HP ProBook 4530s
laptop
2011
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 2.36 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
29
out of 100
Fit for you
33/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
22
Core i3-2350M
GPU
1
Radeon HD 6490M
RAM max
8 GB
DDR3
Battery
47 Wh
~5h
Price
$127
market
Age
15 years
2011
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 29/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Performance (10).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (98)
⚠ Weaknesses
Performance (10)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $127, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.2/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $127 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 ~$74/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
29
CPU score
22
Basic tier
GPU score
1
Office tier
RAM max
8 GB
Standard
Weight
2.36 kg
Heavy
Battery
47 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.
Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- ProBook 4xx (mainstream)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2011
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2350M , Intel Celeron B840 , Intel Core i3 2330M , Intel Core i3 2310M , Intel Pentium B940 , Intel Core i5 2410M , Intel Core i5 2450M , Intel Core i5 2430M , Intel Pentium B950 , Intel Core i7 2670QM , Intel Core i5 2540M
- Graphics
- Radeon HD 6490M , Radeon HD 6470M
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 2.36 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Webcam
- ✓
- Optical drive
- ✓
- Battery
- 47 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 26 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (1)
1366 x 768 (HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
⚙ Processors (11)
Intel Core i3 (2nd Gen) 2350M
Intel Celeron B840
Intel Core i3 (2nd Gen) 2330M
Intel Core i3 (2nd Gen) 2310M
Intel Pentium B940
Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2410M
Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2450M
Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2430M
Intel Pentium B950
Intel Core i7 (2nd Gen) 2670QM
Intel Core i5 2540M
🔲 Memory (4)
2 GB
3 GB (1 x 1 GB + 1 x 2 GB)
4 GB
8 GB
🎮 Graphics (4)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Radeon HD 6490M
Radeon HD 6470M
Intel HD Graphics
💾 Storage (5)
250 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
320 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
500 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
640 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
750 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
Performance metrics
Performance
10
Portability
29
Light office
35
Gaming
27
Creative
30
Energy efficiency
39
Connectivity
98
Value
43
Color accuracy
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Processors (10)
Core i3-2350M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
7
Core i3-2330M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
7
Core i3-2310M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
7
Pentium B940
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
5
Core i5-2410M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
AES
8
Core i5-2450M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
AES
9
Core i5-2430M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
AES
9
Pentium B950
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
6
Core i7-2670QM
Intel · 2nd · 4 cores
VM
AES
22
Core i5-2540M
Intel · 2nd · 2 cores
VM
AES
13
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 |
| Valorant | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dota 2 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 13 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
4%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
2%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
2%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
3%
RAM
50%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
31%
GPU
1%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
31%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
79%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
79%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
3%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
9%
RAM
133%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
79%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
52%
GPU
4%
RAM
67%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
69%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
52%
GPU
1%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
69%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
2%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
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