HP EliteBook 840 G9 vs 840 G8

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Battery
53 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP EliteBook 840 G9 and 840 G8 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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46.4
(Average)
Value Index
15.7
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 840 G9
  • Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 840 G8
  • Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 53 against 38 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.36 kg (3 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)
Dimensions 315.6 x 224 x 19.2 mm
12.43 x 8.82 x 0.76 inches
323.3 x 214.6 x 17.8 mm
12.73 x 8.45 x 0.7 inches
Area 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) 694 cm2 (107.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.4% ~77.9%
Side bezels 7.1 mm 6.7 mm
Colors Silver Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No -
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 39 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 157 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
EliteBook 840 G9
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
EliteBook 840 G8
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
Max. brightness
1000 nits
1000 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 45 / 65 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 306 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 4
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W -
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 10 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz -
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 2 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 4.8 Gbps ~10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 32
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 133
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~80.5 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes -
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Surface Plastic -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on EliteBook 840 G9:
    - The camera can be HD or QHD depending on the configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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George Furnell December 13, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Hello, I always use your site for laptop comparisons - very happy thus far. Just received my latest HP 840 i7 1265U, but it is not available on your list. What am I doing wrong? Regards George
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