HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1280x720
GPU AMD Intel GMA HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
20 Overall Score
Price $250
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About This Laptop
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Black — CPU Intel Core i5-6300U, RAM 16 GB, storage 1024 GB, screen 14" 1280x720, GPU AMD Intel GMA HD Graphics, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 14" 1280x720
- GPU AMD Intel GMA HD Graphics
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average screen (1th percentile) 1th
- Below average port (15th percentile) 15th
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel GMA HD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 4, 2026 Refurbished $250
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Apple MacBook Pro MVVJ2LL/A | Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1280x720 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3072x1920 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | AMD Intel GMA HD Graphics | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Integrated | Snapdragon Qualcomm Adreno | Integrated AMD Radeon 660M Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Catalina | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 15 | - | 54 | - | 45 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 42.6 | 96.4 | 38.6 | 14.5 | 1 | 62.3 | 69.5 | 31.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MVVJ2LL/A Compare | 89.8 | 67.1 | 27.4 | 97.5 | 92.6 | 20.5 | 39.3 | 96.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop Compare | 98.6 | 37.7 | 53.2 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 87.2 | 69.5 | 78.5 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 90.9 | 37.7 | 68.6 | 68 | 79.8 | 88.3 | 53.7 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 Compare | 46.7 | 96.4 | 57.5 | 92.5 | 64.5 | 30.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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