HP EliteBook 840 G1

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 70% 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 G1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 198F
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160926
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 21:42
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 35.1 2-Core 91.9 46% 70 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 123 17% 126 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 198F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.75% Terrible	Lighting 2.97 Reflection 2.46 Parallax 6.19 2% 3.87 fps	MRender 3.76 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 5.91 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.75% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LCS-128L9S-HP 128GB 2,338 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9C08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 268 306 291 302 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 254 Write 222 Mixed 202 SusWrite 288 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 14.7 63% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 198 152% 208 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GB 38,580 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.2 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G1

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	163x
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	70x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	49x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	319x
Radeon HD 8750MAMDBench 6%, 409 samples	4x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples	3x

SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples	16x
MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 83%, 1,792 samples	7x
MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 84%, 5,922 samples	7x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	20x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	15x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	13x

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Value: 4% - Terrible

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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