Unlock valuable productivity improvements with Dell Pro 14 Plus AI PCs
Unlock valuable productivity improvements with Dell Pro 14 Plus AI PCs
Upgrading to Dell Pro 14 Plus AI PCs can:
How does this model work?
Dell commissioned Principled Technologies, a third party, to test six devices—two configurations of the Dell™ Pro 14 Plus, two 2023 Dell Latitude™ devices, and two 2022 Latitude devices—using several of the Procyon suite of benchmarks. Together, these benchmarks include a total of 65 timed tasks, and Dell Pro 14 Plus AI PCs were faster than their predecessors on nearly every single one.
We wanted to quantify the value of those time savings. To do that, we created a representative company, then used the performance data with that representative company to calculate the value of the time employees would save on each of those tasks. The model we created incorporates five types of employees, with each employee completing a different subset of the 65 tasks at a different per-week frequency. (Explore these in the “Customize assumptions” section below or in our test report.)
Some time savings inevitably translate to a coffee break instead of directly to productive work, so as we built our model, we estimated that the company benefits from 70 percent of the time employees save with the newer, faster Dell Pro 14 Plus systems.
How much productivity can your team gain with Dell Pro 14 Plus AI PCs?
Calculate your potential value increases by providing the number of laptops you need. The model below uses our representative company; to further fine-tune your use case, use the Customize assumptions section below.
How many laptops do you need?
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CUSTOMIZE ASSUMPTIONS
Hardware cost
| Note: The prices we include here are list prices from the Dell online store accessed on November 4, 2025. | |||
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| Dell Pro 14 Plus with Intel Core Ultra 5 processor 236V | Dell Pro 14 Plus with Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 268V | ||
| Price of device | |||
| Percentage discount | % | % | |
| Hardware total | $1,219.00$ | $1,735.58$ | |
Workers by type
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Note: We’ve provided five categories of workers. (We provide details on the tasks they perform in the Application usage section.) Keep our breakdowns or customize. |
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| Types of workers |
Builder |
Producer |
Specialist - Graphics |
Specialist - Videos |
Connector |
| Description |
Executives and managers who work primarily with apps to write and send emails, docs, and PDFs, plus frequently query AI text tools. |
Everyday workers who use same apps as Builders, plus Excel for data analysis. |
Graphic designers who use all of these apps, heavily focusing on apps for creating graphics. |
Video editors and creators who use all of these apps, heavily focusing on apps for creating video content. |
Project managers and similar workers who frequently use office productivity apps and AI tools and occasionally work with Photoshop. |
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| Number of workers by type | 100 | 450 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Total compensation (salary + benefits) | |||||
Productivity: Application usage
| Below, we’ve included estimates on how many times per week a worker in each group might perform each of the tasks we tested via the Procyon suite of benchmarks. Use our values or customize them for your organization. | |||||
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| Builder | Producer | Specialist - Graphics | Specialist - Videos | Connector | |
| Office productivity - Microsoft Word | |||||
| Accept comparison | |||||
| Add image | |||||
| Add watermark | |||||
| Compare documents | |||||
| Convert from PDF | |||||
| Copy from excel | |||||
| Copy paste | |||||
| Cut paste | |||||
| Embed file | |||||
| Export to PDF | |||||
| Find | |||||
| Image effect | |||||
| Image scale | |||||
| Load | |||||
| Save | |||||
| Table of contents | |||||
| Office productivity - Microsoft Excel | |||||
| Copy paste | |||||
| Edit cells | |||||
| Export to PDF | |||||
| Format table | |||||
| Load | |||||
| Load mortgage | |||||
| Modify mortgage | |||||
| Pivot table | |||||
| Save | |||||
| Save as CSV | |||||
| Solve equations | |||||
| Sort column | |||||
| Unique pairs | |||||
| VLOOKUP | |||||
| Voter analysis | |||||
| Office productivity - Microsoft PowerPoint | |||||
| Add animation | |||||
| Add image | |||||
| Add video | |||||
| Copy from word | |||||
| Export to PDF | |||||
| Export video | |||||
| Load | |||||
| Save | |||||
| Office productivity - Microsoft Outlook | |||||
| Backup | |||||
| Move mails | |||||
| New appointment | |||||
| Save attachments | |||||
| Search mails | |||||
| Write mail | |||||
| Photo editing - Adobe® Photoshop® | |||||
| Batch processing - Apply presets geom | |||||
| Batch processing - Edit images geom | |||||
| Batch processing - Enhance details | |||||
| Batch processing - Export | |||||
| Batch processing - Face detect | |||||
| Batch processing - Import | |||||
| Batch processing - Preview geom | |||||
| Batch processing - Smart preview | |||||
| Image retouching - Adjust filters | |||||
| Image retouching - Adjust GPU filters | |||||
| Image retouching - Export image | |||||
| Image retouching - Flatten image | |||||
| Image retouching - Load image | |||||
| Image retouching - SaveAs | |||||
| Video editing - Adobe Premiere® Pro | |||||
| Export to H.264 GPU | |||||
| Export to H.264 | |||||
| Export to H.264 UHD GPU | |||||
| Export to H264 UHD | |||||
| AI image generation - Stable Diffusion | |||||
| AI image generation (using local model) | |||||
| AI text generation - Llama 3.1 | |||||
| AI text generation (using local model) | |||||


The table below presents our findings in detail. All times are in seconds. We conducted three runs and presented the median results.

The table below presents our findings in detail. All times are in seconds. We conducted three runs and presented the median results.
Disclaimer
The Principled Technologies Inc. report dated March 2026 was commissioned by Dell. This tool is not intended to represent actual savings a customer may expect to see. The use of this tool is solely intended as an illustration of potential productivity increases. Many factors and variables may affect whether any customer sees any productivity increases.
Disclaimer
The Principled Technologies Inc. report dated March 2026 was commissioned by Dell. This tool is not intended to represent actual savings a customer may expect to see. The use of this tool is solely intended as an illustration of potential productivity increases. Many factors and variables may affect whether any customer sees any productivity increases.
The Principled Technologies Inc. report dated March 2026 was commissioned by Dell. This tool is not intended to represent actual savings a customer may expect to see. The use of this tool is solely intended as an illustration of potential productivity increases. Many factors and variables may affect whether any customer sees any productivity increases.