HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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 G3 (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8079
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 68 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 99.9 48% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 123 21% 147 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% HP(103C 8079) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.17 Reflection 6.96 Parallax 5.5 4% 5.88 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 0.04 3% 3.98 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 335 Write 250 Mixed 217 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 11.3 37% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 14.2 56% 125 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 97%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 0252 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 138 Write 42.7 Mixed 19.5 64% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 20% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 16GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.9% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 17.8 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,453x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	934x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,591x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 70%, 12,432 samples	617x
SSDSCKKF256G8H 256GBIntelBench 85%, 2,188 samples	303x
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 74%, 4,569 samples	179x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	724x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	709x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16