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日本HP EliteBook 865 G10 review – All-Metal Business Powerhouse with Quiet Performance
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 core frequency (base frequency + X); CPU temp.
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U (15W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | 3.76 GHz @ 46°C @ 30W | 3.39 GHz @ 56°C @ 25W | 3.32 GHz @ 72°C @ 25W |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 | 3.76 GHz @ 46°C @ 29.2W | 3.41 GHz @ 54°C @ 25W | 3.18 GHz @ 72°C @ 25W |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U inside of the EliteBook 865 G10 can sustain almost the same clocks in short and medium loads as the EliteBook 845 G10 with the same chip. Still, in longer loads, the processor in the 865 G10 is able to achieve a bit higher frequencies than the official base clock of the CPU (3.30 GHz) while the 14-inch iteration is falling a bit behind in this case. Overall, the temperatures are good as well as the power limit.
Gaming comfort
Because of the lack of power modes in the HP Power Manager app, you have to use the default Windows modes to control the device’s performance. The noise under full CPU load is kept as low as possible – ergo, the fan is quiet. On the outside, the keyboard deck feels warm on the left side but not too hot for normal usage. All in all, this HP laptop offers good comfort for work even when the processor is fully stressed. If you untick the “Fan always on while on AC Power” function in the BIOS, the notebook can be dead silent in an idle state.
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 around 11 hours of either Web browsing or video playback. The result is good. To achieve that, you have to select the “HP Optimized (Modern Standby)” power plan that can be found in the Control Panel’s Power Options sub-menu. Also, you have to apply the “Balanced” preset in the Windows “Power & Battery” section.
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
For every test like this, we use the same video in HD.
