HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16” vs Dell Pro Max 16 Plus

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Display
Battery
96 Wh
CPU
GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16” and Dell Pro Max 16 Plus important characteristics
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)

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9.7
(Bad)
Value Index
20.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16”
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 860 grams less (around 1.9 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 509-694% higher FPS
  • Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 96 against 62 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.69 kg (3.73 lbs) 2.55 kg (5.62 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 250 x 11.5-15.5 mm
14.13 x 9.84 x 0.45-0.61 inches
360 x 258.6 x 17.34-30.9 mm
14.17 x 10.18 x 0.68-1.22 inches
Area 898 cm2 (139 inches2) 931 cm2 (144.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.7% ~79.7%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 7.7 mm
Colors Silver Gray
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 169° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) - 54.3 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 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 Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space 62.5% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Full charging time - 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 65 / 100 W 165 / 280 W
Cable length 1 meters -
Weight of AC adapter - 755 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 6 14
L3 Cache 12 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Fabrication process 2 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 25 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 3 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz -
FLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR7
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 32
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 3089
Solar Bay - 30554
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 129 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 3
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x1W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness - ~91.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
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 Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.3 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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