Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
GPU Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") and HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) important characteristics
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)

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47.7
(Average)
Value Index
51.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1170 grams less (around 2.58 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 77% sharper screen – 243 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (108.3 vs 149.1 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 70 against 63 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches
370 x 260 x 23.5 mm
14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~74.3%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray White, Silver, Blue
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No -
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 36.7 dB 52 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16.1 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 137 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No FreeSync
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~25% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1203:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 85.2% 73.2%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 72.6%
Response time 1 ms 12 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 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 Left
Charge power 65 W 200 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams 500 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 6
Threads 22 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Radeon RX Vega 7
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 28 W -
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 7 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1375 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz 1645 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps ~14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 1408
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 88
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 347
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 32 GB

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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC245
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x5W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~80.4 dB ~78 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 cm 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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