HP ZBook 17 G3
workstation
2015
17.3"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 3.00 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
51
out of 100
Fit for you
46/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
48
Core i7-6820HQ
GPU
32
Quadro M3000M
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$321
market
Age
11 years
2015
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 51/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (6).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (6)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $321, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $4.8/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $321 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.2/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$183/year (8%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
51
CPU score
48
Office tier
GPU score
32
Light tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
3.00 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
6th generation · model year 2015 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- ZBook (workstation)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2015
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 6820HQ , Intel Core i5 6440HQ
- Graphics
- Quadro M3000M , Quadro M1000M 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 3.00 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Optical drive
- ✓
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 8 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 520
⚙ Processors (2)
Intel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6820HQ
Intel Core i5 6440HQ
🔲 Memory (1)
32 GB
🎮 Graphics (2)
Quadro M3000M
Quadro M1000M 2GB
💾 Storage (1)
256 GB SSD
Performance metrics
Performance
44
Portability
6
Light office
60
Gaming
44
Creative
39
Energy efficiency
54
Connectivity
100
Value
61
Color accuracy
—
Processors (2)
Graphics (2 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 |
| GRID: Autosport | 151 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2014 | 122 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 110 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt Rally | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 85 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | 77 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 75 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 68 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Battlefront | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Anno 2205 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Just Cause 3 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 27 | ✗ Low |
💡 27 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
634%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
478%
GPU
317%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
198%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
634%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
127%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
66%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
113%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
79%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
106%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
634%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
68%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
478%
GPU
634%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
634%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
68%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
144%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
176%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
191%
GPU
634%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
191%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
191%
GPU
113%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
398%
GPU
317%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
191%
GPU
211%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
159%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
114%
GPU
132%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
79%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
159%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
79%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
49%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
132%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
79%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
58%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
149%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
69%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
317%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
132%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
266%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
317%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
264%
RAM
400%
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