Pros
- Aggressive design with super thin bezels
- Stable construction with an aluminum panel
- 144 Hz screen with high brightness, contrast and gamut coverage (AUO82ED)
- The display doesn't harm your eyes - it doesn't use PWM (AUO82ED)
- Powerful and clear audio system
Cons
- Short battery life
- Lack of Thunderbolt port
HP Pavilion Gaming 15 2018 - Specs
- Intel Core i9-8950HK 5.6%
- Intel Core i7-8750H
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 7.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q (8GB GDDR5) 9.7%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (3GB GDDR5)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop, 50W, 128-bit) 0.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) 0.8%
Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
HDD/SSD
512GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD
Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
Dimensions
365 x 257 x 25.4 mm (14.37" x 10.12" x 1.00")
Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI 1.4
- Card Reader SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2)
- Bluetooth 4.2
- Audio jack combo audio / microphone jack
Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera HP Wide Vision HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone Dual-Array Microphone
- Speakers B&O PLAY dual speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slotKensington NanoSaver
- Accelerometer
DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Name |
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS |
Diagonal |
15.6" |
Pixel density |
141.21 ppi |
Panel Type |
IPS |
Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Becomes "Retina" from |
24 inches (62 cm) |
HP Pavilion Gaming 15 2018 in-depth review
HP has already had several years of experience with the Pavilion Gaming series, and last year we were pleased that the mid-range gaming solutions of the US company were getting better and better. However, Pavilion Gaming 2017 had its disadvantages such as not so good display quality with low color coverage and presence of the eye-harmful PWM. We hope they have learned from their mistakes and that these issues have been eliminated with the new model.
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-8750H
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
1391.00
+11.5% performance
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
14786.00
-2.7% performance
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (3GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
13081.00
+28.9% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
2802.00
+51.1% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
4236.00
+30.8% performance
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