HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G3  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8079
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170608
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 20:04
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 87%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
42.6% Average
Memory 54.7
1-Core 39.9
2-Core 107
39% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 199
24% 187 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 8079) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.02% Terrible
Lighting 5.53
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 4.44
4% 5.64 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 4.73
Splatting 11.1
6% 6.78 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.02%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6H 180GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF034N
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 385
Write 299
Mixed 304
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 23.1
80% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 129
118% 183 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 9.5
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical EliteBook 840 G3 Builds (Compare 5,588 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

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