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 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 42.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200224
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateOct 19 '23 at 20:49
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 29%

 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 i5-5200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
42.3% Average
Memory 62.7
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 94
44% 71.1 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 141
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 311 323 328 334 314 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 443
Write 396
Mixed 358
SusWrite 317
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 28
94% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 223
169% 230 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-401.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.4% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.5
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.5
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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 30 8 60 0" 1280 720
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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