Dell Pro 14 vs 14 Plus

46 out of 100
Dell Pro 14
VS
48 out of 100
Dell 14 Plus
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Display
Battery
64 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Dell Pro 14 and 14 Plus important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
44
56
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
24
16
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
36
36
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
61
64
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
72
72
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
85
87
NanoReview Score
46
48
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
40.6
(Average)
Value Index
63.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Pro 14
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Dell 14 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~42%) battery – 64 against 45 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
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Case

Weight 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 313.7 x 225.3 x 18.89-20.37 mm
12.35 x 8.87 x 0.74-0.8 inches
314 x 226.15 x 14-16.95 mm
12.36 x 8.9 x 0.55-0.67 inches
Area 707 cm2 (109.5 inches2) 710 cm2 (110 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.4% ~80%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 45.2 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-60 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 800:1
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.25 V 15.2 V
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 60 / 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 277 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 10 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1998
14 Plus +21%
2418
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6050
14 Plus +52%
9223
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
91
14 Plus +5%
96
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
249
14 Plus +96%
489

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 -
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 527
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3204 Realtek ALC3329
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~82 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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