HP ProBook 450 G7 Core i7 Laptop Review: Is It Better Than The Ryzen 7 ProBook 455 G7?

Name: HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT
Brand: HP

How the turn tables.

It used to be that users would buy AMD laptops over Intel knowing full well that the less expensive AMD laptop would be slower. The latest Ryzen processors have flipped this upside-down to not only be cheaper, but also faster than the Intel version. We compare the Intel ProBook 450 G7 to the AMD ProBook 455 G7 to see just how much of an advantage the latter has over the former.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 08/04/2020 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 ...

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Earlier last month, we had checked out the AMD-powered HP ProBook 455 G7 and found it to be packed with useful features considering the ~$1000 price point. The HP ProBook 450 G7, which is the Intel version of the ProBook 455 G7, is identical save for the obvious change in processors and other minor tweaks. Potential customers will inevitably ask themselves: Which is the better deal?

Our ProBook 450 G7 test unit today comes from CUKUSA equipped with the Intel 10th gen Comet Lake-U Core i7-10510U CPU and GeForce MX250 GPU for approximately $1100 USD or more depending on how much storage or RAM is configured. This gives us an excellent opportunity to directly compare the Intel ProBook 450 G7 to the AMD ProBook 455 G7 in key aspects ranging from battery life to fan noise and performance. Additional details on the keyboard and other physical features can be found on our review of the ProBook 455 G7 since the two systems share the same chassis design.

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HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT (ProBook 450 G7 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-10510U 4 x 1.8 - 4.9 GHz, Comet Lake-U

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1519 MHz, RAM: 1752 MHz, GDDR5, 451.67, Optimus

Memory

64 GB

, DDR4-2666, 10-10-10-28, Dual-Channel

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, LG Philips LGD062E, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Comet Lake-U PCH-LP Premium

Storage

Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8, 1024 GB

Soundcard

Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP - cAVS

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 19 x 365 x 257 ( = 0.75 x 14.37 x 10.12 in)

Battery

45 Wh Lithium-Ion, 3-cell

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: 2 W stereo speakers, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, HP Client Security Manager, Audio Control, Support Assistant, System Information, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

1.91 kg ( = 67.37 oz / 4.21 pounds), Power Supply: 289 g ( = 10.19 oz / 0.64 pounds)

Price

1100 USD

Links

HP homepage

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
81.4 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2020	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT i7-10510U, GeForce MX250	1.9 kg	19 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
82.6 % v7 ^(old)	07 / 2020	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA R7 4700U, Vega 7	1.8 kg	19 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
80.1 % v7 ^(old)	02 / 2020	MSI Modern 15 A10RB i7-10510U, GeForce MX250	1.6 kg	15.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
79.6 % v6 ^(old)	06 / 2019	Dell Latitude 15 3590 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620	2.1 kg	22 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
83.2 % v7 ^(old)	10 / 2019	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE i5-8265U, UHD Graphics 620	2 kg	23 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
82.9 % v7 ^(old)	11 / 2019	Dynabook Tecra X50-F i7-8665U, UHD Graphics 620	1.4 kg	17.6 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case

The chassis remains visually identical to the ProBook 455 G7 and even last year's ProBook 450 G6 to make it the second year running that HP is sticking to the same design. OEMs will typically use the same chassis for two or three years before finally introducing a brand new look meaning that users will have to wait until at least the ProBook 450 G8 or ProBook 450 G9 before seeing a full-on refresh.

Chassis is certified for 19 different MIL-STD 810H standards

Bar hinge does not teeter while typing or adjusting angles. However, it could be a bit stiffer

Matte silver color is slightly rough in texture to hide fingerprints better

Additional ventilation grilles under the hinge

Dell Latitude 15 3590 Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Dynabook Tecra X50-F MSI Modern 15 A10RB DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, 2x USB 3.1 Gen. 1 Type-A, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit RJ-45, , USB 3.1 Type-C w/ DP and PD

Left: DriveLock, USB 2.0 Type-A, SD reader

SD Card Reader

Transfer rates from the spring-loaded SD card reader are average at about 80 MB/s. Card readers on more expensive HP EliteBook laptops like the EliteBook 1050 G1 can offer two to three times the transfer rates.

Fully inserted SD card sits almost flush against the edge

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	152.1 MB/s +108%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	73.7 MB/s +1%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	73.1 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	72.9 MB/s 0%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	26.8 MB/s -63%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	21.8 MB/s -70%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	210 MB/s +158%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	87 MB/s +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	84.4 MB/s +4%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	81.4 MB/s
MSI Modern 15 A10RB (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	29.1 MB/s -64%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	25.3 MB/s -69%

Communication

Our unit comes with the Realtek 8822CE for Wi-Fi 5 connectivity and we experienced no issues when connected to our Netgear RAX200 test router. Intel AX200/201 options are available.

Removable M.2 WLAN module. WWAN SKUs are also available, but users must configure this feature at checkout

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1188 (988^min - 1327^max) MBit/s +96%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s	1049 (862^min - 1225^max) MBit/s +73%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	739 (671^min - 839^max) MBit/s +22%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	605 (293^min - 637^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1576 (1259^min - 1688^max) MBit/s +224%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s	1446 (653^min - 1555^max) MBit/s +198%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1003 (646^min - 1257^max) MBit/s +106%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	486 (457^min - 504^max) MBit/s

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø486 (457-504)

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø595 (293-637)

Webcam

ColorChecker HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT: 9.31 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 14.8 ∆E

Security

Fingerprint reader, vPro, Sure View, and IR camera are all optional while the webcam privacy shutter comes standard. More advanced software features from HP like Sure Click, Sure Start, BIOSphere, Client Security, and Sure Sense are included as well much like on the pricier EliteBook series.

Maintenance

Servicing requires a Philips screwdriver and flat edge. The plastic bottom panel takes some patience to remove because its edges and corners are latched very tightly to the base of the chassis.

Accessories and Warranty

There are no included extras in the box outside of the AC adapter and paperwork. The standard one-year limited warranty applies if ordered from either HP.com or CUKUSA.com with options to extend up to three years. CUKUSA will cover any parts they add themselves such as RAM or storage for three years.

Input Devices

Keyboard feel and layout remain identical to the 2019 ProBook 450 G6

Clickpad is decent in size (~11.5 x 7.3 cm) with shallow travel and a loud, satisfying click when pressed

Keys are shallow but with firmer and more "clicky" feedback than a Dell XPS 15

NumPad keys are the exact same size as the main QWERTY keys for more comfortable use unlike on most other laptops

Display

Our Intel ProBook comes with an LG Philips panel in contrast to the AU Optronics panel on our AMD model. The contrast ratio is much shallower on the LG Philips panel, but both panels are otherwise similar in terms of color space, brightness, and response times. HP offers other options ranging from the lesser 768p up to even a 1000-nit 1080p panel with Sure View privacy to limit viewing angles.

Narrow side bezels. There are no glossy or 4K UHD options

Matte panel is only slightly grainier than glossy


242.2 cd/m²	250.7 cd/m²	238.8 cd/m²
250.3 cd/m²	259.8 cd/m²	240 cd/m²
261.3 cd/m²	256 cd/m²	257.4 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

LG Philips LGD062E tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 261.3 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 250.7 cd/m² Minimum: 12.3 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 224.3 cd/m²
Contrast: 619:1 (Black: 0.42 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.09 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.83, calibrated: 5.2
ΔE Greyscale 3.7 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
56.2% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
35.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
39.08% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
56.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
37.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.56

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	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT LG Philips LGD062E, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AUO, B156HW02, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	MSI Modern 15 A10RB Chi Mei N156HCE-EN1, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	Dell Latitude 15 3590 BOE0802 / NT15N41 / Dell: M9P74, TN LED, 15.6", 1920x1080	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE N156HCE-EAA, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	Dynabook Tecra X50-F Toshiba TOS508F, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080
Display		0%	69%	5%	14%	-3%
Display P3 Coverage	37.9	37.92 0%	66 74%	39.67 5%	43.3 14%	36.68 -3%
sRGB Coverage	56.5	57.1 1%	92.1 63%	59.7 6%	64.4 14%	55 -3%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	39.08	39.18 0%	66.5 70%	40.99 5%	44.81 15%	37.92 -3%
Response Times		-1%	-18%	23%	-12%	4%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	35.2 ?(19.6, 15.6)	41 ?(22, 19) -16%	43.2 ?(22.8, 20.4) -23%	41 ?(22, 19) -16%	42.8 ?(22.8, 20) -22%	38 ?(21.6, 16.4) -8%
Response Time Black / White *	30.4 ?(19.6, 10.8)	26 ?(15, 11) 14%	34.4 ?(20.4, 14) -13%	12 ?(8, 4) 61%	30.8 ?(18, 12.8) -1%	25.6 ?(15.6, 10) 16%
PWM Frequency			26040 ?(13)	250 ?(90)	24510 ?(40)
Screen		20%	41%	-28%	11%	3%
Brightness middle	259.8	282 9%	289.4 11%	215 -17%	247 -5%	295.9 14%
Brightness	251	264 5%	273 9%	214 -15%	228 -9%	270 8%
Brightness Distribution	91	88 -3%	82 -10%	91 0%	81 -11%	86 -5%
Black Level *	0.42	0.19 55%	0.27 36%	0.385 8%	0.18 57%	0.3 29%
Contrast	619	1484 140%	1072 73%	558 -10%	1372 122%	986 59%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	6.09	5.56 9%	2.32 62%	10.31 -69%	5.9 3%	6.55 -8%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	16.33	19.07 -17%	5.76 65%	20.44 -25%	22.9 -40%	21.52 -32%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	5.2	4.5 13%	2.49 52%	3.88 25%	4.7 10%	5.73 -10%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3.7	3.57 4%	3 19%	11.84 -220%	5.1 -38%	4.3 -16%
Gamma	2.56 ^86%	2.61 ^84%	2.22 ^99%	2.67 ^82%	2.21 ^100%	2.475 ^89%
CCT	6759 ^96%	6895 ^94%	6867 ^95%	13398 ^49%	6398 ^102%	7002 ^93%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	35.7	36 1%	59.8 68%	39 9%	41.2 15%	35 -2%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	56.2	57 1%	92 64%	61 9%	64.1 14%	54 -4%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		6% / 14%	31% / 39%	0% / -15%	4% / 9%	1% / 2%

* ... smaller is better

Color space is narrow at just 36 percent and 56 percent of AdobeRGB and sRGB, respectively, to indicate a budget panel. Most mid-range Ultrabooks these days cover >90 percent of sRGB for noticeably deeper and more vibrant colors. This shouldn't be an issue so long as your workloads don't require accurate colors.

X-Rite colorimeter measurements reveal poor RGB balance out of the box which can fortunately be fixed with an end-user calibration. Colors still becoming increasingly inaccurate the higher the saturation level due to the limited color space mentioned above. Blue in particular is represented less accurately than other colors.

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
30.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 19.6 ms rise
30.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 10.8 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 81 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
35.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 19.6 ms rise
35.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 15.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

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 8350 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is poor due to the low brightness of the backlight. In fact, maximum brightness drops from 259.8 nits to 224.3 nits when running on battery power no matter the Intel Command Center settings. Configure with the 1000-nit panel option if you plan on using this laptop outdoors frequently.

Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and colors degrade if viewing too far off normal

Performance

CPU options range from the Core i3-10110U up to the Core i7-10610U with vPro support while GPU options range from the integrated UHD Graphics 620 up to the GeForce MX130 or MX250. These are common processors as found on most Ultrabooks in contrast to the Core-H or GeForce GTX options on high-performance alternatives like the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme.

Nvidia Optimus comes standard for graphics switching if configured with a GeForce GPU.

Processor

CPU performance is disappointing at up to 30 percent slower than the average Core i7-10510U in our database. Worse yet, the competing Ryzen 7 4700U in the ProBook 455 G7 is able to offer over two times the raw processor performance even after adjusting for any throttling on both systems. The Core i7-10510U in the ProBook 450 G7 runs more like a cheaper Core i5 instead. We made sure to set our test unit to High Performance mode prior to these tests, but results would not improve.

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø409 (370.4-481.68)

Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø632 (585.94-668.57)

HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 512GB HBRPEKNX0202A(L/H); CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø623 (615.53-651.72)

Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FT-DB77 GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-8565U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø669 (651.9-718.51)

HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø905 (890.95-1068.26)

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 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	2601 Points +147%
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U	2598 Points +147%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	1799 Points +71%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	1581 Points +50%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (1015 - 1897, n=38)	1412 Points +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	1162 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	1056 Points 0%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	1051 Points
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	1043 Points -1%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	902 Points -14%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	753 Points -28%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	462 Points +17%
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U	460 Points +16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	460 Points +16%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (362 - 497, n=37)	437 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	432 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	418 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	400 Points +1%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	400 Points +1%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	396 Points
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	380 Points -4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	338 Points -15%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U	1103 Points +129%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1050 Points +118%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	733 Points +52%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	687 Points +43%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (482 - 856, n=45)	666 Points +38%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	539 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	527 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	521 (471.69^min - 492.04^max) Points +8%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	482 (370.4^min - 481.68^max) Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	404 Points -16%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	321 Points -33%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U	191 Points +69%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	184 Points +63%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	181 Points +60%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	181 Points +60%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (113 - 202, n=42)	178.4 Points +58%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	165 Points +46%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	160 Points +42%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	160 Points +42%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	157 Points +39%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	153 Points +35%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	113 Points

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	1385 Seconds * -32%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1123 Seconds * -7%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	1075 Seconds * -2%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	1051 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	959 Seconds * +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	863 Seconds * +18%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (628 - 1051, n=31)	796 Seconds * +24%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	676 Seconds * +36%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	537 Seconds * +49%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	4759 MIPS +17%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (3747 - 4981, n=31)	4591 MIPS +13%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	4269 MIPS +5%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4208 MIPS +4%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	4099 MIPS +1%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	4091 MIPS +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	4057 MIPS 0%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	4051 MIPS
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	3780 MIPS -7%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	27219 MIPS +123%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	20655 MIPS +69%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (12196 - 21298, n=31)	17704 MIPS +45%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	16708 MIPS +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	14779 MIPS +21%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	13921 MIPS +14%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	12196 MIPS
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	11135 MIPS -9%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	9858 MIPS -19%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	1244 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (977 - 1287, n=31)	1197 Points -4%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	1163 Points -7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1161 Points -7%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1109 Points -11%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	1017 Points -18%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4853 Points +32%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (2474 - 4484, n=31)	3687 Points +1%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	3663 Points
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	2713 Points -26%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	2434 Points -34%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	2017 Points -45%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	6.79 fps +99%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel Core i5-10210U	5.16 fps +51%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (3.41 - 6.04, n=31)	4.65 fps +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U	4.3 fps +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel Core i5-8265U	3.9 fps +14%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	3.59 fps +5%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	3.41 fps
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	2.72 fps -20%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	115.7 s * -49%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	77.8 s *
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	65.4 s * +16%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (50.7 - 77.8, n=27)	59.9 s * +23%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	56.8 s * +27%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	32.26 s * +59%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Core i5-1035G7	0.811 sec * -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel Core i3-1005G1	0.755 sec * -1%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U	0.75 sec *
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	0.74 sec * +1%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U (0.637 - 0.81, n=28)	0.68 sec * +9%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	0.651 sec * +13%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

482 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

48.5 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

113 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

1051 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

396 Points

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System Performance

PCMark results are where we expect them to be relative to other laptops with the exact same CPU and GPU despite the slower CPU performance mentioned above. The ProBook 445 G7 is able to outscore our Intel unit in Digital Content Creation likely because PCMark has always been unreliable when it comes to systems with discrete GPUs like our GeForce-powered ProBook.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	5409 Points +28%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	4527 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3861 - 5409, n=11)	4243 Points 0%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	4231 Points
Dynabook Tecra X50-F UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3847 Points -9%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	3487 Points -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	2247 Points -47%
Essentials
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	9711 Points +16%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (8021 - 9764, n=11)	8892 Points +6%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	8370 Points
Dynabook Tecra X50-F UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	8343 Points 0%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	8303 Points -1%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	7529 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	5073 Points -39%
Productivity
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	7972 Points +7%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	7424 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (6625 - 7972, n=11)	7331 Points -1%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	6805 Points -8%
Dynabook Tecra X50-F UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	6506 Points -12%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	5687 Points -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	2941 Points -60%
Digital Content Creation
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	5547 Points +68%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	4459 Points +35%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	3310 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2621 - 5547, n=11)	3225 Points -3%
Dynabook Tecra X50-F UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	2847 Points -14%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	2688 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	2067 Points -38%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	4015 Points +12%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	3958 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3214 - 3958, n=8)	3594 Points 0%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	3585 Points
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	3532 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	2747 Points -23%
Work Score Accelerated v2
MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	5443 Points +9%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	5101 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (4599 - 5443, n=8)	5026 Points +1%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	4992 Points
Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	4727 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	3132 Points -37%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3585 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4992 points
PCMark 10 Score		4231 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows DPC latency issues related to Wdf01000.sys. 4K UHD playback on YouTube is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames during testing.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
LG Gram 15Z90N Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	4990 μs * -76%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 512GB HBRPEKNX0202A(L/H)	4778 μs * -68%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	2841 μs *
HP 17-by2437ng UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U, Toshiba KBG30ZMV256G	2579 μs * +9%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1139 μs * +60%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	973 μs * +66%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-256G	674 μs * +76%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

CUKUSA likes to equip a lot of its laptops with the 1 TB Crucial P1 CT1000P1SSD8 SSD which is a mid-range PCIe x4 NVMe drive with theoretical sequential read and write rates of up to 2000 MB/s and 1700 MB/s, respectively. Even so, transfer rates top out at about 1400 to 1600 MB/s on our ProBook even when under optical conditions.

Support for secondary 2.5-inch SATA III drive

	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	MSI Modern 15 A10RB WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	Dell Latitude 15 3590 Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	Dynabook Tecra X50-F Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
AS SSD		19%	113%	-29%	67%	31%
Seq Read	1155	1929 67%	2084 80%	498.7 -57%	1383 20%	1461 26%
Seq Write	984	1199 22%	2442 148%	361.7 -63%	852 -13%	1039 6%
4K Read	48.85	43.9 -10%	47.52 -3%	34.65 -29%	45.72 -6%	45.98 -6%
4K Write	96.6	116.2 20%	135.8 41%	79.8 -17%	120.2 24%	125.5 30%
4K-64 Read	581	897 54%	1043 80%	372.5 -36%	1344 131%	560 -4%
4K-64 Write	658	801 22%	955 45%	247.7 -62%	926 41%	1162 77%
Access Time Read *	0.066	0.069 -5%	0.062 6%	0.06 9%	0.063 5%	0.045 32%
Access Time Write *	0.207	0.033 84%	0.076 63%	0.042 80%	0.036 83%	0.032 85%
Score Read	745	1134 52%	1299 74%	457 -39%	1528 105%	752 1%
Score Write	853	1037 22%	1335 57%	364 -57%	1132 33%	1391 63%
Score Total	1986	2723 37%	3326 67%	1060 -47%	3420 72%	2521 27%
Copy ISO MB/s	2635	1409 -47%	1926 -27%		1147 -56%
Copy Program MB/s	95.1	70.2 -26%	714 651%		419.8 341%
Copy Game MB/s	361.9	254.9 -30%	1425 294%		928 156%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		19%	108%	-36%	21%	10%
Write 4K	111.1	141.9 28%	208.4 88%	79.5 -28%	115.3 4%	100.1 -10%
Read 4K	56.3	37.25 -34%	51 -9%	32.72 -42%	43.34 -23%	42.4 -25%
Write Seq	559	998 79%	2687 381%	472.5 -15%	1014 81%
Read Seq	1348	1233 -9%	2168 61%	504 -63%	1481 10%
Write 4K Q32T1	277.1	338.4 22%	489.2 77%	322.6 16%	495.4 79%	245.9 -11%
Read 4K Q32T1	312.1	431.1 38%	600 92%	249.9 -20%	332.6 7%	230.3 -26%
Write Seq Q32T1	1652	1367 -17%	2699 63%	531 -68%	1654 0%	1910 16%
Read Seq Q32T1	1588	2355 48%	3374 112%	544 -66%	1746 10%	3454 118%
Write 4K Q8T8		877			1033
Read 4K Q8T8		518			892
Total Average (Program / Settings)		19% / 19%	111% / 111%	-33% / -32%	44% / 50%	21% / 23%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1588 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1652 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 312.1 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 277.1 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1348 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 559 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 56.3 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 111.1 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

The discrete Nvidia GPU is performing where we expect it to be relative to the average GeForce MX250 in our database. Performance is about 40 to 50 percent faster than the integrated Radeon RX Vega 7 in the ProBook 445 G7 and at least two to three times faster than the aging integrated UHD Graphics 620. However, it's worth noting that our ProBook 445 G7 was running on single-channel RAM only meaning that its RX Vega 7 could perform much closer to the GeForce MX250 if configured with dual-channel RAM.

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	23806 Points +7%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	22208 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (13805 - 23863, n=25)	21491 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop), i7-8565U	19931 Points -10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7	17892 Points -19%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U	16972 Points -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U	15595 Points -30%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	10790 Points -51%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	10336 Points -53%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	10265 Points -54%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	9036 Points -59%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	8935 Points -60%
Dynabook Tecra X50-F Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U	8559 Points -61%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	8411 Points -62%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	7787 Points -65%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7	7024 Points -68%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	3868 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop), i7-8565U	3678 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U	3581 Points +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2939 - 3885, n=29)	3531 Points +2%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	3447 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7	3062 Points -11%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U	2425 Points -30%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7	1418 Points -59%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1397 Points -59%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	1359 Points -61%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1309 Points -62%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1164 Points -66%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1143 Points -67%
Dynabook Tecra X50-F Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U	1103 Points -68%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1039 Points -70%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	967 Points -72%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	1160 Points +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (881 - 1169, n=22)	1070 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U	1059 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop), i7-8565U	1051 Points +2%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	1032 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7	847 Points -18%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U	742 Points -28%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	441 Points -57%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	421 Points -59%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	395 Points -62%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	390 Points -62%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	363 Points -65%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	317 Points -69%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop), i7-8565U	5332 Points +27%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	4905 Points +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U	4616 Points +10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7	4612 Points +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3585 - 4942, n=29)	4404 Points +5%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	4202 Points
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U	4019 Points -4%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7	2914 Points -31%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	1963 Points -53%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1960 Points -53%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1914 Points -54%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1879 Points -55%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1722 Points -59%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1661 Points -60%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	1501 Points -64%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop), i7-8565U	4957 Points +13%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	4532 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, i7-10510U	4403 Points 0%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U	4389 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (3532 - 4638, n=29)	4250 Points -3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7	4045 Points -8%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U	2567 Points -42%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IIL05 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	1992 Points -55%
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1910 Points -56%
Asus VivoBook 17 S712FA-DS76 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1900 Points -57%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U	1488 Points -66%
Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1430 Points -67%
LG Gram 15Z90N Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7	1319 Points -70%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	1226 Points -72%
Dell Latitude 15 3590 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1185 Points -73%

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark 11 Performance		4452 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		13121 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3072 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1119 points
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The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile	209.9 (199^min - 226^max) fps +215%
Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FT-DB77 Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	156.1 fps +134%
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	155.4 fps +133%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	103.2 fps +55%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	70 fps +5%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	66.7 (60^min - 75^max) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX330	64.7 (57^min - 72^max) fps -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)	62.7 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (47.4 - 70, n=24)	60.8 fps -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	56.4 fps -15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	51.6 fps -23%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U, Intel UHD Graphics 620	20.7 (17^min - 25^max) fps -69%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620	18.9 (14^min - 25^max) fps -72%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Intel Core m3-6Y30, Intel HD Graphics 515	7.4 fps -89%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile	100.8 (73^min - 114^max) fps +190%
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	94.1 fps +171%
Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FT-DB77 Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	93.6 fps +170%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	59.3 fps +71%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	40 fps +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)	39.4 fps +14%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	36.8 fps +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (30 - 40, n=27)	35.3 fps +2%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	34.7 (30^min - 37^max) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX330	34.2 (27^min - 42^max) fps -1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	33.5 fps -3%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620	12.4 (9^min - 18^max) fps -64%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U, Intel UHD Graphics 620	10.9 fps -69%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile	65.6 (60^min - 69^max) fps +212%
MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	54.8 fps +161%
Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FT-DB77 Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	54.3 fps +159%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	34 fps +62%
MSI Modern 15 A10RB Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	23.1 fps +10%
HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250	21 (18^min - 24^max) fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	20.1 fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (16.3 - 23.1, n=27)	20.1 fps -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NB0012GE Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)	20 fps -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX330	19.9 (15^min - 24^max) fps -5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	16.5 fps -21%
HP Envy x360 15-dr1679cl Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620	6.5 (3^min - 10^max) fps -69%

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8: Ø33.1 (31-35)

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)	66.7	34.7	21	11.2
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	110	96.2	68	60.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	44.3	38.7	35.5

Emissions

System Noise

The internal fan will be idle during most low loads like browsing or word processing for a completely silent experience. At worst, the fan may jump up to 31 dB(A) or 34 dB(A) which are still manageable levels. Any pulsing behavior is kept to a minimum.

Fan noise picks up significantly when running higher loads like gaming where it can range from 37.5 dB(A) up to 47 dB(A) if fully stressed. This makes the ProBook louder than most other business laptops which is the price to pay for having a more powerful discrete GeForce MX GPU.

Cooling solution consists of a single 50 mm fan with two copper heat pipes

The two accessible SODIMM slots sit next to the processor. We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine from our unit

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)

	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	MSI Modern 15 A10RB GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G	Dell Latitude 15 3590 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	Dynabook Tecra X50-F UHD Graphics 620, i7-8665U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
Noise		-6%	-11%	-11%	1%	-5%
off / environment *	26.2	30.7 -17%	28.3 -8%	30.6 -17%	29 -11%	30.2 -15%
Idle Minimum *	26.2	30.7 -17%	32 -22%	30.6 -17%	29 -11%	30.2 -15%
Idle Average *	26.2	30.7 -17%	32 -22%	31.9 -22%	29 -11%	30.2 -15%
Idle Maximum *	26.2	30.7 -17%	32 -22%	31.9 -22%	29 -11%	30.2 -15%
Load Average *	38.1	33.9 11%	34.5 9%	39 -2%	29 24%	33.4 12%
Witcher 3 ultra *	37.5		39.5 -5%
Load Maximum *	47	36.8 22%	50.9 -8%	39.1 17%	33.8 28%	39 17%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle		26.2 / 26.2 / 26.2 dB(A)
Load		38.1 / 47 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 26.2 dB(A)

Temperature

Hot spots are toward the rear of the system closest to the processor and extended copper heat pipe as shown by our temperature maps below. Thus, the palm rests and most of the keyboard keys remain relatively cool for comfortable typing. The hot spots can become very warm nonetheless at up to 44 C and 62 C on the top and bottom sides, respectively, compared to only 41 C on the Dell Latitude 3590.

AC adapter after running high loads for over an hour

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


33 °C 91 F	39.4 °C 103 F	35.2 °C 95 F
36.2 °C 97 F	40 °C 104 F	35.2 °C 95 F
27.6 °C 82 F	23.4 °C 74 F	27.2 °C 81 F

Maximum: 40 °C = 104 F
Average: 33 °C = 91 F


44.2 °C 112 F	56.6 °C 134 F	43.6 °C 110 F
41.8 °C 107 F	44.2 °C 112 F	41 °C 106 F
27 °C 81 F	26.2 °C 79 F	26.4 °C 80 F

Maximum: 56.6 °C = 134 F
Average: 39 °C = 102 F

Power Supply (max.) 53 °C = 127 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


26 °C 79 F	28.2 °C 83 F	28.6 °C 83 F
26.2 °C 79 F	26.8 °C 80 F	28.2 °C 83 F
23.4 °C 74 F	22.4 °C 72 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 28.6 °C = 83 F
Average: 26 °C = 79 F


37.4 °C 99 F	36.2 °C 97 F	33 °C 91 F
36.6 °C 98 F	30 °C 86 F	30.8 °C 87 F
24.8 °C 77 F	25.4 °C 78 F	25.6 °C 78 F

Maximum: 37.4 °C = 99 F
Average: 31.1 °C = 88 F

Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


34.8 °C 95 F	45 °C 113 F	38.6 °C 101 F
39.2 °C 103 F	39.2 °C 103 F	37.4 °C 99 F
29.8 °C 86 F	24 °C 75 F	28.4 °C 83 F

Maximum: 45 °C = 113 F
Average: 35.2 °C = 95 F


44 °C 111 F	61.2 °C 142 F	48.2 °C 119 F
44.2 °C 112 F	46.8 °C 116 F	48.4 °C 119 F
27.6 °C 82 F	26.8 °C 80 F	27.6 °C 82 F

Maximum: 61.2 °C = 142 F
Average: 41.6 °C = 107 F

Power Supply (max.) 52 °C = 126 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 56.6 °C / 134 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.2 °C / 95 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 29.8 °C / 85.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-2.2 °C / -3.9 F).

Stress Test

When running Prime95, the CPU would boost to 3.1 GHz for about 20 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 2.2 GHz and 63 C. These stable clock rates are relatively low when compared to other laptops with the same CPU which explains the lower-than-expected CineBench scores above. The Lenovo ThinkPad T490 with Core i7-10510U, for example, would stabilize at 2.9 to 3.0 GHz when under similar conditions. High loads like gaming would cause the CPU and GPU to stabilize at 84 C and 79 C, respectively, compared to ~67 C on the Ryzen-powered ProBook 455 G7.

Running on batteries will not reduce performance. A Fire Strike run on battery power would return Physics and Graphics scores of 5647 and 3750 points, respectively, compared to 5667 and 3447 points when on mains.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)	Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	57	51
Prime95 Stress	2.2	--	63	57
Prime95 + FurMark Stress	2.0 - 2.1	1139	84	80
Witcher 3 Stress	~4.0	1595	84	79

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is relatively balanced despite the lacking bass

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 10% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 17% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 79% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The ProBook 450 G7 consumes about 50 to 90 percent more power than the ProBook 455 G7 when under high loads due to the discrete GeForce MX250. Thus, while our Intel-GeForce configuration is able to offer faster graphics performance than the Ryzen 7, this comes at the cost of higher power consumption. Otherwise, both laptops are almost the same when idling on desktop or running low processing loads.

We're able to record a maximum consumption of 69 W from the small (~9 x 5 x 2.8 cm) 65 W AC adapter when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously. The high rate is only temporary as shown by our graphs below.

Power consumption when running 3DMark 06

Constant consumption when running Witcher 3

Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 53 W for about 20 seconds before falling to as low as 25.5 W

Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 69 W for about 50 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 53.6 W

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.17 / 1.3 Watt
Idle	4.8 / 9.5 / 10.7 Watt
Load	61.8 / 69 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA R7 4700U, Vega 7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	MSI Modern 15 A10RB i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Dell Latitude 15 3590 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM871b MZ7LN256HAJQ, TN LED, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE i5-8265U, UHD Graphics 620, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Dynabook Tecra X50-F i7-8665U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"
Power Consumption		25%	-32%	29%	27%	28%
Idle Minimum *	4.8	3.8 21%	6.6 -38%	4.3 10%	3.96 17%	3.9 19%
Idle Average *	9.5	7.7 19%	9.9 -4%	7.2 24%	6.9 27%	7 26%
Idle Maximum *	10.7	10.5 2%	14.7 -37%	9.8 8%	9.8 8%	7.3 32%
Load Average *	61.8	32 48%	82.9 -34%	38 39%	31.4 49%	32.7 47%
Witcher 3 ultra *	50		59.4 -19%
Load Maximum *	69	45.4 34%	109.3 -58%	24 65%	45.4 34%	57.8 16%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Runtimes are about the same as what we recorded on the Ryzen-powered ProBook 455 G7 at around 7 hours of real-world WLAN use. Charging from empty to full capacity takes about 1.5 hours. The system can be recharged via USB-C as well.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		14h 50min
WiFi Websurfing		7h 13min
Load (maximum brightness)		2h 02min

	HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, 45 Wh	HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA R7 4700U, Vega 7, 45 Wh	MSI Modern 15 A10RB i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, 52 Wh	Dell Latitude 15 3590 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, 56 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad L590-20Q70019GE i5-8265U, UHD Graphics 620, 45 Wh	Dynabook Tecra X50-F i7-8665U, UHD Graphics 620, 48 Wh
Battery Runtime		-8%	-8%	23%	18%	-37%
Reader / Idle	890	755 -15%	924 4%	1209 36%	1044 17%	349 -61%
WiFi v1.3	433	455 5%	388 -10%	544 26%	429 -1%	278 -36%
Load	122	106 -13%	101 -17%	129 6%	168 38%	104 -15%

Pros

+ upgradeable RAM, WLAN and storage

+ GeForce MX250 GPU option

+ quiet fan during low loads

+ 2.5-inch SATA III support

+ can recharge via USB-C

+ webcam shutter

Cons

- CPU performance could be better; poor Turbo Boost sustainability

- pricier than the AMD Ryzen version

- no mouse buttons or TrackPoint

- narrow color space

- no Thunderbolt 3

Verdict

In review: HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT. Test unit provided by Computer Upgrade King

When configured with the Core i7 CPU, no GeForce GPU, 1080p display, 8 GB of RAM, and 500 GB HDD, the ProBook 450 G7 retails for about $1200 USD on HP.com. When configuring the ProBook 455 G7 with the exact same specifications but with the Ryzen 7 CPU instead, the system would retail for only about $800 USD. These prices may very well change in the future, but the message remains clear: the Ryzen-powered ProBook 455 G7 is both the faster and cheaper option to make it the better system especially in terms of performance-per-dollar.

Is the Intel-powered ProBook 450 G7 still worth purchasing? Nvidia GeForce options are available only on Intel SKUs which will offer faster graphics performance than the integrated AMD solution for those who need it. Potential deals on the ProBook 450 G7 like the one on CUKUSA may also make the system worth considering. Otherwise, Intel has a long uphill battle against AMD and its rising Ryzen alternatives.

The HP ProBook 450 G7 integrates a lot of features for a budget business laptop including a dedicated GeForce MX GPU. If the latter is unimportant for your workloads, however, then the ProBook 455 G7 will be the superior option in almost every way.

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT - 08/02/2020 v7 ^(old)
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Chassis

79 / 98 → 80%

Keyboard

76%

Pointing Device

95%

Connectivity

64 / 80 → 80%

Weight

64 / 20-75 → 80%

Battery

75%

Display

79%

Games Performance

63 / 78 → 81%

Application Performance

83 / 95 → 87%

Temperature

85%

Noise

89%

Audio

81%

Camera

36 / 85 → 42%

Average

75%

81%

Office - Weighted Average

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HP ProBook 450 G7 Core i7 Laptop Review: Is It Better Than The Ryzen 7 ProBook 455 G7?

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SD Card Reader

Communication

Webcam

Security

Maintenance

Accessories and Warranty

Input Devices

Display

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance

Processor

System Performance

DPC Latency

Storage Devices

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU Performance

Emissions

System Noise

Temperature

Stress Test

Speakers

HP ProBook 450 G7 8WC04UT audio analysis

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Energy Management

Power Consumption

Battery Life

Pros

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Verdict

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