HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 2016, Core i5-6200U, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 256GB HDD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-6200U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 0.7 kg
30 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong affordability (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6200U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 256 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6200U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 57 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 6.7 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 3.8 | 97 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 46.5 | 95.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Compare | 77.6 | 63.7 | 59.8 | 77.4 | 74 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 95.3 | 32.3 |
| 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 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall29.9
- AI/LLM7.2
- Gaming6.5
- Portability58.3
- Creator8.8
- Student65.2
- Business34.9
- Developer21.8
- Entertainment21.6
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