HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1280x720
GPU Intel GMA HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
20 Overall Score
Price $250
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong storage (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel GMA HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ.45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Dell Latitude 7455 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1280x720 | 16" 3072x1920 | 16" 2880x1800 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel GMA HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 35 | 60 | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 15.2 | 96.9 | 37.6 | 37 | 1 | 76.5 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 65.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" Compare | 63.2 | 69.5 | 26.8 | 99.7 | 90.1 | 21.8 | 62.2 | 97.2 | 90.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 95.8 | 41.9 | 52.2 | 80.4 | 96 |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Compare | 76.7 | 74.2 | 56.9 | 72.1 | 70.4 | 27.5 | 52.2 | 80.4 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 75.1 | 80.4 | 74.5 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 60.3 |
| Dell Latitude 7455 Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 75.1 | 86.1 | 78.7 | 37.6 | 32.8 | 31.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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