HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5, Core i7-8550U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong portability (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (20th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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60/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
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 |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt via USB-Type C |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | Apple MacBook Air M2 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US | ASUS ExpertBook P5405CSA-DH54 | MSI Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Arc 140V | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Graphics | Intel Arc 130V GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 70 | 53 | 65 | 63 | 72 |
| 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 | 25.6 | 67.9 | 19.9 | 75.7 | 24 | 9.5 | 33.4 | 41.5 | 85.5 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 68.7 | 65.1 | 66.6 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 87 | 79.3 | 0 | 81.8 | 99.1 | 39.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Compare | 52.3 | 65.8 | 63.3 | 38.7 | 89 | 91.4 | 24 | 81.2 | 98.1 | 72.2 | 51.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US Compare | 90.7 | 56.3 | 50 | 51.4 | 97.4 | 87.7 | 35.8 | 0 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 45.5 |
| ASUS ExpertBook P5405CSA-DH54 Compare | 62.9 | 61.9 | 65.9 | 89.4 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 51 | 0 | 60.4 | 0 | 45.1 |
| MSI Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US Compare | 78.4 | 83 | 59.8 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 71.6 | 65.3 | 37 | 60.4 | 30.2 | 41.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall32.1
- AI/LLM11.3
- Gaming9.4
- Portability53.7
- Creator13.9
- Student63.3
- Business37.4
- Developer32.1
- Entertainment30.5
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