HP EliteBook X G1a "Supports" up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 Memory

[T0@st]

At some point this week, HP's North American online store was updated with new high-end EliteBooks that feature AMD Strix Point APUs. Three models appear to support up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory—these curious entries were highlighted by tech enthusiast Hoang Anh Phu (AnhPhuH). The advertised maximum 8533 MT/s transfer rate exceeds Team Red's official reference figure (7500 MT/s) for the EliteBook X G1a's Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 APU. Looking further up in the Team Red "Strix Point" product stack, we spotted their Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 spec sheet boasting a maximum LPDDR5x transfer speed of 8000 MT/s. Press outlets have expressed doubt when analyzing three of HP's EliteBook X G1a SKUs. Theories point to product pages containing possible placeholder information, or inaccuracies.

Working with the belief that the specs are legit, AnhPhuH commented: "this is the first laptop featured with 128 GB LPDDR5x-8533 128-bit memory. That would mean it's using four 256 Gb x32 modules(?!). As far as I know, all three major DRAM manufacturers currently only have 128 Gb x32 modules...the EliteBook X G1a uses Strix Point, not Strix Halo, so it only pairs with four x32 modules (two 64-bit channels)." HP's web shop states that the EliteBook X G1a models are due to launch on March 14. We hope that further clarification and concrete specifications appear online closer to release time. Initial pricing starts at $2749 for the lowliest of the three "128 GB LPDDR5X-8533" equipped models. The agonizingly named flagship "HP EliteBook X G1a 14 inch Notebook Next Gen AI PC Wolf Pro Security Edition" offering comes in at an eye-watering $4299.



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[Shou Miko]

Interesting, I really want to see what this chip the bigger 395 can do at 125watts when it comes to gaming performance

 

[MentalAcetylide]

My only question is, what in the hell would one be doing on something like that in order to need that much RAM(that is before the sheer slowness of it drives you crazy)? Until they overcome heat generation & the need for more wattage to keep performance acceptable, regardless of the size, its just not going to perform as well as a desktop. A very niche product & not something I would ever consider using for FPS gaming.

 

[Asni]

2 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 2.1)

I guess something went wrong with the data entry. Or they just copy-pasted from an Intel model.

 

[Shou Miko]

I guess something went wrong with the data entry. Or they just copy-pasted from an Intel model.

Maybe or HP had it by the Thunderbolt team to actually get it Thunderbolt certified and yes this can be done even on a AMD platform.

 

[Cheeseball]

My only question is, what in the hell would one be doing on something like that in order to need that much RAM(that is before the sheer slowness of it drives you crazy)? Until they overcome heat generation & the need for more wattage to keep performance acceptable, regardless of the size, its just not going to perform as well as a desktop. A very niche product & not something I would ever consider using for FPS gaming.

AI inferencing and data-related tasks. The EliteBook series is not HP's gaming lineup.

 

[bonehead123]

The EliteBook series is not HP's gaming lineup.

^^THIS^^

Although it is certainly capable of running gamz, it is primarily designed as a work machine, like the earlier model I work on everyday that contains 64GB of ram, which btw, will surely be replaced by this new model as soon as they are available..

 

[Chaitanya]

According to B&H preorders for laptops based on Ryzen AI Max are supposed to start from 25th Feb.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1877071-REG/asus_gz302ea_xs96_13_4_republic_of_gamers.html

 

[FreedomEclipse]

AI inferencing and data-related tasks. The EliteBook series is not HP's gaming lineup.

But why not both? Why not have a laptop that is good for zoom meetings/M$ Spreadshit by day and senpai elitegamebook by night?

Surely there is room? I mean my repurposed HP 830 G5 with its pitiful UHD 620 is still capable of running some casual/indie games.

 

[hsew]

My only question is, what in the hell would one be doing on something like that in order to need that much RAM(that is before the sheer slowness of it drives you crazy)? Until they overcome heat generation & the need for more wattage to keep performance acceptable, regardless of the size, its just not going to perform as well as a desktop. A very niche product & not something I would ever consider using for FPS gaming.

You could run a 70B-120B parameter LLM locally. And yeah, you could do FPS gaming on a laptop for under $1,000 easily.

Don’t get me wrong, gaming is cool and all, but rasterization has stagnated. I’d love to see articles exploring the areas of growth that the hardware makers are actually targeting. Local LLMs, Generative AI, you name it. nVidia’s RTX 50 series is supposed to bring more than double AI TOPS compared to RTX 40. Notebook CPUs now have NPUs which promise to accelerate AI. AMD fired shots at the 4090 in regards to DeepSeek performance just a couple of weeks ago. AI is where the technology is heading.

If only there was a trusted tech publication willing to do such an investigation…

 

[Cheeseball]

But why not both? Why not have a laptop that is good for zoom meetings/M$ Spreadshit by day and senpai elitegamebook by night?

Surely there is room? I mean my repurposed HP 830 G5 with its pitiful UHD 620 is still capable of running some casual/indie games.

Then HP's Omen or Transcend lineup should fit the bill.

Although I have not seen any plans for a model that has 128 GB of LPDDR5x RAM.

I'm going for the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 so I can use it for both play and work. And apparently (and ironicly) it's cheaper than this HP EliteBook X G1a, $2,700 vs $4,300.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Then HP's Omen or Transcend lineup should fit the bill.

Although I have not seen any plans for a model that has 128 GB of LPDDR5x RAM.

I'm going for the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 so I can use it for both play and work. And apparently (and ironicly) it's cheaper than this HP EliteBook X G1a, $2,700 vs $4,300.

Until I see the price. My next laptop is most likely to be a suped up Zenbook 14.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Working with the belief that the specs are legit, AnhPhuH commented: "this is the first laptop featured with 128 GB LPDDR5x-8533 128-bit memory. That would mean it's using four 256 Gb x32 modules(?!).

This is likely not correct. The supplied graph states "onboard" which directly implies the RAM is soldered on the board.

The EliteBook series is not HP's gaming lineup.

No, but they can do a fair amount of it, given the IGP included. The 880M/890M are very good performing IGPs especially given the raw speed of the RAM supplied with the system.

 

[R-T-B]

My only question is, what in the hell would one be doing on something like that in order to need that much RAM(that is before the sheer slowness of it drives you crazy)? Until they overcome heat generation & the need for more wattage to keep performance acceptable, regardless of the size, its just not going to perform as well as a desktop. A very niche product & not something I would ever consider using for FPS gaming.

Chrome developers. They certainly can use that much.