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MagyarHP EliteBook 865 G9 Laptop review - 1000-nits Sure View display not quite up to par
The HP EliteBook 800 series features high-quality business laptops. This year, it has produced a 16-inch model that can be equipped with either an AMD or an Intel CPU. The Intel series is available as the EliteBook 860 G9, the AMD model is named 865 G9. We have tested the AMD model 865 G9 (model number 6F6H5EA), equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U with an integrated Radeon 680M GPU, 16 GB of RAM, a 512-GB SSD and a 16:10 IPS display (1920 x 1200 pixels) with an integrated privacy filter (Sure View) and a maximum brightness of 1000 nits.
Comparison of potential competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.2 % | 12/2022 | HP EliteBook 865 G9 R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M | 1.9 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 89.3 % | 09/2022 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.9 kg | 20.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 86.3 % | 06/2021 | LG Gram 16 (2021) i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 16.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 84.3 % | 02/2022 | Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H i7-11370H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.8 % | 10/2022 | LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G R3 5300U, Vega 6 | 1.6 kg | 16.3 mm | 16.00" | 1280x1200 |
Case - an elegant metal exterior
The new 16-inch EliteBook 865 G9 has the same case as the ZBook Firefly 16 G9. Its design is less angular compared to that of the older EliteBook 850 G8. The silver aluminum case appears to be of high quality. Both the display cover and the base unit are very stable. The laptop opens to almost 180 degrees; the hinges cannot prevent minimal teetering. The narrow bezels give the device a very modern appearance.
The new 16-inch device is a little thicker than the old 15-inch EliteBook 850 G8, but not any wider. The Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1, which also has a 16-inch screen, is slightly bigger and a little thicker too. Overall, the new EliteBook 865 G9 is very portable. The 110-watt power supply weighs 451 grams, and the EliteBook itself weighs approximately 1.9 kg.
Connectivity - AMD EliteBook with USB 4
HP has equipped its EliteBook 865 G9 with two fast USB C 4.0 ports that can also be used for charging and to connect external monitors. We did not experience any issues when connecting our test unit to a USB C screen (including an Ethernet connection and input devices). The device also features an HDMI output, a SIM card slot, and two regular USB A ports.
Communication
The AMD EliteBook is equipped with a modern WI-Fi module from Qualcomm (WCN6856, BT 5.2) which should support the new Wi-Fi 6E standard. However, we were unable to connect to our Asus reference router's 6-GHz network. The transfer rates were excellent in the 5-GHz network - some of the fastest recorded so far at 1.7 GBit/s. We did not encounter any connectivity issues while testing.
The test unit is also equipped with an Intel LTE module (XMM 7560) that can either be used with a Nano SIM card or an eSIM. Our Telekom SIM card worked fine. The WWAN module has to be configured at the manufacturer's - it cannot be retrofitted. Unlike for the Intel model (EliteBook 860 G9), this device does not include an optional 5G modem.
| Networking | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 |
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| iperf3 receive AX12 |
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| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 |
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| iperf3 receive AX12 |
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| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 |
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| iperf3 receive AX12 |
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Webcam
As in the ZBook Firefly 16 G9, the device is equipped with an IR webcam that supposedly offers 5 MP. However, images are recorded at a maximum of 3.7 MP (2560 x 1440 pixels). The webcam still is better than the usual 720p or 1080p webcams, particularly when it comes to sharpness. All in all a decent performance that stands out from most other laptops.
Maintenance
The bottom cover of the base unit is easy to remove - unlike the ZBook Studio 16, this device does not have any hidden screws. The maintenance options are good. In addition to slots for the RAM module and the M.2 2280 SSD (each hidden beneath an additional cover), users can replace both the Wi-Fi and the WWAN module.
Input Devices - EliteBook with great keyboad
The backlit keyboard with a dedicated number pad made a very good impression on us. The keystroke is very firm, so opinions may vary depending on personal preference, but overall, this is one of the best keyboards available for mobile devices. It is better than the more expensive ZBook Studio 16 G9 and can even be compared to Lenovo's ThinkPads, although their quality has dropped over the last few years. Overall we would prefer the EliteBook's splashproof input device to that of the current ThinkPad T16. Only the integrated power button and the small vertical arrow keys take a bit of getting used to.
HP has not used a touch stick on its business models for some time now, which leaves us with the large ClickPad (12.8 x 8.7 cm). The touchpad is very comfortable and easy to use. In addition, the click sound seems very muffled and superior - that's how it should be.
Display - Sure View remains a problem
Our test unit is equipped with the optional Sure View panel, which features an integrated privacy filter. Its general characteristics (1920 x 1200 pixels, a matte surface and up to 1000 cd/m² brightness) are promising, but there is much more to consider. The integrated privacy filter can be activated at the touch of a button, but even with it turned off, viewing angles are very limited - the sweet spot right in front of the display where image quality is not reduced is very narrow. Even small movements can lead to noticeably lower contrast and brightness. Bright content also appears slightly grainy on the matte panel. Brightness regulation is another big issue. Sure View only works at the lowest levels of brightness. This leads to two problems: Sure View is difficult to use in bright surroundings (e.g. on the train or in public spaces) and it has to be activated in low-light surroundings in order to get to the lowest possible level of brightness. We have listed the values in the following table:
| Brightness | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sure View off | 865 | 729 | 634 | 535 | 436 | 332 | 252 | 216 | 180 | 142 | 105 |
| Sure View on | 157 | 146 | 136 | 125 | 115 | 104 | 94 | 83 | 72 | 62 | 51 |
The results are very good in general. The maximum brightness reaches around 900 cd/m² and the black value lies at around 0.3 cd/m², which results in a very high maximum contrast ratio. However, this is only true if you are sitting right in front of the panel. The bad brightness distribution of only 72 percent is another issue. It means that the lower right corner in particular is much darker than the rest of the screen. The minimum brightness - even with Sure View - is 51 cd/m², which is still too high in very dark surroundings. The panel also uses PWM of 56 Hz, even at maximum brightness.
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Brightness Distribution: 72 %
Center on Battery: 865 cd/m²
Contrast: 2883:1 (Black: 0.3 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.4 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 1.5
ΔE Greyscale 3.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
73.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
71.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.36
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 X160NV42, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 B160UAN01.K, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | LG Gram 16 (2021) LG Philips LP160WQ1-SPA1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H BOE07D8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G LG Display LP160WU1-SPH1, IPS, 1280x1200, 16.00 | HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA InfoVision X156NVF8 R1, I, 1920x1080, 15.60 | HP ZBook Firefly 16 G9-6B897EA BOE0A02, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | |
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| Display | 8% | 16% | -12% | -48% | -8% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 71.4 | 80.1 12% | 95.8 34% | 64.5 -10% | 36 -50% | 68.1 -5% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.3 | 100 1% | 99.8 1% | 86.2 -13% | 55 -45% | 95 -4% | 96.1 -3% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 73.2 | 80.5 10% | 83.8 14% | 62.9 -14% | 37 -49% | 65 -11% | 70 -4% |
| Response Times | 26% | -5% | -58% | -13% | 127% | -16% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 35.5 ? | 27 ? 24% | 44 ? -24% | 58.4 ? -65% | 38 ? -7% | 47 ? -32% | 52.8 ? -49% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 23.5 ? | 17 ? 28% | 20 ? 15% | 35.2 ? -50% | 28 ? -19% | 32 ? -36% | 19.5 ? 17% |
| PWM Frequency | 56.7 | 312 ? 450% | |||||
| Screen | -34% | -53% | -51% | -60% | -39% | -30% | |
| Brightness middle | 865 | 404 -53% | 331 -62% | 329 -62% | 299 -65% | 802 -7% | 526 -39% |
| Brightness | 771 | 391 -49% | 309 -60% | 316 -59% | 270 -65% | 702 -9% | 499 -35% |
| Brightness Distribution | 72 | 80 11% | 88 22% | 92 28% | 85 18% | 77 7% | 93 29% |
| Black Level * | 0.3 | 0.29 3% | 0.22 27% | 0.3 -0% | 0.265 12% | 0.245 18% | 0.31 -3% |
| Contrast | 2883 | 1393 -52% | 1505 -48% | 1097 -62% | 1128 -61% | 3273 14% | 1697 -41% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.4 | 3.9 -63% | 4.64 -93% | 5.4 -125% | 4.57 -90% | 6.22 -159% | 3.6 -50% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.8 | 8.5 -47% | 9.82 -69% | 10.1 -74% | 8.92 -54% | 9.92 -71% | 6.6 -14% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.5 | 1.7 -13% | 3.16 -111% | 2.5 -67% | 5.02 -235% | 2.6 -73% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 5.4 -42% | 6.9 -82% | 5.1 -34% | 3.8 -0% | 7.69 -102% | 5.5 -45% |
| Gamma | 2.36 93% | 2.21 100% | 2.34 94% | 2.1 105% | 2.6 85% | 2.75 80% | 2.02 109% |
| CCT | 6922 94% | 6242 104% | 7904 82% | 7609 85% | 6142 106% | 6135 106% | 6527 100% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 75.1 | 65 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 100 | 95 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 0% /
-16% | -14% /
-31% | -40% /
-43% | -40% /
-51% | 27% /
4% | -17% /
-23% |
* ... smaller is better
We measured the panel with our professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2) and are fairly pleased with the results ex-works, for a business laptop. The display has a minimal cast that is hardly visible during normal use and the color deviations to the sRGB reference color space are very low. Activating Sure View increases deviation. We would not recommend processing images in this mode.
Our calibration (which is available to download for free above) further improves color display. The panel covers the entire sRGB color space .
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 23.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 10.1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 43 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (22.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 35.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 17.1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 18.1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 39 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.6 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 56.7 Hz |  | |
The display backlight flickers at 56.7 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 56.7 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19287 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoors, it becomes difficult to use the laptop if you're not sitting right in front of the display. The viewing angles look fairly good in the following images, but the camera hides the limitations to a certain extent. Subjectively, the limitations are greater, which you can also see in the outdoor pictures.
Overall, we cannot recommend the Sure View panel. You won't get much out of its high brightness levels in practice, but you will quickly become annoyed by the restricted viewing angles and contrast, even when the Sure View function is deactivated. The matte low-power display, which we already reviewed in the identical ZBook Firefly 16 G9, is clearly the better option overall.
Performance - Ryzen 7 Pro and single-channel RAM
The Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U, its integrated graphics card Radeon 680M and 16 GB of RAM provide the EliteBook 865 G9 with more than enough power for a business notebook. The only limitation is the RAM configuration, which consists of a single 16-GB module. This makes upgrading quite easy but restricts GPU performance unnecessafrily. We would highly recommend either purchasing a model with dual-channel RAM or installing a second module.
Processor - AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U
The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U is a mobile processor with 8 cores (16 threads) and additional security functions compared to the regular consumer chip Ryzen 7 6800U. HP's power limits are fairly conservative and allow the processor to access up to 30 watts for a short time. Energy consumption then stabilizes at 25 watts after a few seconds. The CPU performance is particularly good and stable in our multi-core tests. The ThinkPad T16 G1 equipped with the Core i5-1240P is slightly faster in the first CineBench run but then soon drops and falls behind the AMD EliteBook. The current Intel Alder Lake chips with their Performance cores fare better in single-core tests.
Performance remains stable when running on battery. You can find further CPU benchmark results here.
Cinebench R15 Multi loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (9923 - 10903, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (830 - 11994, n=129, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1409 - 1520, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (321 - 1781, n=127, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (3784 - 4457, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (323 - 4638, n=134, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (587 - 594, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (114 - 694, n=134, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1652 - 1901, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 1992, n=133, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (228 - 241, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (80.1 - 258, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (265 - 3895, n=136, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (282 - 307, n=5) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (44011 - 50871, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 51466, n=135, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (5314 - 5542, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (2059 - 5874, n=136, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (7044 - 7967, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (1150 - 11325, n=129, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1433 - 1533, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (531 - 1778, n=129, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (11.7 - 13.5, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (0.63 - 14.2, n=135, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Average of class Office (23.6 - 210, n=135, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (46.3 - 56.7, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Average of class Office (0.4616 - 2.07, n=136, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (0.507 - 0.544, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (11272 - 12485, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (109 - 12021, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (72242 - 79484, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (3414 - 76396, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (2419 - 2638, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (125 - 2884, n=127, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (86644 - 90140, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (3308 - 95616, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (10917 - 11579, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (546 - 13355, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (39609 - 43843, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (1864 - 40693, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (46108 - 50859, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (189 - 93914, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (641 - 710, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 820, n=134, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (5967 - 6630, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (59 - 6396, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (19707 - 26584, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (2193 - 44296, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
System Performance
The EliteBook 865 G9's subjective performance is very good. This is a responsive device that did not show any stability issues while testing. The test unit achieved good results in the synthetic benchmarks despite its single-channel RAM configuration, which only becomes noticeable in the AIDA Memory tests.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (5873 - 6152, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 6152, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (9289 - 10263, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 11119, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (8523 - 8891, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Average of class Office (3053 - 9512, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (6796 - 7252, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 7252, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1329 - 1430, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (440 - 1773, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1331 - 1426, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (513 - 1709, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1363 - 1523, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (424 - 1852, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1096 - 1243, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (284 - 1746, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5873 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (31003 - 48605, n=5) | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Average of class Office (11929 - 70537, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (34682 - 45079, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (12298 - 70553, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (34532 - 51096, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Average of class Office (11554 - 66791, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (92 - 135.3, n=5) | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (57.8 - 336, n=135, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
Our standardized Latency test (surfing the web, 4K on YouTube, CPU load) shows that the EliteBook 865 G9 (with its current BIOS version) does not have any limitations and is suited to real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| LG Ultra-PC 16 16U70Q-G.AR36G | |
| LG Gram 16 (2021) | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The AMD EliteBook supports fast PCIe 4.0 SSDs, but our test unit is only equipped with a PCIe 3.0 2242 SSD. The Samsung PM991 drive has a capacity of 512 GB of which 428 GB remain available after the first start-up. The transfer rates are not great at a maximum of 2.7 GB/s, but they should not cause you any real limitations in everyday use compared to the faster PCIe 4.0 drives. Read up on further SSD benchmarks here.
