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:

  • Deliver significant value in productivity gains over time
  • Enable users to spend more time focused on productive work
  • Help increase productivity per dollar spent

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?

Intel Core Ultra 5 vs. Core i5 comparison

Up to $3,504,730 in productivity benefits with
the Dell Pro 14 Plus
featuring an Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 processor 236V

Up to 8,649,434 productive hours saved with
the Dell Pro 14 Plus
featuring an Intel Core Ultra 5 processor 236V

over 3 years

over 3 years

Intel Core Ultra 7 vs. Core i7 comparison

Up to $1,396,672 in productivity benefits with
the Dell Pro 14 Plus
featuring an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 268V

Up to 5,978,103 productive hours saved with
the Dell Pro 14 Plus
featuring an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 268V

over 3 years

over 3 years

CUSTOMIZE ASSUMPTIONS

Hardware cost


Note: The prices we include here are list prices from the Dell online store accessed on November 4, 2025.
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


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.

Read our report for more information on these roles.

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.

Percentage of workers by type:
%
%
%
%
%
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.
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)
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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.

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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.