With the continuous development of social economy, enterprises attach great importance to procurement positions gradually increase. For excellent procurement, resource procurement often involves electronic products such as computers, and it is important to master some basic computer procurement knowledge at this time, so that you will not "black eyes" and fall into a situation of being overwhelmed when purchasing. So, what do you need to pay attention to when purchasing business laptops? Below, let's take a look at the points that need to be paid attention to when choosing a business notebook.
The first point: portability
Notebook computers are too heavy to be convenient for business people to carry, therefore, when purchasing business laptops, try to choose light weight, generally within 2KG weight is more appropriate.
The second point: price
Price is a factor to consider, because enterprises purchasing computers must consider both the practicality of the computer and the cost performance of the computer. If you spend a "big price" to buy a computer with ordinary performance, the boss will probably question the ability to purchase. So when choosing a business laptop, remember to choose a cost-effective laptop.
The third point: branding
The brand of the laptop is also a concern. Generally speaking, big brands have more perfect after-sales and quality assurance. On the market like Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Acer, HP, etc. are all good brands, which can be used as alternatives when buying.
Fourth point: safety
The data security function of business notebooks is very important, because enterprise data security is related to the survival and development of enterprises. Therefore, when buying a laptop, you must choose a high security performance.
Point 5: Configuration
The configuration of the laptop is the top priority when purchasing a laptop, because the configuration of the laptop is related to the overall operation and office efficiency of the notebook, and if the configuration is general, it will affect our work efficiency and progress. Of course, the buyer's understanding of the computer configuration is not exhaustive, and some important configurations can be understood, and focus on procurement when purchasing. So, what important configurations do you need to pay attention to when purchasing laptops?
Important configurations to pay attention to when purchasing laptops:
Graphics
The full name of graphics card is the display interface card, also known as the display adapter, which is one of the most basic configurations and important accessories of the computer. As an important part of the computer host, the graphics card is the equipment for the computer to convert digital-to-analog signals, and undertakes the task of output and display graphics. Graphics cards are divided into discrete graphics cards and integrated graphics cards, and the general office notebook chooses the integrated graphics card that comes with the processor, such as the Iris Xe graphics card that comes with the Intel Core processor is very powerful and enough for daily office use.
Memory and hard disk memory
Memory is one of the important parts of a computer, it is a bridge to communicate with the CPU. All programs in the computer run in memory, so the performance of memory has a great impact on the computer. Therefore, when purchasing laptops, try to choose models with larger memory.
CPU
The CPU Chinese name is the central processing unit, which is the most important component of the computer, and there is no one. It can determine the speed and usage time of your computer. At present, there are two well-known processor manufacturers - Intel and AMD, and Intel, as an industry boss, has maintained an absolute advantage.
The reason why laptop procurement mainly looks at the configuration is because productivity performance is the key to measuring a business laptop, which is related to the overall production efficiency of the enterprise, and the configuration of the notebook determines its productivity performance. In terms of the productivity performance of the notebook computer, the main examination is the CPU performance of the laptop, it can be said that the strength of the CPU performance directly affects the productivity performance of the notebook, so the laptop purchase should pay more attention to the CPU performance. So how to measure the performance of a laptop CPU? I believe that many enterprise purchasers will have such problems. As the two main suppliers of CPUs, Intel and AMD have always been a hot topic of consumer discussion, and our common business notebooks on the market will also be equipped with these two brands of CPU, so which of these two brands of CPU has higher productivity performance and is more suitable for office use? Today we will use the measured data to compare, so as to give some inspiration to corporate buyers.
The model we chose to compare is a popular business computer model on the market, and it is also a model that is considered more in the purchase of enterprise laptops, that is, Lenovo ThinkPad X13. The two versions of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 are equipped with Intel's 12th generation Core i5-1240P processor and AMD Pro 6850U processor, let's take a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 productivity performance with these two different processors.
ThinkPad X13 Core Edition and Ryzen Edition comparative test
ThinkPad X13 Core Edition and Ryzen Edition two laptops in addition to different processors, Ryzen Edition uses higher frequency memory, while Core Edition supports 4G LTE, that is, in the absence of WiFi, you can still access the Internet, which is more suitable for mobile office scenarios. The two ThinkPad X13 ports are also slightly different: the Core version is equipped with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the Ryzen version reduces the specifications to the ordinary USB-C 4.0 and USB-C 3.2 Gen2, so the Core version has a better connection experience. For example, the Thunderbolt docking station can use two 4K monitors at the same time, thus providing a better office experience.
Core i5-1240P equipped with Core Edition, is Intel 7 process technology, a new heterogeneous architecture, with 4 performance cores and 8 energy-efficient cores, a total of 12 cores and 16 threads, the highest turbo frequency can reach 4.4GHz, 12MB L3 cache.
The Ryzen version is equipped with the Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U, which uses 6nm process technology, 8 cores and 16 threads, acceleration frequency up to 4.7GHz, and 16MB of L3 cache.
In terms of parameters alone, the Core i5-1240P has a certain advantage in the number of cores, while the Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U has a higher frequency and a larger L3 cache.
Below we will look at their theoretical performance performance through several professional test software, the system power mode of both products is set to the best performance, the test results are as follows:
From the test results, although the Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U has a leading position and parameters, no matter which test software, the core i5-1240P's single-core results have a slight lead, the most reaching about 9%, and the more core count also gives it a basic advantage in multi-core tasks.
Overall, the theoretical performance gap between the two processors is not large. Next, we will take a look at the performance of the Core i5-1240P and Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U in the daily office through a few tests. The first is the WebXprt4 web performance test, the test items include photo enhancement, using artificial intelligence to organize photo albums, stock option pricing, encrypted notes and OCR scanning, sales charts, online assignments and other typical scenarios, the shorter the completion time of each project, the higher the efficiency, the higher the overall score, the test results are as follows:
It can be seen that the overall score lead of the Core i5-1240P has reached 11%, and the time of most projects is shorter, among which picture enhancement and the use of artificial intelligence to organize albums have a lead of about 25%.
The next test is the well-known PCMark10 test, first the benchmark, which contains common basic functions, productivity, digital content creation three scenarios, mainly for web browsing, video conferencing, application launch, document and form writing, photo editing and video editing rendering and other projects, the test results are as follows:
In this test, the Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U has a relatively obvious advantage, the Core i5-1240P model lags behind nearly 15% in the overall score, productivity and digital content creation also lag behind to a certain extent, and there is a slight lead in common basic functions.
Then came the PCMark10 application test, which is aimed at the launch and use of Office office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint that we use most often in our daily office, and the test results are as follows:
In this test, the Core i5-1240P model played a "turnover", leading in all projects, with the most Excel reaching 16%, and the overall score also had an advantage of nearly 10%.
Of course, in addition to daily web browsing and document editing, many small partners are also indispensable to process pictures, which requires the use of PhotoShop, which has higher performance requirements for the CPU. So for this project, Adobe Photoshop tests were also carried out, and the results are as follows:
For the two products mainly oriented to daily office, the performance is very good, usually simple retouching, color grading, and doing some simple design are completely OK. Of course, the Core version still achieved a slight lead of about 5%, which was slightly better.
Finally, look at the CrossMark test, which mainly tests the performance of the CPU, covering three dimensions of creativity, productivity and response speed, of which the productivity test examines the document editing, form processing, and web browsing performance of the whole machine; Creativity examines the picture editing, picture organization, and video editing performance of the whole machine; The reaction ability examines the performance of the whole machine when starting the program, opening files, and multi-tasking, and has very high requirements for the single-threaded performance of the processor, which can well reflect the processing efficiency of daily computer affairs, and is a very comprehensive test, the results are as follows:
The gap between the two models is not large, the Core i5-1240P leads by 4% in the overall score, and the largest single gap is the reaction ability, and the Core i5-1240P leads by about 8%.
Since it is for mobile office users, in scenarios such as travel, the performance release of ThinkPad X13 when unplugged will determine our work efficiency, feedback and response speed. So below I will perform the performance and productivity test on the two models again with the same performance settings without plugging in, the first is still the WebXprt4 web performance test, and the results are as follows:
Compared with the case of power supply, the gap between the two products has widened further, with the Core i5-1240P widening to 13% in overall scores, while the gap in photo enhancement in individual projects widened to 28%.
You can also look at the decline in the performance of the two products with and without power, in contrast, the Core version has fallen less, the overall score has fallen by only 2%, the most one is only 8%, and the Ryzen version of the most one has fallen by more than 20%.
The results of the PCMark10 benchmark and application tests are as follows:
In the PCMark10 benchmark, although the Ryzen version still has a certain lead, the lead has decreased compared to the plugged in, and the Core version is only 8% behind in the overall score.
In the app test, the Core Edition still maintained its lead in overall scores and most of the events, with the most reaching 21%.
In terms of the decline range, in the benchmark, the total score of the Core version was reduced by only 4%, the most fell by 12%, while the overall score of the Ryzen version fell by 11%, and the most one reached 13%, which made the gap between the two products close without power.
Application software testing, the decline of the two products is basically the same, the gap has not been further widened.
CrossMark test results without power:
The Core version still maintains its advantage, leading by 8% overall and the largest creative lead at 14%.
In terms of decline, the Core version is about 10%, the Ryzen version is more, reaching 14%, and there is a single decline of 18%.
Summary: Through several tests, it can be seen that models equipped with Core i5-1240P have better and more balanced performance, whether it is in the face of Office three-piece sets, creative software such as Adobe, or unplugged to provide users with balanced performance support. It can be said that the productivity performance of the ThinkPad X13 with the Core version processor is very outstanding. At the same time, the ThinkPad X13 with the Core version of the processor passed the Evo certification. Evo certification is an Intel certification mark that covers 6 key innovation areas: instant wake-up, fast response, long battery life, fast charging, support for WiFi6 and Thunderbolt 4 ports, which are guaranteed to meet the daily work and study of business people. Simply put, Evo certification is to help us lower the threshold for purchase, even if you don't understand anything, as long as you look for the Evo label notebook to buy, do not worry about being cut leeks, which is also a convenience for our procurement staff.
It is also worth mentioning that in the procurement of commercial notebooks, the company also needs to pay attention to the operation and maintenance of notebook computers in the later stage. The Intel vPro platform has its own outstanding advantages in this regard. Laptops equipped with Intel vPro platform, at the level of operation and maintenance management, as long as the computer is connected to the network and power supply, the administrator can remotely control the vPro platform computer through the cloud background, and realize firmware update, behavior monitoring, hardware restart, fault diagnosis and other functions without relying on any operating system. Even in the event of a lost computer, administrators can lock the device directly to avoid the business and legal risks that arise. With the vPro platform, Intel enterprises can manage operations more proactively and efficiently.
Moreover, the Intel vPro platform integrates the new Hardware Shield architecture, which can ensure that application software processes, operating systems, virtual machines, BIOS, and firmware are not injected with malicious code through independent cryptographic operation mechanisms and silicon root authentication, thereby ensuring the robustness and security of business and data. At the same time, Hardware Shield also has a built-in AI-based hardware detection mechanism, which can predict the running effect of code and terminate the operation of the attack code before it has an actual effect, helping enterprises obtain immunity in the face of unknown threats. Based on real-world testing, the vPro platform helps enterprises eliminate 63.2% of attack threats.
Although there are many points to consider when purchasing business laptops, we only need to grasp the key points. Productivity performance and security are our focuses, which are critical to improving productivity and data security. As a purchaser of enterprises, purchasing a high-performance and more secure office computer is in line with the company's development requirements, from the above data, laptops equipped with Intel processors are very suitable for enterprise office needs.
Disclaimer: All the test data of this article comes from Tianji.com