HP ZBook Studio 16 G10 vs Dell Precision 7780

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Review

Evaluation of HP ZBook Studio 16 G10 and Dell Precision 7780 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP ZBook Studio 16 G10
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1320 grams less (around 2.91 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (133.6 vs 163.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Precision 7780
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 47-65% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 70%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 48% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.73 kg (3.81 lbs) 3.05 kg (6.73 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 242 x 18 mm
14.02 x 9.53 x 0.71 inches
398 x 265.02 x 25.95-28.5 mm
15.67 x 10.43 x 1.02-1.12 inches
Area 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2) 1055 cm2 (163.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.2% ~78.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 7.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 16 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Precision 7780
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ZBook Studio 16 G10
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space 94% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 77% 99%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.55 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 150 / 200 W 180 / 240 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 610 grams 480 / 670 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5.3 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 16 28
L3 Cache 18 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
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 - 95 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~11 Gbps ~11 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 801 1322
Solar Bay 15334 22858
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 128 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 1 4
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power - 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 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 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1x v1.4 No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 1.9 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Precision 7780:
    - The integrated graphics model features an HDMI 2.0 port, while the discrete one has HDMI 2.1.
    - Has an optional infrared sensor for biometric user authentication using Windows Hello.
    - Max memory configuration: 128 GB using CAMM module and 64 GB using SODIMM.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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