HP ZBook 16" 8 G1i Meteor Silver 2026
Powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H 16-core processor and an NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation GPU with 4GB VRAM, it delivers pro-app performance and up to 13 NPU TOPS for AI acceleration, backed by a 77Wh battery. The 1.75kg Meteor Silver chassis and 16-inch 100% sRGB display combine portability with color-accurate visuals, while 32GB of DDR5 RAM ensures smooth multitasking. This workstation best serves AI developers and data engineers who run on-device inferencing and handle large professional datasets.
About This Laptop
Powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H 16-core processor and an NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation GPU with 4GB VRAM, it delivers pro-app performance and up to 13 NPU TOPS for AI acceleration, backed by a 77Wh battery. The 1.75kg Meteor Silver chassis and 16-inch 100% sRGB display combine portability with color-accurate visuals, while 32GB of DDR5 RAM ensures smooth multitasking. This workstation best serves AI developers and data engineers who run on-device inferencing and handle large professional datasets.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 16" 1920x1200
- GPU Intel NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.8
- Battery wh 77
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average compact (27th percentile) 27th
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 62.5% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| Battery | 77 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook 16" 8 G1i | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook 16" 8 G1i | 84.7 | 63.9 | 87.6 | 94.4 | 64.3 | 27.4 | 81.1 | 31.9 | 75.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.8 | 18.4 | 96.1 | 79.8 | 99 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.2 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.3 | 92.2 | 66.8 | 95.3 | 72.3 | 89.9 | 58.3 | 96.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.3 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 97.4 | 78.6 | 89.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.4 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 83 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.3 | 58.3 | 90.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 66.8 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.3 | 78.6 | 93.8 |
Usage Scores
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