Powered by 12th generation Core, the mechanical revolution Aurora Pro experience: The rise of the hexagonal warrior

Mechanical Revolution, this name may be unfamiliar to most consumers, but for those consumers who know the notebook market, especially the gaming market, the name Mechanical Revolution is almost synonymous with cost-effectiveness. And compared with second-tier brands such as Shenzhou and Naruto, Mechanical Revolution has a richer product line and can provide consumers with more choices.

But a new problem is coming. Nowadays, the gaming laptop market is no longer dominated by just a few companies as it used to be. Manufacturers of all sizes are pouring into this market, making the gaming laptop market particularly complex. The market has become a mixed bag with shoddy products. How can the mechanical revolution find a differentiated route?

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The recently released Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is undoubtedly a good one Reply, it just so happened that Lei Technology also received this product recently. Next, let us experience the performance of this Aurora Pro. Is it worthy of our expectations?

Appearance part: The design is good, but it could have been better

My first impression of the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is actually not particularly good. If you are familiar with the notebook market, you should be too. It can be seen that the mold of Aurora Pro is almost exactly the same as that of Jiaolong and other series, and both use Tongfang international public molds.

The advantage is naturally that it can further reduce the design and mass production costs, allowing the price of Aurora Pro to be set in a good range. As for the disadvantages, the repetition rate is too high and Some outdated designs will inevitably affect some consumers’ first impression of the brand.

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The A-side area of ​​Aurora Pro is quite simple, using aviation spray Made of sanded magnesium aluminum alloy, the Mechanical Revolution logo is located in the upper middle part. This design that combines simplicity and texture is a plus for users like Xiao Lei who don’t like bells and whistles.

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##The B side of Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is a 2160*1440 resolution This screen also supports 165Hz refresh rate, 500nit brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut coverage, etc. Among competing gaming laptops at the same price, the screen quality of Aurora Pro is considered first-class.

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The C side is a little "retro", but the feedback of the buttons The strength and feel are quite good, but the design of this numeric keypad is a little bit inhumane. Not only the keys on the rightmost side have been cut off, but the number 0 at the bottom has also been cut in half, which makes it feel like typing. Something strange.

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The power button and performance mode indicator light are arranged on the upper right side of the keyboard area of ​​the fuselage Corner, you can seamlessly switch between performance mode and daily mode with one touch, which is worthy of praise.

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There is a touchpad that is not very large under the keyboard. To prevent accidental touches, double-click the touchpad to turn the touchpad function on or off. However, the logic of this indicator light is a bit strange. When the indicator light is on, it means that the touchpad is off, and when it is dark, it means that the touchpad is on.

There is a keyhole reserved on the left side of the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro fuselage, 1 USB 3.1 Gen1 interface, microphone/headphone interface; on the right side are 2 USB 3.2 Gen3.2 interfaces, SD card slot.

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The back of the fuselage is a Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2 interface, HDMI2.1 interface, and RJ45 network card interface. Such scalability can meet daily work needs and certain multi-device connection needs. The only pity is that it would be better if more Type-C interfaces could be provided.

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In general, the appearance design of Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is indeed slightly inferior in aesthetics compared to some competing products. Of course, this is understandable. After all, we want to provide users with sufficient performance in this cost range. Performance must be castrated in other aspects, and the first one to bear the brunt is naturally the appearance part. So if your demand for appearance is much greater than performance, the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro may not be your cup of tea, but if you don’t care, it is indeed an entry-level gaming laptop worth buying.

Benchmark test:

However, as a gaming laptop, I believe that what everyone is most interested in is the performance of the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro. Next, let’s Let's plug it in, turn on performance mode and see how it performs.

Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is equipped with Core i5-12450H, which adopts Alder Lake H core architecture, 10nm process technology, eight cores (including 4 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores), 12 threads, 1.5 GHz main frequency, core frequency up to 4.4GHz, built-in 48 EU core display execution units, TDP power consumption up to 45W.

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The Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is equipped with the dessert-level graphics card RTX 3060, the default The power consumption is 120W. In the console software, you can increase the DB to 25W to release the full 140W performance, but at this time the upper limit of the processor's power consumption will be affected. In order to suppress the heat generated by the RTX 3060, the heat dissipation module design of the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is more luxurious than the Air version. It also eliminates the 2.5-inch SATA hard drive slot and increases the battery capacity, allowing up to 2 M.2 SSDs to be installed.

The first is the 3D Mark link that we are familiar with. In the Time Spy link, it scored 8557 points and the CPU score was 7760 points. As you can see from the picture, the CPU was at full capacity almost throughout the process. status, if the official overclocking option is turned on again, this result can be improved one step further.

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And in the Fire Strike Ultra (4K rendering) session, Aurora Pro The performance is also very good, with a total score of 10236 points. Although limited by the heat dissipation of the notebook, this 3060 graphics card cannot exert its full strength, but for most users, this performance is enough to run most 3A on the market. Great work. As for the Wild Life section, its total score is 17,416 points, which is considered to be an upper-middle level.

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Since the graphics card is mentioned, we might as well test the DLSS of Aurora Pro How much improvement can this function bring? As you can see from the picture, before turning on DLSS, the average frame rate at 2K resolution was only 23.73 frames. After turning it on, the frame rate suddenly increased to 58.17 frames. An improvement of more than 30 frames can It greatly improves our gaming experience. After all, most 3A masterpieces can stabilize at 60 frames, which is enough to meet our needs.

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In the CPU-Z test, the single core of i5-12450H The score is 687 points and the multi-core score is 4613 points.

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But regardless of playing games Rendering videos requires a long period of high-performance release, so we also conducted a roasting test on Aurora Pro.

In the AIDA 64 software, when we only checked the FPU, after baking alone for 20 minutes, the performance of the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is as follows. The frequency can be maintained at around 3.5GHz throughout the process. Moreover, at this time, the temperature of the computer processor does not exceed 85°C, the fan noise is not loud, and the heating on the surface of the fuselage is not obvious.

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In the professional system overall testing software CrossMark, the i5-12450H The performance is very ideal, with an overall score of 1498 points, which is not much different from Apple's M1 processor. It even surpasses the MacBook Air M1 version in terms of productivity and responsiveness, which shows how well Intel optimizes office software. .

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Let’s briefly summarize its CPU performance. The i5-12450H is already the standard configuration of many entry-level gaming laptops. The good performance release and the performance enhancement mode of the Mechanical Revolution further enhance its strength. In addition, considering that Core processors have specific optimizations for work such as video decoding, this processor is not only suitable for gamers, but also for professional designers who need to use various design software and video rendering for a long time. It is also a handy "good weapon".

Game Test:

The next step is the game test session that everyone loves to see. In this session, I mainly used the two games "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Red Dead Redemption 2" It is a test project that tests the configuration and performance of the released masterpiece.

Before turning on DLSS, the picture quality was full

##After turning on DLSS, the picture quality was full

Let's take "Cyberpunk 2077" as an example. When the image quality options are all raised to the highest, ray tracing is turned on, and the resolution is 2K, the game screen is stable at 40 frames. You can play it, it's playable, but it's a bit hard on your eyes. However, when I turn on the DLSS function, the frame rate will increase to about 66 frames and remain stable, which can fully meet my gaming needs for top 3A masterpieces.

The picture quality option is medium

By the way, if you only use the laptop screen to play cyberspace For Punk 2077, I recommend lowering the image quality and other options to the mid-to-upper level, so that you can get more than 70 frames of performance without turning on DLSS.

The second game is "Red Dead Redemption 2". When the image quality is set to the upper-medium level, the performance of Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is beyond my expectation. The average frame rate reaches 50 frames. In the evaluation test, the highest frame rate reached 113 frames and the lowest frame rate was 20 frames. In fact, this frame rate performance can be played smoothly without additionally turning on the DLSS option.

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As for games like LOL, it is a piece of cake for Aurora Pro. In order to increase its pressure, I connected an additional 4K60Hz monitor. In unlimited firepower mode, the average frame rate is stable at more than 100 frames, and can soar to around 200 frames in daily battles.

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To summarize the game performance of Aurora Pro, it can perform well in most scenarios The performance is impeccable, even at 2.5K resolution and full picture quality, it can run and play very smoothly. As for traditional e-sports games such as CS:GO, PUBG, and LOL, I don’t need to say much about its performance. The 240Hz high refresh screen can bring a completely different gaming experience.

And it is worth mentioning that although the fan of Aurora Pro is slightly noisy during the game, the temperature of the surface of the fuselage and the C surface is not high. The measured average temperature is only 38°C, and you won’t feel hot at all.

Summary: Lose the sesame seeds and pick up the watermelons

Advantages:

1. The heat dissipation is strong enough and the performance is excellent;

2. The price of more than 6,000 yuan is extremely cost-effective and there are not many competitors;

3. The screen quality is good and the gaming experience is very good.

Disadvantages:

1. The module and workmanship are slightly poor;

2. The interface richness is not enough;

3. It does not support independent graphics direct connection and PD charging.

In general, the Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro is a high-end gaming notebook with balanced performance. The Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro inherits the consistent style of the brand, and has a strong performance in the weak perception. The reduction of details and the design enhancements directly experienced, including the adoption of LPDDR5 memory, AX201 WiFi-6 network card, and 12th generation i5, have clarified its positioning as a gaming notebook, but it does not support independent graphics direct connection and PD charging. obvious flaws.

But no matter what, you can buy such a gaming laptop for a price of just over 6,000. The price-performance ratio is still quite high, no matter you are a keen on various 3A games. For players of masterpiece games or professionals who often need to edit and render videos, Mechanical Revolution Aurora Pro can provide a very good experience. Of course, if you have higher performance requirements, Aurora Pro also has an i7 version to choose from.

The speed of progress of the mechanical revolution in recent years is obvious to all. From an unknown third-tier brand to a second-tier mid-to-upper-class brand step by step, the gradual improvement of after-sales policies and repair points has also allowed more consumers to buy with confidence. I also believe that the mechanical revolution can further strengthen their quality control and texture in the future. It would be great if they can continue to maintain their original intention of high cost performance.

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