HP 15.6" Silver 2025

HP 15.6" Silver 2025

HP
48 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

Scores

Student
HP
50
Microsoft
78
Developer
HP
48
Microsoft
78
Business
HP
46
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
HP
42
Microsoft
74
Compact
HP
52
Microsoft
72
Creator
HP
47
Microsoft
34
Gaming
HP
47
Microsoft
19
Ai Llm
HP
22
Microsoft
29

Specifications

HP 15.6"Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 7730U★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,943
No data
Cores812★
Frequency2.0 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon Graphics★Qualcomm Adreno
GPU Benchmark Score
2,255
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size15.6"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelLCDIPS★
Refresh Rate60 Hz120 Hz★
Brightness—600 nits★
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports2★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMI1x HDMI—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth 5.4
Ethernet1 x HDMI—
Physical
Weight1.60 kg★1.66 kg
Battery—66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

HP 15.6" Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Strong storage (68th percentile)
  • Below average screen (22nd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong screen (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong ram (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (27th percentile)

Pricing

HP 15.6" Silver 2025 is $1,001 cheaper (2.8x less).

HP 15.6" Silver 20250.088score per dollar
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 20240.048score per dollar

HP 15.6" Silver 2025 offers 1.8x better value for money

HP 15.6" Silver 2025

Newegg
$549
Best Buy
$599

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024

B&H Photo
used$1,169
Best Buy
$1,550
B&H Photo
$1,899
Amazon
$2,290

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 28 specs.

HP 15.6" Better at:

GamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmCompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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