HP Spectre x360 14 vs EliteBook x360 1030 G8
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 14
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 66 against 54 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Provides 150% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (91.3 vs 101.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) | 1.21 kg (2.67 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 298 x 220.4 x 16.9 mm 11.73 x 8.68 x 0.67 inches |
303.8 x 194 x 16.1 mm 11.96 x 7.64 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 657 cm2 (101.8 inches2) | 589 cm2 (91.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.6% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 171 ppi | 166 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Spectre x360 14
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
EliteBook x360 1030 G8
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 2609:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 98.5% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 65.8% | - |
| Response time | 50 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 290 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | 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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