HP EliteBook 14" 8 G1a, Ryzen 5 PRO 230, 32GB, 1TB SSD
A 16 TOPS NPU and AMD Ryzen 5 230 Pro accelerate Copilot+ tasks on a 14-inch 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen, all in a 1.39kg chassis. 32GB DDR5 RAM, Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 7 enable responsive multitasking and fast connectivity. This AI-ready ultrabook suits developers and students who rely on on-device AI for coding and collaboration.
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 760M
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 62 Wh
62 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong portability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port selection (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 760M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 62 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 8 G1a | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 760M | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 62 | 72 | - | 80 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 8 G1a | 66.5 | 61.5 | 86.4 | 73.5 | 56.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 19.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall62.2
- AI/LLM29.5
- Gaming19.7
- Portability73.8
- Creator31
- Student67.2
- Business61.3
- Developer64.8
- Entertainment60.2
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