HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14” vs Dell Pro 14 Premium
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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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14”
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 62 against 40 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Pro 14 Premium
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 36-49% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | 1.14 kg (2.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315.6 x 222 x 11.7-15.5 mm 12.43 x 8.74 x 0.46-0.61 inches |
311.2 x 216.7 x 16.38-17.95 mm 12.25 x 8.53 x 0.64-0.71 inches |
| Area | 701 cm2 (108.6 inches2) | 674 cm2 (104.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 174° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 44.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-60 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 | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 7.8 V |
| 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, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 60 / 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 304 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 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 | 2 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 562 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x16 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Cirrus CS42L43, Cirrus CS35L56 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x1W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~89.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2592 x 1944 | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 7.5 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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