The lack of cores in the PC market has been continuous, driving the price of terminal products to continue to increase, and even the price of popular products has increased by 20%, and consumers are still flocking to it. In the context of the competitive model price is generally more than 9000 yuan, the high price of 8299 yuan with HP Shadow Elf 7 is quite competitive.
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11th generation Core i7-11800H + GeForce RTX 3060 + large size high screen brush screen, as if to become a new standard for game configuration and performance, HP Shadow Genie 7 is not to be less, big brands bring high cost performance. Compared with the Core i5 model tested in June, the configuration number 16-b0007TX (hereinafter referred to as the Shadow Elf 7) has comprehensively improved the hardware configuration, CPU and GPU.
In the face of more powerful CPUs and GPUs, Shadow Elf 7 has simultaneously improved the cooling system, and the cooling fan speed in rampage mode can reach 5600r/min, and the noise is 45dBA. In daily use, automatic fan speed control is used, the noise is as low as 33dBA, and the speed is about 2200r/min. In addition, in low-load states such as web browsing or even video playback, the CPU/GPU temperature rises slowly to no more than 50 ° C, and its fans are even "lazy" to turn, making the system quieter.
The 11th-generation Core i7-11800H with 8 physical cores can work in a high-frequency state of 4.2GHz for a short time (according to the system temperature) under the guarantee of this cooling system, and the power consumption level is as high as 100W, far exceeding the 45W standard level of the H45 series. Dual-core 4 threads and below, the Core i7-11800H can maintain a set peak frequency of 4.6GHz, after all, the CPU power consumption is only 45W at this time, which is a piece of cake for the Enhanced Cooling System of The Shadow Genie 7.
The OMEN Gaming Hub built into Shadow Genie 7 has more features to set, such as reducing the processor voltage, turning on rampage mode, and video card mix/direct connection.
When there is no GPU "blending", whether the rampage mode is turned on or not, the CPU can exclusively occupy 100W of cooling load, and the performance can be maximized. After the GPU load increases, the performance of the CPU will be partially affected to reach the performance level of the GPU up to 115W. According to this control logic, Shadow Elf 7 should turn off the rage mode in dcc application scenarios such as video processing in modes with heavy CPU load and relatively unsaturated GPUs, such as video processing; only in extreme game situations, the GPU tends to be saturated, and it is more appropriate to turn on the rage mode.
The maximum output power of the power adapter equipped with The Shadow Elf 7 can reach 230W, and when charging without battery, the peak power of the whole machine has reached 200W, which is very close to the power supply limit of the power adapter.
In addition, Shadow Elf 7 also provides GPU direct connection for the 3060. According to the test, after turning on the direct connection mode, the game performance of the machine can get an additional 2% to 4% improvement.
Combining Rage Mode with GPU Direct Connect, Shadow Elf 7's gameplay performance is quite outstanding.
Similarly, in the simulation test of desktop office applications such as CrossMark Pro, Shadow Elf 7 also has a good score. Interested friends can compare the relevant data online.
The performance and functionality of Shadow Elf 7 can be described as double.5 Such a large model with a 16-inch screen makes full use of the space on both sides of the fuselage and provides a rich interface. On the left side of the fuselage, there is not only RJ45 Gigabit network interface, HDMI interface, SD card reader and USB-A interface, but also provide Thunderbolt4/USB4 interface and MiniDP interface, which can provide video output at the same time with HDMI interface, realizing the powerful ability of 4 screens and output at the same time.
Although Shadow Elf 7 offers a wired network, it is conceivable that the usage rate is not high with built-in Wi-Fi 6 and easy to move around. Based on the 11th generation Core platform, Shadow Elf 7 integrates with many new technologies, and Wi-Fi 6 is just one of them. Its new Thunderbolt4 interface is also implemented through the CPU-integrated PCI-E 4.0 channel, and GPUs and SSDs also enjoy the benefits of this new technology. On the one hand, the GPU only needs PCI-E 4.0 x8 to obtain sufficient bandwidth, on the other hand, the PCI-E 4.0 x4 interface SSD contributes a lot to the data reading and writing performance of Shadow Elf.
The hardware configuration has been further upgraded to the Core i7-11800H's Shadow Genie 7, and the performance performance is more balanced. The increase in the number of cores and the increase in frequency are only appearances, and hardware platforms that integrate forward-looking technologies have a longer life cycle. In the context of the general shortage of goods and price increases caused by the lack of cores, the high-configuration Shadow Elf 7 can better meet the needs of consumers and players in the future.