Combining an Intel Core Ultra processor with GeForce graphics, the HP Omen Transcend 14 suits both gamers and creatives.
Our Verdict
With a pinsharp OLED screen and powerful internals, the HP Omen Transcend 14 lives up to its name, outperforming my expectations as well as several rival gaming laptops in a sleek, relatively lightweight package. The display isn't too big, but that also makes it easier to carry around for hybrid-working creatives who like blowing off steam with some high-performance gaming after hours, all in the same machine. It doesn't look like a classic gaming laptop, which is either good or bad news depending on your sensibilities, but what HP has created here is a machine that's all business at the front and party at the... well, front as well, actually.
The year 2024 is a big one for laptops, with AI developments moving faster than I can really process. When I received the HP Omen Transcend 14, it was the very latest in AI-boosted laptops, with an Intel Core Ultra i9 processor containing a brand-new NPU designed to increase efficiency and performance of both the CPU and the GPU, which in this case was a discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 unit for extra extra oomph.
By the time I finished testing it, it wasn't the very latest any more (with even more powerful NPUs coming out of Computex and other early-summer hardware events.
HP Omen Transcend 14 review: Key specifications
| Chipset: | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (up to 5.1 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 22 threads) |
| RAM: | 32GB LPDDRX5 |
| GPU: | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated) |
| Storage: | 1TB SSD |
| Display: | 14in OLED, 2.8K (2880x1800p), 120Hz |
| Max brightness: | 500 nits |
| Connectivity: | 2x USB-A, 1x Thunderbolt (DP support), 1x USB-C, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x combo audio |
| Battery lfie (stated): | 8h15m |
| Dimensions: | 31.3 x 23.35 x 1.79 cm |
| Weight: | 1.63kg |
| Colour: | Shadow black aluminum |
Design and display
Features and performance
| Geekbench 6: | CPU single-core: 2,363 | CPU multi-core: 13,854 |
| Row 1 - Cell 0 | GPU OpenCL: 91,317 | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| Cinebench 2024: | CPU single-core: 105 | CPU multi-core: 866 |
| Row 3 - Cell 0 | GPU: 8,895 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| PC Mark 10: | Total: 7,097 | Essentials: 10,274 |
| Row 5 - Cell 0 | Productivity: 9,432 | Content creation: 10,012 |
| 3DMark: | Time Spy: 8,850 @56.5fps | Fire Strike: 19,164 (Legendary) @ 107.4fps |
| Row 7 - Cell 0 | Night Raid: 33,091 @ 209.91fps | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| Handbrake: | 4m32s @ 70.8fps | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| PugetBench Photoshop: | Overall: 6,581 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| Row 10 - Cell 0 | General: 71 | Filter: 61 |
| Blender Benchmark: | Monster: 98.365491 | Junkshop: 60.254260 |
| Row 12 - Cell 0 | Classroom: 44.192991 | Row 12 - Cell 2 |