HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 2021, Core i5-1145G7, 16GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6"
OS Windows 11 Pro
30 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 | 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) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | 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) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 | 30.7 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 55.8 | 79.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall29.7
- AI/LLM17.1
- Gaming10.5
- Portability31.8
- Creator14.8
- Student51.8
- Business29.5
- Developer29.7
- Entertainment27.7
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