HP ZBook 8 G2a 16” vs Asus Zenbook A16 (UX3607)
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2a 16”
- 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 Zenbook A16 (UX3607)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 560 grams less (around 1.23 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 20-27% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 250 x 19 mm 14.13 x 9.84 x 0.75 inches |
353.5 x 242.4 x 13.8-16.6 mm 13.92 x 9.54 x 0.54-0.65 inches |
| Area | 898 cm2 (139 inches2) | 857 cm2 (132.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.7% | ~86.6% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 4.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray, Brown |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 166° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 51.06 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 89.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 / 140 W | 68 / 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 516 grams | 465 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 9.52 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.4 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 113 | - |
| Solar Bay | 6795 | 5525 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9523 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~83.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2592 x 1944 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 15.0 x 10.0 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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