Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro vs MagicBook 14 (2023)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 22% sharper screen – 189 versus 155 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Performs significantly better (up to 77%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 23-31% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~25%) battery – 75 against 60 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 53% higher max. screen brightness: 460 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.2 x 221.6 x 15.9 mm 12.33 x 8.72 x 0.63 inches |
307.51 x 227.56 x 16.9 mm 12.11 x 8.96 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 694 cm2 (107.5 inches2) | 700 cm2 (108.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% | ~85.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 41.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | LTPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 155 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2240 x 1400 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
MagicBook 14 (2023)
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
MagicBook X 14 Pro
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.7 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 200 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 800 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2700 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 236 | 969 |
| Solar Bay | 10819 | 17250 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~74.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | In the keyboard button |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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