HP ProBook 650 G8 vs EliteBook 860 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 55-75% higher FPS
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (130.2 vs 139.5 square inches)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 860 G9
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 51 against 45 watt-hours
- Provides 300% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 250 nits
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 42% sharper screen – 142 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) | 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 234 x 19.9 mm 14.13 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches |
358.7 x 251 x 19.2 mm 14.12 x 9.88 x 0.76 inches |
| Area | 840 cm2 (130.1 inches2) | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~82.4% |
| 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 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 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 | - | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x 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 | No |
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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