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 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
CPU throttled at 69% 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
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '22 at 12:00
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 69%

 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 i5-4200U-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 68
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 81
42% 64.5 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 121
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV0A1C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 87 88 88 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 49.8
Write 53.4
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 84.7
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.4% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 16.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 4% - Terrible Total price: $209
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