Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 4 vs HP 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 Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 4
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2i 16”
- Can run popular games at about 216-294% higher FPS
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~42%) battery – 68 against 48 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 249 x 21.15 mm 14.02 x 9.8 x 0.83 inches |
359 x 251 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 9.88 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 886 cm2 (137.4 inches2) | 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.7% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 166° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 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 |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 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, 65 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 65 / 100 / 140 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1724 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6147 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 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 | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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