HP ProBook 445 G8 in review: Quiet office laptop with AMD Turbo
As the EliteBook 800 series, HP's ProBooks are part of the business mid-range lineup, but they only offer a basis of the corresponding features. Our model is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (Zen 3), a generous 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. Windows isn't included for the price of 700 Euros (~$703). The 14-inch Full HD IPS display is rated at 250 nits, but a 400-nit low-power panel is available as an alternative. More powerful octa-core CPUs from AMD can also be selected.
Besides performance, emissions and battery runtimes should be interesting in comparison to the Intel-based sibling model, as well as to the AMD predecessor. The competition is also strong with the ThinkPad E14 G3, the Dell Latitude 14 5520, and the Acer Swift 3.
Since the Intel variant of the ProBook is otherwise identically built, please refer to the review of the HP ProBook 440 G8 and its predecessor, the HP ProBook 440 G6, for details on the case, connectivity, and input devices.
Possible contenders in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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85.3 % | 07/2022 | HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES R5 5600U, Vega 7 | 1.4 kg | 19.8 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
83.2 % | 07/2020 | HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA R5 4500U, Vega 6 | 1.6 kg | 18 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
83.3 % | 05/2021 | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
84.8 % | 01/2022 | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
86.3 % | 05/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.4 kg | 19.1 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
86.7 % | 07/2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
84.8 % | 01/2022 | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.5 kg | 20.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
86 % | 03/2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
83.9 % | 11/2021 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.5 kg | 19.2 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 |
Connectivity: The HP ProBook 445 charges over USB-C
SD card reader
The microSD card reader in the HP ProBook 445 G8 achieves moderate speeds with our AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60 reference memory card. The Dell Latitude 14 5520 tops this without problems, while competing models often lack a card reader.
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=49, last 2 years) | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 (AV Pro V60) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=43, last 2 years) | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 (AV Pro V60) |
Communication
Our model comes with a plugged-in Realtek Wi-Fi 5 module, including Bluetooth 5.0. However, it's only slower than its sibling model with the Intel AX201 (Wi-Fi 6) when sending data (283 MB/s). The Dell Latitude 14 5420 and the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14 achieve much faster transfer rates overall. Models with WWAN aren't available.
Webcam
HP ProBook display: Matte, saturated blacks, but too dim
In contrast to the VA panel in the HP ProBook 440 G8, our model uses an IPS panel with the same resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels at a screen diagonal of 14 inches. The matte display's brightness distribution of 83% is also very similar and lies in the midfield. The black level of 0.25 nits is good, and the contrast of 1,216:1 is considerably higher than in the predecessor and the sibling model.
270 nits is slightly brighter than the manufacturer's specification of 250 nits. The two Lenovo laptops as well as the HP Pavilion 14 are the only ones that manage over 300 nits in our test field. Similarly, the ProBook's response times are mediocre to slow like in all the listed comparison devices. We didn't notice any PWM flickering.
There are three alternative panels: 400-nit low-power (100% sRGB), 1,000-nit SureView (100% sRGB), and a 250-nit panel with 1,366x768 pixels.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 304 cd/m²
Contrast: 1216:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.78 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.69
ΔE Greyscale 2.43 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
38.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
55.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
36.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.43
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES AUO559C, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA BOE0868, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA AU Optronics AUO818B, VA, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng LGD0619, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE AU Optronics B140HAN04.E, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE NVM140FHM-N4V, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W AUO5491 / B140HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | |
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Display | 8% | 0% | 66% | 1% | 8% | -3% | 17% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 36.9 | 39.92 8% | 37.02 0% | 62 68% | 37.47 2% | 40.3 9% | 36 -2% | 43 17% |
sRGB Coverage | 55.5 | 59.6 7% | 55.6 0% | 92 66% | 56 1% | 59.5 7% | 54 -3% | 65 17% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 38.2 | 41.25 8% | 38.25 0% | 63 65% | 38.71 1% | 41.7 9% | 37 -3% | 45 18% |
Response Times | -5% | -5% | 22% | -3% | 17% | 1% | 6% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 39 ? | 40 ? -3% | 43 ? -10% | 37 ? 5% | 41 ? -5% | 35.2 ? 10% | 41 ? -5% | 37 ? 5% |
Response Time Black / White * | 28 ? | 30 ? -7% | 28 ? -0% | 17 ? 39% | 28 ? -0% | 21.6 ? 23% | 26 ? 7% | 26 ? 7% |
PWM Frequency | 192 ? | 29800 | 25000 ? | |||||
Screen | -14% | -13% | -4% | -2% | 10% | 6% | 7% | |
Brightness middle | 304 | 277 -9% | 253 -17% | 387 27% | 357 17% | 341 12% | 290 -5% | 259 -15% |
Brightness | 270 | 270 0% | 230 -15% | 359 33% | 315 17% | 327 21% | 282 4% | 229 -15% |
Brightness Distribution | 83 | 88 6% | 82 -1% | 84 1% | 82 -1% | 90 8% | 81 -2% | 78 -6% |
Black Level * | 0.25 | 0.285 -14% | 0.29 -16% | 0.55 -120% | 0.455 -82% | 0.26 -4% | 0.26 -4% | 0.24 4% |
Contrast | 1216 | 972 -20% | 872 -28% | 704 -42% | 785 -35% | 1312 8% | 1115 -8% | 1079 -11% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 6.78 | 5.53 18% | 5.35 21% | 4.04 40% | 3.98 41% | 5.1 25% | 4.65 31% | 3.63 46% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 17.59 | 10.68 39% | 17.08 3% | 8.28 53% | 6.92 61% | 17.6 -0% | 7.5 57% | 6.53 63% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.69 | 4.43 6% | 1 79% | 4.4 6% | 3.98 15% | 3.83 18% | ||
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.43 | 6.2 -155% | 3.75 -54% | 5 -106% | 3.33 -37% | 2.1 14% | 3.22 -33% | 2.89 -19% |
Gamma | 2.43 91% | 2.34 94% | 2.48 89% | 2.62 84% | 2.47 89% | 2.11 104% | 2.54 87% | 2.31 95% |
CCT | 6759 96% | 7342 89% | 6446 101% | 7123 91% | 6138 106% | 6755 96% | 6169 105% | 6759 96% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38 | 35 | 36 | |||||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 59 | 55 | 56 | |||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -4% /
-8% | -6% /
-9% | 28% /
15% | -1% /
-2% | 12% /
11% | 1% /
4% | 10% /
9% |
* ... smaller is better
The color-space coverage of only 55.5% of the sRGB range is very low, which means that the display isn't suitable for ambitious image editing. Within our test field, only the HP Pavilion 14 is able to cover the sRGB color space by >90%.
The color accuracy with very high DeltaE values leaves a lot to be desired as well - only the grayscale levels can be brought to good values after our calibration. Nevertheless, the out-of-the-box red tint is now a thing of the past. As always, our calibrated ICC color profile is available for download next to the illumination graphic.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise | |
↘ 12 ms fall | ||
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 67 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
39 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18 ms rise | |
↘ 21 ms fall | ||
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 53 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Due to the somewhat too dim panel (270 nits), mobility outdoors is a bit limited, as a shady spot is required to be able to read the screen content. A matte screen surface alone is not enough.
In addition, users have to deactivate "Vari Bright" in AMD's Radeon settings so as not to lose brightness on battery power.
The IPS panel still reproduces screen content accurately even at flat viewing angles, in contrast to the VA panel in the sibling model. However, both technologies are more than suitable in practice.
Impressive performance despite throttling AMD Ryzen
The performance of the AMD hexacore-core processor is more than sufficient for office applications. The ProBook 445 G8 handles all tasks wonderfully, even virtual machines, if you expand the 16 GB of RAM, and upgrade the 512 GB SSD if necessary. However, complex 3D applications are too demanding for the integrated Vega 7 GPU.
Test conditions
HP doesn't provide its own performance profiles for its ProBook 445 G8. Therefore, our benchmarks and tests were conducted using the Windows "Best Performance" power mode. The battery runtimes while web browsing, on the other hand, were determined using the "Balanced" mode.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 5600U is allowed 30 watts for a few seconds, followed by 25 watts for a minute, and then it finally remains at 15 watts, which means that performance quickly drops by 20%. The core clock speeds confirm the behavior with an initial 3.3 GHz and later with a constant 2.6 GHz.
The ThinkPad E14 G3 as well as the Asus ExpertBook B1 offer a better long-term performance despite the older Zen 2 architecture. Nevertheless, the HP ProBook 445 still comes out on top in the CPU performance rating. Especially in the "Octane V2" and "Jetstream 2" web browsing benchmarks, the Zen 2 CPUs are outperformed by a whole 30%.
Since the CPU sits at a cozy 60 °C (~68 °F) after reaching the PL1 limit, and the fan is barely audible, we would have liked to see a long-term power consumption of 25 watts. However, users looking for more performance can still go for an AMD octa-core CPU like the Ryzen 7 5800U. On the other hand, the Ryzen 3 5400U (quad-core) is more affordable. There's no performance reduction on battery power.
Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test
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 | v3.3 Classroom CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core | OpenCL Score
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
V-Ray 5 Benchmark: CPU
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Octane V2: Total Score
Jetstream 2: Total Score
CPU Performance Rating | |
Average of class Office | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES -1! | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE -3! | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE -5! | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP -5! | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA -7! | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA -9! |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (6871 - 9345, n=6) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1345 - 1376, n=5) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (2345 - 3632, n=7) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (532 - 536, n=7) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1265 - 1546, n=6) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (220 - 223, n=6) | |
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (328 - 481, n=6) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE |
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
Average of class Office (343 - 3786, n=109, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (781 - 815, n=2) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (32052 - 43071, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (5118 - 5260, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP |
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (4506 - 6523, n=5) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1334 - 1430, n=5) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
Geekbench 5.5 / OpenCL Score | |
Average of class Office (3059 - 46692, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (10223 - 14027, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7.31 - 11.8, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (49.3 - 57.5, n=6) |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (0.537 - 0.59, n=6) |
V-Ray 5 Benchmark / CPU | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (5413 - 5638, n=4) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average of class Office (544 - 9909, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE |
WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (243 - 265, n=6) | |
Average of class Office (99.2 - 368, n=107, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=95, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (198.4 - 204, n=3) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Office (479 - 1966, n=112, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (646 - 667, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
Octane V2 / Total Score | |
Average of class Office (21416 - 93596, n=52, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (64294 - 67723, n=3) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
Jetstream 2 / Total Score | |
Average of class Office (72.4 - 418, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (195.1 - 206, n=3) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE |
* ... 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
Performance Rating | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7902 - 10892, n=6) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (55397 - 69193, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1906 - 2359, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (67224 - 77176, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7897 - 9215, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (30542 - 38158, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (34865 - 92244, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (493 - 597, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (4104 - 5644, n=6) | |
Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7147 - 19395, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W |
System performance
Subjectively, the AMD system is particularly smooth and responsive. The ProBook 445 G8 takes the lead in PCMark, even though the gap to the competition isn't too big.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (5054 - 5862, n=6) | |
Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9550 - 10484, n=6) | |
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (7982 - 9545, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4327 - 6010, n=6) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1164 - 1373, n=4) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1218 - 1406, n=4) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1176 - 1379, n=4) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (845 - 1263, n=4) | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES |
PCMark 10 Score | 5309 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (19785 - 38102, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (22505 - 40126, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (19884 - 40633, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (88.2 - 96.2, n=6) | |
HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
With a latency of almost 0.7 ms, issues can occur in real-time applications. The main culprit is the Wi-Fi driver, which you could deactivate if necessary if your own work doesn't require it. HP should improve this with a BIOS update.
YouTube videos in 4K are played without dropped frames, with a CPU load of only ~11%, as well as 1% for the GPU.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE |
* ... smaller is better
Storage
The PCIe Gen 3x4 SSD with the model name "SSSTC CL1-8D512-HP" has a capacity of 512 GB, and it's is especially slow when writing data. However, this doesn't lead to system lags.
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES Vega 7, R5 5600U, SSSTC CL1-8D512-HP | HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA Vega 6, R5 4500U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Lite-On CL1-8D512 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | |
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AS SSD | 56% | -25% | 124% | 13% | 17% | 97% | |
Seq Read | 1511.18 | 1936 28% | 1681 11% | 2596 72% | 1934 28% | 1451 -4% | 2011 33% |
Seq Write | 1037.75 | 1213 17% | 210.1 -80% | 1460 41% | 646 -38% | 542 -48% | 961 -7% |
4K Read | 19.05 | 44.09 131% | 24.86 30% | 48.62 155% | 44.07 131% | 30.23 59% | 48.77 156% |
4K Write | 53.34 | 118.5 122% | 73.6 38% | 113.4 113% | 138.9 160% | 70.4 32% | 221.5 315% |
4K-64 Read | 657.15 | 867 32% | 291.5 -56% | 1419 116% | 447 -32% | 556 -15% | 1015 54% |
4K-64 Write | 467.25 | 838 79% | 135.2 -71% | 1840 294% | 216 -54% | 707 51% | 1170 150% |
Access Time Read * | 0.101 | 0.122 -21% | 0.078 23% | 0.049 51% | 0.138 -37% | 0.062 39% | |
Access Time Write * | 0.128 | 0.034 73% | 0.152 -19% | 0.032 75% | 0.049 62% | 0.039 70% | 0.053 59% |
Score Read | 827 | 1105 34% | 484 -41% | 1727 109% | 685 -17% | 731 -12% | 1264 53% |
Score Write | 624 | 1078 73% | 230 -63% | 2099 236% | 420 -33% | 832 33% | 1488 138% |
Score Total | 1851 | 2721 47% | 895 -52% | 4658 152% | 1406 -24% | 1899 3% | 3357 81% |
Copy ISO MB/s | 1100.51 | 1168 6% | |||||
Copy Program MB/s | 365.45 | 590 61% | |||||
Copy Game MB/s | 330.02 | 1148 248% |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The HP ProBook 445 G8 uses the integrated Vega 7 graphics, and it's at this point that the drawback of single-channel RAM becomes apparent: Vega 7 iGPUs that can resort to dual-channel RAM perform 30%-40% faster in benchmarks.
The difference is usually even more noticeable in games, and it can at most beat its own predecessor in our comparison field. The office laptop was generally not designed for gaming; only older games at low detail levels can be enjoyed smoothly.
Performance in The Witcher 3 fluctuates a bit, but it doesn't decrease over time, nor is performance reduced on battery power.
3DMark 11 Performance | 4304 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 15078 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2212 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 934 points | |
Help |
GTA V - 1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x | |
Average of class Office (8.21 - 99.1, n=101, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE | |
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (11.3 - 32.2, n=36) | |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES | |
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W | |
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1400CEAE, i5-1135G7 |
The Witcher 3 FPS diagram
low | med. | high | ultra | |
GTA V (2015) | 68.2 | 60.7 | 16.1 | 7.36 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 38.5 | 23.3 | 11.4 | 8.18 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 98.4 | 71.7 | 33.9 | 32 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 22.8 | 13.9 | 8.07 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 36.6 | 25.8 | 23.5 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 29 | 13 | 12 | |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 45.8 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 13.6 |
Emissions: Its strong cooling system makes the ProBook a quiet performer
Noise emissions
The HP ProBook 445 is among the quietest laptops that one could wish for office use. The fan is barely audible even during combined stress testing, and the maximum sound pressure level of 30.7 db(A) even decreases after the Power Limit 2 is reached.
This is extremely quiet, and even during demanding web browsing, the fan doesn't kick in. There's also no coil whine. Only the ThinkPad E14 G3 is able to keep up with this level of quietness - only just.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 25 / 25 / 25 dB(A) |
Load |
| 30.7 / 30.7 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A) |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES Vega 7, R5 5600U, SSSTC CL1-8D512-HP | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Lite-On CL1-8D512 | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H) | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 | |
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Noise | -8% | -7% | -12% | -0% | -15% | -10% | |
off / environment * | 25 | 26 -4% | 25.4 -2% | 25.5 -2% | 23.8 5% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% |
Idle Minimum * | 25 | 26 -4% | 25.4 -2% | 25.5 -2% | 23.8 5% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% |
Idle Average * | 25 | 26 -4% | 25.4 -2% | 25.5 -2% | 23.8 5% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% |
Idle Maximum * | 25 | 26 -4% | 25.4 -2% | 25.5 -2% | 25 -0% | 25 -0% | 27.5 -10% |
Load Average * | 30.7 | 36.2 -18% | 35.4 -15% | 40.6 -32% | 32 -4% | 36.5 -19% | 34 -11% |
Load Maximum * | 30.7 | 34.6 -13% | 35.5 -16% | 40.8 -33% | 34.5 -12% | 52.4 -71% | 38.2 -24% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 32 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Despite the extremely quiet performance, the temperatures are also within the green range. Not even a slight temperature increase is felt on the device's top.
In the CPU stress test, the base clock speed of 2.3 GHz is maintained. Under combined load (Prime95+FurMark), the clock rate drops a bit further (1.9 GHz). The GPU core clock drops from 1,800 MHz to 600 MHz, but this scenario doesn't occur in everyday use. Temperatures remain very moderate here around 60 °C (~140 °F), which means that the conservative power limit takes effect instead of thermal throttling.
CPU clock (GHz) | GPU clock (MHz) | Average CPU temperature (°C) | Average GPU temperature (°C) | |
System idle | 0.4 | -- | 54 | 50 |
Prime95 stress | 2.35 | -- | 68 | 61 |
Prime95 + FurMark stress | 1.9 | 600 | 61 | 59 |
FurMark stress | 0.2 | 1700 | 58 | 57 |
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.9 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 44.1 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.2 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.6 °C / 88.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-3.9 °C / -7 F).
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | |
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Heat | 5% | -4% | -2% | 0% | 12% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 37.9 | 36.8 3% | 40.5 -7% | 45.1 -19% | 41.7 -10% | 36 5% |
Maximum Bottom * | 44.1 | 42.5 4% | 39.9 10% | 49.3 -12% | 35.6 19% | 38 14% |
Idle Upper Side * | 27.8 | 25.4 9% | 31.3 -13% | 24.7 11% | 29.9 -8% | 24.1 13% |
Idle Bottom * | 29.8 | 28.5 4% | 31.1 -4% | 25.6 14% | 29.7 -0% | 25.7 14% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The speakers are suitable for voice content, but bass, volume, and general sound quality are lacking for any kind of multimedia consumption. Therefore, audio peripherals connected via the audio jack or Bluetooth are recommended.
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (67.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 34.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (26.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 79% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 13% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 78% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 41% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 51% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy management: The HP ProBook 445 saves energy through throttling
Energy consumption
The HP ProBook's power consumption of about 27 watts under load and while gaming is particularly low, which is simply due to the AMD APU's long-term power limit of 15 watts. The ProBook's idle consumption is on par with the competition.
The included 45-watt power adapter is capable enough for prolonged operation, but it can't completely handle the initial load peaks of up to 46 watts in the stress test; however, the stress test is farm from what users will experience in every day use.
Off / Standby | 0.22 / 0.56 Watt |
Idle | 3.6 / 7.5 / 9 Watt |
Load |
27 / 46 Watt |
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES R5 5600U, Vega 7, SSSTC CL1-8D512-HP, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Lite-On CL1-8D512, VA, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H), IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Average of class Office | |
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Power Consumption | 4% | -26% | -22% | -15% | -21% | -17% | -19% | |
Idle Minimum * | 3.6 | 4 -11% | 4.8 -33% | 3.5 3% | 3.4 6% | 4.1 -14% | 4.66 ? -29% | 4.3 ? -19% |
Idle Average * | 7.5 | 6.2 17% | 8.5 -13% | 7.5 -0% | 7.1 5% | 5.4 28% | 7.56 ? -1% | 7.35 ? 2% |
Idle Maximum * | 9 | 7.5 17% | 12.4 -38% | 8.7 3% | 8.4 7% | 7.7 14% | 8.95 ? 1% | 9.15 ? -2% |
Load Average * | 27 | 34.7 -29% | 37.7 -40% | 43.6 -61% | 35.3 -31% | 44 -63% | 38.7 ? -43% | 41.1 ? -52% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 26.9 | 35.4 -32% | 42.2 -57% | 35.4 -32% | 41.8 -55% | |||
Load Maximum * | 46 | 34 26% | 45.3 2% | 55 -20% | 67 -46% | 63 -37% | 51.9 ? -13% | 58.1 ? -26% |
* ... smaller is better
Energy consumption during The Witcher 3 / stress test
Energy consumption with an external monitor
Battery life
The HP ProBook 445 manages around 10 hours of web browsing. We tested at a display brightness of 150 nits and with the Windows performance mode set to "Balanced". As a result, it clearly surpasses the 7:30 hours of its Intel-CPU sibling model. The ThinkPad E14 and the Dell Latitude 14 last even longer due to batteries with higher capacities.
To fast-charge the battery, you'll need HP's 65-watt power adapter.
HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES R5 5600U, Vega 7, 45 Wh | HP ProBook 445 G7 175W4EA R5 4500U, Vega 6, 45 Wh | HP ProBook 440 G8-2W1G4EA i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 45 Wh | HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 43 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 57 Wh | Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 63 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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Battery Runtime | -17% | 27% | -40% | -14% | 26% | -1% | |
WiFi v1.3 | 605 | 523 -14% | 450 -26% | 360 -40% | 680 12% | 769 27% | 594 ? -2% |
Load | 117 | 94 -20% | 211 80% | 71 -39% | 146 25% | 117.7 ? 1% | |
Reader / Idle | 742 | 1371 | 1436 ? | ||||
H.264 | 356 | 827 | 705 ? | ||||
Witcher 3 ultra | 121 | 152 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict, HP ProBook 445 G8: Mobile office with fast and quiet operation
The HP ProBook 445 G8 comes as a logical upgrade to its robust predecessor, and thanks to AMD Zen 3, it offers immense performance that goes beyond plain office tasks. Combined with the well thought-out cooling system, it also leads to very quiet office operation. And battery runtimes benefit just as much from the AMD chip. This makes the ProBook perfect for a mobile office, and the good input devices also contribute to this.
The HP ProBook 445 G8 offers an excellent CPU performance with AMD Zen-3, and it can outperform the Intel-based sibling model in all core aspects.
Nevertheless, HP deliberately limits the CPU to 15 watts, thereby throttling its performance by 25%; a quiet work device was preferred here by the manufacturer. It's also a pity that the 65-watt power adapter for fast charging isn't included and that our model only comes with a Wi-Fi 5 module. The biggest drawback is the too dim display, which is why you should keep an eye out for the 400-nit option. Alternatively, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3 AMD offers an even better keyboard, even longer battery life, and a higher long-term performance - but above all, the ThinkPad's display is much brighter.
Price and availability
At the time of writing, you can find our review configuration of the HP ProBook 445 G8 (AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD, 250-nits Full HD IPS panel) with Windows 10 Pro on Amazon for around $1,030.
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07/10/2022 v7
Marvin Gollor