HP ZBook 15 G5
workstation
2018
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 2.60 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
56
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile
vs medianCPU
58
Core i7-8850H
GPU
32
Quadro P1000
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$333
market
Age
8 years
2018
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 56/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (22).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (83)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $333, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $5.0/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $333 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.2/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$229/year (10%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
56
CPU score
58
Mainstream tier
GPU score
32
Light tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
2.60 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
8th generation · model year 2018 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- ZBook (workstation)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2018≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 8850H
- Graphics
- Quadro P1000 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.60 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 8850H
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro P1000 4GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Performance metrics
Performance
48
Portability
22
Light office
74
Gaming
38
Creative
48
Energy efficiency
62
Connectivity
100
Value
67
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 19 | 108 | 100 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 100 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 124 | 82 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 75 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | — | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 63 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Doom | — | 43 | ⚠ Playable |
| For Honor | 44 | 42 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty WWII | 81 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2018 | 53 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 1 | — | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 45 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Civilization 6 | — | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 32 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3 | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 32 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 25 | 18 | ✗ Low |
💡 30 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
199%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
127%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
66%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
114%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
80%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
106%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
637%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
145%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
177%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
114%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
480%
GPU
318%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
212%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
133%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
49%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
133%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
58%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
69%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
320%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
265%
RAM
400%
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