HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2015, Core i5-6300U, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average port selection (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 8 | 6.3 | 36.3 | 21 | 3.8 | 66 | 28.3 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 68.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.1
- AI/LLM9.4
- Gaming5.7
- Portability42
- Creator8.5
- Student49.1
- Business27.6
- Developer22.7
- Entertainment16.9
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Other Configurations21
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