HP PAVILION X360 14-EK0033DX

HP PAVILION X360 14-EK0033DX Price in Pakistan

Design

The Pavilion Plus 14 retains the aluminum look and feel of the original Pavilion 14 despite all the internal changes likely to save on costs. Had HP introduced any significant design improvements, then this Pavilion Plus model would have essentially been an Envy product which is a costlier series from HP. This isn’t to say that there are no superficial changes, however, as the Pavilion Plus 14 is visibly flatter around the edges and with a different bottom plate design to cut down on overall thickness by about 0.7 mm. Chassis rigidity is good around the base with very little flexing. The lid and inner plastic bezels, however, are noticeably more susceptible to twists and damage especially since there is no Gorilla Glass option to reinforce the panel. Build quality is still comparable to the competing Vivobook or IdeaPad series nonetheless.

Processor

The HP PAVILION X360 14-EK0033DX is equipped with the Intel Core i5-1235U is a mid-range mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.3 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. Compared to the i5-1245U, the 1235U offers lower base clock speeds and only “Essentials” vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), the 15W TDP may limit the sustained performance.