HP EliteBook 840 G1

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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 75% 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 G1  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 198F
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime23.1 Days
Run DateJul 30 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 75%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 21.5
2-Core 44
29% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 127
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 58%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2OA910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 110 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 116
Write 120
Mixed 31.1
SusWrite 111
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
37.6% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 0" 1280 720
Typical EliteBook 840 G1 Builds (Compare 327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G1

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