HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” vs Dell Pro Max 18 Plus

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Review

Evaluation of HP ZBook Fury G1i 18” and Dell Pro Max 18 Plus important characteristics
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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12.9
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Value Index
14.4
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP ZBook Fury G1i 18”
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 18 Plus
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 26-36% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 33%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 3.52 kg (7.76 lbs) 3.25 kg (7.17 lbs)
Dimensions 403 x 289 x 27 mm
15.87 x 11.38 x 1.06 inches
402 x 279.95 x 17.92-31.70 mm
15.83 x 11.02 x 0.71-1.25 inches
Area 1165 cm2 (180.6 inches2) 1125 cm2 (174.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~83.5%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 56.5 dB 53.8 dB

Display

Size 18 inches 18 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 168 ppi 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1617:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 96.6% 97.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 11 ms 30 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Full charging time - 1:10 hr
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 165 / 280 W
Cable length 1 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 1008 grams 718 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20 14
L3 Cache 30 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
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 - 115 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2381 3277
Solar Bay 23342 31048
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 4 2
Max. ram size 192 GB 256 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 4 4
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Speakers 4.0 2.0
Power 4x1W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~90.1 dB ~87.2 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
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.3 x 9.0 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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