HP EliteBook 840 G3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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.

System	HP EliteBook 840 G3 (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8079
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 17:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	45%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45% Average	Memory 60.5 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 142 50% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 181 23% 176 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 54%

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. 27.20.100.8854 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.34% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 5.5 4% 5 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 7.5 5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.34% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT L8T-256L9G-HP 256GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9807 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 291 316 269 307 323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 319 Write 289 Mixed 223 SusWrite 296 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 15.7 54% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 185 155% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 101%
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 160GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 322 350 307 337 349 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 410 Write 326 Mixed 285 SusWrite 328 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 17.5 67% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 167 171% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC - [0x9B85] CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBD 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 20.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 67%

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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	3,451x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	933x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,588x
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	616x
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	708x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16