HP ZBook Studio G8

HP's thin 15.6-inch aluminium mobile workstation for the 11th Gen Intel Core (Tiger Lake H) era: 8-core i7/i9 H-series CPUs, up to 32 GB of soldered DDR4-3200, one M.2 NVMe slot, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and either NVIDIA RTX professional (T1200 to RTX A5000) or GeForce RTX 30-series graphics. Aimed at creators and designers who want workstation certification in a slim chassis.

Memory

Slots: None: memory is soldered to the system board and not upgradeable
Type: DDR4-3200 non-ECC SDRAM, dual channel
Max: 32 GB
Configurations: 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB (factory configured)
Note: Memory configurations may be limited to specific CPU / GPU configurations

Storage

Slot: 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot (does not accept SATA drives)
PCIe Gen3 x4: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB TLC; 512 GB SED
PCIe Gen4 x4: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB TLC; 256 GB / 512 GB SED Opal 2 (from late September 2021)
Max: 2 TB
RAID: Not supported (single drive)
Card reader: SD 7.0 media reader (SD 4.0 cards run at SD3 speed)

Graphics

Integrated: Intel UHD Graphics (up to 3 displays including the internal panel)
NVIDIA professional: NVIDIA T1200 4 GB, RTX A2000 4 GB, RTX A3000 6 GB, RTX A4000 8 GB, RTX A5000 16 GB (all GDDR6)
NVIDIA GeForce: GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB, RTX 3070 8 GB, RTX 3080 16 GB (all GDDR6)
Video out: HDMI 2.0 with UHD, T1200 or A2000; mini DisplayPort 1.4 instead on A3000 and higher
External displays: Up to 4 with discrete graphics and a dock; DisplayPort over Thunderbolt up to 4096×2304 at 60 Hz; HDMI up to 4096×2304 at 30 Hz
Note: HDMI 2.0 drops to HDMI 1.4 when driven by Intel UHD Graphics. The service guide lists the HDMI port as HDMI 2.1 on A2000 and GeForce models, while QuickSpecs says HDMI 2.0

Expansion

M.2 storage: 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (primary SSD)
WLAN: Intel AX201 CNVi module (M.2 2230 or 1216 form factor)
WWAN: Not offered

Networking

WLAN: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.2, vPro or non-vPro
Ethernet: No RJ-45 port; HP lists USB-C to RJ45 and USB 3.0 to Gigabit adapters

Power

Adapters: HP Smart 150 W slim or HP Slim Smart 200 W, 19.5 V, 4.5 mm barrel
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 NVIDIA RTX graphics configurations
USB-C charging: USB Power Delivery on the Thunderbolt 4 ports
Fast Charge: About 50% in 30 minutes
Energy use: Short idle 11.9 W, long idle 1.0 W, off 0.4 W (115 V, ENERGY STAR test)

Ports

Thunderbolt: 2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, 40 Gbps (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
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 7.0
Audio: 1 × headphone / microphone combo jack
Power: 1 × 4.5 mm AC power connector
Security: Nano Security Lock slot

Display

4K DreamColor: 15.6" UHD 3840×2160 IPS anti-glare, 600 nits, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 400, 120 Hz, 1200:1, 8-bit + FRC
FHD low power: 15.6" 1920×1080 IPS anti-glare, 400 nits, 100% sRGB, 1200:1, 60 Hz
FHD Sure View: 15.6" 1920×1080 IPS anti-glare, 1000 nits, HP Sure View Reflect privacy panel, 1500:1, 60 Hz
4K OLED touch: 15.6" UHD 3840×2160 AMOLED BrightView, 400 nits, 100% DCI-P3, 100,000:1, 60 Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera: 720p HD with IR (Windows Hello)
Audio: Bang & Olufsen quad speakers, dual-array world-facing microphones
Keyboard: HP Premium Quiet Keyboard or Premium Quiet Creator Bridge Keyboard (US only), backlit, spill-resistant; glass clickpad

Battery

Type: HP Long Life 6-cell 83 Wh Li-ion polymer (11.58 V), 0.305 kg
Replaceable: Internal; no optional travel battery
Rated life: Up to 9 h 30 min (MobileMark 2018)

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H): 354 × 234.6 × 17.85 mm non-touch; 17.5 mm touch (13.94 × 9.24 × 0.70 in)
Weight: From 1.79 kg (3.95 lb)
Weight (service guide): 1.93 kg for UMA non-touch models
Materials: Anodised aluminium lid, keyboard deck and palm rest; magnesium die-cast base; metal alloy hinges
Hinge: Opens to 150°
Operating temperature: 0 to 35 °C
Noise: Idle 23 dBA sound pressure (ISO 7779)

Management

vPro: Intel vPro with i7-11850H / i9-11950H and the vPro AX201 card
Security: TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, FIPS 140-2 capable), HP Sure Start Gen6, Sure Recover Gen3, Sure Sense, BIOSphere Gen6, optional fingerprint sensor, IR camera
BIOS: UEFI 2.7, ISO/IEC 19678 (NIST 800-147) compliant, Absolute persistence module
Tools: HP Manageability Integration Kit, HP Performance Advisor, ZCentral Remote Boost
Warranty: 1-year or 3-year limited, by country
QuickSpecs history: Version 1 before 2021-07-09; version 10 dated 2021-12-23

Operating systems

Preinstalled: Windows 11 Pro / Home, Windows 10 Pro / Home, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, Ubuntu 20.04, FreeDOS 3.0
Supported: Windows 10 Enterprise
Not supported: Windows 7 / 8

Processors

Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11850H
Intel Core i9-11900H
Intel Core i9-11950H