HP ProBook 15.6" 850 G8 2021, Core i7-1185G7, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProBook 15.6" 850 G8 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G7 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | 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) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProBook 15.6" 850 G8 | 35.2 | 47.2 | 72.1 | 58 | 19.9 | 49.3 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 5.8 | 50.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.3 | 60.4 | 96 | 7.9 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall41.9
- AI/LLM21.8
- Gaming13.8
- Portability45.9
- Creator22.5
- Student52.4
- Business41.1
- Developer46
- Entertainment34.6
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