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Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 rugged laptop review: Iris Xe makes all the difference

350 percent faster graphics performance. The 2021 Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 is an excellent example of how far Intel has come since its Whiskey Lake-U days on the original 2019 Toughbook FZ-55 MK1. If you want to maximize performance without necessarily drawing more power, then the FZ-55 Mark 2 is a no-brainer.

Whereas the FZ-55 MK1 would ship with Intel 8th gen CPUs, the latest FZ-55 MK2 comes with Intel 11th gen CPUs instead. The seemingly small upgrade is actually quite significant in terms of performance as our comparisons charts below will show.

Aside from the processor swap, the FZ-55 MK2 comes with other auxiliary updates including support for NVMe/OPAL SSDs, faster 3200 MHz RAM, Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt 4, and band 48 CBRS WAN with dual SIM support. The physical chassis remains identical to the FZ-55 MK1 and so we recommend checking out our original review here to learn more about its features.

Competitors in this space include other rugged 14-inch laptops like the Dell Latitude 5420, Durabook S14, or Getac S410.

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Toughbook FZ-55 Mark 2 spec sheet (Source: Panasonic)
Toughbook FZ-55 Mark 2 spec sheet (Source: Panasonic)
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 (Toughbook FZ Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-1185G7 4 x 3 - 4.8 GHz, 64 W PL2 / Short Burst, 25 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-UP3
Graphics adapter
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Core: 1350 MHz, Memory: 2000 MHz, DDR4, 27.20.100.9365
Memory
16 GB 
, Samsung DDR4-3200, 22-22-22-52, Dual-Channel
Display
14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, Capacitive, InfoVision M140NWF5 R3, IPS, IVO057D, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP
Soundcard
Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: MicroSD reader
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 33 x 346 x 272 ( = 1.3 x 13.62 x 10.71 in)
Battery
71 Wh Lithium-Ion, removeable
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 1080p
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 36 Months Warranty, ruggedized, waterproof
Weight
2.318 kg ( = 81.77 oz / 5.11 pounds), Power Supply: 500 g ( = 17.64 oz / 1.1 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

potential competitors in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
83.9 %
09/2021
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2.3 kg33 mm14.00"1920x1080
80.9 %
09/2019
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620
2.2 kg33 mm14.00"1920x1080
89.2 %
03/2019
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540
2.8 kg32.9 mm14.00"1920x1080
04/2021
Durabook S14I
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
3 kg38.1 mm14.00"1920x1080
81.9 %
10/2018
Getac S410
i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620
3.2 kg34.9 mm14.00"1366x768

Case

350 mm / 13.8 inch 282 mm / 11.1 inch 38.1 mm / 1.5 inch 3 kg6.5 lbs350 mm / 13.8 inch 293 mm / 11.5 inch 34.9 mm / 1.374 inch 3.2 kg7.05 lbs347 mm / 13.7 inch 244.5 mm / 9.63 inch 32.9 mm / 1.295 inch 2.8 kg6.24 lbs346 mm / 13.6 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 33 mm / 1.299 inch 2.3 kg5.11 lbs346 mm / 13.6 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 33 mm / 1.299 inch 2.2 kg4.92 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

Ports are identical with the new addition of Thunderbolt 4 and a faster 10 Gbps USB-A port along the right edge. Users can recharge or connect external monitors and GPUs via USB-C which was otherwise impossible on the FZ-55 MK1.

SD Card Reader

No changes have been made to the MicroSD reader. Moving files from our UHS-II test card to desktop still takes 2x to 3x longer than the card reader on the Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
182.9 MB/s +140%
Getac S410
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
81.1 MB/s +7%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
  (AV Pro V60)
76.1 MB/s
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
73.8 MB/s -3%
Durabook S14I
  (Angelbird 128GB AV Pro UHS-II)
20.1 MB/s -74%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
228.8 MB/s +160%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
  (AV Pro V60)
87.9 MB/s
Getac S410
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
85.5 MB/s -3%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
85.2 MB/s -3%
Durabook S14I
  (Angelbird 128GB AV Pro UHS-II)
27.1 MB/s -69%

Communication

An Intel AX201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 compatibility to replace the older Wi-Fi 5 Intel 9560.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1267 (1166min - 1329max) MBit/s
Durabook S14I
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1246 (1055min - 1311max) MBit/s -2%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
540 MBit/s -57%
Getac S410
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
538 MBit/s -58%
iperf3 receive AX12
Durabook S14I
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1517 (789min - 1593max) MBit/s +4%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1452 (1295min - 1544max) MBit/s
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
652 MBit/s -55%
Getac S410
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
650 MBit/s -55%
05010015020025030035040045050055060065070075080085090095010001050110011501200125013001350140014501500Tooltip
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1451 (1295-1544)
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1267 (1166-1329)

Webcam

A large lock that snaps the lid into place when closed hangs over the webcam which can unfortunately block a lot of ambient lighting. The webcam picture can therefore look darker than it would otherwise appear on most other laptops.

ColorChecker
7.8 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
5.6 ∆E
1.7 ∆E
4.3 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
13 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
7.6 ∆E
5.7 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
11.6 ∆E
7.9 ∆E
5.1 ∆E
9.2 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
11.4 ∆E
13.1 ∆E
8.5 ∆E
5.4 ∆E
7.3 ∆E
8.3 ∆E
9 ∆E
ColorChecker Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2: 7.67 ∆E min: 1.73 - max: 13.14 ∆E

Accessories and Warranty

Though the removable xPAK expansion items remain backwards compatible, Panasonic has introduced new ones for additional functionality if desired. One of these will be a next-gen Radeon xPAK set to launch later next year for improved graphics performance that will be compatible with our FZ-55 MK2.

A standard 36-month warranty applies.

Display

The Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 uses the same InfoVision M140NWF5 R3 IPS panel as found on the FZ-55 MK1 meaning the viewing experience remains essentially identical. Color space is very narrow at just 52 percent of sRGB compared to >95 percent on traditional Ultrabooks. Thus, don't expect colors to pop or be accurate enough for serious video editing.

Minimal graininess issues on the semi-glossy touchscreen. There is no glass overlay
Minimal graininess issues on the semi-glossy touchscreen. There is no glass overlay
The display may be super bright at 1000 nits, but the heavy backlight bleeding could be improved upon
The display may be super bright at 1000 nits, but the heavy backlight bleeding could be improved upon
1049.2
cd/m²
1155.4
cd/m²
1064.1
cd/m²
961.2
cd/m²
1061.1
cd/m²
935.3
cd/m²
873.8
cd/m²
939.3
cd/m²
932.1
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
InfoVision M140NWF5 R3 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 1155.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 996.8 cd/m² Minimum: 1.06 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 76 %
Center on Battery: 1061.1 cd/m²
Contrast: 1516:1 (Black: 0.7 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.64 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 2.52
ΔE Greyscale 2.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
36% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
52.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
34.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.08
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
InfoVision M140NWF5 R3, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
InfoVision M140NWF5 R3, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AU Optronics AUO523D, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Durabook S14I
KD140N0730A01, TN, 14.00, 1920x1080
Getac S410
CMN N140BGE-E33, TN PED, 14.00, 1366x768
Display
9%
78%
25%
16%
Display P3 Coverage
34.8
38.09
9%
62.5
80%
43.55
25%
40.46
16%
sRGB Coverage
52.2
57
9%
92.4
77%
65.4
25%
60.9
17%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
36
39.38
9%
64.2
78%
45
25%
41.8
16%
Response Times
-15%
-48%
-0%
12%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
28.4 ?(14, 14.4)
42 ?(20.8, 21.2)
-48%
68 ?(34, 34)
-139%
30.4 ?(16.8, 13.6)
-7%
41.2 ?(21.6, 19.6)
-45%
Response Time Black / White *
30 ?(16, 14)
29.6 ?(13.2, 16.4)
1%
33.6 ?(18.8, 14.8)
-12%
11.8 ?(8.2, 3.6)
61%
14 ?(9.6, 4.4)
53%
PWM Frequency
685 ?(99)
694 ?(99)
1%
735 ?(100)
7%
304.9 ?(100)
-55%
877 ?(99)
28%
Screen
-22%
-6%
-96%
-99%
Brightness middle
1061.1
1037
-2%
1111.7
5%
1180.7
11%
265.1
-75%
Brightness
997
1015
2%
1026
3%
1102
11%
246
-75%
Brightness Distribution
76
76
0%
80
5%
89
17%
81
7%
Black Level *
0.7
0.6
14%
0.81
-16%
1.91
-173%
0.58
17%
Contrast
1516
1728
14%
1372
-9%
618
-59%
457
-70%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.64
5.71
-23%
3.83
17%
13.45
-190%
14.24
-207%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
20.92
26.27
-26%
7.85
62%
22.52
-8%
26.66
-27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
2.52
4.52
-79%
2.98
-18%
3.19
-27%
3.94
-56%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.8
5.5
-96%
5.6
-100%
15.4
-450%
14.2
-407%
Gamma
2.08 106%
2.04 108%
2.306 95%
1.97 112%
2.03 108%
CCT
6364 102%
5783 112%
7676 85%
21134 31%
17152 38%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
36.4
59
41.6
38.7
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
57
93
65.5
61
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-9% / -14%
8% / 3%
-24% / -53%
-24% / -54%

* ... smaller is better

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3

Calibrating the display will improve grayscale and colors at lower saturation levels, but the limited color space mentioned above means colors at higher saturation levels will always be relatively inaccurate against the sRGB standard.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
30 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 16 ms rise
↘ 14 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 77 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
28.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 14 ms rise
↘ 14.4 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM detected 685 Hz ≤ 99 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 685 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 99 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 685 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18071 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The display is viewable under most outdoor conditions due to the extra-bright 1000-nit backlight. However, direct sunlight should still be avoided or else colors will still become washed out. Glare is otherwise minimal and easier to control than on a typical Ultrabook.

Outdoors on a bright overcast day
Outdoors on a bright overcast day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors on a bright overcast day
Outdoors on a bright overcast day
Wide IPS viewing angles
Wide IPS viewing angles

Performance

 

Processor

CPU performance is about 15 percent slower than the Core i7-1165G7 due to the performance overhead required to support vPro features. When compared to other i7-1185G7 laptops, however, performance is where we expect it to be. Upgrading from the Core i5-8365 in the original FZ-55 MK1 will net a 30 to 40 percent boost in both single- and multi-threaded workloads.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950Tooltip
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 Intel Core i7-1185G7; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø807 (789.97-811.61)
HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA Intel Core i7-1185G7; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø718 (665.15-755.62)
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS Intel Core i7-1185G7; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø866 (752.53-901.65)
ADATA XPG Xenia 14 Intel Core i7-1165G7; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø946 (939.14-960.68)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
3203 Points +56%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
3184 Points +55%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
2414 Points +18%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
2052 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1425 - 2493, n=28)
2039 Points -1%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1684 Points -18%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1640 Points -20%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
1399 Points -32%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1394 Points -32%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
1350 Points -34%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
572 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (489 - 593, n=28)
557 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
548 Points +1%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
545 Points
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
518 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
469 Points -14%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
463 Points -15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
446 Points -18%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
435 Points -20%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
399 Points -27%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8300 Points +57%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8201 Points +55%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
6223 (6058.33min - 6223.36max) Points +18%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (3610 - 6383, n=24)
5324 Points +1%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
5291 (5195.32min - 5290.58max) Points
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4665 Points -12%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4281 (3308.99min - 4281.37max) Points -19%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
3800 Points -28%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1490 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1251 - 1532, n=24)
1449 Points +2%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
1418 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
1405 Points -1%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1351 Points -5%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1212 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
1162 Points -18%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
1119 Points -21%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
1417 (1362.63min - 1416.53max) Points +75%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
1398 (1385.52min - 1397.87max) Points +72%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
961 (939.14min - 960.68max) Points +18%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (617 - 1066, n=32)
859 Points +6%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
852 (647.22min - 852.42max) Points +5%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
812 (789.97min - 811.61max) Points
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
680 (525.27min - 680.19max) Points -16%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
663 (525.18min - 663.12max) Points -18%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
632 (547.77min - 632.01max) Points -22%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
622 Points -23%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel Core i5-8365U
578 Points -29%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
227 Points +1%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
225 Points
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
223 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (168 - 230, n=27)
215 Points -4%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
200 Points -11%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
182 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
180 Points -20%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
178 Points -21%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
170 Points -24%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel Core i5-8365U
168 Points -25%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
152 Points -32%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
815 Seconds * -44%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
802 Seconds * -41%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
766 Seconds * -35%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
710 Seconds * -25%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
672 Seconds * -19%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (478 - 745, n=28)
588 Seconds * -4%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
567 Seconds *
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
494 Seconds * +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
364 Seconds * +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
352 Seconds * +38%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5371 MIPS +2%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
5266 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (3678 - 5507, n=27)
5112 MIPS -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
5050 MIPS -4%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4812 MIPS -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
4417 MIPS -16%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4389 MIPS -17%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
4169 MIPS -21%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
4029 MIPS -23%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
3755 MIPS -29%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
41491 MIPS +74%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
38553 MIPS +62%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
26938 MIPS +13%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
23797 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (18812 - 27693, n=27)
23288 MIPS -2%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
21900 MIPS -8%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
20740 MIPS -13%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
17467 MIPS -27%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
16883 MIPS -29%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
16748 MIPS -30%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1398 - 1626, n=21)
1520 Points
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1399 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
1354 Points
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
1235 Points
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1163 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
1124 Points
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
6153 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (4620 - 5944, n=21)
5460 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
5137 Points
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4703 Points
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
3986 Points
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
2839 Points
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
9.89 fps +44%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
9.54 fps +39%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
8.02 fps +17%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
6.87 fps
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (5.02 - 8.13, n=27)
6.56 fps -5%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
5.6 fps -18%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
5.57 fps -19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
4.82 fps -30%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
4.6 fps -33%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
4.52 fps -34%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
69.6 s * -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
62.3 s * -26%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
58.4 s * -18%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
57 s * -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
51.9 s * -5%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (41.3 - 61.7, n=26)
51 s * -3%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
50.7 s * -3%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
49.4 s *
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
45.7 s * +7%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
0.851 sec * -49%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Core i5-1035G4
0.701 sec * -23%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Core i7-1065G7
0.671 sec * -17%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Core i5-1135G7
0.636 sec * -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
0.621 sec * -9%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (0.55 - 0.615, n=27)
0.586 sec * -2%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Core i7-1185G7
0.572 sec *
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Intel Core i7-1165G7
0.558 sec * +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
0.557 sec * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
812 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
100 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
225 Points
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System Performance

PCMark 10 scores are consistently higher than on the original MK1 especially in Digital Content Creation where graphics performance matters most.

PCMark 10 / Score
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
5078 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (4746 - 5561, n=20)
5000 Points -2%
Durabook S14I
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
4826 Points -5%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
4451 Points -12%
Getac S410
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
3958 Points -22%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3751 Points -26%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
10126 Points
Durabook S14I
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
10076 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (8279 - 10664, n=20)
9850 Points -3%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
8503 Points -16%
Getac S410
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
8274 Points -18%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
7842 Points -23%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
7328 Points +9%
Durabook S14I
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
6976 Points +4%
Getac S410
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
6958 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (5799 - 8770, n=20)
6747 Points +1%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
6703 Points
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
6002 Points -10%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
5236 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (4424 - 5684, n=20)
5123 Points -2%
Durabook S14I
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
4341 Points -17%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
3843 Points -27%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
3403 Points -35%
Getac S410
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
2924 Points -44%
PCMark 10 Score
5078 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X073N
3846 μs * -58%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2509 μs * -3%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
2432 μs *
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
502 μs * +79%
ADATA XPG Xenia 14
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, ADATA XPG Gammix S50 Lite 512GB
272.1 μs * +89%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our MK2 test unit comes with a Toshiba BG4 series SSD instead of the Samsung on our original MK1 unit. This particular Toshiba drive is a proper NVMe SSD unlike the SATA III-limited Samsung for significantly faster read and write rates.

Users can install up to two drives: one NVMe M.2 2280 SSD and a second SATA SSD each with support for OPAL and heaters.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 8
CDM 8
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
Durabook S14I
UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
Getac S410
CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
AS SSD
-41%
22%
37%
-16%
Seq Read
2007
437.7
-78%
2054
2%
2184
9%
484.2
-76%
Seq Write
806
387.3
-52%
653
-19%
1441
79%
396.1
-51%
4K Read
51.2
26.18
-49%
39.34
-23%
35.98
-30%
34.9
-32%
4K Write
123.3
60.3
-51%
96.4
-22%
260.1
111%
74.1
-40%
4K-64 Read
805
369.8
-54%
677
-16%
396.5
-51%
382.3
-53%
4K-64 Write
352.1
313.7
-11%
982
179%
1057
200%
329
-7%
Access Time Read *
0.064
0.089
-39%
0.044
31%
0.051
20%
0.058
9%
Access Time Write *
0.544
0.058
89%
0.051
91%
0.106
81%
0.045
92%
Score Read
1057
440
-58%
921
-13%
651
-38%
466
-56%
Score Write
556
413
-26%
1143
106%
1461
163%
443
-20%
Score Total
2106
1083
-49%
2475
18%
2418
15%
1154
-45%
Copy ISO MB/s
1045
553
-47%
1622
55%
1538
47%
2151
106%
Copy Program MB/s
854
204.7
-76%
378.1
-56%
570
-33%
422.8
-50%
Copy Game MB/s
1127
385.9
-66%
793
-30%
566
-50%
1045
-7%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-54%
-18%
48%
-52%
Write 4K
117.1
55.4
-53%
98.8
-16%
260.4
122%
74
-37%
Read 4K
51.3
31.11
-39%
38.51
-25%
53
3%
31.85
-38%
Write Seq
1384
460.9
-67%
843
-39%
1665
20%
460.6
-67%
Read Seq
1716
481.9
-72%
1282
-25%
1541
-10%
514
-70%
Write 4K Q32T1
282.6
234.6
-17%
355.5
26%
638
126%
211.4
-25%
Read 4K Q32T1
332
181.7
-45%
241.4
-27%
683
106%
203.5
-39%
Write Seq Q32T1
1519
528
-65%
893
-41%
1656
9%
523
-66%
Read Seq Q32T1
2347
548
-77%
2478
6%
2490
6%
554
-76%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-48% / -46%
2% / 7%
43% / 41%
-34% / -29%

* ... smaller is better

Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2347 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1519 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 332 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 282.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1716 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1384 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 51.3 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 117.1 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

Graphics performance is excellent with results that are on par with the average Iris Xe 96 EUs in our database. Users are getting a 300 to 400 percent boost in graphics performance when compared to the older UHD Graphics 620 in the 2019 Toughbook FZ-55 MK1.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
 
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1185G7
8114 Points +72%
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
5740 Points +22%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7
5580 Points +18%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2286 - 6143, n=206)
4903 Points +4%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
4716 Points
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
3853 Points -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U
3572 Points -24%
Durabook S14I
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
3279 Points -30%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7
3089 Points -34%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
2945 Points -38%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
2586 Points -45%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 PRO 5850U
2534 Points -46%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i5-1035G4
2207 Points -53%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U
1281 Points -73%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U
1046 Points -78%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1185G7
2886 Points +98%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7
1819 Points +25%
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
1682 Points +15%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (707 - 1871, n=203)
1494 Points +2%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
1461 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U
1091 Points -25%
Durabook S14I
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1032 Points -29%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7
1009 Points -31%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
886 Points -39%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
851 Points -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 PRO 5850U
800 Points -45%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
566 Points -61%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U
404 Points -72%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U
355 Points -76%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1185G7
3015 Points +86%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7
2007 Points +24%
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
1856 Points +14%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (789 - 2133, n=200)
1673 Points +3%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
1623 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U
1246 Points -23%
Durabook S14I
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1137 Points -30%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7
1122 Points -31%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
990 Points -39%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
963 Points -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 PRO 5850U
917 Points -43%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
643 Points -60%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U
463 Points -71%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U
407 Points -75%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1185G7
11538 Points +72%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7
7014 Points +5%
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
6987 Points +4%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
6700 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2867 - 7471, n=193)
6342 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U
5401 Points -19%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7
5190 Points -23%
Durabook S14I
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
5173 Points -23%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
4983 Points -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 PRO 5850U
4370 Points -35%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4132 Points -38%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3585 Points -46%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i5-1035G4
3334 Points -50%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U
1845 Points -72%
Getac S410
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
1766 Points -74%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U
1724 Points -74%
1280x720 Performance Combined
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1185G7
9720 Points +76%
Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
6987 Points +27%
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7
6554 Points +19%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
5853 Points +6%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7
5523 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1926 - 7238, n=192)
5509 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U
4272 Points -23%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3943 Points -29%
SCHENKER VIA 14 Late 2020
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7
3558 Points -36%
Infinix INBook X1 Pro
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
3544 Points -36%
Durabook S14I
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
3036 Points -45%
Acer Spin 3 SP314-54N-56S5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i5-1035G4
2719 Points -51%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 PRO 5850U
2387 Points -57%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U
1775 Points -68%
Getac S410
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
1758 Points -68%
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U
1363 Points -75%
3DMark 11 Performance
6981 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
18445 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
4240 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
1623 points
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Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 94.5 56.7 30.5 15.4
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 84.2 86.7 53.9 48.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 41.7 22 15.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 27 24.8 22.3

Emissions

System Noise

The system is silent under most day-to-day workloads like word processing, web browsing, or video streaming. However, expect infrequent pulsing to 28.7 dB(A) lasting for just a second or so before falling back to silence. When under extreme stress like Prime95, the fan can be as loud as 42 dB(A).

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Green: Prime95 stress). We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine from our unit
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Green: Prime95 stress). We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine from our unit
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB
Durabook S14I
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP
Getac S410
UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A
Noise
-17%
-13%
-13%
-11%
off / environment *
23.8
29
-22%
28.3
-19%
25.2
-6%
28.4
-19%
Idle Minimum *
24
29
-21%
28.3
-18%
25.2
-5%
28.4
-18%
Idle Average *
24
29.6
-23%
28.3
-18%
25.2
-5%
28.4
-18%
Idle Maximum *
24
30.5
-27%
28.3
-18%
34.5
-44%
28.4
-18%
Load Average *
26.7
30.3
-13%
29.9
-12%
34.5
-29%
30.3
-13%
Load Maximum *
41.7
39
6%
38
9%
36.2
13%
33.3
20%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
24 / 24 / 24 dB(A)
Load
26.7 / 41.7 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 23.8 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2043.339.634.435.62530.526.128.227.33127.626.324.527.54024.922.227.224.45033.23335.833.76325.725.725.826.78026.82423.423.510022.220.821.925.312520.719.121.222.916023.421.92324.720023.822.421.726.125017.315.615.425.531517.416.814.628.540017.713.813.635.950016.212.912.328.963015.111.510.727.680014.310.610.823100015.210.410.125.5125014.910.310.128.5160015.310.410.130.4200013.910.510.730.3250012.210.810.628.6315012.8111133.5400014.611.511.232.1500012.911.811.529.9630013.111.811.628.280001311.811.723.91000013.11211.717.61250014.71211.615.41600013.711.110.712.7SPL26.72423.841.7N0.90.60.53.9median 14.9median 11.8median 11.6median 27.6Delta2.32.42.33hearing rangehide median Fan NoisePanasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2

Temperature

Surface temperatures will always be warmer on the right half of the laptop than on the left because of how the processor and cooling solution are positioned within. We're able to measure a maximum of around 42 C on the bottom hot spot.

Rear exhaust
Rear exhaust
AC adapter after an hour of high processing stress
AC adapter after an hour of high processing stress
Max. Load
 26 °C
79 F
31.6 °C
89 F
36.2 °C
97 F
 
 25.6 °C
78 F
28 °C
82 F
34.8 °C
95 F
 
 25.8 °C
78 F
27.8 °C
82 F
29.2 °C
85 F
 
Maximum: 36.2 °C = 97 F
Average: 29.4 °C = 85 F
42.2 °C
108 F
33.8 °C
93 F
31.2 °C
88 F
41.8 °C
107 F
34.6 °C
94 F
30.4 °C
87 F
32.6 °C
91 F
31.6 °C
89 F
30 °C
86 F
Maximum: 42.2 °C = 108 F
Average: 34.2 °C = 94 F
Power Supply (max.)  52.8 °C = 127 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 29.4 °C / 85 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 36.2 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42.2 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.2 °C / 85 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.2 °C / 84.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-1.5 °C / -2.7 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)

Stress Test

System idle
System idle

When running Prime95, the CPU would boost to 4 GHz and 100 C almost immediately lasting for just a few seconds at most. Clock rates eventually stabilize at around 2.8 and 81 C after about 18 seconds as shown by the screenshots below.

Running on battery power will not limit performance. A 3DMark 11 test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 11601 and 6450 points, respectively, compared to 11366 and 6700 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 41
Prime95 Stress 2.8 - 2.9 -- 81
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.9 - 2.0 750 69

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume. Roll-off begins at around 1k Hz to signify poor bass reproduction and a "tinny" audio quality
Pink noise at maximum volume. Roll-off begins at around 1k Hz to signify poor bass reproduction and a "tinny" audio quality
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2038.339.638.32528.926.128.93127.326.327.34027.822.227.85034.53334.56327.625.727.68024.92424.910022.620.822.612520.919.120.916026.121.926.120028.222.428.225036.215.636.231540.816.840.840044.613.844.65005512.9556306111.56180070.710.670.7100078.910.478.9125077.610.377.6160075.910.475.9200074.810.574.8250071.310.871.3315074.31174.3400072.511.572.5500071.611.871.6630074.511.874.5800074.611.874.61000074.91274.91250070.71270.71600064.311.164.3SPL86.22486.2N62.60.662.6median 70.7median 11.8median 70.7Delta14.82.414.835.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoisePanasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 41.6% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 9.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (25.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 75% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 74% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 20% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Power consumption can be higher than on the 2019 Whiskey Lake-U model since our Tiger Lake-U CPU is capable of higher Turbo Boost clock rates. In most cases, however, the system is only a few watts more demanding when under medium-high loads to show significant performance-per-watt improvements over older Intel CPUs especially in terms of graphics.

We're able to record a temporary maximum draw of just over 99 W from the small-medium 120 W AC adapter when running extreme loads as shown by the images below. The adapter can deliver more power than on most other ULV Ultrabooks where <100 W AC adapters are more common.

Minimum display brightness from 0s to 10s and maximum display brightness from 10s and upward. The difference between the minimum and maximum brightness levels is about 7 W
Minimum display brightness from 0s to 10s and maximum display brightness from 10s and upward. The difference between the minimum and maximum brightness levels is about 7 W
Power consumption while idling on Witcher 3 Ultra settings
Power consumption while idling on Witcher 3 Ultra settings
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark on external monitor. Consumption would spike to 91.3 W before steadily falling and eventually dropping to 41.1 W
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark on external monitor. Consumption would spike to 91.3 W before steadily falling and eventually dropping to 41.1 W
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.09 / 1.33 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 3.5 / 10.4 / 10.5 Watt
Load midlight 45.4 / 99.3 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Toshiba KIOXIA KBG4AZNV512G M.2 2280 OPAL, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Durabook S14I
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, UDinfo M2P M2P80DE512GBAEP, TN, 1920x1080, 14.00
Getac S410
i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620, CUKUSA 1 TB SATA SSD Q0526A, TN PED, 1366x768, 14.00
Power Consumption
9%
-34%
-35%
15%
Idle Minimum *
3.5
3.7
-6%
4.8
-37%
6.8
-94%
5.6
-60%
Idle Average *
10.4
9.6
8%
13.6
-31%
16.4
-58%
7.9
24%
Idle Maximum *
10.5
10.4
1%
13.8
-31%
16.9
-61%
8.4
20%
Load Average *
45.4
40
12%
67.8
-49%
39.2
14%
32.8
28%
Witcher 3 ultra *
43
69.1
-61%
Load Maximum *
99.3
71.9
28%
93.5
6%
73.1
26%
34.3
65%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø43 (38.5-55.4)
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø50 (44.3-99.3)

Battery Life

We're able to squeeze over 13.5 hours of real-world WLAN use from the removable 68 Wh battery. Users can install up to two batteries to potentially double the already long runtime.

Charging from empty to full capacity takes about 2 hours.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
13h 34min
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2
i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 71 Wh
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55
i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620, 71 Wh
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, 102 Wh
Durabook S14I
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 50 Wh
Getac S410
i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620, 46.6 Wh
Battery Runtime
36%
19%
-60%
-62%
WiFi v1.3
814
1104
36%
972
19%
329
-60%
312
-62%
Reader / Idle
1882
Load
190

Pros

+ faster CPU and GPU performance by significant margins
+ Thunderbolt 4 w/ Power Delivery support
+ removable Radeon xPAK graphics card
+ now supports NVMe and OAL SSDs

Cons

- PWM present on almost all brightness
- moderate-heavy backlight bleeding
- clickpad is small and jumpy
- webcam is a bit dark

Verdict

In review: Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2. Test unit provided by Panasonic
In review: Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2. Test unit provided by Panasonic

The Intel 11th gen CPU series is easily one of the biggest upgrades yet for rugged laptops. Though externals remain the same, CPU and GPU performance are up 40 percent and 350 percent, respectively, all under the same ULV power envelope as the last generation model. Storage performance has also increased significantly. Consumer laptops have been enjoying these upgrades since late last year and so it's about time that rugged and field laptops can have the same benefits.

Is the original FZ-55 MK1 obsolete? Not necessarily. If you don't do much more than word or spreadsheet processing, then original model will be more than enough especially since it shares the exact same display options as the FZ-55 MK2. If your applications involve a bit of graphics rendering, then the FZ-55 MK2 and its notable performance upgrades will be worth investing.

Price and availability

Users can requests quotes and purchase directly from Panasonic here as the FZ-55 MK2 is not widely available through third-party channels.

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 MK2 rugged laptop review: Iris Xe makes all the difference
Allen Ngo, 2021-09- 3 (Update: 2021-09- 3)