HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 G3  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8079
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190120
Uptime15.2 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
53.2% Above average
Memory 73.9
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 123
55% 89.7 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 188
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 8079) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
4.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 6.09
5% 6.87 fps
MRender 6.52
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 0.04
3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.38%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
704GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 213 262 258 253 247 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 358
Write 273
Mixed 266
SusWrite 244
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 26.4
88% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 241
177% 230 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 124%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
14GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.4 4.5 3.4 3.9 3.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.62% Terrible
Read 31.5
Write 9
Mixed 9
SusWrite 3.9
14% 13.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.62%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.3% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G3 Builds (Compare 5,588 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

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