HP EliteBook 1040 G9
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 54/100. Strongest suit — Light office (92), weakest — Gaming (26).
Light office (92) · Energy efficiency (87)
Gaming (26)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $536, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $536 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
12th generation · model year 2022 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- EliteBook 1xx/2xx (legacy portable)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2022≈
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 1235U , Intel Core i5 1245U , Intel Core i5 1250P , Intel Core i7 1255U , Intel Core i7 1265U , Intel Core i7 1270P , Intel Core i7 1280P
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR5-4800
- Memory slots
- 2
- Memory configuration
- 1x8 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 1
- Weight
- 1.16 kg
- Ports
- 4
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 38 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 21 variants across 7 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (7)
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.