HP 250 G8
laptop
2020
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~4h
⚖️ 1.74 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
72
out of 100
Fit for you
67/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
70
Celeron N4500
GPU
49
GeForce MX450
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
41 Wh
~4h
Price
$140
market
Age
6 years
2020
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 72/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Portability (48).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (95) · Light office (89)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $140, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.3/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $140 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.5/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$116/year (9%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
72
CPU score
70
High tier
GPU score
49
Mainstream tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
1.74 kg
Light tier
Battery
41 Wh
Standard
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
12th generation · model year 2020 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- HP 240/250/255/350/445 G-series (SMB value)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2020
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Celeron N4500 , Intel Pentium Silver N6000 , Intel Pentium Gold 7505 , Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Intel Core i3 1215U , Intel Core i5 1235U , Intel Core i5 1240P , Intel Core i7 1255U , Intel Core i7 1260P , Intel Celeron N4020
- Graphics
- GeForce MX450 2GB , GeForce MX550 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4-3200
- Memory slots
- 2
- Memory configuration
- 1x4 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 1
- Weight
- 1.74 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 41 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 30 variants across 7 categories
🖥 Displays (3)
1366 x 768
1920 x 1080 (250 nits)
1920 x 1080 (300 nits)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 600
⚙ Processors (12)
Intel Celeron N4500
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Intel Core i3 1115G4
Intel Core i5 1135G7
Intel Core i7 1165G7
Intel Core i3 1215U
Intel Core i5 1235U
Intel Core i5 1240P
Intel Core i7 1255U
Intel Core i7 1260P
Intel Celeron N4020
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce MX450 2GB
GeForce MX550 2GB
🔲 Memory (6)
4GB
8GB
12GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
💾 Storage (5)
128GB
256GB
512GB
1024GB
2048GB
🔋 Batteries (1)
41 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
62
Portability
48
Light office
89
Gaming
48
Creative
52
Energy efficiency
83
Connectivity
95
Value
85
Color accuracy
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Processors (12)
Celeron N4500
Intel · — · 2 cores
6
Pentium Silver N6000
Intel · — · 4 cores
VM
AES
9
Pentium Gold 7505
Intel · 11th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
46
Core i3-1115G4
Intel · 11th · 2 cores
48
Core i5-1135G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
58
Core i7-1165G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
70
Core i3-1215U
Intel · 12th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
61
Core i5-1235U
Intel · 12th · 10 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
65
Core i5-1240P
Intel · 12th · 12 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
50
Core i7-1255U
Intel · 12th · 10 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
46
Core i7-1260P
Intel · 12th · 12 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
51
Celeron N4020
Intel · — · 2 cores
4
Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 111 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 95 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 21 | ✗ Low |
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
307%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
102%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
176%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
123%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
164%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
71%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
76%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
223%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
273%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
176%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
328%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
205%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
123%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
205%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
89%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
107%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
410%
RAM
800%
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Series review
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