HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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 G3 (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8079
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200105
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Memory 62 1-Core 77.1 2-Core 117 51% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 177 20% 157 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% HP(103C 8079) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 6.58 Parallax 4.78 4% 5.45 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 4.37 Splatting 9.43 6% 7.22 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000H1 256GB 2,368 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT22H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 169 168 139 122 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 383 Write 257 Mixed 201 SusWrite 153 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 24.9 90% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 186 165% 251 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 98%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 238GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 74 75 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 72.5 Write 75.2 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 73.7 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 20,956 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,447x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	933x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,584x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 70%, 12,432 samples	616x
SSDSCKKF256G8H 256GBIntelBench 85%, 2,188 samples	301x
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 74%, 4,569 samples	179x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	723x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	707x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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