HP EliteBook 840 G2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). 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
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150326
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJun 18 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 22%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Memory 39.2
1-Core 23
2-Core 36.7
22% 33 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 112
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JU000D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 108 119 120 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 138
Write 138
Mixed 51.1
SusWrite 112
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 206
19% 206 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 9: 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
9% 10% 31 15 4 60 0" 1600 900
History:
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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