HP ProBook 650 G8 vs EliteBook 650 G9
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Review
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 ProBook 650 G8
- Can run popular games at about 53-73% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 45 against 38 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 650 G9
- Around 92% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) |
Dimensions | 359 x 234 x 19.9 mm 14.13 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches |
359.4 x 233.9 x 19.9 mm 14.15 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches |
Area | 840 cm2 (130.1 inches2) | 841 cm2 (130.3 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~79.8% |
Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7 mm |
Colors | Silver | Silver |
Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | - | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 100 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | - |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Right | Right |
Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Cores | 2 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
Threads | 4 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 6 MB | 10 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | - | 45 W |
Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
GPU boost clock | - | 1400 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 1.43 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 512 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5.3 |
Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 2x USB 3.1 | 3x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 4.0 |
Thunderbolt | - | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
SD card reader | Yes | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Surface | Glass | - |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ProBook 650 G8:
- Thunderbolt is only available on models with discrete graphics.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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