HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G3  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8079
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160731
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 15:38
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 54
1-Core 34
2-Core 72
34% 53.3 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 248
25% 201 Pts
64-Core 248
15% 248 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 8079) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4457
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 4.65
Parallax 3.03
2% 3.6 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 5.39
3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 392
Write 358
Mixed 294
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 9.96
44% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 50.9
72% 129 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.7% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 12.7
28% 9.9 GB/s
Latency 146
27% 146 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.7%
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 5,589 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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