| Attribute |
HP EliteBook 840 G7 (177B2EA) × | 
MSI Modern 14 A10RB-459 (MODERN14459) × |
| General | | |
| Model | HP EliteBook 840 G7 | MSI Modern 14 A10RB-459 |
| Product code | 177B2EA | MODERN14459 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Silver | Grey |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | HP | MSI |
| Family | EliteBook | Modern |
| Series | 800 | 14 |
| Model name | 840 G7 | 14 A10RB-459 |
| Part number | 177B2EA | MODERN14459 |
| Market positioning | Premium | - |
| Release year (year) | 2020 | 2019 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel | - |
| Processor family | 10th gen Intel Core i5 | 10th gen Intel Core i5 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Processor model | i5-10210U | i5-10210U |
| Processor cores | 4 | 4 |
| Processor threads | 8 | 8 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | 14 | 14 |
| Processor socket | BGA 1528 | BGA 1528 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 6 | 6 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 2,666 | 2,666 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 16 | 8 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 14 | 14 |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | - | NVIDIA GeForce MX250 |
| Discrete graphics memory type | - | GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | - | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | - | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter base frequency (MHz) | 300 | 300 |
| Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Card reader integrated | - | + |
| SSD form factor | M.2 | - |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | - 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
|
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | - |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | - |
| Wi-Fi | - | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 2 | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| Docking connector | - | - |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge | + | + |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | HD |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | - |
| Keyboard backlit | + | - |
| Full-size keyboard | - | + |
| Pointing device | Clickpad | - |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 53 | 50 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 1.32 | 1.19 |
| Height (mm) | 17.9 | 16 |
| Depth (mm) | 214.7 | 203.2 |
| Width (mm) | 323.6 | 304.8 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 65 | 65 |
| Security | | |
| Fingerprint reader | + | - |