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Greatdisplay,butexpensive.ThenewEliteBookFolio1040G3isthecurrentpremiummodel
fromHP.Thisisalsothecasefortheprice,butcanthetestmodeljustifytheadditionalpriceover
thestrongrivals?
20%
20%
FortheoriginalGermanreview,seehere.
BesidesthenormalEliteBooks,HPalsoannouncedanupdateforitspremiumbusinessnotebook
wearereviewingtoday.ContrarytothenormalEliteBook800series,theconstructionisinspired
byregularUltrabooksforprivateuserswithoutwaivingsecurityfeaturesfromitssiblings.
TheEliteBookFolio1040G3isacomparativelysmallupdateoveritspredecessor.Thebiggest
changeistheupdatetoIntel'scurrentSkylakeplatform,butweonlygetsomenewports
otherwise.OurtestmodelwiththedesignationV1B14EAisawellequippedmodelforahefty
2,600Euros(~$2976).Contrarytotherivals,however,wedonotgetaCorei7,butaCorei5
processorincombinationwith16GBDDR4RAMaswellasafastNVMeSSD.Oneofthe
highlightsiscertainlythematteWQHDpanel.HPalsotookcareaboutmobileInternetconnections
becauseyoualsogetaSIMcard(HPMobileConnect)besidestheintegratedLTEmodem.Users
get200MBfreeeverymonthforthreeyearsyoucanbookotherdataplansonaprepaidbasisin
othercountries(noroamingfees).
TheEliteBookFolio1040G3isvirtuallyalonewithsuchahighpricetag.Thebiggestrivalis
certainlythecurrentLenovoThinkPadX1Carbon,whichusesaverysimilarconcept.However,it
isabout600Euros(~$687)lessexpensiveinasimilarconfiguration.Wearethereforeeagerto
seeiftheFolio1040G3canjustifyitsprice.Wewillalsocomparethethinnotebookwithits
predecessorFolio1040G2,the"normal"EliteBook840G3andotherproducts
fromDellandLenovo.
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3(EliteBookFolio1040Series)
Processor: IntelCorei56300U2.4GHz
Graphicsadapter: IntelHDGraphics520,Core:300MHz,20.19.15.4331WQHL
Memory: 16384MB ,DDR42133,DualChannel,soldered,noRAMslot
Display: 14inch16:9,2560x1440pixel210PPI,AUO1136,IPS,glossy:no
Mainboard: IntelSkylakeUPremiumPCH
Storage: SamsungSM951MZVPV256HDGLm.2PCIe,256GB
Weight:
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good(87%)
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IntelCorei56300U
IntelHDGraphics520
v5.104/21/2016
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1.445kg(=50.97oz/3.19pounds),PowerSupply:309g(=10.9oz/0.68
TestdevicecourtesyofHPDeutschland
pounds)
Price: 2600Euro
Links: HPhomepage
seeallspecifications
[+]Addtocomparison Comparedevices0
Case
ThebasicchassisconstructionoftheHPEliteBookFolio1040G3didnotchangeinitsthird
iteration:Westillgetaveryelegantandrestrainedcase,whichcanbeeasilyintegratedin
productiveenvironments.Silvercoloredmetalsurfacesaredominanttheyhavealuxuriousfeel
andfingerprintsarenotabigproblem.Thebottomcoverisslightlyrubberized,whichimprovesthe
grip.Onlythekeyboardaswellasthemattedisplayframeareblackandcreateafittingcontrast.
Wecanseeasmalldifferenceatthetopofthelid:Whilethepredecessorshadacontrasting
surface,wenowgetsimilartosomemodernsmartphonesonlyasmallcontrastingstripe.It
probablycoverstheantennasfortheWWANmodule.
Wewouldcallthestabilityofthebaseunitgood,eventhoughthereiscertainlysomeroomfor
improvements.Forstarters,wecanslightlytwistthebaseunit,whichwillcreatesomeminor
creaking.Therightkeyboardareainparticularcanbewarpedprettyeasily,whichisalso
noticeableduringtyping.Thethinlidcanasexpectedalsobeslightlytwisted,butthe
performanceisstillgood.Pressurefrombehindinparticularisnoproblemforthelid,andwecould
notprovokepicturedistortions,either.Thecentralhingehasabsolutelynoproblemwiththelight
displaybecauseitissmoothandatthesametimesufficientlytaughttopreventbouncing.Thereis
absolutelynocriticismforthebuildquality:Allpartsareassembledperfectly,andtheadditional
buttonsarewellintegrated.ThechassiswastestedaccordingtothemilitarystandardsMILSTD
810G(includeshumidity,temperaturesdustetc.)andthekeyboardissplashresistant.
Withathicknessofjust15.8millimeters(~0.62in),thetestdeviceisevenslightlythinnerthan
theX1CarbonfromLenovo(16.5mm/~0.65in),whilethelatterhasasmalladvantageinrespect
ofthefootprintandtheweight.200grams(7oz)mightnotbealot,butitisstillanimpressive
achievementonthislevel.
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Connectivity
WorkingForNotebookcheck
HerewecanfindsomechangesovertheFolio1040G2:TheDisplayPortwasreplacedbyafull
Areyoualoyalreaderofnotebookcheck?Are
sizedHDMIport,butitonlysupportsthe1.4standard,soitisnotpossibletodriveaUHDpanelat
youatechiewhoknowshowtowrite?Then
60Hz.InadditiontothetwoexistingUSB3.0ports,wealsogetaUSBCport(Gen.1).However,
joinourTeam!
itisonlya"normal"USB3.0portwithanotherconnectorandwithoutThunderbolt3support.HP
didagoodjobwiththeportlayoutonbothsides.YoucanuseVGAandEthernetviathedocking
portbecausethenecessaryadapterisprovided.Wecanmeasureagoodtransferrateof220
MB/sattheUSB3.0portwithourexternalharddrive(SamsungSSD830,64GB).Weusually
Especiallywanted:
NewsEditor,ReviewEditor(Smartphones)
Detailshere
alsochecktheperformanceofthecardreaderatthispoint,buttheEliteBookFolio1040G3
unfortunatelydoesnothaveone.
front:noports
right:SIMslot,USBC,USB3.0,HDMI,docking,power
left:Kensington,USB3.0,comboaudio,SmartCardreader
rear:noports
Communication
AverywelcomefunctionoftheFolio1040G3istheintegratedWWANmoduleplusSIMcardfrom
HPwith200MBfreedatapermonth(forthreeyears).WiFiconnectionsarehandledbythe
popularWLANmoduleDualBandWirelessAC8260fromIntel,whichsupportsthefast802.11ac
standardin2.4aswellas5GHznetworksandBluetooth4.2.Themaximumtransferrateis867
Mbps,andwecandeterminearound7080MB/s(802.11n:910MB/s)underperfectconditions(1
SeeourTop10Notebooks:
Multimedia,Gaming,LightweightGaming
BudgetOffice,Business,Workstations
Subnotebooks,Utrabooks,Convertibles
Top10under300Euros,under500Euros
BestNotebooksforUniversityStudents
meter/~3feettotherouterAsusRTAC56U).Contrarytoothertestdevices,however,wenoticed
TopWindowsalternativestoApple'sMacBook
somesmallperformancedrops,buttherewerenoproblemswhenwebrowsedtheweb.NFCis
series
alsoavailable.
BestNotebookDisplays
TheHDwebcamintheupperdisplayframedoesitsjob,butyoushoulduseyoursmartphonefor
decentpicturesifpossible.Theintegrateddualarraymicrophoneleavesabetterimpressionand
voicerecordingsareloudandclear.
Top10Tablets/Smartphones:
Tablets,WindowsTablets
Smartphones
Security
HPdoesnotneglectthesecurityfeaturesandequipsthe
EliteBookFolio1040G3withitsmodernsoftwareincludingSure
Start,BIOSphere,severalpasswordsandClientSecurity,which
canbeusedtoregisterfingerprintsorencrypttheharddrive,for
example.HardwarefeaturesaretheslotforaKensingtonLock,a
SmartCardreader,thefingerprintscanneraswellasTPM.
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Accessories
Besidestheusualaccessorieslikethepoweradapter(45watts)andtheservicebrochures,we
canalsofindthepreviouslymentionedadapter(VGA,Ethernet)aswellasSIMcardfromHPin
thebox.Themanufacturermainlyoffersgenericoptionalaccessories,butalsoadockingstation.
ThemodelUltraSlim(productnumberD9Y32AA)isfrom2013,soyoucanstillusepreexisting
models.Itretailsforaround160Euros(~$183)andcanbeusedforaneasyintegrationofthe
notebookintotheworkenvironment.
Maintenance
Maintenancehatchesarenotavailable,butyoucaneasilyremovethebottomcoverwiththe
correspondingscrewdriver(TorxT9).Thememoryissolderedontothemainboard,soyour
maintenanceworksarelimitedtotheM.2SSD,thewirelessmodulesandtheCMOSbattery.The
batteryisalsojustscrewedin,soitshouldbenoproblemtoreplaceitifneeded.Itisinteresting
thatHPimplementstwofanswithoneheatpipeeach,whichcanalsobecleaned.
Warranty
Update28.04.2016:TheEliteBook1040G3comeswith3yearswarrantyinGermany.Other
countriesmayhavedifferentserviceoptions.
InputDevices
Keyboard
Atfirstglance,theblackchicletkeyboarddidnotchangecomparedtothepredecessor.However,
thisisonlythecaseforthedesign,becausethekeysofthethirdgenerationnowhaveaslightly
longertravel.ThetypingexperienceisactuallyverysimilartothemuchbiggersiblingHPZBook
15G3.WhilewethinkHPwastedsomepotentialforthefullfledgedworkstation,theinputdevice
isverygoodforsuchathindevice.Thestrokeisfairlysoftandslightlyabsorbed,whichresultsin
lownoisedevelopmentwithoutaffectingthefeedback.Frequentwritersshouldbesatisfiedwiththe
inputaswell.SimilartoalltheothercurrentHPnotebooks,theverticalarrowkeysareverysmall
andthereforetrickytouse.Thetwostagewhiteilluminationautomaticallyturnsoffbydefaultwhen
youdonottypeforawhile.
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Inputdevices
Touchpad
HerewecanfindanotherimportantdifferencetotheotherdevicesfromtheEliteBookseries
becauseHPonceagaindispensedwiththePointStickfortheFolio1040G3.Thismeansyoucan
onlyusetheClickPadforcursormovements,whichdoesnothavededicatedbuttons.Thesmooth
surfaceprovidesgoodglidingcapabilities,butsmallermovementsinparticulararenotalways
executedveryaccurately.Multitouchgestureslikescrollingorpinchtozoomontheotherhand
werenoproblem.ThelowerareaoftheClickPadcanbeclicked,whichisveryreliable.The
clickingsoundisnottooclattery,andwedidnotexperienceissueswithunwantedcursor
movements.
Display
HPoffersthreedifferentdisplaysfortheEliteBookFolio1040G3,
startingwithamatteFullHDdisplay,amatteWQHDpaneluptoa
91%SamsungGalaxy
WQHDtouchscreen.ThenormalFullHDpaneliscalledSVA
(StandardViewingAngle)byHP,whichsuggestsasimpleTN
Note7Smartphone
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panel.MuchmoreappealingisthereforethematteWQHDpanel
ofourreviewunitwith2560x1440pixels.Thisresultsinapixel
densityof210PPIincombinationwiththe14inchscreen,soyou
getfinefontsandimages.Subjectively,weareverysatisfiedwith
thepanelsincepicturesarerichandcrisp.Thescalingof
Subpixelarray
Windows10workedverywellduringourreview,onlyafew
applicationsstillhadproblems.Thenativeresolutionwithoutscalingisalsoanoptionifyouhave
goodeyesight.
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Wedetermineaverygoodaverageluminanceof316cd/m.TheblackvalueistypicalforanIPS
screenat0.34cd/m,whichresultsinacontrastratioofalmost1000:1.Thosevaluesarealso
goodinourcomparisongroup,eventhoughsomeoftherivalsmanageevenbettercontrasts.We
couldnotseeannoyingbacklightbleeding.
XRitei1Pro2
313
335
334
cd/m
cd/m
cd/m
312
327
326
cd/m
cd/m
cd/m
290
300
310
cd/m
cd/m
cd/m
Maximum:335cd/mAverage:316.3cd/m
Minimum:26cd/m
BrightnessDistribution:87%
CenteronBattery:324cd/m
Contrast:934:1(Black:0.35cd/m)
EColor4.39|
EGreyscale4.69|
96.71%sRGB(Argyll)62.52%AdobeRGB
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1998(Argyll)
Gamma:2.15
Distributionofbrightness
ICCFile(XRitei1Pro2)
Lenovo
Lenovo
HPEliteBook
ThinkPadX1
ThinkPad
DellLatitude
Folio1040
Carbon
T460s
147000
HPEliteBook
HPEliteBook
G3
20FB003RGE
20FA003GGE
SeriesE7470
840G3
Folio1040G2
2560x1440,
2560x1440,
2560x1440,
2560x1440,
T9X23ET
1920x1080,
IPS
IPS
IPSPanel
IPS
2560x1440,
IPS
ResponseTimes
ResponseTimeGrey
7%
6%
3%
7%
46.4
44 5%
35.6 23%
48 3%
45 3%
26.4
24 9%
29.2 11%
27 2%
31 17%
9%
50%/Grey80%*
ResponseTimeBlack/
White*
PWMFrequency
220
220
Screen
8%
2%
15%
8%
Brightness
316
268 15%
248 22%
354 12%
335 6%
263 17%
BrightnessDistribution
87
95 9%
94 8%
81 7%
82 6%
85 2%
BlackLevel*
0.35
0.32 9%
0.26 26%
0.26 26%
0.28 20%
0.21 40%
Contrast
934
850 9%
988 6%
1462 57%
1268 36%
1305 40%
Colorchecker
4.39
2.61 41%
4.59 5%
3.11 29%
3.75 15%
3.93 10%
GreyscaleDeltaE2000*
4.69
3.31 29%
6.38 36%
4.35 7%
4.84 3%
5.28 13%
Gamma
2.15 112%
2.35 102%
2.51 96%
2.37 101%
2.33 103%
2.49 96%
CCT
7101 92%
6360 102%
6238 104%
6771 96%
7536 86%
7108 91%
ColorSpace(Percent
62.52
63 1%
65 4%
62 1%
63 1%
61 2%
96.71
95 2%
98 1%
96 1%
98 1%
DeltaE2000*
ofAdobeRGB1998)
ColorSpace(Percent
ofsRGB)
TotalAverage
8%/8%
2%/1%
6%/12%
1%/6%
8%/8%
(Program/Settings)
*...smallerisbetter
ColorCheckerprecalibration
SaturationSweepsprecalibration
Grayscaleprecalibration
ColorCheckerpostcalibration
SaturationSweepspostcalibration
Grayscalepostcalibration
TheaverageDeltaE2000deviationscomparedtothesRGBreferencecolorspaceare4.39
(colors)and4.69(grayscale)exworks.Someoftherivalsarebetterinthisrespectandmanage
resultsbelowthetargetvalueof3.Thedisplayofourreviewunitbenefitsheavilyfroma
calibration,becausethedeviationsofthecolorsandthegrayscalewilldroptojust0.8and0.65,
respectivelyverygoodresults.Theslightlycoolcolortemperaturecanalsobeimprovedbythe
calibration.AnotherpositiveaspectisthealmostcompletecoverageofthesRGBreference
(96.7%),whilethewiderAdobeRGBcolorspaceiscoveredby62.5%.
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AdobeRGBcoverage:62.5%
sRGBcoverage:96.7%
DisplayResponseTimes
Displayresponsetimesshowhowfastthescreenisabletochangefromonecolortothenext.Slowresponsetimes
canleadtoafterimagesandcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry(ghosting).Gamersoffastpaced3Dtitles
shouldpayspecialattentiontofastresponsetimes.
ResponseTimeBlacktoWhite
26.4ms...riseandfallcombined
6.8msrise
19.6msfall
Thescreenshowsrelativelyslowresponseratesinourtestsandmaybetooslow
forgamers.
Incomparison,alltesteddevicesrangefrom0.8(minimum)to240(maximum)
ms.49%ofalldevicesarebetter.
Thismeansthatthemeasuredresponsetimeissimilartotheaverageofall
testeddevices(27.7ms).
ResponseTime50%Greyto80%Grey
46.4ms...riseandfallcombined
16.4msrise
30msfall
Thescreenshowsslowresponseratesinourtestsandwillbeunsatisfactoryfor
gamers.
Incomparison,alltesteddevicesrangefrom0.9(minimum)to250(maximum)
ms.71%ofalldevicesarebetter.
Thismeansthatthemeasuredresponsetimeissimilartotheaverageofall
testeddevices(42.8ms).
ScreenFlickering/PWM(PulseWidthModulation)
Todimthescreen,somenotebookswillsimplycyclethebacklightonandoffinrapidsuccessionamethodcalled
PulseWidthModulation(PWM).Thiscyclingfrequencyshouldideallybeundetectabletothehumaneye.Ifsaid
frequencyistoolow,userswithsensitiveeyesmayexperiencestrainorheadachesorevennoticetheflickering
altogether.
Screenflickering/PWMnotdetected
Incomparison:59%ofalltesteddevicesdonotusePWMtodimthedisplay.IfPWMwasdetected,an
averageof489(minimum:43maximum:10420)Hzwasmeasured.
Thankstothehighbrightness,whichisnotreducedonbatterypower,aswellasthemattepanel
surface,youcanusetheEliteBookFolio1040G3verycomfortablyinbrightenvironments.Only
directsunlightshouldbeavoidedifpossible.TheviewinganglesoftheIPSdisplayareas
expectedverygood.Youcanonlyseeaslightcontrastdropfromveryextremeangles.Itis
thereforenoproblemtolookatthedisplaywithmultiplepersons.
inthesun(withreflection)
inthesun(withoutreflection)
Viewingangles
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Performance
Becauseofthethinconstruction,theEliteBookFolio1040G3isonlyavailablewithULVhardware
fromIntel.YoucanchoosebetweenseveralCorei5andCorei7processors.Thememory(DDR4)
issoldered,soyoushouldknowifyouneed8or16GBbeforeyoubuythedevice.All
configurationsareequippedwithSSDsbydefault.
Ourtestmodel,costingaround2,600Euros(~$2976),usesaCorei5processor,16GBDDR4
RAM(dualchannel)aswellasanNVMeSSDwith256GB.Thisensuresgoodperformance,but
thelessexpensiverivalsareoftenalreadyequippedwithfasterCorei7CPUs.
Processor
OurreviewunitisequippedwithanIntelCorei56300U.This
dualcorechipmanagesupto3GHzthankstoTurboBoost(2.9
GHzfortwoactivecores)andcanexecuteuptofourthreads
simultaneouslythankstoHyperthreading.TheTDPisratedat15
watts,anditsupportsvPro,whichisnotthecasefortheoptional
Corei56200U.ThemaximumTurboBoostof2.9GHzfortwo
corescanonlybemaintainedfor30secondsbeforetheTDPlimit
setsinandreducestheclockto2.8GHz.Allinall,theprocessor
canthereforenotutilizeitsfullpotentialandtherivalswithi7chips
areabitfaster.However,theyareusuallylimitedbytheTDPas
well(exceptfortheT460s),sothemoreexpensivechipsarenot
alwaysworthit.TheCorei5doesofferplentyofperformancefor
commonofficeandmultimediaapplications.
maximumTurboBoost:3GHz
SimilartotherecentlyreviewedEliteBook820G3,theTurbo
Boostisbydefaultdeactivatedonbatterytosavepower(canbechangedintheBIOS).HPdoes,
however,goastepfurtherinthecaseoftheFolio1040G3andlimitstheclocktojust1.9GHzfor
twocores(1core:2.4GHz).Morebenchmarkswiththei56300Uareavailablehere.
CinebenchR15
CPUSingle64Bit
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 142Points100%
+19%
IntelCorei76600U
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 141Points99%
+18%
IntelCorei76600U
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LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 128Points90%
+8%
IntelCorei76500U
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 124Points87%
+4%
IntelCorei56300U
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 121Points85%
+2%
IntelCorei75600U
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 119Points84%
0%
IntelCorei76500U
CPUMulti64Bit
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 347Points100%
+15%
IntelCorei76600U
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 334Points96%
+10%
IntelCorei76600U
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 322Points93%
+6%
IntelCorei76500U
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 310Points89%
+2%
IntelCorei76500U
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 303Points87%
0%
IntelCorei56300U
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 277Points80%
9%
IntelCorei75600U
CinebenchR15CPUSingle64Bit
124Points
CinebenchR15CPUMulti64Bit
303Points
CinebenchR15OpenGL64Bit
40.26fps
CinebenchR15Ref.Match64Bit
97.8%
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...incomparison
SystemPerformance
OurreviewunitperformsverywellinthePCMarks,butiplacesononeofthelastspotswithinour
comparisongroup.Thiscouldactuallybearesultoftheslightlyslowerprocessor,butyouwillnot
noticeanydifferencesinpractice.ThankstothefastSSD,thesystemisalwaysresponsiveand
therearebasicallynodelays.
LenovoYogaBooknow
MotoE3Powerunveiled
upforpreorder
inIndia
PCMark8
WorkScoreAcceleratedv2
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 4543Points100%
+6%
6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.22280256GB
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 4442Points98%
+4%
6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4
Eurocomadds120Hz
QHDdisplaytoSky
LenovoMiix710:
X7E2&X9E2gaming
RefreshoftheSurface
notebooks
lookalike
NVMe(MZVKV512)
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 4342Points96%
+2%
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6500U,SamsungSSDPM871MZNLN256HCHP
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 4275Points94%
0%
6500U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 4241Points93%
1%
6300U,SamsungSM951MZVPV256HDGLm.2PCIe
CreativeScoreAcceleratedv2
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 4338Points100%
0%
6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4
NVMe(MZVKV512)
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 4150Points96%
4%
6500U,SamsungSSDPM871MZNLN256HCHP
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 4058Points94%
6%
6300U,SamsungSM951MZVPV256HDGLm.2PCIe
HomeScoreAcceleratedv2
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LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 3542Points100%
+5%
6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4
NVMe(MZVKV512)
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 3385Points96%
0%
6500U,SamsungSSDPM871MZNLN256HCHP
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 3344Points94%
1%
6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.22280256GB
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 3305Points93%
2%
6300U,SamsungSM951MZVPV256HDGLm.2PCIe
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 3231Points91%
5%
6500U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 3100Points88%
8%
5600U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
PCMark8HomeScore
3305points
Acceleratedv2
PCMark8CreativeScore
4058points
Acceleratedv2
PCMark8WorkScore
4241points
Acceleratedv2
Help
StorageDevices
20%
HPusesaPCIeNVMeSSDfromSamsungintheM.2format.Thedrivewiththedesignation
20%
SM951hasatotalcapacityof256GB.AftertheinstallationoftheNVMedriverfromSamsung,we
wereabletodeterminereasonableresultsinourbenchmarks.OneoftheadvantagesofPCIe
drivesisthehightransferrate,whichiscontrarytotheSATAinterfacenotlimitedby500550
MB/s.
OnlytheThinkPadT460s(alsoPCIe/NVMe)cankeepupwithourreviewunitwithinthe
comparisongroup,alltheotherdevicesarelimitedbytheSATAinterface.Still,youwillhardly
noticeadifferencebetweentheindividualSSDsinpractice.MorecomparisonswithotherSSDs
andHDDsarepossibleinourTechsection.
Dell
ThinkPad
Latitude
T460s
147000
Lenovo
20FA003GGE Series
ThinkPadX1
Samsung
E7470
HPEliteBook
Carbon
SSDSM951a
Samsung 840G3
HPEliteBook
Folio1040G3
20FB003RGE
512GBM.2
SSD
T9X59ET#ABD
Folio1040G2
SamsungSM951
SamsungSSD
PCIe3.0x4
PM851
SamsungSSD
SamsungSSD
NVMe
M.22280 PM851256GB
PM851256GB
MZVPV256HDGL PM871
m.2PCIe
CrystalDiskMark3.0
Write4kQD32
Lenovo
376.7
MZNLN256HCHP (MZVKV512)
256GB
HPEliteBook
MZNTE256HMHP MZNTE256HMHP
56%
2%
54%
58%
55%
279.2 26%
277 26%
191.7
242.8 36%
265.3 30%
388.5 31%
393.3 30%
82.57 48%
101.2 37%
27.02 49%
28.4 47%
241.8 81%
264.6 79%
396 68%
418.9 67%
241.4 81%
264.3 79%
49%
Read4kQD32
559.2
339.6 39%
561.3 0%
400.9
28%
Write4k
159.9
86.48 46%
139.3 13%
110.9
31%
Read4k
53.26
34.05 36%
51.35 4%
36.32
32%
Write512
1244
304.2 76%
1506 21%
214
83%
Read512
1252
299.5 76%
1339 7%
470.8
62%
WriteSeq
1265
308.1 76%
1530 21%
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300.7
76%
ReadSeq
1649
439.3 73%
1778 8%
518.2
497.8 70%
499.9 70%
69%
CrystalDiskMark3.0 ASSSD
SamsungSM951MZVPV256HDGLm.2PCIe
SequentialRead:1649MB/s
SequentialWrite:1265MB/s
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512KRead:1252MB/s
512KWrite:1244MB/s
4KRead:53.26MB/s
4KWrite:159.9MB/s
4KQD32Read:559.2MB/s
4KQD32Write:376.7MB/s
Discussion
GPUPerformance
22:34September20,2016
GraphicsoutputishandledbytheintegratedIntelHDGraphics520.Itreachesacoreclockofup
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to1000MHzincombinationwiththeCorei56300U.Thememoryofourreviewunitisrunningina
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dualchannelconfiguration,sotheGPUcanutilizeitsfullpotential.Thebenchmarkresultsareon
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theexpectedlevelandthereforejustlowerthanthei7basedrivals,wherethecoreclockofthe
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iGPUis50MHzhigher.Theperformanceofthechipiseasilysufficientforcommontasks,and
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evenconversiontasksarenoproblemthankstotechnologieslikeQuickSync.Morebenchmarks
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withtheHDGraphics520areavailablehere.
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speaker
3DMark|3DMark11
11:43September20,2016
3DMark
11:14September20,2016
Eurocomadds120HzQHDdisplaytoSkyX7E2&X9E2
gamingnotebooks
LenovoMiix710:RefreshoftheSurfacelookalike
11:11September20,2016
1920x1080FireStrikeGraphics
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 959Points100%
NewGooglePixelPhones:Theymightnotcomecheap
11:10September20,2016
+7%
GoogleofficiallyteasesPixelPhonesforOctober4th
IntelHDGraphics520
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 935Points97%
+4%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 900Points94%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 800Points83%
11%
IntelHDGraphics520
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 744Points78%
17%
IntelHDGraphics520
1920x1080FireStrikeScore
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 892Points100%
+6%
IntelHDGraphics520
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 863Points97%
+2%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 842Points94%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 751Points84%
11%
IntelHDGraphics520
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 707Points79%
16%
IntelHDGraphics520
1280x720CloudGateStandardGraphics
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 7516Points100%
+12%
IntelHDGraphics520
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LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 7505Points100%
+12%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 6708Points89%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 6585Points88%
2%
IntelHDGraphics5500
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 6351Points84%
5%
IntelHDGraphics520
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 5819Points77%
13%
IntelHDGraphics520
1280x720CloudGateStandardScore
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LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 6097Points100%
+11%
IntelHDGraphics520
LenovoThinkPadX1Carbon20FB003RGE 5978Points98%
+9%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G3 5471Points90%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 5346Points88%
2%
IntelHDGraphics520
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 5322Points87%
3%
IntelHDGraphics5500
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 5173Points85%
5%
IntelHDGraphics520
3DMark11Performance
1539points
3DMarkCloudGateStandard
5471points
Score
3DMarkFireStrikeScore
842points
Help
...incomparison
GamingPerformance
ModerngamescannotbeplayedontheEliteBook1040G3,buttheperformanceissufficientfor
someoldertitles.ThetwogamesTombRaideraswellasBioschockInfinitefrom2013,for
example,canbeplayedsmoothlywithourMediumpreset.MoredemandingtitleslikeTheWitcher
3,however,willnotrunproperlyontheFolio1040G3.MoregamingbenchmarkswiththeHD
Graphics520areavailableinourdatabase.
TombRaider(2013)
low
med.
high
ultra
68
34.9
23.9
11.1
fps
BioShockInfinite(2013)
47.6
27.6
22.5
6.9
fps
TheWitcher3(2015)
9.7
fps
Emissions
SystemNoise
TheEliteBookFolio1040G3isveryrestrainedinournoise
measurements.Youcannothearthefansatallortheyare
deactivatedwhileidlingandwithlightworkloads.Wecanmeasure
32.6dB(A)withmediumworkloads,whichishardlyaudibleatall.
Evenmaximumloadwillonlyresultin37.8dB(A).Allthe
comparisondevicesareprettymuchonpar,onlytherival
fromDellismuchquieterunderload.
Wearestillnotcompletelysatisfiedbecausewecansometimes
hearcoilwhiningwhileidling.Wealsonoticedthisinthereviewof
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theEliteBook820G3.Thismeanswedonotalwaysgeta
Noisemeasurements(idle/off,
completelysilentdevice,despitetheSSD.
maximumload)
NoiseLevel
Idle
29.1/29.1/29.1dB(A)
Load
32.6/37.8dB(A)
30dB
40dB(A)
50dB(A)
silent
audible
loud
Lenovo
Lenovo
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ThinkPadX1
ThinkPad
DellLatitude
HPEliteBook
Carbon
T460s
147000Series 840G3
HPEliteBook
Folio1040G3
20FB003RGE
20FA003GGE
E7470
T9X59ET#ABD
Folio1040G2
6300U,HD
6500U,HD
6600U,HD
6600U,HD
6500U,HD
5600U,HD
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics5500
Noise
HPEliteBook
2%
1%
1%
8%
5%
IdleMinimum*
29.1
29.1 0%
29.2 0%
31.2 7%
31.2 7%
29.6 2%
IdleAverage*
29.1
29.1 0%
29.2 0%
31.2 7%
32.1 10%
29.6 2%
IdleMaximum*
29.1
29.1 0%
29.2 0%
31.2 7%
33.1 14%
32.2 11%
LoadAverage*
32.6
35.6 9%
33.7 3%
31.9 2%
36.2 11%
36.4 12%
LoadMaximum*
37.8
38.1 1%
38.5 2%
31.9 16%
37.8 0%
36.4 4%
*...smallerisbetter
Temperature
Thelowfanactivitydoesnotreallyaffectthesurface
temperatures.TheFolio1040G3isthewarmestdeviceinour
comparisongroup,butitisjustslightlywarmerthantheX1
CarbonfromLenovo.Theotherdevicesbenefitfromtheirthicker
chassisconstructions.Thetestdevicehardlygetswarmwhile
idlingandwecanmeasureupto47C(116.6F)atthebottom
Stresstest
underload.Youshouldthereforenotusethenotebookonyourlap
whenyoureallystressit.Thetopofthebaseunitalsoreachesup
to43C(109.4F),whichcanalsobefeltduringtyping.Itisnotinconvenientthough,andthepalm
restalwaysstayscool.
OurstresstestwiththetoolsPrime95andFurMark(foratleastonehour)showsthenormal
behaviorforULVhardware.Themaximumperformanceisonlyavailableinthefirstseconds
beforetheTDPlimitationof15wattssetsin.Theprocessorclockwilldroptojust1.31.4GHz,
whilethegraphicscardrunsat750800MHz.Thechipreachesamaximumtemperatureof74C
(165.2F).A3DMark11runimmediatelyafterthestresstestdidnotdeterminealowerresult.
Max.Load
Idle
41.8C
43.2C
36.9C
37.5C
36C
33.2C
34.4C
30.7C
33C
38.6C
45.6C
39.6C
33.8C
47.1C
39.3C
31.4C
33.3C
33.8C
Maximum:43.2C
Maximum:47.1C
Average:36.3C
Average:38.1C
PowerSupply(max.)43.9C|RoomTemperature20.4C|Fluke62Max
Lenovo
Heat
Lenovo
DellLatitude
HPEliteBook ThinkPadX1
ThinkPad
147000
HPEliteBook
HPEliteBook
Folio1040
Carbon
T460s
Series
840G3
Folio1040
G3
20FB003RGE
20FA003GGE
E7470
T9X59ET#ABD
G2
6300U,HD
6500U,HD
6600U,HD
6600U,HD
6500U,HD
5600U,HD
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics5500
2%
10%
18%
17%
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MaximumUpperSide*
43.2
43.2 0%
40.8 6%
38.2 12%
37 14%
35.9 17%
MaximumBottom*
47.1
45 4%
40.3 14%
36.5 23%
37.1 21%
42.4 10%
IdleUpperSide*
30.5
30.2 1%
27.6 10%
25.1 18%
25.3 17%
28.5 7%
IdleBottom*
31.5
30.6 3%
28.7 9%
25.8 18%
26.6 16%
29 8%
*...smallerisbetter
Speakers
Thetwospeakersarelocatedunderneaththeperforatedgrille
abovethekeyboardanddirectthesoundtowardstheuser.The
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maximumvolumeofaround81dB(A)isquiteloud.Thesound
doesnotleaveabadimpressionincombinationwiththesoftware
improvementsbyBang&Olufsen,buttendstodistortrather
quicklyathighervolumes.Youcanadjustseveralsettingsinthe
software,includinganequalizer.Bassis,however,basicallynon
existent.Abettersoundcanbeachievedviaexternalsound
systemsorheadphones,whichcaneitherbeattachedviastereo
jack,Bluetooth,HDMIorNFC.
Frequencyresponsespeakers(off,
50%volume,maximumvolume)
EnergyManagement
PowerConsumption
WecanclearlyseetheimpactofthehighresolutionandbrightWQHDscreen.Herewecanalso
seethedifferencestothesimilarlyequippedX1CarbonfromLenovo,whichusesPWMtoadjust
thedisplaybrightness.OurFolio104G3consumesbetween6.3and10.1wattswhileidling.We
canmeasureupto49.5wattsinthestresstestforashortperiod,buttheconsumptionwillleveloff
at36.2wattsafterthechipthrottles.Thismeanstheprovided45wattpoweradapterdoesnot
havealotofheadroom.
PowerConsumption
Off/Standby 0.22/0.6Watt
Idle
6.3/9.4/10.1Watt
Load
33.3/49.5Watt
Lenovo
Lenovo
HPEliteBook
ThinkPadX1
ThinkPad
DellLatitude
HPEliteBook
Folio1040
Carbon
T460s
147000
840G3
HPEliteBook
G3
20FB003RGE
20FA003GGE
SeriesE7470
T9X59ET#ABD
Folio1040G2
6300U,HD
6500U,HD
6600U,HD
6600U,HD
6500U,HD
5600U,HD
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics520
Graphics5500
PowerConsumption
21%
17%
12%
29%
35%
IdleMinimum*
6.3
3.8 40%
3.8 40%
5.1 19%
3.8 40%
3.2 49%
IdleAverage*
9.4
7.1 24%
7.1 24%
8.5 10%
6.3 33%
6.5 31%
IdleMaximum*
10.1
7.7 24%
7.8 23%
10.1 0%
6.8 33%
7.4 27%
LoadAverage*
33.3
30.2 9%
36.3 9%
35.2 6%
34.4 3%
25.6 23%
LoadMaximum*
49.5
44.7 10%
46 7%
31 37%
28.3 43%
26.1 47%
*...smallerisbetter
BatteryRuntime
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HPincreasedthebatterycapacityfrom42to46.5wattscomparedtothepredecessorFolio1040
G2.Thisdoesnotreallyhelpconsideringtheincreasedconsumption,becausetherivalshave
muchmorestamina.OnlytheloadscenariobenefitsfromthethrottlingandthereducedCPU
clock,wherethetestmodelisthemostenduringdevicewith131minutes.
Wedeterminealmost9hoursunderperfectconditions(BatteryEaterReadersTest),butourtwo
testswithanadjustedluminanceofaround150cd/maremuchmoreinteresting.TheFolio1040
G3onlymanages5and5.5hoursintheWiFiandvideotest,respectively,whichareaverage
resultsatbest.Someoftherivalsmanagemuchlongerruntimes,liketheX1Carbonwithmore
than7hours,forexample.ThepredecessorwiththeFullHDdisplayalsomanaged7.5hours.
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maximumruntime
WLANruntime
videoruntime
minimumruntime
BatteryRuntime
Idle(withoutWLAN,minbrightness)
8h50min
WiFiSurfingv1.3
5h9min
BigBuckBunnyH.2641080p
5h39min
Load(maximumbrightness)
2h11min
Lenovo
Lenovo
ThinkPadX1
ThinkPad
DellLatitude
HPEliteBook
Carbon
T460s
147000Series 840G3
HPEliteBook
Folio1040G3
20FB003RGE
20FA003GGE
E7470
T9X59ET#ABD
Folio1040G2
45.6Wh
52Wh
49Wh
55Wh
46Wh
42Wh
BatteryRuntime
39%
8%
2%
HPEliteBook
50%
34%
1020 92%
901 70%
Reader/Idle
530
942 78%
833 57%
Load
131
115 12%
62 53%
112 15%
146 11%
112 15%
WiFiv1.3
309
429 39%
340 10%
346 12%
453 47%
452 46%
H.264
339
510 50%
397 17%
WiFi
Pro
Verdict
+ greatWQHDpanelwithoutPWM
HPsEliteBookFolio1040G3iscertainlynorevolution,butthis
+ verygoodbuildquality
wasnotnecessarywhenyouconsiderthegoodpredecessor.We
+ thinandlight
arestillimpressedbythecase,eventhoughthestabilityatthe
rightsideofthekeyboardshouldbeimproved.Theportswere
+ verygoodkeyboard
updated,butHPdoeswastesomepotentialwiththeUSBCport
+ integratedLTE+freemobiledata
(noThunderbolt3).Anotherimprovementisthekeyboardwitha
+ adapterforVGA/Ethernetincluded
longertravel,whichisalsosuitedforfrequentwriters.Wereally
+ verygoodperformance
likedthebrightandmatteWQHDpanel,whichiscontrolled
withoutPWM,aswellastheSIMcardwithfreedata.
Inreview:HPEliteBookFolio1040
G3.TestmodelcourtesyofHP
TheHPEliteBookFolio1040G3iswithoutadoubtagreat
Cons
Germany.
notebook,butithasahardtimejustifyingtheadditionalpriceover
mediocrebatteryruntimes
thestrongcompetition.
noSDcardreader
Thehigherpowerconsumptionhasanotableeffectonthebatteryruntimes.OurrealisticWiFitest
noThunderbolt3support
determines2.5hourslesscomparetothepredecessor.WewouldstillnotrecommendtheFullHD
price
panel,becauseitisbasedontheTNtechnologyaccordingtothespecsheet.Therearealsosome
smallerissueslikethecoilwhiningorthemissingSDcardreader.Thewarrantyperiodisalso
limitedtojustoneyearandyouwillhavetoinvestanother140Euros(~$160)tomatchtheusual3
years.
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Thisbringsustothebiggestissue:theprice.Ataround2,600Euros(~$2976),theFolio1040G3
ismuchmoreexpensivethanitsrivalsare,buttheyareeithernotornotmuchworse.Thereisno
reasonagainsttheFolioifthepriceisnotimportant,butsomeoftherivalsofferabetterprice
performanceratio.
HPEliteBookFolio1040G304/21/2016v5.1
AndreasOsthoff
Chassis
91/9893% Keyboard
PointingDevice
90%
78% Connectivity
Weight
62/8177%
70/67100% Battery
Display
83%
89% GamesPerformance
ApplicationPerformance
86/9293% Temperature
Noise
88%
95% Audio
Camera
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64%
40/8547% Average
76%
87%
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