Today we are going to talk about a new product that has just been released - the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024. As a new product with a Core Ultra, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is not too early to hit the market, and it is certainly not too late. In the face of the new Core Ultra products that have been launched, whether the performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is better, or is it unnoticed, let's take a look at it together.
Specifications of the tested model:
Processor: Ultra 7 155H
Graphics: Integrated ARC Graphics (128EUS).
RAM: 32GB LPDDR5x 7467
Hard disk: 1TB PCIe40 ssd
Screen: 16-inch Hz, 100% DCI-P nits.
Battery: 99Wh, 140W GaN C-mount charger.
As is customary, let's first summarize the advantages and disadvantages and the applicable population:
Pros:
1. CPU performance releases 70W, which is more aggressive.
2. The battery life is very powerful, and the effect of the large battery is remarkable.
3. The screen specifications, especially the refresh rate, have advantages in the same level.
4. Standard 140W gallium nitride C-mount charger.
Cons:
1. The fan noise is obvious under the highest load in the furious mode.
2. Large size fuselage but double mThe 2 hard disk slots are both 2242
3. The fuselage is heavy in the models without independent display.
Suitable for:
1. Pay great attention to performance release.
2. There are high requirements for battery life.
1. Design
The exterior design of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has a clear family language, and at a glance it is clear that this is a Redmi notebook product. The overall design is simple, the corners are rounded, and there is no right-angle design on almost any edge, and the grip is quite good. The ACD side of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is made of metal, and the surface is delicate and smooth to the touch, with a sense of luxury.
In order to facilitate opening and closing, the front side of the C** has a recessed design, which is necessary for large-sized notebooks. The damping of the hinge is relatively moderate, and the stability is very good. This time, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 uses an integrated CNC hinge, which is very supportive of the screen and not easy to shake. The maximum opening and closing angle of the hinge is 170°, which is close to flat and can be easily shared with others.
The design of the C side is also very simple, with the Intel EVO certification mark pasted on the lower left corner, indicating that the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has obtained the Intel EVO certification, and the comprehensive use experience is guaranteed. In the upper right corner, there is a power button that is independent of the keyboard and integrates fingerprint recognition. The feel of the keyboard is very good, the keycaps are concave and fit the fingertips; The keys are relatively large, and the rebound after pressing is quick to follow, and typing is more refreshing. The touchpad area is very large, the surface is made of glass, the touch is very smooth and delicate, the sliding feel is excellent, and it supports NFC. The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 keyboard and trackpad experience is one of the better in the current thin and light notebooks.
In terms of interfaces, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has 2C2A, HDMI, and 35mm audio interface, two C ports, one is Thunderbolt 4, and the other is a full-featured C port. The interface performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is decent, and it does not take advantage of the large size of the body.
Weight and thickness-wise, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 bare metal weighs 188kg, thickness 1599mm, which is not thin or light. In particular, the weight is on the heavy side even in a large thin and light notebook.
Second, performance
Let's take a look at the performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024, which is also a very strong part of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024. With the exception of battery life, all of the following performance tests were conducted in Berserk mode, which can be adjusted under Mi PC Manager - Toolbox - Battery and Performance. It can also be quickly switched by FN+K. However, the rage mode is special, only supports manual switching, and does not support shortcut keys.
In terms of processors, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H. The processor has 16 cores and 22 threads, including 6 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, and 2 low-power and efficient cores. The addition of low-power, high-efficiency cores is conducive to improving battery life. The maximum turbo frequency of the processor can reach 48GHz, ** 24MB cache, base power consumption of 28W, maximum guaranteed power consumption of 65W. Processor with integrated ARC graphics with 8 XE cores and a maximum dynamic frequency of 225GHz, supports hardware ray tracing, and the scale is close to the entry-level independent display. The performance of the ARC integrated graphics card will be a major focus of this test. In addition, the processor also integrates an independent NPU, which is responsible for AI computing in the background, with a maximum frequency of 14ghz。CPU + GPU + NPU make up the AI engine of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024, and we will also test its AI performance.
The first is the traditional performance of the processor. Using Cinebench R23 for testing, the multi-core score is 18245pts and the single-core score is 1811pts, which is very good, which belongs to the flagship level of the current thin and light mobile platform.
As can be seen from the running scores, the performance release of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is relatively strong, so how strong is it?The actual test baked machine for 12 minutes, the power consumption of the processor has come to a terrifying 70W, this number should be the maximum power consumption I have personally seen in thin and light books, which is very exaggerated. Of course, the noise of the fan is also noisy.
The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024's thermal design supports its 70W performance release. It uses three heat pipes, which are very rare in thin and light books, consisting of one 8mm and two 6mm heat pipes, and most of them are double heat pipes of the same level. At the same time, it is equipped with 2 fans, both of which are 12V high-speed fans, and the speed can reach an exaggerated 6400rpm. Such a violent cooling design has created the furious performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024.
The second is the performance of ARC integrated graphics. It was tested with 3DMark and the Time Spy graphics card scored 3871;Fire Strike graphics card score 9951. This result is already completely at the level of entry-level independent graphics, such as GTX1650, A380 and other products, and the performance is exceptionally good.
So, does the ARC integrated graphics card have the strength of WW1 3A games? Using "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" for testing, under the quality of 1080p, XE super sampling, and the lowest image quality, the measured average frame rate can reach 71 frames, and the smoothness is no problem at all, and it can run 3A masterpieces.
Of course, the fact that the ARC integrated graphics card has such outstanding performance has a lot to do with the high-frequency memory used in the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024. Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 uses 32GB LPDDR5X 7467MHz memory, and the measured memory reads 85435MB s, writes 65165MB s, and copies 93835MB s, which is not inferior to the desktop platform at all.
Finally, there is the performance test of the NPU. Tested on the NPU with UL Procyon and Intel OpenVino, the final score was 268 at Float32 and 278 at Float16. This score is quite impressive, and the same test is compared to the CPU, and the scores under the two precision are 103 and 104 respectively. The AI performance of the NPU is more than double that of the CPU.
At present, the Windows studio effect that comes with Windows can directly call the NPU to provide a system-level ** call solution with lower power consumption; In addition, Jianying's intelligent keying function has also supported NPU, which can quickly realize ** character keying. In the measured 10 seconds, the NPU processing time is only about 2 seconds, which is significantly faster than the CPU.
Through a separate test of the CPU, GPU, and NPU of the Core Ultra 7 155H, we can see that its overall performance is still quite good. Next, let's take a look at the performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 when running AI tasks with the blessing of the three major AI engines of CPU + GPU + NPU.
The software used is the familiar stable diffusion, and the version is Intel Custom Edition. Under the step=4 and ** size of 512 512, the measured drawing time is only 123 seconds, very fast. Of course, the usability is poor because the step is too low. After setting the step to 10 and changing the size to 640 640, the measured drawing time is 543 seconds. That is, it takes less than 6 seconds to generate a high-definition map, and the quality of the generated ** is quite good, and it is completely usable. As you can see from this test, with the blessing of the Core Ultra 7 155H, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has decent AI performance, making it a good performing AIPC.
In addition to the processor and memory, the hard drive of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 offers 1TB PCIe40 SSD, measured 3858MB s for sustained reads and 3543MB s for sustained writes, with average performance. Inside the fuselage there are two m.s2 hard drive bays, but both hard drive bays are 2242 long, which is a bit embarrassing for a 16-inch large size model.
Finally, there is the endurance test. The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 features a battery with a very exaggerated capacity, reaching 99Wh. This capacity is definitely one of the best in thin and light laptops, and the Civil Aviation Authority requires the maximum battery capacity of laptops to be no more than 100Wh, which is very close to this value. Measured in 40% brightness, quiet mode, and energy efficiency mode, the final endurance is a terrifying 23 hours and 13 minutes, which perfectly interprets the charm of the large battery, and the endurance is extremely excellent in the same class. And the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 also comes standard with a 140W GaN C-mount charger, which has a fast charging speed and is officially advertised as charging 32% in 15 minutes. At the same time, it can also charge devices such as smartphones, which support Xiaomi 120W, 67W and PD30 and other protocols, which is more convenient.
Third, the quality of the screen
Let's take a look at how the screen performs.
The screen of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has three points that are higher than those of its peers. The first is the screen resolution, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 uses a screen with a size of 16 inches and a resolution of 3072 1920, and the resolution reaches 31k。And the same level of products is mostly 28k, which is 2880 1800. It's clear that the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has a higher screen resolution and slightly better clarity.
The second is the refresh rate. The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 screen has a refresh rate of 165Hz, and it supports a variable refresh rate, which supports 60Hz 120Hz dynamic adjustment. While most products in the same class use a 120Hz refresh rate, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 screen is smoother, for example, in games, there will be fewer screen tearing.
Finally, there is brightness. The official advertisement of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 has a screen brightness of 500 nits, and the measured maximum brightness can reach 550 nits (10% window)! It is the brightest non-OLED screen in the same class.
In addition, the screen has a resolution of 16:10, a color gamut covering up to 100% DCI-P3, global DC dimming, and supports Dolby Vision, HDR400 certification, and TUV Rheinland low blue light and flicker-free certification.
In terms of color gamut, the measured color gamut covers 996% srgb、84.9% adobergb and 984% dci-p3；The color gamut volume covers 1467% srgb, 101% adobergb, and 1039% DCI-P3, in line with official propaganda.
In addition, the global DC dimming coupled with TUV Rheinland low blue light and flicker-free certification can effectively alleviate the soreness of the eyes caused by long-term use, and have a certain eye protection effect.
On the whole, the screen quality of Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is quite powerful, and it has a very good performance in terms of resolution, refresh rate and brightness, and it is also the mainstream level in terms of color gamut and eye protection, and the comprehensive quality is worth affirming.
Fourth, software experience
In terms of software, the advantages of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 are mainly reflected in Xiaomi's surging Zhilian. Since there is no Xiaomi phone running surging OS in hand, this part is briefly introduced.
Xiaomi's surging Zhilian can be summarized in two parts. One part is hardware collaboration, and the other part is data interoperability. The former is the integration of the hardware of notebooks, smartphones, tablets, TVs and other devices, and the hardware can be called across devices; The latter is to connect the data on the device, especially the data in laptops, smartphones, and tablets, which can be called across devices.
The advantage of hardware synergy is that it can take full advantage of the advantages of different hardware, so that users can get the best experience. For example, the notebook can directly call the smartphone camera, and you can get a better picture in scenarios such as ** meetings; When a call comes in, you can answer it directly from your laptop. In addition, there are TV collaboration, network collaboration, keyboard and mouse collaboration, etc., which greatly improves the efficiency of use.
The advantages of data interoperability are more obvious, which solves the problem of troublesome data transmission of multiple devices, which is also the biggest problem faced by multi-device users at present. Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 quickly realizes data transfer between multiple devices through Xiaomi mutual transfer, cross-device clipboard, etc., compared with traditional methods such as relying on data cables and third-party software, Xiaomi Surging Zhilian supports more data types, faster transmission, and more intuitive operation, which can also greatly improve the efficiency of use.
In addition to Xiaomi's surging Zhilian, Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 also provides Xiaoai, conference noise reduction, subtitle transcription and other functions, compared with traditional notebooks, it has better performance in terms of interaction and ease of use.
5. Summary
The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is a product with excellent overall quality, thanks to the latest Core Ultra platform processor, which performs well in terms of performance, graphics performance, and handling AI tasks. In terms of performance release and battery life, it belongs to the first echelon of the current large-size thin and light notebook, and these two advantages cannot be ignored. At the same time, in terms of screen, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is also stronger in its class. Coupled with Xiaomi's surging intelligence connectivity advantage across devices, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 is very competitive and worth paying attention to.
Of course, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 also has some shortcomings, such as the noise of the fan under high loads is very noticeable for the sake of stronger performance release. In addition, the heavier body also puts more pressure on the back when going out.