HP ZBook 17 G2
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 23/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (6).
Connectivity (100)
Portability (6)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $228, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $228 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
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 2013 — matches the model year
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
- 2013
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 4200M
- Graphics
- Quadro K1100M 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Weight
- 2.82 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Optical drive
- ✓
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (1)
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 |
| F1 2014 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Sims 4 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID: Autosport | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Alien: Isolation | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield Hardline | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 4 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Evolve | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Watch Dogs | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Unity | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 3 | ✗ Low |
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.