HP ZBook 8 G2i 16” vs OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026)
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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 ZBook 8 G2i 16”
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 71% sharper screen – 243 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (104 vs 139.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 251 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 9.88 x 0.98 inches |
311.15 x 215.6 x 10.6 mm 12.25 x 8.49 x 0.42 inches |
| Area | 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) | 671 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~84.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 166° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 44.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 243 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 | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZBook 8 G2i 16”
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 92.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 / 140 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 166 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Arc B370 |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 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 |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1792 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1724 | 1152 |
| Solar Bay | - | 19364 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9600 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 5.0 (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 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x1W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~85.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2592 x 1944 | - |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| 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 |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 13.8 x 8.1 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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