HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.07% 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 Drive84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (35%). 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
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180329
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 04:52
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 79.3
2-Core 149
57% 98.2 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 212
27% 205 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 8079) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4771
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 5.27
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 4.75
4% 5.84 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5
Splatting 10.6
7% 7.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HAJQ-000H1 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT23H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 290 298 303 307 306 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 376
Write 364
Mixed 342
SusWrite 303
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 34.4
111% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP24D4S7S8MB-4 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.9% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 85%

 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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