HP Pavilion Plus 14 2024 Gets a Power Upgrade to AMD Ryzen 8000 and Intel Core Ultra

HP Pavilion Plus 14 2024, a successor to 2023 model, offers choices of Ryzen 8000 or Intel Core Ultra. The Intel model is lighter and includes Thunderbolt 4 support. Conversely, the AMD model may offer superior performance and efficiency.

The HP Pavilion Plus 14 will offer a choice of AMD or Intel processors in 2024. Top models will feature either an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS or an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H. While both models offer strong performance, the AMD Radeon 780M tends to achieve better gaming performance.

However, the Intel model also has two tangible advantages. Firstly, the Pavilion Plus 14 2024 with Meteor Lake weighs 1.45 kilograms, around 70 grams less than the AMD model, and secondly, only the Intel model supports Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbit/s), while AMD has to make do with two USB-C (10 Gbit/s). Both models also have USB-A (10 Gbit/s) and HDMI 2.1.

The HP thin laptop 14-inch top models also come with a 14-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,800 pixels, a frame rate of 120 Hz, and a brightness of 400 nits. You can charge the 68 Wh battery via USB-C port with up to 100 watts. HP has installed a 5-megapixel webcam with an infrared camera for Windows login via facial recognition and an illuminated keyboard.

HP Pavilion Plus 14 2024 price and availability

The HP Pavilion Plus 14 with AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD is available at prices starting at $849.99, the version with Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD costs $939.99 on Amazon online store. You can only get the OLED display for an additional charge; the standard option is a 120 Hz IPS panel with 2,560 x 1,600 pixels and 300 nits.