare | 66.8 | 64.6 | 67.5 | 80.9 | 67.9 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 79 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP750XQB-KA2US Compare | 97.7 | 26.6 | 52.2 | 64.4 | 42.1 | 54.3 | 29.5 | 0 | 80.4 | 98.3 |
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