HP 17-bs153cl
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 33/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (85), weakest — Portability (9).
Connectivity (85) · Energy efficiency (71)
Portability (9)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $309, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $309 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
8th generation · model year 2017 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- HP 1x-XXX (legacy value)
- Type
- Laptop
- Release year
- 2017
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 8250U
- Graphics
- Radeon R7 M340
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.57 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 50 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (1)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2014 | — | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID: Autosport | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Sims 4 | — | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Alien: Isolation | — | 17 | ✗ Low |
| World of Warships | — | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Prey | 15 | — | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield Hardline | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 4 | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Mad Max | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Evolve | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Fallout 4 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 2205 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.