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Review of the HP 14: Ryzen 7 3700U-based Laptop with an Engaged Handbrake

Slowed down. HP’s 14-inch notebook features very good hardware: Ryzen 7 3700U, 8 GB of RAM (running in dual-channel mode), SSD+HDD, and a matte IPS screen. Moreover, the laptop also offers passable battery runtimes and operates very quietly or even completely silently.

The HP 14 product range consists of low-end and mid-tier 14-inch notebooks. Our review model, which retails for 700 Euros (~$783), is one of the most expensive representatives from this series. The device is no stranger to us. We have already reviewed two identically built sibling models. While the other two models were powered by Intel’s CPUs, our current review device comes with an AMD APU. The competing devices include: The Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ, the Lenovo IdeaPad S340-14IWL, the Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D, and the Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8.

Because all three HP 14 models are identically built, we shall skip the sections that deal with the case, connectivity, input devices and the speakers. You can find all the relevant information in the reviews of the HP 14-bq001ng and the HP 14-ma0312ng.

HP 14-dk0008ng (14 dk000 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 4 x 2.3 - 4 GHz, Picasso-U (Zen+)
Graphics adapter
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1400 MHz, Memory: 1200 MHz, dual-channel, Adrenalin 19.5.2 (26.20.11015.5009)
Memory
8 GB 
, DDR4-2666, running in dual-channel, two RAM slot (both occupied)
Display
14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, AU Optronics AUO403D, IPS, glossy: no
Mainboard
AMD CZ FCH
Storage
Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ, 128 GB 
, + Toshiba MQ4ABF100 (1 TB, 5400 rpm), 1028 GB free
Soundcard
Realtek ALC236 @ AMD K17.1 - Audio Processor - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5-mm headphone jack , Card Reader: SD, SDHC, SDXC, TPM 2.0
Networking
Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 20 x 335 x 234 ( = 0.79 x 13.19 x 9.21 in)
Battery
41.04 Wh, 3420 mAh Lithium-Ion, 11.4 V
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: stereo, Keyboard: chiclet-style, Keyboard Light: no, McAfee LiveSafe (trail version), 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.5 kg ( = 52.91 oz / 3.31 pounds), Power Supply: 297 g ( = 10.48 oz / 0.65 pounds)
Price
799 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Size Comparison

343 mm / 13.5 inch 247 mm / 9.72 inch 20.3 mm / 0.799 inch 1.7 kg3.64 lbs335 mm / 13.2 inch 234 mm / 9.21 inch 20 mm / 0.787 inch 1.5 kg3.31 lbs322 mm / 12.7 inch 212 mm / 8.35 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 1.5 kg3.22 lbs323 mm / 12.7 inch 231 mm / 9.09 inch 17.9 mm / 0.705 inch 1.6 kg3.53 lbs323 mm / 12.7 inch 221 mm / 8.7 inch 16 mm / 0.63 inch 1.5 kg3.24 lbs323 mm / 12.7 inch 228 mm / 8.98 inch 14.9 mm / 0.587 inch 1.5 kg3.31 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
71.6 MB/s +103%
Average of class Office
  (8 - 196.8, n=50, last 2 years)
55.6 MB/s +58%
HP 14-dk0008ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
35.2 MB/s
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
26.7 MB/s -24%
HP 14-ma0312ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
23.6 MB/s -33%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
23.5 MB/s -33%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
17.3 MB/s -51%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
83.7 MB/s +120%
Average of class Office
  (26.4 - 173.2, n=44, last 2 years)
65.2 MB/s +72%
HP 14-dk0008ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
38 MB/s
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
29.5 MB/s -22%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
28.1 MB/s -26%
HP 14-ma0312ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
26.5 MB/s -30%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
25.2 MB/s -34%
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Average of class Office
  (280 - 1332, n=6, last 2 years)
810 MBit/s +162%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
675 (561min - 737max) MBit/s +118%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
638 (570min - 673max) MBit/s +106%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Intel 8265 Tri-Band WiFi (Oak Peak) Network Adapter
514 MBit/s +66%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
329 (269min - 349max) MBit/s +6%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi
321 (249min - 389max) MBit/s +4%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
309 (212min - 410max) MBit/s
HP 14-ma0312ng
Realtek RTL8723DE
97 MBit/s -69%
iperf3 receive AX12
Average of class Office
  (348 - 1690, n=6, last 2 years)
852 MBit/s +214%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Intel 8265 Tri-Band WiFi (Oak Peak) Network Adapter
635 MBit/s +134%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
630 (523min - 670max) MBit/s +132%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
616 (569min - 634max) MBit/s +127%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
308 (273min - 319max) MBit/s +14%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
271 (234min - 285max) MBit/s
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi
251 (184min - 354max) MBit/s -7%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Realtek RTL8723DE
98 MBit/s -64%
04080120160200240280320360400440480520560600640680720Tooltip
HP 14-dk0008ng Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø271 (234-285)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø616 (569-634)
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø307 (273-319)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø629 (523-670)
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø250 (184-354)
HP 14-dk0008ng Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø309 (212-410)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø675 (561-737)
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø329 (269-349)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø638 (570-673)
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø321 (249-389)

Display - The HP 14 has an IPS screen

The 14-inch display of our review device has a native resolution of 1920x1080. While the contrast ratio of 1345:1 is quite good, the screen brightness of 256.9 cd/m² is just too low. Here we usually see a screen brightness of at least 300 cd/m² and a contrast ratio of at least 1000:1. That being said, the competitors of the HP 14 do not have very bright displays, either. Positive: The screen does not suffer from PWM flickering.

Pixel arrangement
Pixel arrangement
Screen bleeding
Screen bleeding
252
cd/m²
256
cd/m²
270
cd/m²
239
cd/m²
269
cd/m²
253
cd/m²
254
cd/m²
264
cd/m²
255
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics AUO403D tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 270 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 256.9 cd/m² Minimum: 15.7 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 269 cd/m²
Contrast: 1345:1 (Black: 0.2 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.68 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.8
ΔE Greyscale 1.69 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
59% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
38% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
40.84% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.1% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.53% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.49
HP 14-dk0008ng
IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
HP 14-ma0312ng
TN LED, 1366x768, 14.00
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
LED, 1920x1080, 14.00
Display
-1%
11%
0%
66%
-3%
5%
Display P3 Coverage
39.53
39.31
-1%
44.26
12%
39.71
0%
66.2
67%
38.41
-3%
41.47
5%
sRGB Coverage
59.1
59.2
0%
65.1
10%
59.6
1%
98.3
66%
57.8
-2%
61.4
4%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
40.84
40.61
-1%
45.73
12%
41.04
0%
67.8
66%
39.68
-3%
42.98
5%
Response Times
18%
-17%
-6%
-10%
3%
24%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
38 ?(18, 20)
40 ?(21, 19)
-5%
42.4 ?(22.8, 19.6)
-12%
40 ?(19, 21)
-5%
41 ?(21, 20)
-8%
36 ?(20, 16)
5%
41 ?(22, 19)
-8%
Response Time Black / White *
27 ?(15, 12)
16 ?(11, 5)
41%
32.8 ?(18, 14.8)
-21%
29 ?(17, 12)
-7%
30 ?(18, 12)
-11%
27 ?(16, 11)
-0%
12 ?(8, 4)
56%
PWM Frequency
198.4 ?(99)
25000 ?(20)
350 ?(90)
Screen
-152%
-26%
0%
-14%
-39%
-122%
Brightness middle
269
240
-11%
287
7%
267
-1%
291
8%
260
-3%
225
-16%
Brightness
257
216
-16%
276
7%
257
0%
276
7%
250
-3%
216
-16%
Brightness Distribution
89
84
-6%
86
-3%
91
2%
90
1%
87
-2%
79
-11%
Black Level *
0.2
0.56
-180%
0.25
-25%
0.2
-0%
0.27
-35%
0.29
-45%
0.52
-160%
Contrast
1345
429
-68%
1148
-15%
1335
-1%
1078
-20%
897
-33%
433
-68%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
3.68
13.14
-257%
5.4
-47%
3.79
-3%
3.86
-5%
6.29
-71%
10.58
-188%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
7.36
21.06
-186%
18.1
-146%
8.18
-11%
8.26
-12%
14.77
-101%
18.52
-152%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
4.8
12.71
-165%
5
-4%
4.71
2%
4.51
6%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
1.69
14.89
-781%
3.1
-83%
1.49
12%
5.33
-215%
4.65
-175%
12.41
-634%
Gamma
2.49 88%
2.62 84%
1.99 111%
2.48 89%
2.25 98%
2.73 81%
2.5 88%
CCT
6406 101%
19625 33%
6769 96%
6659 98%
7426 88%
7331 89%
14034 46%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
38
38
0%
41.8
10%
38
0%
62
63%
37
-3%
43
13%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
59
59
0%
64.6
9%
59
0%
98
66%
58
-2%
68
15%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-45% / -102%
-11% / -18%
-2% / -1%
14% / 3%
-13% / -27%
-31% / -77%

* ... smaller is better

Right out of the box, the display offers a fairly good color reproduction. With a DeltaE 2000 color deviation of 4.8, it misses the mark slightly (DeltaE less than 3). The display does not suffer from a bluish cast. We managed to somewhat improve the color reproduction through calibration. After calibration, the DeltaE 2000 color deviation sinks to 3.68 and the grayscale appears more balanced. The HP 14 cannot cover both the sRGB color space and the Adobe RGB color space. It can only cover 59% of sRGB and 38% of Adobe RGB.

By means of our color profile, the color reproduction can be improved. However before downloading it, you should make sure that your laptop has the same display model (manufacturer + model number) as our review device, because otherwise our color profile can result in worse color reproduction. Displays from different manufacturers can often be found within notebooks from the same model range. 

CalMAN - Color accuracy
CalMAN - Color accuracy
CalMAN - grayscale
CalMAN - grayscale
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - Color accuracy (after calibration)
CalMAN - Color accuracy (after calibration)
CalMAN - grayscale (after calibration)
CalMAN - grayscale (after calibration)
CalMAN - Saturation (after calibration)
CalMAN - Saturation (after calibration)

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
27 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 15 ms rise
↘ 12 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. » 63 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18 ms rise
↘ 20 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 49 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
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 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The HP 14 comes with an IPS screen. Therefore, the screen content can be read from any position. Under the open sky, the device can only be used when the sun does not shine too brightly. In broad daylight, the display is simply not bright enough to be legible.

The HP 14 outdoors (shot taken under an overcast sky).
The HP 14 outdoors (shot taken under an overcast sky).
Viewing angles
Viewing angles

Performance - The CPU is held back

The HP 14 from Hewlett Packard is a 14-inch office notebook. It offers enough performance for web-browsing and office work. Our review device can be had for 700 Euros (~$783). Other hardware configurations are also available. The prices start at 400 Euros (~$447). For this money, buyers can get a laptop with a Ryzen 3 3200U APU and a 256 GB SSD. Windows is not included with our review device.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
HWInfo
LatencyMon
 
 

Processor

The HP 14 comes with AMD’s Picasso-based Ryzen 7 3700U. The CPU portion of the APU features four cores that operate at 2.3 GHz. By means of the Turbo Boost, the clock rate can be increased up to 4 GHz. The processor supports Simultaneous Multithreading (one core can process two threads at the same time). 

The CPU runs for a short time at 3 to 3.3 GHz in the multi-core section of the CineBench R15 benchmark. Then the clock rate sinks to 2 to 3 GHz. The processor operates at 1.5 to 3 GHz in the single-core section of the benchmark. When plugged in, the Ryzen 7 3700U initially runs at 2.4 GHz, then the CPU frequency starts to fluctuate between 2 and 3 GHz. In the single-core section of CineBench R15, the clock speed ranges between 1.4 and 2.4 GHz. 

Multi-core benchmark (on battery power)
Multi-core benchmark (on battery power)
Single-core benchmark (on battery power)
Single-core benchmark (on battery power)
Multi-core benchmark (plugged in)
Multi-core benchmark (plugged in)
Single-core benchmark (plugged in)
Single-core benchmark (plugged in)

We check whether or not the Turbo Boost technology can be used over an extended period of time by running the multi-core section of the CineBench R15 benchmark for 30 straight minutes in a continuous loop. The results fall precipitously from the first to the sixth benchmark run. From the seventh benchmark run onwards, the precipitous drop in clock rates slows down. Eventually, the clock speeds settle down at 1.5 to 1.8 GHz. 

04080120160200240280320360400440480520560600640680720760Tooltip
HP 14-dk0008ng AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U: Ø447 (422.06-536.95)
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U: Ø583 (578.22-612.26)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel Core i5-8265U: Ø503 (492.9-621.35)
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel Core i5-8250U: Ø509 (474-542)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8 Intel Core i3-8145U, Intel Core i3-8145U: Ø349 (347.66-361.38)
HP 14-ma0312ng Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel Core i5-8250U: Ø495 (491.26-514.13)
Honor Magicbook AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U: Ø521 (514.07-569.37)
Honor Magicbook Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel Core i5-8250U: Ø552 (547.12-598.25)
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE Intel Core i7-8565U, Intel Core i7-8565U: Ø654 (578.9-760.2)
CPU clock rates during the CineBench R15 loop
CPU clock rates during the CineBench R15 loop

All in all, the CPU benchmarks disappoint. The Ryzen 7 3700U fails to reach its full potential, because it can only run at full speed for a short period of time. According to AMD, the TDP can range anywhere between 12 and 35 watts. It is not unreasonable to assume that HP has chosen a TDP close to the bottom of the available range.

We cannot determine the need for throttling. The HP 14 does not get hot and the fans run at a very low speed. In other words, there is a lot of room for improvement. However, HP appears to place an emphasis on quietness instead of performance, here.

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
4045
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
12881
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit
7226
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
127 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
537 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
46.88 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
98 %
Help
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Office
  (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years)
215 Points +69%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U
175 Points +38%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Intel Core i5-8265U
161 Points +27%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
150 Points +18%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U
146 Points +15%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
145 Points +14%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
142 Points +12%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
139 Points +9%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
138 Points +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (127 - 146, n=7)
138 Points +9%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
127 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Office
  (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years)
1380 Points +157%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U
760 Points +42%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (537 - 683, n=7)
648 Points +21%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Intel Core i5-8265U
623 Points +16%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
615 (576.4min - 616.38max) Points +15%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
598 Points +11%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
576 Points +7%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U
554 Points +3%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
537 Points
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
514 Points -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
361 Points -33%
Cinebench R10
Rendering Single 32Bit
Average of class Office
  (3465 - 9351, n=12, last 2 years)
6404 Points +58%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
5953 Points +47%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
5516 Points +36%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (4045 - 4776, n=2)
4411 Points +9%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4045 Points
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Average of class Office
  (6611 - 40266, n=12, last 2 years)
27456 Points +113%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
16359 Points +27%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (12881 - 18041, n=2)
15461 Points +20%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
13074 Points +1%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
12881 Points
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Office
  (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years)
553 Points +94%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
357 Points +25%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
355 Points +25%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (285 - 368, n=5)
339 Points +19%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
285 Points
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Office
  (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years)
3055 Points +192%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
1363 Points +30%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (1047 - 1560, n=5)
1344 Points +28%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
1325 Points +27%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
1047 Points
Geekbench 3
32 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average of class Office
  (last 2 years)
16771 Points +64%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
12691 Points +24%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
10238 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
 
10238 Points 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
7420 Points -28%
32 Bit Single-Core Score
Average of class Office
  (last 2 years)
4096 Points +36%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
3475 Points +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
3360 Points +12%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
3003 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
 
3003 Points 0%
Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average of class Office
  (4762 - 35532, n=19, last 2 years)
18933 Points +113%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
13414 Points +51%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
12052 Points +35%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
10356 Points +16%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (8907 - 11107, n=4)
10275 Points +15%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
8907 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
7859 Points -12%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Average of class Office
  (2776 - 7072, n=19, last 2 years)
5099 Points +48%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U
4230 Points +23%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U
4118 Points +20%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U
4091 Points +19%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (3445 - 4009, n=4)
3785 Points +10%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3709 Points +8%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
3445 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
1443 ms * -3%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge 44)
1405 ms *
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge)
1348 ms * +4%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge 42)
1334 ms * +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (1285 - 1405, n=5)
1321 ms * +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U (Edge 42)
1314 ms * +6%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U (Chrome 82)
1061 ms * +24%
Average of class Office
  (479 - 1966, n=111, last 2 years)
742 ms * +47%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U
730 ms * +48%
Octane V2 - Total Score
Average of class Office
  (21416 - 93596, n=52, last 2 years)
69674 Points +195%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U
43069 Points +82%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge 42)
30336 Points +28%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U (Edge 42)
29392 Points +24%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge)
28057 Points +19%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (23657 - 28301, n=5)
26597 Points +12%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge 44)
23657 Points
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
21539 Points -9%
Speedometer 2.0 - Result
Average of class Office
  (26.1 - 350, n=48, last 2 years)
233 runs/min +560%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge 44)
35.3 runs/min
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
 
35.3 runs/min 0%
WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Average of class Office
  (99.2 - 368, n=104, last 2 years)
244 Points +61%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U (Chrome 82)
163 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (152 - 156, n=2)
154 Points +1%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge 44)
152 Points
JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Average of class Office
  (117.1 - 544, n=19, last 2 years)
369 Points +108%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U
243 Points +37%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge 42)
219.2 Points +24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U (Edge 42)
215.9 Points +22%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U (Edge)
207.9 Points +17%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
  (166 - 189.2, n=3)
177.4 Points 0%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge 44)
177 Points
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
118.2 Points -33%

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System Performance

The system runs smoothly. We did not encounter any problems. The laptop offers more than enough computing power for such usage scenarios as office work and Internet browsing. The notebook achieves rather good results in the PCMark benchmarks. However, because the processor cannot utilize its Turbo Boost capabilities to the full extent, the results fall far behind the true potential of this CPU. This is why the HP 14 is sometimes beaten by the Acer Swift 3, which has a dual-core CPU.

The HP 14 comes with two RAM modules. This is why the RAM runs in dual-channel mode.
The HP 14 comes with two RAM modules. This is why the RAM runs in dual-channel mode.
PCMark 7 Score
6330 points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
3325 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2
3287 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
4418 points
PCMark 10 Score
3522 points
Help
PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Office
  (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years)
5312 Points +51%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
4011 Points +14%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
GeForce MX230, i5-8265U, Kingston RBU-SNS8180DS3512GJ
3764 Points +7%
Honor Magicbook
GeForce MX150, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3740 Points +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (3522 - 3903, n=7)
3720 Points +6%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
3612 Points +3%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
3534 Points 0%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
3522 Points
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
3447 Points -2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
3179 Points -10%
Honor Magicbook
Vega 8, R5 2500U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
2928 Points -17%
Essentials
Average of class Office
  (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years)
9781 Points +39%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
8222 Points +17%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
8028 Points +14%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
GeForce MX230, i5-8265U, Kingston RBU-SNS8180DS3512GJ
7981 Points +13%
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
7439 Points +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (6927 - 7692, n=7)
7306 Points +4%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
7050 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
6911 Points -2%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
6756 Points -4%
Honor Magicbook
Vega 8, R5 2500U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
6482 Points -8%
Productivity
Average of class Office
  (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years)
7439 Points +36%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
GeForce MX230, i5-8265U, Kingston RBU-SNS8180DS3512GJ
6755 Points +24%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
6373 Points +17%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
5777 Points +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (5459 - 5952, n=7)
5745 Points +5%
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
5504 Points +1%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
5459 Points
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
5425 Points -1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
5274 Points -3%
Honor Magicbook
Vega 8, R5 2500U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3470 Points -36%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Office
  (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years)
5732 Points +86%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3344 Points +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (3082 - 3581, n=7)
3333 Points +8%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
3269 Points +6%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
3082 Points
Honor Magicbook
Vega 8, R5 2500U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3032 Points -2%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
2760 Points -10%
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
2715 Points -12%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
GeForce MX230, i5-8265U, Kingston RBU-SNS8180DS3512GJ
2685 Points -13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
2392 Points -22%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Average of class Office
  (2304 - 4830, n=12, last 2 years)
4261 Points +28%
Honor Magicbook
GeForce MX150, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3741 Points +13%
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
3709 Points +12%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
3675 Points +11%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3641 Points +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (3325 - 3993, n=7)
3628 Points +9%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
3420 Points +3%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
3325 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
3281 Points -1%
Honor Magicbook
Vega 8, R5 2500U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3231 Points -3%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
GeForce MX230, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
5133 Points +16%
HP 14-ma0312ng
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
4909 Points +11%
Honor Magicbook
GeForce MX150, i5-8250U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
4852 Points +10%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
4850 Points +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (4418 - 4869, n=6)
4665 Points +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
UHD Graphics 620, i3-8145U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
4556 Points +3%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
Vega 8, R5 2500U, SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
4420 Points 0%
HP 14-dk0008ng
Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
4418 Points
Average of class Office
  (1854 - 5610, n=12, last 2 years)
3746 Points -15%

Storage Devices

A SATA-III SSD from Samsung serves as the system drive. It comes in the M.2-2280 form-factor and has a capacity of 128 GB. Only 97 GB thereof is available to the user. The rest of the storage space is occupied by the Windows installation files and the recovery partition. The transfer rates are in good order. In addition to the SSD, there is also a 2.5-inch HDD (1 TB, 5400 RPM) inside the notebook. Therefore, users should not run out of storage space for quite a while.

An SSD is included.
An SSD is included.
In addition, there is a 2.5-inch HDD on board.
In addition, there is a 2.5-inch HDD on board.
Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
Sequential Read: 515 MB/s
Sequential Write: 480.6 MB/s
512K Read: 465.3 MB/s
512K Write: 286.9 MB/s
4K Read: 32.31 MB/s
4K Write: 64 MB/s
4K QD32 Read: 220.4 MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 202.8 MB/s
HP 14-dk0008ng
Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
SK Hynix SC313 HFS256G39TNF
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Kingston RBU-SNS8180DS3512GJ
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
SK hynix PC401 HFS256GD9TNG
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3128GJ
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Optane 16 GB MEMPEK1J016GAH + HGST HTS541010B7E610 1 TB HDD
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Average Samsung PM871b MZNLN128HAHQ
 
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-0%
-20%
90%
46%
65%
147%
-2%
Write 4K
90.6
72.3
-20%
55
-39%
98.5
9%
96.8
7%
88.2
-3%
160.8
77%
82.8 ?(61 - 120.7, n=7)
-9%
Read 4K
33.17
30.77
-7%
28.79
-13%
42.25
27%
36.99
12%
166.4
402%
50.5
52%
33 ?(29.8 - 35.5, n=7)
-1%
Write Seq
483
468.1
-3%
307.5
-36%
809
67%
463.1
-4%
158.4
-67%
1458
202%
402 ?(164.4 - 483, n=7)
-17%
Read Seq
511
518
1%
430
-16%
1177
130%
794
55%
895
75%
1447
183%
500 ?(443 - 519, n=7)
-2%
Write 4K Q32T1
170.7
214.2
25%
149.5
-12%
225.5
32%
291.7
71%
162.1
-5%
406.5
138%
192.2 ?(147 - 325, n=7)
13%
Read 4K Q32T1
235
241.1
3%
207.2
-12%
257
9%
352
50%
496.8
111%
476.8
103%
295 ?(179.7 - 517, n=7)
26%
Write Seq Q32T1
496.5
482
-3%
389.2
-22%
809
63%
468.1
-6%
159.9
-68%
1458
194%
392 ?(146.2 - 522, n=7)
-21%
Read Seq Q32T1
534
537
1%
497.1
-7%
2584
384%
1489
179%
933
75%
1743
226%
491 ?(208 - 547, n=7)
-8%

Graphics Card

HP’s laptop has AMD’s integrated Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU. It supports DirectX 12 and can run at up to 1400 MHz. Therefore, the maximum frequency is 100 MHz higher than in the predecessor APU (Ryzen 7 2700U). The results in the 3DMark benchmarks are superb and are the highest that we have ever measured for this GPU. The fact that the graphics adapter has a higher maximum frequency is reflected in the benchmarks. Interestingly enough, while the CPU part of the APU is severely throttled down, the GPU part can operate at full speed.

3DMark 06 Standard Score
13304 points
3DMark 11 Performance
3992 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
61290 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
11751 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
2317 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
863 points
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3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Office
  (1474 - 12230, n=115, last 2 years)
5878 Points +45%
Honor Magicbook
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8250U
4494 Points +11%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4056 Points
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i7-8565U
3582 Points -12%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3565 Points -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (2688 - 4165, n=17)
3483 Points -14%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3482 Points -14%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
3318 Points -18%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
1717 Points -58%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
1645 Points -59%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i3-8145U
1415 Points -65%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Office
  (5681 - 58068, n=98, last 2 years)
23871 Points +30%
Honor Magicbook
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8250U
21461 Points +17%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
18378 Points
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i7-8565U
17999 Points -2%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
17661 Points -4%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
15299 Points -17%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
15109 Points -18%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (9364 - 20784, n=16)
14708 Points -20%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
9520 Points -48%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
8821 Points -52%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i3-8145U
7152 Points -61%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Office
  (712 - 8815, n=117, last 2 years)
4072 Points +58%
Honor Magicbook
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8250U
3459 Points +34%
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i7-8565U
2729 Points +6%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
2581 Points
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
2381 Points -8%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
2369 Points -8%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
2328 Points -10%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (1567 - 2999, n=17)
2224 Points -14%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
1160 Points -55%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-8250U
1087 Points -58%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i3-8145U
838 Points -68%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Office
  (242 - 3186, n=113, last 2 years)
1323 Points +70%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
779 Points
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (578 - 852, n=7)
724 Points -7%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
710 Points -9%

Gaming Performance

The APU in the HP 14 can run many games in our database smoothly. This mostly applies to the titles that have been around for a few years or that have low system requirements—for instance Dota 2 Reborn, Diablo 3, Sims 4, Starcraft 2, Team Fortress 2, and League of Legends. These games are playable in HD resolution (1366x768) on medium settings, although sometimes higher settings are also possible.  

There are even some AAA titles from 2018/2019 that are playable on the HP 14 such as Apex Legends, Darksiders III and Dirt Rally 2.0. However, the aforementioned games are only playable on low settings and at low resolutions.

low med. high ultra
BioShock Infinite (2013) 100.2 64.7 51.3 18.5
Sims 4 (2014) 114.4 47.5 32 29.9
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) 53.8 35.1 19.6 15.5
Alien: Isolation (2014) 76.1 54.6 29.8 23.1
The Witcher 3 (2015) 37.8 24.2 12.1 8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 53 36.2 28.2 26.1
Destiny 2 (2017) 30.2 14.6 12.8 10.1
Far Cry 5 (2018) 22 11 10 9
BioShock Infinite - 1366x768 High Preset
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX230
79.2 fps +54%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
Intel Core i5-8265U, NVIDIA GeForce MX230
70.2 fps +37%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
51.3 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (25.4 - 64.1, n=6)
47.4 fps -8%
HP 14-ma0312ng
Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
28.7 fps -44%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
26.8 fps -48%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Intel Core i3-8145U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
19.1 fps -63%
The Witcher 3 - 1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Office
  (8.4 - 149, n=102, last 2 years)
71.3 fps +89%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
60.4 fps +60%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
37.8 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (29.7 - 53.8, n=8)
37.4 fps -1%
Honor Magicbook
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
37 fps -2%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
28.98 fps -23%
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
16.3 fps -57%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX230
126.7 (110.6min) fps +139%
Honor Magicbook
Intel Core i5-8250U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
103.6 (89.2min) fps +95%
Average of class Office
  (14.8 - 154.1, n=124, last 2 years)
100.4 fps +89%
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
69 (58.9min) fps +30%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (53 - 73, n=10)
63.9 fps +21%
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
53 fps
Sims 4 - 1366x768 Medium Preset
HP 14-dk0008ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
47.5 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
  (44 - 47.5, n=2)
45.8 fps -4%

Emissions - Not a lot of heat and noise

System Noise

When idle, the fan always operates at a very low speed. This is because of HP’s BIOS function known as "Fan always on”. If this function is disabled, then the fan usually stands completely still when the device is idle, which leads to silent operation—except when the 2.5-inch hard drive is being accessed. Under load, the fan does not spin very fast. During our stress test, we measured a sound pressure level of 32.5 dB(A).

Noise Level

Idle
31.4 / 31.4 / 31.4 dB(A)
Load
32.5 / 32.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 30.6 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.532.835.633.832.52533.733.736.634.333.73132.834.740.937.332.84030.232.336.433.430.25030.931.534.833.230.9632929.729.929.8298029.129.529.427.729.110029.328.628.525.729.312525.526.225.725.525.516024.925.724.824.924.920023.623.823.724.223.62502322.822.923.32331522.822.22422.222.840023.722.120.921.223.750021.220.520.72021.263020.720.119.719.520.780022.321.521.118.722.3100023.223.12118.323.2125020.920.819.51820.9160020.719.718.717.420.7200019.820.118.717.619.8250020.921.618.417.620.9315018.718.918.117.918.7400018.218.518.117.918.2500018.318.31818.218.3630018.31918.218.218.3800018.219.118.318.118.21000018.320.118.418.218.31250018.219.218.218.218.21600018.319.318.218.218.3SPL32.532.531.430.632.5N1.61.61.41.31.6median 20.9median 20.5median 19.5median 18.2median 20.9Delta2.71.81.82.12.7hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseHP 14-dk0008ng
HP 14-dk0008ng
R7 3700U, Vega 10
HP 14-ma0312ng
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
R5 2500U, Vega 8
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
i5-8265U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
i7-8565U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
i3-8145U, UHD Graphics 620
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
 
Average of class Office
 
Noise
-0%
3%
-1%
-5%
2%
4%
-0%
8%
off / environment *
30.6
30.25
1%
29.5
4%
29.9
2%
30.6
-0%
30.4
1%
30.3
1%
29.5 ?(23.4 - 30.7, n=16)
4%
24.5 ?(21.1 - 29.9, n=103, last 2 years)
20%
Idle Minimum *
31.4
31.4
-0%
29.5
6%
30
4%
30.6
3%
30.4
3%
30.3
4%
29.5 ?(23.4 - 32.2, n=16)
6%
24.7 ?(22.4 - 29.9, n=103, last 2 years)
21%
Idle Average *
31.4
31.4
-0%
29.5
6%
30
4%
30.6
3%
30.4
3%
30.3
4%
29.5 ?(23.4 - 32.2, n=16)
6%
24.9 ?(22.4 - 30.8, n=103, last 2 years)
21%
Idle Maximum *
31.4
31.6
-1%
30.4
3%
30
4%
31.2
1%
31
1%
30.3
4%
30.1 ?(28 - 32.2, n=16)
4%
25.9 ?(22.8 - 34.9, n=103, last 2 years)
18%
Load Average *
32.5
31.5
3%
31.5
3%
33.5
-3%
36.5
-12%
32.1
1%
31
5%
34.6 ?(30.9 - 40.8, n=16)
-6%
34.8 ?(22.8 - 47.6, n=103, last 2 years)
-7%
Load Maximum *
32.5
33.7
-4%
33.5
-3%
38
-17%
39.7
-22%
32.3
1%
31.4
3%
37.5 ?(32.5 - 43.3, n=16)
-15%
39.9 ?(27.3 - 49.8, n=103, last 2 years)
-23%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The HP 14 during the stress test.
The HP 14 during the stress test.

The HP 14 completes our stress test (Prime95 and FurMark running continuously for at least one hour) with similar results, both when plugged in and when running on battery power. The processor operates at full speed for a few seconds. Then the CPU frequency falls down to 1 to 1.7 GHz and after that, it falls down to 0.6 to 1.4 GHz. At the beginning of the stress test, the core clock of the GPU fluctuates between 650 and 700 MHz. Eventually, the GPU frequency stabilizes at a little below 600 MHz. The stress test is an extreme case scenario, which is very unlikely to occur in real life. We use it to test system stability under full load.

The HP 14 does not become hot. During the stress test, the 40 °C (104 °F) mark is never exceeded. In day-to-day use, the temperatures are always more than acceptable.

Max. Load
 38.6 °C
101 F
38.4 °C
101 F
39.6 °C
103 F
 
 29.7 °C
85 F
27 °C
81 F
38.4 °C
101 F
 
 24.4 °C
76 F
25.4 °C
78 F
27.8 °C
82 F
 
Maximum: 39.6 °C = 103 F
Average: 32.1 °C = 90 F
34.2 °C
94 F
37.1 °C
99 F
30.8 °C
87 F
35.4 °C
96 F
33.4 °C
92 F
29.3 °C
85 F
27 °C
81 F
25.1 °C
77 F
24.6 °C
76 F
Maximum: 37.1 °C = 99 F
Average: 30.8 °C = 87 F
Power Supply (max.)  43 °C = 109 F | Room Temperature 22.6 °C = 73 F | FIRT 550-Pocket
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.1 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.6 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 37.1 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.8 °C / 82 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-0.1 °C / -0.1 F).
Heat distribution under load at the top
Heat distribution under load at the top
Heat distribution under load at the bottom
Heat distribution under load at the bottom
Heat distribution when idle at the top
Heat distribution when idle at the top
Heat distribution when idle at the bottom
Heat distribution when idle at the bottom
HP 14-dk0008ng
R7 3700U, Vega 10
HP 14-ma0312ng
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
R5 2500U, Vega 8
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
i5-8265U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
i7-8565U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
i3-8145U, UHD Graphics 620
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
 
Average of class Office
 
Heat
0%
-5%
-11%
-13%
-6%
0%
-11%
-12%
Maximum Upper Side *
39.6
36.6
8%
44.3
-12%
45.4
-15%
45.2
-14%
36.2
9%
40.2
-2%
40.9 ?(36 - 48.8, n=15)
-3%
41 ?(30.4 - 50, n=108, last 2 years)
-4%
Maximum Bottom *
37.1
31.8
14%
45
-21%
44.4
-20%
43.8
-18%
37.5
-1%
40
-8%
41.8 ?(35.8 - 48.4, n=15)
-13%
43.6 ?(26.2 - 63.6, n=108, last 2 years)
-18%
Idle Upper Side *
25.8
28.4
-10%
23.9
7%
26.9
-4%
27.4
-6%
28
-9%
24.4
5%
28.4 ?(24.1 - 33.1, n=15)
-10%
28.3 ?(21.6 - 38.6, n=107, last 2 years)
-10%
Idle Bottom *
25.3
28
-11%
23.5
7%
26.5
-5%
28.7
-13%
30.6
-21%
24.1
5%
29.6 ?(25.3 - 34, n=15)
-17%
29.6 ?(22.2 - 47.3, n=107, last 2 years)
-17%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2037.133.837.1253534.3353135.137.335.14033.333.433.35031.233.231.26329.129.829.18028.627.728.610028.525.728.512526.425.526.416026.424.926.420029.724.229.725042.323.342.33155122.25140060.121.260.150059205963061.419.561.480061.118.761.1100066.418.366.4125068.31868.3160066.717.466.7200064.717.664.7250068.917.668.9315064.417.964.4400062.817.962.8500068.118.268.1630063.218.263.2800060.618.160.61000060.618.260.61250063.618.263.61600059.718.259.7SPL77.330.677.3N371.337median 61.1median 18.2median 61.1Delta8.72.18.737.43437.434.734.134.739.133.739.132.832.332.83129.63129.427.529.429.924.629.935.526.735.542.724.842.745.824.545.84523.9455422.65461.121.561.164.120.564.16420.16464.319.164.373.918.573.97318.5736917.76968.717.768.772.517.672.570.118.170.170.518.470.569.818.369.87318.57373.818.773.874.11974.174.41974.477.219.177.277.819.277.88430.884551.355median 69.8median 19median 69.88.81.68.838.937.538.939.334.439.335.831.235.833.128.633.134.329.334.334.429.434.435.427.635.436.926.536.938.524.838.539.224.439.241.724.341.745.722.845.748.321.848.35121.15153.220.553.258.819.458.864.718.964.762.418.662.46018.26059.317.759.359.117.559.158.317.458.359.71759.760.41760.463.717.163.762.81762.859.71759.758.817.158.859.317.159.346.717.346.772.730.372.728.81.228.8median 58.8median 18.2median 58.86.426.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseHP 14-dk0008ngAsus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084TAcer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
HP 14-dk0008ng audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (68.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 65% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 26% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 67% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 26% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 44% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 48% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 30% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8 audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (64.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.1% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 55% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 38% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 42% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 51% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management - Okay battery life

Energy Consumption

There are no abnormalities in terms of energy consumption to report. When idle, we measured a maximum power draw of 7.3 watts. During the stress test, the energy consumption reached up to 45 watts. The rated output of the AC adapter is 45 watts.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.26 / 0.36 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4.8 / 7.1 / 7.3 Watt
Load midlight 34 / 45 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
HP 14-dk0008ng
R7 3700U, Vega 10
HP 14-ma0312ng
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
R5 2500U, Vega 8
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
i5-8265U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
i7-8565U, GeForce MX230
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
i3-8145U, UHD Graphics 620
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
 
Average of class Office
 
Power Consumption
22%
-11%
-8%
3%
17%
23%
-7%
-13%
Idle Minimum *
4.8
4.7
2%
5.3
-10%
3.7
23%
2.5
48%
2.8
42%
2.9
40%
4.73 ?(3.2 - 7, n=16)
1%
4.27 ?(2.2 - 9.4, n=107, last 2 years)
11%
Idle Average *
7.1
6.3
11%
7.8
-10%
6.1
14%
5.1
28%
5.8
18%
5.6
21%
7.61 ?(2.8 - 10.6, n=16)
-7%
7.32 ?(3.8 - 20.6, n=107, last 2 years)
-3%
Idle Maximum *
7.3
6.8
7%
8.46
-16%
8.3
-14%
5.6
23%
6.9
5%
6.1
16%
9.63 ?(7 - 12.9, n=16)
-32%
9.1 ?(4.8 - 23.9, n=107, last 2 years)
-25%
Load Average *
34
15
56%
36.9
-9%
43
-26%
47.5
-40%
34
-0%
29
15%
33.3 ?(24.2 - 40.6, n=16)
2%
40.4 ?(8.7 - 75.2, n=106, last 2 years)
-19%
Load Maximum *
45
30.4
32%
49.4
-10%
61.6
-37%
64.5
-43%
35
22%
35.3
22%
45.1 ?(38.5 - 55.5, n=16)
-0%
57.4 ?(11.1 - 101.4, n=107, last 2 years)
-28%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

In our practically oriented Wi-Fi test, which simulates loads that are consistent with surfing the web, the HP 14 lasted for 7 h 12 m. Here, the “balanced” power plan is selected, the energy-saving functions are turned off and the display brightness is set to 150 cd/m². The 14-inch notebook achieved a battery runtime of 6 h 55 m in our video test. We conduct this test by running the short film Big Buck Bunny (H.264; 1920x1080) in a continuous loop. The “Power saver” plan is selected, the communications modules and the energy-saving functions are disabled, and the display brightness is set to 150 cd/m².

The battery has a capacity of 41.04 Wh.
The battery has a capacity of 41.04 Wh.
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
11h 45min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 44)
7h 12min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
6h 55min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 50min
HP 14-dk0008ng
R7 3700U, Vega 10, 41.04 Wh
Huawei MateBook D 14 W00D-53010GXL
R5 2500U, Vega 8, 57.4 Wh
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T
i5-8265U, GeForce MX230, 37 Wh
Lenovo V330-14IKB-81B0004MGE
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, 30 Wh
Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-31N8
i3-8145U, UHD Graphics 620, 50.7 Wh
HP 14-ma0312ng
i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, 41.7 Wh
Lenovo Ideapad S340-14IWL-81N70056GE
i7-8565U, GeForce MX230, 52.5 Wh
Average of class Office
 
Battery Runtime
63%
-23%
-32%
42%
58%
49%
85%
Reader / Idle
705
1137
61%
937
33%
1393
98%
1414 ?(527 - 2359, n=23, last 2 years)
101%
H.264
415
399
-4%
691 ?(348 - 1112, n=40, last 2 years)
67%
WiFi v1.3
432
542
25%
331.3
-23%
294
-32%
614
42%
445
3%
361
-16%
589 ?(272 - 1137, n=107, last 2 years)
36%
Load
50
101
102%
150
200%
82
64%
117 ?(56 - 209, n=65, last 2 years)
134%

Pros

+ matte IPS screen
+ Full HD resolution
+ SSD+HDD
+ okay battery life
+ completely silent or quiet during operation
+ does not get hot
+ USB Type-C

Cons

- dim display
- low Wi-Fi speeds
- CPU cannot reach its full potential
- only 12 months of warranty
- no DisplayPort via USB-C functionality
- cannot charge through the UBC Type-C port

Verdict

The HP 14-dk0008ng, provided courtesy of: cyberport
The HP 14-dk0008ng, provided courtesy of: cyberport

Hewlett Packard’s 14-inch office notebook is powered by the newly released Ryzen 7 3700U APU. The APU has left an ambiguous impression. While the GPU part of the APU works at full speed, the CPU part is throttled down. The latter cannot utilize its Turbo Boost capabilities to the full extent and can only operate at high frequencies for a short time. Therefore, it cannot reach its full potential. It is possible that HP has limited the CPU power to ensure quiet operation: The HP 14 is quiet under all sorts of loads and never gets hot.

The HP 14-dk0008ng has left a mostly positive impression. Unfortunately, the Ryzen 7 3700U APU fails to reach its full potential.

A SATA-III SSD creates a very responsive system. Moreover, the HP 14 also has a 2.5-inch HDD, which offers a lot of storage space (1 TB). The keyboard has left a rather good impression. It is quite usable in day-to-day life. The battery runtimes can be described as bordering on good. However, the 14-inch notebook should have lasted one to two more hours in our practically oriented Wi-Fi and video tests.

The matte IPS screen scores some major points with its good contrast ratio and great viewing angles. The HP 14 is only suited for use indoors. The color-space coverage also leaves a lot to be desired.

The HP 14 features a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, which can only be used for connecting peripherals. It can neither output a DisplayPort signal nor be used for charging the device. These days, there is really no reason why a compact and mobile device like this cannot be charged via the USB Type-C port. The Wi-Fi module also disappoints with its average data speeds. The one-year warranty deserves criticism as well.

HP 14-dk0008ng - 06/17/2019 v6(old)
Sascha Mölck

Chassis
77 / 98 → 78%
Keyboard
72%
Pointing Device
79%
Connectivity
42 / 80 → 53%
Weight
69 / 20-67 → 100%
Battery
89%
Display
88%
Games Performance
67 / 68 → 99%
Application Performance
80 / 92 → 87%
Temperature
94%
Noise
92%
Audio
56%
Camera
44 / 85 → 52%
Average
73%
82%
Office - Weighted Average

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