HP ENVY 14 (2021) vs EliteBook 840 G8
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53
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ENVY 14 (2021)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 63.3 against 53 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 840 G8
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.2 x 224 x 18 mm 12.33 x 8.82 x 0.71 inches |
323.3 x 214.6 x 17.8 mm 12.73 x 8.45 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 702 cm2 (108.8 inches2) | 694 cm2 (107.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level | 48.7 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 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 90 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 430 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 990 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1155 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.365 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | - |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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
| Audio chip | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | 82.8 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | - |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.5 cm | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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