HP EliteBook 840 G1

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP EliteBook 840 G1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 198F
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 13:34
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4600U 26,548 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 124 52% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 172 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 198F) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.63% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2 Parallax 4.9 3% 3.4 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.6 2% 3.03 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.63% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Speed SATA 128GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1A30Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 65 81 16 34 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 409 Write 389 Mixed 264 SusWrite 55.3 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 10 60% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 13.2 59% 129 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB 19,744 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.9% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.2 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 32%

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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	36	30	60	14"	1366 768	LGD045E

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G1

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	163x
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	70x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	49x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	319x
Radeon HD 8750MAMDBench 6%, 409 samples	4x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples	3x

SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples	16x
MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 83%, 1,792 samples	7x
MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 84%, 5,922 samples	7x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	20x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	15x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	13x

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Value: 4% - Terrible

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16