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HP ZBook 15 G3 HP ZBook 17 G3
Overview Portable powerhouse. Ultimate mobile performance.
Operating systems
Windows® 10 Pro 64
12
Windows® 10 Home 64
12
Windows® 7 Professional 64
13
Windows® 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights 
from Windows 10 Pro)
13
FreeDOS 2.0
Windows 10 Pro 64
12
Windows 10 Home 64
12
Windows® 7 Professional 64
13
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights 
from Windows 10 Pro)
13
FreeDOS 2.0
Processor/chipset
Intel® Xeon® E3-1545M v5 with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580
2
(Available 1H16)
1
Intel® Xeon® E3-1505M v5 with Intel® HD graphics P530
2
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ with Intel® HD graphics 530
2
Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ with Intel® HD graphics 530
2
Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ with Intel® HD graphics 530
2
Mobile Intel® CM236
Intel® Xeon® E3-1575M v5 with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580
2
Intel® Xeon® E3-1535M v5
2
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ
2
Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ
2
Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ
2
Mobile Intel® CM236
Slots available/maximum memory/ 
number of memory channels
3
64 GB DDR4 1.35V ECC or Non-ECC SDRAM (With transfer rates up to 
2133MT/s)
Four SODIMM slots supporting dual-channel memory
4 GB, 8GB and 16 GB SODIMMs (for Intel® Core™ Processors)
8GB and 16 GB ECC SODIMMs (for Intel® Xeon® Processors) 
64 GB DDR4 1.35V ECC or Non-ECC SDRAM (Transfer rates up to 
2133MT/s)
Four SODIMM slots supporting dual-channel memory
4 GB, 8GB and 16 GB SODIMMs (for Intel® Core™ Processors)
8GB and 16 GB ECC SODIMMs (for Intel® Xeon® Processors) 
Expansion slots
2 Thunderbolt 3
5
 (Supporting DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1 Gen2, PCIe Gen 
3 devices) 
1 SD UHS-II Flash Media slot (Supports next generation SD (Secure 
Digital), backward compatible to SDHC, SDXC,
1 Integrated Smart Card Reader (Compatible with ISO 7816 compliant 
Smart Cards PC/SC interface support)
2 Thunderbolt 3
5
 (Supporting DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1 Gen2, PCIe 
Gen 3 devices) 
1 SD UHS-II Flash Media slot (Supports next generation SD (Secure 
Digital), backward compatible to SDHC, SDXC,
1 Integrated Smart Card Reader (Compatible with ISO 7816 compli-
ant Smart Cards PC/SC interface support)
Graphics
Intel® HD
6
 graphics 530
8
Intel® HD
6
 graphics P530
8
Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580 
(Available in 1H16)
1
AMD® FirePro™ W5170M 
NVIDIA® Quadro® M1000M
NVIDIA® Quadro® M2000M
Intel® HD graphics 530
8
Intel® HD graphics P530
8
Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580 
(Available in 1H16)
1
AMD® FirePro™ W6150M
NVIDIA® Quadro® M1000M 
NVIDIA® Quadro® M2000M 
NVIDIA® Quadro® M3000M 
NVIDIA® Quadro® M4000M 
NVIDIA® Quadro® M5000M
Maximum supported displays
7
Up to 3 independent displays with Intel Integrated graphics, using 
the system panel , VGA port, and two of the three following 
ports: HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 3, Thunderbol1™ 3.
Up to 4 independent displays with hybrid graphics, using the 
system panel, VGA port and 2 out of the three following ports: 
HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 3, Thunderbolt™ 3
Up to 6 independent displays with hybrid graphics, when using the 
optional ZBook Dock with Thunderbolt™ 3.
Up to 3 independent displays with Intel Integrated graphics, 
using the system panel , VGA port, and two of the three 
following ports: HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 3, Thunderbolt™ 3.
Up to 4 independent displays with hybrid graphics, using the 
system panel, VGA port and 2 out of the three following ports: 
HDMI, Thunderbolt™ 3, Thunderbolt™ 3
Up to 6 independent displays with hybrid graphics, when using 
the optional ZBook Dock with Thunderbolt™ 3. 
Controllers and HDDs
14,15
1TB 5400 rpm SATA, 2.5” Hard Drive
500GB 7200 rpm SATA, 2.5” Hard Drive
500GB 5400 rpm Hybrid Drive (8 GB cache)
500GB 7200 rpm Self Encrypting Drive (Opal2)
500GB 5400 rpm Self Encrypting Drive FIPS 140-2 compliant
256GB M.2 SATA Self Encrypting Drive (SED) 
512GB M.2 SATA Self Encrypting Drive (SED) (Available in 1H16)
1
256GB,512GB, 1TB PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
1 TB 7200 rpm SATA 2.5” Hard Drive
500GB 7200 rpm SATA 2.5” Hard Drive
500GB SATA SSHD (Hybrid Drive) (8 GB cache)
500GB 7200 rpm SATA SED (Self Encrypting Drive) 
500GB 7200 rpm SATA Self Encrypting Drive FIPS 140-2 
compliant 
256GB M.2 SATA Self Encrypting Drive (SED) 
512GB M.2 SATA Self Encrypting Drive (SED) (Available in 1H16)
1
256GB, 512GB, 1TB (Available in 1H16)
1
 PCIe NVMe Solid State 
Drive
Remote Technology
Remote Graphics Software Remote Graphics Software
Communications
Integrated Intel® I219-LM Gigabit
21
 Network Connection (vPro 
congurations)
18,19
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) WiFi and 
Bluetooth® 4.2 combo (vPro)
18,19,23
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) WiFi and 
Bluetooth® 4.2 combo (non-vPro)
23
HP lt4120 Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X5 LTE Mobile Broadband 
Module (optional)
23
HP hs3110 HSPA+ Intel® Mobile Broadband Module (optional)
23
Integrated Intel® I219-LM Gigabit
21
 Network Connection (vPro 
congurations)
18,19
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) WiFi 
and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo (vPro)
18,19 ,23
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) WiFi 
and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo (non-vPro)
23
HP lt4120 Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X5 LTE Mobile Broadband 
Module
23
HP hs3110 HSPA+ Intel® Mobile Broadband Module
23
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