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HP ZBook Studio G5 (i7, P1000, 4K) Workstation Review

Metal Gear Solid. The ZBook Studio is now available in its third iteration – though it may seem a bit odd that this model is named "G5". Apart from the weird naming, the ZBook Studio G5 seems to be a promising piece of hardware with a combination of many desirable features: A large battery, a 4K display and a Unibody chassis – what could go wrong?

"ZBook" – this brand name is not very old. Since 2013, HP's mobile workstations bear this name; before, they were part of the EliteBook laptop series. Since then, ZBooks have established themselves in the workstation sector and HP has continued to expand the line. In 2015, the manufacturer added the first HP ZBook Studio to the line, complementing more classic workstations like the ZBook 15 G3 and the ZBook 17 G3. The new ZBook Studio G3 was different from the existing ZBooks since it combined a slim chassis design with very powerful processors of the Intel Core H-series. 

In 2018, HP released the third generation of the ZBook Studio. The new model ZBook Studio G5 is a complete redesign from its predecessor, the HP ZBook Studio G4, a complete redesign. Also, for the first time, the ZBook Studio is now available in a multimedia-version, which is carrying the brand HP EliteBook 1050 G1. The biggest difference between the EliteBook and the ZBook is the different GPU The chassis design is, apart from the slightly darker ZBook-color, identical. That is why we point to the review of the HP EliteBook 1050 G1 for detailed information on the chassis, the connectivity and the input devices.

HP, Dell and Lenovo constitute the "Big Three" of the PC market. These manufacturers dominate the workstation sub-market as well, which points to the Dell Precision 5530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 as the main competitors to the ZBook Studio G5. The Apple MacBook Pro 15 2015 also serves a similar customer group as the ZBook Studio, even though it is more of a multimedia than a workstation laptop. HP also makes a machine that is pretty similar to the ZBook Studio G5 in some way, which could also be considered to be a competitor: The ZBook 15u G5 is a thinner workstation as well, which differentiates itself from the ZBook Studio G5 through the use of lower-voltage processors.

Our review-unit contains the Intel Core i7-8750H, a 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM, a 4K UHD display and the Nvidia Quadro P1000. This configuration costs roughly €2,500 in Germany and roughly $2,300 in the USA.

HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA (ZBook Studio G5 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-8750H 6 x 2.2 - 4.1 GHz, Coffee Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA Quadro P1000 - 4 GB VRAM, Core: 1493 MHz, Memory: 1502 MHz, 391.76, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2666, 1 of 2 slots free, maximum 64 GB
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixel 282 PPI, AUO30EB, IPS LED, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel CM246
Storage
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, 512 GB 
, M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, 404 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Cannon Lake-H/S - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: combo audio, Card Reader: 4-in-1 sd-cardreader, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18.9 x 360 x 254 ( = 0.74 x 14.17 x 10 in)
Battery
97 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: 6 row Chiclet keyboard, Keyboard Light: yes, Recovery DVD, HP Client Security Manager, HP Collaboration Keyboard, HP Connection Optimizer, HP Documentation, HP Jumpstart, HP Device Access Manager, Microsoft Office Trial, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
2.091 kg ( = 73.76 oz / 4.61 pounds), Power Supply: 435 g ( = 15.34 oz / 0.96 pounds)
Price
2500 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Size & weight comparison

371 mm / 14.6 inch 251 mm / 9.88 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 1.9 kg4.22 lbs361.8 mm / 14.2 inch 245.7 mm / 9.67 inch 18.7 mm / 0.736 inch 1.8 kg4.06 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 254 mm / 10 inch 18.9 mm / 0.744 inch 2.1 kg4.61 lbs357 mm / 14.1 inch 235.3 mm / 9.26 inch 16.82 mm / 0.662 inch 2 kg4.37 lbs349.3 mm / 13.8 inch 240.7 mm / 9.48 inch 15.5 mm / 0.61 inch 1.8 kg4.03 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

right: SD card-reader, combo audio, HDMI, 2x USB C / Thunderbolt 3, charging port
right: SD card-reader, combo audio, HDMI, 2x USB C / Thunderbolt 3, charging port
left: 2x USB 3.0 type A, Kensington-lock
left: 2x USB 3.0 type A, Kensington-lock
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
174 MB/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
173.6 MB/s ∼100% 0%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
166.2 MB/s ∼96% -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (65.7 - 207, n=20, last 2 years)
117.3 MB/s ∼67% -33%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
230.5 MB/s ∼100% +9%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
211.6 MB/s ∼92%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
190.7 MB/s ∼83% -10%
Average of class Workstation
  (78.6 - 262, n=20, last 2 years)
146.2 MB/s ∼63% -31%
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Average of class Workstation
  (767 - 1506, n=14, last 2 years)
1244 MBit/s ∼100% +97%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
648 MBit/s ∼52% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
645 MBit/s ∼52% +2%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
633 (606min - 660max) MBit/s ∼51%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Broadcom 802.11ac
602 (543min - 628max) MBit/s ∼48% -5%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
528 MBit/s ∼42% -17%
iperf3 receive AX12
Average of class Workstation
  (579 - 1529, n=14, last 2 years)
1266 MBit/s ∼100% +90%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Broadcom 802.11ac
817 (664min - 835max) MBit/s ∼65% +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
667 MBit/s ∼53% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
666 (328min - 700max) MBit/s ∼53%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
663 MBit/s ∼52% 0%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
639 MBit/s ∼50% -4%

Display

Subpixel array HP ZBook Studio G5
Subpixel array HP ZBook Studio G5
Almost no backlight bleeding
Almost no backlight bleeding

There are a number of different 15.6-inch screen options. Our review-unit for example sports a matte 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) screen, but the ZBook Studio is also available with a matte FHD (1,920 x 1,080) screen with 400 cd/m². Additionally, there is a matte 4K UHD panel, which sports the 'Dreamcolor' name. This LCD is supposed to be exceptionally bright (600 cd/m²) and colorful (100% AdobeRGB). These are the three display options that are available right now. In the spec-sheet, HP lists a glossy FHD screen with the 'SureView' privacy-filter and 650 cd/m² brightness. All offered LCD panels are based on IPS technology.

The non-Dreamcolor 4K UHD panel in our unit is supposed to hit 400 cd/m² of brightness according to HP. It certainly does reach this level of brightness and even manages to exceed it with an average brightness of 412 cd/m². This means that the used LCD panel by AUO is brighter than the nominally identical AUO screen in the HP EliteBook 1050 G1 – another example for the always-popular variance in part quality.

Compared with the competition, the display performs well enough in terms of brightness. The LCD panels used in the Dell Precision 5530 and Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 are brighter, but the screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 is slightly darker. If users wish for an even brighter panel, one must not forget that HP also offers the Dreamcolor screen as an option.

There was no notable PWM; the same is true for backlight bleeding. The brightness distribution of 85% is acceptable. With the naked eye, no dark spots were visible.

398
cd/m²
428
cd/m²
384
cd/m²
403
cd/m²
417
cd/m²
401
cd/m²
417
cd/m²
450
cd/m²
414
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AUO30EB
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 450 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 412.4 cd/m² Minimum: 35 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 418 cd/m²
Contrast: 1438:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.4 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 1.9
ΔE Greyscale 5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
96% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
62.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
68.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.2% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.28
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
AUO30EB, , 3840x2160, 15.60
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Sharp SHP148D / LQ156D1, , 3840x2160, 15.60
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
B156ZAN03.2, , 3840x2160, 15.60
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
APPA040, , 2880x1800, 15.40
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
CMN15E7, , 1920x1080, 15.60
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
AUO30EB, , 3840x2160, 15.60
Display
8%
25%
25%
-35%
-1%
Display P3 Coverage
68.2
76.5
12%
86.4
27%
98.7
45%
43.05
-37%
67.8
-1%
sRGB Coverage
96.2
98.4
2%
99.9
4%
99.9
4%
64.7
-33%
94.1
-2%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
68.8
76.4
11%
99.1
44%
86.6
26%
44.5
-35%
67.9
-1%
Response Times
10%
8%
17%
22%
10%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
60.8 ?(30, 30.8)
48 ?(24.4, 23.6)
21%
55.6 ?(38, 37.6)
9%
43.2 ?(20.4, 22.8)
29%
41.6 ?(22, 19.6)
32%
56 ?(26, 30)
8%
Response Time Black / White *
32.8 ?(16.4, 16.4)
33.6 ?(19.6, 14)
-2%
30.8 ?(16.4, 14.4)
6%
31.2 ?(16.4, 14.8)
5%
28.8 ?(15.6, 13.2)
12%
29 ?(14, 15)
12%
PWM Frequency
1000
117000 ?(75, 150)
25770 ?(40)
Screen
-6%
-12%
28%
-36%
-5%
Brightness middle
417
451.7
8%
397.6
-5%
520
25%
229
-45%
440
6%
Brightness
412
440
7%
396
-4%
492
19%
212
-49%
389
-6%
Brightness Distribution
85
90
6%
85
0%
88
4%
88
4%
83
-2%
Black Level *
0.29
0.4
-38%
0.25
14%
0.39
-34%
0.23
21%
0.34
-17%
Contrast
1438
1129
-21%
1590
11%
1333
-7%
996
-31%
1294
-10%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.4
3.11
29%
4.95
-13%
1.2
73%
4.2
5%
5.04
-15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
6.7
8.62
-29%
10.23
-53%
2.3
66%
18
-169%
6.99
-4%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.9
3.07
-62%
4.22
-122%
4.2
-121%
2.04
-7%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
5
3.7
26%
5.1
-2%
1.3
74%
2
60%
4.98
-0%
Gamma
2.28 96%
2.11 104%
2.234 98%
2.18 101%
2.23 99%
2.48 89%
CCT
7575 86%
6492 100%
7543 86%
6738 96%
6292 103%
7777 84%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
62.3
69
11%
87.6
41%
41
-34%
61
-2%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
96
98
2%
100
4%
64.5
-33%
94
-2%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
4% / -1%
7% / -2%
23% / 25%
-16% / -28%
1% / -3%

* ... smaller is better

Colors
Colors
Saturation
Saturation
Gray-scale
Gray-scale
Colors (calibrated)
Colors (calibrated)
Saturation (calibrated)
Saturation (calibrated)
Gray-scale (calibrated)
Gray-scale (calibrated)

There are some deviations when it comes to colors. With a calibration, these deviations, which can be summarized as a blue-tint, can be quickly eliminated. By using the ICC profile we created, the screen displays colors relatively correctly. The contrast-value amounts to 1438:1, thanks to the combination of the high brightness and a low black-value (0.29 cd/m²). Only the 4K UHD LCD of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 offers a higher contrast.

When it comes to color gamut, the display covers 96% of the sRGB color space. This means that the LCD can show enough colors to make semi-professional photo editing possible. If an even better color-space-coverage is needed, HP still has the Dreamcolor panel up its sleeve.

sRGB: 96 %
sRGB: 96 %
AdobeRGB: 62,3 %
AdobeRGB: 62,3 %
Outdoor (cloudy)
Outdoor (cloudy)

Screens with a brightness-value of over 400 cd/m² are usable outdoors in principle, no matter if the surface is matte or glossy. In this case, the matte surface is a positive bonus, as it eliminated annoying reflections. The brightness combined with the matte surface should even enable the usage of the ZBook Studio G5 in indirect sunlight.

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
32.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 16.4 ms rise
↘ 16.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
60.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 30 ms rise
↘ 30.8 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 96 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
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 19046 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Typical for an IPS panel: The viewing-angle-stability is pretty much perfect.

Viewing-angles HP ZBook Studio G5
Viewing-angles HP ZBook Studio G5

Performance

HP offers the ZBook with a number of different Intel CPU options: Two i5 processors (Core i5-8300H & Core i5-8400H), two i7 processors (Core i7-8750H & Core i7-8850H), two Xeon CPUs (Xeon E-2176M & Xeon E-2186M) and the Core i9-8950HK. Theoretically, there should also be a choice when it comes to the dedicated GPU, but in reality, only the Nvidia Quadro P1000 is available. Admittedly, the Nvidia Quadro P2000 is listed in the spec-sheet, but it is simply not available. This means that there is no upgrade, though a GPU-downgrade is possible: The ZBook can be ordered without a dGPU, in which case the Intel UHD Graphics 630 takes care of the graphics. 

In terms of RAM, there are options to order the ZBook with either 8, 16 or 32 GB DDR4-2666-RAM, optionally on the Xeon models as ECC RAM. With the RAM sockets, the ZBook can be upgraded to a maximum amount of 64 GB. Additionally, the ZBook has two M.2 2280 slots for SSDs as well, so it is a very upgradeable machine. Ex factory, the HP laptop can be configured with 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z Caches
CPU-Z Caches
CPU-Z Mainboard
CPU-Z Mainboard
CPU-Z Memory
CPU-Z Memory
HWiNFO
HWiNFO
LatencyMon
LatencyMon
 
 

Processor

The Intel Core i7-8750H is one of the most used processors of the Coffee Lake H series, which includes very powerful CPUs with a TDP of 45 W. In the case of the i7-8750H, there are six CPU cores, which make this CPU a hexa-core chip. Those cores have a clock-speed-range of 2.2 to 4.1 GHz.

This maximum turbo-boost is not reached in the Cinebench multicore loop. Instead, the CPU cores can achieve 3.9 GHz and hold that clock-speed for 30 seconds, consuming 60 W while doing so. After 30 seconds, the consumption is limited to 45 W, which means that the CPU works with 3 GHz. In the 30-minute long loop, this power level can be retained for the remainder of the test, the higher performance-level of 3.9 GHz is only achievable in the very first iteration of the test.

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HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H, Intel Core i7-8750H: Ø1018 (1008.9-1100.84)
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M, Intel Xeon E-2176M: Ø1024 (1006.14-1126.25)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS Intel Xeon E-2176M, Intel Xeon E-2176M: Ø1026 (1012.5-1120.61)

Compared with the competitors Dell Precision 5530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad P1, the ZBook Studio G5 achieved roughly the same level of performance. Under sustained load, the HP notebook delivered the lowest performance on average, but the difference is pretty small. Overall, the CPU performance of the ZBook Studio G5 is very good. However, CPU upgrades beyond the Core i7-8750H will most likely not result in an increased multicore-performance. The cooling system is already working to capacity here.

While using the ZBook without an attached charger, the CPU performance is reduced. Instead of 1100 points, the ZBook Studio G5 just reaches roughly 950 points in the Cinebench R15 multicore test.

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Workstation
  (166.2 - 274, n=28, last 2 years)
238 Points ∼100% +36%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2176M
189 Points ∼79% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Intel Xeon E-2176M
187 Points ∼79% +7%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Intel Core i7-8850H
177 Points ∼74% +1%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
Intel Core i7-8750H
177 Points ∼74% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Intel Core i7-8750H
175 Points ∼74%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Intel Core i7-8550U
172 Points ∼72% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H
  (163 - 177, n=86)
172 Points ∼72% -2%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Workstation
  (706 - 3520, n=29, last 2 years)
2031 Points ∼100% +80%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
Intel Core i7-8750H
1131 Points ∼56% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Intel Core i7-8750H
1127 Points ∼55%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Intel Xeon E-2176M
1118 Points ∼55% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H
  (863 - 1251, n=93)
1113 Points ∼55% -1%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2176M
1095 Points ∼54% -3%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Intel Core i7-8850H
1064 Points ∼52% -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Intel Core i7-8850H
1057 Points ∼52% -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Intel Core i7-8850H
971 Points ∼48% -14%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Intel Core i7-8850H
953 Points ∼47% -15%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Intel Core i7-8550U
552 Points ∼27% -51%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
122.9 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1127 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
175 Points
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System Performance

In the PCMark-benchmarks, the ZBook Studio G5 places itself at the end of the ranking, though in everyday use, the system performance was not bad. On the contrary, the system always ran smoothly.

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Workstation
  (4960 - 7246, n=28, last 2 years)
6410 Points ∼100% +44%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
5072 Points ∼79% +14%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
4805 Points ∼75% +8%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
4666 Points ∼73% +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
4618 Points ∼72% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (4428 - 4735, n=3)
4542 Points ∼71% +2%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
4462 Points ∼70%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
4046 Points ∼63% -9%
Essentials
Average of class Workstation
  (8472 - 11465, n=28, last 2 years)
10036 Points ∼100% +30%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
8894 Points ∼89% +15%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
8479 Points ∼84% +10%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (7739 - 9007, n=3)
8348 Points ∼83% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
8321 Points ∼83% +8%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
8281 Points ∼83% +7%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
7810 Points ∼78% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7739 Points ∼77%
Productivity
Average of class Workstation
  (7693 - 10374, n=28, last 2 years)
8683 Points ∼100% +32%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
7569 Points ∼87% +15%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
7281 Points ∼84% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
6824 Points ∼79% +4%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
6777 Points ∼78% +3%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
6770 Points ∼78% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (6573 - 6749, n=3)
6657 Points ∼77% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
6573 Points ∼76%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Workstation
  (5081 - 10241, n=28, last 2 years)
8304 Points ∼100% +75%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
5736 Points ∼69% +21%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
4920 Points ∼59% +4%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
4741 Points ∼57%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
4709 Points ∼57% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (4348 - 4742, n=3)
4610 Points ∼56% -3%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
4473 Points ∼54% -6%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
3397 Points ∼41% -28%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (3433 - 4244, n=3)
3879 Points ∼100% +13%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
3831 Points ∼99% +12%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
3735 Points ∼96% +9%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
3721 Points ∼96% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
3536 Points ∼91% +3%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
3433 Points ∼89% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
3433 Points ∼89%
Work Score Accelerated v2
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Radeon Pro WX 3100, i5-8550U, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
5137 Points ∼100% +15%
Average Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (4453 - 5335, n=3)
5039 Points ∼98% +13%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Quadro P2000, E-2176M, SK hynix PC400 512 GB
4666 Points ∼91% +5%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
4643 Points ∼90% +4%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
Radeon Pro 560X, i7-8850H, Apple SSD AP0512
4575 Points ∼89% +3%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
4453 Points ∼87%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Quadro P2000 Max-Q, E-2176M, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
4404 Points ∼86% -1%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
3433 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
4453 points
PCMark 10 Score
4462 points
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Storage

HP does not cheap out when it comes to the SSD: The American manufacturer uses the Samsung PM981 with a capacity of 512 GB. This PCIe NVMe SSD in the M.2 format is extremely fast and showed no weaknesses in the benchmarks.

HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
SK hynix PC400 512 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB2T0HMLB
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
Toshiba XG5-P KXG50PNV2T04
Average Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
 
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
5%
8%
-15%
-15%
20%
Write 4K
102.7
97.8
-5%
108
5%
98.8
-4%
94.8
-8%
126.7 ?(90.4 - 176.3, n=64)
23%
Read 4K
38.32
41.21
8%
37.24
-3%
33.98
-11%
26.45
-31%
44 ?(28 - 61.3, n=63)
15%
Write Seq
1417
1312
-7%
1476
4%
395.7
-72%
1037
-27%
1617 ?(112 - 2730, n=62)
14%
Read Seq
1289
1667
29%
1367
6%
2063
60%
1280
-1%
1716 ?(501 - 2665, n=62)
33%
Write 4K Q32T1
278.9
449.5
61%
302.4
8%
352.3
26%
277.6
0%
413 ?(198.2 - 1707, n=64)
48%
Read 4K Q32T1
348.8
327.4
-6%
375
8%
281.8
-19%
333.9
-4%
420 ?(230 - 1015, n=64)
20%
Write Seq Q32T1
1895
1385
-27%
2433
28%
355
-81%
1037
-45%
2076 ?(1714 - 2994, n=64)
10%
Read Seq Q32T1
3352
2948
-12%
3493
4%
2775
-17%
3135
-6%
3130 ?(1772 - 3565, n=64)
-7%
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
Sequential Read: 1429 MB/s
Sequential Write: 1423 MB/s
512K Read: 758 MB/s
512K Write: 1775 MB/s
4K Read: 56.5 MB/s
4K Write: 107.1 MB/s
4K QD32 Read: 347.1 MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 279.1 MB/s

GPU

GPU-Z Nvidia Quadro P1000
GPU-Z Nvidia Quadro P1000

The Nvidia Quadro P1000 is a CAD-optimized GPU of the lower middle-class. More detailed comparisons with other GPUs are possible with our GPU benchmark-list.

It is not surprising that the Quadro P1000 is slower than the Quadro P2000. The Max-Q version of the Quadro P2000 is faster in all benchmarks as well. More interesting is the comparison with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, which is used in the almost identical HP EliteBook 1050 G1. The Quadro P1000 is 15 to 20% slower than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in the 3DMark-benchmarks. In the LuxMark test, the consumer GPU is also clearly faster.

The GPU performance is not limited when the machine is running on battery.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Workstation
  (6020 - 41904, n=27, last 2 years)
20014 Points ∼100% +235%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
8201 Points ∼41% +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
8148 Points ∼41% +36%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
AMD Radeon Pro 560X, Intel Core i7-8850H
7590 Points ∼38% +27%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
6874 Points ∼34% +15%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (5982 - 6115, n=3)
6033 Points ∼30% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
5982 Points ∼30%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
3632 Points ∼18% -39%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Workstation
  (29996 - 104565, n=19, last 2 years)
56663 Points ∼100% +165%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
42598 Points ∼75% +99%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
34926 Points ∼62% +63%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
AMD Radeon Pro 560X, Intel Core i7-8850H
32449 Points ∼57% +52%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
28679 Points ∼51% +34%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (21391 - 31396, n=3)
27836 Points ∼49% +30%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
21391 Points ∼38%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
17922 Points ∼32% -16%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Workstation
  (4081 - 29610, n=29, last 2 years)
14831 Points ∼100% +212%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
6742 Points ∼45% +42%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
6741 Points ∼45% +42%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
AMD Radeon Pro 560X, Intel Core i7-8850H
5699 Points ∼38% +20%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
5677 Points ∼38% +19%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (4756 - 4843, n=3)
4795 Points ∼32% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
4756 Points ∼32%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
2644 Points ∼18% -44%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Workstation
  (1284 - 11580, n=29, last 2 years)
5563 Points ∼100% +299%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
2049 Points ∼37% +47%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
2046 Points ∼37% +47%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X)
AMD Radeon Pro 560X, Intel Core i7-8850H
1614 Points ∼29% +16%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
1596 Points ∼29% +14%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
1395 Points ∼25%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
 
1395 Points ∼25% 0%
SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Average of class Workstation
  (69.1 - 196.8, n=7, last 2 years)
148.8 fps ∼100% +98%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
103.8 fps ∼70% +38%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (75.2 - 89.8, n=3)
83.9 fps ∼56% +12%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
75.2 fps ∼51%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
71.3 fps ∼48% -5%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
31.31 fps ∼21% -58%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Average of class Workstation
  (10.5 - 222, n=7, last 2 years)
133.4 fps ∼100% +139%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
65.8 fps ∼49% +18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
57 fps ∼43% +2%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (55.4 - 57.4, n=3)
56.2 fps ∼42% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
55.7 fps ∼42%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
18.74 fps ∼14% -66%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Average of class Workstation
  (60.3 - 146.8, n=7, last 2 years)
99.2 fps ∼100% +262%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
30.73 fps ∼31% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
30.01 fps ∼30% +9%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (27.4 - 27.6, n=3)
27.5 fps ∼28% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
27.42 fps ∼28%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
7.28 fps ∼7% -73%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Average of class Workstation
  (36.3 - 96.5, n=7, last 2 years)
60.5 fps ∼100% +306%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
26.61 fps ∼44% +79%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
22.84 fps ∼38% +53%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (14.9 - 15.4, n=3)
15.1 fps ∼25% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
14.89 fps ∼25%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
3.99 fps ∼7% -73%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Average of class Workstation
  (76.8 - 170.6, n=7, last 2 years)
117.6 fps ∼100% +218%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
59.2 fps ∼50% +60%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
47.2 fps ∼40% +28%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (37 - 42.3, n=3)
40.5 fps ∼34% +9%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
36.99 fps ∼31%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
11.75 fps ∼10% -68%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Average of class Workstation
  (8.45 - 19.1, n=7, last 2 years)
13.4 fps ∼100% +266%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
6.43 fps ∼48% +76%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
5.27 fps ∼39% +44%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (3.66 - 4.57, n=3)
4.04 fps ∼30% +10%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
3.66 fps ∼27%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
0.26 fps ∼2% -93%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Average of class Workstation
  (54 - 179.7, n=7, last 2 years)
127.9 fps ∼100% +150%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
65 fps ∼51% +27%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (51.2 - 59, n=3)
55.8 fps ∼44% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
55.7 fps ∼44% +9%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
51.2 fps ∼40%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
18.82 fps ∼15% -63%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Average of class Workstation
  (93.4 - 238, n=7, last 2 years)
157.9 fps ∼100% +192%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
69.6 fps ∼44% +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
64.5 fps ∼41% +19%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (53.8 - 55.3, n=3)
54.4 fps ∼34% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
54 fps ∼34%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
17.1 fps ∼11% -68%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (50.8 - 55.4, n=3)
53 fps ∼100% +4%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
50.8 fps ∼96%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
31.28 fps ∼59% -38%
SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average of class Workstation
  (63.3 - 207, n=28, last 2 years)
133.3 fps ∼100% +74%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (76.6 - 84.2, n=2)
80.4 fps ∼60% +5%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
76.6 fps ∼57%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
72.8 fps ∼55% -5%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Average of class Workstation
  (17.4 - 413, n=28, last 2 years)
186.4 fps ∼100% +82%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (102.6 - 103.7, n=2)
103.2 fps ∼55% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
102.9 fps ∼55% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
102.6 fps ∼55%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Average of class Workstation
  (19 - 142.9, n=28, last 2 years)
71.2 fps ∼100% +161%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
29.94 fps ∼42% +10%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (27.2 - 27.6, n=2)
27.4 fps ∼38% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
27.23 fps ∼38%
Medical (medical-02)
Average of class Workstation
  (18.6 - 140, n=28, last 2 years)
70.3 fps ∼100% +418%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
16.21 fps ∼23% +19%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
13.58 fps ∼19%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (11.9 - 13.6, n=2)
12.8 fps ∼18% -6%
Maya (maya-05)
Average of class Workstation
  (49.5 - 363, n=28, last 2 years)
173.6 fps ∼100% +145%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
81.4 fps ∼47% +15%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (71 - 72.3, n=2)
71.7 fps ∼41% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
71 fps ∼41%
Energy (energy-02)
Average of class Workstation
  (7.71 - 74.3, n=28, last 2 years)
31.2 fps ∼100% +851%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
4.97 fps ∼16% +52%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
3.28 fps ∼11%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (3.15 - 3.28, n=2)
3.22 fps ∼10% -2%
Creo (creo-02)
Average of class Workstation
  (45.5 - 331, n=27, last 2 years)
163.9 fps ∼100% +145%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
74.1 fps ∼45% +11%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (66.9 - 68.8, n=2)
67.9 fps ∼41% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
66.9 fps ∼41%
Catia (catia-05)
Average of class Workstation
  (49.9 - 369, n=28, last 2 years)
191.6 fps ∼100% +145%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
96.4 fps ∼50% +23%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (78.1 - 79.4, n=2)
78.8 fps ∼41% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
78.1 fps ∼41%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average of class Workstation
  (46.8 - 241, n=27, last 2 years)
133.6 fps ∼100% +164%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
63.8 fps ∼48% +26%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (50.7 - 53.1, n=2)
51.9 fps ∼39% +2%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
50.7 fps ∼38%
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Average of class Workstation
  (1166 - 4101, n=5, last 2 years)
2221 Samples/s ∼100% +212%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
1277 Samples/s ∼57% +79%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
967 Samples/s ∼44% +36%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
870 Samples/s ∼39% +22%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (712 - 777, n=3)
734 Samples/s ∼33% +3%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
712 Samples/s ∼32%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
386 Samples/s ∼17% -46%
Sala GPUs-only
Average of class Workstation
  (2200 - 9147, n=5, last 2 years)
4890 Samples/s ∼100% +288%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, Intel Xeon E-2176M
2747 Samples/s ∼56% +118%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon E-2176M
2617 Samples/s ∼54% +108%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-8750H
1712 Samples/s ∼35% +36%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (1260 - 1361, n=3)
1294 Samples/s ∼26% +3%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
1260 Samples/s ∼26%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
747 Samples/s ∼15% -41%
SiSoft Sandra 2016
Image Processing
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (264 - 269, n=3)
266 MPix/s ∼100% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
264 MPix/s ∼99%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
226.6 MPix/s ∼85% -14%
GP Cryptography (Higher Security AES256+SHA2-512)
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (10.8 - 11, n=3)
10.9 GB/s ∼100% +1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
10.83 GB/s ∼99%
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
5.16 GB/s ∼47% -52%
GP Financial Analysis (FP High/Double Precision)
HP ZBook 15u G5 2ZC05EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100, Intel Core i7-8550U
25.76 KOPT/s ∼100% +10%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (23.2 - 23.8, n=3)
23.5 KOPT/s ∼91% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H
23.48 KOPT/s ∼91%
3DMark 11 Performance
6377 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
16596 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
4453 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
1560 points
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Gaming Performance

Gaming is certainly not the specialty of a workstation, but a little bit of fun with a game after a long day of work is not necessarily a bad thing. The Quadro P1000 offers a basic ability to play modern games. However, it should be noted that games that are more recent would not be playable with the maximum details or in 4K UHD. Compared with the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in the EliteBook 1050 G1 , the GeForce easily beats out the Quadro when it comes to playing games, because it simply offers more performance overall.

The performance that the Quadro P1000 does offer is available even under continuous load, which is what our Witcher 3 loop shows.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Workstation
  (20.2 - 212, n=29, last 2 years)
101 fps ∼100% +242%
HP EliteBook 1050 G1-4QY20EA
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
34 fps ∼34% +15%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2176M, NVIDIA Quadro P2000
33 fps ∼33% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1-20MD002LUS
Intel Xeon E-2176M, NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q
32 fps ∼32% +8%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000
29.5 fps ∼29%
Average NVIDIA Quadro P1000
  (26.1 - 29.9, n=3)
28.5 fps ∼28% -3%
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HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ: Ø16.1 (15-17)
low med. high ultra4K
BioShock Infinite (2013) 249.7 152.2 133.7 51
The Witcher 3 (2015) 88.7 54.4 29.5 16.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) 100.1 57.5 32.3 27 10.6

Emissions

System noise

While idling, the active cooling system, which consists of two fans in the ZBook Studio G5, is most often deactivated. If the fans come on, they are louder than the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 fans, but quieter than the EliteBook 1050 G1 and ZBook Studio x360 G5 cooling systems. Under load, the cooling system is constantly active, but the fan-noise is not extremely loud. One thing to note is that the noise, overall, is lower frequency when compared with the EliteBook 1050 G1. Probably, HP is using different fans from multiple parts manufacturers.

Like so many laptops, the ZBook Studio G5 suffers from electronic noise. Though it is not very loud; to hear it, one must hold an ear directly next to the keyboard.

Noise Level

Idle
28.6 / 28.6 / 30 dB(A)
Load
38.1 / 42.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 28.6 dB(A)
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Temperatures

Stress test (Prime95 + FurMark)
Stress test (Prime95 + FurMark)

The temperatures are hovering around a similar level as they do on the ZBook Studio x360 G5. The outer temperatures are even lower. With a maximum temperature of 43.1 °C (~110 °F), it is hard to claim that the temperatures are too high.

The stress test with Prime95 and FurMark proceeds almost exactly as it does with the convertible model: The processor can reach 3.9 GHz for short a amount of time, until the clock-rate goes down to 1.3 GHz. This happens, because the power consumption is now limited to 15 W. Different from the convertible x360 model, the CPU cannot occasionally ramp up its clock speed for short bursts in the later progression of the test. Instead, the CPU performance stays on a low level. Meanwhile, the GPU can hold its maximum performance level with some minor deviations for the whole course of the test. The follow-up 3DMark11 resulted in a score on the normal level, which means that the throttling in the stress test is of little importance for everyday use.

Max. Load
 36.9 °C
98 F
42.3 °C
108 F
40.8 °C
105 F
 
 32.5 °C
91 F
26.9 °C
80 F
36.4 °C
98 F
 
 27.5 °C
82 F
25.9 °C
79 F
27.4 °C
81 F
 
Maximum: 42.3 °C = 108 F
Average: 33 °C = 91 F
41.9 °C
107 F
43.1 °C
110 F
37.4 °C
99 F
32.5 °C
91 F
36 °C
97 F
30.6 °C
87 F
25.7 °C
78 F
26 °C
79 F
25.4 °C
78 F
Maximum: 43.1 °C = 110 F
Average: 33.2 °C = 92 F
Power Supply (max.)  42.2 °C = 108 F | Room Temperature 19.4 °C = 67 F | Voltcraft IR-900
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 31.9 °C / 89 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.3 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 38 °C / 100 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.1 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 41.5 °C / 107 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.2 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 31.9 °C / 89 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.8 °C / 95 F, compared to the device average of 31.9 °C / 89 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.6 °C / 85.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-1.8 °C / -3.3 F).
Load (left fan exhaust)
Load (left fan exhaust)
Load (upper case)
Load (upper case)
Load (base cover)
Load (base cover)
Witcher 3 Load (upper case)
Witcher 3 Load (upper case)
Witcher 3 Load (base cover)
Witcher 3 Load (base cover)
 

Speakers

HP puts the speakers between the keyboard and the hinges. They are marked with the "Bang&Oluflsen" logo and they are user facing, different from speakers of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 or the Dell Precision 5530. Those machines have speakers at the bottom of the system, which could sometimes impair sound quality. For a laptop, the speakers of the ZBook Studio G5 are pretty good. Their quality is better compared with the ThinkPad P1 and pretty much on the same level as the Precision 5530; though their positioning definitely gives a small advantage to the ZBook over the Precision as well.

The combo audio port worked flawlessly and offered a very good alternative to the speakers, as always.

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