On sale 21%
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 2017
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
39 Overall Score
Price $499
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average port (14th percentile)
- Below average screen (22th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
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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 | 16 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 64-bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 64-bit | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 55 | 15 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 8.9 | 45.2 | 38.7 | 14.2 | 21.9 | 62.6 | 31.9 | 47.4 | 31.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 46.4 | 79.5 | 90.1 | 64.2 | 93.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 93.9 | 58.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.2 | 61 | 77.5 | 85.8 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85 | 64 | 90.3 | 73 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 88.5 | 31.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $499
Amazon 1 offers From $499
Newegg 1 offers From $530
May 1, 2026 Renewed $499
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