HP ZBook Power G10 review – quiet workstation with gaming capabilities

Name: HP ZBook Power G10
Brand: HP

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From: Nikolay Palaozov 19 September 2023 / 18:05 0

7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life

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Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life

Max CPU load

In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.

Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power

Intel Core i7-13700H (45W TDP)	0:02 – 0:10 sec	0:15 – 0:30 sec	10:00 – 15:00 min
HP ZBook Power G10	2.93 GHz @ 2.16 GHz @ 62°C @ 54W	2.98 GHz @ 2.14GHz @ 68°C @ 54W	2.46 GHz @ 1.99 GHz @ 79°C @ 45W
HP ZBook Studio 16 G10	3.50 GHz @ 2.91 GHz @ 72°C @ 88W	3.49 GHz @ 2.88 GHz @ 87°C @ 88W	2.96 GHz @ 2.45 GHz @ 81°C @ 60W
Dell XPS 15 9530	3.28 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 94°C @ 85W	2.95 GHz @ 2.20 GHz @ 95°C @ 65W	2.51 GHz @ 1.90 GHz @ 82°C @ 45W
Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G)	1.36 GHz @ 3.23 GHz @ 80°C @ 80W	0.40 GHz @ 1.95 GHz @ 54°C @ 20W	0.60 GHz @ 3.16 GHz @ 83°C @ 50W
MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13V)	3.77 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 87°C @ 101W	3.61 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 87°C @ 91W	3.62 GHz @ 2.43 GHz @ 87°C @ 92W
Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71)	3.13 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 75°C @ 67W	3.08 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 91°C @ 66W	2.46 GHz @ 1.83 GHz @ 89°C @ 43W
MSI Pulse 15 (B13V)	3.70 GHz @ 2.36 GHz @ 86°C @ 96W	3.52 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 87°C @ 89W	3.23 GHz @ 2.54 GHz @ 77°C @ 87W
MSI Vector GP77	3.86 GHz @ 3.08 GHz @ 89°C @ 135W	3.75 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 94°C @ 128W	3.24 GHz @ 3.00 GHz @ 81°C @ 90W

In short and medium loads, the Core i7-13700H can maintain decent clocks and power limits while the processor temperature is very good. In long periods of stress, the CPU clocks aren’t impressive, and the power limit of the CPU reaches the official default value of 45W.

Real-life gaming

NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation	GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min)	GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min)
HP ZBook Power G10	1552 MHz @ 69°C @ 44W	1480 MHz @ 70°C @ 50W
HP ZBook Studio 16 G10	1669 MHz @ 62°C @ 60W	1655 MHz @ 64°C @ 60W

The graphics card has no problems marinating the 50W TGP after 30 minutes of gaming. The 70°C core temperature is adequate.

Comfort during full load

HP ZBook Power G10 is definitely tuned for comfort. When the CPU is working hard, the two fans are surprisingly quiet. During gaming, you can hear the fans but the noise isn’t intrusive. On the outside, the hotspot on the keyboard is located in the center. The WASD area and palm rest zone are slightly warm when the machine is pounded with a heavy load so these sections are comfortable enough for work.

The laptops lack performance presets in the HP Power Manager app unlike the HP ZBook Studio 16 G10. You have to use the built-in Windows Power mode to control the device’s performance. If you turn off the “Fan Always on while on AC Power” function in the BIOS, the fans will be turned off during light loads.

Battery

Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. The 83Wh battery has enough juice for 20 hours of Web browsing and almost 12 hours and 30 minutes of video playback. Great results!

Video playback

Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better

HP ZBook Power G10 83Wh, 6-cell