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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 ProBook 650 G8
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the HP ProBook 640 G8
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (106.8 vs 130.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 234 x 19.9 mm 14.13 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches |
322 x 214 x 19.9 mm 12.68 x 8.43 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 840 cm2 (130.1 inches2) | 689 cm2 (106.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~78.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 112 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 | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
ProBook 650 G8
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
ProBook 640 G8
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.4 V |
| 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 |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| 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
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| FLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 143 | 126 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x16 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 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 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 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ProBook 650 G8:
- Thunderbolt is only available on models with discrete graphics.
Notes on ProBook 640 G8:
- Spill-resistant backlit keyboard, multi-touch gesture-supported Clickpad, and NFC/RFID come in Thunderbolt models.
- Thunderbolt™ 4 works only with vPro® processors, and SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps doesn't work with Thunderbolt™ 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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