HP 255 G8 15.6" 2022, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Dark Ash Silver
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd 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 | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 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 M5 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 8192 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 1920x1200 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR7 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 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 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 72 | - | 75 | 100 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 255 G8 15.6" | 39.2 | 37.6 | 36.3 | 42.2 | 50.2 | 46.7 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 41.5 | 62.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Max Compare | 99.8 | 94.9 | 99.5 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 78.7 | 0.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 Compare | 87.1 | 79.3 | 99.6 | 94.5 | 74 | 25.7 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 90.9 | 3.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 92 | 42.2 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall37.5
- AI/LLM14.9
- Gaming11.4
- Portability41.4
- Creator18.5
- Student53.9
- Business37.3
- Developer38.3
- Entertainment38.8
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