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HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16", Ryzen AI Max PRO 480, 16GB, 512GB SSD
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 480
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 8040S
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 96 Wh
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong screen (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong ram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)
- Below average portability (23rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 480 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8040S |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 480 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8040S | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16" | 40.4 | 77.5 | 67.8 | 85.5 | 74 | 22.6 | 51 | 33.4 | 4.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.2 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 12.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.3
- AI/LLM25.8
- Gaming19.2
- Portability41.8
- Creator32.2
- Student44.3
- Business46.8
- Developer59.8
- Entertainment58.1
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