Some time ago, we just experienced the enhanced version of RedmiBook 14 equipped with Intel Core i5-10210U. Not long after, Redmi released its first notebook product equipped with AMD processor-RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition. IT Home naturally also I received this notebook for the first time, so let’s try it out with everyone.
Go back three years, Intel had an undisputed advantage in the notebook market at that time. Many people sneered at notebooks equipped with AMD A-series mobile processors, and there were only a few models equipped with them; but as Zen architecture Ryzen series processors were released, and AMD desktop processors began to rise. After three generations of hard work, AMD Ryzen notebook processors have become increasingly mature. Last year, OEM manufacturers paid more attention to Ryzen The attitude towards 2000 mobile processors is gradually recovering, and some major thin and light models have launched Ryzen versions. This year AMD has launched Ryzen 3000 U/H series processors more confidently, and OEM manufacturers have also actively followed up. Many main models have Ryzen versions. The Dragon version should have a good rebound in market performance this year. Judging from the naming, the emphasis on "Ryzen Edition" for these models shows that AMD is still playing the role of a catcher, and consumers' attention will inevitably fall on the comparison between the Ryzen Edition and products equipped with Intel's same-level processors. IT House will also make a simple comparison of processor performance based on the two versions of RedmiBook in hand.
1. Different appearance only with stickers
What IT House received this time is the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition in Moonlight Silver color. The appearance is completely the same as the RedmiBook 14 Enhanced Edition. It is still a simple frosted metal A side, only in the middle There is the brand logo "Redmi" on the left side, and a line of small words "DESIGNED BY" on the right side. XIAOMI"; the B side also has no camera, a 14-inch 1080P screen, a screen-to-body ratio of about 81.2%, and a "RedmiBook" logo on the lower border; the C side has a MacBook-like layout and the D side has a large air inlet, more appearance and Design details can be viewed in previous issues and will not be repeated here. The biggest difference in appearance between the two versions is the stickers on the processor and graphics card , which are located on the C side and D side respectively. The stickers on the Intel 10th generation Core i5 and NVIDIA MX graphics cards are replaced with AMD Ryzen 5 and AMD REDAON Vega graphics card stickers. .
▲The left is the enhanced version (deep space gray), the right is the Ryzen version (moonlight silver)
AMD Ryzen 5 stickers are mainly colored, and the surface is made of reflective material. The bright silver color around it has a strong metallic texture under the light. White "AMD Ryzen 5" words and logo, coupled with the iconic red "Zen ring"; the Intel 10th generation Core i5 sticker is relatively simple and clear, with the black Intel logo and "Core i5" arranged on a slightly reflective silver-gray checkered background. 10TH GEN" words.
AMD RADEON Vega graphics card stickers are not as simple and crude as NVIDIA MX graphics card stickers. On the "NVIDIA green" background, there are only the logo and "NVIDIA", but the same bright reflective treatment as the C-side processor sticker, retaining the surrounding It has a metallic texture, and the background of the main part is red with texture. The logo of the Vega graphics card occupies nearly half of the space, and the words "RADEON" are arranged below. GRAPHICS" words and AMD logo.
Maizi personally prefers Intel's processor stickers, which have a more uniform and atmospheric tone, and display more content but in a more organized manner; and AMD's graphics card stickers, which have a stronger sense of design and show the priority of information. Which of these four stickers do you like better? You can discuss it in the comment section below. There are no changes in the
interface. There are 3.5mm headset interface, USB 2.0 interface and power indicator light on the right side of the fuselage. On the left side are the power interface, HDMI video output interface and 2 USB 3.0 interfaces, both in terms of type and quantity. It is relatively rich and practical, and the three USB Type-A interfaces can also better take into account current mainstream peripherals.
2. The configuration is full of sincerity and the performance is quite satisfactory.
The much-loved battle is here. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the configuration information first. Obviously, the biggest highlight of this RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition is the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor and AMD RADEON Vega 8 graphics card, but this is not the biggest highlight, and the wheat is not irrelevant. Let’s look directly at the core configuration comparison.
The comparison in the table is quite surprising. As for the two machines in the hands of IT House, in addition to the difference in CPU and graphics card, the difference in storage combination is also puzzling. The memory of RedmiBook 14 enhanced version and SSD are both from Samsung, the memory is 8GB DDR4 2666MHz single-channel memory, and the hard drive is Samsung PM871b 512GB, which is an M.2 The SSD is just a SATA3 channel; the memory of the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version is also from Samsung, which is 8GB DDR4 2666MHz dual-channel memory, and the SSD is XG6 512GB from Toshiba, which is an M.2 NVMe SSD with TLC flash memory particles. PCIe 3.0×4 speed. It can be said that the memory of RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition has been upgraded from single channel to dual channel, and the bandwidth and file processing speed have been greatly improved. The SSD is a qualitative change, directly upgraded from SATA3 to NVMe SSD.
▲The left is the enhanced version of onboard single-channel memory SATA SSD
The right is onboard + slot dual-channel memory. The actual performance of NVMe SSD
is the same conclusion:
RedmiBook 14 The enhanced version of the memory has a read speed of 17909MB/s, a write speed of 17905MB/s, a copy speed of 16754MB/s, and a latency of 93.3ns; while the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version has a memory read speed of 32234MB/s and a write speed of 32385MB/s, copy speed is 28150MB/s, latency is 118.1s. It can be seen that the reading, writing, and copying speeds of RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition have almost doubled, but the latency is still high.
As for the SSD, it is a one-sided experience. The NVMe SSD equipped with the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition has a sequential read and write speed of around 3000MB/s, while the RedmiBook 14 enhanced version of the SATA3 SSD has a sequential read and write speed of about 500MB/s.
Returning to the processor and graphics card, let’s take a look at the parameter comparison first. Intel Core i5-10210U adopts a 4-core 8-thread design, with a base frequency of 1.6GHz, a maximum turbo frequency of 4.2GHz, three buffers of 6MB, and a TDP of 15W. The core display is a UHD 630 graphics card, and the maximum dynamic frequency of the graphics card is 1.15GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is also a 4-core and eight-thread Zen architecture with a base frequency of 2.1GHz, a maximum turbo frequency of 3.7GHz, three buffers of 4MB, the same TDP of 15W, the graphics card model is RADEON Vega 8, and the graphics card frequency is 1.2GHz.
The following comparison officially begins. For CPU, we use Cinebench R15/R20, CPU-Z Benchmark, and Fritz Chess Benchmark to compare. It happens that both have 4 cores and 8 threads, which is more convenient to compare; for game performance, we use 3DMark Time Compare Spy and Fire Strike running scores, as well as compare the average frame rate of the "Overwatch" game.
is the first Cinebench benchmark. R15 and the latest R20 can perform rendering test benchmarks on single-core and multi-core processors. The results are as follows:
Intel Core i5-10210U R15 multi-core score is 642cb, single-core score is 159cb;
R20 multi-core score is 1488pts, single-core score is 397pts;
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U R15 multi-core score is 620cb, single-core score is 144cb;
R20 multi-core score is 1353pts, single-core score is 366pts.
In the Cinebench R15/R20 test, the Intel Core i5-10210U leads in both single-core and multi-core performance, but the two are relatively close, with a gap between 3% and 10%. This time AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has made greater progress in single-core performance, and now it can compete with Intel processors. In
CPU-Z Benchmark, the Intel Core i5-10210U has a single core of 428.2, a multi-core of 2166.4, and a multi-thread multiple of 5.06;
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has a single core of 426.5, a multi-core of 2237.7, and a multi-thread multiple of 5.25.
Here the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U multi-core score achieved a lead, regaining the lead and leading by about 3%.
Chess Fritz Chess Benchmark pays more attention to the integer computing performance of the CPU and is better optimized for multi-core. The performance of the two here is also very close. The relative speed of Intel Core i5-10210U is 24.71 and 11859 thousand times per second; the relative speed of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 23.78, 11416 thousand times per second, the difference between the two is less than 4%.
When it comes to game performance, in most cases the graphics card will account for a larger proportion. The RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition is equipped with an AMD RADEON Vega 8 graphics card, with 8 graphics cores; while the RedmiBook 14 Enhanced Edition is an entry-level NVIDIA GeForce MX250 Independent graphics, TDP 25W, which is often called the "full blood version".
first compared the 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike running scores. In these two items, the two showed a relatively large gap. The overall advantage of the RedmiBook 14 enhanced version is more obvious.
The first is Time Spy, the RedmiBook 14 enhanced version has a total score of 1292 points, the graphics card score is 1167 points, and the CPU score is 3288 points; the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version has a total score of 871 points, the graphics card score is 800 points, and the CPU score is 1770 points. In
Fire Strike, the RedmiBook 14 enhanced version has a total score of 3483 points, the graphics card score is 3802 points, and the physical score is 11007 points; the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version has a total score of 2436 points, the graphics card score is 2614 points, and the physical score is 10903 points.
From this point of view, the combined game performance of 3500U and Vega 8 in RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition is still much behind 10210U + MX250. The most exaggerated running score gap reaches 40+%, which is still quite unexpected. The actual measured game performance of
. Since the two graphics cards are entry-level, there is no benchmark test for games suitable for them. Therefore, we choose the time to run the "Overwatch" game, customize the room, select the same map, hero, and offensive and defensive teams, and record similar times. Average frame rate. The test environment of the RedmiBook 14 Enhanced Edition is the same as last time. The game quality is automatically recognized as "medium", the rendering multiplier is 75%, anti-aliasing is turned on, and vertical synchronization is turned off. The test result of the RedmiBook 14 Enhanced Edition is that the average number of frames is 64.6 frames. , the lowest frame is 44.1 frames; while the average frame number of RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition is 48.4 frames, and the lowest frame is 25.3 frames. In comparison, the game performance is still that of RedmiBook The 14-enhanced version of the 10210U + MX250 combination is even stronger.
From the above results, we can see that the CPU performance is barely comparable. In some projects, the 3500U can surpass it in multi-core performance, while the single-core performance can also catch up to a gap of less than 5%, which is not a big deal. A small surprise; however, the game field is still lagging far behind. It should only be able to cope with online games such as "LOL" and "CS:GO" with medium and low image quality, and the game performance is not satisfactory. The internal structure of the two versions of
is slightly different, but the heat dissipation and battery life performance of the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version are slightly better than that of the RedmiBook 14 enhanced version. The oven temperature is about 60°C, which is very cool. In actual use, the battery life can last half a day (battery 1Wh larger).
3. The first "smart interconnection" function
The Xiaomi smart unlock we talked about last time is still there this time. Let's take a look at a first launch function - Xiaomi Smart Interconnect (MiShare). For ease of understanding, it can be compared to Apple AirDrop or HUAWEI Share, which enables fast file transfer and sharing between your own and partner manufacturers' devices without the need for a network. To use the function, both devices need to be supported. The laptop needs MiShare client, the Xiaomi phone needs to be upgraded to MIUI11, and the OPPO/vivo phone system needs to be upgraded to the latest version. When using
, the sender automatically scans the devices within the range that can be used as the receiver. On the laptop, drag the file to the avatar to send it. On the mobile phone, it automatically scans the file when sharing it. Click to send, and the transfer can be carried out after confirmation by the receiver.
▲The computer sends
▲When the computer confirms receiving the
transmission, the sender will create an AP hotspot named "ap_mishare_xxxx (xxxx consists of numbers and lowercase letters)", and the receiving end automatically connects, so although no network is required, WiFi and The Bluetooth module needs to be turned on to use it. The transmission speed is still very fast. According to actual measurements, it can complete the transmission of a 737MB compressed file in about 25 seconds, and the transmission of a 2.23GB video in about 1 minute and 20 seconds, about 30MB/s. When receiving files on the mobile phone, the real-time network speed can reach up to 38MB/s. . Files received on the mobile phone can be viewed in the file management, called Xiaomi mutual transfer. Files received on the computer are in the download folder by default, and customization is not supported at the moment.
▲Send
on the mobile phone ▲Receive
on the mobile phone ▲Connect to hot spots real-time speed
Smart Internet (MiShare) is a very good function, effectively integrating its own rich ecology, bringing convenience to users, and also working with OPPO and vivo Friendly merchants have also established mutual communication alliances to expand the usage scenarios of the function.After all, this is a good thing. It can promote the establishment of a unified file exchange alliance in the Android ecosystem. Although there are more "small gangs" now, it can be regarded as a first step, which is better than each manufacturer operating independently.
In addition, this function was introduced by Maizi in the last issue: "Transfer files to and from Xiaomi phones, control Mijia smart home, etc." I just looked through the software catalog, AIoT, it seems that it can be connected to Mijia.
Summary – Office, it smells great! Game, don’t buy it!
After a short experience, compared with the previous RedmiBook 14 enhanced version, the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen version equipped with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is obviously more conscientious, but it is also more scientific. The first is the comprehensive upgrade of memory and SDD. The memory performance has almost doubled, and the SSD sequential read and write performance has doubled five or six times, making daily use undoubtedly smoother. The CPU performance is comparable to the 10210U. However, the game performance deviates. After several rounds After running the score, we accepted this fact.
Therefore, it is really not recommended to choose the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition for playing games, but for office work and audio-visual entertainment, it is highly recommended. The CPU performance is basically the same, the storage combination is definitely ahead, and it is much cheaper. Finally, answer the question in the title:
Ye Yes? Not bad, some performance exceeded expectations.
Did you turn over or not? It hasn’t turned around yet, but it has the momentum to rise. Does
smell good? If you want to buy a laptop for office work or audio-visual entertainment, it’s great!
RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition also has three main versions:
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U + 8GB + 256GB priced at 3,499 yuan, Double 11 early adopter price 2999 yuan;
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U + 8GB + 512GB is priced at 3,699 yuan, and the early adopter price on Double 11 is 3299 yuan;
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U + 8/16GB + 256GB is priced at 3,999 yuan, and the early adopter price on Double 11 is 3,799 yuan.
pre-sale will start at 0:00 on October 21st, and first sale will be at 0:00 on November 1st.
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