HP ProBook 640 G8 vs EliteBook 840 G8
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 840 G8
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 53 against 45 watt-hours
- Provides 300% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 250 nits
- 40% sharper screen – 157 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
Dimensions | 322 x 214 x 19.9 mm 12.68 x 8.43 x 0.78 inches |
323.3 x 214.6 x 17.8 mm 12.73 x 8.45 x 0.7 inches |
Area | 689 cm2 (106.9 inches2) | 694 cm2 (107.6 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.4% | ~77.9% |
Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.7 mm |
Colors | Silver | Silver |
Material | Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 112 ppi | 157 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1366 x 768 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 |
sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
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 | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | 2 | 4 |
Threads | 4 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | 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
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x16 GB | 1x4 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x128 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
Infrared sensor | 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 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 |
Surface | Plastic | - |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ProBook 640 G8:
- Spill-resistant backlit keyboard, multi-touch gesture-supported Clickpad, and NFC/RFID come in Thunderbolt models.
- Thunderbolt™ 4 works only with vPro® processors, and SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps doesn't work with Thunderbolt™ 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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