After five months, realme Book ushered in its upgrade - realme Book Enhanced Edition, continuing to take the cost-effective route. At the current price of the official website, the realme Book Enhanced Edition is priced at 4699 yuan, which is 500 yuan more expensive than the realme Book. What kind of upgrade will the small difference between the two bring to realme Book?
Product parameters
Operating system: Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
Display: 14-inch LCD screen (2160×1440, 100% DCI-P3)
Processor: Intel Core i5-11320H (4 cores, 8 threads, 3.2GHz~4.5GHz)
Memory: 16GB LPDDR4x 4266 dual channel
HDD: 512GB NVMe SSD (Samsung PM991a)
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe (96EU)
Battery: 54Wh
Dimensions: 307.21mm×228.96mm×15.5mm
Weight: 1.47kg (without power adapter)
Reference price: 4699 yuan
Performance-oriented, Intel Core H35
For three days, they looked at each other with astonishment. Previously, the Realme Book was equipped with Intel's 11th generation Core low-voltage processor, while the realme Book Plus edition was upgraded to the 11th generation Core H35 series of high-performance mobile processors. Core H35 series processor is Intel released last year for ultra-portable game platform mobile processor, its biggest highlight is to increase the TDP to 35W, such a power consumption design between the standard voltage 45W and low voltage 15W, more suitable for ultra-portable notebook platform, both to ensure the high performance of such notebooks, but also to meet the design requirements of thin and light body.
From the specific hardware configuration, the Core i5-11320H processor powered by the realme Book Enhanced Edition is an updated version of the Core H35 series processor, released in June 2021, code-named Tiger Lake-Refresh. It adopts Intel's 10nm SuperFin production process, Willow Cove processor architecture, with 4 cores and 8 threads, the base frequency is 3.2GHz, the maximum turbo frequency can reach 4.5GHz, and the TDP is 35W. As a member of the 11th generation Core family, the Core i5-11320H processor also has new features brought by the 11th generation Core mobile processor, such as native support for Thunderbolt 4 expansion, built-in multiple PCIe 4.0 channels, etc.
▲This machine is equipped with a Core i5-11320H processor, which adopts the Intel 10nm SuperFin production process, Willow Cove processor architecture, and has 4 cores and 8 threads.
▲This machine is equipped with the Intel Iris Xe core display, which has a maximum dynamic frequency of 1.35GHz and is equipped with 96 EU execution units.
We switched the notebook power supply to "performance mode" and then used the CINEBENCH R20 processor rendering performance test software to see how the machine performed. In the end, the machine achieved single-threaded 564pts and multi-threaded 2516pts. If compared with other thin and light books using core i5-1135G7 low-voltage processors (single-threaded generally about 500pts, multi-threaded generally about 1790pts), you can see that the realme Book Enhanced Edition has more powerful performance, especially the multi-threaded performance is more than 40%. It is not difficult to find that the more powerful performance is the performance of high-performance processor applications such as core H35 in thin and light costs.
▲This machine achieved single-threaded 564pts and multi-threaded 2516pts in CINEBENCH R20.
Judging from the basic test results, compared with the thin and light version of the low-voltage processor, the realme Book Enhanced Edition has more powerful processor performance, such as the thin and light version using the Core i5-1135G7 in the Blender 2.90.0 processor rendering performance test to complete the rendering of the BMW27 test scene often takes about 670 seconds, and the machine we experienced only took 400 seconds, which shows the strong performance of the Realme Book Enhanced Edition.
In addition, realme Book Plus comes with 16GB of LPDDR4x 4266 dual-channel memory and Samsung PM991a 512GB NVMe SSD, a combination of storage that meets the needs of most people. This SSD gets a continuous read score of 2441.24MB/s and a continuous write score of 1652.26MB/s in the AS SSD Benchmark test (1GB of test data).
▲Samsung PM991a 512GB NVMe SSD test results at a glance.
It is worth mentioning that the Intel Iris Xe core display equipped with the realme Book Enhanced Edition is relatively special, the maximum dynamic frequency of the graphics is 1.35GHz, equipped with 96 EU execution units, while most of the Intel Iris Xe core displays on the market currently have only 80 EU units. In the 3DMark Fire Strike test, the graphics card scored 5478 points, which means that it can cope with some popular online games with low hardware requirements, such as its average frame rate of 135.06fps in CS:GO 1080p high quality (2X MSAA).
In the 3DMark Fire Strike test, the graphics card received a graphics card score of 5478 points.
Thin and light design, the screen color is realistic
Realme Book Enhanced Edition inherits the minimalist style of the previous generation of products, with only one mirror logo on the A side. In terms of fuselage material, this machine adopts an all-aluminum alloy fuselage, which is strong and resistant to stamping, and is strong and durable. At the same time, realme also added a variety of processes to polish, such as CNC drilling and cutting of the edge of the shell, and the surface has been precision sandblasted to bring a warm and delicate touch, with the exquisite feeling of high-end notebooks.
▲Side A has only one mirror logo, which is very simple.
Realme Book Enhanced offers two colors, Island Grey and Sky Blue, and we got the latter. Under the refreshing and lively color scheme, the aluminum alloy fuselage treated by CNC drilling and precision sandblasting process will shimmer at the edges, as if the sun is jumping on the sand of the summer beach. Realme Book Enhanced Edition also adopts a thin and light body design, the thinnest part of this machine is only 14.9mm, the bare metal without power adapter weighs about 1.47kg, for a 14-inch screen of thin and light, such a body is very thin and light, even if female users carry it daily is not too much burden.
▲The thinnest part of this machine is only 14.9mm, and the bare metal without power adapter weighs about 1.47kg, and the fuselage is very thin and light.
▲Realme Book Enhanced Edition is equipped with high-quality dual speakers customized from HARMAN and supports DTS surround sound effects.
The screen is one of the highlights of the realme Book Enhanced Edition. This machine adopts a 14-inch LCD screen, with a resolution of 2160×1440, and a screen display ratio of 3:2, which is more suitable for daily office. After realme tuning, this screen covers a 100% sRGB color gamut, the color display is realistic, supporting a wide viewing angle of 170° and 400nits peak brightness. The sRGB color gamut coverage area of the screen we measured with datacolor Spyder5 Pro is 99%, which is very close to the official performance, and the display delicacy and color performance are no less than the light and thin books that are priced higher, and both indoor and outdoor light can be easily handled.
▲The measured screen covers 99% of the sRGB color gamut, and the color display is real.
Keyboard input and interface design
The C-side design of the realme Book Enhanced Edition is also very simple, equipped with a split-island monochrome backlit keyboard, the keycap spacing is large, which can better prevent accidental input, and the backlight also supports three-stop adjustment. In actual experience, the keyboard input feels very good, the 1.3mm key range feedback is relatively sufficient, and the key rebound strength is moderate. It is worth mentioning that this machine is equipped with a 123.8mm × 78.2mm large-area touchpad, with ample control space, and can easily control the desktop and various office applications without connecting the mouse. In addition, the machine's power button also integrates a fingerprint recognition module, which can be used with Windows Hello to enable one-click login to the system.
▲Power key integrated fingerprint recognition module
In terms of interfaces, the machine is equipped with 2 USB-C ports (one of which is Thunderbolt 4 and the other is USB-C), 1 USB-A and 1 3.5mm audio. Thunderbolt 4 interface can be used to charge notebooks, but also support dual 4K video output or single 8K video output, with HDMI adapter, docking station, can fully play the strength of Thunderbolt 4 interface.
▲ The left side of the fuselage is equipped with a Thunderbolt 4 interface (with the lightning logo) and a USB-C interface.
Cross-screen interconnection is a feature of realme Book Enhanced Edition that is different from traditional brand notebooks, and after several versions of iterative upgrades, this feature is more mature. Users only need to hold the realme, OPPO, one plus and other brand mobile phones equipped with colorOS 12 system, find the "cross-screen interconnection" icon in the pull-down status bar, and follow the prompts to quickly find the realme Book Enhanced Version and connect with it, even if the two devices are not in the same network environment, they also support interconnection.
From the actual experience, the screen of the mobile phone and the laptop is almost synchronized, the delay is very small, and playing mobile games on a large 14-inch screen is not a problem. During the connection process, users can easily transfer files to each other on the notebook desktop, and the transfer speed is very fast.
Heat dissipation and endurance testing
In order to fully exert the performance of Core H35 series processors, realme Book Enhanced Edition adds VC liquid cooling cooling technology, and the interior of the fuselage adopts a symmetrical double-fan heat dissipation structure, which increases the surface area of heat dissipation by etching the microstructure of hair, thereby achieving higher heat transfer efficiency. How does this machine perform at high loads? We examined the thermal performance of the AIDA64 software single-baked processor at 19°C. After 30 minutes of baking the machine, the maximum temperature on the front of the machine was 43.1 °C, located in the center of the keyboard, and the temperature in most areas of the keyboard was about 39 °C, which had a warm feeling on the touch, and the temperature of the palmrest position was maintained at about 24 °C.
▲ After 30 minutes of roasting the machine at 19°C, the maximum temperature on the front of the machine was observed through the FLIR infrared thermal imager to be 43.1°C.
In addition, the realme Book Enhanced Edition is equipped with a 54Wh battery, how does it last? We tested it with PCMark10's "Modern Office" scenario at 1080p resolution, "Best Power Efficiency Mode", 50% screen brightness, and "Airplane Mode". In the end, the machine got a score of 9 hours and 41 minutes, which means that it can meet the use of the day's work time and perform well. Even if the battery is exhausted, the user does not have to worry too much, this machine is equipped with a 65W power adapter, supports fast charging, 30 minutes can be charged 50%, can be temporarily emergency.
summary
Based on the high brand awareness and the accumulation of a large number of users, mobile phone brands have crossed the trend into the notebook field and have become the norm. Compared with the traditional notebooks at the same price, this kind of product is not inferior in hardware configuration and shape design, and the beginning brings full sincerity to users. Take the realme Book Enhanced Edition of our experience as an example, this machine is equipped with Intel's 11th generation Core H35 series processor, which far exceeds the thin and light cost of low-voltage processors, bringing a strong foundation strength.
In addition, realme Book Plus is also equipped with a 14-inch 2K resolution LCD screen with a real color display, covering 99% of the sRGB color gamut, which is suitable for office, entertainment, and light gaming. What's more, it also incorporates VC liquid cooling cooling technology, which can keep calm even at full output. If you also like high-performance thin and light books, then realme Book Plus will be a good choice.