Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 15 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 Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 15
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 158-215% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 92 against 68 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 85% sharper screen – 262 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (121.7 vs 139.6 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2i 16”
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 328.8 x 238.7 x 17.99-19.16 mm 12.94 x 9.4 x 0.71-0.75 inches |
359 x 251 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 9.88 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 785 cm2 (121.6 inches2) | 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.3% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | 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 | 15 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 262 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3270 x 2180 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 8 G2i 16”
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Surface Laptop Ultra 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 100000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 62.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 140 W | 65 / 100 / 140 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 18 (9P + 9E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | 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 |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2418 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 24.8 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.4 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5120 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 24.8 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1724 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 9400 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | 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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