Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025) vs HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16”

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Battery 84 Wh
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025) and HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16” 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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59.2
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Value Index
19.4
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 230-314% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 5.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 94% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 84 against 62 watt-hours
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16”
  • Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs)
Dimensions 356.8 x 251 x 15.95-16.5 mm
14.05 x 9.88 x 0.63-0.65 inches
359 x 250 x 11.5 mm
14.13 x 9.84 x 0.45 inches
Area 896 cm2 (138.8 inches2) 898 cm2 (139 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.9% ~82.7%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 49.5 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
PPI 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology - No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space - 62.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 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 Left, Right
Charge power 100 / 170 W 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 384 grams 446 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 6
Threads 14 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Radeon 760M
Fabrication process 3 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 105 W 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock - 800 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2600 MHz
FLOPS 14 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 DDR5
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 14 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2679 199
Solar Bay 42692 8282
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 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 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x1W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness - ~86.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2592 x 1944
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x 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) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 13.5 x 8.6 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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