HP ZBook 15 G2

workstation 2014 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~7h ⚖️ 2.93 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
38
out of 100
Fit for you
42/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

vs median
CPU
46
Core i7-4710MQ
GPU
4
Quadro K2100M
RAM max
32 GB
DDR3
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$213
market
Age
12 years
2014

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 38/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (18).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (18)

Money & ownership

All money blocks on one card

Cost to own

Buying at listing price $213, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.

≈ $3.2/mo
Money could earn

Keeping the $213 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.

≈ $0.8/mo
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💰 Price trend

$2,200 $1,188 $176 2014: $2,200 2014 2015: $1,760 2016: $1,408 2017: $1,126 2018: $901 2019: $721 2020: $577 2021: $461 2022: $369 2023: $295 2024: $236 2025: $189 2026: $176 2026 2027: $176 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$169/year (8%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 38
CPU score 46 Office tier
GPU score 4 Office tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.93 kg Heavy
Battery 68 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

4th generation · model year 2014 — 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
2014≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Graphics
Quadro K2100M
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR3
Weight
2.93 kg
Ports
8
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Optical drive
✓
Battery
68 Wh~

Configuration options

Available model options · 7 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4400
⚙ Processors (2)
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4710MQ Intel Core i7 4810MQ
🔲 Memory (1)
32 GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro K2100M
💾 Storage (1)
512 GB SSD

Performance metrics

Performance 32
Portability 20
Light office 48
Gaming 18
Creative 33
Energy efficiency 42
Connectivity 100
Value 58
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

🎮 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 45 ⚠ Playable
GRID: Autosport 40 ⚠ Playable
Dota 2 30 ⚠ Playable
Dirt Rally 25 ✗ Low
Fortnite 18 ✗ Low
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 17 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 16 ✗ Low
Anno 2205 14 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 12 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 12 ✗ Low
Ryse: Son of Rome 11 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 9 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 8 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 7 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 6 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 4 ✗ Low
💡 21 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
6%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✗ Weak
CPU
229%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✗ Weak
CPU
458%
GPU
39%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
15%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
8%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
10%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
458%
GPU
77%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
6%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
19%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
14%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✗ Weak
CPU
381%
GPU
39%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
26%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
19%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
19%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
109%
GPU
16%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
143%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
109%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
143%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
8%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
39%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
229%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
39%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%

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