HP ZBook X G1i 16” vs ZBook 8 G2i 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 X G1i 16”
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 83 against 68 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2i 16”
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 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 | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 251 x 23 mm 14.13 x 9.88 x 0.91 inches |
359 x 251 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 9.88 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) | 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 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 | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 120 / 150 W | 65 / 100 / 140 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 2 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 | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1792 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 1781 | 1724 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 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 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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