HP EliteBook 840 G5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive123% 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.
CPU throttled at 90% 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 G5  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 83B2
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190718
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateMar 23 '20 at 17:04
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 229
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 580
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 71%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 175 155 146 134 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 262
Mixed 297
SusWrite 152
114% 531 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 36.3
133% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 294
241% 347 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 14.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G5 Builds (Compare 3,845 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G5

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