Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook review: AI plays the leading role, and product power is significantly improved

I don’t know if you still remember it. In June last year, we tested the previous generation of Lenovo Zhaoyang business notebook. At that time, that product still featured rich software and hardware customization and full-process product services as its main selling points. Now, almost a year later, we once again got the 2024 new Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook. This time it comes with the latest Intel Ultra 9 185H processor, RTX 4060 independent graphics, and Lenovo Xiaotian, Lenovo Zhihui and other exclusive AI applications are back again, and product capabilities may not be what they used to be.

Because of this, we have more expectations for this product. After all, friends in front of the screen may be able to see Lenovo Zhao The figure of Yang. So this time, can the Zhaoyang X7 AI high-power notebook bring a different experience? Hurry up and take a look at this site.

Appearance design

What this site got is the 14-inch version, which is said to be a commercial notebook, but the appearance design of Zhaoyang X7 is more simple and fashionable.

In terms of size, the thickness is 15.9mm and the measured weight is 1.58kg. Although it has increased compared with the previous generation, it is still thin and light. It also adds an RTX 4060 independent display for stronger graphics performance.

The space-time silver color aluminum alloy one-piece body retains the Lenovo metal nameplate on the A side, and the screen still supports 180° opening and closing.

#The small bump on the top of the B side allows for better one-handed opening of the cover, and the privacy pick above the camera is also a traditional feature.

The iconic Lenovo keyboard layout on the C side, with curved smile keycaps and concave independent direction keys, is full of a strong "Lenovo flavor". The independent power button with fingerprint recognition and status indicator light in the upper right corner of the keyboard, as well as the large touchpad are all familiar.

In terms of screen, Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook is equipped with a 14-inch, 16:10 ratio, 2560*1600 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate IPS screen. Brightness 400nit.

The screen adopts a three-sided ultra-narrow bezel design. The lower bezel is slightly wider, but the screen-to-body ratio is still as high as 90%. The screen also supports 100% sRGB color gamut, and is dual low blue light certified by TUV Rheinland and eyesafe Display.

This website has actually measured the color gamut through a color calibration instrument. The sRGB color gamut volume of this screen has reached 106%, and the color gamut coverage is also 99.9%. The volumes of the other two color gamuts are and coverage are above 70%, and the screen color performance is OK.

#As for the detailed changes, the two new page turning keys in the direction key area must be considered one.

In terms of interface, Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook uses a 3A2C data port combination , one of the A ports is a hidden 2.4G receiver storage port, HDMI, RJ45 network port and Micro SD card slot are also included, and even a GX OCulink graphics card expansion dock interface is added, which is truly versatile and comprehensive.

The original 140W output power adapter is also small in size, weighing about 320g, and the travel weight is well controlled within 2kg.

Performance Measurement

Before the performance test, let’s first take a look at the internal cooling materials and scalability of the Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-energy notebook. After all, many products with commercial attributes rarely mentioned this in the past. Of course, everything is only based on the configuration we got. On the premise of enriching hardware customization options, it will obviously be biased to evaluate the quality of molds and materials with one configuration combination.

It should be noted that the Zhaoyang X7 D shell we got uses external hexagonal screws. Unscrew all the screws and pry the buckle along the edge. Separate the D shell. After removing the casing, it is not difficult to find that the Zhaoyang X7 has a dual-fan and dual-heat pipe design inside. The two heat pipes are matched in thickness and cover the top of the core CPU and GPU. At the same time, the memory part is also pressed under the heat pipe.

After actual testing on this site, the read and write performance of Zhaoyang X7’s built-in memory is very good, the writing speed is slightly lower, reaching 75914MB/s, and the reading and writing speed is slightly lower. The copy speed has reached over 80,000MB/s, and the memory latency is a bit high, reaching 134.6ns.

Under the left and right fans, there is a standard 2280 size M.2 hard drive bay. In the middle is Intel's latest AX211 wireless network card. The machine comes with a memory card. The actual read and write speed of the 1TB capacity solid state model AM6A1 is shown in the figure.

There is also a large 84W battery at the bottom. In the modern office battery life benchmark test of PC Mark 10, we turned on the machine’s smart power saving mode and used it at 60% The screen brightness (about 250nit) was tested, and the measured battery life reached 9 hours and 41 minutes, which is not bad. If you further switch to integrated display mode, I believe there will be better battery life performance.

After watching the disassembly, I feel that the internal scalability and peripheral configuration of this machine are very good. As long as the requirements are not very demanding, it is completely OK to buy it and use it in one step. However, whether the heat dissipation combination of dual fans and dual heat pipes can suppress the Ultra 9 185H and RTX 4060 still needs to be verified through a baking machine.

First, bake the FPU alone. After 10 minutes, the CPU power consumption remains at 70W. At this time, the CPU's P core frequency is 3.1GHz and the CPU temperature is 93°. This function Compared with previous generations of Zhaoyang products, the consumption performance has been significantly improved. I still remember that the Zhaoyang X7 we tested last year used the 13th generation i7-13700H standard voltage processor, but its single-baking power consumption was only 55W, and the temperature was also above 90°, so in theory this time the Ultra 9 185H The processor can bring better performance.

Then comes the GPU baking machine. After baking for 10 minutes, the GPU power consumption can be stabilized at around 75W. At this time, the GPU temperature is 71.2° and the video memory temperature is 72°. The GPU frequency is a little lower, around 1650MHz.

The last part is the double baking session which is more stressful. This time, I double bake for 20 minutes. Initially, the CPU power consumption reached 54W, and the core temperature directly exceeded 100°, and then gradually It dropped and stabilized at around 32W, and the CPU temperature also dropped back to 88°. The power consumption of the GPU is stable at around 63W, and the temperature is not high, only 67°. In this way, the performance release of the whole machine is 95W, which is already beyond the expected level as a commercial notebook.

Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook is equipped with the latest generation Intel Ultra 9 processor, based on the Intel 4 process, with 16 cores and 22 threads, including 6 performance cores, 8 energy efficiency cores and 2 Ultra-low power energy efficiency core. The maximum turbo frequency can reach 5.1GHz. The Intel Ultra series has excellent energy consumption performance and is very suitable for use in notebooks with thin and light bodies.

In the CineBench R23 test, the Ultra 9 185H processor on the Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook ran a single-core score of 1818 points, a multi-core score of 16895 points, and the lowest score in the 10-round full-core cycle test. It also has a score of more than 14,000 points. For comparison, the multi-core score of the latest consumer-grade thin and light all-round notebook, the Ultra 9 185H, is around 19,200 points. There is still a gap, but it is reasonable to say that this score performs well in the commercial field.

In terms of GPU, I believe everyone is very familiar with the RTX 4060 independent graphics card. Let’s look directly at the test. In the 3D Mark Time Spy (DX12 game) test project, the graphics card score of Zhaoyang X7 reached 8549 points.

In another 3D Mark FireStrike (DX11 game) test project, the graphics card score of Zhaoyang X7 reached 21707 points, and the results of the two tests were not counted. Difference.

We even tested the Time Spy stress test prepared for gaming notebooks out of curiosity, and in the end, the Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook successfully passed the test with a stability of 98.2% The test proves its excellent and stable performance.

After testing these items, we realized that Zhaoyang X7 AI high-power notebook is not just for browsing the web and coding. For basic office needs such as making watches, its performance is no problem even when running mainstream 3A games.

#Now that you can play games, productivity performance is even easier. In the benchmark test of the latest V-Ray 6.0 version, the CPU project score of Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook is as high as 16674 points.

In the two tests of V-Ray for GPU CUDA / RTX, the Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook scored 1772 and 2733 respectively. It can also be done by running some professional modeling and rendering tools.

AI Application

In addition to performance, the naming of Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook is also very interesting this time. Not only does it sound more catered to the mainstream consumer market, but it also mentions the hottest thing in the PC circle in 2024. Concept - AI PC. Speaking of AI PC, many friends may still not know what its definition is. As long as the machine has a built-in AI large model, does it count as an AI PC if it has a dedicated graphics card and can run DLSS? Obviously not.

In fact, Lenovo officials have summarized the five major features of AI PC for us.

AI PC needs to have a built-in, personal-based large model, naturally interactive agent, which in plain English is a personal AI assistant.

AI PC needs to have a built-in personal knowledge base so that AI can "self-cultivate" based on the information in the knowledge base.

AI PC must have the local heterogeneous AI computing power of CPU, GPU, and NPU, which is the foundation of AI performance in terms of hardware.

AI PC must be able to connect to the open AI application ecosystem and expand the scenarios for users to use AI.

AI PC should also be able to protect personal privacy and data security, such as locking the screen when people leave, and smart meetings are specific application scenarios.

Obviously, the Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook already has the above five major features, but it still sounds "virtual". Are there any specific application scenarios and functions? Of course there is.

Take the Lenovo Xiaotian AI personal agent application built into the system this time (hereinafter referred to as Lenovo Xiaotian) as an example. It can be said to be built into this machine. , a functional service-oriented personal AI assistant based on a large personal model, which can convert AI computing power into specific functions to serve users.

After calling the application, it will be displayed on the right side of the screen in the form of a floating window overlay. From the interface point of view, it has the interactivity of text and document uploading, and is visually simple and easy to understand. The overall capabilities of Lenovo Xiaotian can be summarized into three points, device management, auxiliary office and creation, and it has two operating modes: local and cloud. Personal information will be processed locally to protect user privacy information.

Device management is easy to understand. In local mode, you can ask Xiaotian to help you set up some functions, such as setting high-performance mode, fast charging mode, eye protection mode, etc. Taking the eye protection mode as an example, we enter the words "Help me set the eye protection mode" in the text box below, and Lenovo Xiaotian will pop up a prompt bubble asking us if we want to turn on the function to prevent misunderstanding. At this time, click OK, and Xiaotian will automatically generate text instructions for us, then turn on the function, and pop up a status message that the eye protection mode has been activated. In turn, the same operation is done to turn off the eye protection mode.

This function is very suitable for opening functions scattered in Lenovo's various built-in applications. These functions are often hidden deep. It is cumbersome for novice users to find and open such functions through conventional methods, and the learning cost is also high. Very high. But Lenovo Xiaotian can do it in just one sentence, which is very convenient.

#As for the auxiliary office part, you need to rely on the local knowledge base embedded in Lenovo Xiaotian. Everyone needs to process a lot of documents in their daily work, and analyzing and summarizing documents is usually time-consuming and laborious. In Lenovo Xiaotian, click the pin icon in the lower left corner of the input box and feed the document to Lenovo Xiaotian. It will be automatically added to the local knowledge base, and then you can ask Xiaotian questions about the specified document.

For example, I uploaded a Word document introducing the twenty-four solar terms, then clicked the book button at the top of the Lenovo Xiaotian title bar, found the Word document in the open knowledge base document list, and moved the mouse pointer up. When the word "Ask a Question" appears, click and enter the question.

Here I asked Lenovo Xiaotian 2 questions about the document "Twenty-Four Solar Terms". It can help us quickly retrieve documents, extract information and summarize it. , very worry-free, and the experience is very personalized and private. In theory, the more documents you feed, the more specialized the types and fields are, and the easier it will be for Lenovo Xiaotian to use it.

Of course, what you feed to the knowledge base does not have to be documents. Online web pages and emails can also be added to the knowledge base and ask questions. Lenovo Xiaotian helps with summarizing or data retrieval, and has a wide range of applicability.

#Then there is the cloud mode, which corresponds to the auxiliary creation part. You can use it to create a weekly work report template, travel plan, or create an AI picture to better inspire creative inspiration or improve creative efficiency. Click the upper right corner of the input box to switch to cloud mode, and then we asked Lenovo Xiaotian to help create an "early spring flower picture". Xiaotian quickly generated four AI pictures, and the results were very good.

At this time, use the mouse to click on the picture you are satisfied with, and a large picture preview window will pop up on the left. The top provides one-click wallpaper setting and downloading. With functions such as pictures and opening photo applications for editing, it is equivalent to having an extra little painter on your computer to help you create at any time.

Of course, the AI ​​features of Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook do not stop there. Lenovo Xiaotian is just one of the applications. The built-in Lenovo Smart Meeting application and Lenovo Intelligent Engine application are also very practical. Lenovo Smart Meeting application can help us better participate in video conferences, and it certainly has basic intelligent beauty and background cutout.

Turn on the tracking mode, the camera can accurately track the movement and position of the character, adjust the picture in real time, so that the character is always in the center of the picture.

The most powerful thing is this temporary avatar function, which can record an avatar of you. When you need to leave temporarily during a meeting, turn it on and your avatar will replace you. Your "meeting" is enough to look real. After turning it on, a temporary avatar status prompt box will pop up in the lower right corner of the screen until you return to the computer. I don't need to explain how powerful this function is.

We also tested some third-party AI applications, such as the AIGC Assistant demo version launched by Intel. This application requires an Intel Core Ultra processor or Intel Arc series graphics card Hardware support, it has a built-in language model library with up to 20 billion parameters. You can chat with it, ask it to solve problems, let it translate an article, or help you make a travel plan, all operations are performed locally. Runs without internet connection. Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook can run this software perfectly, making your work and creation more efficient.

In the PC version of the video editing software, with the help of NPU's AI computing power, the speed of using the smart keying function is directly faster than that of thin and light notebooks without NPU AI computing power. 3 times. At the same time, Intel Ultra processors are more powerful in supporting video codecs. Video files exported using AV1 encoding are smaller in size and faster in export speed.

#Lenovo Intelligent Engine is a similar control center application, which can switch graphics card mode, adjust Dolby sound effects, microphone/speaker noise reduction, fast battery charging, network optimization and other functions.

But its most practical aspect is AI intelligent scene adjustment, which can automatically switch scene presets and enable or optimize related functions according to the application and function scenarios of using the computer. For example, in a meeting scene, it will automatically turn on the voice mode of microphone noise reduction and Dolby sound effects; in an audio-visual scene, Dolby sound effects will switch to music mode, the microphone noise reduction will be turned off, and touchpad gestures will be enabled to prevent accidental touches, etc. . In other words, the small functions mentioned above will be packaged by the intelligent engine into a scene preset plan for simultaneous execution, which is very suitable for lazy people.

Summary

After experiencing the Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook for a few days, I really felt the "opening" of the commercial laptop market. In the past, large-volume sales in the commercial field Procurement and enterprise customer models allow manufacturers to get used to providing good service first. Although the hardware can be customized, the configuration and performance are significantly different from to C products of the same level. If you want good things, you have to spend a lot of money. Whether due to cost or other reasons, many companies allocate laptops to employees that cannot provide a good user experience. However, this time the Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook has achieved an excellent experience in both software and hardware.

Improving the experience is one thing. In terms of soft design, feel and texture, and personalized experience, Lenovo Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance notebook is also the most mature generation. . In particular, the highlights of its AI features, such as temporary avatars, local knowledge base and other functions, are eye-catching, rather than the usual emphasis on the rigorous quality testing and privacy protection functions of commercial notebooks. You can think of the Zhaoyang X7 AI high-performance laptop as the catfish that stirred up the commercial laptop market. I believe that with it, the commercial laptop market will become more mature and dynamic in the future.

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