HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2017, Core i5-6300U, 8GB, 1TB SSD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
34 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong portability (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 57 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 8 | 16.4 | 6 | 36.1 | 19.8 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 52 | 74.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 36.9 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Compare | 77.6 | 63.7 | 59.8 | 77.4 | 74 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 95.3 | 32.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall33.9
- AI/LLM7.7
- Gaming7.2
- Portability51.3
- Creator11.8
- Student57.7
- Business35.1
- Developer24.3
- Entertainment28.3
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations21
EliteBook 14" 840 G314"i5-6300U8GB180GB$112EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6200U8GB256GBSilver$147EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i3 61008GB128GBPlatinum$148EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5 6300U8GB256GBGrey$153EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6300U16GB256GBSilver$181EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6300U16GB512GBSilver$228EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6300U16GB1TBBlack$250EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6500U16GB512GBSilver$267EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6600U16GB256GBSilver$269
Show all 21 configurations
EliteBook 14" 840 G314"i5-6300U8GB128GBSilver$341EliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6600U8GB256GBBlack$349EliteBook 14.1" 840 G314.1"Intel Core i7 6600U16GB512GBSilver$487EliteBook 14" 840 G314"i5-6300U8GB240GBEliteBook 14" 840 G314"i5-6200U16GB256GBBlack / SilverEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6300U16GB500GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5-6300U8GB512GBGrayEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6600U16GB1TBGrayEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6600U8GB128GBAluminumEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 Du16GB128GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i5 8GB256GBAluminumEliteBook 14" 840 G314"Intel Core i7 6600U8GB500GB
