HP OmniBook Ultra 14 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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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 OmniBook Ultra 14
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- MacBook with the Apple M4 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 72.4 against 68 watt-hours
- Provides 150% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 400 nits
- 34% sharper screen – 254 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315.1 x 227.6 x 16.4 mm 12.41 x 8.96 x 0.65 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 717 cm2 (111.2 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 7800 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43 dB | 44.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2240 x 1400 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
OmniBook Ultra 14
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1331:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 68.9% | 89% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 67.1% | 100% |
| Response time | 32 ms | 75 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 70 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 286 grams | 233 / 365 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 20 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 15 W | 18 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 4.5 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 257 | 1010 |
| Solar Bay | 13508 | 16471 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88.8 dB | ~84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024):
- The standard M4 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Max feature Thunderbolt 5.
- The weight varies slightly depending on the SoC: M4 - 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg), M4 Pro - 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg), and M4 Max - 3.6 pounds (1.62 kg).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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