HP EliteBook 840 G2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.24% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150812
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 03:41
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 24%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 82.2
1-Core 70.2
2-Core 101
55% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 164
19% 147 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
HP(103C 2216) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.24% Terrible
Lighting 5.37
Reflection 7.35
Parallax 6.62
4% 6.45 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 4.97
Splatting 11.3
7% 8.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.24%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002YXM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 56 58 56 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 13.3
Write 53.7
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 55.7
26% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 13.3
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G2 Builds (Compare 260 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G2

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