Verdict — Optimized For Conferencing And Basic Office Tasks
Whether or not Qualcomm Snapdragon is for you depends on your needs. The EliteBook 6 G1q 14 is optimized for Co-Pilot+, 5G WAN and HP Go connectivity, AI-enhanced webcam features, and excellent CPU performance for the price when running ARM-native applications. For more specialized or GPU-heavy applications, however, compatibility is not guaranteed and performance can be slower than expected through emulation.
The hardware surrounding the CPU is otherwise excellent especially for a base model EliteBook. Battery life and fan noise in particular are generally longer and quieter, respectively, than most solutions from Intel or AMD. We recommend selecting your display options carefully as there are significant differences between configurations with or without Sure View or if choosing 2560 x 1600 over 1920 x 1200.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
Amazon is now shipping the HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 as configured in this review for $1345 USD. Alternatively, users can customize and purchase directly from HP starting at $1161.
The EliteBook 6 series directly replaces the older EliteBook 600 series to be the go-to budget range for businesses and offices. The series is available in Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm variants appropriately called the G1i, G1a, and G1q, respectively.
Our EliteBook 6 G1q 14 test unit is a middle Qualcomm configuration with the Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 CPU, 1200p IPS display, and 32 GB of soldered RAM for approximately $1345 USD. Other SKUs come with the slower Snapdragon X X1-26-100 or the faster Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 alongside additional display resolutions of up to 1600p.
Competitors to the EliteBook 6 include other business subnotebooks like the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7, Dell Pro 14 Plus, or Asus ExpertBook B5.
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Specifications
Case
Chassis design and quality remain strong even though the EliteBook 6 is essentially one of the least expensive models in the family. The keyboard deck, bottom cover, and outer cover consist of aluminum instead of plastic and so the system still feels like a proper EliteBook and not a cheaper Pavilion. The hinges are also fairly taut up to the full 180 degrees.
Connectivity
There is an impressive number of integrated ports for this entry-level EliteBook model. HDMI, RJ-45, and multiple USB-A ports are all present whereas the much pricier EliteBook Ultra G1q is missing many of these staples.
Communication
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
Webcam
Our test unit comes equipped with a 2 MP webcam and physical shutter, but higher-end configurations are available with both IR and a higher resolution 5 MP webcam.
Maintenance
Sustainability
Chassis consists of 50 percent recycled metal and 20 to 50 percent recycled or ocean-bound plastics. The packaging is mostly paper and cardboard with a bit of plastic wrapping for the AC adapter.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the box. The usual one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Input Devices
Despite being one of the cheaper EliteBook models, the system still feels great to type on with satisfying feedback and travel for each key. The keyboards on pricier models like the EliteBook Ultra G1q have higher quality keycaps with a slightly different layout for the arrow keys.
Display
Five display options are available as follows. Our specific test unit comes configured with the bolded option.
- 1920 x 1200, IPS, 300 nits, 60 Hz, non-touch
- 1920 x 1200, IPS, 300 nits, 60 Hz, touch
- 1920 x 1200, IPS, 400 nits, 60 Hz, non-touch
- 1920 x 1200, IPS, 800 nits, 60 Hz, Sure View, non-touch
- 2560 x 1600, IPS, 400 nits, 120 Hz, 100% DCI-P3, non-touch
This option offers full sRGB colors albeit with relatively slow black-white response times, no factory color calibration, and only a 60 Hz refresh rate. Touchscreen options are limited to only the lower-end 300-nit panel while the super-bright panel is tied to Sure View only. For basic browsing, streaming, and amateur image editing, however, our 400-nit panel with sRGB colors is sufficient.
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Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 434.4 cd/m²
Contrast: 3342:1 (Black: 0.13 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 3.31 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.77}
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 4 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
Gamma: 1.96
CCT: 6049 K
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 LG Philips LGD079D, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 90 Hz | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET LGD079D, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP ProBook 445 G10 AUO2FA6, IPS, 1920x1080, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 TL140ADXP22, IPS, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W LP140WU4, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA BOE NV140WUM-N43, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | ||||||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 67.1 | 68.4 | 72.2 | 37.5 | 39.7 | |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 96 | 95.2 | 100 | 56.3 | 59.1 | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 69.2 | 70.6 | 73.7 | 38.8 | 41.1 | |
| Response Times | 31% | 14% | 44% | 41% | 54% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 50.2 ? | 31.4 ? 37% | 53.4 ? -6% | 32.7 ? 35% | 27.1 ? 46% | 23.65 ? 53% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 32.6 ? | 24.5 ? 25% | 21.8 ? 33% | 15.7 ? 52% | 21.1 ? 35% | 14.83 ? 55% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | ||||||
| Screen | -17% | -12% | -6% | -58% | -74% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 434.4 | 444 2% | 501 15% | 389 -10% | 315 -27% | 290 -33% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 423 | 434 3% | 464 10% | 363 -14% | 295 -30% | 281 -34% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 94 | 94 0% | 87 -7% | 89 -5% | 87 -7% | 79 -16% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.13 | 0.19 -46% | 0.26 -100% | 0.24 -85% | 0.25 -92% | 0.22 -69% |
| Contrast (:1) | 3342 | 2337 -30% | 1927 -42% | 1621 -51% | 1260 -62% | 1318 -61% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.31 | 3.4 -3% | 2.64 20% | 1.7 49% | 6 -81% | 6.61 -100% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.44 | 7 -29% | 5.06 7% | 3.5 36% | 15.2 -179% | 20.32 -274% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4 | 5.2 -30% | 3.8 5% | 2.8 30% | 3.3 17% | 4.1 -3% |
| Gamma | 1.96 112% | 2.04 108% | 2.103 105% | 2.17 101% | 2.02 109% | 1.81 122% |
| CCT | 6049 107% | 6295 103% | 6562 99% | 6572 99% | 6140 106% | 7048 92% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.7 | 1.57 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 4.25 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 7% /
-7% | 1% /
-7% | 19% /
4% | -9% /
-38% | -10% /
-48% |
* ... smaller is better
The panel is only decently calibrated out of the box with its overly warm color temperature and relatively low average deltaE grayscale and color values of 4.0 and 3.31, respectively. While not bad for a budget business laptop, an end-user calibration can be more difficult as the X-Rite software is not currently compatible with ARM machines.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 32.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17.7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 88 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.2 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 50.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 22.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 28 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse 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 8091 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below.
Processor
Direct CPU performance comparisons to typical x86 laptops can be difficult. If the app runs natively on Windows ARM, then our Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 can outperform even the Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 258V by over 30 percent in raw multi-threaded workloads. If the app must be emulated, however, then our Snapdragon CPU can perform up to 25 percent slower to be on par with an older U-series CPU like the Ryzen 5 7530U.
Upgrading to the Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 from our Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 is expected to boost performance by 10 to 15 percent while downgrading to the Snapdragon X X1-26-100 is expected to entail a 15 percent performance hit.
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
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
| CPU Performance rating | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET -2! | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE -2! | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon -2! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 -3! | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 -2! | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 -2! | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 -2! | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -2! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (6062 - 8284, n=10) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (1065 - 1134, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (2361 - 3125, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (406 - 427, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (1191 - 1560, n=10) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (206 - 215, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (398 - 683, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (29238 - 32811, n=10) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (4087 - 4675, n=10) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (7609 - 14998, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (2271 - 2675, n=9) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (4457 - 8618, n=3) | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (1486 - 1669, n=3) | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (3.16 - 6.18, n=10) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (49.8 - 62.7, n=10) | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (0.728 - 0.777, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (554 - 763, n=11) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 16 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (107 - 109, n=10) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
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
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
* ... 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 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (1480 - 6208, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (14234 - 17629, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (2036 - 2642, n=9) | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (44346 - 48641, n=9) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (1240 - 1502, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (4929 - 9953, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (37646 - 45232, n=9) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (473 - 524, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (2262 - 3430, n=9) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (31088 - 32478, n=9) | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
System Performance
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Geekbench AI: Quantized GPU 1.5 | Half Precision GPU 1.5 | Single Precision GPU 1.5
| Performance rating | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W -3! | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET -3! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE -3! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA -3! | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (1061 - 1463, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (1059 - 1284, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (1070 - 1660, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (989 - 1563, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (129.9 - 426, n=10) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (130.3 - 289, n=10) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (396 - 1145, n=10) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Geekbench AI / Quantized GPU 1.5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (40257 - 40994, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Geekbench AI / Half Precision GPU 1.5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (16463 - 16672, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Geekbench AI / Single Precision GPU 1.5 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (1539 - 1707, n=3) | |
* ... smaller is better
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (61258 - 63933, n=9) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (112408 - 128030, n=9) | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (45782 - 49288, n=9) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (6.8 - 8.7, n=5) | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Our Samsung PM9A1 is faster than the PM9C1 in the EliteBook 8 14, but it will throttle after just a few minutes into our DiskSpd loop test as shown by the comparison graph below. There is no space for secondary SSDs.
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance is one of the weaker aspects of the system. The integrated Adreno X1 is outperformed by even the midrange Arc 130V or Radeon 860M series on competing subnotebooks especially since many GPU-intensive apps must run emulated on the system.
| 3DMark Performance rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE -1! | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET -1! | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W -1! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon -2! | |
| Average Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 -1! | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -2! | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 -1! | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4591 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 17447 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3667 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1067 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W -2! | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET -1! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 -2! | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP ProBook 445 G10 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 112 | 103.6 | 34.2 | 15.3 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 85.6 | 67.3 | 57.6 | 49.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 37.5 | 18 | 9.88 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 40.9 | 30.5 | 27.3 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 87.4 | 29.9 | 22.7 | 19.6 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 15.2 | 11.6 | 9.81 | 8.41 |
Emissions
System Noise
The system remains very quiet even when running medium loads like browsing, multitasking, and video streaming whereas the fans in most Intel or AMD systems would pick up in speed much sooner. If the CPU is fully stressed, however, fan noise can reach just over 40 dB(A) which is a similar ceiling for most subnotebooks.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 22.8 / 22.8 / 22.8 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 22.8 / 41.8 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: 22.7 dB(A) | ||
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | HP ProBook 445 G10 R5 7530U, Vega 7 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -19% | -13% | -17% | -14% | -38% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 22.7 | 23.7 -4% | 24 -6% | 24.5 -8% | 24.9 -10% | 23 -1% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 22.8 | 23.7 -4% | 24 -5% | 24.5 -7% | 24.9 -9% | 27.38 -20% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 22.8 | 23.7 -4% | 25 -10% | 24.5 -7% | 24.9 -9% | 27.38 -20% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 22.8 | 23.7 -4% | 28 -23% | 25.4 -11% | 27.6 -21% | 27.38 -20% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 22.8 | 39.1 -71% | 33 -45% | 38.6 -69% | 29.3 -29% | 45.35 -99% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 29.4 | 42.4 -44% | 34.9 -19% | 37.5 -28% | 52.3 -78% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 41.8 | 42.3 -1% | 36 14% | 41.5 1% | 37.5 10% | 52.21 -25% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 36 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Surface temperatures are noticeably warmer on the left half of the chassis near the processor. Hot spots can reach around 40 C which is only slightly cooler than what we recorded on the Intel-powered ThinkPad E14 Gen 7.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.2 °C / 99 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 42.4 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 22.5 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 26.4 °C / 79.5 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 (+1.2 °C / 2.2 F).
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | HP ProBook 445 G10 R5 7530U, Vega 7 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -10% | -19% | -5% | -10% | -20% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 37.2 | 41.3 -11% | 43 -16% | 41.7 -12% | 38.1 -2% | 38.6 -4% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 42.4 | 40.5 4% | 51 -20% | 43.3 -2% | 40.1 5% | 48 -13% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 24.2 | 27.4 -13% | 27 -12% | 24.3 -0% | 28.9 -19% | 28.8 -19% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 23.6 | 28.6 -21% | 30 -27% | 25 -6% | 29.6 -25% | 33.4 -42% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
The CPU would boost to 3.2 GHz and 25 W when initiating Prime95 stress. After reaching a core temperature of 89 C a few seconds later, however, the CPU would drop to 2.7 GHz and 15 W for a cooler core temperature of 76 C.
| Average CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 23 |
| Prime95 Stress | 2.7 | -- | 76 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 2.2 - 2.7 | 1107 | 65 - 82 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress | 3.2 | 1107 | 48 |
Speakers
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 15% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 22% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 74% 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 17%, 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 Snapdragon-powered EliteBook is expectedly very efficient especially when running common day-to-day workloads like browsers or video. It can be more demanding than a Core Ultra 7 258V system like the ThinkPad T14 G6 when the CPU is fully stressed, but it offers faster performance at the same time for a similar level of performance-per-watt.
We're able to record a maximum draw of 69 W from the small (~8.9 x 5 x 2.8 cm) 65 W USB-C AC adapter.
| Off / Standby | 0.46 / 0.88 Watt |
| Idle | 3.4 / 4.5 / 5.9 Watt |
| Load |
18.4 / 69.2 Watt |
   
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Key:
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med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | HP ProBook 445 G10 R5 7530U, Vega 7, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL81T0HFLB-00BH1, IPS, 2880x1800, 14" | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -44% | -58% | -63% | -53% | -59% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 3.4 | 3.2 6% | 7 -106% | 3.9 -15% | 3.7 -9% | 2.57 24% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 4.5 | 5.2 -16% | 8 -78% | 7.2 -60% | 7.3 -62% | 5.95 -32% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 5.9 | 6.1 -3% | 9 -53% | 8.6 -46% | 8.5 -44% | 6.85 -16% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 18.4 | 41.8 -127% | 34 -85% | 39.9 -117% | 37.4 -103% | 45.6 -148% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 22.1 | 42.1 -90% | 44.8 -103% | 35.9 -62% | 48.6 -120% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 20.1 | 41.6 -107% | 42.1 -109% | 40.3 -100% | 48 -139% | |
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 69.2 | 50.5 27% | 47 32% | 61 12% | 64.6 7% | 55.7 20% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 36.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are very long at almost 16 hours of real-world browsing from the 56 Wh battery. Configurations with a smaller and lighter 48 Wh battery are also available.
| HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 56 Wh | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, 62 Wh | HP ProBook 445 G10 R5 7530U, Vega 7, 42 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V, 64 Wh | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 55 Wh | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), 63 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | -11% | -40% | -8% | -26% | -18% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 15.9 | 14.2 -11% | 9.5 -40% | 14.6 -8% | 11.8 -26% | 13.1 -18% |
| Load (h) | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| H.264 (h) | 12.7 |
Notebookcheck Rating
Very long battery life, quiet operation, and rich connectivity make the HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 an attractive business notebook if running mostly ARM-native applications.
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14
- 01/02/2026 v8
Allen Ngo
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 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: $1,344.89 List Price: 1300 USD | 1.5 kg | 17 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
2. 87.3%  | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET AMD Ryzen 7 250 ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,025.52 List Price: 1695 Euro | 1.4 kg | 19.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
3. 84.6% v7 (old)  | HP ProBook 445 G10 AMD Ryzen 5 7530U ⎘ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $589.00 HP ProBook 455 G10 15.6" Not... 2. $21.99 GVKRLXZ 65W USB-C Power Adap... 3. $849.99 HP ProBook 450 G10 Business ... List Price: 830 EUR | 1.3 kg | 20 mm | 14.00" 1920x1080 157 PPI IPS |
4. 87.2%  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 21U2002QGE Intel Core Ultra 5 228V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 130V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,499.00 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 La... 2. $884.95 Lenovo 14" ThinkPad E14 Gen ... 3. $799.99 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21... List Price: 1199€ | 1.4 kg | 15.3 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI IPS |
5. -1.8%  | Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14255 GH77W AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,480.18 List Price: 1630 Euro | 1.6 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
6. 83.1%  | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Meteor / Arrow Lake) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,591.96 List Price: 1340 USD | 1.3 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
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