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HP 255 G8 15.6" 2022, Athlon Silver 3050U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Dark Ash Silver

★★★★☆ 4.1 (4)
CPU AMD Athlon Silver
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1366x768
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
HP 255 G8 15.6" 2022, Athlon Silver 3050U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Dark Ash Silver laptop
20 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th

Cons

  • Below average screen (1st percentile)
  • Below average ram (6th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (7th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (15th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 6.5
GPU 15.4
RAM 6
Ports 42.2
Screen 0.6
Portability 46.7
Storage 15.8
Reliability 33.4
Social Proof 17.6
Affordability 97.7

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Athlon Silver
Cores 2
Frequency 2.3 GHz
L3 Cache 4 MB

Graphics

GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
Type Integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 15.6"
Resolution 1366x768
Panel TN
Brightness 250 nits
Color Gamut 45% NTSC

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 2
HDMI HDMI 1.4b
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5
Ethernet RJ-45

Physical

Weight 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs
Battery 41 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP 255 G8 15.6" Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS
CPU AMD Athlon Silver Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core i9 14900HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB) 8 64 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 256 4096 2048 1024 2048 2048
Screen 15.6" 1366x768 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 15.1" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 16" 2560x1600
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.7 1.6 1.6 2 2.7 2.5
Battery (Wh) 41 72 - 80 100 96
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
HP 255 G8 15.6" 6.515.4642.20.646.715.833.417.697.7
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 93.890.695.773.599.368.998.598.187.81.6
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 91.297.490.989.496.573.789.860.498.45.4
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.486.497.394.456.479.381.889.327.3
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 93.294.586.498.6989.393.960.451.310.2
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare 97.292.686.483.390.712.689.8498.414.1

Usage Scores

Overall (19.8)AI/LLM (4.9)Gaming (4.5)Portability (29.4)Creator (6.6)Student (47.3)Business (18.7)Developer (15.8)Entertainment (12.4)
  • Overall19.8
  • AI/LLM4.9
  • Gaming4.5
  • Portability29.4
  • Creator6.6
  • Student47.3
  • Business18.7
  • Developer15.8
  • Entertainment12.4

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations4

255 G8 15.6"32GB256GB255 G8 15.6"16GB256GB255 G8 15.6"64GB2TB255 G8 15.6"64GB512GB

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