HP ZBook is a brand of mobile workstations made by HP Inc. Introduced in September 2013,[3][4] as the portable variant of the HP Z workstations, it is a successor to HP's previous mobile workstations in the HP EliteBook series. The ZBook mainly competes against PCs such as Asus's ProArt, Dell's Precision, and Lenovo's ThinkPad P series.
The HP ZBook workstations feature Nvidia Quadro and AMD FirePro
The last generations featured a more or less consistent naming scheme for different model categories. The "ZBook Firefly" line is the least powered category that is designed to be ultra-light and slim, powered by the Intel Core U or Intel Core P low-power CPUs and integrated graphics or entry-level dedicated graphics. The "ZBook Power" line is budget oriented with simple aesthetics and mid-level performance, featuring high-power Intel Core H CPUs and up to mid-range dedicated graphics. The "ZBook Studio" line is similarly performant to the latter due to its high-power Intel Core H CPUs but is more focussed on premium aesthetics and light and slim designs. More recently, they are even configurable with up to high-end dedicated graphics including non-workstation consumer-grade Nvidia GeForce GPUs (inherited from the previously existing "ZBook Create" line). The "ZBook Fury" line is the high-end brand for larger and highly upgradable mobile workstations with 4 memory slots and plentiful options for storage. Previously also featuring Intel Core H CPUs with up to high-end graphics, they now feature Intel Core HX CPUs since their release in 2022 offering desktop-level CPU performance.
The ZBook family originally comprised the following models:
All models featured Intel 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 except for the ZBook 14 which has the processor soldered-on.
The second generation comprised the following models:
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.[31]
The ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 use Intel Socket G3 except for the ZBook 14 G2 and ZBook 15u G2 which have the processor soldered-on.
The third generation comprised the following models:
All models were announced in November 2015. Features include Intel Skylake 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.[36]
The following fourth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by fifth-generation models:
All models featured Intel Kaby Lake 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 Kaby Lake and quad-core Intel eighth-generation Kaby Lake R processors.
The following fifth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by sixth-generation models:
This generation of ZBook workstations feature Intel 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 Wi-Fi 6 available for ZBook products for the first time. All models continue to use the fifth-generation chassis design.
This generation of ZBook workstations feature Intel Comet Lake CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional Nvidia GPU.[58]
This generation of ZBook Firefly workstations feature Intel Tiger Lake CPU with Gen12 (Xe) Graphics, optional Nvidia T500 GPU and optional Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G WWAN.[18]
This generation of ZBook workstations features Intel Alder Lake CPU with integrated Intel Xe GPU and optional Nvidia GPU
This generation of ZBook workstations features Intel Raptor Lake CPU with integrated Intel Iris Xe GPU or AMD Zen 4 CPU with integrated AMD Radeon GPU, as well as optional Nvidia GPU. This generation of ZBook Firefly and ZBook Power is the first in the ZBook line to provide AMD Ryzen processors options.[77]
This generation of ZBook workstations features Intel Meteor Lake CPU (first to be branded as Core Ultra) with integrated Intel Iris or Arc graphics, or AMD Zen 4 2023 refresh CPU with integrated NPU & GPU, as well as optional Nvidia GPU. HP highlights the AI capabilities in this generation of ZBook.
