HP EliteBook 860 G10 vs 840 G10
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Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 860 G10
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 51.3 against 38 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 840 G10
- Easier to carry: weighs 360 grams less (around 0.79 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (109.6 vs 139.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.64 x 250.95 x 19.3 mm 14.12 x 9.88 x 0.76 inches |
315.46 x 224 x 19.3 mm 12.42 x 8.82 x 0.76 inches |
| Area | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) | 707 cm2 (109.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.5% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 175° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
EliteBook 860 G10
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
EliteBook 840 G10
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 / 100 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| 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 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on EliteBook 860 G10:
- Some configurations come with 4800 MHz memory, while others feature 5200 MHz memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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