HP ZBook 17 G6
HP's largest 9th Gen Intel Core H-series / Xeon E-2286M mobile workstation: up to eight cores, 128 GB of DDR4-2667 memory across 4 SO-DIMM slots, four dedicated drive slots (2.5" bay plus up to three M.2), Wi-Fi 6, and optional NVIDIA Quadro T1000/RTX3000/RTX4000/RTX5000 graphics in a 17.3" chassis with an optical-drive bay. Direct successor to the ZBook 17 G5, aimed at CAD, engineering, VFX and simulation users who want desktop-class expansion in a mobile form factor.
Memory
- Slots
- 4 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual channel; slots 3 and 4 customer-accessible/upgradeable
- Speed
- DDR4-2667
- Max
- 128 GB non-ECC or 64 GB ECC (Xeon)
- Note
- Up to 128 GB is an optional, configurable feature; mixed memory speeds run at the slower speed
Storage
- 2.5" bay
- 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA HDD; 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA FIPS 140-2 SED HDD; 2 TB 5400 rpm SATA HDD; 256 GB or 1 TB SATA TLC SSD
- M.2 SATA
- 512 GB M.2 SATA TLC SSD, FIPS 140-2
- M.2 PCIe NVMe
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC M.2 SSD; 512 GB PCIe NVMe TLC SED M.2 SSD
- Optical bay
- Blu-ray R/RE or DVD +/-RW SuperMulti DL drive, or an M.2 SATA storage module carrier
- RAID
- RAID 0 (BIOS-configured only) or RAID 1 on 2 matched-capacity PCIe NVMe M.2 drives
- Cache
- Optional 16 GB PCIe NVMe Intel Optane Memory for storage acceleration
- Card readers
- SD UHS-II media card reader; smart card reader (Alcor AU9560, FIPS 201)
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Discrete
- NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (4 GB GDDR5); Quadro RTX3000 (6 GB GDDR6); Quadro RTX4000 (8 GB GDDR6); Quadro RTX5000 (16 GB GDDR6)
- External displays
- Up to 4 independent displays with hybrid graphics (internal panel + 3 external via mDP/HDMI + 2 Thunderbolt 3), or up to 5 with the HP Thunderbolt Dock G2; 3 max with Intel integrated graphics only
Networking
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-LM GbE (vPro) or Intel I219-V GbE (non-vPro)
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2×2) + Bluetooth 5, vPro or non-vPro
- WWAN (optional)
- Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced
- NFC
- Optional module, sold separately
Power
- Adapter
- HP 200 W Slim Smart external AC power adapter
- Input
- 19.5 V, <200 W max operating power
Ports
- USB-C
- 2 × USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort 1.4 pass-through discrete / 1.2 with UMA graphics, USB 3.1 Gen 2, BC 1.2)
- USB-A
- 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 + 1 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 charging port
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 2.0b (discrete graphics; 1.4 with UMA); 1 × Mini DisplayPort 1.4 (discrete; 1.2 with UMA)
- Ethernet
- 1 × RJ-45
- Audio
- 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack
- Power
- 1 × AC power connector
- Card readers
- 1 × SD UHS-II media card reader; 1 × smart card reader
- Optical
- 1 × Optical Disk Drive bay
- Other
- 1 × Security lock slot
Display
- FHD, 300 nits
- 17.3" FHD (1920×1080) eDP, anti-glare, WLED-backlit, 72% sRGB, ambient light sensor, 60 Hz
- UHD touch
- 17.3" UHD (3840×2160) eDP + PSR, anti-glare, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 touch, 400 nits, 95% sRGB, ambient light sensor
- UHD DreamColor
- 17.3" UHD HP DreamColor, RG phosphor WLED-backlit, anti-glare, 400 nits (typ.), 100% Adobe RGB (95.5% NTSC), integrated color calibration sensor
- Camera
- Optional HP Privacy Camera: 1080p FHD webcam with IR camera, or 720p HD webcam
Battery
- Type
- HP Long Life 6-cell polymer, 95.6 Wh
- Life
- Up to 17 hours (MobileMark 2014)
- Charging
- HP Fast Charge: 0–50% in 45 minutes
- Replaceable
- Internal; not customer-replaceable
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 41.6 × 28.84 × 3.38 cm (16.4 × 11.35 × 1.32 in)
- Weight
- 3.2 kg (7.04 lb); varies by configuration
- Chassis
- A deck: magnesium/aluminum; B deck: magnesium frame with aluminum and bonded plastic antenna cover; C deck: magnesium frame with anodized aluminum cover; D deck: magnesium, powder-coated; metal-alloy hinges
- Keyboard
- HP Collaboration Keyboard, full-size with numeric keypad, spill-resistant, backlit, drain, HP DuraKeys
- Pointing
- Dual pointstick; ClickPad with multi-touch gestures, Microsoft Precision Touchpad support; fingerprint sensor
- Audio
- Tuned by Bang & Olufsen, dual stereo speakers with discrete amps, dual-array digital microphone, optional world-facing microphone, HP Noise Cancellation software, Skype for Business certified
- Certifications
- MIL-STD-810G tested (pending at launch); ENERGY STAR 7.1 certified; EPEAT 2019 registered; low halogen
Management
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, FIPS 140-2 compliant); optional fingerprint sensor; smart card reader; security lock slot; HP Sure Start Gen5, Sure Recover Gen2, Sure Sense; Absolute Persistence Module; Microsoft Defender
- Management/BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen5, HP Client Security Suite Gen5, HP Device Access Manager, HP Manageability Integration Kit, Power-On Authentication, pre-boot authentication, Master Boot Record security, Secure Erase (NIST SP 800-88)
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Pro 64 (recommended), Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 64, Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Home Single Language 64, Windows 10 China Government Edition, FreeDOS
- Web-support only
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Ubuntu Linux 18.04
Processors
- Intel Core i5-9300H
- Intel Core i5-9400H
- Intel Core i7-9750H
- Intel Core i7-9850H
- Intel Core i9-9880H
- Intel Xeon E-2286M