HP EliteBook 840 G1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemHP EliteBook 840 G1  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 198F
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 08:54
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 34%
CPU Throttled 69%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 74.7
1-Core 19.7
2-Core 56.1
36% 50.2 Pts
4-Core 99.6
8-Core 110
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
HP(103C 198F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4889
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
1.93% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.31
Parallax 3.44
2% 2.92 fps
MRender 3.48
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 4.09
2% 2.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.93%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 253 221 229 336 303 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 363
Write 336
Mixed 235
SusWrite 259
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 17.2
61% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 100
119% 206 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 108%
Generic Mass-Storage 8GB
3GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 3 3 3.6 3.4 3.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
3.59% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 2.5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 2.9
7% 6.85 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.7
33% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.59%
Great: 10%
Sony Storage Media 32GB
25GB free, PID 05ba
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 17 17 18 16 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 24.7
Write 15.8
Mixed 9
SusWrite 17.2
21% 16.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.9
69% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
30% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 91.1
44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 30%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 840 G1 Builds (Compare 327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G1

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