HP ZBook 14" 8 G1i Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada with 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 77 Wh
79.4 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (80th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 30th
- Below average reliability (27th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada with 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 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% Adobe RGB100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| Battery | 77 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Feb 22, 2026 $3,152
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook 14" 8 G1i | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada with 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | - | 99 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook 14" 8 G1i | 89.5 | 65.2 | 97.3 | 83 | 86.8 | 78.6 | 84.1 | 29.5 | 46 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.9 | 19.9 | 76.6 | 90.1 | 96.7 | 74.3 | 98.5 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.1 | 90.6 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 76.1 | 91.3 | 54.2 | 97.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.5 | 91.6 | 98.8 | 83 | 92.9 | 7.2 | 94.9 | 74.9 | 88.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 74.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 54.2 | 87.4 |