Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs HP ZBook Fury 16 G11

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Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 and HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 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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21.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
8.1
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 420 grams less (around 0.93 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 35-48% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
  • 41% sharper screen – 200 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (115.2 vs 140.7 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ZBook Fury 16 G11
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~64%) battery – 95 against 58 watt-hours
  • Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 128GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)
Dimensions 323 x 230 x 22 mm
12.72 x 9.06 x 0.87 inches
363 x 250 x 27.7-28.6 mm
14.29 x 9.84 x 1.09-1.13 inches
Area 743 cm2 (115.2 inches2) 908 cm2 (140.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.1% ~81.8%
Side bezels 9.3 mm 9.2 mm
Colors Silver Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 180° 150°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 51.8 dB 48.2 dB

Display

Size 14.4 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 200 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 2400 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
ZBook Fury 16 G11
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Surface Laptop Studio 2
14.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 95.7 in2
~20% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 -
sRGB color space 99% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 68.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 66.7% -
Response time 56 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:06 hr 1:20 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
Charge power 102 / 120 W 150 / 200 / 230 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 448 grams 795 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.3 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 20 28
L3 Cache 24 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
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
TGP 80 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1665 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2055 MHz -
FLOPS 10.5 TFLOPS 6.4-12.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 10.5 TFLOPS 6.4-12.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2487 1641
Solar Bay 32946 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 4
Max. ram size - 128 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 4
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.8 dB ~88.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 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 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.1 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No 1x v1.4
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm -
Touchpad
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Studio 2:
    - Has a proprietary Microsoft Surface Connect port.
Notes on ZBook Fury 16 G11:
    - The vapor chamber (Z VaporForce) is only available in configurations with NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation graphics or higher.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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