Since the birth of Xiaomi Notebook, the development of Xiaomi in this field has been quite steady. From the air of Xiaomi Notebook to the regular updating and upgrading, to the rich product line of Xiaomi Notebook Pro, which focuses on performance, Xiaomi has taken the lead step by step in this field. Although it has not been able to replicate the brilliant achievements of Xiaomi mobile phones, But as a newcomer to this field, Xiaomi has done well enough. Today, let's take a look at the performance of the top version of Xiaomi Notebook Pro, which is the strongest in the current Xiaomi series of notebooks.
Unpacking and appearance
In terms of packaging, the Xiaomi laptop Pro is relatively simple, with the appearance of the model printed on the front and the Xiaomi logo printed on the side of the fuselage. The machine is a 15.4-inch model with a large body, so the package size is large.
Accessories are quite simple. Type-C to Type-C charging cable/data cable+65W power adapter is all accessories. The 65W power supply supports the USB-PD standard and can charge other digital devices that support the PD standard.
In terms of appearance design, the Xiaomi notebook Pro is the same as the Air series. The A side is very clean. It is only a metal shell with deep space gray color, without brand logo and other decorations. It is quite simple, which is also the landmark appearance design of Xiaomi notebook.
In addition to maintaining the iconic appearance design of Xiaomi notebook, the machine also added the deep space gray color matching for the first time. Compared with the conventional metal silver, the deep space gray is more low-key. In recent years, it is very popular with users, and Xiaomi also launched this color matching at the right time.
The overall design of the fuselage is the same as that of the Xiaomi laptop Air. Although the fuselage size is much larger, the design language is basically the same. The wedge-shaped appearance with thin front and thick back, and the edge design with clear edges, together form the landmark style of Xiaomi notebook. The thickness of the Xiaomi notebook Pro is 15.9mm, and the overall weight is 1.95kg.
The Xiaomi laptop Pro uses a 15.6-inch FHD 1920 * 1080 resolution screen, 300nit brightness, 800:1 contrast, 72% NTSC color gamut, and Corning's third-generation gorilla glass surface, which can provide enough durability.
In terms of touch panel, the machine is equipped with a 6-inch glass panel touch panel, which is somewhat similar in size to the new MacBook, and longer than the space button. The large size touch panel is really convenient in daily use. Such a large touchpad is not common in laptops on the win platform.
In terms of keyboard, Xiaomi Notebook Pro is equipped with a full-size keyboard, and the key spacing is larger than that of a compact notebook, so it has a relatively good use experience when entering. In terms of backlight, it adopts white backlight and secondary backlight, which can be adjusted by users according to their preferences.
The key stroke of the keyboard is 1.5mm, which is similar to the Xiaomi laptop Air. The key stroke is short, but the middle of the key cap is concave, so the touch should be comfortable. On the whole, the typing feel is pretty good, and the typing feel is softer than butterfly keyboard when typing fast.
The connectors are all located on both sides of the body, and the left side is a standard HDMI interface, two USB3.0 interfaces and a 3.5mm headphone interface.
On the right side of the fuselage are two USB Type-C interfaces and one SD card reader. The two USB Type-C interfaces are slightly different. The Type-C interface near the indicator light has the functions of transmitting data, video output and charging the body. Xiaomi calls it full-featured Type-C. The specification of the other Type-C interface is a little lower. It only has the functions of data transmission and BC1.2 charging. It is a pity that this machine is not equipped with Thunderbolt 3 interface.
Xiaomi notebook Pro continues Xiaomi's all metal body design. Except for the gorilla panel on the B side, the rest are all made of metal. The rotating shaft adopts a more conventional design and supports a maximum opening and closing angle of 140 °.
The B side is a whole Corning Gorilla 3 scratch resistant glass, which can effectively scratch the screen due to dust particles when wiping the screen, which is rare on laptops without touch screens.
There are two rows of denser holes on the D side, which are used to heat the body. The holes on the left and right sides are speakers, which support Harman's Infinity and Dolby ATMOS sound effects.
The workmanship of the whole machine is very tight, and the process is really passable. The first generation Xiaomi laptop Air 12 once had some problems with inconsistent keyboard height, but this Xiaomi laptop Pro did not appear, and there is not much to be picky about, whether it is the seam or the body material treatment. In terms of appearance design, the simple design may make some users feel a little monotonous, but the aesthetic aspect belongs to different opinions. Some users may like this minimalist design style.
In terms of configuration, the minimum configuration of Xiaomi notebook Pro is i5-8250U, 8G memory, and the price is 5599 yuan; The i7-8550U+8G memory is 6399 yuan; The i7-8550U+16G memory is 6999 yuan. Nvidia MX150 independent graphics card, on-board 2G GDDR5 video memory, 256G PCIe interface SSD, Samsung PM961 model, and support M.2 SATA hard disk expansion.
performance testing
In terms of configuration, the Xiaomi Notebook Pro adopts Intel's eighth generation Core i7-8550U, a four core eight thread design, with a basic frequency of 1.8GHz, a maximum main frequency of 4.0GHz, and a three-level cache of 8MB. It is also one of the strongest low-voltage processors launched by Intel in recent generations. Previous generations of products of the same level are basically dual core four thread design, so this generation of i7 has a high performance, In particular, multi-core performance will have greater advantages.
In terms of scores, CINEBENCH R15 was tested, and the CPU score was 506cb. Compared with the i7-7500U, the processor performance improved significantly, and the latter scored only 339cb. In terms of display performance, there is some metaphysics. The OpenGL score is 101.12fps, while the Air 13.3, which also uses MX150, scores 82.01fps. The 940MX used by the air of the original Xiaomi laptop is only 54fps.
In the test of 3D Mark, his Sky Diver score was 9799;
In the 3D Mark test, Cloud Gate scored 11602 points,
Fire Strike scored 2921 points, about 400 points higher than the Xiaomi laptop Air with the same model of graphics card, and 1900 points higher than the original 940MX. The performance of the current graphics card can run most of the games under medium and low special effects. For users who need a laptop with certain game performance but do not want to buy game books, This configuration is a compromise choice.
In the test of PCMark 8, Home conventional 3.0 scored 3981;
Creative conventional 3.0 scored 5052;
Work conventional 3.0 scored 5032.
In terms of hard disk, Xiaomi has always been more conscientious. Xiaomi Notebook Pro also continues this tradition. It also uses PM961 from Samsung, which is also a product with good reputation among PC enthusiasts. In terms of running score, the continuous reading and writing reached 1536MB/s and 1175MB/s. Although it is lower than the Xiaomi Air Premium, it is still within the normal range, enough to meet the use needs of most people, the latter being 2122MB/s and 1347MB/s. Fortunately, the performance of 4K reading and writing has improved to 1398MB/s and 442MB/s, the latter being 1013MB/s and 328MB/s.
Screen quality
In terms of screen quality, the default color temperature is about 6700K, close to the 6500K standard color temperature, which is in a relatively ideal range. The contrast is about 1000:1, normal performance, and the maximum brightness is about 300 nits. In terms of color gamut, sRGB covers about 90%. Among notebooks at the same price, this color gamut is relatively reasonable.
In terms of color accuracy performance, the average DeltaE of this screen is 3.7, and the highest DeltaE is only 8.3. The performance is good. Although the data is lower than that of the original Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3, this color accuracy performance has been considered excellent among notebooks. The Xiaomi notebook Pro screen performs well in color temperature, color gamut, and color accuracy. The refresh rate has also been improved, and the overall performance is good.
Endurance test
In terms of battery configuration, the machine has built-in 4-cell 60 watt hour lithium-ion battery, which is a more conventional configuration among models of the same size.
In terms of endurance, we used PCMark 8 to conduct simulation test, using Home mode, and the test result was 3 hours and 27 minutes. The endurance performance was moderate, which was on the same level as that of laptops of the same level.
summary
As the most important product of Xiaomi Notebook in the year, Xiaomi Notebook Pro has made up for Xiaomi's lack in the field of high-performance notebooks, further enriched the product line, and completed the comprehensive coverage from thin and light notebooks to performance notebooks. Although it is not possible to compete with the traditional giants in the PC field for the time being, it has been very practical step by step. From the water test of the Xiaomi Air 12/13.3 laptop, to the steady iterative update, to the Xiaomi laptop Pro seizing the high-performance notebook market, its market strategy of steadily advancing step by step has won it some user accumulation.
In terms of configuration, the machine uses the eighth generation Core i7-8550u, which has significantly improved its performance compared with the previous two generations. Although it is a low-voltage processor with U, its performance, whether single core or multi-core, is sufficient for the needs of most users. Especially after the four core eight thread design is adopted, the multi-core performance is significantly improved, which is helpful for some software that rely on multi-core performance, such as PS, PR, etc.
However, compared with the improvement of the processor, the GPU configuration is not so ideal. The positioning of Nvidia MX150 can only be described as insufficient compared with that of the next, and it is heavier at this price point. However, game books with GTX1050 and above are also thin and light products with the same processor, so the positioning of Xiaomi Notebook Pro is slightly awkward.
In addition to the improvement of configuration, what is more gratifying about the Xiaomi laptop Pro is that it has improved its screen. Previously, the problem of the low air refresh rate of the Xiaomi laptop has been effectively improved in the Xiaomi laptop Pro. In addition to the protection of the gorilla 3rd generation glass, the screen is no longer a short board.
On the whole, Xiaomi Notebook Pro is conscientious in terms of configuration and materials. The configuration of the 8th generation Intel i7 processor+NVIDIA MX150 graphics card+PM961 SSD, plus good workmanship. Although Xiaomi Notebook Pro is neither the representative of extreme performance nor the synonym of thin and light in this price, if you want to choose a product that gives consideration to both performance and volume, then Xiaomi Notebook Pro is also a good choice.
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