HP EliteBook 840 G1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 69% 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.

System	HP EliteBook 840 G1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 198F
Memory	1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 14:57
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	69%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 47.7 2-Core 85 44% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 122 8-Core 124 16% 123 Pts	64-Core 119 7% 119 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 56%

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) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NT-256 256GB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190313 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 287 303 312 334 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 329 Write 288 Mixed 230 SusWrite 301 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 13.5 54% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 164 109% 131 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 170GB free Firmware: PB4ZC6ZH SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 73 Write 74.2 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 51.7 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.6% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16