Verdict: A premium laptop all-around
With the HP EliteBook X, HP makes the claim to the top of the enterprise laptop market. The end-product of that claim largely delivers. The HP EliteBook X G2i offers a very strong CPU performance in a thin and light chassis, one of the best keyboard we have recently tried, an great haptic touchpad and more exotic business features, like 5G. This magnesium-clad laptop also delivers a great battery life and strong speakers, for an all-around premium user experience. The fan does run loudly under load, but during everyday use, it is completely quiet. All around, this device is a strong choice for CPU heavy tasks and travelers.
The other, more exotic business feature is the greatest weakness of our review unit: HP's SureView screen delivers a high brightness, but the bad viewing-angle stability hurts the usability. Of course, for business customers, the value of the privacy screen is high, and HP has many other screen options that prioritize the quality and are more consumer-friendly. Just make sure to pick one of those when you buy the EliteBook X, unless you really need the ePrivacy functionality.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
In the HP webshop, the EliteBook X G2i in a similar configuration costs around $4,700 at the time of writing.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: A premium laptop all-around
- Specifications: Panther Lake H-class chip
- Case: HP turns to magnesium
- Connectivity: EliteBook X now with a user-removable keyboard
- Input Devices: One of the best keyboards in a laptop
- Display: Bright SureView screen w/limited viewing angles
- Performance: Strong CPU for a lightweight business model
- Emissions: Loud fan under load, but quiet otherwise
- Energy Management: Panther Lake delivers good efficiency
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in Comparison
If you are a large business customer looking for the best of the best of business laptops, HP wants to sell you the HP EliteBook X. This is the top-of-the-line model of HP's business series EliteBook, a thin and light premium laptop made to compete with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Dell Pro Premium. With the second generation, HP has released a new design that is unified across the range of different CPU options - AMD, Qualcomm and Intel are available. With this review, we are testing the Intel option, hence, our review unit is called the HP EliteBook X G2i 14.
Specifications: Panther Lake H-class chip
Case: HP turns to magnesium
While most EliteBook laptops of the past few generations have primarily used aluminum as the structural chassis material, the HP EliteBook X G2i uses magnesium, which is painted on the outside in a whiteish-silver tone. The black screen bezel is made out of plastic, which is the only part of the device besides the keyboard in a different color. The design is further accentuated by a special EliteBook X logo on the palmrest, the large speaker grills and the drop down hinges.
The overall quality of the HP laptop is great. There is barely any flex to this business laptop, only the middle of the screen cover can be depressed a bit. Also, the hinges are good, since they enable an opening angle of 177 degrees, single handed opening and do not allow any wobbling.
Compared to the first gen HP EliteBook X, this newer model is slightly smaller and less heavy, but also thicker. Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14, on the other hand, is still the reigning champion in terms of weight.
Connectivity: EliteBook X now with a user-removable keyboard
While HP has changed a lot about the EliteBook X, the ports are not among these changes. Compared with the older model, the port selection is unchanged.
Communication
HP uses an incredibly fast Wi-Fi 7 solution, the Intel B211 320 MHz, which does very well in our benchmarks. Optionally, the EliteBook includes a 5G solution as well - our review unit has it ex-factory.
Webcam
The 5 Mpix webcam of the HP EliteBook X G2i delivers a good performance, with a clear image and colors that are not too distorted.
Security
As an enterprise model, the EliteBook has an almost full array of security solutions - a lock slot, Fingerprint reader, IR camera and mechanical webcam cover are all included, plus the SureView ePrivacy panel. Not part of the package is a Smartcard reader, which is reserved for bigger EliteBook laptops.
Accessories
HP supplies a wall-mounted 65 W GaN USB-C charger, which is tiny and lightweight. No other accessories are included.
Maintenance
There are only four screws that hold the bottom cover in place, so accessing the internals is easy. Of course, there are some clips that have to be loosened with a spudger.
Since the RAM and Wi-Fi card are soldered, there is not a lot of upgrade potential here. The M.2 2280 SSD is modular, as is the WWAN card. Of course, the battery can be easily replaced, and the cooling system can be cleaned. New this year: The keyboard is much more easily user-replaceable, a move we definitely applaud.
Sustainability
The packaging of the HP EliteBook X G2i is entirely recycleable, and the product also contains recycled materials. In terms of CO2 emissions, HP advertises emissions of 283 kg/CO2e for the EliteBook X G2i for the European market. Plus, as a business device, you get parts support and software updates for a long time, as well as maintenance manuals available online.
Warranty
Our German review model of the HP laptop has a three year warranty, which includes on-site service.
Input Devices: One of the best keyboards in a laptop
Keyboard
One of the new features of the 2026 EliteBook X laptop is the redesigned keyboard, with a lattice-free design that is closer to classic PC keyboards than common Chiclet designs. It looks modern, but is much more usable than the Dell XPS lattice-free keyboard design. Plus, the keyboard backlight function is excellent, as the keycap design precents any light bleed beneath the keys.
Overall, we are highly impressed by this very comfortable keyboard. The smooth, dark-grey keys are spacious, with good feedback and long travel, and the layout is sensible. It is one of the best laptop keyboards we have tested recently. Only the cramped arrow keys design could be an area of possible improvement.
Touchpad
HP puts in a huge glass touchpad, with an area of 13.8 x 9 cm. To make it clickable everywhere, HP relies on haptic technology, and this touchpad works great. The click feel excudes quality, as does the glass surface, as expected. All things considered, the touchpad of the EliteBook X G2i is a strong contender for the title of best Windows touchpad.
Display: Bright SureView screen w/limited viewing angles
There are a total of seven 14-inch 16:10 screens available for the HP EliteBook X G2i, all of them with a matte screen surface:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 400 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, Low Power
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, Touch
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), OLED, 300 cd/m², 95 % DCI-P3
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 800 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, SureView
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 800 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, SureView, Touch
- 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800), OLED, 500 cd/m², 100 % DCI-P3, 120 Hz VRR
- 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800), Tandem OLED, 700 cd/m², 100 % DCI-P3, 120 Hz VRR, Touch
The SureView privacy panel of our review unit is both a boon and a curse. It delivers a high screen brightness, but even when you disable the privacy mode, the viewing angles are very limited and the brightness decreases a lot when you move your head just a little from the optimal position. Also, the brightness is uneven, with the bottom of the screen barely delivering more than 500 cd/m², while the center of the screen shines with more than 800 cd/m². On paper, the screen is very bright, but in practice, unless you sit perfectly centered to it, it seems much dimmer. Of course, in return, the SureView privacy panel does protect your data when you do not want anyone besides you to see your screen content.
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Brightness Distribution: 53 %
Center on Battery: 856 cd/m²
Contrast: 2675:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 4.4 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.7}
calibrated: 1.9
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 6.5 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.95}
66.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
91.1% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
64.6% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.19
CCT: 6156 K
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET IVO8CCB, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE B140UAX01.1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 LG Philips LP140WU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE MNE007QB1-1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 8% | 9% | 4% | 8% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 64.6 | 69.9 8% | 69.8 8% | 65.9 2% | 71.6 11% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 91.1 | 98.4 8% | 99.1 9% | 96.4 6% | 97.4 7% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 66.3 | 71.6 8% | 72 9% | 68.1 3% | 70.4 6% |
| Response Times | -3% | 18% | -26% | 42% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 44.8 ? | 42.3 ? 6% | 42 ? 6% | 50.5 ? -13% | 27.8 ? 38% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 25.3 ? | 28 ? -11% | 17.7 ? 30% | 35.2 ? -39% | 14 ? 45% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | |||||
| Screen | 19% | -4% | 4% | 22% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 856 | 487.5 -43% | 540 -37% | 571.5 -33% | 574 -33% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 692 | 469 -32% | 524 -24% | 513 -26% | 530 -23% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 53 | 91 72% | 93 75% | 83 57% | 87 64% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.32 | 0.26 19% | 0.3 6% | 0.29 9% | 0.32 -0% |
| Contrast (:1) | 2675 | 1875 -30% | 1800 -33% | 1971 -26% | 1794 -33% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.4 | 2.37 46% | 5 -14% | 4.58 -4% | 2 55% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 9.8 | 5.77 41% | 12.2 -24% | 9.44 4% | 3.7 62% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.9 | 0.86 55% | 1.1 42% | 0.72 62% | 1.1 42% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 6.5 | 3.8 42% | 8.3 -28% | 6.8 -5% | 2.6 60% |
| Gamma | 2.19 100% | 2.14 103% | 2.22 99% | 2 110% | 2.27 97% |
| CCT | 6156 106% | 6540 99% | 7068 92% | 6303 103% | 6910 94% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 8% /
14% | 8% /
2% | -6% /
-0% | 24% /
22% |
* ... smaller is better
Ex-factory the panel is shifted a little too much towards a green tint. With a calibration, it is easy to correct this and the colors will be pretty accurate to the small sRGB color gamut. The color profile we created is available to download in the gray box above.
HP advertises the panel with 100 percent sRGB, we measure around 91.1 percent. For working with colors, this can be a problem, but at least the colors are more accurate than many cheaper IPS screens.
If you sit directly in front of the screen, using it outside is no problem. However, move just a little off-center and you lose a lot of brightness, even with the ePrivacy function turned off.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 11.7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 61 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (19.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 44.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 25.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.13 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 76 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (30.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7665 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Strong CPU for a lightweight business model
HP offers the EliteBook X G2i laptop with various Intel Panther Lake CPUs, including the Intel Core 5 Ultra 325, Ultra 5 335, Ultra 7 356H, Ultra 7 366H and Ultra X7 358H. All CPU options, save for the Ultra X7 with the ARC B390 iGPU, include the basic Panther Lake Intel iGPU.
The RAM choices range from 16 to 64 GB of on-board LPDDR5X-9600 RAM. HP sells the EliteBook with up to 2 TB of SSD storage, which is delivered in form of a M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD.
Testing Conditions
- Best Power Efficieny: PL1 20 W / PL2 45 W
- Balanced: PL1 20 W / PL2 60 W
- Best Performance: PL1 40 W / PL2 60 W
All benchmarks were tested in the "Best Performance" mode.
Processor Performance
The Intel Core Ultra 7 356H is a "Panther Lake" processor that has four big "Cougar Cove" P cores, eight "Darkmont" E cores and four Low Power E cores of the Darkmont-flavor, so a total of sixteen cores. The maximum clock-rate of this CPU reaches 4.7 GHz, the typical TDP rating for this CPU is 25, though it can be as low as 15 W and as high as 80 W. More comparisons with other CPUs are possible with our CPU benchmark list.
With this powerful CPU, the HP EliteBook X G2i easily beats its Lunar Lake equipped predecessor, but also the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 with the more basic Panther Lake variant. In the premium business class, this is one of the strongest performers thanks to the high TDP, and it matches AMD's Ryzen 9 HX 470.
We did not detect any throttling when the device ran on battery power.
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 6.7: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (16480 - 20650, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5263 - 21812, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2001 - 2045, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (975 - 2213, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6454 - 8074, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2072 - 8541, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (761 - 774, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (366 - 832, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2777 - 3201, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (849 - 3334, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (281 - 306, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (186 - 322, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 633, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (163 - 237, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (52654 - 69785, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (16455 - 77867, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (5348 - 6375, n=4) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4088 - 6699, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (12710 - 16676, n=5) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5987 - 20325, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1922 - 4195, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2532 - 2851, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (12918 - 16761, n=4) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6351 - 17218, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (1993 - 2098, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1443 - 2224, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (17.6 - 25.1, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3.16 - 25.1, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (47.3 - 60.5, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (39.9 - 78.8, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4024 - 0.861, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (0.4268 - 0.459, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
* ... 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 | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE -1! | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET -1! | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H -1! | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE -1! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (13003 - 20528, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2069 - 32043, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (69269 - 108092, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11041 - 120045, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (3918 - 5284, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (561 - 5169, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (44593 - 95002, n=43, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6438 - 6965, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (692 - 18164, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (37457 - 58505, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5978 - 64271, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (62165 - 67037, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6815 - 96917, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (956 - 1199, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (127.2 - 1361, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6800 - 11057, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (953 - 17362, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (28939 - 83163, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (10193 - 85600, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (3781 - 4629, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (471 - 5939, n=13, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE (v8.20.8100) | |
System Performance
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (8393 - 8943, n=3) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4920 - 9939, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (10370 - 11208, n=3) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8368 - 11646, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (14787 - 17365, n=3) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 16606, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (9971 - 10434, n=3) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5181 - 13779, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1861 - 1981, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1061 - 2356, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1700 - 1792, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1022 - 2277, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (2004 - 2397, n=3) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1070 - 2743, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1520 - 1665, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1010 - 1854, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (203 - 530, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (277 - 303, n=3) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (167.3 - 378, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (259 - 293, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (460 - 476, n=3) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (234 - 709, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 8393 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (42521 - 121055, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15233 - 131023, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (42843 - 113363, n=4) | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (13982 - 127174, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (39923 - 120449, n=4) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (17404 - 135141, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6.1 - 317, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (88.6 - 123.9, n=4) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
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DPC Latency
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (316 - 17697, n=43, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
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Storage Devices
Our review device uses a fast NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD with a capacity of 1 TB. This M.2 2280 drive was made by Kioxia, and it performs well in our benchmarks, with no throttling under sustained load either.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
While the EliteBook X G2i easily beats its predecessor on the CPU performance, the opposite is true when it comes to the GPU. Here, the basic Panther Lake iGPU loses against the older Intel ARC Graphics 140V. Of course, there is an optional configuration with the stronger ARC B390 available, and for a business laptop, a strong GPU is often not critical. If you want to use it for gaming after work, it can play basic, older titles with reduced details and resolution.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 8243 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6554 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3413 points | |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5.6 - 78.6, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8.37 - 54.5, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | |
| HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE | |
| Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (29.9 - 97, n=60, last 2 years) | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 182.4 | 171 | 54.8 | 22 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 145.2 | 93.3 | 94 | 89.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 76.4 | 39.5 | 27.2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 37.6 | 32.8 | 30.7 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 31.5 | 23.1 | 19.9 | 19.4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 39.2 | 29.1 | 25.7 | 21.6 |
| F1 25 (2025) | 65.5 | 54.6 | 41.3 |
Emissions: Loud fan under load, but quiet otherwise
System Noise
Pulling a bit of a "Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde", the HP EliteBook X G2i is a laptop with two faces when it comes to noise: When idling, it stays completely silent. Under load, however, it emitts 47.5 dB(a), more than any of the other business laptops. This is clearly the compromise users have to accept for the high CPU performance.
We did not detect any coil whine.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 32.9 / 47.5 dB(A) |
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| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470, Radeon 890M | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Radeon 860M | |
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| Noise | -6% | 1% | 3% | 0% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.5 | 28.2 -15% | 24.8 -1% | 23.2 5% | 24.8 -1% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.5 | 28.4 -16% | 24.8 -1% | 23.2 5% | 24.8 -1% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.5 | 28.4 -16% | 24.8 -1% | 23.2 5% | 24.8 -1% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 24.5 | 28.8 -18% | 24.8 -1% | 23.2 5% | 24.8 -1% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 32.9 | 33.5 -2% | 38.9 -18% | 37.5 -14% | 36.7 -12% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 43.4 | 39.1 10% | 38.9 10% | 37.7 13% | 41.6 4% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 47.5 | 40.4 15% | 38.9 18% | 47.1 1% | 41.6 12% |
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Temperature
With the high performance, one could think the EliteBook would run hot. However, in our testing, it did not get to a critical point, as temperatures on the chassis barely rise above 40 degrees Celsius or 105 F.
During the one hour stress test, the HP laptop did not show any throttling behavior.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.3 °C / 105 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 40.8 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 30.2 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 31.7 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.3 °C / 88.3 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 (-3.1 °C / -5.5 F).
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470, Radeon 890M | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Radeon 860M | |
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| Heat | 23% | 12% | 8% | 10% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 40.3 | 35 13% | 40.7 -1% | 40.8 -1% | 42.3 -5% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 40.8 | 33.4 18% | 42.8 -5% | 42.6 -4% | 43.8 -7% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 33 | 23.8 28% | 24.9 25% | 26 21% | 25.2 24% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 35 | 24.2 31% | 25 29% | 29.2 17% | 25.5 27% |
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Speakers
For a lightweight business laptop, the HP EliteBook X G2i has great speakers. With six in total, it produces loud, well balanced sound with some bass, too.
HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 5% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Energy Management: Panther Lake delivers good efficiency
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the HP business laptop is a bit higher than the earlier HP EliteBook X G1i. Considering the more powerful Panther Lake H platform, this is not a suprise.
HP supplies a small 65 W charger, which is just enough to cover the power consumption of the HP EliteBook X G2i.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.6 Watt |
| Idle | 3 / 7.2 / 7.7 Watt |
| Load |
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| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Kioxia KBG80ZNV1T02, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL8512HFLU-00BLL, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470, Radeon 890M, , IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Radeon 860M, Micron 2650 MTFDKBA512TGW, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | Average of class Subnotebook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 14% | 18% | 1% | -2% | 3% | -6% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 3 | 2.5 17% | 1.6 47% | 2.8 7% | 2.7 10% | 2.62 ? 13% | 3.57 ? -19% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 7.2 | 5.4 25% | 4.6 36% | 6 17% | 5.5 24% | 5.23 ? 27% | 6.47 ? 10% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 7.7 | 5.8 25% | 4.9 36% | 7.4 4% | 6.8 12% | 7.34 ? 5% | 7.78 ? -1% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 32.9 | 36.9 -12% | 39.7 -21% | 47.9 -46% | 60.5 -84% | 39 ? -19% | 40.4 ? -23% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 55.7 | 48.5 13% | 45.2 19% | 47.9 14% | 49.7 11% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 50.8 | 44.9 12% | 46.1 9% | 45.3 11% | 44.1 13% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 65 | 54.6 16% | 64.2 1% | 67 -3% | 64.8 -0% | 72.9 ? -12% | 64.3 ? 1% |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
An internal 68 Wh battery powers the HP EliteBook X G2i if the laptop is disconnected from the charger. The laptop managed over 18 hrs in the Wi-Fi/websurfing test (150 cd/m²), a good result, though not quite as good as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14.
| HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 68 Wh | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, 68 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 58 Wh | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470, Radeon 890M, 70 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Radeon 860M, 58 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Battery runtime | 3% | 29% | -13% | -3% | 6% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 18 | 18.5 3% | 23.2 29% | 15.7 -13% | 17.4 -3% | 14.1 ? -22% |
| Load (h) | 1.5 | 1.992 ? 33% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The HP EliteBook X G2i 14 is one of the best 14-inch business laptops, with a strong performance, class-leading input devices and all around premium design. Just make sure to avoid the SureView display when configuring it.
HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET
- 09/07/2026 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 89.5%  | HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET Intel Core Ultra 7 356H ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 2500 Euro | 1.2 kg | 17.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 85.1%  | HP EliteBook X G1i 14 AI Intel Core Ultra 7 268V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 3300 USD | 1.2 kg | 15 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
3. 89.9%  | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 21V70075GE Intel Core Ultra 5 325 ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,899.00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... 2. $2,932.31 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... 3. $2,199.99 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Bu... List Price: 2469€ | 1.1 kg | 16.8 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
4. 84.7%  | Dell Pro 7 14 P714265 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 ⎘ AMD Radeon 890M ⎘ 64 GB Memory | Amazon: List Price: 4900 USD | 1.3 kg | 16.45 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
5. 89.7%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 21YW0022GE AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,749.00 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 2... 2. $489.60 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s | 14" F... 3. $1,095.00 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 14... | 1.2 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
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