HP ZBook 8 G1ak 14”

workstation 2025 14" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.44 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
70
out of 100
Fit for you
64/100
✚ Strong: fit_reliability ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
94
Ryzen 5 230
GPU
38
Radeon 760M
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
62 Wh
~6h
Price
~$1,760
estimate
Age
1 year
2025

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 70/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Gaming (47).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (98) · Light office (97)

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💰 Price trend

$2,200 $1,804 $1,408 2025: $2,200 2025 2026: $1,760 2026 2027: $1,408 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$440/year (20%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 70
CPU score 94 Enthusiast tier
GPU score 38 Light tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 1.44 kg Light tier
Battery 62 Wh Large tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

Ryzen AI 300 generation · model year 2025 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
HP
Series
ZBook (workstation)
Type
Workstation≈
Release year
2025≈
Screen size
14"
Resolution
1920x1200
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
62%
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR5-5600≈
Memory slots
2
Memory configuration
2x8 GB
Storage interface
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage slots
1
Weight
1.44 kg
Ports
5
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
62 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 23 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (7)
1920 x 1200 (300 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (400 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (800 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (Touch, 300 nits) 1920 x 1200 (Touch, 800 nits) 2560 x 1600 (400 nits) 2560 x 1600 (500 nits)
• Igpu (1)
Radeon 760M
⚙ Processors (5)
AMD Ryzen 5 230 AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
🔲 Memory (4)
16GB 24GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon 760M
🔋 Batteries (1)
62 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 69
Portability 70
Light office 97
Gaming 47
Creative 76
Energy efficiency 94
Connectivity 98
Value 56
Color accuracy 50

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch 240 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 110 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 105 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 85 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 75 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 55 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 55 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 40 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 38 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 30 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus 27 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 24 ✗ Low
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
55%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
468%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
936%
GPU
379%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
237%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
624%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
152%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
170%
GPU
79%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
135%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
170%
GPU
95%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
126%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
624%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
108%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
134%
GPU
55%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
108%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
936%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
624%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
134%
GPU
58%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
234%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
211%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
108%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
234%
GPU
122%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
374%
GPU
758%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
234%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
92%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
152%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
374%
GPU
122%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
520%
GPU
190%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
334%
GPU
152%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
334%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
374%
GPU
135%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
780%
GPU
379%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
152%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
374%
GPU
253%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
334%
GPU
190%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
312%
GPU
92%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
190%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
267%
GPU
95%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
312%
GPU
92%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
108%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
95%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
223%
GPU
58%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
95%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
312%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
69%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
293%
GPU
92%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
187%
GPU
82%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
624%
GPU
379%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
520%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
468%
GPU
190%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
520%
GPU
92%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
108%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
624%
GPU
379%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
520%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%

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