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HP ProBook 4 G1a 16" vs Dell Pro Max 16

43 out of 100
HP ProBook 4 G1a 16
VS
51 out of 100
Dell Pro Max 16
HP ProBook 4 G1a 16"
Dell Pro Max 16
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GPU Radeon 740M
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Review

Evaluation of HP ProBook 4 G1a 16" and Dell Pro Max 16 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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VS
8.8
(Bad)
Value Index
24.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP ProBook 4 G1a 16"
  • Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16
  • Can run popular games at about 216-294% higher FPS
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 64 against 48 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
ProBook 4 G1a 16"
vs
Pro Max 16

Case

Weight 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 251 x 1.7 mm
14.13 x 9.88 x 0.07 inches		 358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm
14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches
Area 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) 916 cm2 (142 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.4% ~81%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 6.7 mm
Colors Silver Black
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

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 Matte
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space 62.5% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
ProBook 4 G1a 16"
300 nits
Pro Max 16
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.6 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 / 100 W 100 / 130 W
Cable length 1 meters -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 4 (1P + 3E) 14 (4P + 8E)
Threads 8 14
L3 Cache 8 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 740M Arc Graphics 140T
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ProBook 4 G1a 16"
2275
Pro Max 16 +20%
2731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ProBook 4 G1a 16"
6533
Pro Max 16 +110%
13725
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
ProBook 4 G1a 16"
477
Pro Max 16 +110%
1001
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W -
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 800 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2500 MHz -
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR7
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 1792
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 24
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 85 1702
Solar Bay 4815 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 GB 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3329
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2592 x 1944 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
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 No Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Touchpad
Size - 12.5 x 8.8 cm
Surface Glass -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 16:
    - DDR5 memory runs at either 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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