The XPS 14 lives on through the Dell 14 Premium with very few changes

Dell recently launched its Dell 14 Premium as the direct successor to last year's XPS 14. To the layperson, the brand new name may suggest a brand new design to go along with it, but the manufacturer is playing it safe this year by only refreshing the internal processor options while keeping most everything else the same.

As detailed in our review, the Dell 14 Premium ships with Arrow Lake-H processors to replace the Meteor Lake-H options on last year's XPS 14. The new CPU offers up to 35 percent faster multi-thread performance and 15 percent faster integrated graphics performance than the XPS 14 to represent a decent year-over-year boost. Nonetheless, the newer model still suffers from Turbo Boost limitations that performance hunters may scoff at. Its demanding Core Ultra 7 255H CPU is normally found on larger laptops and so its sustainable Turbo Boost range is much narrower on the relatively small Dell 14 Premium.

beyond the CPU change, the system still carries the same 1800p Samsung OLED and GeForce RTX 4050 options as found on the XPS 14. A brighter display for improved HDR support and newer RTX 5050 options would have made the Dell 14 Premium more desirable for enthusiasts. As a result, the user experience is almost identical between the Dell 14 Premium and XPS 14 for most home or multimedia scenarios.

Users can check out our full review on the Dell 14 Premium to learn more about the model.