If you want to say which word is the hottest word on the Internet since the beginning of 2024, I believe everyone will blurt out "AI" - from mobile phones to computers, and even new energy vehicles that are developing towards intelligence, all of them vigorously mention the various changes that AI has brought to its industry and user experience. And when it comes to computers, which computers can be called AI PCs?
The just-launched HP Star Book Pro 14 is a typical AI PC: it is equipped with a new Intel Core Ultra processor, which can help the laptop run AI applications efficiently with the blessing of three AI engines: CPU + GPU + NPU. At the same time, the Star Book Pro 14 is also a thin and light laptop with no shortcomings, equipped with 32GB high-frequency memory + 1TB SSD storage combination and "three highs and one fast" full-sense screen, which can easily handle all kinds of daily applications. So, what about its performance release? How was it going? What are the practical implications of AI PCs for everyday use? For these questions, Uncle Niu below brings the in-depth experience of Star Book Pro 14 as a detailed answer.
Test Product Configuration Specifications:
Screen: 14-inch 2880 1800 100% P3 color gamut 120Hz VRR OLED screen.
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 155H (6P 8E 2LPE, up to 4.)8ghz）
Graphics: Intel Arc Graphics 8xe cores.
Memory: 32GB LPDDR5X 7467MHz
Hard disk: 1TB m2 pcie4.0 ssd
Network: Intel AX211 WiFi 6E
Battery: 68wh large capacity battery.
Left interface: USB-A 5Gbps, 35mm audio port.
Right interface: USB-A 10Gbps, Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps, full-featured USB-C 10Gbps, HDMI 21 **s
Others: 5 million pixel camera, Hui Xiaowei intelligent voice assistant, HP e butler, French fries logo
It is still everyone's favorite French fries logo with a high-value all-metal body.
Friends who often pay attention to electronic products know that when it comes to the shape and appearance of the thin and light fuselage of several major international brands at the mainstream price of five or six thousand yuan, HP's star book series is quite capable of playing, not only the body texture is good, but the appearance is also beautiful. And the star book pro 14 fuselage is the most eye-catching thing in the visual sense,It uses the widely acclaimed French fries logo,The whole A-side is very simple,The French fries logo in the middle is very recognizable,This is the classic logo of HP notebooks,It is also one of the best-looking and most classy notebook logos in the eyes of many friends。
Star Book Pro 14 ACD three-sided fuselage is made of aluminum alloy, designed in accordance with military specifications MIL-STD-810H 13 test standards (including battery, drop, high and low temperature, vibration, humidity, thermal shock and other items), after sculpture-level process polishing, the fuselage has excellent texture and is resistant and durable, for this, I believe that as long as you see the real machine and feel the real touch of the fuselage, you will agree with Uncle Niu's comments.
Uncle Niu's star book Pro 14 is a silver fuselage model, and the machine also provides a night flight blue and slightly drunk pink color fuselage options, the blue fuselage is relatively rare, low-key and chic, suitable for friends who want to break the routine but don't want to be too public-for this series of models, if you pursue fashionable electronic products, you can choose blue, pink fuselage, good-looking and individual; If you prefer a regular notebook look, the Star Book Pro 14 also offers a regular silver version, which is more suitable for the diversified and trendy aesthetics of today's young people than a thin and light laptop with only a silver body shell.
The shell is not easy to be stained with fingerprints and oil, and when used normally, it can not only save a lot of energy and time to take care of, but also often keep the body as bright as new, virtually removing a lot of small troubles, and it will be better to use.
The screen is a 4-sided narrow bezel design, the appearance has no slots, there is a 5 million pixel camera above the screen, with a physical switch bezel, face recognition supports Windows hello system login, fast, convenient and safe, temporary remote meetings, online classes are started in seconds, very convenient. The 5-megapixel camera is an advantage – it's much sharper than an FHD camera in the same price range.
The C-side is designed with a low-saturation matte keyboard, while the blue and pink C-side is the same color as the body, creating a strong sense of unity visually. But the upper and lower cursor buttons are half-height design, and the power button is next to the delete button, which may be a point that some friends will be picky. Fortunately, the machine actually takes these details into account, with foolproof settings, and pressing the power button will not trigger the operation.
Star Book Pro 14 also has two small details of humanized design: the corners of the fuselage are specially rounded, which can prevent the problem of "cutting hands" on the edges of the metal fuselage. In addition, when the hinge is opened at a large angle, the small heel design at the bottom will slightly improve the keyboard surface, which is conducive to enhancing heat dissipation and reducing fan noise.
The measured weight of the whole machine is about 142kg, there is not much pressure on the back during the daily commute. The power of the power adapter is 100W, which is more powerful than the previous generation's 90W, and the volume and weight are also slightly reduced, which can bring more surging performance support to the Star Book Pro 14 while reducing the burden of going out, and if you require lighter travel weight, then you can also give the Star Book Pro 14 with a small-sized 100W PD charger, and its two Type-C ports (Thunderbolt 4+ full-function port) support charging.
In terms of fuselage appearance and design, this generation of Star Book Pro 14 is still a very competitive product in the mainstream price range of thin and light books, characterized by excellent texture, beautiful appearance, and fashionable color matching.
Ultra 7 155H: Everyday applications and multitasking made easy.
The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (also available in Intel Core Ultra 5 125H configuration), codenamed Meteor Lake, has a core count of 6P+8E+2LPE and a maximum turbo frequency of 48ghz。Compared with the previous Intel CPU, the Core Ultra has undergone changes and innovations, using a separate module design, consisting of four modules - computing module, IO module, SOC module and graphics module. Core Ultra, giving you an AI core. Of course, these are technical and parameter data, and when it comes to the notebook, it depends on the actual performance release.
Single-roast processor test.
In Chongqing winter indoors (without air conditioning turned on) slightly raise the fuselage, using the AIDA64 to the Star Book Pro 14 single baking processor (FPU) for about 30 minutes: the power consumption of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H is stable at about 55W, the temperature is about 94, and the P-core is 32ghz～3.6GHz, E core about 28GHz, good performance release! Switch to balanced mode with a processor oven power of 40W. In addition, if the machine is baked in a high temperature environment, the power of the machine is stable at about 45W.
Surface temperature and noise analysis: The thermal image of the C-side of the Star Book Pro 14 under full load is shown below: the heat is concentrated on the right side of the keyboard, and since the room temperature is really low, the temperature in the key area is not more than 40 at its hottest, and there is no thermal sensation. However, it is best to open the screen opening and closing angle wider when fully loaded, because there is an air outlet under the screen hinge.
In terms of fan noise, the Star Book Pro 14 has a good fan noise performance, and the tuning is scientific and user-friendly. The fan noise is not noticeable at the beginning of the oven, but the fan speed will increase after a period of continuous baking, indicating that the fan noise will not be irritated at every turn during daily use, and it can maintain a low speed in most conventional applications. The noise of the user bit at full load is about 44dba, which is not large. When the balanced mode is fully loaded, the user bit fan noise is only about 38dba, which is basically negligible - if there is no heavy full load application requirements, the balanced mode is more suitable for the vast majority of users, the noise is low, and the performance is still good.
The picture below is the internal design drawing, neatly made, using dual fans and dual heat pipes for heat dissipation, equipped with 32GB LPDDR5X 7467MHz high-frequency memory + 1TB SSD, and there is no other room for upgrades.
Processor benchmarks.
In the processor benchmark test, based on the familiar Cinebench R23 multi-core test, the Star Book Pro 14 ran to a score of 16366, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with a power consumption of about 65W was 14709 points. Obviously, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H is the stronger performer when it comes to processor performance on thin and light laptops, leading the way. The multi-core score of more than 16,000 points also shows that the Star Book Pro 14 is easy and enjoyable to deal with common daily office, learning, and entertainment applications.
Office application testing.
PCMARK10's office performance test is a project that covers office office, web browsing, ** and other applications, including the familiar office three-piece set (word, excel, powerpoint) and so on. In total, these tests include three large sub-items: common basic functions (program startup, meetings, web browsing), productivity (and documentation), and digital content creation (editing, rendering, and editing). The Star Book Pro 14 has an overall score of 6833, which is a good performance. If you don't understand the meaning of these scores, UL also provides a recommended score of 4100 4500 3450 for three sub-items, and the corresponding score of Star Book Pro 14 is 10466 8478 9758, which is quite intuitive in comparison, several times the recommended score.
How do you feel about daily use, the quality of the SSD is also very important, PCIe40 specifications, the system response is fast.
Fully loaded render test.
3D rendering is a very common creative application at present, and it is also an application that is not sure how to do thin and light laptops in the Core P era, but now in the era of Ultra processors, it is not much of a problem for thin and light laptops to occasionally do some learning-level 3D rendering. Blender4 is used here0 renders the classroom scene, and the star book pro 14 takes 6 minutes and 14 seconds. Here some friends may also ask, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H different performance release strategies, how big is the performance difference between them?
In order to give you an intuitive reference, we also give the results of other brands of AI PCs, such as the 28W Intel Core Ultra 7 155H took 9 minutes and 18 seconds on this project. Instead, the performance release power reaches 55W, and the rendering efficiency is 3 minutes higher, and the rendering efficiency is significantly improved.
Multitasking heavy application testing.
In fact, in daily use, whether it is office or entertainment, it is very common to open multiple applications, in this regard, Uncle Niu also conducted a multi-task high-load test on the star book pro 14: open dozens of web pages, run Jianying for **transcoding, and load more than a dozen high-resolution sheets in PS**, application operation, task switching is still smooth and not stuck. Of course, it can have such a performance, which is also closely related to the large-capacity high-frequency memory matched with the evaluation machine, you must know that the star book Pro 14 we reviewed is not only equipped with 32G large-capacity memory, but also LPDDR5X 7467MHz high-frequency specifications.
CPU test summary: Judging from the actual test of the Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 155H equipped with the Star Book Pro 14, the performance release of up to 55W is strong: it is easy to be competent for daily use, and it can do professional work such as light rendering and drafting, and the multitasking is smooth and silky, in short, you don't have to worry about the performance of the Star Book Pro 14, two words - reliable.
Ruixuan nuclear display test: game, AI grasp.
The Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 155H uses ARC graphics with 128 EU. The Star Book Pro 14 is also equipped with 32GB LPDDR5X 7467MHz high-frequency memory, which is very powerful from the point of view of parameters, so is there any surprise in its actual performance?
Benchmark doubled!
Let's take a look at the benchmark benchmark score first, the figure below is the familiar 3DMark Time Spy scene test, and the graphics card score of the Star Book Pro 14 is 3825. For reference, the benchmark score of the previous generation i7 13700H is about 1750 points, and the benchmark score of the new generation of core graphics has indeed doubled! And it has surpassed the performance of the entry-level independent display 1650 (the running score is around 3500)! It also beats the 780m next door, and its running score is about 2800 points.
2.8K resolution for a smooth experience of LOL
With a real-world gaming experience, "LOL" is one of the most popular e-sports games in the world. When testing the previous Core graphics thin and light laptops, we all recommended that you run the game in FHD Full HD resolution, but when it comes to the powerful Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, there is no need to reduce the resolution: at 2880 1800 resolution, the average frame rate of the Star Book Pro 14 running "LOL" for 17 minutes is 150FPS, which is very smooth.
Genshin Impact is not too demanding for a nuclear graphics laptop, with high image quality at 2880 1800 resolution, Star Book Pro 14 has an average frame rate of 37fps, which is playable. At 1920 1200 resolution, the frame rate is close to 60 frames, which is smooth.
XESS blessing, 3A masterpieces can also be played?
ARC graphics card supports Intel XESS, can Star Book Pro 14 play triple-A games? Uncle Niu tested "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Forza Horizon 5", set it to 1920 1200 resolution low image quality, turned on XESS balance, and the average frame rate of the test was 47fps and 63fps respectively, which basically reached the level of playability. It should be said that with the further improvement of the future driver, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H will be able to experience a lot of triple-A masterpieces in Full HD resolution.
AI performance testing.
AI is the hottest field nowadays, how is the performance of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H's sharp core graphics card?
We used UL Procyon's AI inference test module to test, which is the current quantitative AI inference computing power test software in the Windows environment, the running score of the machine is 461, do you remember what the running score of the 13th generation Core core display notebook is - 131 points, the machine has more than 3 times the performance improvement! Obviously, the AI performance of the Core Ultra processor has easily crushed the previous generation of thin and light laptop processors, and it is more convenient for AI applications that will become more popular in the future.
In terms of actual AI applications, Uncle Niu tested three projects, namely Stable Diffusion LCM OpenVino local AI text mapping, Intel large language model does not generate documents locally over the Internet, and Jianying Professional Edition uses NPU to perform AI intelligent keying.
Stable Diffusion LCM OpenVINO local AI text generation. Stable Diffusion is a very popular AI authoring tool, and LCM (Latent Consistency Model) can greatly accelerate the generation of images, with lower computational complexity and memory requirements. In fact, we used the Star Book Pro 14 to generate a picture of a lakeside hut, and it only took more than 1 second to complete! The speed is truly impressive. Although the current image quality is not particularly ideal, the speed of AI progress is also quite fast, and the future development is worth looking forward to.
Intel Large Language Models do not generate documents natively over the Internet. Many documents will involve data security, and using **cloud AI will inevitably encounter data leakage, such as when you need inspiration for new product launch copywriting. At this time, the AI large language model (which supports 20 billion parameters) can be used to generate documents locally without being connected to the Internet, so as to avoid similar problems. How does the Star Book Pro 14 perform? The dialogue entered by Uncle Niu is "Write a work summary outline for 2023", as you can see from the figure, whether it is speed or quality, it is good, it has reached full usability, and because it is a local document generation, there is no need to worry about data security, and AI document creation can be carried out anytime and anywhere, which is very convenient.
The NPU performs AI intelligent keying. The Ultra processor introduces an NPU neural network processing unit to accelerate AI application computing. For example, in the figure below, you can see that the resource occupation of NPU in Task Manager has reached about 95%, and the efficiency is also very high.
In addition to games and AI applications, ARC can also provide a big role in the production of **, which not only supports nuclear graphics acceleration, but also supports **1 encoding. Paragraph 28GB 4K** transcoded to 1080P** using H264 encoded volume volume is 169GB, with **1 encoding volume of 131GB, significantly smaller in size.
Core graphics test summary: Star Book Pro 14 equipped with Intel Core Ultra 7 155H core graphics comprehensive performance is excellent, not only the benchmark score has been doubled, but also has a strong AI application performance, for the vast majority of users, with stable diffusion drawing, generation of PPT pictures, generation of documents, short ** clips can be done. Of course, the game performance is also good, and the experience of popular online games is smooth. For the use of thin and light laptop users, it can be called all-round to a certain extent.
"Three highs and one fast" full-sense screen: delicate display and rich colors.
The specific parameters of the Star Book Pro 14 screen are: 2880 1800 high resolution, support up to 120Hz VRR variable refresh rate, response time 02ms, claiming 100% P3 wide color gamut, 10bit color depth, supporting HDR** browsing, HDR peak brightness up to 500 nits, passed the German TUV Rheinland and EyeSafe dual eye protection certification, more than 100 nits for DC-like dimming, and has IMAX Enhanced cinema-level sound and picture certification.
Measured color gamut:100%sRGB、100%P%Adobergb,In line with the publicity,It is a 100%P3 wide color gamut screen。 If you feel that the color gamut is too wide, you can manually adjust the saturation of the screen, however, we still recommend that HP add a color gamut switching function to OLED screen notebooks in the future to make it more convenient for users to use. In addition, the average color accuracy of the laptop screen is 1About 46, it can cope with general visual applications and short ** clips.
In terms of brightness, the maximum brightness in SDR mode is about 392 nits, which is in the 400 nits level. With HDR on, you can achieve a peak brightness of up to 500 nits, and when paired with Poly Studio speakers, you can enjoy HDR** to provide excellent chiaroscuro and audiovisual effects.
The Star Book Pro 14 screen supports a refresh rate of up to 120Hz (with VRR smart refresh rate switching), and its screen response time is 0 due to the OLED panel characteristics2ms, which can ensure that the window dragging, web page scrolling is smoother in daily use, and the ghosting is less than that of LCD screens.
It can be seen that the star book Pro 14OLED screen feels good to use: the high-resolution display is delicate, the OLED wide color gamut screen looks full and transparent, the fast response time and 120Hz high refresh rate bring a smooth and silky sense of picture switching, and the OLED screen of this product has also passed the dual low blue light eye protection certification, including the German TÜV Rheinland and EyeSafe dual eye protection certification. If you're sensitive to color brilliance and response time, then an OLED laptop is indeed a more suitable choice. And if you are not very accustomed to OLED screens, there are 2 more in the series5K 120Hz IPS screen configuration is optional.
Hui Xiaowei intelligent voice assistant 30: Added one-click cleanup and support subtitle translation.
In terms of intelligent interaction between man and machine, HP is one of the most feature-rich notebook brands, and it continues to optimize and improve every year, and the star book Pro 14 is equipped with a new generation of Hui Xiaowei intelligent voice assistant30, on the basis of the original function, it has added a lot of one-click acceleration, one-click cleanup, desktop assistant and other functions that novice users want, and can achieve related operations without third-party software, which is more convenient.
Desktop Assistant: The new panel adds the ability to record and take screenshots. And it supports Hui Xiaowei one-click screen recording, and also supports voice assistant to open screen recording, such as saying "start screen recording" to the voice assistant, that is, you can open the screen recording interface, no additional ** screen recording software, no watermark, simple to use, you can choose to record the full screen, you can also choose window screen recording, especially convenient for novice users. However, there doesn't seem to be a shortcut to start and stop at the moment, and I hope to add it later to make the operation more efficient.
Computer Assistant: Includes functions such as one-click acceleration and one-click cleaning. From time to time, novice users ask, how to clean up the junk files on the computer conveniently? Generally speaking, in order to achieve one-click cleaning, most of the notebooks need first-party software to get it, but now when using Xingbook Pro 14, users can directly use the small and micro intelligent voice assistant to complete it with one click, without the help of third-party software, and it also saves the learning and use costs of white users, which is still very good. In addition, there is also a deep cleaning function in the computer assistant, which supports cleaning browsers, temporary files and even WeChat files on the computer.
Subtitle translation: support real-time translation, more accurate, can include the sound from the system, support Chinese and English translation, can be translated or the original translation at the same time display subtitles. Support text or audio saving. Whether you participate in an English meeting, an English class, or watch an English movie, you can easily understand all the content, which is equivalent to carrying a reliable little translator with you. Uncle Niu's experience is to record and translate Chinese in English, which is generally more accurate. In addition, the machine also supports meeting notes to prevent users from missing important meeting information.
battery life, keyboard and interface.
Star Book Pro 14 has a built-in 68Wh large-capacity battery, the battery life test item is PCMARK10 modern office battery life test, the screen brightness is set to 70%, turn off WiFi, the battery life of the machine is about 15 hours (the test starts at 17 o'clock, and the low battery is turned off at about 8 o'clock the next morning). It is worth mentioning that the Star Book Pro 14 supports fast charging technology, in the state of 4% power shutdown, it can recover 50% of the power after about 30 minutes of charging, and it can replenish the power demand for light office in the afternoon after having lunchtime. And the charging interface is Type-C, one charger can solve the charging needs of two devices of laptop and mobile phone when traveling.
The Star Book Pro 14 keyboard has a white backlight, and the upper and lower cursor buttons are not full-size - it may be a place for some friends to talk about. In terms of feel, the font size of the side key legend and auxiliary keys has been increased, making the keyboard more easy to use and good-looking, and the wide keycaps give the fingers a large tolerance, so even if the design is straight, it will not slip, and the tapping feeling is bright, ensuring the comfort of a large amount of text input. The touch is responsive and the multi-gesture operation is accurate.
Speaking of office experience, Star Book Pro 14's 5 million pixel camera effect is also good, supporting automatic framing, eye contact, background effect blurring, etc., supporting automatic tracking technology, which can track users to achieve dynamic following. Compared with the camera of ordinary laptops, high-pixel can better adapt to complex office environments, allowing you to hear and hear clearly in remote meeting rooms. In addition, Smart Effects will use the NPU as a hardware resource – improving battery life when using battery power.
In terms of fuselage interface, the left side of the machine is USB-A (5Gbps.).5mm audio port, on the right is Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps), full-featured USB-C (10Gbps), USB-A (10Gbps), HDMI21 **s。That is, the combination of dual USB-C + dual USB-A, which is the most classic configuration of 14-inch thin and light in recent years, with two high-specification USB-C ports (supporting PD charging and DP display output), which can achieve multi-screen expansion; 2 USB-A ports and HDMI 21 interface (4K picture stable output), which can meet the connection needs of all peripherals such as daily office and study, without the need to purchase adapter equipment, saving money and easy to use.
The USB-C port can be used to quickly transfer a large number of files, and the following transfer speed has basically reached the upper limit of the rate of Uncle Niu's mobile SSD hard disk enclosure, and the 100GB file can be copied in about 2 minutes.
Let's talk about the point that international brand thin and light books are more suitable for white users: comprehensive after-sales service. Among them, the typical first-class service is the advantage of international brands such as HP, and second-tier brands are difficult to match. Star Book Pro 14 has a built-in HP e butler application, users can contact the after-sales engineer directly for 7 24 hours, and solve the problem, the software interface is simple and easy to use, which is commendable. Judging from Uncle Niu's experience:**Communication is an instant response, no need to wait, it also supports voice connection, remote desktop and other services, which is indeed a good helper for Xiaobai to be familiar with the use of computers.
Summary: Equipped with AIPC without shortcomings, high appearance and good experience.
As you know, five or six thousand yuan is the most competitive price point for thin and light books, and the models that can stand out at this price have their own specialties. The main competitive advantage of the HP Star Book Pro 14 is: first, the machine's French fries logo, body texture is good, the appearance is beautiful, and the color matching is trendy; Second, the fan noise is well controlled under high loads; The third is rich in built-in functions, Hui Xiaowei intelligent voice assistant 30 is easy to use and easy to use.
In addition to these differentiating advantages, the quality of the body of the Star Book Pro 14 is also quite solid. According to the measured data, with the support of the Core Ultra processor with the highest sustained performance release of 55W, it can easily meet the performance requirements of various tasks such as daily work and study, online game entertainment, and local AI application processing. The human-computer interaction experience of the machine is also comfortable, 2The 8K OLED 120Hz P3 wide color gamut high-brush full-sense screen has excellent performance, delicate and transparent visual effects, fast response time, and less ghosting, which can be competent for more work and creative scene needs. Dual USB-C + dual USB-A interfaces are fully configured, high specifications, coupled with HP E butler and other applications, it can be said that Star Book Pro 14 has no shortcomings in terms of parameter performance or after-sales service.
Of course, the machine also has some regrets, the up and down buttons are not full-size design, and the sense of control is average; And the power button is next to Delete, which may be picky for those who often use Delete - in fact, there is no need to worry about this, because Uncle Niu also mentioned earlier that the machine has an anti-fool setting, even if you press the power button continuously, it will not trigger the lock screen shutdown and other operations, and it is still very user-friendly. In addition, Uncle Niu believes that there is one thing that can be optimized: I hope that HP's thin and light laptops can switch performance modes through shortcut key combinations in the future, which is more convenient.
Finally, let's talk about the purchase advice: the machine is currently available in two processor configurations: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Ultra 7 155H. Among them, from the point of view of high cost performance and sufficient performance, I recommend everyone to consider Ultra 5 125H 32GB 1T 28K version,The current first reference**5699 yuan (silver) 5799 yuan (blue pink),For the use scenarios of the vast majority of thin and light users,The configuration performance is more than enough。 ** of less than 6,000 yuan is also within the budget range of five or six thousand yuan. And if you really have a high budget and want the processor to have more multi-core performance and often perform moderately full-load applications, you can choose Ultra 7 155H+32GB internal deposit. Overall, the HP Star Book Pro14 2024 high-performance AIPC is a high-value and good-experience notebook that is very suitable for working people, college students and other user groups.