Review of the all-round thin and light notebook Acer Extraordinary S3 2022: 12th generation Intel processor + EVO certification, the benchmark product of the new generation of thin and light notebooks! Hello, I am Leo leung. Today I will bring you a very cost-effective thin and l

all-round thin and light notebook Acer Extraordinary S3 2022 review: 12th generation Intel processor + EVO certification, the benchmark product of the new generation of thin and light notebooks!

Hello, I am Leo leung. Today I bring you a cost-effective thin and light notebook - Acer Extraordinary S3 2022.

Acer , this extraordinary S3 2022 model, is not only the first thin and light notebook equipped with Intel's 12th generation P series Core mobile processor, it has also obtained the third generation Intel Evo certification. The Intel Evo certification means that this notebook has passed Intel's official verification tests of 25 tasks, 200 tests and 150 certification indicators. Therefore, Intel Evo certification is the strongest gatekeeper for becoming a flagship notebook.

The strong update of Acer's Extraordinary S3 marks that most thin and light notebooks equipped with H35 series processors have lost their purchase value. Next, let’s take a look at how powerful this extraordinary S3 is.

First, let’s look at its processor performance, because the performance of the processor is also one of the factors that everyone is most concerned about when purchasing a thin and light notebook. This year Intel released the latest generation of 12th generation Intel® Core™ mobile processors, which adopt a new performance hybrid architecture and heterogeneous core design. Integrated performance core (P-Core) and efficiency core (E-Core). The performance core is responsible for improving single-thread performance and response speed to cope with single-threaded heavy tasks such as games or professional productivity. The energy-efficiency core is responsible for multi-threaded parallel tasks and background. Program management to improve the user experience in all scenarios. Simply put, it means that workloads are more intelligently allocated to the appropriate cores at the right time, so that various tasks can be completed more efficiently.

At the same time, in order to better respond to the needs of different user groups, Intel has divided processors using this new architecture into three series: one is the H series that focuses on gaming performance and professional video editing, TDP has a basic power consumption design of 45W ; One is the U series for ultra-thin and light mobile office, with a basic TDP power consumption design of 9W/15W; the last one is the brand-new P series, which combines the advantages of the H series and U series to achieve enthusiast-level performance in a thin and light appearance. TDP basic power consumption is designed to be 28W. The comprehensive positioning of the

P series is indeed in line with the aspirations of many consumers today, which requires a certain level of performance while being portable. The Acer Extraordinary S3 2022 in my hand uses the 12th generation Intel® Core™ P series processor i7-1260P, which has 12 cores (4P+8E) and 16 threads, a base frequency of 2.1GHz, a maximum turbo frequency of 4.7GHz, and a TDP The design power consumption is 28W and the L3 cache is 18MB. i7-1260P is a sub-top high-end processor in the P series,

performance test

CPU performance

i7-1260P is a sub-top high-end processor in the P series, so this Acer is extraordinary in terms of processor hardware specifications S3 is already a flagship configuration. Let’s see how it performs in action.

CINEBENCH scored

CINEBENCH R20 scored 586 points in single-core and 3476 points in multi-core; CINEBENCH R23 scored 1743 points in single-core and 10819 points in multi-core.

Geekbench 5 has a single-core performance score of 1535 points and a multi-core performance of 9828 points. The theoretical performance test results of

compared with

i7-1260P are significantly ahead of the H35 series mobile processor i7-1165G7, which is also designed with TDP28W power consumption. This is due to i7-1260P having more cores and Intel's 12th generation hybrid architecture and heterogeneous architecture. The blessing of architectural core design.

i7-1165G7 4C/[email protected]: R23 single-core 1504, multi-core 6070.

Reference data source: Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) CPU benchmark list

i7-1165G7 4C/[email protected]: Geekbench 5 single-core 1488, multi-core 5874.

Reference data source: Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) CPU benchmark test list

Grill test

For an excellent all-round thin and light notebook, in addition to high performance release, it must also have good temperature control.The power consumption of the Feifan S3 oven is stable at around 25W, the temperature control is excellent, and the average temperature is also stable at around 66°.

comprehensive test

This link not only looks at the capabilities of the CPU processor, but also its core display performance.

i7-1260P integrated Intel Xe Graphics G7 core graphics card , which has 96 execution units and 128bit width. Support DirectX 12.

DMark test:

Time Spy (DX12) test scored 1944 points, and Fire Strike (DX11) tested 5061 points.

Fire Strike Ex (DX11 2K resolution) test score is 2525 points, and the total NightRAID test score is 18250 points. The

*NightRAID test is mainly aimed at thin and light notebooks equipped with core graphics. It tests the performance of DX12, including tests such as dynamic reflection, ambient light occlusion, deferred rendering, surface subdivision, complex particles and depth of field effects. The

Procyon test:

Procyon test is in progress. The office productivity project scored 5695 points, Word 7192 points; Excel 5257 points; PPT 6177 points; Outlook 3563 points.

Procyon test photo editing score: 5967 points. This test is mainly aimed at the graphic processing software Photoshop and lightroom of Adobe. Image retouching scored 5356 points, and batch processing scored 6927 points.

PCMARK 10 test:

PCMARK 10 test daily office software score 11511 points, Word 6674 points; Excel 20918 points; PPT 12914 points; Edge browser 741 points.

PCMARK 10 battery life test simulates a more realistic usage scenario, using balanced mode, adjusting the power supply to the best energy efficiency, adjusting the brightness to 90%, and cycling through a three-piece office set and web browsing. The battery dropped from 99% to 20%, and I ran for 5.5 hours. Adjusting the brightness to about 50% in an indoor office scene can last about 9 hours. It can meet the needs of most users for business meetings and work outings.

Gaming experience

As an all-around thin and light notebook equipped with a versatile P series processor, how can it lack gaming experience. Although you can’t play 3A games freely, you can still have fun and relax occasionally.

LOL League of Legends

K+ high-definition frame rate is stable at around 120 frames, so you can play without stress.

CS GO

080P+ high image quality can also be stable at around 80-90 frames.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact 2K+ low image quality can be stabilized at around 30 frames, and 1080P+ low image quality can go up to 60 frames, but the temperature and fan sound increase significantly. It is still recommended to choose 2K+ low image quality for a better experience.

CS GO and Genshin Impact game video actual shots: Click →

This Acer Extraordinary S3 uses Samsung ’s 16GB 4266MHz LPDD4 dual-channel memory. It is onboard and cannot be upgraded and replaced by yourself. The memory read rate is 62471MB/s, the write rate is 67014MB/s, the copy rate is 62923MB/s, and the latency is 102.2ns. The performance is good, close to the level of DDR5.

hard drive

This Acer Extraordinary S3 uses the solid state drive that supports PCIE 4.0, and the model is Micron 2450. There is also an M.2 expansion interface reserved, which can be installed and upgraded by yourself. Although the hard disk storage and reading speed is not fast, it is very stable, with a reading speed of 3700MB/s+ and a writing speed of 3300MB/s+. Although the transfer speed is entry-level PECI 4.0, it is still much faster than some solid-state drives using PCIE 3.0.

screen

The look and feel of the screen should be the second key factor that affects everyone’s purchase of a notebook. A good screen is a huge plus. The screen equipped with this Acer Extraordinary S3 should be regarded as the first echelon in the same level. It uses a 14-inch IPS matte anti-glare screen. The panel is AUO B140QAN02.3, with a resolution of 2560*1440 and a refresh rate of 60Hz.The

display color gamut covers 97% sRGB color gamut, 73% AdobeRGB color gamut, and 73% DCI-P3 color gamut, which is considered a mainstream level in the same level. The gamma difference performance is average. However, its brightness and contrast performance are very good. The measured brightness is 351nit and the contrast ratio is 1150:1. This brightness performance can have a good look and feel even under strong light.

also performs very well in color brightness uniformity and should be one of the best in its class. The color accuracy of the

native screen is already very good, with an average △E of only 1.22. The general requirement for designing professional monitors is that the average △E≤2. After color correction, the average △E can reach 0.63, which is very excellent.

Generally speaking, the quality of this screen is very good. Although it does not have a high DCI-P3 wide color gamut, there is no oversaturation problem. After all, it is positioned as an all-round office notebook, and the wide color gamut is of little significance. Relatively speaking, high color accuracy, high resolution, and high brightness are more practical.

Industrial design

Appearance design

Personally, I prefer the appearance design of this notebook. It has an all-metal body, simple and exquisite.

B adopts a full-screen design, with a screen-to-body ratio of nearly 90%, and the width of the chin is less than one finger. Coupled with the high-quality screen and matte anti-glare, it is very friendly for studying and working outside.

The details are well designed and the workmanship is exquisite.

The screen pad on the C side, the logo engraving on the tail, and the cutting design at the hinge all reveal the designer's intentions. On the left side of the

interface

are two Thunderbolt 4 interfaces, an HDMI2.1, and a USB-A; on the right side of

are an audio interface, a USB-A, and a keyhole. There are USB ports on the left and right sides for connecting external peripherals such as mice and keyboards. Moreover, the Thunderbolt 4 to DP interface can also be connected to an external 4K144Hz display.

weight

The weight of a single host is 1293g, and the weight of the charger is 180g. The actual feel is quite light.

The charger is of moderate size, so it won’t be too much of a burden when you go out to work.

Others

Remove the back cover, and you can see that this Acer Extraordinary S3 uses a dual fan dual heat pipe heat dissipation design. The battery capacity is 56Whr, and the network card is intel killer AX1675i.

I don’t know if you have found the second M.2 hard disk port in the disassembly diagram. It is hidden. .

That’s right, it’s hidden under the cable. . . It is necessary to disassemble the cable and install it again.

Summary

This Acer Extraordinary S3 has the following major advantages:

, low power consumption and high performance, thanks to Intel’s 12th generation new hybrid architecture i7-1260P processor;

, third generation Intel EVO certification;

, High-quality screen, high color gamut, high color accuracy and high resolution;

, excellent industrial design, aluminum alloy body, reasonable design, exquisite workmanship;

, reserved M.2 expansion interface, you can upgrade and install a hard disk by yourself.

, rich and reasonable interfaces, dual Thunderbolt 4 + dual USB interfaces.

Of course, it can be better. For example, upgrading from DDR4 memory to DDR5 memory, using a PCIE 4.0 solid-state drive with faster transmission speed, it can be more convenient to install the hard drive location, which can achieve one-handed opening and closing and a 180° opening and closing angle. Finally, there is the hinge that fails to reach the level of one-hand opening and closing. However, if you want to achieve the above upgrade later, it should not be at this price. In general, the Acer Extraordinary S3 is almost a complete winner in terms of comprehensive strength compared with competing products of the same level, winning in all aspects. It needs to have performance and performance, and it needs to have a look and feel. It is very suitable for young people who are new to the workplace and do not pursue luxury, but pay attention to quality. What's more important is that the price is reasonable and value for money!