- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.4%
- Dimensions: 358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm (14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the 15 (2021).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the HP 15 (2021)
| Weight |
1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm
14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
| Area |
868 cm2 (134.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~77.4% |
| Side bezels |
6.6 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
1 |
| Size |
15.6 inches |
| Type |
TN LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
No |
| Charging port position |
Right |
| Charge power |
45 W |
| Cable length |
1 meters |
| Base frequency |
1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.1 GHz |
| Cores |
2 |
| Threads |
4 |
| L3 Cache |
6 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1255
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2536
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1361
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
2520
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
14 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1468 MHz |
| FLOPS |
1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
2 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR5 |
| Memory bus |
64 bit |
| Memory speed |
~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
16 |
GPU performance
1.879 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x4 GB |
| Clock |
2666 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Total slots |
1 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5 |
| Fingerprint |
Optional |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
