Durabook R11 Rugged Tablet Review: A Tough Cookie

Durable Windows tablet.

As the more affordable version of the pricier Durabook U11, the Durabook R11 maintains a lot of the core functions of a rugged tablet while incorporating a few features of its own. However, we can't say we're fans of the new touch-sensitive buttons.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 07/06/2020 🇮🇹 🇪🇸

The 11.6-inch Durabook R11 is fully-rugged enterprise-class tablet designed for professionals and field workers. It's able to take quite the beating while integrating respectable hardware features like Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band WLAN, quad-core Core U-series CPUs with optional vPro, front and rear cameras, and a high contrast touchscreen.

Its long list of features and specifications can be found on the official product page here. This review page will cover the major pros and cons of the rugged device.

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Durabook R11 (R Series)

Processor

Intel Core i5-8250U 4 x 1.6 - 3.4 GHz, Kaby Lake Refresh

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 620, Core: 300 MHz, RAM: 1200 MHz, DDR4, 26.20.100.7262

Memory

8 GB

, DDR4-2400, 10-10-10-28, Single-channel

Display

11.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 190 PPI, 10-point capacitive, BOE5F9, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Kaby Lake-Y + iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH

Storage

Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ, 128 GB

Soundcard

Intel Kaby Lake-U/Y PCH - High Definition Audio

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: MicroSD reader, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Intel Wireless-AC 9260 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 20 x 298 x 192 ( = 0.79 x 11.73 x 7.56 in)

Battery

43 Wh, 3950 mAh Lithium-Polymer, removeable

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Primary Camera: 5 MPix auto-focus with Flash
Secondary Camera: 2 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Mono, 36 Months Warranty, ruggedized

Weight

1.2 kg ( = 42.33 oz / 2.65 pounds), Power Supply: 377 g ( = 13.3 oz / 0.83 pounds)

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
v ^(old)	07 / 2020	Durabook R11 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620	1.2 kg	20 mm	11.60"	1920x1080
84.3 % v6 ^(old)	03 / 2019	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540	3.5 kg	59.3 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
89.2 % v6 ^(old)	03 / 2019	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540	2.8 kg	32.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
77.3 % v6 ^(old)	07 / 2018	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 i5-8350U, UHD Graphics 620	1.4 kg	18 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
89.1 % v7 ^(old)	09 / 2019	Dell Latitude 7200 i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620	1.2 kg	9.35 mm	12.30"	1920x1280

Case

Like many rugged devices, the Durabook R11 is MIL-STD 810G certified to withstand a variety of environmental dangers.

A notable feature of the tablet is the touch-sensitive "P" button on the top left edge of the screen. Tapping it will turn the screen on or off as a faux sleep mode or it can be customized to launch applications as well. However, it suffers from a couple of major problems. Firstly, the touch-sensitive button is far too easy to hit by accident and secondly, it only toggles the screen on or off while leaving Windows logged in and running. This means that the blank screen will still respond to your touch inputs which can be frustrating because it's possible to have accidentally dragged icons around or launched applications while the screen was dark.

Touch-sensitive "P" can launch applications or disable the display backlight

Touch-sensitive camera icon will launch the camera app

Pins along the bottom edge for connecting optional accessories

LED icons next to the front camera are annoyingly bright

Rear camera with open ventilation for cooling. The unit is not completely waterproof

A tight cover protects most of the ports

Metal skeleton adds rigidity and protects the inner components

Rubberized corners protect the tablet from falls

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Connectivity

Proprietary docking stations connect along the bottom of the tablet while the right side houses most of the ports including the Mini SIM slot. The cover protecting the ports can be difficult to open.

Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, MicroSD reader, Mini SIM slot

Bottom: Proprietary docking station connector

SD Card Reader

Transfer rates from the SD card reader are slow. Moving 1 GB of pictures from our UHS-II test card to desktop takes almost 40 seconds.

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 +570%
Dell Latitude 7200 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	177 MB/s +548%
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	171.8 MB/s +529%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	77.8 MB/s +185%
Durabook R11 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	27.3 MB/s
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	228.8 MB/s +681%
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	228.3 MB/s +679%
Dell Latitude 7200 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	193.4 MB/s +560%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	76.3 MB/s +160%
Durabook R11 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)	29.3 MB/s

Communication

The Intel 9260 comes standard for Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5 connectivity. An optional 4G LTE M.2 module may be installed by the end-user as the antenna are included.

WLAN module is removable, but it is tricky to service

Empty M.2 WWAN slot with antenna ready to use

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
HP Envy x360 13-ay0010nr Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1246 (1148^min - 1320^max) MBit/s +220%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 15 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	670 (617^min - 713^max) MBit/s +72%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	615 (580^min - 641^max) MBit/s +58%
Durabook R11 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	389 (317^min - 438^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
HP Envy x360 13-ay0010nr Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1333 (1206^min - 1383^max) MBit/s +125%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	898 (695^min - 935^max) MBit/s +52%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 15 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	893 (708^min - 946^max) MBit/s +51%
Durabook R11 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	592 (333^min - 683^max) MBit/s

Durabook R11; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø592 (333-683)

Durabook R11; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø389 (317-438)

Webcam

ColorChecker Durabook R11: 16.31 ∆E min: 2.9 - max: 26.32 ∆E

Maintenance

The back panel is a pain to remove since it is held in place by 19 Philips screws of different lengths and sizes. RAM, storage, WWAN, and WLAN can be serviced. Note that RAM is single-channel only.

Accessories and Warranty

Durabook offers plenty of extras including a backlit keyboard, higher capacity battery, car adapters, chargers, RFID readers, and more. The standard retail box includes a cloth for wiping the screen. A three-year warranty comes standard.

Display

The 500-nit IPS panel on our unit is advertised as being "sunlight readable" and it is indeed brighter than many consumer tablets. However, it's far from being readable in direct sunlight as competing portables like the HP EliteBook or the Dell Latitude Rugged series offer 1000-nit options that can literally be twice as bright as our Durabook.

Outside of brightness, black-white and gray-gray response times are faster than average for the rugged category meaning reduced ghosting and a smoother visual experience. The most disappointing aspect of the display, however, is that pulse-width modulation is present on all brightness levels up to 99 percent. If your eyes are sensitive to onscreen flickering, then it may be best to avoid the Durabook R11.

Matte touchscreen much like on many Toshiba tablets

Contrast ratio is comparable to many Ultrabooks and excellent considering the category

Thick matte overlay means a grainier screen than most consumer tablets or laptops

Light-moderate uneven backlight bleeding along the edges and corners


590 cd/m²	576.5 cd/m²	615.5 cd/m²
562.4 cd/m²	584.2 cd/m²	581 cd/m²
504.9 cd/m²	533 cd/m²	488.8 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE5F9 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 615.5 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 559.6 cd/m² Minimum: 23 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 584.2 cd/m²
Contrast: 1123:1 (Black: 0.52 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 9.29 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 4.72
ΔE Greyscale 10.6 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
82.2% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
53.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
60% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
82.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.41

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Durabook R11 BOE5F9, IPS, 11.6", 1920x1080	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme AU Optronics AUO523D, IPS, 14", 1920x1080	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G AU Optronics AUO523D, IPS, 14", 1920x1080	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 Sharp SHP149B, IPS, 13.3", 1920x1080	Dell Latitude 7200 SHP14A3 LQ123N1, IPS LED, 12.3", 1920x1280
Display		13%	8%	16%	21%
Display P3 Coverage	59.3	65.3 10%	62.5 5%	67.8 14%	71.6 21%
sRGB Coverage	82.9	96.9 17%	92.4 11%	96.6 17%	99.5 20%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	60	67.3 12%	64.2 7%	69.4 16%	72.6 21%
Response Times		9%	8%	-17%	180%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	26 ?(14, 12)	62.8 ?(35.6, 27.2) -142%	68 ?(34, 34) -162%	35 ?(17, 18) -35%	52 ?(26, 26) -100%
Response Time Black / White *	18.4 ?(10, 8.4)	40 ?(24.4, 15.6) -117%	33.6 ?(18.8, 14.8) -83%	22 ?(12, 10) -20%	34.8 ?(18.4, 16.4) -89%
PWM Frequency	198.4 ?(99)	763 285%	735 ?(100) 270%	208 ?(10) 5%	1645 ?(25) 729%
Screen		31%	32%	14%	35%
Brightness middle	584.2	844 44%	1111.7 90%	292 -50%	401 -31%
Brightness	560	793 42%	1026 83%	277 -51%	385 -31%
Brightness Distribution	79	88 11%	80 1%	90 14%	88 11%
Black Level *	0.52	0.54 -4%	0.81 -56%	0.32 38%	0.28 46%
Contrast	1123	1563 39%	1372 22%	913 -19%	1432 28%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	9.29	4.8 48%	3.83 59%	3.69 60%	1.8 81%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	14.43	11.88 18%	7.85 46%	6.9 52%	3.4 76%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	4.72	1.15 76%	2.98 37%		1.1 77%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	10.6	7.6 28%	5.6 47%	4.11 61%	1.6 85%
Gamma	2.41 ^91%	2.334 ^94%	2.306 ^95%	2.3 ^96%	2.14 ^103%
CCT	6230 ^104%	6546 ^99%	7676 ^85%	7140 ^91%	6702 ^97%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	53.4	62 16%	59 10%	63 18%	66.6 25%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	82.2	97 18%	93 13%	97 18%	99.4 21%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		18% / 24%	16% / 24%	4% / 9%	79% / 58%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers approximately 82 percent of sRGB to be better than expected for a rugged device where color accuracy isn't usually a major selling point. Though still not as good as most Ultrabook displays, the deeper colors aid in visibility when outdoors.

Color temperature is very warm out of the box with poor grayscale as a result. Calibrating the panel ourselves would significantly improve the average grayscale DeltaE from 10.6 to just 3.1. We recommend applying our calibrated ICM profile above to get the most out of the screen.

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
18.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 10 ms rise
18.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 8.4 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 37 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 14 ms rise
26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12 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 0.165 (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 (32.8 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 detected

198.4 Hz

≤ 99 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 198.4 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 198.4 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is good only when under shade or a cloudy day. Sunlight will still overwhelm the matte screen and wash out colors even when set to maximum brightness.

Wide IPS viewing angles for comfortable portrait and landscape use

Performance

Processor

Multi-thread performance is disappointing as it is 25 to 35 percent slower than the average Core i5-8250U in our database taken from almost 100 other laptops. Single-thread performance, however, is where we expect it to be. Users who decide to upgrade to the Core i5-8350U or Core i7-8650U SKUs should see a multi-thread performance boost of about 25 to 40 percent.

See our dedicated page on the Core i5-8250U for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø360 (358.73-362.64)

Dell Latitude 13 3390 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, SK hynix SC311 SATA; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø456 (443.4-564.5)

HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 7YL44EA UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø446 (440.95-506.36)

Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (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
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	1533 Points +81%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	1428 Points +69%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	1355 Points +60%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (846 - 1325, n=5)	1148 Points +36%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel Core i7-8550U	1138 Points +35%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	1121 Points +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	988 Points +17%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	972 Points +15%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	921 Points +9%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	846 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	587 Points -31%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	316 Points -63%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	220 Points -74%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	441 Points +33%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	425 Points +28%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	412 Points +24%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	401 Points +21%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel Core i7-8550U	383 Points +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	374 Points +13%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	370 Points +11%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (332 - 355, n=5)	349 Points +5%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	348 Points +5%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	337 Points +2%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	332 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	175 Points -47%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	78 Points -77%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	731 Points +101%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	667 Points +84%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	659 Points +82%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	646 (564.95^min - 646.42^max) Points +78%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (320 - 730, n=101)	570 Points +57%
HP Elite x2 1013 G3-2TT14EA Intel Core i5-8350U	517 Points +42%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel Core i7-8550U	494 Points +36%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	479 (475.43^min - 482.26^max) Points +32%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	471 Points +30%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	461 (400.88^min - 461.45^max) Points +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	452 Points +25%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Intel Core i7-8650U	451 Points +24%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	363 (358.73^min - 362.64^max) Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	333 (293^min - 333^max) Points -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	144.1 (131.27^min - 145.38^max) Points -60%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	133 (112.75^min - 133^max) Points -63%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	183 Points +34%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	166 Points +21%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	166 Points +21%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	161 Points +18%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel Core i7-8550U	156 Points +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	155 Points +13%
HP Elite x2 1013 G3-2TT14EA Intel Core i5-8350U	147 Points +7%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	144.5 Points +5%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Intel Core i7-8650U	143 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (81 - 147, n=97)	141.1 Points +3%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	141 Points +3%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	137 Points
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	134 Points -2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	78.9 Points -42%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	38.9 Points -72%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	4929 Seconds * -315%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	4064 Seconds * -242%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	1814 Seconds * -53%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	1212 Seconds * -2%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	1189 Seconds *
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	1098 Seconds * +8%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (813 - 1209, n=8)	948 Seconds * +20%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	918 Seconds * +23%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	796 Seconds * +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	769 Seconds * +35%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	766 Seconds * +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	719 Seconds * +40%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	4784 MIPS +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4521 MIPS +21%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	4415 MIPS +19%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	4154 MIPS +12%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4087 MIPS +10%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (3641 - 3925, n=6)	3726 MIPS 0%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	3725 MIPS
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3502 MIPS -6%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	3438 MIPS -8%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	3340 MIPS -10%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	2456 MIPS -34%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	18860 MIPS +63%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	18535 MIPS +61%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	18187 MIPS +58%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	15825 MIPS +37%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	15667 MIPS +36%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (11546 - 17405, n=6)	15262 MIPS +32%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	13731 MIPS +19%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	12118 MIPS +5%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	11546 MIPS
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	7921 MIPS -31%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	4498 MIPS -61%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	1229 Points +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	1211 Points +35%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	1096 Points +22%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	1096 Points +22%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	1043 Points +16%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (882 - 936, n=5)	914 Points +2%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	900 Points
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	894 Points -1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	475 Points -47%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	233 Points -74%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4372 Points +93%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4122 Points +82%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	3576 Points +58%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	3442 Points +52%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (2265 - 3516, n=5)	3162 Points +40%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3076 Points +36%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	2265 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	2028 Points -10%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	858 Points -62%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	770 Points -66%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo ThinkPad P43s-20RH001FGE Intel Core i7-8565U	5.2 fps +72%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4.85 fps +61%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4.27 fps +41%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (3.02 - 4.78, n=8)	4.17 fps +38%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	4.01 fps +33%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	3.38 fps +12%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3.35 fps +11%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	3.02 fps
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	2.81 fps -7%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	2.23 fps -26%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	0.92 fps -70%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	0.58 fps -81%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	238 s * -211%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	139 s * -82%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	97.8 s * -28%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	91.4 s * -19%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	90.2 s * -18%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	76.5 s *
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (63.8 - 78.9, n=4)	73.1 s * +4%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	67.8 s * +11%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	60.6 s * +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	51.7 s * +32%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	2.742 sec * -228%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	1.511 sec * -81%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	0.918 sec * -10%
Durabook R11 Intel Core i5-8250U	0.836 sec *
Average Intel Core i5-8250U (0.818 - 0.843, n=4)	0.835 sec * -0%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	0.804 sec * +4%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	0.774 sec * +7%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	0.722 sec * +14%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel Core i5-8265U	0.72 sec * +14%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U	0.704 sec * +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	0.679 sec * +19%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

363 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

45.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

137 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

846 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

332 Points

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System Performance

PCMark results are within a few percentage points of the average laptop with the same Core i5-8250U CPU despite the slower-than-average processor performance recorded above. We experienced no software or hardware issues during our time with the unit.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	4497 Points +29%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	4451 Points +28%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	3782 Points +8%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	3489 Points
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (3358 - 4081, n=67)	3296 Points -6%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	3004 Points -14%
Essentials
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	8580 Points +15%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	8503 Points +14%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	8119 Points +9%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	7459 Points
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (5855 - 9289, n=67)	7398 Points -1%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	6994 Points -6%
Productivity
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	7531 Points +27%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	7328 Points +24%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	6326 Points +7%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	5916 Points
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (3851 - 6653, n=67)	5725 Points -3%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	5004 Points -15%
Digital Content Creation
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	3843 Points +47%
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	3821 Points +46%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	2859 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (2613 - 3082, n=67)	2733 Points +5%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	2613 Points
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	2103 Points -20%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	4052 Points +33%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	4038 Points +32%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (2986 - 4458, n=69)	3584 Points +17%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	3392 Points +11%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	3063 Points 0%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	3054 Points
Work Score Accelerated v2
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	5231 Points +17%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	5170 Points +16%
Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	4858 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 (2699 - 5106, n=58)	4646 Points +4%
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	4474 Points

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3054 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4474 points
PCMark 10 Score		3489 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals heavy DPC latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. Nonetheless, 4K video playback is smooth and without any issues.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	10583 μs *
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	1368 μs * +87%
HP Envy x360 13-ay0010nr Vega 6, R5 4500U, Toshiba KBG30ZMV256G	1172 μs * +89%
Durabook S15ABG2 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U, UDinfo HF3-25UB HF325UB256GBA2P	915 μs * +91%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	800 μs * +92%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

A single internal M.2 SATA III bay is available with options ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB. The Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ drive in our unit returns good sequential read and write rates of about 400 MB/s each which are not not uncommon results for SATA III SSDs.

Removable M.2 2242 SSD. More standard 2280 drives are not supported

	Durabook R11 Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	Dell Latitude 7200 WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
AS SSD		82%	126%	-10%	151%
Seq Read	461.7	2096 354%	2054 345%	432.9 -6%	1294 180%
Seq Write	409.3	1016 148%	653 60%	253.6 -38%	856 109%
4K Read	45.52	39.91 -12%	39.34 -14%	22.47 -51%	42.52 -7%
4K Write	76	97.9 29%	96.4 27%	76.7 1%	141 86%
4K-64 Read	359.8	636 77%	677 88%	377.8 5%	983 173%
4K-64 Write	623	604 -3%	982 58%	282.1 -55%	1183 90%
Access Time Read *	0.203	0.044 78%	0.044 78%	0.148 27%	0.057 72%
Access Time Write *	0.226	0.051 77%	0.051 77%	0.046 80%	0.026 88%
Score Read	451	886 96%	921 104%	444 -2%	1155 156%
Score Write	740	804 9%	1143 54%	384 -48%	1410 91%
Score Total	1438	2099 46%	2475 72%	1052 -27%	3142 118%
Copy ISO MB/s	454.8		1622 257%		1387 205%
Copy Program MB/s	114.7		378.1 230%		449.5 292%
Copy Game MB/s	188.1		793 322%		1059 463%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		176%	118%	-1%	139%
Write 4K	102.6	114.4 12%	98.8 -4%	79.5 -23%	131.9 29%
Read 4K	38.82	43.86 13%	38.51 -1%	19.71 -49%	45.47 17%
Write Seq	408.8	1281 213%	843 106%	385.2 -6%	1021 150%
Read Seq	427	1918 349%	1282 200%	435.9 2%	1085 154%
Write 4K Q32T1	259.1	422.5 63%	355.5 37%	222.4 -14%	444.9 72%
Read 4K Q32T1	232.1	260.6 12%	241.4 4%	212.8 -8%	366.6 58%
Write Seq Q32T1	286.9	1282 347%	893 211%	534 86%	1458 408%
Read Seq Q32T1	503	2515 400%	2478 393%	544 8%	1640 226%
Write 4K Q8T8					437.2
Read 4K Q8T8					988
Total Average (Program / Settings)		129% / 121%	122% / 123%	-6% / -6%	145% / 147%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 503 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 286.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 232.1 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 259.1 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 427 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 408.8 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 38.82 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 102.6 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

The integrated UHD Graphics 620 is years old and so it holds no surprises here. Graphics performance is where we expect it to be relative to other systems equipped with the same GPU including those with the newer 10th gen Comet Lake-U CPUs.

See our page on the UHD Graphics 620 for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	3535 Points +102%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U	3486 Points +99%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	2991 Points +71%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	2578 Points +47%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4	1941 Points +11%
Dell Latitude 7200 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U	1802 Points +3%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1800 Points +3%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	1764 Points +1%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1754 Points 0%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1750 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (1144 - 3432, n=244)	1749 Points 0%
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 7YL44EA Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U	1666 Points -5%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U	1235 Points -29%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Intel HD Graphics 515, 6Y30	1186 Points -32%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	3288 Points +141%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U	2730 Points +100%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	2552 Points +87%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	2247 Points +65%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	1746 Points +28%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1744 Points +28%
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 7YL44EA Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U	1646 Points +21%
Dell Latitude 7200 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U	1580 Points +16%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (927 - 2505, n=244)	1578 Points +16%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1473 Points +8%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1362 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4	1352 Points -1%
Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U	1167 Points -14%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Intel HD Graphics 515, 6Y30	1014 Points -26%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U	18329 Points +120%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	18282 Points +119%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	18140 Points +117%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	12698 Points +52%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	9528 Points +14%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (6205 - 16400, n=225)	9262 Points +11%
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 7YL44EA Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U	9248 Points +11%
Dell Latitude 7200 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U	9128 Points +9%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	8648 Points +4%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	8350 Points
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Intel HD Graphics 515, 6Y30	6078 Points -27%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	2438 Points +127%
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U	2335 Points +117%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	2312 Points +115%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	1755 Points +63%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	1293 Points +20%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	1239 Points +15%
HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4 7YL44EA Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U	1177 Points +9%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (557 - 2608, n=213)	1161 Points +8%
Dell Latitude 7200 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U	1160 Points +8%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1108 Points +3%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	1075 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4	922 Points -14%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Intel HD Graphics 515, 6Y30	735 Points -32%
1920x1080 Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	70871 Points +93%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	65778 Points +79%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	49814 Points +35%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	45651 Points +24%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (26409 - 59483, n=71)	42924 Points +17%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	36777 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U	790 Points +118%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	733 Points +102%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R3 3300U	581 Points +60%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1	472 Points +30%
Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U	402 Points +11%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (299 - 797, n=88)	389 Points +7%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	381 Points +5%
Durabook S15ABG2 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	363 Points 0%
Durabook R11 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U	363 Points

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 Performance		1870 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		6890 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		985 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		413 points
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Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	59.8	33.7	17.8	14.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	19.1	13.2	11.9

Emissions

System Noise

The tablet is not passively cooled since it uses a faster 15 W Core U-series CPU instead of a 4.5 W Core Y or Atom variety. Even so, the fan remains idle during most loads for a silent experience. Fan noise jumps abruptly to almost 40 dB(A) when running sustained higher loads to be louder than we expected. The 40 dB(A) range is audible in a typical office environment, but it's much more acceptable and difficult to hear when outdoors.

Single 40 mm fan. We can notice no coil whine or electronic noise from our unit

	Durabook R11 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG)	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8350U, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ	Dell Latitude 7200 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8365U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Noise		2%	4%	-1%	6%
off / environment *	28	28.6 -2%	28.3 -1%	30.5 -9%	28.8 -3%
Idle Minimum *	28	28.6 -2%	28.3 -1%	30.5 -9%	28.8 -3%
Idle Average *	28	28.6 -2%	28.3 -1%	30.5 -9%	28.8 -3%
Idle Maximum *	28	28.6 -2%	28.3 -1%	30.5 -9%	28.8 -3%
Load Average *	39.3	32.9 16%	29.9 24%	33.3 15%	30.1 23%
Load Maximum *	39.3	39 1%	38 3%	33.6 15%	30.1 23%

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Noise Level

Idle		28 / 28 / 28 dB(A)
Load		39.3 / 39.3 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: BK Precision 732A (15 cm distance) environment noise: 28 dB(A)

Temperature

Surface temperatures are warm when under load despite the thick profile and active fan. The front and back hot spots can be as warm as 35 C to 38 C, respectively, even when simply idling on desktop. These same hot spots can reach over 50 C when under high processing stress. Thankfully, the edges and corners of the tablet remain cool to the touch which is how most users will be handling the device.

AC adapter after running extreme loads for over an hour

Max. Load

Idle


28.4 °C 83 F	41.2 °C 106 F	32.8 °C 91 F
29.4 °C 85 F	41.8 °C 107 F	37.8 °C 100 F
44.2 °C 112 F	53.2 °C 128 F	46.8 °C 116 F

Maximum: 53.2 °C = 128 F
Average: 39.5 °C = 103 F


40 °C 104 F	55.2 °C 131 F	31 °C 88 F
47.4 °C 117 F	52.4 °C 126 F	32 °C 90 F
42.4 °C 108 F	50.4 °C 123 F	32.6 °C 91 F

Maximum: 55.2 °C = 131 F
Average: 42.6 °C = 109 F

Power Supply (max.) 38 °C = 100 F | Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.5 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 30 °C / 86 F for the devices in the class Tablet.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 53.2 °C / 128 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 55.2 °C / 131 F, compared to the average of 33.2 °C / 92 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 30.7 °C / 87 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.

Stress Test

When running Prime95 to stress the processor, clock rates can be observed boosting up to 2.1 GHz for about 20 seconds until hitting a core temperature of 65 C. Clock rates would then throttle and settle at 1.5 GHz in order to maintain the 65 C core temperature. When both the CPU and integrated GPU are stressed to maximum utilization, core temperature would stabilize at a toasty 85 C.

Running on battery will limit graphics performance. A 3DMark test on batteries returns Physics and Graphics scores of 4273 and 881 points, respectively, compared to 4578 and 1750 points when on mains.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	48
Prime95 Stress	1.5	--	65
Prime95 + FurMark Stress	1.1	850	85

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume. Mono audio comes from the speaker positioned on the bottom right corner. Bass is poor and volume could be a little louder

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Durabook R11 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 38.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 12.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (33.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 91% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 92% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 7% 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
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Power consumption is relatively high due in part to the very bright display. Jumping from the minimum brightness setting to the maximum will draw almost 5 watts more on average.

We're able to measure a maximum draw of 50.7 W from the small (~10.8 4.6 3.1 cm) 65 W AC adapter when running extreme processing loads. However, this lasts for only about 20 seconds due to thermal limits as shown by our graphs below.

Minimum brightness from 0s to 10s and maximum brightness from 10s and onwards. The backlight draws almost 5 W more at maximum

Power consumption when running 3DMark 06

Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption spikes to 33.8 W for about 20 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 25.8 W

Prime95 and FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption spikes to 50.5 W for about 25 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 37.2 W

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.7 / 1 Watt
Idle	6.1 / 11.7 / 11.9 Watt
Load	37.7 / 50.5 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Durabook R11 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, Kingston RBUSNS4180S3128GJ, IPS, 1920x1080, 11.6"	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG), IPS, 1920x1080, 14"	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, SK hynix PC401 NVMe 500 GB, IPS, 1920x1080, 14"	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 i5-8350U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Dell Latitude 7200 i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G, IPS LED, 1920x1280, 12.3"
Power Consumption		-49%	-35%	42%	28%
Idle Minimum *	6.1	6.5 -7%	4.8 21%	4.2 31%	3.3 46%
Idle Average *	11.7	15.1 -29%	13.6 -16%	7 40%	5.8 50%
Idle Maximum *	11.9	16.1 -35%	13.8 -16%	7.9 34%	6.5 45%
Load Average *	37.7	70.5 -87%	67.8 -80%	19.8 47%	37 2%
Load Maximum *	50.5	95.2 -89%	93.5 -85%	22 56%	51.3 -2%
Witcher 3 ultra *		68.1	69.1

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Expect just over 5.5 hours of real-world WLAN use when set to the Balanced power profile at a brightness of 150 nits. Charging the removable 43 Wh battery from empty to full capacity takes about 2 hours.

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing		5h 40min

	Durabook R11 i5-8250U, UHD Graphics 620, 43 Wh	Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, 102 Wh	Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G i7-8650U, Radeon RX 540, 102 Wh	Fujitsu Stylistic Q738 i5-8350U, UHD Graphics 620, Wh	Dell Latitude 7200 i5-8365U, UHD Graphics 620, 38 Wh
Battery Runtime		107%	186%	13%	23%
WiFi v1.3	340	703 107%	972 186%	383 13%	417 23%
Load		160	190		106
Reader / Idle			1882

Pros

+ removable battery, RAM, WLAN, WAN, and M.2 SSD

+ silent during low processing loads

+ optiional 4G LTE and GPS support

+ fast display response times

+ wide variety of accessories

+ front and rear cameras

+ tough rugged design

+ matte touchscreen

Cons

- pulse-width modulation at almost all brightness levels

- below-average multi-thread CPU performance

- loud fan noise when under high stress

- back panel is tiresome to open

- relatively grainy display

- no stylus pen holder

- no USB-C

Verdict

In review: Durabook R11. Test unit provided by Durabook

Having a modern Core U-series CPU instead of a weaker Celeron or Atom variant helps tremendously in system responsiveness. Despite being marketed as a more affordable rugged tablet, the Durabook R11 doesn't sacrifice display quality or processor options by all that much.

There is room for improvement. A brighter 1000-nit panel option would have helped a lot for outdoor users as 500 nits is usually not enough. Furthermore, hot spots on the tablet can get quite warm despite the thick profile and active fan. Thirdly, the touch-sensitive buttons and bright LEDs along the edges of the screen are more distracting than helpful especially since the buttons are easy to hit by accident. These buttons can fortunately be disabled, but it's a missed opportunity for other potentially more helpful features.

Perhaps the most notable drawback is the use of pulse-width modulation for brightness control at almost all brightness levels. If your eyes are sensitive to flickering, then don't plan on using this tablet in the dark too often.

A rugged tablet with an impressive display for its category. However, its finicky touch-sensitive buttons and display PWM should definitely be addressed in future iterations.

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