HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16” vs Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16”
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 70 against 62 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) | 1.67 kg (3.68 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 250 x 11.5 mm 14.13 x 9.84 x 0.45 inches |
357 x 250.7 x 15.9-17.9 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.63-0.7 inches |
| Area | 898 cm2 (139 inches2) | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.7% | ~82.9% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.5 dB | 47.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 446 grams | 225 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 760M | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 35 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 800 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 28 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 199 | 574 |
| Solar Bay | 8282 | 13131 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | ~86.7 dB | ~87.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2592 x 1944 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.6 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S16 (S3607):
- The Snapdragon model comes with integrated LPDDR5X memory at 8448 MHz, while the Intel version uses slower DDR5 at 6400 MHz and includes one SO-DIMM slot for upgrades.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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