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HP 255 G8 15.6" 2022, Athlon Silver 3050U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Dark Ash Silver
CPU AMD Athlon Silver
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1366x768
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
20 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Athlon Silver |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | TN |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 255 G8 15.6" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone | Dell Latitude 7430 | Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH | ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon Silver | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core i7 1265U | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core 5 120U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1366x768 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Intel Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home in S Mode |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.1 | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 57 | - | 41 | 65 | 42 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 255 G8 15.6" | 6.5 | 15.4 | 6 | 42.2 | 0.6 | 46.7 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 17.6 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 53.6 | 68.8 | 63 | 77.4 | 74 | 90.8 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 69.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone Compare | 65.4 | 74.6 | 67.6 | 69.6 | 91.2 | 19.4 | 65.2 | 98.1 | 0 | 76.4 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 42.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 83.3 | 53 | 88 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 77.9 |
| Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 77.4 | 66.3 | 80.9 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 76.6 | 68.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1404VAP-V14.C58256 Compare | 50.3 | 47.2 | 13.3 | 60.9 | 50.2 | 80.2 | 15.8 | 60.4 | 96 | 77.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall19.8
- AI/LLM4.9
- Gaming4.5
- Portability29.4
- Creator6.6
- Student47.3
- Business18.7
- Developer15.8
- Entertainment12.4
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