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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ProBook 650 G8
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 45 against 38 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 650 G9
- Can run popular games at about 139-190% higher FPS
- Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 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)
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 |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 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 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 320 grams |
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 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 143 | 464 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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 | 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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