HP ZBook Firefly 14 G9 vs Firefly 14 G8
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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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G9
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 45-62% higher FPS
- Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
- Provides 150% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.47 kg (3.24 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315.6 x 224.3 x 19.9 mm 12.43 x 8.83 x 0.78 inches |
323 x 214.6 x 17.9 mm 12.72 x 8.45 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 708 cm2 (109.8 inches2) | 693 cm2 (107.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 170° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41 dB | 40.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | - |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZBook Firefly 14 G9
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ZBook Firefly 14 G8
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1543:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.1% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.6% | - |
| Response time | 41 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.55 V |
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 311 grams | 300 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 20 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.1 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 3.1 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 376 | - |
| Solar Bay | 7435 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~84.5 dB | ~80.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | 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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