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HP ZBook Fury 17 G8

HP's 17.3-inch flagship mobile workstation for 2021, with 11th-gen Intel Core H or Xeon W-11955M processors, four SO-DIMM slots (up to 128 GB, ECC optional), up to four M.2 SSDs and NVIDIA RTX A-series or AMD Radeon Pro W6600M graphics.

Memory

Slots
4 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, customer accessible, dual channel
Speed
DDR4-3200; may drop to 2933 MT/s if module suppliers are mixed (factory option AY104AV locks one vendor)
Max
128 GB DDR4-3200 non-ECC or 128 GB DDR4-3200 ECC (the April 2021 data sheet listed 64 GB ECC)
Population order
DIMM1, DIMM3, DIMM2, DIMM4
HP modules
8 GB / 16 GB DDR4-3200 (286H8AA, 286J1AA); 32 GB DDR4-2666 (6NX83AA); 8 GB / 16 GB DDR4-2666 ECC (4UY11AA, 4UY12AA)

Storage

M.2 slots
Up to 4 × M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, each PCIe Gen3 x4
SATA
Slots 1, 3 and 4 also accept SATA; slot 2 is NVMe only
2.5" bay
Up to 1 × 2.5" 7 mm SATA drive: 500 GB 7200 rpm (also FIPS 140-2 SED), 1 TB 7200 rpm, 2 TB 5400 rpm
Max storage
8 TB with four M.2 NVMe drives; 6 TB with two M.2 NVMe drives plus one 2.5" SATA drive
SSDs offered
256 GB to 2 TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC (SED Opal 2 versions); 256 GB to 2 TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe TLC (from late September 2021)
RAID
RAID 0 / RAID 1 on slots 1-3 only; factory RAID only with 1 TB + 1 TB or 2 TB + 2 TB M.2 pairs
Brackets
HP ZBook Fury G7/G8 HDD & SSD Brackets kit 48Z98AA

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics
NVIDIA
RTX A5000 16 GB GDDR6; RTX A4000 8 GB GDDR6; RTX A3000 6 GB GDDR6; RTX A2000 4 GB GDDR6; T1200 4 GB GDDR6
AMD
Radeon Pro W6600M 8 GB GDDR6
Cooling
HP Z VaporForce vapor chamber only with RTX A3000 and above, or the AMD GPU
HDMI
HDMI 2.1 (FRL) with RTX A2000/A3000/A4000/A5000 and Radeon Pro W6600M; HDMI 2.0b with T1200 or integrated graphics
Displays
Integrated only: up to 4 independent displays. Hybrid (discrete): up to 5 simultaneous displays (4 from the dGPU + 1 from the iGPU)
Supports
HD decode, DX11, DX12, HDCP 2.3; DP and HDMI up to 4K @ 60 Hz

Expansion

Memory
4 × DDR4 SO-DIMM
M.2 storage
4 × M.2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe; slots 1, 3, 4 also SATA)
2.5" bay
1 × 2.5" SATA; HP's 6 TB maximum pairs it with two M.2 drives
WWAN
Optional Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced module (option kit 3FB01AA); internal nano SIM slot on all units, antennas only on 'For WWAN' base units
Card readers
1 × SD 7.0 media card reader; 1 × smart card reader (Alcor AU9560, FIPS 201)

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I219-LM GbE (vPro) or Intel I219-V GbE (non-vPro), RJ-45
WLAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.2, vPro or non-vPro
WWAN (optional)
Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced Cat 9; nano SIM (works with Windows 10 only per HP)
NFC
Optional NFC module

Power

Adapters
120 W Slim Smart (integrated graphics only); 150 W Slim Smart (T1200 / RTX A2000); 200 W UltraSlim Smart (RTX A3000 and above, and AMD)
Input
19.5 V nominal; max operating power under 200 W
USB-C power
Up to 100 W via USB-C (75 W on non-HP chargers); ZBooks needing more than 100 W need separate AC power
Spare adapters
HP 150 W 4.5 mm Smart (4SC18AA); HP 200 W 4.5 mm (4SC19AA); HP ZBook 200 W Slim Smart 4.5 mm (491C7AA)

Ports

Left
RJ-45; 3 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one charging); headphone/mic combo; smart card reader
Right
Power connector; 2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C (USB4, DisplayPort 1.4 pass-through, BC 1.2); Mini DisplayPort 1.4; HDMI 2.0b or 2.1 (by GPU); SD 7.0 card reader
Note
SuperSpeed USB 20 Gbps is not available over Thunderbolt 4

Display

FHD 300 nits
17.3" 1920×1080 IPS anti-glare, 72% NTSC, 800:1, 60 Hz, 6-bit + FRC
UHD 550 nits
17.3" 3840×2160 IPS anti-glare, 100% DCI-P3, 1200:1, 60 Hz, 8-bit + FRC, eDP 1.4 + PSR2
UHD DreamColor
17.3" 3840×2160 IPS HDR 400 anti-glare Next Gen HP DreamColor, 550 nits, 100% DCI-P3
UHD touch
17.3" 3840×2160 IPS HDR 400 touch with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 550 nits, 100% DCI-P3
All panels
Ambient light sensor; hinge opens to 180°; some panels limited to certain GPUs
Camera
720p HD, or 720p HD + IR; privacy shutter

Battery

Type
HP Long Life 8-cell 94 Wh Li-ion polymer (11.55 V, 4.15 Ah, 414.5 g)
Replaceable
Yes, customer replaceable (spare 49J06AA, HP ZBook Fury G7/G8 94 Wh battery)
Rated life
Up to 10 h 12 min (MobileMark 2018)

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
398.4 × 267.1 × 26.95 mm (15.69 × 10.52 × 1.06 in)
Weight
From 2.76 kg (6.08 lb)
Case
Anodized aluminium lid and keyboard deck over magnesium structure; die-cast magnesium bottom and service door; MIL-STD 810H tested
Keyboard
HP Premium Quiet backlit spill-resistant keyboard with numeric keypad and programmable key; dual pointstick; glass touchpad
Environment
Operating 0-35 °C, 10-90% RH non-condensing; up to 3,048 m operating

Management

vPro
Intel vPro / AMT with the Xeon W-11955M, i9-11950H, i7-11850H or i5-11500H plus a vPro LAN/WLAN
TPM
Infineon SLB9670 TPM 2.0 (FIPS 140-2, CC EAL4+)
BIOS
UEFI 2.7; HP Sure Start Gen6, HP BIOSphere Gen6, HP Sure Recover Gen4, HP Sure Run, HP Tamper Lock
Tools
HP Manageability Integration Kit, HP Performance Advisor, HP ZCentral Remote Boost, Absolute persistence module
Security
Smart card reader, optional fingerprint sensor, optional IR camera (Windows Hello), camera privacy shutter, nano security lock slot

Operating systems

Preinstalled
Windows 11 Pro, Home, Home Single Language, Pro for Workstations (Windows 10 Pro / Pro for Workstations downgrade); Windows 10 Pro for Workstations; Ubuntu Linux 20.04; FreeDOS 3.0
Web support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Windows 10 Enterprise 64
Windows 10
HP tested Windows 10 version 1909 on this platform

Processors

  • Intel Xeon W-11955M
  • Intel Core i9-11950H
  • Intel Core i9-11900H
  • Intel Core i7-11850H
  • Intel Core i7-11800H
  • Intel Core i5-11500H