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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive29.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 G2  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2216
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 18:50
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 44%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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)
42.2% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 81.5
42% 65.2 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 125
16% 123 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCIHF120A4H 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH9i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 100 106 101 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 154
Write 121
Mixed 131
SusWrite 104
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 5.7
43% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 90.7
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 111
82% 108 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.6% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 3.9
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 8.9
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 33%

 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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