HP ZBook FireFly 16 G9
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 52/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (88), weakest — Value (25).
Connectivity (88) · Energy efficiency (87)
Value (25)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $1,006, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $1,006 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 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
12th generation · model year 2022 — 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
- 2022≈
- Screen size
- 16"
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 1255U
- Graphics
- Quadro T550 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 1.80 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- 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 |
| Valorant | 100 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 5 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 21 | ✗ 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.