HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16 vs ZBook 8 G2a 16”
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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 Ultra G3a 16
- Can run popular games at about 550-750% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 96 against 68 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2a 16”
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 240 x 17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.45 x 0.7 inches |
359 x 250 x 19 mm 14.13 x 9.84 x 0.75 inches |
| Area | 854 cm2 (132.5 inches2) | 898 cm2 (139 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.9% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | - | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 160° | 166° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 62.5% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 180 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 140 / 180 W | 65 / 100 / 140 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 516 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.1 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8065S | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 55 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1295 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 3000 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 15.4 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 15.4 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 113 |
| Solar Bay | - | 6795 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 192 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x1W | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2592 x 1944 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 8.0 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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