HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 convertible review: Lighter than expected
Verdict — Spectre-Like Without The Spectre Price
The HP Spectre x360 14 is one of our favorite 14-inch convertibles. Unfortunately, the latest model can retail for close to $2000 which is probably a lot more than what most users are willing to spend on a new laptop right now. The OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 can be seen as the next best alternative as it inherits a lot of what makes the Spectre model great but for several hundred dollars less. The 120 Hz OLED touchscreen, Intel's extremely efficient Lunar Lake CPU, classy metal design, sharp 9 MP webcam, and surprisingly portable weight help distinguish the OmniBook from most others in its size category.
Power users, however, may still want to consider the pricier Spectre x360 14 instead or the OmniBook Ultra 14 clamshell. The Lunar Lake platform sacrifices a bit of raw performance in order to meet more lofty battery life and portability goals which all apply to the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14. We're also not a fan of the shallow and extra-sensitive clickpad when compared to the firmer clickpads on the Spectre or OmniBook Ultra 14 clamshell. Even so, travelers and occasional editors may find a lot of value from the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 as they can best exploit the small size and 120 Hz P3 touchscreen.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
Amazon is currently shipping the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 for $1650. Alternatively, Best Buy has the model on sale for only $1200.
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88.7%  | HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,641.99 List Price: 1250 USD | 1.3 kg | 15 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
2. 87.2%  | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H ⎘ Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,281.08 List Price: 2800 USD | 1.5 kg | 14.7 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
3. 85.2%  | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,079.00 List Price: 680 USD | 1.6 kg | 16.64 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
4. 88.3% v7 (old)  | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 32 GB Memory | Amazon: $1,995.00 List Price: 3000 USD | 1.6 kg | 16.28 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS |
5. 86.5% v7 (old)  | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W AMD Ryzen 7 5800H ⎘ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe | Amazon: 1. $65.99 JIAZIJIA C31N2021 Laptop Bat... 2. $69.99 C31N2021 63Wh Laptop Battery... 3. $59.99 100W USB-C Charger for Asus ... List Price: 1299€ | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
6. 86.1% v7 (old)  | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT Intel Core i7-1260P ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,499.99 List Price: 1600 USD | 1.6 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI IPS |
The OmniBook Ultra 14 Flip is the convertible version of the OmniBook Ultra 14 clamshell. Despite their similar names, however, they have numerous differences both inside and out including even vastly different processor options.
Our test unit is the higher-end configuration with the Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake CPU, 16 GB soldered RAM, and 1800p OLED touchscreen for approximately $1600 USD or $1200 if on sale. A lesser Core Ultra 7 256V version is also available, but all options ship with the same OLED panel.
Competitors in this space include other high-end 14-inch convertibles like the MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo, Asus ZenBook Flip 14, or Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9.
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Specifications
Case
The chassis consists of mostly smooth aluminum alloy for similar first impressions as the OmniBook Ultra clamshell or Spectre x360 14. It even adopts the "diamond-cut" rear corners as found on the latter design.
Perhaps most surprising about the model is how thin and lightweight it is. The system is more portable than many competing convertibles including the Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14, Asus ZenBook Flip 14, or the Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1.
Connectivity
There are only USB-C ports available unlike on the EliteBook x360 1040 G11. All are compatible with charging and video-out, but only two are compatible with Thunderbolt 4 devices.
Communication
The Intel BE201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. The model lacks WAN or 5G support to help distinguish itself from the pricier Elite series.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
Webcam
The 9 MP webcam produces sharper images than on most competitors from Lenovo or especially Dell. Colors, however, still aren't the most accurate.
Both IR and a physical webcam shutter come standard.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by just four Torx screws for easy servicing. However, only the battery and M.2 SSD are removable as the WLAN and RAM modules are soldered.
Sustainability
The speakers and bezel are manufactured with ocean-bound plastic while the outer cover consists of recycled metal. Portions of the keyboard are also manufactured with post-consumer recycled plastic.
The packaging is fully recyclable with almost no plastic.
Accessories And Warranty
The retail box includes an active stylus in addition to the usual paperwork and USB-C AC adapter. A one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Input Devices
Keyboard
Keyboard layout is identical to the OmniBook Ultra 14 clamshell for essentially the same typing experience.
Touchpad
The smooth clickpad is more spacious than on the OmniBook Ultra 14 clamshell (13.9 x 8.8 cm vs. 12.5 x 8 cm) for more comfortable multi-touch inputs. However, travel is very shallow and feedback is relatively weak and quiet for an unsatisfying feel.
Display
The OLED panel here supports a fast native refresh rate of 120 Hz compared to only 90 Hz and 60 Hz on the Asus ZenBook Flip 14 and MSI Summit E14 Flip, respectively. Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) is also supported down to 48 Hz which we recommend when playing most 3D games to reduce frame tearing.
Brightness maxes out at about 363 nits when on SDR mode or 585 nits when on HDR mode.
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Brightness Distribution: 99 %
Center on Battery: 363.9 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 0.84 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.81}
calibrated: 0.82
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.1 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5.1}
96.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.18
CCT: 6330 K
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Samsung SDC41AA, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 CMN1474, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 LEN140WUXGA, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 AU Optronics B140QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 14", 60 Hz | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W SDC4154, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 90 Hz | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT AU Optronics B140QAN04.R, IPS, 2880x1800, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -19% | -51% | -12% | 1% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 69 -31% | 41.6 -58% | 80.6 -19% | 99.7 0% | 97.8 -2% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 99.2 -1% | 62.1 -38% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 96.7 | 71.1 -26% | 43 -56% | 80.1 -17% | 98.6 2% | 85.9 -11% |
| Response Times | -4688% | -1663% | -5128% | -116% | -1645% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.86 ? | 54.5 ? -6237% | 25.7 ? -2888% | 59.6 ? -6830% | 2 ? -133% | 16.9 ? -1865% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 1.01 ? | 32.7 ? -3138% | 20.2 ? -1900% | 35.6 ? -3425% | 2 ? -98% | 15.4 ? -1425% |
| PWM Frequency | 469 ? | |||||
| PWM Amplitude * | 33.3 | 100 -200% | ||||
| Screen | -47% | -234% | -47% | -98% | -142% | |
| Brightness middle | 363.9 | 351.3 -3% | 335.1 -8% | 501.4 38% | 366 1% | 496.7 36% |
| Brightness | 366 | 328 -10% | 321 -12% | 491 34% | 369 1% | 468 28% |
| Brightness Distribution | 99 | 86 -13% | 91 -8% | 88 -11% | 96 -3% | 87 -12% |
| Black Level * | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.3 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.84 | 2.29 -173% | 5.05 -501% | 2.52 -200% | 2.84 -238% | 3.93 -368% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.72 | 4.55 -67% | 18.98 -598% | 4.87 -79% | 5.29 -94% | 7.9 -190% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.82 | 0.49 40% | 2.11 -157% | 0.45 45% | 2.81 -243% | 1.27 -55% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 2.2 -100% | 5 -355% | 2.8 -155% | 2.32 -111% | 5.9 -436% |
| Gamma | 2.18 101% | 2.13 103% | 2.16 102% | 2.17 101% | 2.44 90% | 2.04 108% |
| CCT | 6330 103% | 6321 103% | 6436 101% | 6270 104% | 6170 105% | 7618 85% |
| Contrast | 1464 | 1081 | 1567 | 1656 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -1585% /
-813% | -649% /
-521% | -1729% /
-885% | -71% /
-76% | -597% /
-358% |
* ... smaller is better
Colors are preset to sRGB even though the panel supports full DCI-P3 colors. Accuracy is otherwise excellent all around with average DeltaE values of well under 2 for both grayscale and colors.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.01 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.46 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.55 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 3 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.4 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.86 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.46 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 2 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.9 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 469 Hz Amplitude: 33.3 % | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 469 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 469 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8255 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor visibility is decent but worse than on the Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 which sports a brighter OLED panel.
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set MyHP to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below unless otherwise stated.
Processor
Processor performance is good but not great as Lunar Lake emphasizes performance-per-watt over raw power. The Core Ultra 7 258V is comparable with the older Core Ultra 7 165U which is sufficient for target applications related to office, browsing, and the occasional video editing.
Opting for the lesser Core Ultra 7 256V configuration is not expected to impact processor performance based on our time with the recent XPS 13 9350.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (8454 - 12781, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (40875 - 63401, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (1930 - 2817, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (49084 - 49818, n=20) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (3817 - 4440, n=20) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (21670 - 33565, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (30957 - 40753, n=20) | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (422 - 632, n=20) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (4258 - 6930, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (44223 - 54971, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
Stress Test
When initiating Prime95 stress on Performance mode, the CPU would boost to 3.5 GHz and 38 W before reaching 99 C about 20 seconds later. It would then drop slightly to 3.3 GHz and 29 W to maintain a cooler core temperature of 88 C. If running on Balanced mode, everything becomes reduced to 2.8 GHz, 22 W, and 79 C.
Core temperature when running Cyberpunk 2077 would stabilize at 78 C compared to 95 C on the Elite x360 1040 G11 2-in-1 with slower Arc 8 graphics.
| Average CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 36 |
| Prime95 Stress (Balanced mode) | 2.8 | -- | 79 |
| Prime95 Stress (Performance mode) | 3.3 | -- | 88 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 2.5 | 1150 | 81 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress | 1.7 | 1950 | 78 |
System Performance
PCMark results are excellent save for the somewhat low Productivity score which is tied to the mediocre processor performance. AIDA64 memory scores are notably very high due to the unique on-package RAM design of Lunar Lake.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (6265 - 7314, n=19) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (9295 - 11467, n=19) | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (7357 - 9619, n=19) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (8914 - 10216, n=19) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1590 - 1742, n=18) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1558 - 1684, n=18) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1727 - 1977, n=18) | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1251 - 1411, n=18) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (219 - 314, n=18) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (199.5 - 291, n=18) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (468 - 559, n=20) | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 6265 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (104408 - 114336, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (82846 - 89417, n=20) | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (108842 - 117935, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (95 - 101.1, n=20) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
4K video playback at 60 FPS is perfectly smooth with no dropped frames recorded.
Storage Devices
Our unit ships with the Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD offering theoretical transfer rates of over 7000 MB/s. Unfortunately, the drive has issues maintaining such speeds and so real-world performance will be slower as exemplified by our DiskSpd loop test results below. The MSI Prestige 16 B1MG, which ships with the same drive, can run the SSD much faster.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance from the integrated Arc 140V is slightly faster than the outgoing Arc 8 to be neck-to-neck with the competing Radeon 880M. Users upgrading from the older Iris Xe 96 EUs will see more massive improvements.
Gaming performance is respectable considering the 14-inch convertible category. Baldur's Gate 3 averages 40 FPS at 1080p Low settings while Cyberpunk 2077 averages 36 FPS at 1080p Medium settings. Even so, the system was not designed to run most games smoothly at the native 1800p resolution.
The performance deficit between power profiles is relatively small as shown by our Fire Strike results table below. The only exception is if the system is set to Battery Saver mode.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 9534 | 21092 | 3482 |
| Smart Sense Mode | 9460 (-1%) | 20598 (-2%) | 3379 (-3%) |
| Balanced Mode | 9598 (-0%) | 19994 (-5%) | 3323 (-5%) |
| Battery Saver Mode | 5644 (-41%) | 12361 (-41%) | 1729 (-50%) |
| Battery Power | 9469 (-1%) | 20697 (-2%) | 3523 (-0%) |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 11337 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 32442 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 8733 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 4354 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 881 points | |
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| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT -2! | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W -2! | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 | |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
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| GTA V (2015) | 139.5 | 136 | 66.1 | 26.7 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 116.9 | 89 | 82.6 | 80.5 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 84.4 | 46.8 | 32.8 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 42.5 | 39.6 | 33.3 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 78 | 47 | 45 | 39 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 228 | 77.8 | 70.1 | 62.5 |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 61.5 | 50.1 | 31.8 | 26.8 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 101 | 90 | 66.5 | 19.6 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 40.2 | 33.7 | 30 | 29.5 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 46.3 | 36.5 | 31.8 | 24.5 |
Emissions
System Noise
Overall noise is quieter than competing models like the Yoga 7 2-in-1 or Latitude 9350 2-in-1. Running the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06, for example, would induce a fan noise of just under 28 dB(A) even if on Performance mode to be almost inaudible in a typical office setting. Fan noise when gaming would also remain quieter than expected at just under 34 dB(A).
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.2 / 23.2 / 23.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 27.8 / 43.4 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.9 dB(A) | ||
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 165H, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV512G | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 Graphics 4-Core, Ultra 5 125U, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL8512HDLU | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Graphics 4-Core, Ultra 7 165U | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W Vega 8, R7 5800H, Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G7 | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | |
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| Noise | -8% | -1% | -8% | -16% | -3% | |
| off / environment * | 22.9 | 23 -0% | 23 -0% | 23.9 -4% | 26 -14% | 23.3 -2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.2 | 23 1% | 23 1% | 23.9 -3% | 26 -12% | 23.3 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 23.2 | 23 1% | 23 1% | 23.9 -3% | 26 -12% | 23.3 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 23.2 | 23 1% | 23 1% | 23.9 -3% | 27.3 -18% | 23.3 -0% |
| Load Average * | 27.8 | 31 -12% | 29.5 -6% | 36.4 -31% | 39.8 -43% | 24 14% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 33.6 | 45.7 -36% | 36.2 -8% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 43.4 | 47.7 -10% | 41.3 5% | 44.7 -3% | 42.4 2% | 55.8 -29% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 44.7 | 35.6 |
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Temperature
Hot spots reach over 35 C to 37 C on the keyboard and bottom sides, respectively, compared to 40 C to 45 C on the Elite x360 1040 G11.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35.8 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 35.4 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 60 °C for the class Convertible.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 37.6 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.2 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 30.3 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 24.8 °C / 76.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.9 °C / 82.2 F (+3.1 °C / 5.6 F).
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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| Heat | -6% | -12% | -4% | -31% | -2% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 35.8 | 39 -9% | 38 -6% | 35.4 1% | 42.7 -19% | 44.2 -23% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 37.6 | 43.6 -16% | 39.6 -5% | 37.8 -1% | 53.1 -41% | 45.8 -22% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.2 | 24.4 3% | 30 -19% | 27.2 -8% | 32.9 -31% | 19.6 22% |
| Idle Bottom * | 26.6 | 27.4 -3% | 31 -17% | 28.2 -6% | 35.2 -32% | 22 17% |
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Speakers
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 0.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (7.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
The system demands between 3 W and 10 W when idling on desktop depending on the brightness level, power profile, and onscreen color due to the OLED panel. Running Prime95 would consume about 20 percent less power than on the Elite x360 1040 G11 which aligns with the 25 to 30 percent slower performance of our Core Ultra 7 258V processor.
We're able to record a temporary maximum of 65 W from the small (~9.6 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm) 65 W USB-C AC adapter when the CPU is at 100 percent utilization as shown by the screenshot below.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.84 Watt |
| Idle | 3 / 4.4 / 9.4 Watt |
| Load |
42.3 / 65 Watt |
   
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max: Metrahit Energy | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Ultra 7 165H, Arc 8-Core, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL8512HDLU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, , IPS, 2560x1600, 14" | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W R7 5800H, Vega 8, Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G7, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2880x1800, 14" | |
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| Power Consumption | 11% | 2% | -21% | -54% | -51% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 3 | 1.8 40% | 4.2 -40% | 3.2 -7% | 6.4 -113% | 5.4 -80% |
| Idle Average * | 4.4 | 4.4 -0% | 5.7 -30% | 6.4 -45% | 9.4 -114% | 9.5 -116% |
| Idle Maximum * | 9.4 | 4.5 52% | 5.9 37% | 10.8 -15% | 10.7 -14% | 12.4 -32% |
| Load Average * | 42.3 | 40.7 4% | 42.4 -0% | 54.6 -29% | 52.2 -23% | 54.7 -29% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 49.9 | 54.6 -9% | 38.2 23% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 51.1 | 56.5 -11% | 40.5 21% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 65 | 66 -2% | 64.5 1% | 70.2 -8% | 69 -6% | 63.4 2% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 35.5 | 53 | 52 |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are excellent as is the case with most other Lunar Lake-based laptops. We're able to record almost 14 hours of real-world browsing before automatic shutdown which is close to what we saw on the more powerful Core H-powered Elite x360 1040 G11.
Charging from empty to full capacity would take around 90 minutes.
| HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 64 Wh | HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Ultra 7 165H, Arc 8-Core, 68 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core, 71 Wh | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, 60 Wh | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W R7 5800H, Vega 8, 63 Wh | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A12MT i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 72 Wh | |
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| Battery Runtime | 16% | 17% | -3% | -38% | -41% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 837 | 969 16% | 981 17% | 815 -3% | 522 -38% | 494 -41% |
| Reader / Idle | 3353 | 2331 | 1300 | 1324 | ||
| Load | 99 | 134 | 143 | 124 | 114 | |
| H.264 | 542 |
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HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
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