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HP ZBook 16" Ultra G3a, Ryzen AI Max PRO 490, 32GB, 1TB SSD
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 8050S
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 96 Wh
64 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)
- Below average portability (23rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (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 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook 16" Ultra G3a | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook 16" Ultra G3a | 94.3 | 85.2 | 94.6 | 85.5 | 74 | 22.6 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 1.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall64.3
- AI/LLM35.5
- Gaming22.9
- Portability48.9
- Creator40.1
- Student53.8
- Business56
- Developer79.5
- Entertainment67.3
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