HP EliteBook X G1i 14” vs Dell Pro Max 14
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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 X G1i 14”
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 650 grams less (around 1.43 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 14
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 72 against 56 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.9 x 219.9 x 10.5-14.9 mm 12.36 x 8.66 x 0.41-0.59 inches |
313 x 227.3 x 14.79-18.9 mm 12.32 x 8.95 x 0.58-0.74 inches |
| Area | 690 cm2 (107 inches2) | 711 cm2 (110.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.3% | ~79.9% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 177° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.4 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| 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 | 2013:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 64% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 62.6% | - |
| Response time | 43 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.58 V | 15.6 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, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 65 / 100 / 130 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 276 / 480 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Arc Graphics 130T |
| 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 | 30 W | 35 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 28 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 521 | 582 |
| Solar Bay | - | 12669 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x16 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3315 | Realtek ALC3329 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~90.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x 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) | 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 mm |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 7.3 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 14:
- It has one LPCAMM2 slot for LPDDR5X RAM.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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