HP EliteBook 840 G4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.45% 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.
Boot Drive258% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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 G4  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 828C
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7600U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 345
46% 344 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
HP(103C 828C) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4771
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 6.31
6% 7.94 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 16.1
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1578 989 610 608 607 610 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2430
Write 2,138
Mixed 1,329
SusWrite 834
375% 1,683 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 74.4
249% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 685
526% 712 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 258%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
466GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 459 461 461 445 291 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 458
Mixed 437
SusWrite 429
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 46.9
157% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 23
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G4 Builds (Compare 1,554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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