HP Pavilion Gaming 15 (15-dk2000) review – crippled by 35W processors
HP releases an updated Pavilion Gaming 15 laptop a bit late to make a big impact. But you never know as this series is generally the entry point for gamers on the mobile front. However, looking at the listings of the device, especially those units, equipped with an RTX 3050/RTX 3050 Ti, we see a surprisingly high price.
Here is the moment to say that the Pavilion Gaming 15 (15-dk2000) comes with a Tiger Lake H35 processor inside. It is inferior to the H45 counterparts when it comes to gaming, due to the low core count (4 cores and 8 threads). And the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti are only coming with 60W of TGP.
With that said, HP has a lot to make up with battery life and build quality. And the latter is highly unlikely since this machine shares the same plastic body we’ve seen for two years in a row.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/hp-pavilion-gaming-15-15-dk0000-dk1000/
Contents
Specs Sheet
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop) #38 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q #48 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q #43 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) #36 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop, 50W, 128-bit) #52 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) #58 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) #90 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) #99 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB GDDR5) #107 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 52.5Wh, 3-cell, 52Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- - x - x 23.4 mm (0.00" x 0.00" x 0.92")
- Weight
- 2.23 kg (4.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Ethernet LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD 720p
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Digital dual-array microphones
- Speakers
- Optical drive