Verdict: Dell Pro 14 Plus has some room to improve
With the Dell Pro Plus, Dell does not make a cheaper Dell Pro Premium. The drop in terms of quality is certainly noticeable, be in screen quality, touchpad or speakers. This would not have to be a problem, though, if Dell gave its mid-range buyers the benefits one could expect in this class of business laptops. Alas, the Dell Pro 14 Plus does not have things like upgradeable RAM, a feature the competition offers.
And what about the fact that this is the debut of modern AMD CPUs in a Dell business laptop? The AMD Krackan Point CPU certainly delivers a good performance without driving up the fan noise and heat, though Strix Point could deliver a better performance and other laptops get more performance out of the Ryzen AI 7. If the screen was better, we could recommend this version of the Dell Pro 14 Plus - as it is, stay away from this specific model and rather opt for the one with the "Low Power" panel.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Dell Pro 14 Plus starts at $836 in the Dell US store. The configuration we tested costs around $2,072 when configured in Dell's store.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Dell Pro 14 Plus has some room to improve
- Specifications: AMD Ryzen AI for the first time in Dell Pro
- Case: Aluminum and plastic are Dell's choice for the Pro Plus series
- Connectivity: Ethernet is missing on the Dell Pro 14 Plus
- Input Devices: Dell Pro keyboard is better than the touchpad
- Display: A weak point of the Dell laptop
- Performance: AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro does well, but could be better
- Emissions: Dell Pro 14 Plus stays quiet and cool
- Energy Management: Battery life slightly below average
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in Comparison
Dell Latitude was one of the oldest still existing laptop brands in the business. It originally came out in 1994 - and it ended in 2024 after thirty years. In early 2025, Dell unveiled the decision to discontinue the Latitude name, instead branding all business laptops simply as Dell Pro. This meant a simplification of the lineup into three lines: Instead of Dell Latitude 3000, Latitude 5000, Latitude 7000 and Latitude 9000, we now have Dell Pro, Dell Pro Plus and Dell Pro Premium.
We have already tested the Dell Pro 13 Premium and the Dell Pro 14 Premium. Here, we are testing the mid-tier option, the Dell Pro 14 Plus, which replaces the Dell Latitude 5000 line and the lower end variants of the Latitude 7000. What makes this interesting: This is the first time that Dell is making an AMD variant of its business laptop, and our review device is powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 CPUs.
Specifications: AMD Ryzen AI for the first time in Dell Pro
Case: Aluminum and plastic are Dell's choice for the Pro Plus series
While Dell's most expensive business series, the Dell Pro 14 Premium, is mostly made out of magnesium alloy, this more affordable Dell Pro 14 Plus uses a mixture of aluminum alloy and plastic. The palmrest and the display cover are made from the lightweight metal, while the screen bezel, bottom cover and the strip on top of the lid are made from plastic. All surfaces, except for the black screen bezel and the keyboard, are colored in a silver-grey tone.
The combination of materials works in Dell's favor: This Dell laptop has a good build quality, with high stability especially in the areas where aluminum is used. Plus, the aluminum surfaces seem pretty resistant when it comes to smudging, though they may dent or scratch a bit more easily. The smooth plastic bottom cover is not quite as robust.
Dell uses two drop-down hinges to connect the screen to the base unit. They allow the screen to open to a maximum of 180 degrees and there is not much wobble, but it is not possible to open the display with one hand.
With a weight of 1.6 kg, the Dell Pro 14 Plus is one of the heavier models in the comparison. In terms of size, it is comparable to the other business laptops, though the Dell Pro 14 Premium is a bit smaller.
Connectivity: Ethernet is missing on the Dell Pro 14 Plus
The Dell Pro 14 Plus has all the basic ports you would expect in a modern business laptop. It is especially nice to have two USB-A ports, one on each side, though we would welcome a third USB-C port on the right side instead, too. What we are missing is RJ45-Ethernet, a feature both the main competitors from Lenovo and HP have, though it is optionally available.
Communication
Dell uses a Mediatek Wi-Fi solution that is soldered to the board. It supports the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard as well as Bluetooth 5.4. The Mediatek card delivers very good transfer rates, both when sending and receiving data, in our benchmark testing.
Optionally, the Dell Pro 14 Plus can be configured with a 4G/LTE card. The antennas, M.2 2242 slot and nanoSIM slot are all there, so our unit is upgradeable. 5G versions are also available.
Webcam
The webcam is a basic 1080p one, and its quality is not great. It is just good enough for video calls.
Security
Since this is an enterprise level system, Dell gives it all the bells and whistles in terms of security features. In terms of hardware, this includes a Noble lock slot, a Smartcard reader, fingerprint scanner, infrared webcam and physical privacy shutter.
Accessories
Besides the 65 Watt USB-C charger, there are no additional accessories included.
Maintenance
A total of eight Phillips head screws secures the bottom cover, plus a few clips. Once the cover is removed, users get access to the internals.
Disappointingly, there is not much you are able to do: Cleaning the fan and changing the battery is possible, as is upgrading the SSD and putting in a 4G card. However, CPU, Wi-Fi and RAM are all soldered. Especially the RAM is disappointing, since the competition from HP and Lenovo offers upgradeable RAM. Also, unlike the ThinkPads, the keyboard of the Dell Pro 14 Plus can not be changed easily by the user.
Sustainability
Dell publishes the CO2 emissions (113 kg CO2-equivalent). Also, the packaging of the Dell Pro 14 Plus is entirely recyclable, and the main chassis materials are made from partially recycled materials, too. Since this is a business laptop, public maintenance manuals and important replacement parts are also available.
Warranty
Dell gives this Pro 14 Plus laptop only a very limited warranty of 12 months, with bring-in service. That puts it more on a level with Lenovo's ThinkPad L series or HP's EliteBook 6 than the more expensive ThinkPad T and EliteBook 8. Customers can extend the warranty, for an upcharge, of course.
Input Devices: Dell Pro keyboard is better than the touchpad
Keyboard
Dell provides a good keyboard typing experience. Different from the more expensive Pro 14 Premium, the Dell Pro 14 Plus has a more classical chiclet-style keyboard design. The chiclet keys, which have a two stage backlight, have roughly 1.5 mm of key travel and offer a nice typing feel, they feel precise and have a nice bounce. There is no flex while typing.
When it comes to the layout, there is room for improvement. The Enter key is limited in size, and the vertical arrow keys are not very big either. Plus, there are no dedicated navigation keys - if you want to use PgUp/Down or Home/ENd, you have to use the arrow keys and FN.
Touchpad
The Dell Pro 14 Plus uses a mechanical clickpad with a plastic surface that measures 12.5 x 7.3 cm. The mechanical click is good, but it could be a tad more precise, and the surface material is smooth. This means it makes gliding across easy, though the surface does not feel as nice as a comparable glass surface.
Unfortunately, Dell has some work ahead of themself when it comes to the drivers - we found an annoying behavior, where the touchpad does not react immediately after a longer pause. It seems like it falls asleep and takes a while to wake back up again.
Display: A weak point of the Dell laptop
There are a total of four different 14-inch 16:10 panels for the Dell Pro 14 Plus, all of them matte IPS LCDs:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 45 % NTSC
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, Touch
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 400 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, Low Power
- WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600), 400 cd/m², 100 % sRGB
Unfortunately, Dell does not use the higher quality panels in the pre-built models for the German market. The panel used here is clearly subpar, which starts already when it comes to the brightness. None of the other business laptops has a screen this dim, as the average brightness of the panel does not even reach the promised 300 cd/m².
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 313 cd/m²
Contrast: 1260:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 6 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.77}
calibrated: 5.1
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 3.3 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
38.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
56.3% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
37.5% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.02
CCT: 6140 K
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W LP140WU4, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Dell Pro 14 Premium LG Phillips 140WT1, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET LGD079D, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 LG Philips LGD079D, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 90 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE MNE007JA1-3, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE NV140WUM-N49, , 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 130% | 76% | 79% | 3% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 37.5 | 99 164% | 67.1 79% | 67.7 81% | 38.5 3% | |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 56.3 | 100 78% | 96 71% | 98.3 75% | 57.4 2% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 38.8 | 95.8 147% | 69.2 78% | 69.9 80% | 39.9 3% | |
| Response Times | 91% | -16% | -70% | -43% | ||
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 27.1 ? | 1.4 ? 95% | 31.4 ? -16% | 50.2 ? -85% | 40.2 ? -48% | |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 21.1 ? | 2.7 ? 87% | 24.5 ? -16% | 32.6 ? -55% | 29.1 ? -38% | |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 241.1 ? | |||||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 32 | |||||
| Screen | 45% | 35% | 49% | 55% | -2% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 315 | 392.3 25% | 444 41% | 434.4 38% | 554 76% | 437 39% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 295 | 392 33% | 434 47% | 423 43% | 516 75% | 423 43% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 87 | 95 9% | 94 8% | 94 8% | 91 5% | 89 2% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.25 | 0.19 24% | 0.13 48% | 0.24 4% | 0.31 -24% | |
| Contrast (:1) | 1260 | 2337 85% | 3342 165% | 2308 83% | 1410 12% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 6 | 3.39 43% | 3.4 43% | 3.31 45% | 1.5 75% | 6.7 -12% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 15.2 | 6.53 57% | 7 54% | 5.44 64% | 3.4 78% | 26.7 -76% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.1 | 0.99 81% | 1.7 67% | 0.9 82% | 6.4 -25% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.3 | 1.1 67% | 5.2 -58% | 4 -21% | 2.7 18% | 2.5 24% |
| Gamma | 2.02 109% | 2.23 99% | 2.04 108% | 1.96 112% | 2.25 98% | 2.04 108% |
| CCT | 6140 106% | 6502 100% | 6295 103% | 6049 107% | 6882 94% | 6380 102% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 89% /
74% | 32% /
36% | -11% /
25% | 30% /
46% | 1% /
-1% |
* ... smaller is better
It is not possible to easily correct the color inaccuracy of the screen. Even after a calibration with the X-Rite i1Profiler and the i1 Pro 3, color accuracy remains low with an average ColorChecker deltaE of 5.1.
Another aspect Dell Pro 14 Plus screen that is lacking is the color gamut coverage. The small sRGB gamut is only covered by 56.3 percent, insufficient for basic photo editing.
Using the Dell laptop outdoors can be a bit difficult, due to the insufficient brightness of the screen. It is only usable when used in the shadows and not at all in the sun.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 21.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 10.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 46 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.2 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 27.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 36 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.6 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8081 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro does well, but could be better
Dell offers the Dell Pro 14 Plus with a total of seven different AMD CPUs (Ryzen 5 Pro 215, Ryzen 5 Pro 220, Ryzen 5 Pro 230, Ryzen 7 Pro 250, Ryzen AI 5 Pro 340, Ryzen AI 7 Pro 350, Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 370) - the iGPU used depends on the CPU, with the top choice of the AMD Radeon 890M in the Ryzen AI 9. The RAM is always soldered, Dell solders up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7500 memory to the board. The M.2 2280 SSD is upgradeable, Dell offers a maximum of 2 TB ex-factory.
Testing Conditions
We can set the power modes using the Windows settings. The power modes influence the performance by setting the power limits (PL1 = CPU power consumption under sustained load, PL2 = maximum CPU power consumption):
- Best Power Efficiency: PL1 17 W / PL2 30 W
- Balanced: PL1 22 W / PL2 33 W
- Best Performance: PL1 25 W / PL2 35 W
All benchmarks were performed in "Best Performance" mode.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 350 is a CPU with eight cores (4x Zen5, 4x Zen5c) that clock up to five GHz. With SMT, the processor has up to 16 threads. AMD sets the typical TDP of the CPU at 28 W. Other comparison with other CPUs are possible with our processor comparison list.
While the CPU performance of the Dell Pro 14 Plus is good, it is not quite as good as on most other laptops with this CPU, which means the performance is below average. The Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 AMD is 16 percent faster with the same chip on average.
When running in battery mode, the Dell Pro Plus 14 cores 10997 points in Cinebench R23 Multicore, a minus of 15 percent.
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 6.5: 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
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 -2! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (12684 - 15543, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 22808, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (1952 - 1960, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (4950 - 6071, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8840, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (763 - 773, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (285 - 815, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (1969 - 2439, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3380, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (201 - 299, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (99.5 - 312, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average of class Office (158 - 1956, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (206 - 251, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (50709 - 57736, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (4445 - 6052, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (3046 - 6497, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (12909 - 13566, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (757 - 17846, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2720 - 2881, n=6) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average of class Office (462 - 2894, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (10897 - 11719, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (1719 - 16999, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2070 - 2128, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (811 - 2128, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (15.8 - 19.7, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 26, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (53.8 - 93.1, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (41.5 - 129.6, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (0.4136 - 0.733, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.06, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
* ... smaller is better
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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (20019 - 24795, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (1685 - 31245, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (74210 - 94532, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (8977 - 125394, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (3434 - 4091, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 5755, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (73484 - 77055, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (20636 - 115197, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (12252 - 13653, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (1064 - 18321, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (39707 - 50597, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (4415 - 66922, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (65710 - 82843, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (834 - 1029, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (138.6 - 1366, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (10760 - 13384, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (859 - 17834, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (39335 - 43805, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (11090 - 65229, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
System Performance
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 -4! | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (6888 - 7626, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (2823 - 8588, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (10671 - 11594, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (6567 - 11594, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (9823 - 10925, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 17243, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (8459 - 9503, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 12660, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1426 - 1851, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (381 - 2010, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1256 - 1702, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (464 - 1880, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1734 - 2174, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (319 - 2361, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1161 - 1472, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (360 - 1781, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (250 - 306, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (129.9 - 455, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (104.2 - 328, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (166.3 - 255, n=5) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1297, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (473 - 749, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 6888 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (72209 - 83623, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average of class Office (20075 - 109192, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (10084 - 128030, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (61867 - 63536, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (86157 - 104146, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average of class Office (20073 - 117989, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (105 - 119.1, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The SSD of the Dell Pro 14 Plus was made by Micron. It has a capacity of 1 TB and it is connected via the NVMe PCIe 4.0 standard. In our benchmarks, it did well, though it had some problems with throttling under load.
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Average Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Using the integrated AMD Radeon 860M GPU, the graphics performance of the Dell Pro 14 Plus is good enough for a business laptop that is meant for usage in the office. Basic games are playable, too, although that is certainly not the preferred use case for this device.
| 3DMark Performance rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| 3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M (6901 - 12149, n=17) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (1468 - 16418, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| 3DMark | |
| 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M (4376 - 7935, n=17) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (736 - 10742, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| 2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M (1656 - 2987, n=17) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (322 - 4415, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 9468 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5923 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2593 points | |
Help | ||
| Blender | |
| v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average of class Office (245 - 3964, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average AMD Radeon 860M (283 - 427, n=18) | |
| v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Average of class Office (204 - 416, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
* ... smaller is better
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (6.13 - 29.6, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average of class Office (6.83 - 31.6, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Average of class Office (6.45 - 36.5, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Average of class Office (13.4 - 121.2, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (10.9 - 92.6, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 154.8 | 121.6 | 82.9 | 73.4 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 72.9 | 34.7 | 24.6 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 55.7 | 45.5 | 37.1 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 25 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 33.5 | 24.3 | 18.1 | 16.8 |
| F1 25 (2025) | 58.1 | 44.2 | 34.4 |
Emissions: Dell Pro 14 Plus stays quiet and cool
System Noise
Overall, Dell has a good handle on the noise of the single fan. The fan stays mostly off when idling and when it comes on, it stays pretty inaudible. You can only hear it under maximum load (mode: Best Performance), and even then it stays quieter than the other business laptops in our comparison.
We could not detect coil whine with this Dell Pro 14 Plus.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.9 / 24.9 / 27.6 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 29.3 / 37.5 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: 24.9 dB(A) | ||
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -4% | -4% | 11% | -4% | 4% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.9 | 23.1 7% | 23.7 5% | 22.7 9% | 25.1 -1% | 24 4% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.9 | 23.1 7% | 23.7 5% | 22.8 8% | 25.1 -1% | 24 4% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.9 | 23.1 7% | 23.7 5% | 22.8 8% | 25.1 -1% | 24 4% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 27.6 | 23.1 16% | 23.7 14% | 22.8 17% | 27.1 2% | 24 13% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 29.3 | 38.2 -30% | 39.1 -33% | 22.8 22% | 34.8 -19% | 27.7 5% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 37.5 | 44.2 -18% | 42.4 -13% | 29.4 22% | 38.3 -2% | 38.4 -2% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 37.5 | 44.2 -18% | 42.3 -13% | 41.8 -11% | 38.5 -3% | 38 -1% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Dell manages to keep the temperatures in check. At most, the Dell Pro 14 Plus reaches a temperature of 104 F / 40.1 degrees Celsius, which is just a bit warm.
Even after an hour, the Dell Pro laptop can hold its CPU power consumption at 25 W, so there is absolutely no throttling.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.1 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.1 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.8 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 31.9 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.5 °C / 88.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-3.9 °C / -7 F).
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 12% | -0% | 8% | 6% | -1% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 38.1 | 33 13% | 41.3 -8% | 37.2 2% | 39.7 -4% | 40.8 -7% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 40.1 | 28 30% | 40.5 -1% | 42.4 -6% | 38.1 5% | 44.8 -12% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 28.9 | 28 3% | 27.4 5% | 24.2 16% | 24.3 16% | 26.2 9% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 29.6 | 28.8 3% | 28.6 3% | 23.6 20% | 27.7 6% | 28 5% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The speakers of the Dell Pro 14 Plus laptop are downward firing and hidden below the front edge. Their sound output it average for a laptop, so not good: They are not very loud and the sound quality is lacking, too.
Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.1% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (10.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 39% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 53% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 5.3% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Battery life slightly below average
Power Consumption
Despite using pretty power efficient components, the idle power consumption of the Dell Pro 14 Plus is rather high. All the competitors score better in this respect.
With the maximum power consumption reaching 64.6 W, there is no danger of the laptop discharging while connected to the 65 W charger.
| Off / Standby | 0.2 / 0.7 Watt |
| Idle | 3.7 / 7.3 / 8.5 Watt |
| Load |
37.4 / 64.6 Watt |
   
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Key:
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med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02, , 1920x1200, 14" | Average AMD Radeon 860M | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 7% | 9% | 30% | 14% | 9% | -12% | -8% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 3.7 | 3.5 5% | 3.2 14% | 3.4 8% | 2.6 30% | 3.3 11% | 4.13 ? -12% | 4.5 ? -22% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 7.3 | 4.3 41% | 5.2 29% | 4.5 38% | 5.2 29% | 5.7 22% | 7 ? 4% | 7.47 ? -2% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 8.5 | 7.9 7% | 6.1 28% | 5.9 31% | 6.2 27% | 6.2 27% | 7.55 ? 11% | 8.85 ? -4% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 37.4 | 38.9 -4% | 41.8 -12% | 18.4 51% | 40.1 -7% | 41.3 -10% | 55.8 ? -49% | 42.8 ? -14% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 35.9 | 39 -9% | 42.1 -17% | 22.1 38% | 27.4 24% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 40.3 | 38.7 4% | 41.6 -3% | 20.1 50% | 45.2 -12% | |||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 64.6 | 60.7 6% | 50.5 22% | 69.2 -7% | 60.3 7% | 66.7 -3% | 75.2 ? -16% | 64.5 ? -0% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Dell uses a 55 Wh battery, among the smallest in our comparison field. Battery life is not bad, but also not good, as it is even a bit below average. 11.8 hrs in the Wi-Fi websurfing test (150 cd/m² screen brightness) is not that great when most of the other laptops in the comparison manage over 14 hrs.
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 55 Wh | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, 60 Wh | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, 62 Wh | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 56 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 57 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 57 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | 29% | 10% | 35% | 27% | -17% | 4% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 11.8 | 15.2 29% | 14.2 20% | 15.9 35% | 19.4 64% | 10.5 -11% | 12.5 ? 6% |
| Load (h) | 1.8 | 1.8 0% | 1.6 -11% | 1.4 -22% | 1.823 ? 1% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 is a good business laptop with many options, but also some unfortunate misses, like the soldered RAM.
Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W
- 01/15/2026 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 84.5%  | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 1630 Euro | 1.6 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 86.4%  | Dell Pro 14 Premium Intel Core Ultra 7 268V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,190.00 Dell Pro 14 Premium Laptop -... 2. $2,250.00 Dell Pro 14 Premium Laptop -... 3. $2,059.99 Dell 14 Premium (Next Gen XP... List Price: 2500 USD | 1.3 kg | 17.95 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
3. 87.3%  | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET AMD Ryzen 7 250 ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,005.34 List Price: 1695 Euro | 1.4 kg | 19.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
4. 87.2%  | HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,341.39 List Price: 1300 USD | 1.5 kg | 17 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
5. 88.9%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,399.77 List Price: 1960 Euro | 1.5 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
6.  | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 21SE0022GE AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $699.99 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Bu... 2. $1,279.95 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Bu... 3. $1,199.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Bu... List Price: 1365€ | 1.6 kg | 23 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI |
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