LG Ultra PC 14 review: Stamina meets performance
After reviewing the 16-inch Ultra PC, we are now taking a look at its little bother. Is the 14-inch device a gram alternative that has great battery life but isn't trying to be as light as possible? We can already tell you the answer is yes right now. The Ultra PC 14 lasts about 17 hours with Wi-Fi enabled, surpassing the gram 14 by a mile in terms of stamina.
So that's all there is to say about the product, right? Certainly not. We are after all testing out a more expensive model with an AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25 watts) and 16 GB of RAM. The laptop not only outperforms its Intel counterpart, but also is on the same level as devices with nominally more powerful 45-watt processors of the latest generation under sustained load.
Depending on specs, the Ultra PC costs between €800 and €1,350 (US$870 to US$1,470). At this price range, you'll find a ton of thin portable laptops with either AMD or Intel processors. Featuring a high-res display, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 is an upmarket alternative that you should take a look at. With the Acer Swift 3 SF314 and HP Pavilion Plus 14, 45-watt processors offering more performance (single-core) have made their way into 14-inch laptops.
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Comparison with possible competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.6 % v7 (old) | 01 / 2023 | LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G R7 5825U, Vega 8 | 1.3 kg | 16.3 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 86.6 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2022 | LG Gram 14Z90Q i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 980 g | 16.8 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 83.8 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 16 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 85.5 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 R5 5600U, Vega 7 | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 2240x1400 | |
| 87.3 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 85.6 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | HP Envy 14-eb0252ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 85.4 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.3 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 84.6 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR R5 5625U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 18.37 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 |
Case & specifications
Are there any differences between the gram and Ultra PC series? Yes. For instance, they are different in terms of weight (980 g versus 1.29 kg, or 2.16 lb versus 2.84 lb) and hinge design (the Ultra PC uses a metal hinge, whilst the one on the gram is hidden). The Ultra PC is made of plastic instead of magnesium and has a stiffer chassis thanks to the strong vertical and horizontal reinforcements inside. Other than material, the Ultra PC has a 72Wh battery that is heavier than the special lightweight batteries used in the LG gram.
The base section and display exhibit some moderate flex. As with the 16-inch Ultra PC, twisting the display lightly will immediately cause distinct discolouration on the TFT panel – this time around not at the lower edge but across the upper half of the screen. This phenomenon also appears to some extent when moving the display. That said, it doesn't negatively affect usage and isn't noticeable when the device is on the lap or shaken.
When it comes to ports, what we said about the Ultra PC 16 applies here as well: you can use a USB-C charger instead of the 65-watt adapter with barrel plug to power the device (we tested 45- and 65-watt chargers).
The Ultra PC 14 is equipped with an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (with Bluetooth 5.1). The module didn't perform as well as the one in the Ultra PC 16, in both transmit and receive rates. The card readers on the two Ultra PC models delivered identical speeds.
The 14-inch laptop shares the same internal design as its 16-inch big brother. The only difference is that the components are more tightly packed together. It seems the two laptops use the same motherboard; the speakers, battery and I/O board also appear to be identical. There is a second SSD slot available for storage expansion, but the memory is soldered and can't be upgraded. To open up the device, all you need is a small Phillips-head screwdriver. Once the screws are undone, the bottom panel will practically lift up by itself.
In Germany, LG provides a two-year warranty on the LG Ultra PC 14, with an option to extend it to three years for €50 (US$54). Warranty terms and conditions may vary by country. For example, the standard warranty period is only one year in the US.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 (AV PRO V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (18.4 - 142, n=14, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 (AV PRO V60) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (22.5 - 207, n=14, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Input devices
The Ultra PC 14's keyboard is not backlit and lacks a numerical pad. We can't recommend the keyboard wholeheartedly to those who type a lot. Although the keys offer nice, crisp resistance, the keyboard flexes in the middle. This prevents users from typing quickly and diminishes the quality feel of the laptop. The touchpad is of the same size as the one on the 16-inch Ultra PC (13.2 x 8.2 cm, or 5.2 x 3.2"). It has a noticeable travel, a distinct actuation point and a moderately loud click.
Display
Unlike the Ultra PC 16, which features an LG panel, the 14-inch model is equipped with a display made by BOE (NV140WUM-N44). The widescreen panel (1,920 x 1,200, 16:10) similarly suffers from backlight bleed on black screen – this time mostly at the lower edge.
The displays on Ultra PCs are matt and non-reflective, but LG gram laptops have screens with higher resolution (2,560 x 1,600). Our review model supports AMD Vari-Bright, which adjusts screen brightness based on the content being shown. This feature can be disabled as necessary. At 331 cd/m², the Ultra PC 14 has a higher peak brightness than the gram 14 and Ultra PC 16.
We measured response times of 9 and 16 ms, which are good and fairly standard values for IPS panels. Another positive thing is that the display didn't exhibit any PWM flicker.
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Brightness Distribution: 80 %
Center on Battery: 335 cd/m²
Contrast: 1595:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.54 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89, calibrated: 4.92
ΔE Greyscale 2.32 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
40.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.32
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G BOE NV140WUM-N44, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | LG Gram 14Z90Q LG LP140WU1-SPF1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 LEN140WUXGA+, IPS, 2240x1400, 14" | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Samsung SDC4171 (ATNA40YK07-0), OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP Envy 14-eb0252ng BOE0929, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Samsung SDC4170, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 109% | 78% | 119% | 72% | 122% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.6 | 98.4 148% | 72.2 82% | 98.05 148% | 69.3 75% | 99.9 152% |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.6 | 99.9 70% | 99.5 70% | 99.63 70% | 98.5 68% | 100 71% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.9 | 85.9 110% | 74.3 82% | 97.22 138% | 70.4 72% | 98.9 142% |
| Response Times | -185% | -237% | 67% | -146% | 88% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 16 ? | 47.5 ? -197% | 45.2 ? -183% | 44.9 ? -181% | 1.2 ? 92% | |
| Response Time Black / White * | 9 ? | 24.5 ? -172% | 35.2 ? -291% | 3 ? 67% | 18.9 ? -110% | 1.4 ? 84% |
| PWM Frequency | 360 | 357 ? | ||||
| Screen | 2% | 12% | 116% | 20% | 31% | |
| Brightness middle | 335 | 341 2% | 310.6 -7% | 389 16% | 451 35% | 388.3 16% |
| Brightness | 331 | 305 -8% | 302 -9% | 389 18% | 439 33% | 391 18% |
| Brightness Distribution | 80 | 87 9% | 92 15% | 98 23% | 92 15% | 98 23% |
| Black Level * | 0.21 | 0.26 -24% | 0.22 -5% | 0.029 86% | 0.31 -48% | |
| Contrast | 1595 | 1312 -18% | 1412 -11% | 13414 741% | 1455 -9% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.54 | 3.11 44% | 2.67 52% | 3.51 37% | 2.46 56% | 4.51 19% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 19.31 | 8.29 57% | 4.54 76% | 6.87 64% | 4.24 78% | 7.06 63% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.92 | 0.83 83% | 2.33 53% | 2.11 57% | 1.32 73% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.32 | 5.3 -128% | 3.7 -59% | 2.2 5% | 3.5 -51% | 1.2 48% |
| Gamma | 2.32 95% | 2.037 108% | 2.12 104% | 2.16 102% | 2.24 98% | 2.18 101% |
| CCT | 6870 95% | 7571 86% | 6398 102% | 6320 103% | 7289 89% | 6290 103% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -25% /
-2% | -49% /
-10% | 101% /
113% | -18% /
8% | 80% /
66% |
* ... smaller is better
The Ultra PC 14 has the worst sRGB coverage amongst the devices in our comparison. This could be relevant in applications where colour accuracy is critical. The screen's contrast of 1,600:1 is a touch higher than what the competitors are capable of, even surpassing the gram 14. We managed to improve colour accuracy through calibration, particularly for the greyscale (Delta E reduced from 2.3 to 0.7). You can download the colour profile created by us in the box above.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 16 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 14 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.6 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 8564 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Our review unit is equipped with an octa-core processor – the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (2.0 GHz, boost clock up to 4.5 GHz, L3 cache 16 MB). There are also lower-price variants with a hexa-core CPU (Ryzen 5625U). Models with Ryzen 5 or 7 come with 16 GB of RAM (dual channel) as standard.
Test conditions
LG Smart Assistant is now available for power management. In the software, we set the cooling mode to high for the benchmarks and to low for the battery life tests. We left the Radeon Software in its default settings, meaning the power-saving fps limiter was disabled. Likewise, we deactivated AMD Vari-Bright. In Windows, all power-saving modes were disabled and the power plan was set to "Best performance". For the battery life tests, we allowed Windows battery saver to run under balanced mode.
Processor
With its 8 cores and 16 threads, the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (TDP: 25 watts) turns the laptop into a genuine work machine. The Ryzen CPU delivered excellent performance in our comparison. It is able to keep pace with the Intel Core i7-12500H (45 watts) under sustained load and has slightly higher single-core performance than the Core i5-1135G7 (28 watts). But as expected, the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U performs better in multi-thread tests and is able to make full use of its potential.
When running Cinebench R15 Multi in a loop, the Ryzen initially scored 1,800 before subsequently settling down at an average score of 1,600. The Core i5-1240P in the LG gram 14 trails behind by a considerable margin, with the Ryzen having 80-90% better performance.
Please refer to our CPU comparison table for more information and benchmarks.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained load
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
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G -2! | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 -2! | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (9339 - 10904, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2165, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (1433 - 1460, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (3645 - 4180, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 790, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (547 - 567, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (1575 - 1860, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 307, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (228 - 232, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (281 - 322, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (42883 - 49511, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (5208 - 5468, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 14728, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (5827 - 7367, n=3) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (726 - 2350, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (1438 - 1496, n=3) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (11.1 - 13.4, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (52.8 - 66.6, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.413 - 1.456, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (0.515 - 0.536, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
* ... 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 Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (10886 - 12710, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (69640 - 80383, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (2315 - 2738, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (84150 - 94210, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 115682, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (10550 - 11551, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (38353 - 44537, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (40933 - 108712, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (621 - 708, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (5758 - 6675, n=4) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 54881, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (9627 - 19826, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
* ... smaller is better
System performance
Throughout PCMark 10, our review unit achieved exceptional results that even rival those of the HP Pavilion Plus 14 (45-watt system). By contrast, the LG gram 14 with a Core i5 only scored half as many points in the performance rating.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4993 - 7788, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (5337 - 6228, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (9363 - 11331, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (9553 - 10879, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8717 - 9516, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 10623, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5305 - 10983, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4954 - 6372, n=4) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 1978, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1124 - 1330, n=4) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1875, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1189 - 1351, n=4) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2298, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1169 - 1439, n=4) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1899, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (843 - 1088, n=4) | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6030 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 109035, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (21188 - 42917, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 122210, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (24018 - 39413, n=4) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 117898, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (23602 - 41720, n=4) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7.2 - 187.8, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (85.9 - 105.9, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
LatencyMon indicated a moderate increase in latency when we kept several browser tabs open in Microsoft Edge and played back our 4K YouTube demo video. On average, iGPU usage was at six per cent during the video playback.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP Envy 14-eb0252ng | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 | |
| LG Gram 14Z90Q | |
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
Our Ultra PC is ranked last in terms of storage performance. The Samsung PM991a drive is by no means a high-flyer in any of the sub-benchmarks. Considering this, the laptop's sub-scores are astonishingly high in PCMark 10. CrossMark, however, was able to pick up on the slow SSD and mostly put the review unit at the very bottom. As you can see on the DiskSpd chart, the SSD had a moderate drop in performance under load, but this is nothing unusual.
* ... smaller is better
Sustained Load Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
With the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 on board, the Ultra PC offers above-average graphics performance that outclasses all Intel iGPUs in our comparison – at least in terms of overall results. The Radeon iGPU is in the middle of pack when it comes to sub-scores, such as Fire Strike and Time Spy. In any case, an LG gram 14 (Intel Xe Graphics G7 80EUs) is about 15 to 20% slower in synthetic benchmarks.
In real games, the Vega 8 had a fairly good showing for an iGPU, despite its performance level being low and pretty average amongst ultraportables. The laptop can run older games smoothly at the lowest or medium settings. During our testing, the Witcher 3 only ran at roughly 15 fps with the settings at Ultra, but at least the frame rate didn't drop over time. According to the HWiNFO log, the CPU ran at a constant 3,900 MHz, whilst the iGPU started off at 2,000 MHz and throttled to 1,700 MHz upon hitting 90°C (194°F).
Please refer to our GPU comparison table for more information and benchmarks.
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 25949 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 6800 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 25781 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3742 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1498 points | |
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Witcher 3 FPS graph
| low | med. | high | ultra | 4K | |
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| GTA V (2015) | 86 | 24.8 | |||
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 75.3 | 50.4 | 24.1 | 15.2 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 134.4 | 119.5 | 70.9 | 66.1 | 14.5 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 34.8 | 18.3 | 13.1 | ||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 62 | 38.4 | 34.5 | ||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 82 | 32 | 25.6 | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) | 19 | 14 |
Emissions & power consumption
Noise emissions
Looking at on our measurements, the LG ultraportable laptop is downright quiet in office use (e.g. browser-based applications), but the fan never stops running when there is activity. Under load, the single fan spins up considerably regardless of whether it is running a stress test or games – we measured around 45 dB(A) of noise from the device. The Intel-based LG gram 14 is significantly quieter in this regard, but this is to be expected as the gram offers less performance.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 26.8 / 27.2 / 27.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 45.4 / 45.5 dB(A) |
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| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G Vega 8, R7 5825U, Samsung PM991a MZVLQ1T0HBLB | LG Gram 14Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 Vega 7, R5 5600U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-12500H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N | |
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| Noise | 8% | 11% | 10% | 14% | |
| off / environment * | 26 | 25 4% | 24.6 5% | 25.15 3% | 23.3 10% |
| Idle Minimum * | 26.8 | 26 3% | 24.6 8% | 25.15 6% | 23.5 12% |
| Idle Average * | 27.2 | 27 1% | 24.6 10% | 25.15 8% | 23.5 14% |
| Idle Maximum * | 27.2 | 28 -3% | 25.1 8% | 25.15 8% | 23.5 14% |
| Load Average * | 45.4 | 35 23% | 29.6 35% | 35.6 22% | 32 30% |
| Load Maximum * | 45.5 | 36 21% | 45.5 -0% | 40.3 11% | 44.3 3% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 36 | 31.9 | 35.3 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The laptop hardly produces any heat at idle. Its surface was only 2-3°C (3.6-5°F) above room temperature when we measured it. During the stress test, temperatures on the chassis increased to 44-45°C (111-113°F) at some locations. This is quite tolerable on the lap because the hotter areas are at the back of the device.
There was a substantial drop in CPU and GPU frequencies during the stress test. In this scenario, both sections of the SoC were toiling away at the same time whilst having to share the modest TDP. The CPU and iGPU started off at 30 watts and 25 watts respectively and then dropped down to 20 and 18 watts as the test went on. Core temperature remained at roughly 90°C (194°F) during this time.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.1 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.1 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.5 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30.7 °C / 87.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (-2.5 °C / -4.5 F).
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | LG Gram 14Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | HP Envy 14-eb0252ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR AMD Ryzen 5 5625U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | |
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| Heat | -3% | -11% | 6% | -8% | -5% | 8% | -6% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 44.1 | 43 2% | 42 5% | 35.8 19% | 43 2% | 41 7% | 39.4 11% | 39.1 11% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.1 | 45 -0% | 45 -0% | 42.8 5% | 45.6 -1% | 43 5% | 33.8 25% | 41.9 7% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.4 | 27 -6% | 34 -34% | 25 2% | 29.5 -16% | 29 -14% | 25 2% | 31.2 -23% |
| Idle Bottom * | 25.9 | 28 -8% | 30 -16% | 26.2 -1% | 30.3 -17% | 30 -16% | 27.6 -7% | 30.9 -19% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The two speakers sound pretty decent but lack bass. For a better listening experience, we recommend using a pair of headphones or external speakers. The built-in dual-array microphone is most able to produce noise-free recordings.
LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 26.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 7% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 53% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 38% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 54% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (6.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (6% 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 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
The LG laptop has pretty good power consumption relative to its competitors. In our testing, it required about 3.6 to 7.8 watts at idle and 46 watts on average under load, though its power usage did peak at 51 watts. This is much higher than the power draw of the Intel-based devices in our comparison. The compact 65-watt adapter is easily able to handle this level of usage.
| Off / Standby | 0.14 / 0.6 Watt |
| Idle | 3.6 / 6.4 / 7.8 Watt |
| Load |
46 / 51 Watt |
   
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Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Battery life
The LG Ultra PC 14 is equipped with a 72Wh battery, the largest one in our comparison. During our Wi-Fi test, our review unit only shut down after nearly 17 hours. We lowered screen brightness by four steps to keep it at a standardised 150 cd/m². The system doesn't throttle when running on battery, which resulted in Battery Eater stopping after just a disappointing 137 minutes.
| LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G R7 5825U, Vega 8, 72 Wh | LG Gram 14Z90Q i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 72 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56.5 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ACN6 R5 5600U, Vega 7, 57 Wh | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 57 Wh | HP Envy 14-eb0252ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 63.3 Wh | HP Pavilion Plus 14 eh0097nr i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 51 Wh | Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR R5 5625U, Vega 7, 54 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Battery Runtime | -3% | -56% | -51% | -61% | -21% | -54% | -24% | -18% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 1008 | 712 -29% | 442 -56% | 550 -45% | 312 -69% | 792 -21% | 274 -73% | 770 -24% | 752 ? -25% |
| Load | 137 | 169 23% | 60 -56% | 66 -52% | 89 -35% | 123.6 ? -10% | |||
| Reader / Idle | 1736 | 1298 | 506 | 1882 ? | |||||
| H.264 | 426 | 955 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - even more stamina
This is our conclusion back when we reviewed the Ultra PC 16: the Ultra PC line is not an alternative to the LG gram for those on a tight budget. This is because the main draw of the gram series (i.e. keeping things as light as possible) doesn't apply to the Ultra PC. The 14-inch Ultra PC is a whopping 360 g (0.8 lb) heavier than its 14-inch gram counterpart. Other than that, though, the Ultra PC feels like a copy of the gram with significantly longer battery life and a simpler design.
Maximum battery life at a budget price? If you want a laptop with a bright, matt display that can go for 17 hours at a time, you should take a look at the LG Ultra PC 14. No other competitors even come close to offering this much stamina on the go.
The Ryzen 7-based system has great performance that can be utilised even under sustained load. However, this is accompanied by quite a bit of noise. Another advantage of the laptop is its empty M.2 slot for adding an SSD. Too bad the RAM isn't expandable (onboard).
On the downside, we noticed discolouration and minor screen bleeding when the display is showing black images. The bottom line is that the display is bright and has great contrast, but you shouldn't expect it to reproduce a wide colour gamut.
In our opinion, this laptop is competing with the likes of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6, HP Pavilion Plus 14 and Acer Swift 3 SF314. All three devices feature a high-res display that is likewise matt, and some of them come equipped with a powerful 45-watt SoC (the HP and Acer feature an i5-12500H). But the Lenovo, HP and Acer laptops are roughly 100 to 200 g (0.22 to 0.44 lb) heavier.
Price and availability
The review model is currently no longer available at Cyberport, but you can get it from LG Germany directly for €1,350 (approx. US$1,465). Alternatively, the 16-inch version with the same specs can be had for €1,099/US$1,299 from LG's online store or Cyberport.
LG UltraPC 14 14U70Q-G.AA79G
- 01/25/2023 v7 (old)
Sebastian Jentsch
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