HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i 2026, Core Ultra 7 265H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Glacier silver aluminium
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H with an 11 TOPS NPU and integrated Arc Graphics drives AI-enhanced workflows on a 16-inch, 400-nit, 100% sRGB low-power IPS display. A 77Wh battery enables extended unplugged operation, while the 1.69kg chassis packs Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt connectivity for modern office environments. This machine is best for business developers who need reliable performance for coding and multitasking, not GPU-intensive gaming.
CPU Intel Celeron 7300
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 77 Wh
53 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
- Below average portability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7300 |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 1.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| 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 | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| Battery | 77 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7300 | 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" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | 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) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i | 31.3 | 68.8 | 86.4 | 85.5 | 62.5 | 32.8 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.8
- AI/LLM28
- Gaming18.9
- Portability47.1
- Creator30.9
- Student44.9
- Business47.4
- Developer58.5
- Entertainment54.4
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Other Configurations18
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