HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5, Core i7-8550U, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Silver
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (20th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
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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 | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 19.5 | 27.8 | 72.1 | 74.5 | 39 | 66 | 79.3 | 50.6 | 33.4 | 1.4 | 60.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65.1 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 90.9 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 89.2 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 0 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.1 | 79.3 | 0 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.3
- AI/LLM19
- Gaming12.8
- Portability56.1
- Creator21.1
- Student60.8
- Business46.7
- Developer44.6
- Entertainment39
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