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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion 15
- Around 6.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Backlit keyboard
Advantages of the HP 250 G8
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.1 x 233.9 x 17.8 mm 14.18 x 9.21 x 0.7 inches |
358 x 242 x 19.9 mm 14.09 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 842 cm2 (130.6 inches2) | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.7% | ~77.5% |
| Side bezels | 7.4 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Middle: Aluminum |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | - |
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 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.34 V | 11.55 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 304 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| 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 | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 81.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v5 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | No |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pavilion 15:
- 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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