HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” vs Dell Pro Max 16
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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 Fury G1i 18”
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 99 against 64 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 18% sharper screen – 168 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1440 grams less (around 3.18 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (142 vs 180.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.52 kg (7.76 lbs) | 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 403 x 289 x 27 mm 15.87 x 11.38 x 1.06 inches |
358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm 14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches |
| Area | 1165 cm2 (180.6 inches2) | 916 cm2 (142 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~81% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZBook Fury G1i 18”
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Pro Max 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | 1617:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 11 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.6 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 200 / 280 / 330 W | 100 / 130 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1008 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 20 (8P + 12E) | 14 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 20 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Arc Graphics 140T |
| 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
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2381 | 1702 |
| Solar Bay | 23342 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 4 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 192 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 4 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3329 |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x1W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~90.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 8.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 16:
- DDR5 memory runs at either 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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