HP EliteBook 14" 840 G2 2016, Core i5-5300U, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-5300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14"
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong portability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (15th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average ram (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Ethernet | LAN |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G2 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | MSI Summit A1MTG-001US | Dell Latitude 7430 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core i7 1265U |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 3072x1920 | 16" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.1 | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 57 | - | 35 | 70 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G2 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 24.3 | 46.1 | 19.9 | 70.4 | 28.3 | 33.4 | 52 | 91.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 53.6 | 68.8 | 63 | 77.4 | 74 | 90.8 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 69.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone Compare | 65.4 | 74.6 | 67.6 | 69.6 | 91.2 | 19.3 | 65.3 | 98.1 | 0 | 76.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 50 | 51.4 | 96 | 41.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 96 | 51.3 |
| MSI Summit A1MTG-001US Compare | 78.4 | 68.8 | 50 | 17 | 66.3 | 93.5 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 74.2 | 67.9 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 42.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 83.3 | 53 | 88 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 77.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.1
- AI/LLM10.2
- Gaming7.5
- Portability49.3
- Creator11.4
- Student62.6
- Business38
- Developer26.9
- Entertainment26.9
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