HP EliteBook 645 G10 review

HP EliteBook 645 G10 (2023) Review: The $886 Machine with No Low Axis

The EliteBook 645 G10 is the AMD member of HP's 2023 budget business trio: a Ryzen 3 7330U with Radeon RX Vega 6 graphics and 64 GB of memory at $886. Its Intel siblings floor out on the creative axes; this one simply does not — which makes it quietly the best $886 proposition in the batch.

Where it holds up

The Vega 6 graphics score of 43.85 stands 1041.9 percent above the business-class median of 3.84 — mainstream band — and it lifts the whole sheet: photo design at 82 in the high band, modeling at 50 and engineering CAD at 51 both mid, gaming at 44 mid. Office work tops at 91.91, overall performance reads 63.49, reliability 73 is up 71.8 percent on the class, portability holds 71.3 high, and the 64 GB of memory sits 60 percent above the class median. Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege clear their recommended bars, with Photoshop and Visual Studio Code passing.

Where it falls short

No weakness is flagged for this configuration, and the sheet earns the distinction: no axis in this sheet drops into the low band. The softest readings are value at 52.05 and gaming at 44, both mid-band — the former because the market has already priced the 2023 platform fairly, the latter the ceiling of integrated Vega silicon.

Price and depreciation

At $886 this is the joint-cheapest tier of the business line, and the only member of it without a low-band axis. The modeled depreciation curve runs at the batch-gentlest 10.62 percent per year; no listing anchor is available for dollar projections.

Alternatives to consider

The EliteBook 640 G10 and 650 G10 share the $886 price with Intel silicon inside — photo design at 20 against 82 here, so the 645 dominates its siblings on every creative axis. The EliteBook 865 G10 at the same money adds enthusiast processor performance at 87.98 and a 69.6 value index in a larger frame. The EliteBook 645's own G11-era successor, the 845 G11 at $1,007, matches the sheet with newer silicon and 71 portability.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The EliteBook 645 G10 is the budget-line machine with no low axis anywhere — Vega graphics that still chart, top-band office work and pro-band memory at $886 — arguably the cleanest value sheet in this batch.