HP ZBook is a brand of mobile workstations made by

HP Inc HP Inc. is an American Multinational corporation, multinational information technology, information technology company with its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, that develops personal computers (PCs), printer (computing), printers and re ...

. Introduced in September 2013, as the portable variant of the

HP Z HP Z is a series of professional workstation computers developed by Hewlett-Packard. The first-generation desktop products were announced in March 2009, replacing the HP xw series desktop workstations. The product line expanded to mobile with the ...

workstations, it is a successor to HP's previous mobile workstations in the HP EliteBook series. The ZBook mainly competes against PCs such as

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's Precision and

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ThinkPad ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop and Tablet computer, tablet computers produced since 1992. It was originally designed, created and manufactured by the American IBM, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. IBM Acquisit ...

P series.

Features

The HP ZBook workstations feature

Nvidia Quadro Quadro was Nvidia's brand for graphics cards intended for use in workstations running professional computer-aided design (CAD), computer-generated imagery (CGI), digital content creation (DCC) applications, scientific calculations and machine l ...

and AMD FirePro ISV-certified graphics cards and

Thunderbolt A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap. In Indo-European mythology, the thunderbolt was identified with the 'Sky Father'; this association is also found in later Hel ...

connectivity. Display options include a touch-sensitive screen on the ZBook 14 and an HP DreamColor

IPS panel IPS (in-plane switching) is a screen technology for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). In IPS, a layer of liquid crystals is sandwiched between two glass surfaces. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to those surfaces in predetermined ...

on the ZBook 17. Additionally, a 3200×1800 resolution option has been announced for the ZBook 15.

History

* 2013: September 10: ZBook 14, ZBook 15 and ZBook 17 announced. * 2014: September 8: ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 announced. * 2015: January 5: ZBook 14 G2 and ZBook 15u G2; November 11: ZBook 15u G3, ZBook Studio G3, ZBook 15 G3 and ZBook 17 G3 announced. * 2017: April 21: ZBook 14u G4, ZBook 15u G4, ZBook Studio G4, ZBook 15 G4 and ZBook 17 G4; October 18: ZBook x2 G4 announced. * 2018: February 7: ZBook 14u G5 and ZBook 15u G5; April 5: ZBook 15v G5, ZBook Studio G5, ZBook Studio x360 G5, ZBook 15 G5 and ZBook 17 G5 announced. * 2019: April 16: ZBook 14u G6 and ZBook 15u G6; May 27: ZBook 15 G6 and ZBook 17 G6 announced. * 2020: April 16: ZBook Create and ZBook Studio G7; May 26: ZBook Firefly 14 G7 and ZBook Firefly 15 G7 announced. September 1: ZBook Fury 15 G7, ZBook Fury 17 G7 and ZBook Power G7 * 2020 & 2021: December 7, 2020: ZBook Firefly 14 and 15 G8 launched. May 11, 2021: Announced ZBook Studio, Fury and Power G8. * 2022: May 12: HP announced the G9 line-up including 4 members: Firefly, Studio, Power, and Fury. * 2023: March 29: HP announced ZBook G10 laptops. * 2024: March 27: HP announced ZBook G11 laptops. * 2025: January 10: Announced ZBook Fury 18 G1i and ZBook Ultra 14 G1a. March 18: Announced ZBook 8 G1i/a and ZBook X G1i.

Models

First generation

The ZBook family originally comprised the following models: * ZBook 14: 14.0" workstation

Ultrabook Ultrabook is a class of premium consumer-grade notebook computers. The term was originated by and is trademarked by Intel, replacing the earlier Centrino mobile platform. Introduced in 2011, they were originally marketed as featuring ultra thi ...

* ZBook 15: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17: 17.3" workstation All models featured

Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo ...

Haswell dual- and quad-core processors, AMD or Nvidia professional graphics and up to 32 GB of RAM, except for the ZBook 14, which was limited to 16 GB of RAM. The ZBook 15 and ZBook 17 use

Intel Socket G3 Socket G3, also known as rPGA 946B/947 or FCPGA 946, is a socket for Intel microprocessors that supports Haswell-based mobile CPUs. Compatible SKUs have an 'M' suffix in the model number. Socket G3 is designed as a replacement for the S ...

except for the ZBook 14 which has the processor soldered-on.

Specifications

Second generation

The second generation comprised the following models: * ZBook 14 G2: 14.0" workstation

* ZBook 15u G2: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G2: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G2: 17.3" workstation The ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 models were announced in September 2014 and included new Intel processors, AMD and Nvidia graphics, and Thunderbolt 2 connectivity. The ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 use

except for the ZBook 14 G2 and ZBook 15u G2 which have the processor soldered-on.

Specifications

Third generation

The third generation comprised the following models: * ZBook Studio G3: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G3: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G3: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G3: 17.3" workstation All models were announced in November 2015. Features include Intel

Skylake Skylake or Sky Lake may refer to: * Skylake (microarchitecture) Skylake is Intel's codename for its sixth generation Core microprocessor family that was launched on August 5, 2015, succeeding the Broadwell microarchitecture. Skylake is a mic ...

Core or Xeon E3-1500M v5 family processors, AMD FirePro and Nvidia Quadro graphics, and Thunderbolt 3. ZBook Studio G3 is the world's first quad core workstation Ultrabook. HP ZBook Dock with Thunderbolt 3 announced with those models can link up to 10 devices at once.

Specifications

Fourth generation

The following fourth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by fifth-generation models: *ZBook x2 G4: 14.0" workstation with detachable keyboard (2-in-1). Has similar performance specification to the 14u. * ZBook 14u G4: 14.0" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook Studio G4: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G4: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G4: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G4: 17.3" workstation All models featured

Kaby Lake Kaby Lake is Intel's codename for its seventh generation Core microprocessor family announced on August 30, 2016. Like the preceding Skylake, Kaby Lake is produced using a 14 nanometer manufacturing process technology. Breaking with Intel's p ...

dual- and quad-core processors, AMD and Nvidia professional graphics, up to 64 GB of RAM, and Thunderbolt 3. The ZBook 14u and 15u feature a mixture of dual-core

and quad-core

eighth-generation Kaby Lake R processors.

Specifications

Fifth generation

The following fifth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by sixth-generation models: * ZBook 14u G5: 14.0" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G5: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook *ZBook Studio G5: 15.6" workstation targeted at creative industry. Prioritises higher display specifications (colour gamut, resolution etc.). *ZBook Studio x360 G5: 15.6" convertible workstation. Similar to the Studio G5, but with a 360 degree hinge, and the option for a touchscreen. *ZBook 15v G5: 15.6" workstation with a lower price point than the 15, but with similar features and performance to the 15. * ZBook 15 G5: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G5: 17.3" workstation

Specifications

Sixth generation

This generation of ZBook workstations feature

Whiskey Lake quad-core CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional AMD Polaris 23 GPU for lightweight models, and Intel Coffee Lake R quad-core, hexa-core or octa-core CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional Nvidia Turing GPU for performance models. This generation also made

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available for ZBook products for the first time. All models continue to use the fifth-generation chassis design. *ZBook 14u G6: 14.0" lightweight workstation *ZBook 15u G6: 15.6" lightweight workstation *ZBook 15 G6: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook 17 G6: 17.3" performance workstation

Specifications

Seventh generation

This generation of ZBook workstations feature

Comet Lake CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional Nvidia GPU. *ZBook Firefly 14 G7: 14.0" lightweight workstation *ZBook Firefly 15 G7: 15.6" lightweight workstation *ZBook Create G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Studio G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Power 15 G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 15 G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 17 G7: 17.3" performance workstation *ZBook Power 17 G7: 17.3" performance workstation

Specifications

Eighth generation

This generation of ZBook Firefly workstations feature

Tiger Lake CPU with Gen12 (Xe) Graphics, optional Nvidia T500 GPU and optional Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G WWAN. *ZBook Firefly G8: 14-inch or 15.6-inch lightweight workstation *ZBook Power G8: 15.6-inch budget performance workstation *ZBook Studio G8: 15.6-inch slim performance workstation *ZBook Fury G10: 15.6-inch or 17.3-inch performance workstation

Ninth generation

This generation of ZBook workstations features

Alder Lake Alder Lake is Intel's codename for the 12th generation of Intel Core processors based on a hybrid architecture utilizing Golden Cove performance cores and Gracemont efficient cores. It is fabricated using Intel's Intel 7 process, previously ...

CPU with integrated Intel Xe GPU and optional Nvidia GPU *ZBook Power 15 G9: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Studio 16 G9: 16" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 16 G9: 16" performance workstation *ZBook Firefly 14 G9: 14" lightweight workstation *ZBook Firefly 16 G9: 16" lightweight workstation

Tenth generation

This generation of ZBook workstations features

Raptor Lake Raptor Lake is Intel's List of Intel codenames, codename for the 13th and 14th generations of Intel Core processors based on a Heterogeneous computing, hybrid architecture, utilizing Raptor Cove performance cores and Gracemont (microarchitecture ...

CPU with integrated Intel Iris Xe GPU or

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Zen 4 Zen 4 is the name for a CPU microarchitecture designed by AMD, released on September 27, 2022. It is the successor to Zen 3 and uses TSMC's N6 process for I/O dies, N5 process for CCDs, and N4 process for APUs. Zen 4 powers Ryzen 7000 per ...

CPU with integrated AMD Radeon GPU, as well as optional

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GPU. This generation of ZBook Firefly and ZBook Power is the first in the ZBook line to provide AMD Ryzen processors options. *ZBook Firefly G10 or ZBook Firefly G10 A: 14-inch or 16-inch lightweight workstation *ZBook Power G10 or ZBook Power G10 A: 15.6-inch budget performance workstation *ZBook Studio G10: 16-inch slim performance workstation *ZBook Fury G10: 16-inch performance workstation

Eleventh generation

This generation of ZBook workstations features

Meteor Lake CPU (first to be branded as Core Ultra) with integrated Intel Iris or Arc graphics, or

2023 refresh CPU with integrated NPU & GPU, as well as optional

GPU. HP highlights the AI capabilities in this generation of ZBook. *ZBook Firefly G11 or ZBook Firefly G11 A: 14-inch or 16-inch lightweight workstation *ZBook Power G11 or ZBook Power G11 A: 16-inch budget performance workstation *ZBook Studio G11: 16-inch slim performance workstation *ZBook Fury G11: 16-inch performance workstation

References

External links

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History

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First generation

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Second generation

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Third generation

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Fourth generation

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Fifth generation

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Sixth generation

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Seventh generation

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Eighth generation

Ninth generation

Tenth generation

Eleventh generation

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