HP ZBook 14" ZBook 8 G1i Meteor Silver
The Intel Core Ultra 7-265H and NVIDIA RTX 500 with 4GB VRAM handle demanding multitasking and AI workflows, while the 14" 120Hz IPS display covers 100% DCI-P3 for accurate color work. Its 1.44kg chassis and 77Wh battery with 50% charge in 30 minutes make it unusually portable for a workstation. Best suited for creative professionals and field engineers who need certified color accuracy and dGPU performance in a highly mobile package.
About This Laptop
The Intel Core Ultra 7-265H and NVIDIA RTX 500 with 4GB VRAM handle demanding multitasking and AI workflows, while the 14" 120Hz IPS display covers 100% DCI-P3 for accurate color work. Its 1.44kg chassis and 77Wh battery with 50% charge in 30 minutes make it unusually portable for a workstation. Best suited for creative professionals and field engineers who need certified color accuracy and dGPU performance in a highly mobile package.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 14" 2560x1600
- GPU Intel NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.5
- Battery wh 77
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 5.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| Battery | 77 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook 14" ZBook 8 G1i | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | 70 | 99 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook 14" ZBook 8 G1i | 89.4 | 64 | 88 | 94.7 | 86.9 | 75.6 | 81.5 | 31.7 | 47.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.8 | 99 | 67.1 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.5 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.3 | 68.1 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.9 | 78.5 | 94.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 95.4 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85.7 |
Usage Scores
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