Razer has launched a new concept: the Ultra Gaming laptop, a thin and light Ultrabook with insane gaming performance. The Blade Stealth 13 2020 that Razer sent for testing is set to be one of Razers thinnest, lightweight and stylish laptops with Intel’s latest 11th Gen i7-1165G7 and Nvidia’s 1650Ti Max-Q discrete graphics, 16G on-board LPDDR4 high-speed RAM and 512G NVMe SSD. The laptop also features a brushed metal body and weighs a mere 1.48kg.
The version we got this time is the 1080P with 60Hz touchscreen, and Australia doesn’t have the 4K touchscreen version this time. So let’s dig in.
Product Specification
RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED 2020 Tech Specs from Official Website
https://www2.razer.com/au-en/gaming-systems/razer-blade-stealth
Product Unboxing
Package Appearance
The outer packaging is still packed with a black recycled carton
Inside the outer packaging, is the real package of the laptop, it has the same design with the outer packaging
All laptop and accessories packaging have inflatable and shock-proof protection
The AC adapter manufactured by Shenzhen Hornor Electronics includes PD settings are:
5V 3A 15W total
9V 3A 27W total
15V 3A 45W total
20V 5A 100W total
The weight of the AC adapter is 0.57KG
The black laptop box with a huge fancy 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 the environment saving, and not to be as extravagant as other brands with their packaging. The first step is to reduce the size of the packaging, keeping 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 by end users, Razer was able to cut costs and give back to its customers.
The second layer is the accessories box with the familiar sticker, greeting card, support card, manual and a microfibre cloth
Product Analysis
The main looking of RAZER BLADE STEALTH 13 2020
The 11th gen Intel i7 and THX Spatial audio sticker
The specification badge
1080P with Touch screen badge
Thunderbolt 4 label, the right-sided USB type-c is actually the Thunderbolt 4 port
The thin-bezel design
The Single Zone RGB Keyboard keycaps are designed with no wobbling from side to side
The 720p IR HD camera on the top of the B cover is supporting Windows Hello
The laptop front side – Smooth design with power led indicator on the right-side
The laptop rear side – We don’t see any air vents
The laptop right side – 1 x Type-A(3.2 Gen2), 1 x Type-C(Thunderbolt™4,20V PD3.0)
The laptop left side – 1 x Type-C(3.2 Gen2, 20V PD3.0), 1 x Type-A(3.2 Gen2)，1 x Mic/Headphone combo jack
The laptop weight: 1.48KG, around 2.05KG total with AC adapter and power cable
Screen Calibration
RAZER BLADE STEALTH 13 2020 is using a FHD Samsung ATNA33XC01-0 touch panel
It’s an awesome OLED touch screen with 60Hz refresh rate that supports HDRX, and a 97.7% DCI-P3 colour gamut. Protected with Corning Gorilla Glass
Calibration result: Average △E≈0.07, Maximum △E≈0.59
After calibration, we have a 176.5% of sRGB, 121.6% of Adobe RGB and 125.0% of DCI P3 coverage
Calibration Curves
Gamut
Tone Response Curves
Hardware & Software Introduction
HWiNFO64 System detail – Intel 11th gen i7-1165G7 with Intel Iris Xe graphics
GPUZ – Nvidia GTX1650Ti Max-Q & Intel Iris Xe graphics
HWiNFO64 WIFI detail
WIFI Card – Intel Wifi6 AX 201 with Bluetooth v5.1
HWiNFO64 Ram detail
CPUZ Ram detail – It shows Quad-channel and cannot detect any slot
HWiNFO64 SSD detail
CPU-Z snapshots
Razer Desktop Wallpaper
Razer Synapse
Razer Synapse – Dashboard, the laptop has been recognised by the software
Razer Synapse – Lightning – Controlling Razer Chroma RGB devices
Razer Synapse – Lightning – Razer Chroma Studio
Razer Synapse – Customise – Per-key RGB will allow users to set lightning profiles for different software and gamess
Razer Synapse – Performance – lets users manage the system performance, change the screen refresh rate and change monitor colour profile
Run-time Benchmark Test
Cinebench R15 Single core & Multi core
Cinebench R20 Single core & Multi core
Cinebench R23 Single core & Multi core
PCMark10 | 5,186
3DMARK – Time Spy | 3,370
3DMARK – Time Spy Extreme | 1,525
3DMARK – Fire Strike | 7,880
3DMARK – Fire Strike Extreme | 3,891
3DMARK – Fire Strike Ultra | 1,848
TxBENCH
BLENDER – BMW & Classroom
7-ZIP
CPU-Z
FURMARK
The Witcher 3 @ FHD Medium | Average 35 FPS
GTA V @ FHD High | Average 60 FPS
Deus EX Mankind divided @ FHD Medium | Average 59.1 FPS
CS:GO @ FHD High | Average 105 FPS
Genshin Impact @ FHD High | Average 57 FPS
Thermal Tests
We are pressure testing this laptop by using AIDA64, PRIME95 and furmark.
Test room temperature: 23℃±2℃
CPU Idle temperature: 46℃±3℃
GPU idle temperature: 31℃
Fan setting is kept in ‘auto’ mode
Under AIDA64 Single FPU pressure test, this Intel i7-1165G7 is partially throttoling down to 3.07GHz
The CPU package temperature is around 90℃±3℃
Under AIDA64 Single CPU pressure test, the Intel i7-1165G7 is running normally @ 4.09GHz
The CPU package temperature is around 76℃±7℃
Under AIDA64 CPU，Cache & FURMARK GPU pressure test, this Intel i7-1165G7 is throttoling down to 2.6GHz
The CPU package temperature is around 80℃±10℃
The GPU temperature is around 76℃±0℃
The thermal snapshots under PRIME95 pressure test
Front – A panel | It’s around 33℃ in the top middle of the panel, around 53℃ next to the 2 exhausting vents
Front – C panel | It’s around 44℃ in the middle and top middle of the keyboard, around 51℃ next to the 2 exhausting fans
Bottom – D panel | It’s around 50℃ in the middle of the panel, around 57℃ at the exhausting vents
The Noise level of maximum 5600RPM dual-fan spinning is around 52.1dBA
Overall, as a 13-inch machine, the Razer Blade Stealth 13’s temperature control is okay, but based on the overall thermal architecture design and small heatsink area, it is not recommended to overclock to improve performance.
Disassembling analysis
Opening the back panel is very easy, just unscrew some hexagonal screws. There are no disposable and fragile snaps on edges.
The main inside look
The back plate look
The C-panel inside look
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 full copper heatsink
The exhausting fans are 2 x EG50040S1-C180(DC 5V 0.42A) and EG50040S1-C170(DC 5V 0.42A) manufactured by SUNON
Battery, 4602mAh manufactured by Shenzhen BYD, 4 cells 53Wh
SSD: 512GB PM981a NVMe SSD by Samsung
WIFI & Bluetooth card: Intel AX201NGW, Wifi6 2.4G/5G, 160MHz channels, Bluetooth v5.1
The Main motherboard front and backside
The 11th Gen INTEL i7-1165G7 with PCH chip together
The 16GB LPDDR4 RAM by Micron
The GPU chip from Nvidia, N18P-G62-A1 which is the Nvidia GTX1650Ti Max-Q with 4GB GDDR6
Vram from Samsung
The Intel Thunderbolt™4 JHL8040R controller chip
The USB Type-C bi-directional retimer chip PS8811 from Parade
The ALC298 Audio chip and ALC1306 Amp chip from Realtek
The uP9512Q controller chip is responsible for controlling the Vram power supply
The NCP45491 from ON Semiconductor is used to monitor the bus voltage
SUMMARY
Overall, this laptop features a lightweight, high performance design that can support light gaming, office and entertainment usage. the Razer Blade Stealth 13 takes care of it all very well. The decent battery life and the portable design of the multi-purpose charger not only allow users to open up to receive emails or work on images or photos whenever they travel, but also to open up a game after work and relax. It’s not the ultimate in performance, but it can be done with calm and ease. The matte black design is more than capable of reflecting a touch of geeky attitude, and with Chroma’s illusionary design, users can fully unleash their personality. However, the $3699 pricing is a bit high and hopefully Razer will reconsider its pricing strategy.
EPIC PC RATE SCORE: 88.5/100
EPIC REWARD: EPIC RECOMMENDED
RAZER BLADE STEALTH 13 2020 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: HERE