Cost-priced business experience HP EliteBook 745 G5 review

IT168 Review Today's notebook computer manufacturers must make breakthroughs in innovation and differentiation if they want to continue to maintain rapid growth. In recent years, with the vertical segmentation of the notebook market, business notebooks, gaming notebooks, thin and light notebooks and workstations have become the four main categories. HP is deeply involved in the business field, and its EliteBook series has already become a well-known golden brand.

Appearance: Exquisite business, fashionable experience

The release time of this HP EliteBook 745 G5 coincides with the graduation season of college students. The middle of every year is when college students graduate, and the notebook market usually experiences a peak season in July and August. For college students, they may use game laptops during school, but their flamboyant appearance and bulky size are not suitable for the workplace. Therefore, HP's release of EliteBook 745 G5 at this point in time will undoubtedly attract the attention of many fresh graduates.

The HP EliteBook 745 G5 uses an aviation aluminum all-metal body, which not only looks very high-end, but also has excellent wear resistance. Through CNC one-piece molding processing technology, the entire machine has no redundant splicing, and the accuracy reaches 0.01mm, making it look more integrated. Turning to the back, you can see that the bottom case of HP EliteBook 745 G5 uses a large area of ????air inlet to keep the air duct unobstructed and heat dissipation efficient.

The HP EliteBook 745 G5 adopts the iconic narrow bezel design. The measured width on both sides is only 6.95mm, making the 14-inch screen body close to the size of a 13-inch notebook. The screen also uses an anti-reflective glare full HD 1080P IPS wide-angle matte screen, which eliminates the strong reflection problems of glossy screens. At the same time, the screen frame hinge is also made of metal, which is not only strong but also moderately damped, and supports one-handed opening and closing.

What the whole machine is most proud of is its lightweight size and thickness. The measured thickness is only 17.9mm, so it does not look bulky when carried out. In terms of weight, the actual tested bare metal is 1.486kg, which is lighter than the official data of 1.53kg, while the travel weight with the original power supply is 1.79kg. HP EliteBook 745 G5 fully coordinates the relationship between size, thickness and weight, and fully considers the needs of business users to carry with them when traveling.

The body of the HP EliteBook 745 G5 is of excellent workmanship. This set of molds has been updated for many generations and has withstood the test of the market. The entire keyboard area is very compact and also uses a Track point pointing stick. Above the keyboard is a large, slender speaker, and below is a large touchpad. There is a push-type fingerprint recognition module on the right side, and the unlocking speed is as fast as iPhone8.

Try this splash-proof backlit keyboard. It uses HP’s exclusive DuraKey wear-resistant coating technology, which reduces the chance of oil sheen and prevents damage to the host caused by coffee spills. Actual input found that each key of the EliteBook 745 G5 provides constant force feedback, which not only feels comfortable but is also very quiet. With the elegant light blue backlight, even if you are working on plans in the dead of night, it will not affect your family's rest.

Because it is positioned as a business notebook, the HP EliteBook 745 G5 adopts an adjustable privacy camera design. Swipe left to turn on the camera, and slide to the right to turn off the camera. This is particularly important for business people. On the one hand, it prevents hackers from accidentally intruding into the system and secretly turning on the camera in the background, ensuring that business meeting confidentiality is not leaked; on the other hand, it also prevents individuals from accidentally turning on the camera, resulting in the leakage of personal privacy.

In terms of body interfaces, the HP EliteBook 745 G5 is very complete.

On the right side are the SIM card slot, headset interface, USB 3.1 interface, HDMI 2.0 interface, RJ45 network cable port, ultra-thin docking station interface, Type-C interface, power interface and power light. On the left side are the anti-theft lock hole, cooling air outlet, USB 3.1 interface and SC smart card slot.

Let’s talk about this inconspicuous microphone alone. Due to the positioning of business laptops, it uses World Facing technology. This technology can automatically identify and eliminate environmental noise on the back of the display, achieving 360° all-round sound pickup, bringing clearer and quieter vocal effects during business video conferences.

In addition, HP EliteBook 745 G5 has also passed 12 stringent US Department of Defense MIL STD 810G military standard tests to ensure that the machine can still be used normally in various harsh environments, ensuring that business people Smooth for daily use.

Hardware: APU A card helps cost-effective and efficient office

In addition to its exquisite business appearance, HP EliteBook 745 G5 is also very careful in its hardware configuration. It is equipped with AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processor, AMD Radeon Vega 10, 8G memory, 256G SSD, next we use professional testing software to actually test its hardware performance.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Test software: CINEBENCH R15

Test results: single-core score 146cb, multi-core score 624cb

CINEBENCH R15 can be said to be the most convincing CPU testing software at present. Its latest version is R15. R15 supports up to 256 logical cores. Compared with R11.5 and other versions, it has enhanced shaders, anti-aliasing, shadows, lights and reflections. The inspection of parameters such as blur makes the detection of CPU performance more accurate.

Compared with Intel processors, notebooks equipped with APU processors have an absolute advantage in price, and their higher cost performance can bring a cost-effective and efficient office experience to business users. The Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processor equipped on the HP EliteBook 745 G5 adopts a full-blood version design, and its performance has been significantly improved compared to the previous generation. In our actual measurement, the CINEBENCH R15 single-core test score was 146cb, and the multi-core score was 624cb, which is higher than The i7 8550U processor in some mainstream models. In actual experience, when we use application software such as PS and Word to process image files, the performance is excellent and can meet the daily needs of business users.

GPU: AMD Radeon Vega 10

Test software: 3D Mark Cloud Gate

Test result: 11453

In the actual test, we The Vega 10 graphics card score obtained by using the 3D Mark Cloud Gate environment test is comparable to the performance of the NVIDIA MX150 graphics card full-blooded version. The performance is excellent. The Vega 10 graphics card can meet the daily use needs of business users and at the same time simple entertainment. This graphics card It can also run smoothly when facing mainstream games such as "League of Legends".

Hard disk: 512G SSD

Test software: CrystalDiskMark

Test results: 512G SSD conventional reading speed is 3002M/S and writing speed is 1614M/S

▲NVMe standard, PCIe 3.0 x4 512G Samsung solid-state drive

A common advantage of HP business series notebooks is the excellent performance of the solid-state drives they carry. We use CrystalDiskMark The measured reading speed of HP EliteBook 745 G5 is 3002MB/S and the writing speed is 1614M/S, which is at the upper-middle level in the current thin and light notebook market. In actual performance experience, high-speed solid-state drives can effectively improve file transfer speed, notebook startup speed, game/software opening speed, and notebook running speed, bringing a smoother computer experience to business users.

Complete machine:

Test software: PC Mark 8 work

Test result: The test score is 4753

We use PC Mark 8 Work tested the overall performance of the HP EliteBook 745 G5. The score of 4753 was excellent, which is at the upper level of the current business laptop market. In actual experience, HP EliteBook 745 G5 can meet the daily needs of business users for office work, audio and video, light games, etc.

Battery life:

In the battery life test, we used the PC Mark 8 Work mode test in the "better battery" environment and found that the battery life of the machine was more than 5 hours. If you use the power-saving mode, the battery life will be long, which can meet the needs of business users for mobile work when they go out for a short time. If you need to go out for work for a long time, it is recommended to carry a power supply.

Evaluation summary:

After this week-long "close contact" with HP EliteBook 745 G5, the editor believes that this business notebook is expected to become the "graduation season" in June and July. "The hot item. In terms of appearance, it is calm and restrained yet refined, and its overall size meets the needs of portable use. The wide-angle IPS matte hard screen also has outstanding performance.

In terms of configuration, the full-blooded dual-channel AMD Ryzen7 PRO 2700U processor has been significantly improved compared to the previous generation. The maximum core frequency of full-blooded performance is only 30 watts. The improvement in power consumption is really obvious. . Paired with Radeom Vega 10 Graphics high-performance graphics card, it surpasses many mainstream thin and light independent graphics cards. Its overall performance is relatively excellent, and military industry standards also ensure smooth use in various complex environments.

The most important thing is that the sales price of HP EliteBook 745 G5 is only more than 5,000 yuan, which is probably the most attractive "killer feature".