HP EliteBook 12.5" 820 G3 Silver
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 12.5" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
43 Overall Score
Price CA$596
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 6600U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5X |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 12.5" 820 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 6600U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.5" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | - | 73 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 12.5" 820 G3 | 53.1 | 80.8 | 37.7 | 33.9 | 21.9 | 96.2 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 76.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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