HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)

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Review

Evaluation of HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
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Connectivity
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15.5
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Value Index
44.0
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
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 specs

Case

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 solution
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
Display tests
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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
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.
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