HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ZBook Fury G1i 18”
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
- Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 192GB) and an SSD
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1380 grams less (around 3.04 lbs)
- MacBook with the Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
- 51% sharper screen – 254 versus 168 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (136.7 vs 180.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.52 kg (7.76 lbs) | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 403 x 289 x 27 mm 15.87 x 11.38 x 1.06 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 1165 cm2 (180.6 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56.5 dB | 42.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZBook Fury G1i 18”
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1617:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.6% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 11 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 200 / 280 / 330 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1008 grams | 344 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | - |
| Cores | 20 (8P + 12E) | 14 (10P + 4E) |
| Threads | 20 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M4 GPU (20-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 26 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1578 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 8.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 8.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2381 | 2457 |
| Solar Bay | 23342 | 34572 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 3x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 4 | - |
| Max. ram size | 192 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 4 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x1W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~90.1 dB | ~84.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024):
- M4 Max version weights about ~15 grams more then M4 Pro.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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