More than 70 years ago, the industry-recognized first electronic computer "Eniak" was born at the University of Pennsylvania. At that time, this big thing was 170 square meters and weighed 30 tons. Since then, technologies such as transistors, , and integrated circuits have continued to develop, and computer performance and applications have also jumped step by step. Human history has gradually entered a new era of informatization and digitization... The relevant technology is specific to us, that is, the performance of notebook products The aspects are getting stronger and stronger, and the more they are made, the thinner they are. The leader among them is undoubtedly the ALIENWAREx14, the thinnest and lightest notebook computer ever released by Alienware this year. The product
is equipped with Intel's 12th generation Core standard processor, which uses a Hybrid architecture design to provide excellent performance; it supports 4800MHz DDR5 memory, as well as PCIe4.0, Thunderbolt4, Wi-Fi6E networks, etc. Function. In terms of appearance design, ALIENWAREx14 has reduced the thickness of the product to 14.5mm, which is thinner than two stacked iPhone13 (7.65mm). The gap with other gaming laptops is also about the thickness of an iPhone13.
Before testing, let's take a look at the specific configuration of this product:
processor: Intelcorei7-12700H
memory: 16GBDDR548800MHz
graphics card: NVIDIAGEFORTX3050Lapttt OPGPU
hard disk: 512GBNVMEPCIE4.0SSD
screen: 14 inches, 1920*1080,144Hz, 100%SRGB
system : Windows1122000.739
hybrid architecture design CPU performance comprehensively surpasses
The ALIENWAREx14 we got is equipped with Intel's 12th generation Core processor i7-12700H. The biggest highlight of the i7-12700H is the new hybrid architecture based on the Intel7 process, with 6 performance cores and 8 energy efficiency cores, for a total of 14 cores and 20 threads. The maximum core frequency of the performance core is 4.7GHz. The 24MB L3 cache and 45W baseline power consumption remain the same as the previous generation. The
Cinebench series is a common benchmark software. It is developed based on Cinema4D and is used to test the processor's rendering capabilities. Single thread is 1682pts and multi-thread is 13344pts. Comparing the running scores of the previous generation flagship processor i9-11980HK (multi-threaded 12901pts, single-threaded 1601pts), the two are in the middle. At the same time, considering that Alienware
Geekbench5 is a mainstream cross-platform processor performance testing software. ALIENWAREx14 has a single-core score of 1720 and a multi-core score of 11729. It can also be seen that ALIENWAREx14 is still very good in terms of processor performance tuning.
Today, there are more and more users engaged in content creation, such as UP owners, designers, etc., and many of them use notebook products as their main productivity tools. Since the software used in the industry is relatively complex, there is a higher demand for notebook performance. The 12th generation Core processor also has great improvements in the fields of content creation such as rendering, video, image processing, and office scenes.
V-Ray is one of the most popular rendering engines in the industry. The well-known 3D modeling software such as 3DMax and Maya all have animation rendering developed with the V-Ray kernel. In the CPU-specific rendering test, the score was 9669 vsamples. For reference, the running score of i9-11980HK under the same environment is 9732vsamples.
Let’s take a look at the video encoding and decoding capabilities. The P-Core+E-Core heterogeneous design used on the i7-12700H processor carried by ALIENWAREx14 achieves perfect scheduling of heterogeneous cores through the Intel thread scheduler, ensuring video encoding and decoding efficiency. Through the x.264Benchmark test, it can be seen that encoding 2500 frames takes only 39 seconds, and the frame rate is 63.79fps, which is significantly improved compared to the eleventh generation Core processors of the same level.
Judging from the running score test results, with the support of i7-12700H, ALIENWAREx14 not only brings extreme thinness and lightness, but also ensures good theoretical performance.
Smoothly experience 3A games and popular online games
As a product called a "faith machine" by gamers, ALIENWAREx14 is designed to be very thin and light, and many people are worried about its gaming performance.Next, we selected several AAA games and popular online games for actual testing to see whether ALIENWAREx14 can handle it easily. Before starting the
test, let’s take a look at the graphics card, hard drive and memory of this product. The
graphics card is NVIDIA RTX3050LaptopGPU (there is also an optional RTX3060 version). The maximum power of the graphics card is 70W. The number of CUDA is 2048. It is an entry-level product of the RTX30 series.
passed the test of DMark. The score of the graphics card in FireStrike mode is 12021 points, and the score of the graphics card in TimeSpy mode is 4787 points. In terms of
memory, it is 16GBDDR54800MHz. According to the AIDA64 test, its reading speed is 68901MB/s and its writing speed is 59019MB/s. The
hard drive is a Samsung PM9A1, 512GBNVMePCIe4.0SSD. According to the CDM test, its reading speed is 6834.88MB/s and its writing speed is 5058.96MB/s. It can be said that ALIENWAREx14 is a very top-notch existence in terms of hard disk and memory. The
screen comes from Sharp , model is Sharp SHP154D, 14 inches, 1920*1080 resolution. According to the Starscream test, the color gamut is 100% sRGB, the average color accuracy is 0.79, and the brightness is 420 nits. For video editing and photo editing, this screen is enough!
"Shadow of the Tomb Raider" is a very classic AAA game. It comes with Benchmark. We tested it under high image quality, and the final average number of frames was 74. Generally speaking, a 3A game frame rate of 60+ or above indicates a smooth experience, so Alienware X14 can easily handle this product. It should be noted that the test result shows "GPU is limited by 99%", indicating that the GPU performance has reached its extreme, while the performance of CPU has not been fully released. Players who want higher frame rates can consider purchasing the RTX3060 version, or appropriately lower the game quality to further "squeeze" CPU performance. In "CS:GO",
's game frame rate is 267 frames under the default image quality according to the benchmark test. According to our actual test with dust2, the game frame rate can be maintained at around 200 frames in most cases, which is quite good. It can easily take advantage of the 144Hz high-refresh screen of this product. In the domestic chicken game " eternal ", under the same default image quality, the number of game frames is around 100 frames, and complex battle scenes are also performed at 90 frames.
It is worth mentioning that these two popular online games involve complex battle scenes, which require high-speed CPU calculations and real-time feedback of results. This requires a higher frequency processor. The performance core base frequency of the i7-12700H processor is 2.3GHz, and the maximum core frequency can be accelerated to 4.7GHz. The energy efficiency core base frequency is 1.7GHz, and the maximum core frequency can be accelerated to 3.5GHz. This is also the fundamental reason to ensure that this type of game has a higher frame rate and a better experience.
is as thin and light as 14.5mm but more than thin and light
Speaking of ALIENWARE products, we have to mention its extraordinary design.
As Boris Draca, chief engineer of ALIENWARE industrial design, said, every ALIENWARE product outlines and carves the "future".
For example, in 2003, the ALIENWAREP Redator series of desktop-class chassis was released. The appearance boldly chose bright apple green, which was so wild that it made people's hearts beat faster. The avant-garde design allowed users to unleash their individuality.
Now, having discovered the potential needs of users for thin, light and high-performance products, ALIENWARE has launched the ALIENWAREx14, which is both thin, light and performant. Why is
14.5mm? Many people will be very curious about this.
Judging from public reports, the ALIENWARE team has said that the x14 could have been designed to be thinner, but they chose to only make 14.5mm for the paranoid reason: 14 inches and 14.5mm are the best choice to perfectly balance portability and usability.
In fact, there are many thinner and lighter notebooks nowadays, and some can even reduce the thinness of notebooks to about 10mm. Although these products are thin and light, they cannot bring as powerful performance as ALIENWAREX14 in terms of performance, because most of them use low-voltage processors and work with integrated graphics .
Here we have to highlight the key points again: ALIENWAREx14 is equipped with a 12th generation Core standard processor + RTX graphics card, and the body is as thin as 14.5mm.
In order to make ALIENWAREx14 have a thin and light body, the designer equipped it with ALIENWARE's unique hinge technology. Compared with the traditional single-axis design, its hinge moves forward and backward along the track, which not only brings stronger torque, but also allows nearly 20% more storage space under the hinge area than notebooks using ordinary standard hinges.
Judging from our actual experience, the opening and closing damping of ALIENWAREx14 is very good.
uses a stainless steel panel above the ALIENWAREx14 keyboard, which not only gives the body a better texture, but also allows the entire panel to reach the ultimate thickness of 0.3mm while ensuring stronger support, making it thinner with the same strength. Performance.
The thin and light body cannot ignore the heat dissipation capability. After all, the 12th generation Core standard processor + RTX30 graphics card cannot be a "display".
ALIENWAREx14 adopts a dual-fan heat pipe design for internal heat dissipation, assisted by a large-area vapor chamber.
In terms of the air inlet and outlet, ALIENWAREx14 innovatively moves the cooling fan above the keyboard area (we can even see the internal fan on the keyboard surface), avoiding the accumulation of hot air under the keyboard and causing the keyboard temperature to increase. At the same time, the air duct is optimized. Through the design of upper and lower air intake, left and right + tail air outlet, air can be sucked up and down to ensure better air circulation effect, and then the heat is discharged from the heat dissipation fences on the tail and side wings.
In terms of interface design, the interface design of ALIENWAREx14 is concentrated on the back of the machine, which can make the whole machine appear more concise when connecting external devices in daily life. Although the number of interfaces is not as high as that of ordinary game laptops, it is basically equipped with commonly used interfaces. Includes TYPE-C power port (supports DP output), 3.5mm headset jack, standard HDMI interface, 1 USB3.2 TYPE-A interface, MicroSD card slot, and 2 Thunderbolt4 interfaces.
The Thunderbolt4 function brought by the 12th generation Core is very powerful. It has a high-speed data transmission speed of up to 40Gbps. It also supports 4K/8K video output and also supports 100WPD charging.
summary
Generally speaking, ALIENWAREx14 is a very special existence. For consumers, it is a product worth "recharging" for belief and experience. For the entire PC industry, its unique design perfectly balances thinness, lightness and performance, which is of great inspiration. In terms of appearance design,
has opened up a new world in a body that is only 14 inches and 14.5mm thin. It has the consistently high standards of ALIENWARE products in terms of appearance, interface, screen, keyboard and other experiences.
While maintaining an extremely thin and light design, it is equipped with Intel's 12th generation Core processor i7-12700H in terms of performance. The hybrid architecture design allows the CPU to call energy-efficiency cores with lower power consumption but sufficient performance to handle tasks. This The heat dissipation problem is solved to a certain extent. When encountering high-load tasks, in most cases only the performance core of the CPU is required to complete it, and it is rare to encounter a situation where all cores are fully loaded. It is precisely because of this design that even though ALIENWAREx14 is thin and light, it still has excellent performance.
In a nutshell, if you have the ultimate needs for thinness, portability, performance, etc., then ALIENWAREx14 will be one of the best choices currently.
