HP ZBook Studio 16 G10 vs Firefly 16 G10

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Battery 86 Wh
CPU
GPU
RTX A500 Mobile 4GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP ZBook Studio 16 G10 and Firefly 16 G10 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12.3
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Value Index
15.6
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP ZBook Studio 16 G10
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~69%) battery – 86 against 51 watt-hours
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Can run popular games at about 21-29% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (133.6 vs 143.4 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ZBook Firefly 16 G10
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.73 kg (3.81 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 242 x 18 mm
14.02 x 9.53 x 0.71 inches
368.7 x 250.9 x 19.9 mm
14.52 x 9.88 x 0.78 inches
Area 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2) 925 cm2 (143.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.2% ~80.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 12 mm
Colors Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 175°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 48 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
sRGB color space 94% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 77% -
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 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
Charge power 150 / 200 W 65 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 610 grams 310 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
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
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 3.1-7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~11 Gbps ~12 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 3.1-7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 801 387
Solar Bay 15334 7511
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

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

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC245
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x1W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort 1x v1.4 No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Optional Optional
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
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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