Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 13.8 vs HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026)
68
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
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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 Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 13.8
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 31-42% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 70 against 54 watt-hours
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 21% sharper screen – 243 versus 201 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 301 x 220 x 17.5 mm 11.85 x 8.66 x 0.69 inches |
311.15 x 215.6 x 10.6 mm 12.25 x 8.49 x 0.42 inches |
| Area | 662 cm2 (102.6 inches2) | 671 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.6% | ~84.7% |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.4 dB | 44.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.8 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| PPI | 201 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2304 x 1536 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | 92.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 96.5% | 100% |
| Response time | 29 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | - |
| 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 | 39 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 160 grams | 166 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.04 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 10 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 10 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-45 | Intel Arc B370 |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1700 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 9.52 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1152 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 72 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 36 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1152 |
| Solar Bay | - | 19364 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 9523 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83.3 dB | ~85.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 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 4 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | - | 13.8 x 8.1 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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