HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	HP EliteBook 840 G3 (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8079
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '17 at 21:11
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 144 58% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 187 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% HP(103C 8079) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4506 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 5.43 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 5.06 4% 6.06 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 4.93 Splatting 10.8 6% 6.81 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 406 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 61 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 625 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 85 (AE) Unknown 100 100 61 (B5) Unknown 100 100 3517588439703 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 564 (C2) HDA temperature 50 36 274878300210 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	71.5% Very good	Read 475 Write 348 Mixed 360 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 22 80% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 46.5 64% 117 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 45,898 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 10.2 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 42%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,441x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	930x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	865x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,574x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 70%, 12,432 samples	615x
SSDSCKKF256G8H 256GBIntelBench 85%, 2,188 samples	301x
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 74%, 4,569 samples	179x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	720x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	707x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16