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MagyarHP Pavilion Plus 14 Ryzen 7 laptop review: Changes in all the right places
(November 20, 2023 update: HP has responded to our findings about the webcam and RAM. The 3.7 MP limit for the webcam in the AMD configurations is a bug with the Windows software. HP says an update is coming in 2024 to address this. Meanwhile, the 3200 MHz RAM is an as it is officially 6400 MHz. The review page has been corrected to reflect this.)
The 2023 AMD Pavilion Plus 14 is this year's update to the 2022 Intel model with brand new internals and several exterior changes. The model should not be confused with the standard Pavilion 14 which incorporates comparatively slower processors and lower-end options.
Our specific review unit is the highest-end configuration with the Zen 4 Ryzen 7 7840U CPU, 16 GB of soldered RAM, and 120 Hz 1800p OLED display for approximately $920 USD retail (or $810 when on sale). Lesser SKUs start with the Ryzen 5 7540U and 1200p IPS display for $550, but all options include 16 GB of RAM and only integrated graphics.
Alternatives to the Pavilion Plus 14 include other budget multimedia laptops like the Asus VivoBook 14 series, Lenovo IdeaPad 14 series, Dell Inspiron 14 series, or the Acer Swift 3 14.
More HP reviews:
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.8 % | 11/2023 | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl R7 7840U, Radeon 780M | 1.4 kg | 18.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 85.4 % | 07/2022 | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.3 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 88.2 % | 10/2023 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 R7 7840S, Radeon 780M | 1.3 kg | 13.9 mm | 14.50" | 2944x1840 | |
| 85.3 % | 06/2023 | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y R7 7730U, Vega 8 | 1.4 kg | 16.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87.2 % | 08/2022 | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 18.87 mm | 14.00" | 2240x1400 | |
| 87.3 % | 11/2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 |
Case — Finally, Gray Keycaps
There are several visual updates on this year's design. The first and most obvious is the color of the keyboard keys which are now gray instead of silver. This change directly addresses the poor contrast of the white keyboard backlight against the silver keys on older Pavilion models to make each key much more visible. Secondly, the indentation along the front edge of the laptop has been removed for better or worse. The indentation allows for a stronger finger grip to open the lid and so its removal is unfortunate to see. And lastly, the screws and speaker grilles on the bottom panel have been rearranged to reflect the numerous internal changes.
Chassis size, weight, and rigidity are essentially identical to last year's model as most of the exterior changes are minor in scope. Though it's not out to win any awards in the thinness category, users who are willing to spend a bit more can find more portable 14-inch solutions like the Acer Swift 3 SF314 or Asus ZenBook 14.
Connectivity — No USB4 Support
The system features all the ports on last year's model except for the MicroSD slot. The removal of the card reader could be a cut corner to reduce manufacturing costs or to simply encourage owners to try HP QuickDrop instead.
We were hoping to see USB4 support due to the Zen 4 CPU, but that is unfortunately not the case. You'll have to spend a bit more on an HP Envy or Spectre model for such a feature.
Communication
Users can choose between the MediaTek MT7921 or MT7922 for Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E support, respectively. Transfer rates are excellent and reliable on our test unit when paired to our Wi-Fi 6E access point.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
Webcam
Though HP advertises a 5 MP webcam, the Windows camera app only allows users to select up to 3.7 MP. Both IR and a physical privacy shutter are included on all configurations.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by just four Phillips screws for easy servicing. In fact, HP is one of the only major manufacturers to publish full disassembly videos for many of its laptops including our Pavilion Plus 14. This is something we hope to see from more makers especially when it comes to larger and more complicated models.
There are several design differences between the 2022 and 2023 models as shown by the comparison images below. Most notably, the WLAN, SSD, and soldered RAM modules have all been repositioned and the battery is now larger as well. There is nonetheless not much to upgrade beyond the single M.2 PCIe4 x4 SSD slot and WLAN module much like on the previous design.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. The usual one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Input Devices
Keyboard
While key feedback remains unchanged for a familiar typing experience, HP has heeded our calls about the overly bright silver keycaps of previous generation models that made it difficult to see the printing on each key. For 2023, the Natural Silver color option now ships with gray keycaps for easier readability while the Tranquil Pink and Moonlight Blue options will still have pink and blue keycaps, respectively.
Touchpad
Clickpad size remains the same as before at 12.5 x 8 cm for a similar feel. Clatter when clicking is satisfyingly loud, but travel is very shallow and with relatively weak feedback. For a clickpad this large, we wouldn't mind giving up some of that space for dedicated mouse buttons like on some ZBook models for easier multi-touch inputs.
Display — Relatively Affordable 120 Hz OLED
Three display options are available as described below. Our specific unit includes the bolded option.
- 1920 x 1200, IPS, 300 nits, matte, 60 Hz, 60% sRGB
- 2560 x 1600, IPS, 300 nits, matte, 120 Hz, 100% sRGB
- 2880 x 1800, OLED, 400 nits (500 nits HDR), glossy, 120 Hz, 100% DCI-P3
The 2023 model has upgraded the refresh rate from 90 Hz fixed on the previous model to 120 Hz fixed or 120 Hz dynamic. The dynamic setting can be as low as 60 Hz when no motion is detected to save on power consumption much like the OLED displays on most newer smartphones. Otherwise, other aspects like resolution, colors, and brightness remain unchanged. Image quality is excellent as to be expected from OLED.
We recommend avoiding the lowest-end 1200p option due to its very narrow 45% NTSC color range. Such panels are bottom-of-the-barrel with their washed out colors and poorer contrast ratio.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 384 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.06 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.49
ΔE Greyscale 1.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
95.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.26
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl Samsung SDC4197, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Samsung SDC4170, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 LEN145WQ+, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.50 | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y Samsung ATNA40YK07-1, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 InfoVision 140NWHE, IPS, 2240x1400, 14.00 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Samsung SDC4171 (ATNA40YK07-0), OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 1% | -4% | 1% | -20% | -0% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 99.9 0% | 97.1 -3% | 99.9 0% | 68.8 -31% | 98.05 -2% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.3 -1% | 99.63 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 95.8 | 98.9 3% | 86.5 -10% | 98.3 3% | 69.5 -27% | 97.22 1% |
| Response Times | -41% | -3% | -48% | -3100% | -123% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.82 ? | 1.2 ? -46% | 0.77 ? 6% | 1.19 ? -45% | 32.8 ? -3900% | |
| Response Time Black / White * | 0.95 ? | 1.4 ? -47% | 0.83 ? 13% | 1.62 ? -71% | 22.8 ? -2300% | 3 ? -216% |
| PWM Frequency | 504.7 ? | 357 ? -29% | 360 ? -29% | 362.3 ? -28% | 360 -29% | |
| Screen | -4% | 19% | 14% | -34% | -60% | |
| Brightness middle | 384 | 388.3 1% | 387 1% | 336.6 -12% | 331.1 -14% | 389 1% |
| Brightness | 386 | 391 1% | 388 1% | 339 -12% | 326 -16% | 389 1% |
| Brightness Distribution | 98 | 98 0% | 98 0% | 98 0% | 85 -13% | 98 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.29 | 0.029 | ||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.06 | 4.51 -11% | 1.3 68% | 0.84 79% | 2.23 45% | 3.51 14% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.73 | 7.06 -5% | 2.6 61% | 3.1 54% | 5.44 19% | 6.87 -2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.49 | 0.63 -29% | 2.11 -331% | |||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 1.2 -9% | 1.3 -18% | 1.4 -27% | 3.6 -227% | 2.2 -100% |
| Gamma | 2.26 97% | 2.18 101% | 2.24 98% | 2.24 98% | 2.21 100% | 2.16 102% |
| CCT | 6331 103% | 6290 103% | 6360 102% | 6439 101% | 6022 108% | 6320 103% |
| Contrast | 1142 | 13414 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -15% /
-12% | 4% /
8% | -11% /
-5% | -1051% /
-541% | -61% /
-55% |
* ... smaller is better
The display is already decently calibrated out of the box which is surprising to see on a budget model from the Pavilion series. Average grayscale and color deltaE values are only 1.1 and 2.23, respectively, to be fit for most amateur graphics editing purposes.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.95 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.44 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.51 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. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.82 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.43 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.39 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 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 504.7 Hz | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 504.7 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 504.7 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Flickering is present on all brightness levels similar to most other OLED panels. The 504 Hz frequency is relatively consistent across all brightness levels.
Outdoor visibility is no better or worse than on last year's model since maximum brightness hasn't increased. Glare is essentially inevitable from the super-glossy OLED overlay. Note that while the IPS configurations are matte, they are also dimmer at 300 nits instead of 400 nits.
Performance — AMD Zen 4 Rises
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below. Note that the MyHP software Thermal Setting will remain on "Balanced" mode even if Windows is set to Performance mode which HP says is intentional for the Pavilion series.
Processor
The Ryzen 7 7840U is the fastest Zen 4 U-series CPU at the time of publishing. It performs within 5 percent of the Core i7-12700H in last year's Pavilion Plus 14 while demanding just a fraction of the power. Opting for the lesser SKU with the Ryzen 5 7530U will impact multi-thread performance by about 30 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 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 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 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (17924 - 25901, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (78360 - 109745, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (3519 - 4847, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (83206 - 113343, n=9) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (11969 - 14822, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (40720 - 58482, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (801 - 1047, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (9347 - 13846, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (26622 - 38173, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
System Performance
PCMark results are generally higher than what we recorded on last year's model particularly in the Productivity and Digital Content Creation subtests which favor the faster SSD and GPU performances of our AMD configuration, respectively. The Essentials subtest still favors the Intel Pavilion, however, likely due to its faster initial Turbo Boost potential.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (5866 - 7157, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (9068 - 11081, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (7323 - 10099, n=9) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (7204 - 8987, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1256 - 1804, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1261 - 1798, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1251 - 1835, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1082 - 1775, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6480 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (43255 - 70532, n=10) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (37399 - 61602, n=9) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (49426 - 92289, n=11) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (90 - 137.2, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple tabs of our homepage. Thankfully, 4K video playback at 60 FPS is excellent with just one dropped frame recorded which is something we can't say for a few other recent AMD PCs.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Our unit ships with a 1 TB Western Digital SN810 PCIe4 NVMe SSD which is an upper midrange drive capable of sequential read and write rates of up to 6600 MB/s and 5000 MB/s, respectively. Unfortunately, the drive in the Pavilion Plus 14 would throttle to as low as 310 MB/s after just a few minutes of stress as shown by our DiskSpd Read loop results below. These results would not change even after repeat tests to suggest poor SSD heat dissipation. Thus, the maximum transfer rates of the SSD are only attainable for just one or two minutes at most before throttling kicks in.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11, which comes with the same WD SN810 SSD, would suffer from similar performance issues as the drive in our HP.
| Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl -11! | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance — Radeon 780M Slower Than Usual
The Radeon 780M is mostly a rebranded Radeon 680M, but it's still a significant leap over Intel's current fastest integrated Iris Xe 96 EUs solution. In this case, 3DMark scores are 40 to 60 percent higher than the Iris Xe 96 EUs in the 2022 Pavilion Plus 14.
Graphics performance is nonetheless 10 to 15 percent slower than the average laptop in our database with the same Radeon 780M GPU in spite of the fast 6400 MHz RAM.
Performance is not significantly reduced if running on Battery Power or Balanced Mode as shown by our 3DMark 11 results table below.
| Power Profile | Physics Score | Graphics Score | Combined Score |
| Battery Power | 17363 | 10798 | 6730 |
| Balanced Mode | 17686 | 11654 | 6898 |
| Performance Mode | 17401 | 11840 | 6920 |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 11571 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6015 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2597 points | |
Help | ||
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Gaming Performance
If you must game on integrated graphics, then you can't do better than the Radeon 780M at the moment. It's powerful enough to run less demanding games like DOTA 2 at a steady 60 FPS and even newer titles at 1080p and 30 FPS similar to the Playstation 4.
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | |
| 1280x720 Lowest Preset (DX12) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (62.6 - 151.2, n=14) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| 1920x1080 Low Preset (DX12) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (34.3 - 74.9, n=14) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| 1920x1080 Medium Preset (DX12) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (28.4 - 54.7, n=14) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| 1920x1080 High Preset (DX12) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (18.6 - 38.8, n=14) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
| 1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (16.5 - 31.3, n=14) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y | |
Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 136.1 | 56.3 | 20.4 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 117.3 | 85.9 | 45 | 26.1 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 119.3 | 101.4 | 66.7 | 62 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 62.6 | 32.7 | 24.1 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 40 | 29.9 | 25.4 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 58 | 34 | 32 | 29 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 141.9 | 61.1 | 49.8 | 43.4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) | 26.3 | 20.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 44.3 | 28.6 | 21.4 | 17.2 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 68.9 | 59.3 | 45.3 | 11.4 |
Emissions
System Noise
Fan noise is about the same as on the 2022 model albeit with some differences in pulsing behavior. For example, our AMD system may reach higher RPMs at a faster rate when running Witcher 3, but the older Intel model is capable of reaching even louder RPMs when stressed to higher CPU utilization levels. In either case, our AMD unit is generally quieter than other 14-inch laptops at around 26.4 dB(A) with only occasional pulses to 33.4 d(B) when running more typical loads like browsers or video streams.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.1 / 24.1 / 25.3 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 33.4 / 39.4 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: 23.4 dB(A) | ||
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl Radeon 780M, R7 7840U, WDC PC SN810 1TB | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 Radeon 780M, R7 7840S, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y Vega 8, R7 7730U, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix BC711 512GB HFM512GD3GX013N | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-12500H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 2% | -12% | -7% | -12% | -4% | |
| off / environment * | 23.4 | 23.3 -0% | 24.5 -5% | 22.6 3% | 23.2 1% | 25.15 -7% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.1 | 23.5 2% | 24.5 -2% | 22.6 6% | 23.2 4% | 25.15 -4% |
| Idle Average * | 24.1 | 23.5 2% | 24.5 -2% | 22.6 6% | 23.2 4% | 25.15 -4% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.3 | 23.5 7% | 27.7 -9% | 22.6 11% | 23.2 8% | 25.15 1% |
| Load Average * | 33.4 | 32 4% | 45.5 -36% | 40.7 -22% | 47.5 -42% | 35.6 -7% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 39.4 | 35.3 10% | 45.5 -15% | 46.6 -18% | 51.7 -31% | |
| Load Maximum * | 39.4 | 44.3 -12% | 45.5 -15% | 52.5 -33% | 51.7 -31% | 40.3 -2% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Surface temperatures are warmer on the right half of the laptop than the left much like on last year's Core H-series model. However, hot spots are slightly cooler this time around by a few degrees C likely due to our less demanding Ryzen U-series CPU. Other models like the thinner Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 can reach noticeably warmer temperatures of up to 44 C on the keyboard or 56 C on the bottom.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39 °C / 102 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 35.8 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.3 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.2 °C / 84.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-0.4 °C / -0.8 F).
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7840S, AMD Radeon 780M | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -1% | -18% | -14% | -7% | -18% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 39 | 39.4 -1% | 43.8 -12% | 39.4 -1% | 40 -3% | 43 -10% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 35.8 | 33.8 6% | 56 -56% | 43.2 -21% | 36.4 -2% | 45.6 -27% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.2 | 25 1% | 25.3 -0% | 28.6 -13% | 27 -7% | 29.5 -17% |
| Idle Bottom * | 25.6 | 27.6 -8% | 26.7 -4% | 30.6 -20% | 29.2 -14% | 30.3 -18% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
When initiating Prime95 stress, the CPU would boost to 3.4 GHz and 30 W for only the first 10 seconds before dropping and stabilizing at 2.8 GHz, 25 W, and 80 C. Repeating this same test on last year's model with the Core i7-12700H would result in a noticeably warmer core temperature of 89 C in comparison. A fixed 30 W would be preferable for maximum sustained performance but that is usually not the case for most laptops running on U-series CPUs.
Running Witcher 3 to represent typical gaming loads would also see cooler core temperatures. Our AMD CPU would stabilize at 77 C compared to 84 C on the 2022 Intel model despite the aforementioned performance advantages with AMD.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 40 |
| Prime95 Stress | 2.8 | -- | 80 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | ~2.5 | 1304 | 81 |
| Witcher 3 Stress | 0.4 | 1833 | 77 |
Speakers
HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 5% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, 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 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management — The True Advantage Of Zen 4
Power Consumption
Power consumption is where the system truly shines. Our AMD unit is able to complete the CineBench R15 Multi-Thread benchmark at around the same time as last year's Intel unit while consuming just half the power. Similarly, running Witcher 3 on the AMD or Intel model would consume around 42 W each even though frames rates on the AMD model would be 60 to 100 percent higher. The performance-per-watt advantages that Zen 4 provides over 12th gen Intel Core H cannot be understated.
We're able to measure a temporary maximum consumption of 51 W from the small (~8.8 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm) 65 W USB-C AC adapter when the CPU is at 100 percent utilization.
| Off / Standby | 0.34 / 0.5 Watt |
| Idle | 6 / 6.5 / 13.9 Watt |
| Load |
41.9 / 50.8 Watt |
   
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| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, WDC PC SN810 1TB, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 R7 7840S, Radeon 780M, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.50 | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y R7 7730U, Vega 8, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, SK Hynix BC711 512GB HFM512GD3GX013N, IPS, 2240x1400, 14.00 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -26% | -36% | -19% | -91% | -20% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 6 | 5.6 7% | 8.7 -45% | 7.9 -32% | 6.3 -5% | 6.1 -2% |
| Idle Average * | 6.5 | 6.1 6% | 11.3 -74% | 8.8 -35% | 10.3 -58% | 6.8 -5% |
| Idle Maximum * | 13.9 | 19.4 -40% | 12 14% | 14.7 -6% | 20 -44% | 15 -8% |
| Load Average * | 41.9 | 62.7 -50% | 58.6 -40% | 46.9 -12% | 106.2 -153% | 45 -7% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 43.9 | 43.8 -0% | 61.6 -40% | 44.9 -2% | 96.1 -119% | 47.1 -7% |
| Load Maximum * | 50.8 | 90 -77% | 66.2 -30% | 65.2 -28% | 136.5 -169% | 97 -91% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
HP has increased the battery capacity from 51 Wh on last year's Pavilion Plus 14 to 68 Wh on this newer AMD version. When combined with the much more efficient Ryzen U-series CPU, battery life has increased almost two-fold from 4.5 hours to 8.5 hours of real-world WLAN browsing.
Battery charge rate, however, is relatively slow. Charging from empty to full capacity takes almost 2.5 hours compared to 1.5 hours on most other Ultrabooks.
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, 68 Wh | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 51 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 R7 7840S, Radeon 780M, 70 Wh | Asus ZenBook 14 UM3402Y R7 7730U, Vega 8, 75 Wh | Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, 64 Wh | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 57 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -41% | -18% | 39% | -34% | -43% | |
| Reader / Idle | 1011 | 506 -50% | 1107 9% | 712 -30% | ||
| WiFi v1.3 | 510 | 274 -46% | 571 12% | 725 42% | 432 -15% | 312 -39% |
| Load | 122 | 89 -27% | 64 -48% | 203 66% | 54 -56% | 66 -46% |
| H.264 | 690 | 426 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict — Our Favorite Pavilion Laptop Yet
Expensive laptops are easy to recommend; it's the cheap ones that are trickier because of cut corners and under-the-hood cost-saving measures. The Pavilion Plus 14 is one of the best 14-inch laptops we've seen retailing for under $1000 USD. The full-fledged Zen 4 Ryzen 7 CPU and 120 Hz OLED display help make the model well-rounded for multimedia, gaming, editing, traveling, word processing, and graphics work to satisfy the vast majority of casual home users or students on tight budgets.
The Ryzen 7 CPU in particular is responsible for many of the advantages on the HP system. Its performance-per-watt is so much greater than the Core i7-12700H in last year's model that our AMD system runs both cooler and longer while providing faster gaming performance. The differences aren't even minor as they can be quite significant by several hours or dozens of frames per second.
The latest Pavilion Plus 14 is proficient on all fronts due in no small part to the Zen 4 CPU and 1800p OLED display.
A particularly annoying aspect of the model is that the Ryzen 7 SKU must be configured with the more expensive OLED panel which ups the price to $800 or $900+. The Pavilion series is supposed to be affordable and customizable through configurations and so the fact that you can't pair the Ryzen 7 CPU with the IPS panel to save a bit of money is a bummer.
Setbacks include the lack of USB4, the removal of the MicroSD reader, and the slower GPU performance relative to others with the same Radeon 780M. The motherboard houses two fans, but only one is active in the Ryzen 7 configuration leaving significant dead space that could have been better utilized for extra features or potentially better cooling. Meanwhile, users who need discrete performance will have to look at the competing Asus VivoBook 14X or Dell Inspiron 14 Plus instead. If none of these bother you, however, then the Pavilion Plus 14 deserves a slot in your shopping cart.
Price and Availability
HP is now shipping the 2023 Pavilion Plus 14 in multiple configurations starting at $550 USD for the Ryzen 5/1200p configuration up to $800 to $920 for our Ryzen 7/1800p configuration as reviewed.
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Allen Ngo
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The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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