HP ZBook 14" Ultra G1a Meteor Silver 2025
A 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 processor and 32GB LPDDR5X RAM enable local LLM execution, distinguishing this 14-inch workstation. The anti-glare IPS display reaches 400 nits with full sRGB coverage, supported by quad speakers and a 5MP IR webcam. It’s best for AI developers needing on-device inference, not gaming, given integrated Radeon 8050S graphics.
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 8050S
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.1 kg
Battery 74 Wh
75 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% 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 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.1 kg / 6.9 lbs |
| Battery | 74 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook 14" Ultra G1a | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | 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 | 128 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 74 | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook 14" Ultra G1a | 91.5 | 69.1 | 93.2 | 84.9 | 71.6 | 54.9 | 53.5 | 77.6 | 31.9 | 39 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99 | 67.3 | 98.6 | 77.6 | 96.2 | 87.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 98.2 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.1 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.6 | 77.6 | 78.6 | 88.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 93.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
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