HP EliteBook 840 G2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 36.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive55.3% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20150326
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 14:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
36.5% Below average
Memory 51.7
1-Core 37.9
2-Core 89.9
36% 59.8 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 136
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 255 271 248 273 230 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 283
Write 267
Mixed 297
SusWrite 260
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 16
56% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 252
186% 247 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TIMETEC-SD3-1600 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.7% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 10.5
26% 8.93 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 57%

 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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