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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
HP OMEN Transcend 14 (2024) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2024)
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HP OMEN Transcend 14 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2024)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- OMEN Transcend 14 (14-fb0013dx) (Shadow Black - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- OMEN Transcend 14 (14-fb0008ca) (Shadow Black - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- OMEN Transcend 14 (14-fb0000ca) (Shadow Black - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- OMEN Transcend 14 (14-fb0023dx) (Shadow Black - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- OMEN Transcend 14 (14-fb0097nr) (Shadow Black - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/32GB/2TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2X3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2W3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX14LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2G3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2E3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2F3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2V3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2U3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX04LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2K3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2H3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2J3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
HP OMEN Transcend 14 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2024)
Although both are 14-inch laptops, the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2024) and the HP OMEN Transcend 14 (2024) are quite different, as the MacBook Pro is a productivity, content creation, and workstation laptop, while the Transcend 14 is a hybrid gaming and content creation laptop. The MacBook Pro 14 is better than the Transcend 14 in almost every way; it has a sturdier build, a significantly brighter display, a higher-quality webcam, and a longer battery life. You can also get much more processing power on the MacBook Pro. That said, the HP might be a better choice if you plan on gaming because more games run on Windows than macOS.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.5
8.8
Battery
6.0
9.5
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Webcam & Microphone
6.1
9.1
Portability
7.7
8.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
7.9
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.7
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
12.3" (31.3 cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
9.2" (23.3 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)
Volume
84.6 in³ (1,385.6 cm³)
71.5 in³ (1,172.2 cm³)
Weight
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
16.7 in³ (273.0 cm³)
7.3 in³ (120.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
5.5
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1800
3024 x 1964
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
241 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
82%
89%
Refresh Rate
8.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
10
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
99,700 : 1
25,075 : 1
Brightness
7.8
8.9
Maximum Brightness
377 cd/m²
557 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
7.1
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.67%
1.82%
Indirect Reflections
0.71%
0.26%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.9%
1.6%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.179%
0.127%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.2
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
37°
28°
Color Washout From Right
38°
28°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
19°
42°
Color Shift From Right
18°
51°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
43°
31°
Brightness Loss From Right
43°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
52°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
43°
36°
Gamma Shift From Right
43°
36°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.0
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
35°
29°
Color Washout From Above
32°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
23°
40°
Color Shift From Above
20°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
40°
32°
Brightness Loss From Above
39°
32°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
39°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
39°
32°
Gamma Shift From Above
37°
32°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.9
10
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.47
1.28
Avg. Gamma
2.31
2.2
Avg. Color dE
4.16
0.89
Avg. Color Temperature
6,448.6 K
6,381.6 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.08%
99.99%
sRGB uv
144.81%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
93.81%
89.18%
Adobe RGB uv
97.62%
94.44%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.7%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
99.56%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.18%
73.01%
Rec. 2020 uv
83.1%
74.71%
Flicker
7.2
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
480 Hz
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
30 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
0.93 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.38 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
8.8
9.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.0
9.5
Size
14.9 in² (96.0 cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.7
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.5 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-3.7
0.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
339 Hz
137 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
11 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.1
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.0
9.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core Ultra 9 185H
M4 Pro
Core Count
16
12
Thread Count
22
12
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
M4 Pro
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
8 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
24 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,467 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
943 GB
459 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN810 SDCPNRY-1T00-1006
Apple SSD AP0512Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.8
9.8
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,758 points
2,713 points
CPU Multi-Thread
13,731 points
19,925 points
GPU Compute
95,226 points
70,877 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.9
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,814 points
2,191 points
Multi-Thread
14,254 points
19,750 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
9.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.8 min
1.9 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
0.2 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
13 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.2
9.6
Basemark Image
Overall Score
86,385
105,554
Storage Drive Performance
9.6
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,032.9 MB/s
5,937.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,788.9 MB/s
5,168.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
96.1 MB/s
55.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
63.8 MB/s
59.3 MB/s
Battery
6.0
9.5
Capacity
71 Wh
72 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.6 hrs
15.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.1 hrs
13.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.4 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.1
6.3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
83 fps
55 fps
1% Low
46 fps
35 fps
0.1% Low
29 fps
19 fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
35 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
164 fps
88 fps
Civilization VI
8.6
7.8
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
134 fps
92 fps
1% Low
83 fps
56 fps
0.1% Low
71 fps
42 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
7 ms
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
270 fps
210 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.2 s
6.16 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
8.4
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
195fps
N/A
1% Low
74fps
N/A
0.1% Low
41fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
8 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
19 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
339fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
7.1
8.3
Avg. FPS
106 fps
91 fps
1% Low
42 fps
66 fps
0.1% Low
31 fps
56 fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
7 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
118 fps
155 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.8
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (82 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (114 °F)
43 °C (109 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
47.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
8.4
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
76 °C
94 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
10% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
61 °C
94 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
Yes
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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