Acer ConceptD 9 Pro in Review: Workstation convertible for creative professionals

Heavyweight. Acer's 17.3-inch workstation shines with a lot of performance, a 4K touchscreen display with an included Wacom stylus, and a Thunderbolt 3 port. The configuration is excellent otherwise as well: 32 GB of RAM, 16 GB of VRAM, NVMe SSD (1 TB).

Sascha Mölck, 👁 Sebastian Jentsch, ✓ Andrea Grüblinger (translated by Marius S.), 03/30/2020

The Acer ConceptD 9 Pro is no ordinary 17.3-inch workstation. The rotating display can also be used as a graphics tablet. Sketches can be created with the help of the (included) Wacom digital stylus. The device is powered by a Core i9-9980HK CPU and a Quadro RTX 5000 GPU. There are no direct competitors in our database. Thus, we will use regular 17.3-inch workstations for comparison purposes. This includes devices such as the Lenovo ThinkPad P73, MSI WE75 9TK, Dell Precision 7730, Eurocom Tornado F7W and the Fujitsu Celsius H980.

Test device courtesy of Acer Deutschland

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
86 %	03/2020	Acer ConceptD 9 Pro i9-9980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	4.5 kg	26.5 mm	17.3"	3840x2160
87 %	12/2019	Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE i7-9850H, Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop)	3.5 kg	31 mm	17.3"	1920x1080
85 %	11/2019	MSI WE75 9TK i7-9750H, Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop)	2.6 kg	27.5 mm	17.3"	1920x1080
86 %	05/2019	Dell Precision 7730 i7-8850H, Quadro P3200	3.3 kg	30 mm	17.3"	1920x1080
86 %	12/2018	Eurocom Tornado F7W i9-9900K, Quadro P5200	4.2 kg	51 mm	17.3"	3840x2160
85 %	02/2019	Fujitsu Celsius H980 i7-8750H, Quadro P3200	3.5 kg	30 mm	17.3"	1920x1080

Chassis - Heavy Workstation

Acer went with a matte black metal chassis without any bells or whistles for the ConceptD 9 Pro. The keyboard has been relocated to the front of the base unit, in order to make room for various display positions. The touchpad is located to the right of the keyboard. Above the keyboard, there is a perforated area that facilitates airflow to the inside of the case.

The massive hinges of the device are quite striking. They hold the display firmly in place regardless of its operating mode to allow for comfortable pen inputs. The lid can be opened to a maximum angle of 110 to 120 degrees. The display can also be rotated by 170 degrees. In tablet mode, it does not lie flatly on the base unit. Instead, it is slightly angled towards the user. The lid can be opened one-handed (when closed).

The build quality of the laptop is good. The clearances are adequate and there are no excess materials. There are no flaws in terms of the stability, either. At worst, the base unit and the lid can only be twisted slightly. The base unit's rigidity is particularly good. Applying pressure to the back of the lid does not distort the image. The battery is fixed. There is no maintenance hatch. In order to get to the inside, the case needs to be opened. More on this later.

At 4.5 kg, the Acer workstation is not exactly a lightweight device. Most of the competitors we selected weigh around 1 or 2 kg less. The Eurocom Tornado F7W is the only other device to cross the 4-kg mark. It also should not come as a surprise that the dimensions of the ConceptD are larger than those of most of its competitors. The Tornado F7W has the thickest and least compact case in terms of the surface area it occupies.

Features - ConceptD with Thunderbolt 3

The Acer laptop offers a well-rounded port selection. There are three USB Type-A ports (2x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 2.0) and two USB Type-C ports (1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x Thunderbolt 3) available on the workstation. Both USB Type-C ports support the DisplayPort via USB-C feature (although this requires a separately available adapter). Combined with the dedicated DisplayPort and the HDMI port, this brings the workstation up to a total of four video outputs. Furthermore, two audio jacks (headphone output, microphone input), a Gigabit Ethernet port and a lock slot round off the package. Meanwhile, a card reader is nowhere to be found.

The ports are distributed across the left and right sides as well as the back. The ports on the sides are centered. As a result, cables are unlikely to get in the way when using an external mouse.

Left: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A), microphone input, headphone output, USB 2.0 (Type-A)

Right: lock slot, power button, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A), Gigabit Ethernet

Communication

Apart from the Wi-Fi standards 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, the Killer Wi-Fi module also supports the faster ax standard. Under optimal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices in proximity, short distance between the laptop and server), we recorded very good transfer speeds. A Killer E3000 Gigabit Ethernet controller is responsible for wired networking. There were no issues with it during our tests.

Networking
iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	905 (min: 752, max: 950) MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Workstation (292 - 1557, n=58)	706 MBit/s ∼78% -22%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	693 (min: 345, max: 697) MBit/s ∼77% -23%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Wireless-AC 9260	599 MBit/s ∼66% -34%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	580 MBit/s ∼64% -36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	547 MBit/s ∼60% -40%
iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	840 (min: 769, max: 903) MBit/s ∼100%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	683 MBit/s ∼81% -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	670 MBit/s ∼80% -20%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	652 (min: 330, max: 712) MBit/s ∼78% -22%
Average of class Workstation (83 - 1642, n=58)	644 MBit/s ∼77% -23%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Wireless-AC 9260	83 MBit/s ∼10% -90%

Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW); iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø905 (752-950)

Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø681 (345-697)

Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW); iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø840 (769-903)

Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø641 (330-712)

Webcam

The integrated 2.1-MP webcam can take pictures with a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The results are decent. However, the color accuracy leaves something to be desired. Its deviation of 33.6 is significantly above the ideal range (DeltaE of less than three).

ColorChecker Acer ConceptD 9 Pro: 20.27 ∆E min: 2.53 - max: 33.96 ∆E

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Accessories

Aside from the usual accessories (warranty information, quick-start guide), the ConceptD also includes a Wacom digital pen.

Maintenance

There is no maintenance hatch available on the workstation. In order to reach the components, the top panel needs to be removed. This can be accomplished by loosening all the screws on the bottom of the device and subsequently putting the device back on its feet. While the top panel can be lifted at this point, it cannot yet be detached entirely, since it is still held by plastic clips above the exhaust vents on the back. The clips can be removed by carefully moving the top part back and forth. Careful: The top part of the chassis will still be connected to the motherboard through two cables at this point. They need to be disconnected before the chassis can be opened fully.

Hardware of the ConceptD 9 Pro CN917-71P-96BK

Warranty

Acer offers buyers of the ConceptD a two-year warranty - including pickup and delivery service. The warranty also includes Predator Premium Service. With this service, Acer promises to check and repair a defective device within 72 hours.

Input Devices - Wacom Digital Pen Included with the CN917-71P

Keyboard

Acer has equipped the convertible with a backlit chiclet keyboard. The "warm, amber backlighting" (quote from an Acer press release) can be controlled via two function keys. The keyboard's keys are flat, smooth, and they offer shallow travel with a distinct actuation point that can be felt and also heard quite clearly. The individual keys have a clicky feedback. As such, the keyboard is unsuitable for use in quiet environments.

The keyboard does not have a standard layout. Not every key is in its usual position. Some of the keys that usually form the top row of the numpad have been integrated into the main area of the keyboard. Furthermore, the size of the shift keys is fairly small. As a result, we often found ourselves searching for them on the keyboard. Since the keyboard is located near the front edge of the base unit, there are no palm rests. Thus, typing is never a truly comfortable experience.

Touchpad

The multitouch-enabled touchpad spans an area of around 6.2 x 9 cm (~2.44 x 3.54 in). The smooth surface does not obstruct fingers when gliding over it. The touchpad responds precisely to inputs all the way into the corners. Below the touchpad, there are two dedicated mouse buttons that offer medium travel and a distinct feedback. Lastly, a numpad can be displayed on the touchpad.

A numpad can be displayed on the touchpad

Touchscreen

The touchscreen supports 10 multitouch points and promptly responds to inputs. We did not encounter any issues with it during our review. The screen can be used either with a finger or the included Wacom digital pen. The digital pen weighs 13 grams and detects 4,096 pressure levels.

The digital pen can be mounted on the top of the display

Display - 4K IPS on Board

The matte 17.3-inch touchscreen display has a native resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. The contrast ratio (1019:1) and brightness (367.1 cd/m²) are good. Positive: The display does not exhibit PWM flickering.


343 cd/m²	372 cd/m²	367 cd/m²
334 cd/m²	377 cd/m²	355 cd/m²
386 cd/m²	378 cd/m²	401 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics B173ZAN03.1

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 401 cd/m² Average: 368.1 cd/m² Minimum: 19 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 381 cd/m²
Contrast: 1019:1 (Black: 0.37 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.52 | 0.6-29.43 Ø5.8, calibrated: 1.08
ΔE Greyscale 3.83 | 0.64-98 Ø6
98% sRGB (Argyll 3D) 84% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.19

ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Acer ConceptD 9 Pro IPS, 3840x2160, 17.3	Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.3	MSI WE75 9TK IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3	Dell Precision 7730 IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.3	Eurocom Tornado F7W IPS, 3840x2160, 17.3	Fujitsu Celsius H980 IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3
Response Times		25%	29%	10%	20%	33%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	53 (27, 26)	40 (20.4, 19.6) 25%	30.8 (14.4, 16.4) 42%	48.8 (24.4, 24.4) 8%	40 (18.8, 21.2) 25%	38 (19.2, 18.8) 28%
Response Time Black / White *	37 (21, 16)	28 (17.2, 10.8) 24%	31.2 (18.8, 12.4) 16%	32.8 (18.8, 14) 11%	31.6 (18, 13.6) 15%	23.2 (10, 13.2) 37%
PWM Frequency		25000 (50)				120500 (99)
Screen		-28%	-19%	2%	-54%	-51%
Brightness middle	377	333 -12%	287.3 -24%	322 -15%	328.2 -13%	400 6%
Brightness	368	310 -16%	280 -24%	316 -14%	310 -16%	394 7%
Brightness Distribution	83	83 0%	89 7%	84 1%	92 11%	92 11%
Black Level *	0.37	0.39 -5%	0.26 30%	0.24 35%	0.37 -0%	0.51 -38%
Contrast	1019	854 -16%	1105 8%	1342 32%	887 -13%	784 -23%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 *	2.52	4.4 -75%	2.98 -18%	2.2 13%	6.62 -163%	5.3 -110%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 max. *	5.55	7.5 -35%	5.08 8%	4.6 17%	9.49 -71%	9.3 -68%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 calibrated *	1.08	2 -85%	3.06 -183%	1.9 -76%	3.93 -264%	3.8 -252%
Greyscale DeltaE2000 *	3.83	5.1 -33%	3 22%	1.6 58%	6.7 -75%	5.5 -44%
Gamma	2.19 ^100%	2.39 ^92%	2.28 ^96%	2.19 ^100%	2.44 ^90%	2.17 ^101%
CCT	6323 ^103%	7061 ^92%	6993 ^93%	6621 ^98%	6462 ^101%	6686 ^97%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	84	61.1 -27%	58.1 -31%	60.4 -28%	87.9 5%	55.8 -34%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	98	94 -4%	89.5 -9%	93.3 -5%	100 2%	84.9 -13%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-2% / -20%	5% / -12%	6% / 3%	-17% / -43%	-9% / -38%

* ... smaller is better

The panel can display a wide spectrum of colors ex-factory. With a DeltaE-2000 color deviation of about 2.5, it remains within the ideal range (DeltaE of less than three). The display does not suffer from a blue tint. By performing a calibration, we were able to further improve the display by a significant margin. This caused the grayscale and color DeltaE to drop to 1. Ex-factory, the grayscale DeltaE value was 3.8.

If an exact color representation is needed, calibration is thus worthwhile. Our calibrated color profile can be found in the box above. The display achieves a very good result in terms of the color-space coverage. It covers 84% (AdobeRGB) and 98% (sRGB) of the respective color spaces.

Display Response Times

ℹ

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
37 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 21 ms rise
37 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 16 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 94 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (24.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
53 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 27 ms rise
53 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 26 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 87 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (39 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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 not detected

In comparison: 51 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17886 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 2500000) Hz was measured.

Acer has equipped the ConceptD 9 with an IPS panel with wide viewing angles. As a result, the screen can be read from any position. Provided the sun does not shine too brightly, this is also possible outdoors.

ConceptD outdoors (taken in bright sunlight)

Performance - Acer Computer with High-End Hardware

With the ConceptD 9 Pro CN917-71P, Acer has a 17.3-inch workstation with more than enough processing power for all common use cases on offer. Our configuration of the device can be purchased starting from about 5,500 Euros (~$6,073). Other configurations are available as well.

Processor

The ConceptD is powered by an eight-core Core i9-9980HK (Coffee Lake) processor. The CPU has a base clock of 2.4 GHz. Via Turbo Boost, the clock speed can be increased to 4.2 GHz (eight cores), 4.5 GHz (six cores), 4.7 GHz (four cores), 4.9 GHz (two cores) or 5 GHz (single core). Additionally, Hyper-Threading (two threads per core) is supported. Thanks to the unlocked multiplier, overclocking the processor is a very simple task.

During Cinebench R15's multithread test, the processor temporarily runs at 4.1 to 4.2 GHz. Subsequently, the clock rate drops to 2.8 to 2.9 GHz. During the single-thread test, the clock speed ranges from 4.1 to 5 GHz. In battery mode, we can observe clock speed of 2.4 GHz (multithread) and 2.1 to 2.8 GHz (single-thread).

By running Cinebench R15's multithread test in a loop for at least 30 minutes, we determine whether the CPU Turbo Boost is permanently active while the laptop is connected to an outlet. The scores drop significantly by the second loop, and they stabilize on a fairly consistent level afterwards. During this, the Turbo Boost increases the clock speeds slightly.

Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK, Intel Core i9-9980HK: Ø1254 (1233.43-1584.74)

Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H, Intel Core i7-9850H: Ø1159 (1130-1229)

MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø1149 (1132.57-1211.28)

Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H, Intel Core i7-8850H: Ø1158 (1144.66-1276.49)

Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K, Intel Core i9-9900K: Ø1615 (1590.08-1643.59)

Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H, Intel Core i7-8750H: Ø1034 (1025.75-1058.79)

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

7709

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

39440

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

19419

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

201 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1585 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

247.5 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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... in comparison

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	214 Points ∼100% +6%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	201 Points ∼94%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (181 - 215, n=13)	199 Points ∼93% -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	192 Points ∼90% -4%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H	191 Points ∼89% -5%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	182 Points ∼85% -9%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H	175 Points ∼82% -13%
Average of class Workstation (117 - 214, n=107)	162 Points ∼76% -19%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1327 - 1930, n=14)	1656 Points ∼100% +4%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	1623 Points ∼98% +2%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	1585 Points ∼96%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	1276.49 (min: 1144.66, max: 1276.49) Points ∼77% -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	1272 (min: 1143, max: 1229) Points ∼77% -20%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H	1211 Points ∼73% -24%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H	1090 Points ∼66% -31%
Average of class Workstation (260 - 1623, n=111)	810 Points ∼49% -49%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (39440 - 50439, n=4)	44697 Points ∼100% +13%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	39440 Points ∼88%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	36683 Points ∼82% -7%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H	35116 Points ∼79% -11%
Average of class Workstation (8373 - 50439, n=96)	20750 Points ∼46% -47%
Rendering Single 32Bit
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (7709 - 9734, n=4)	8346 Points ∼100% +8%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	8042 Points ∼96% +4%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	7709 Points ∼92%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H	6561 Points ∼79% -15%
Average of class Workstation (3094 - 9734, n=95)	5536 Points ∼66% -28%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	505 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (445 - 505, n=9)	476 Points ∼94% -6%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H	465 Points ∼92% -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	454 Points ∼90% -10%
Average of class Workstation (374 - 505, n=15)	447 Points ∼89% -11%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	443 Points ∼88% -12%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (2974 - 4150, n=9)	3523 Points ∼100% +18%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	2974 Points ∼84%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	2724 Points ∼77% -8%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H	2672 Points ∼76% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	2428 Points ∼69% -18%
Average of class Workstation (988 - 3429, n=16)	2397 Points ∼68% -19%

Geekbench 3
32 Bit Multi-Core Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	31724 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	31724 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Workstation (5939 - 31724, n=15)	14342 Points ∼45% -55%
32 Bit Single-Core Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	4871 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	4871 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Workstation (2964 - 4871, n=15)	3785 Points ∼78% -22%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	30849 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (28625 - 30849, n=3)	29620 Points ∼96% -4%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	26616 Points ∼86% -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	24218 Points ∼79% -21%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	22915 Points ∼74% -26%
Average of class Workstation (8278 - 30849, n=23)	20322 Points ∼66% -34%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K	6068 Points ∼100% +2%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	5972 Points ∼98%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (5617 - 5972, n=3)	5853 Points ∼96% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	5614 Points ∼93% -6%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H	5369 Points ∼88% -10%
Average of class Workstation (4077 - 6068, n=23)	5239 Points ∼86% -12%

Geekbench 5
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	7805 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (7072 - 7805, n=4)	7421 Points ∼95% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	5353 Points ∼69% -31%
Average of class Workstation (3159 - 7805, n=11)	5022 Points ∼64% -36%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK	1321 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1171 - 1355, n=4)	1273 Points ∼96% -4%
Average of class Workstation (1135 - 1321, n=11)	1212 Points ∼92% -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H	1135 Points ∼86% -14%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H (EDGE: 42.17134.1.0)	1113.7 ms * ∼100% -17%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H (Edge)	1093 ms * ∼98% -15%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.831.0)	1054.9 ms * ∼95% -11%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H	0 ms * ∼0% +100%
Average of class Workstation (751 - 2263, n=57)	1050 ms * ∼94% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H (Edge)	1009.5 ms * ∼91% -6%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK (Edge 44)	951.2 ms * ∼85%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (705 - 999, n=9)	878 ms * ∼79% +8%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (40364 - 46473, n=8)	42641 Points ∼100% +2%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK (Edge 44)	41975 Points ∼98%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel Core i7-9850H (Edge)	39548 Points ∼93% -6%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.831.0)	37572 Points ∼88% -10%
Dell Precision 7730 Intel Core i7-8850H (Edge)	35962 Points ∼84% -14%
Average of class Workstation (14774 - 44780, n=51)	35398 Points ∼83% -16%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H (EDGE: 42.17134.1.0)	34043 Points ∼80% -19%

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Eurocom Tornado F7W Intel Core i9-9900K (Edge 42.17134.1.0)	315.56 Points ∼100% +8%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK (Edge 44)	293.46 Points ∼93%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (257 - 318, n=8)	293 Points ∼93% 0%
MSI WE75 9TK Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.831.0)	269.74 Points ∼85% -8%
Average of class Workstation (176 - 316, n=50)	255 Points ∼81% -13%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Intel Core i7-8750H (EDGE: 42.17134.1.0)	245.86 Points ∼78% -16%

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System Performance

The 17.3-inch laptop does not lack system performance. A powerful eight-core processor, dual-channel mode RAM and a fast NVMe SSD make for a smooth and responsive system. On top of that, the workstation is equipped with a high-end GPU. The PCMark benchmark results are excellent, which again emphasizes the fact that the laptop is fast enough for all common use cases.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		4487 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		6412 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4884 points
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PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Digital Content Creation
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	10441 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	10441 Points ∼100% 0%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	8122 Points ∼78% -22%
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7156 Points ∼69% -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	6876 Points ∼66% -34%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	6622 Points ∼63% -37%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	6353 Points ∼61% -39%
Average of class Workstation (2329 - 10441, n=49)	5248 Points ∼50% -50%
Productivity
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	8761 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	8761 Points ∼100% 0%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	8307 Points ∼95% -5%
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7693 Points ∼88% -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	7641 Points ∼87% -13%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7278 Points ∼83% -17%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7203 Points ∼82% -18%
Average of class Workstation (3998 - 8761, n=49)	7141 Points ∼82% -18%
Essentials
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	9917 Points ∼100% 0%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	9915 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	9915 Points ∼100% 0%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	9847 Points ∼99% -1%
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	9694 Points ∼98% -2%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	9251 Points ∼93% -7%
Average of class Workstation (5223 - 9917, n=49)	8652 Points ∼87% -13%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	8032 Points ∼81% -19%
Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	6939 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	6939 Points ∼100% 0%
Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	6255 Points ∼90% -10%
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5815 Points ∼84% -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	5768 Points ∼83% -17%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5401 Points ∼78% -22%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5206 Points ∼75% -25%
Average of class Workstation (2817 - 6939, n=50)	4877 Points ∼70% -30%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5570 Points ∼100% +14%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5450 Points ∼98% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	5432 Points ∼98% +11%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5132 Points ∼92% +5%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	4884 Points ∼88%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	4884 Points ∼88% 0%
Average of class Workstation (3311 - 5655, n=86)	4834 Points ∼87% -1%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	5130 Points ∼100% +14%
Dell Precision 7730 Quadro P3200, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4657 Points ∼91% +4%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	4487 Points ∼87%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	4487 Points ∼87% 0%
Fujitsu Celsius H980 Quadro P3200, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4376 Points ∼85% -2%
MSI WE75 9TK Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4301 Points ∼84% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	4271 Points ∼83% -5%
Average of class Workstation (2320 - 5505, n=87)	3979 Points ∼78% -11%

Storage Solution

An NVMe SSD from Western Digital serves as the system drive. In this case, it is a model in the M.2 2280 form factor with 1 TB of storage space. Ex-factory, about 887 GB is available to users. The remaining space is occupied by the recovery partition and the windows system. The transfer rates are good. On the inside of the workstation, there is an additional M.2 2280 slot available. If two drives are installed, they can operate in RAID 0.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00

Sequential Read: 1781 MB/s

Sequential Write: 2122 MB/s

512K Read: 1086 MB/s

512K Write: 1757 MB/s

4K Read: 11.1 MB/s

4K Write: 115.6 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 478.6 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 407.4 MB/s

	Acer ConceptD 9 Pro WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE Intel SSD Pro 7600p SSDPEKKF512G8L	MSI WE75 9TK Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Dell Precision 7730 Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Eurocom Tornado F7W 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)	Fujitsu Celsius H980 Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Average WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-6%	-3%	-24%	2%	-30%	-10%
Write 4K	176	154.3 -12%	135.4 -23%	103.2 -41%	116.3 -34%	111.8 -36%	134 (92.3 - 176, n=2) -24%
Read 4K	48.06	66.36 38%	56.64 18%	41.39 -14%	52.65 10%	32.02 -33%	44.1 (40.1 - 48.1, n=2) -8%
Write Seq	2736	1561 -43%	1972 -28%	1880 -31%	2539 -7%	1539 -44%	2601 (2466 - 2736, n=2) -5%
Read Seq	2381	2460 3%	2101 -12%	2350 -1%	2972 25%	1252 -47%	2182 (1983 - 2381, n=2) -8%
Write 4K Q32T1	418.6	438 5%	527.4 26%	282.3 -33%	454.6 9%	355.4 -15%	334 (250 - 419, n=2) -20%
Read 4K Q32T1	460.8	567.8 23%	578 25%	314.3 -32%	515.1 12%	408.7 -11%	418 (376 - 461, n=2) -9%
Write Seq Q32T1	2791	1581 -43%	1985 -29%	1881 -33%	3101 11%	1912.6 -31%	2791 (2791 - 2791, n=2) 0%
Read Seq Q32T1	3430	2724 -21%	3358 -2%	3216 -6%	3078 -10%	2529.9 -26%	3342 (3253 - 3430, n=2) -3%

GPU Performance

The Acer laptop is equipped with a Quadro RTX 5000 GPU. This GPU is based on Nvidia's Turing architecture and represents the professional version of the GeForce RTX 2080 GPU. However, the RTX 5000 has more shader units (3,072 instead of 2,944). It also has access to fast GDDR6 memory (16.384 GB).

There are two variants of the mobile RTX 5000 GPU, which differ in terms of their TGP (150 watts vs. 110 watts) and thus their performance. The stronger variant is installed in the ConceptD. Additionally, Nvidia also has three Max-Q versions of the RTX 5000 on offer.

The RTX 5000 runs at a base clock speed of 1350 MHz. Via boost, this can be increased to 1770 MHz. Provided the GPU does not cross a certain predefined temperature and/or energy consumption threshold, even higher frequencies are possible. We recorded a peak core clock of 1927 MHz. In our The Witcher 3 test, the GPU runs at an average clock speed of 1643 MHz.

The 3DMark results match our expectations. The integrated UHD Graphics 630 GPU is disabled and the laptop does not use Nvidia's graphics-switching technology Optimus.

3DMark 06 Standard		45180 points
3DMark 11 Performance		26416 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		184872 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		44296 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		20374 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		9779 points
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