HP EliteBook 840 G2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). 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.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 17:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
30.9% Below average
Memory 49.3
1-Core 43
2-Core 47
32% 46.4 Pts
4-Core 73.6
8-Core 79.1
10% 76.3 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
HP(103C 2216) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.96% Terrible
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 7.15
Parallax 6.62
4% 6.34 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 10.5
6% 7.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.96%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 193 153 194 188 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 314
Write 236
Mixed 204
SusWrite 178
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 16.1
58% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 145
116% 162 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.4
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 13.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 163
24% 163 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 58%

 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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