HP 255 G8 15.6" Dark Ash Silver
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
52 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 255 G8 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 72 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 255 G8 15.6" | 35.9 | 40.1 | 94.5 | 33.6 | 41.8 | 47 | 94.3 | 32.8 | 75.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.9 | 96.3 | 77.1 | 99.3 | 69.3 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 87.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.4 | 92 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 74.6 | 89.4 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.8 |
Usage Scores
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