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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 250 G8
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
Advantages of the HP 15 (2021)
- Around 4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358 x 242 x 19.9 mm 14.09 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm 14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.5% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 168 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | - | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 14 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 | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1468 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 2666 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 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 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | No | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on 15 (2021):
- The keyboard backlight is optional.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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