In a world of zero-bezel designs, this does feel like a step backwards.Ĭorsair has also elected to go for a mechanical keyboard for its first laptop, using the new Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile key switches with added Capellix RGB backlighting. These do add to the size of the top bezel though, and the bottom of the screen isn't exactly tiny either. There's a natty little slider to protect your privacy and a four-point microphone array to help capture your voice clearly as well.
RYZEN 5 1600 CINEBENCH SCORE 1080P
Given this is a machine that at least to some extent is aimed at streamers, the 1080p webcam shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, and its inclusion benefits everyone, not just streamers. Price: $2,999 (opens in new tab) | £2,999 (opens in new tab) Ports: USB 3.2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Type-C, SDXC card reader, 2x Thunderbolt USB4, 1x Audio The performance of the smallest Ryzen 5 is still sufficient for occasional gaming sessions and office work, and overclocking can make sense as well.Screen: 16-inch, 2560 x 1600 2TB Samsung PM9A1 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD The combination of the lower clocks and the smaller cache that results in lower performance figures is not reflected in the price difference, so the price-performance ratio is worse compared to the Ryzen 5 1600.
The Ryzen 5 1400, however, which is currently around 50 Euros (~$56) less expensive, requires more attention from the user: Four cores and eight threads can still be considered "modern", but they are much less future-proof compared to six cores. This is getting less important though, so we do not think it is a big deal and it does not really affect our positive impression of the 1600, because the CPU can beat even the expensive i7 models from Intel in the majority of practical scenarios. The performance of the CPU, which currently retails for around 220 Euros (~$248), is sufficient for complex games as well as all other usage scenarios – in short: Even ambitious users just do not need a more powerful CPU right now.Īs with the more powerful Ryzen CPUs, however, we have to mention the lower single-core performance compared to (much more expensive) Intel CPUs. Our verdict for the Ryis pretty clear: AMD's hexa-core (also) manages to offer high performance at a very competitive price. However, the Core i7-7700K is already ~100 Euros (~$112) more expensive. Looking at the Intel competition, the 1600 sits between the Core i7-7700K and the i7-5960X. It is not surprising that the situation is more drastic in the multi-core test: The Ryis more than 60% faster than the entry-level chip. The end result is still the same: If you require high single-core performance, you will basically have to get an Intel CPU. We can also see the almost linear scaling between the clocks and the Cinebench result, so the cache does not have a big effect in this benchmark. The 1400 on the other hand does not really stand a chance against the in-house competition: The Ryis already 11% faster, the 1800X 22%. It is interesting that the Ryis on par with the Ryin the single-core test – despite the 100 MHz difference for the Turbo. Cinebench R15 determines the raw CPU performance, and the tool almost scales linear to the clocks when the architecture and the cache size are identical.