Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to HP ZBook 8 G2a 14” (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
HP

HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”

52/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 10.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 56.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Cable length — 1 meters
Charge power — 65 / 100 / 140 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 140 W
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:17 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 517 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v6.0
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 3x USB 4.0
USB-A — 1x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2592 x 1944
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 162 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 62.5%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Base frequency — 2.0 GHz
Cores — 6 (3P + 3E)
Fabrication process — 4 nm
Integrated GPU — Radeon 840M
L3 Cache — 8 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Area — 702 cm2(108.7 inches2)
Colors — Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 316 x 222 x 19 mm12.44 x 8.74 x 0.75 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 42.6 dB
Opening angle — 166°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~81%
Side bezels — 7.3 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Blender GPU — 108
Solar Bay — 6397

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
FLOPS — 1.4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 400 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2800 MHz
GPU performance — 1.4 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 5.6 Gbps
Memory type — DDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 8
Shading units (cores) — 256
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 16

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~84.7 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x1W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ZBook 8 G2a 14”
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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