HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook 8 G1i Mobile Workstation Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (80th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 29th
- 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
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook 8 G1i Mobile Workstation | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen | MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, | HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core i7 13620H | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 128 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada with 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | AMD Radeon |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro, English | Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | - | 90 | - | 74 |
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