Recently, Razer unveiled their 2020 advanced BLADE series laptops with Intel 10th gen Core i7-10875H processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q graphics card, 16GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD, Wi-Fi 6 network card and 4K 60Hz touch screen panel.
The Razer Blade series has always focused on design, and the new 2020 model brings the same ethos with enhanced portability. The aluminium body is textured and anodized, continuing the series’ skinny design. The iconic, illuminated “Razer” logo remains on the front.
So let’s dig in the details.
Product Specification
RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED 2020 Tech Specs from Official Website
https://www2.razer.com/au-en/gaming-systems/razer-blade
Product Unboxing
Package Appearance
The outer packaging is still packed with a black recycled carton
All internal packaging has inflatable and shock-proof protection
The AC adapter manufactured by Shenzhen Hornor Electronics is 19.5V 11.8A 230.1W total
The end header still has the special design
The weight of the AC adapter is 705g
The black internal box with a huge golden Razer logo
Opening the box, we can see an eco-tag leading by Razer:
#GoGreenwithRazer
In recent years, Razer has made a concerted effort to support environmental sustainability, and not be as extravagant as other brands with their packaging. The first step is to reduce the size of the packaging, keep the accessories simple, with no extra unnecessary accessories or cables available, and the last is to use as much recycled paper as possible for internal support to reduce the use of plastic. It has to be said that Razer didn’t do this out of sheer cheapness, but rather than buying accessories that may not be used once, Razer was able to cut costs and give back to its customers, while achieving a win-win situation.
The second layer is the accessories box with the familiar sticker, greeting card, support card, manual and a microfibre cloth
Product Analysis
The main look of RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED 2020
The 10th gen Intel i7 sticker
The specification badge
4K Touch screen badge
The thin-bezel design
The Per-key RGB Keyboard keycaps are designed with no wobbling from side to side
The backlit of this keyboard is quite bright and level adjustable, fn-key welcome design
Like other designs from Razer, there are two large speaker fences on both sides
The 720p IR HD camera on the top of the B cover supports Windows Hello
The chamfered corners are slightly rounded and without sharp edges
The laptop front side – Smooth design with power led indicator on the right-side
The laptop rear side – Symmetrical design with a narrow exhaust opening
The laptop right side – 1 x SD Card Reader(up to UHS-III), 1 x Type-C(Thunderbolt™3,20V PD3.0), 1 x Type-A(3.2 Gen2), 1 x (4K @ 60Hz) HDMI 2.0B, 1 x Kensington Lock port
The laptop left side – Power port, 2 x Type-A(3.2 Gen2), 1 x Type-C(3.2 Gen2, 20V PD3.0), 1 x Mic/Headphone combo jack
The laptop weight: 2.18KG, around 2.9KG total with AC adapter and power cable
Screen Calibration
RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED 2020 is using a UHD Samsung SDCA029 OLED touch panel
It’s an awesome OLED touch screen with 3840×2160 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 120,000:1 contrast ratio and HDR10 support, and a 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut. Protected with Corning Gorilla Glass
Calibration result: Average △E≈0.15, Maximum △E≈0.94
After calibration, we have a 165.0% of sRGB, 113.7% of Adobe RGB and 116.9% of DCI P3 coverage
Calibration Curves
Gamut
Tone Response Curves
Hardware & Software Introduction
HWiNFO64 System detail – Intel 10th gen i7-10875H with Intel UHD Integrated Graphics
GPUZ – Nvidia RTX2080 Super Max-Q
HWiNFO64 WIFI detail
WIFI Card – Intel Wifi6 AX 201 with Bluetooth v5.1
HWiNFO64 Ram detail
HWiNFO64 SSD detail
CPU-Z snapshots
Razer Synapse
Razer Synapse – Dashboard, the laptop has been recognised by the software
Razer Synapse – Lightning – Controlling Razer Chroma RGB devices
Razer Synapse – Customise – Per-key RGB will allow users to set lightning profiles for different software and games
Razer Synapse – Performance – allows user to manage the system performance and overclocking, change the screen refresh rate and change monitor colour profile
Run-time Benchmark Test
Before the test, we make sure the Ultimate Power Performance has been activated in Win10. All available updates for this windows version are patched already.
Cinebench R15 Single core & Multi core
Cinebench R20 Single core & Multi core
PCMark10 | 4,735
3DMARK – Port Royal | 4,417
3DMARK – Time Spy | 7,083
3DMARK – Time Spy Extreme | 3,256
3DMARK – Fire Strike | 15,290
3DMARK – Fire Strike Extreme | 8,499
3DMARK – Fire Strike Ultra | 4,481
3DMARK – VRS T2 | OFF: 44.87 FPS, ON: 78.03 FPS
3DMARK – DLSS | OFF: 20.36 FPS, ON: 49.35 FPS
TxBENCH
The Witcher 3 @ 4K Ultra | Average 34 FPS
Watch Dogs 2 @ 4K Ultra | Average 36 FPS
Deus EX Mankind divided @ 4K Ultra | Average 28.7 FPS
Thermal Tests
We are pressure testing this laptop by using AIDA64, PRIME95 and furmark.
Test room temperature: 26℃±2℃
CPU Idle temperature: 39℃±3℃
GPU idle temperature: 36℃±3℃
None OC Test
Fan setting is kept in ‘auto’ mode
Under AIDA64 Single FPU pressure test, this Intel i7-10875H is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 68℃±4℃
Under AIDA64 Single CPU pressure test, the Intel i7-10875H is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 70℃±6℃
Under AIDA64 CPU & GPU pressure test
The CPU package temperature is around 83℃±7℃
The GPU temperature is around 76℃±0℃
We manually switch the fan to maximum speed
Under AIDA64 CPU & GPU pressure test
The CPU package temperature is around 74℃±6℃
The GPU temperature is around 68℃±8℃
The thermal snapshots under PRIME95 pressure test
Front – A panel | It’s around 36℃ in the middle and top middle of the panel, around 40℃ next to the 2 exhausting vents
Front – C panel | It’s around 52℃ in the middle and top middle of the keyboard, around 37℃ next to the 2 exhausting fans, at the top right vent is around 60℃
Bottom – D panel | It’s around 50℃ in the middle of the panel, around 64℃ at the exhausting vents
Rear – Left and Right vent temperature | It’s around 53℃ at the Left and Right vent
If we move the thermal camera close to the vents, we can see the temperature on the heatsink is around 67℃
OC Test
We manually maximised the fan speed to 5300rpm and change the performance to ‘BOOST’ and ‘HIGH’ mode
Under AIDA64 Single CPU pressure test, the Intel i7-10875H is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 74℃±14℃
Under AIDA64 Single GPU pressure test, the Nvidia 2080 Super Max-Q is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 71℃±5℃
Under AIDA64 CPU & GPU pressure test, the Intel i7-10875H is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 81℃±2℃
The GPU temperature is around 74℃±1℃
Under FURMARK 4K Pressure test, the Nvidia 2080 Super Max-Q is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 81℃±2℃
The GPU temperature is around 73℃±4℃
Under PRIME95 Pressure test, the Intel i7-10875H is running normally
The CPU package temperature is around 70℃±1℃
Under PRIME95 & FURMARK 4K Pressure test, the Intel i7-10875H is running @ 1.89GHz
The CPU package temperature is around 81℃±2℃
The GPU temperature is around 75℃±4℃
Under maximum fan speed mode, the noise level is around 55dBA
Overall, the cooling performance of this 2020 RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED model is quite good, this should be attributed to the large-sized heatsink, which not only covers the CPU and GPU perfectly but also covers all of the power supply MOSFETs.
Disassembling analysis
The main inside look
All parts tear-down
The C-panel inside looking
The keyboard controller board adopted with NXP LPC11U37F solution, its ARM Cortex-M0 architecture is the same processor as the K70 series from Corsair and the KM870 mechanical keyboard from Gskill
The Left & Right Stereo speakers support Dolby Atmos
The large-sized full copper heatsink
The exhausting fans are 2 x FLDO(DC 5V 0.5A) and FLDH(DC 5V 0.5A) manufactured by FCN
Battery, 5209mAh manufactured by Shenzhen BYD, 4 cells 80Wh
The eDP cable module
SSD: 1TB NVMe SSD by SOLID STATE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION(SSSTC, A subsidiary of LITE-ON Group)
Samsung DDR4 3200 2 x 8B: M471A1K43DB1 – CWE
WIFI & Bluetooth card: Intel AX201NGW, Wifi6 2.4G/5G, 160MHz channels, Bluetooth v5.1
The Main motherboard front and backside
The 10th Gen INTEL i7-10875H
The GPU chip from Nvidia, N18E-G4R-A1 which is the Nvidia RTX2080 Super Max-Q with 8GB GDDR6
The Graphics card power supply MOSFETs
The PCH Bridge chip
The Intel Thunderbolt™3 JHL7340 controller chip
The DP multiplexing chip PS8461E from Parade
The USB Type-C bi-directional retimer chip PS8802/8811 from Parade
USB Type-C & USB PD Controller chip TPS65987D from Texas Instruments
The HDMI ReDriver chip from Diodes
The ALC298 Audio chip from Realtek
SUMMARY
Overall, the Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2020 is as thin and slim as ever and offers the same great performance as the previous model. With the Thunderbolt 3 expandable interface, users can connect external screens or use a docking station for expansion. The redesigned keyboard layout that allows users for more logical and comfortable gaming experiences, and the signature CNC aluminium unibody, which keeps it relatively compact while providing refined and sturdy build quality and more, overall from a hardware perspective, this laptop is well-rounded that can both play games and engage in creative endeavours.
EPIC PC RATE SCORE: 92.5/100
EPIC REWARD: EPIC RECOMMENDED
RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED 2020 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: HERE