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HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 vs 1040 G9

47 out of 100
HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8
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52 out of 100
HP EliteBook 1040 G9
HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8
HP EliteBook 1040 G9
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (100.4 vs 109.9 square inches)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 1040 G9
  • Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface

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Tests and Specifications

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EliteBook x360 1040 G8
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EliteBook 1040 G9

Case

Weight 1.21 kg (2.67 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs)
Dimensions 319 x 203 x 16.6 mm
12.56 x 7.99 x 0.65 inches		 315 x 225 x 17.95-21.2 mm
12.4 x 8.86 x 0.71-0.83 inches
Area 648 cm2 (100.4 inches2) 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~80.2%
Side bezels 4.6 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Silver Silver
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber - No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 157 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
EliteBook 1040 G9
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
EliteBook x360 1040 G8
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 65 W 45 / 65 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 4 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 8 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X DDR5
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 4.8 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance
EliteBook x360 1040 G8
1.41 TFLOPS
EliteBook 1040 G9
1.41 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
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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9 (75%)
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Total votes: 12

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