HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive140% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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. 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
Memory14.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '21 at 17:31
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 59.3
1-Core 54.2
2-Core 125
46% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 180
21% 165 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
HP(103C 8079) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9126
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
4.19% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 3.9
Parallax 5
4% 4.57 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 4.6
Splatting 7.1
5% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.19%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57HA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 552 805 673 899 911 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 863
Write 755
Mixed 518
SusWrite 748
162% 721 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 42.3
138% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 411
298% 389 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 140%
Great: 207%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
14GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 438
Write 404
Mixed 308
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 32.2
108% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 331
252% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.3% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12.5
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 11.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G3 Builds (Compare 5,598 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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