Verdict — Strong Design With Few Display Options
The EliteBook 8 G1a 16 improves upon several aspects of the last generation EliteBook 865 G10. Not only is it much thinner with both an integrated NPU and additional ports, but the keyboard and clickpad have been improved as well for better usability. The slimmer profile makes no compromises in terms of battery capacity or build quality, either.
As an entry-level EliteBook, however, the model has some clear drawbacks. The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 performs very similarly to the older Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS in last year's EliteBook 865 G10 while the integrated GPU is limited to just the Radeon 860M instead of the much faster 880M or 890M. Meanwhile, the display is fixed at 1200p and 60 Hz with noticeable ghosting due to the slow black-white response times. Brightness and colors are decent, but it's a shame that configuring with touchscreen means sacrificing full sRGB coverage in the process. Users or editors who want such higher-end features will have to look at HP's more expensive EliteBook X or EliteBook Ultra series or competitors like the Dell Pro series.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
HP is currently shipping the EliteBook 8 G1a 16 as configured in this review for $1900. The model is also currently available on Amazon for just under $1800.
Table of Contents
The business-centric EliteBook 8 series directly replaces the outgoing EliteBook 800 series. The new naming convention makes it easier to identify the price category, generation, and type of processor. In this case, the EliteBook 8 G1a 16 in review is an entry-level (8) first generation (G1) model powered by an AMD (a) processor. Higher-end EliteBook models sport the "X" or "Ultra" name instead of the "8".
Our test configuration is a costlier SKU with the Zen 5 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 CPU, 32 GB of RAM, and 1200p IPS display for approximately $1900 USD. Lower-end options start with the Zen 4 Ryzen 5 Pro 230 while the 1200p native resolution is fixed across the board.
Alternatives to the 16-inch EliteBook 8 G1a include other entry-level to midrange business or office laptops like the Asus ExpertBook B5, Lenovo ThinkPad L16, or Dell Latitude 5000 to 7000 series. A 14-inch version of this model is also available called the EliteBook 8 G1a 14. For Intel fans, SKUs with Core Ultra CPUs are aptly named the EliteBook 8 G1i 16.
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Specifications
Case — Familiar But Thinner Look
HP utilizes similar aluminum and magnesium materials across its EliteBook lineup and so the smooth, bright gray appearance should be instantly familiar. Since the design has been refined over several generations, the system doesn't feel cheap or inexpensive despite it being a lower-end EliteBook 8 series model. It flexes slightly more than a Spectre x360 16, but the difference in not worrying. The monotone colors and arguably drab design otherwise blend in well with office spaces and professional settings.
The system is nearly identical in length, width, and weight to the EliteBook 865 G10 while being noticeably thinner by several millimeters for a denser but more portable form factor. At 1.9 kg, this is still a relatively hefty laptop for the size as other 16-inch models like the Asus ExpertBook B5 or Acer Swift 16 are noticeably lighter by a few hundred grams each.
Connectivity
When compared to last year's EliteBook 865 G10, the EliteBook 8 G1a 16 trades away one USB-A port for a third USB-C port. This is arguably an improvement as the model utilizes USB-C for charging meaning that users now have two free USB-C ports when docked instead of just one. Keep in mind that only the two USB-C ports along the left edge support Thunderbolt 4 devices while the third USB-C port along the right is limited to 10 Gbps.
Communication
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 come standard. 4G or 5G WAN is an optional configuration.
Webcam
A 5 MP webcam with IR and manual shutter comes standard alongside HP's Poly Camera Pro software for additional camera features optimized for conference calls as detailed in our EliteBook 865 G10 review.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by just four Phillips screws for easy servicing as any good business laptop should be. While RAM is upgradeable via two SODIMM slots, storage is unfortunately limited to a single M.2 2280 slot despite the large 16-inch form factor. The WAN antenna are not included if configuring without a WAN module.
Sustainability
The base and outer lid consist of at least 80 percent recycled aluminum and magnesium, respectively, while the keyboard keycaps and membrane consist of at least 50 percent and 70 percent recycled plastics, respectively. If configured with the touchscreen option, the overlay consists of 20 percent recycled glass.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the retail box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. A three-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased directly from HP.
Input Devices — Bigger Keys And Clickpad
Keyboard
EliteBook keyboards are usually firmer with more satisfying feedback when compared to consumer-centric laptops like the Lenovo Yoga, Dell XPS, or HP Pavilion series. The difference isn't minor either as typing on the Elitebook feels noticeably sharper or crisper instead of spongy. Moderate clatter is present but not high pitched enough to be too distracting.
Touchpad
The clickpad is larger than the one on the older EliteBook 865 G10 (13.5 x 8.6 cm vs. 12.7 x 8.5 cm) while maintaining the relatively clicky feedback and smooth surface area of the former model. Drag and drop actions are nonetheless not as accurate as laptops with dedicated mouse buttons like the Lenovo ThinkPad L16.
Display — 1200p IPS Only
The 1200p native resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate is fixed across all current configurations. This is in contrast to the Asus ExpertBook B5 which offers higher native resolutions, faster refresh rates, and faster response times for superior image quality. For day-to-day office tasks and browsing, however, the 1200p60 IPS panel is sufficient if not uninspiring.
Interestingly, while the model offers non-touch and touchscreen options, only the former offers full sRGB colors while the latter is limited to 63 percent coverage only. Potential buyers will want to select carefully depending on which feature they find more important.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 439.2 cd/m²
Contrast: 1417:1 (Black: 0.31 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 2.2 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.79}
calibrated: 0.49
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 3.2 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
70.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
98.6% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
68.5% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.3
CCT: 6438 K
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 865 G10 InfoVision IVO3E94 (X160NV42 R0), IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA NE160QDM-NX4, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 144 Hz | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V SDC41B6, OLED, 2880x1800, 16", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE MNG007QS1-3, IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Dell 16 Plus AU Optronics B160QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 120 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 5% | -0% | 27% | -41% | 8% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 68.5 | 72.8 6% | 68.5 0% | 99.9 46% | 39.5 -42% | 76.6 12% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 98.6 | 99.9 1% | 98.3 0% | 100 1% | 58.7 -40% | 99.8 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 70.4 | 75 7% | 69.4 -1% | 94.6 34% | 40.8 -42% | 78.4 11% |
| Response Times | 7% | 36% | 66% | 51% | 30% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 50.2 ? | 48 ? 4% | 35.6 ? 29% | 4.8 ? 90% | 24.6 ? 51% | 32.8 ? 35% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 30.7 ? | 27.6 ? 10% | 17.5 ? 43% | 18 ? 41% | 15 ? 51% | 23.4 ? 24% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 550 | 481 | ||||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 39 | |||||
| Screen | -39% | -33% | 188% | -158% | -36% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 439.2 | 865 97% | 413 -6% | 425 -3% | 334 -24% | 335.6 -24% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 405 | 724 79% | 408 1% | 421 4% | 322 -20% | 308 -24% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 88 | 47 -47% | 94 7% | 98 11% | 89 1% | 88 0% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.31 | 0.34 -10% | 0.2 35% | 0.0219 93% | 0.3 3% | 0.22 29% |
| Contrast (:1) | 1417 | 2544 80% | 2065 46% | 19406 1270% | 1113 -21% | 1525 8% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.2 | 4.86 -121% | 3.6 -64% | 1.73 21% | 5.4 -145% | 4.15 -89% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.31 | 11.58 -169% | 7.1 -65% | 3.82 11% | 19.6 -355% | 9.8 -127% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.49 | 1.05 -114% | 1.5 -206% | 4.9 -900% | 0.44 10% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.2 | 8 -150% | 4.6 -44% | 0.09 97% | 2 37% | 6.7 -109% |
| Gamma | 2.3 96% | 2.66 83% | 2.25 98% | 2.346 94% | 2.15 102% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 6438 101% | 6636 98% | 7461 87% | 6432 101% | 6283 103% | 6260 104% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -9% /
-23% | 1% /
-16% | 94% /
132% | -49% /
-103% | 1% /
-17% |
* ... smaller is better
The display comes decently calibrated out of the box with average grayscale and color DeltaE values of only 3.2 and 2.2, respectively. Calibrating the display with our X-Rite colorimeter would lower the average values even further to well under 1 each as shown by our CalMAN results below to better exploit the full sRGB colors of the panel. Our calibrated ICM profile is available to download above for free.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 82 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 50.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 22.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 27.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (31.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8170 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor visibility is decent when under shade but average overall despite the matte overlay. Note that Sure View is unavailable on this particular model unlike on the outgoing EliteBook 865 G10.
Performance — Lean Zen 5 Performance
Testing Conditions
We set MyHP to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below. If set to "Smart Sense" mode, the Windows power profile will automatically be set to Balanced mode.
Processor
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 offers comparable multi-thread performance to the Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS or competing Core Ultra 5 225H/Core Ultra 7 255H series. Most notably, it easily outperforms any U-series or V-series laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 or Acer Swift 16 AI. Performance sustainability is also excellent with no major throttling issues when stressed.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE -1! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (13067 - 13539, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2720 - 2855, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance rating | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
Stress Test
When running Prime95 stress, the CPU would boost to 3.7 GHz, 51 W, and 77 C before falling to 3.3 GHz, 41 W, and 72 C just a few seconds later. Maximum Turbo Boost sustainability is therefore limited in favor of relatively cooler core temperatures.
Core temperature would stabilize at 65 C when running Cyberpunk 2077 compared to 74 C on the Dell 16 Plus with the faster Arc 140T GPU.
| Average CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 39 |
| Prime95 Stress | 3.3 | -- | 72 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 3.5 | 600 | 70 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress | 1.1 - 1.5 | ~2100 - 2800 | ~65 |
System Performance
PCMark scores outperform many other 16-inch business-centric laptops due to the H-series AMD CPU. On the other hand, the Digital Content Creation score holds the system back as the integrated Radeon 860M lags behind the Arc 140T or Radeon 890M.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 7626 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage as well 18 dropped frames during our minute-long 4K60 video playback test. Results would not improve after repeat testing. AMD systems in general tend to exhibit more dropped frames during video playback than Intel-based options.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The Micron 3500 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD exhibits no throttling behavior when stressed for a relatively consistent ~7000 MB/s read rate. While HP won't configure secondary drives, TLC and non-TLC options are available.
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The integrated midrange Radeon 860M is about 20 to 25 percent slower than the top-end Radeon 890M. It is still nonetheless a significantly upgrade over the Iris Xe 96 EUs or Radeon RX Vega series as found on older generation platforms.
There are unfortunately no upgrade options beyond the Radeon 860M for the EliteBook 8 G1a 16.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 7131 | 26942 | 2277 |
| Balanced Mode | 7189 (-0%) | 26686 (-0%) | 2231 (-0%) |
| Battery Power | 6789 (-5%) | 21497 (-20%) | 2174 (-5%) |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 10770 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 31852 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6465 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2996 points | |
Help | ||
| Blender | |
| v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16IAL10 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21K70035GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M (283 - 427, n=12) | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| Acer Swift Go 16 AI SFG16-61-R5Y5 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7 IML | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
* ... smaller is better
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V -1! | |
| Dell 16 Plus -1! | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 -2! | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V | |
| Dell 16 Plus | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G10 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 165.9 | 158.6 | 58.7 | 25.1 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 165.7 | 133.4 | 78.4 | 72.2 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 66.9 | 34 | 23.9 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 65 | 49.8 | 41.1 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 147.8 | 56.5 | 47.4 | 40 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 36.5 | 30.4 | 23.5 | 22.5 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 35.6 | 27.7 | 21.7 | 17.9 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 67.2 | 56.2 | 44.3 | 9.84 |
Emissions
System Noise
The cooling has been updated to include two fans instead of just one. Nonetheless, RPM changes seem to occur sooner when stressful loads are introduced for a noisier system if you're a power user. It is otherwise mostly inaudible when simply web browsing or streaming. Running on Smart Sense mode or Performance mode impacts fan behavior only minimally in our tests.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 22.8 / 22.8 / 24.7 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 46 / 49.5 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.7 dB(A) | ||
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Micron 3500 MTFDKBA512TGD | HP EliteBook 865 G10 Radeon 780M, R9 PRO 7940HS, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Arc 130T, Ultra 5 225H, Micron 2500 MTFDKBA512QGN | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V Arc 140V, Core Ultra 9 288V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00 | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 7735U, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X164N | Dell 16 Plus Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 256V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 10% | 13% | -4% | 2% | 6% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 22.7 | 23 -1% | 23.2 -2% | 25.8 -14% | 25.2 -11% | 23.4 -3% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 22.8 | 23 -1% | 23.2 -2% | 25.8 -13% | 25.2 -11% | 23.5 -3% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 22.8 | 23 -1% | 23.2 -2% | 25.8 -13% | 25.2 -11% | 23.5 -3% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 24.7 | 23 7% | 23.2 6% | 26.7 -8% | 25.2 -2% | 23.5 5% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 46 | 29.17 37% | 26.3 43% | 38.3 17% | 31.9 31% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 48.7 | 35.4 27% | 44.4 9% | 41.5 15% | 42.6 13% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 49.5 | 39.46 20% | 38.8 22% | 41.1 17% | 41.8 16% | 46.9 5% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 38.91 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Surface temperatures are warmest on the left half of the system where hot spots can reach up to 39 C and 34 C on the keyboard and bottom surface, respectively. This is nonetheless much cooler than what we recorded on the EliteBook 865 G10 where hot spots would reach 45 C to 50 C under similar conditions.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 33.4 °C / 92 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.8 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.2 °C / 81 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (+0.4 °C / 0.7 F).
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M | HP EliteBook 865 G10 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Arc Graphics 130T | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V Intel Core Ultra 9 288V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7735U, AMD Radeon 680M | Dell 16 Plus Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -24% | -10% | 0% | -8% | -8% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 38 | 45 -18% | 40.7 -7% | 37.9 -0% | 38.6 -2% | 40.6 -7% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 33.4 | 50 -50% | 47.8 -43% | 31.5 6% | 45.7 -37% | 40 -20% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 28 | 30 -7% | 26 7% | 28.3 -1% | 25.6 9% | 29.2 -4% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 28.2 | 34 -21% | 27 4% | 29.7 -5% | 28.8 -2% | 28.6 -1% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
The system is slightly more demanding than the ExpertBook B5 when running Prime95 even though CPU performance between our AMD and Core Ultra 5 225H in the Asus is neck-to-neck. Consumption would again be about 20 percent higher when running games which roughly complements the faster graphics performance from our Radeon 860M over the Arc 130T. Overall performance-per-watt isn't significantly different when compared to the Arrow Lake Intel Core-H alternative.
We're able to record a temporary maximum draw of around 80 W from the small (~13.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm) 100 W USB-C AC adapter when the CPU is at 100 percent utilization.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.88 Watt |
| Idle | 2.9 / 6.5 / 6.7 Watt |
| Load |
65.6 / 80.6 Watt |
   
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Key:
min: ,
med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Micron 3500 MTFDKBA512TGD, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | HP EliteBook 865 G10 R9 PRO 7940HS, Radeon 780M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Ultra 5 225H, Arc 130T, Micron 2500 MTFDKBA512QGN, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V Core Ultra 9 288V, Arc 140V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE R7 PRO 7735U, Radeon 680M, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X164N, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Dell 16 Plus Core Ultra 7 256V, Arc 140V, , IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -62% | -10% | -17% | 0% | 15% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 2.9 | 5.2 -79% | 4.7 -62% | 5.7 -97% | 4.6 -59% | 3.4 -17% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 6.5 | 12.8 -97% | 9.7 -49% | 7.4 -14% | 8.2 -26% | 6.9 -6% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 6.7 | 14.1 -110% | 10.1 -51% | 7.9 -18% | 8.9 -33% | 7.4 -10% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 65.6 | 65 1% | 44.2 33% | 45.8 30% | 41.7 36% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 62.8 | 50.9 19% | 41.4 34% | 38 39% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 65.8 | 50.3 24% | 49.8 24% | 42.4 36% | 41.4 37% | |
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 80.6 | 101.44 -26% | 69.6 14% | 65.41 19% | 65.5 19% | 62 23% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 68.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Two battery configurations are available: 62 Wh or 77 Wh. We're able to clock in over 13 hours of real-world WLAN browsing with our 77 Wh test unit.
Charging from empty to full capacity is relatively fast at under 90 minutes.
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 77 Wh | HP EliteBook 865 G10 R9 PRO 7940HS, Radeon 780M, 76 Wh | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Ultra 5 225H, Arc 130T, 50 Wh | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V Core Ultra 9 288V, Arc 140V, 70 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE R7 PRO 7735U, Radeon 680M, 57 Wh | Dell 16 Plus Core Ultra 7 256V, Arc 140V, 64 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | 16% | -33% | -1% | -16% | 6% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 13.3 | 15.4 16% | 8.9 -33% | 13.2 -1% | 11.2 -16% | 14.1 6% |
| H.264 (h) | 14 | 10.9 | ||||
| Load (h) | 1.4 | 3 |
Notebookcheck Rating
The EliteBook G1a 16 is slimmer and with improved keys over last year's EliteBook 865 G10, but raw CPU performance remains flat while the display is limited to just 1200p IPS.
HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI
- 09/09/2025 v8
Allen Ngo
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 87%  | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,766.99 List Price: 4400 USD | 1.9 kg | 15.5 mm | 16.00" 1920x1200 142 PPI IPS |
2. 85.8% v7 (old)  | HP EliteBook 865 G10 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1504 Euro | 1.9 kg | 19.2 mm | 16.00" 1920x1200 142 PPI IPS |
3. 84.4%  | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Intel Core Ultra 5 225H ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 130T ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $173.56 A-Tech 32GB RAM for ASUS Exp... 2. $34.99 Laptop Case Cover Sleeve for... 3. $13.99 IFIXAI Lower Bottom Base Cov... List Price: 1300€ | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
4. 85.3%  | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51T-932H, Ultra 9 288V Intel Core Ultra 9 288V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 1.5 kg | 15.95 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED | |
5. 84.8%  | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 21L70010GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7735U ⎘ AMD Radeon 680M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1250€ | 1.9 kg | 25.2 mm | 16.00" 1920x1200 142 PPI IPS |
6. 81.8%  | Dell 16 Plus Intel Core Ultra 7 256V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 16 GB Memory | Amazon: $1,384.00 List Price: 1150 USD | 1.8 kg | 16.99 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
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