With the seventh generation of Core in the toothpaste factory and the 10 series nuclear bomb update of Lao Huang's family, the notebook began to be updated regularly. Although Xiaomi has only launched a Xiaomi laptop Air product, it has also followed the trend to use new chips after the 4G version was updated. At the same time, GPU has launched the latest mobile version of the GT1030 - GeForce MX150. So what is the difference between this generation of products and their predecessors?

Appearance

It is unclear whether Xiaomi intends to learn from the tradition of Apple Macbook: not changing the appearance design, but upgrading the internal configuration. The appearance of this generation of Xiaomi notebook Air is the same as that of the previous generation. The only difference is that the touchpad is integrated with a fingerprint identification module. Of course, there is no difference between accessories and packaging. See us for more details about appearance Love to play computer games previous "The first MX150, Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 exclusive edition experience" 。

Screen quality

The upgraded Xiaomi laptop Air has the same screen parameters as the previous generation of products. The default color temperature of the test screen is 7186K, which is slightly cooler. The maximum brightness reaches 365 nits, higher than the 300 nits advertised on the official website. In terms of color gamut, it covers 97% of sRGB, which is improved compared with the previous ones.

However, in terms of color accuracy, it is surprising that the average DeltaE is 6.5, and the maximum DeltaE is even 27.1. We can see that the average DeltaE of the previous generation of Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 screen is only 2.5, and the maximum DeltaE is only 11.9. The gap is obvious. It is not good news for users with high requirements for color accuracy, but it has no impact on general use.

Performance improvement

Here comes the key point of this evaluation. The biggest upgrade of Xiaomi Notebook this time is to use the latest Generation 7 Core CPU and the new GPU GeForce MX150. How much performance improvement does it have compared with the previous generation of products? What we like to do is to get the top equipped Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 premium version, equipped with the Core i7-7500U+2G GeForce MX150. In terms of video memory, it is directly double the 1G of the previous generation 940MX, and in terms of memory, it is also 8G DDR4.

Using CINEBENCH R15 to test, the CPU part scored 339cb, while OpenGL was 82.01fps. It can be said that the CPU part did not improve significantly compared with the i7-6500U. However, the 3D graphics performance of the 940MX before was only about 54 fps. This time, it has gone to 80fps. Once again, I saw the strength of the 10 series nuclear bomb of Laohuang Family.

The same GPU improvement can also be seen in the running points of 3DMark. The previous generation 940MX in Fire Strike has only 1938 points. This time, the MX150 has exceeded 2500 points, a full increase of more than 30%. The improvement of GPU makes Xiaomi laptop no longer powerless when facing large games and stand-alone games. As long as the picture quality is slightly reduced, Xiaomi laptop can also play smoothly Experiential writing It has been mentioned in.

Xiaomi notebooks have always been conscientious about the built-in storage. This time, the previous generation Samsung PM951 was upgraded to the new PM961, which significantly improved the sequential read and write speed, but the 4K read and write are basically the same. In fact, there is little difference in actual use, and the strength of PM961 can only be reflected when copying large files.

Endurance

In the routine endurance test of our favorite console, the power consumption of WiFi Internet access and video viewing is within the normal range. However, due to the new GPU and the full performance of running large games, the power consumption of one hour games is 85%. It's easy to lose power if you don't pay attention to it, so it's better to connect the power supply when you want to play games. Fortunately, there is not much noise during the game, but the heat in the keyboard area is obvious. If you play for a long time, it is recommended to connect the external keyboard.

tail

This time, like many PC manufacturers, Xiaomi has made regular upgrades for its computers. Although they are all expected improvements, the new CPU+GPU combination makes the positioning of the Xiaomi laptop Air more accurate. Compared with the weak GPU of the previous generation, Xiaomi has been overstretched in the game. Thanks to the new 10 series GPU, the slogan of "thin and light game book" is finally a little reliable. At the same time, the SSD upgraded to PM961 is also quite conscientious. The new fingerprint recognition is more practical. It can be said that today's polished and upgraded Xiaomi laptop Air is the embodiment of Xiaomi's competitiveness.

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