HP ZBook Studio G7
HP's redesigned thin 15.6-inch aluminium mobile workstation for the 10th Gen Intel (Comet Lake H) era: 4- to 8-core Core i5/i7/i9 or Xeon W-10885M, up to 32 GB of soldered DDR4, one M.2 NVMe slot, two Thunderbolt USB-C ports and NVIDIA Quadro T1000 to Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q graphics. Built for creators and designers who need ISV-certified graphics in a slim chassis.
Memory
- Slots
- None: memory is soldered to the system board and not upgradeable
- Type
- DDR4 non-ECC, dual channel: datasheet says DDR4-2933; service guide says DDR4-2933 on GeForce RTX boards and DDR4-2666 on the others
- Max
- 32 GB
- Configurations
- 8 GB (Core i5 only), 16 GB (Core and Xeon), 32 GB (Core only)
Storage
- Slot
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD
- Drives offered
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB TLC; 512 GB self-encrypting (Opal 2)
- Max
- 2 TB (a datasheet footnote mentions a 4 TB option planned for the second half of 2020)
- RAID
- None (single drive)
- Card reader
- SD 4.0 media reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics
- NVIDIA Quadro
- Quadro T1000 Max-Q 4 GB, T2000 Max-Q 4 GB, Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q 6 GB, RTX 4000 Max-Q 8 GB, RTX 5000 Max-Q 16 GB (all GDDR6)
- GeForce
- The shared service guide also lists GeForce RTX 2070 / 2070 Super / 2080 Super Max-Q boards, but those are for the ZBook Create G7; the Studio G7 datasheet and HP Store list only Quadro
- Video out
- HDMI 2.0 with UHD, T1000 or T2000; mini DisplayPort 1.4 instead on Quadro RTX 3000 and higher
- External displays
- Up to 4 through the HP Thunderbolt Dock with discrete graphics; up to 3 through a dock with UMA graphics
- Cooling
- Vapor-chamber heat sink (Z VaporForce) on RTX 3000 and higher configurations
- Note
- HDMI 2.0 drops to HDMI 1.4 when driven by Intel UHD Graphics
Expansion
- M.2 storage
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (primary SSD)
- WLAN
- Intel AX201 module
- WWAN
- Not offered
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5, vPro or non-vPro
- Ethernet
- No RJ-45 port; available through docks or adapters (HP lists a USB-C to RJ45 adapter)
Power
- Adapters
- HP Smart 150 W slim or HP Slim Smart 200 W, 19.5 V
- Input rating
- 19.5 V dc at 7.70 A (150 W) or 10.3 A (200 W)
- Restriction
- The 150 W adapter is not offered with Quadro RTX 3000 or higher
- Fast Charge
- About 50% in 30 minutes
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × USB Type-C with Thunderbolt and HP Sleep and Charge (the datasheet lists them as SuperSpeed USB-C 10 Gbps; DisplayPort output)
- USB-A
- 1 × SuperSpeed USB-A 5 Gbps with charging
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 2.0 or 1 × mini DisplayPort 1.4, depending on graphics
- Card reader
- SD 4.0
- Audio
- 1 × headphone / microphone combo jack
- Power
- 1 × AC power connector (Smart Pin)
- Security
- Nano Security Lock slot
Display
- 4K DreamColor
- 15.6" UHD 3840×2160 IPS anti-glare, 600 nits, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 400
- FHD low power
- 15.6" 1920×1080 IPS anti-glare, 400 nits, 72% NTSC
- FHD Sure View
- 15.6" 1920×1080 IPS anti-glare, 1000 nits, 72% NTSC, HP Sure View Reflect privacy screen
- 4K OLED touch
- 15.6" UHD 3840×2160 OLED BrightView touch, 400 nits, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 500, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
- Camera
- 720p HD with IR and Temporal Noise Reduction
- Audio
- Bang & Olufsen, 4 speakers (2 tweeters, 2 woofers), dual-array world-facing microphones
- Keyboard
- HP Premium Quiet Keyboard or HP Z Command Keyboard, backlit, spill-resistant, DuraKeys; glass clickpad
Battery
- Type
- HP Long Life 6-cell 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
- Replaceable
- Internal; service part only
- Rated life
- Up to 18 hours (MobileMark 2014, datasheet); the launch press release said up to 17.5 hours
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 354 × 234.6 × 17.85 mm non-touch; 17.5 mm touch (13.93 × 9.24 × 0.70 in)
- Weight
- From 1.74 kg (3.84 lb); 1.93 kg for UMA non-touch models (service guide)
- Materials
- Aluminium chassis
- Operating temperature
- 5 to 35 °C
- Testing
- Passed 21 MIL-STD 810H tests (HP datasheet)
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro with the i5-10400H, i7-10850H, i9-10885H or Xeon W-10885M and the vPro AX201 card
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Infineon, soldered), HP Sure Start Gen6, Sure Run Gen3, Sure Recover Gen3, Sure Admin, Sure Sense, Sure Click, optional fingerprint reader, IR camera
- BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen6, Absolute persistence module, pre-boot authentication
- Tools
- HP Manageability Integration Kit, HP Image Assistant, HP Performance Advisor, ZCentral Remote Boost
- Warranty
- 1-year or 3-year limited, by country; batteries follow the platform warranty
Operating systems
- Preinstalled
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, Ubuntu 20.04, FreeDOS 3.0
- Supported
- Windows 10 Enterprise (web support only)
- Not supported
- Windows 7 / 8
Processors
- Intel Core i5-10400H
- Intel Core i7-10750H
- Intel Core i7-10850H
- Intel Core i9-10885H
- Intel Xeon W-10885M