HP EliteBook 860 G10 review – snappy and light office device with all-metal build
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power
| Intel Core i7-1355U (15W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 860 G10 | 3.90 GHz @ 2.95 GHz @ 77°C @ 50W | 3.35 GHz @ 2.12 GHz @ 86°C @ 36W | 2.48 GHz @ 1.77 GHz @ 65°C @ 20W |
| Acer TravelMate P2 (TMP216-51) | 3.90 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 89°C @ 55W | 2.73 GHz @ 2.49 GHz @ 86°C @ 37W | 2.93 GHz @ 2.08 GHz @ 77°C @ 28W |
| Acer TravelMate P6 (TMP614-53) | 3.52 GHz @ 2.59 GHz @ 67°C @ 45W | 3.22 GHz @ 2.40 GHz @ 73°C @ 40W | 2.63 GHz @ 1.90 GHz @ 72°C @ 28W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 | 3.76 GHz @ 2.88 GHz @ 85°C @ 50W | 3.46 GHz @ 2.67 GHz @ 97°C @ 44W | 2.02 GHz @ 1.55 GHz @ 69°C @ 18W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 | 3.66 GHz @ 2.80 GHz @ 94°C @ 49W | 3.23 GHz @ 2.50 GHz @ 97°C @ 38W | 2.00 GHz @ 1.55 GHz @ 72°C @ 19W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 | 3.67 GHz @ 2.81 GHz @ 82°C @ 49W | 3.32 GHz @ 2.53 GHz @ 94°C @ 39W | 2.17 GHz @ 1.64 GHz @ 76°C @ 20W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 | 3.49 GHz @ 2.65 GHz @ 69°C @ 42W | 3.28 GHz @ 2.46 GHz @ 82°C @ 38W | 2.20 GHz @ 1.62 GHz @ 77°C @ 23W |
| HP ZBook Firefly 16 G10 | 3.85 GHz @ 2.89 GHz @ 67°C @ 50W | 3.32 GHz @ 2.48 GHz @ 75°C @ 37W | 2.14 GHz @ 1.44 GHz @ 66°C @ 17W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 4 (Intel) | 3.34 GHz @ 2.54 GHz @ 86°C @ 39W | 3.16 GHz @ 2.45 GHz @ 93°C @ 35W | 2.38 GHz @ 1.77 GHz @ 77°C @ 20W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 4 | 3.78 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 82°C @ 48W | 3.45 GHz @ 2.71 GHz @ 90°C @ 41W | 2.52 GHz @ 1.87 GHz @ 78°C @ 22W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 | 3.83 GHz @ 2.89 GHz @ 78°C @ 51W | 3.7 GHz @ 2.82 GHz @ 93°C @ 49W | 2.38 GHz @ 1.75 GHz @ 64°C @ 21W |
| Acer Aspire 5 (A514-56M) | 3.82 GHz @ 2.82 GHz @ 64°C @ 55W | 2.18 GHz @ 2.26 GHz @ 65°C @ 37W | 1.43 GHz @ 1.98 GHz @ 60°C @ 28W |
| Dell Vostro 15 3530 | 2.06 GHz @ 2.70 GHz @ 94°C @ 40W | 1.56 GHz @ 2.22 GHz @ 96°C @ 26W | 2.06 GHz @ 2.25 GHz @ 95°C @ 26W |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 (13IRU8) | 2.23 GHz @ 2.58 GHz @ 76°C @ 40W | 2.13 GHz @ 2.42 GHz @ 85°C @ 35W | 1.64 GHz @ 2.03 GHz @ 77°C @ 24W |
| ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) | 3.46 GHz @ 2.47 GHz @ 80°C @ 41W | 3.06 GHz @ 2.24 GHz @ 91°C @ 31W | 2.36 GHz @ 1.68 GHz @ 75°C @ 21W |
The Core i7-1355U inside of this HP laptop can sustain high CPU clocks in short and medium loads. In longer stress, the frequencies are still good and the CPU temperature is just 65°C.
Gaming comfort
There are no power modes in the HP Power Manager app. That’s a bit sad since the laptop isn’t an entry-level machine and some other notebooks from the same brand boats presets in the HP application. So, you have to use the default Windows modes for controlling the laptop’s performance. Aside from that, the noise under full load is surprisingly low and on the outside, the keyboard doesn’t feel hot to the touch. Yep, the comfort under max load is very good.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. Our configuration is equipped with a 51.3Wh battery pack. It lasts for 10 hours of Web browsing, or 9 hours and 5 minutes of video playback.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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