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MagyarDynabook Satellite Pro C50D laptop in review - Office computer with AMD Ryzen
With the Satellite Pro C50D, Dynabook (formerly Toshiba) presents an inexpensive office computer in a 15.6-inch format that is supposed to cover the basic needs in companies. Due to the high sales figures, this segment is highly competitive and virtually all manufacturers offer suitable devices here. Compared to the old Satellite Pro C50-E, which we tested with an Intel processor in 2020, Dynabook now relies on mobile processors from AMD.
We test the Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 for an MSRP of 729 Euro (~$760), which uses the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U with 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD. Optionally, a better-equipped model with an MSRP of 899 Euros (~$938) is also available, which then features 16 GB of RAM, a larger 512 GB SSD and the Ryzen 7 5800U. Both versions use the same matte IPS display with Full HD resolution.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 % | 07/2022 | Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 R5 5600U, Vega 7 | 1.8 kg | 19.7 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.8 % | 11/2021 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.4 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 82.8 % | 04/2021 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.8 kg | 18.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 75.9 % | 04/2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW R5 3450U, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 19.89 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case, equipment & input devices
The Satellite Pro's dark blue case is made of plastic. When handling the device, the low price is noticeable as the display lid is quite flexible and image distortions quickly occur when the display is twisted a bit. The workmanship and the stability of the base unit are okay, but the hinges are a bit stiff and the screen teeters a bit. When you open it, you also wonder if this is a device from 2022, because the 16:9 screen is flanked by massive screen edges.
The bottom cover is secured with normal cross screws and the maintenance options are overall decent, because there are also two regular SODIMM slots next to the M.2-2280 SSD, which makes it very easy to upgrade the working memory. However, the WLAN module cannot be replaced.
The Satellite Pro still offers a microSD reader, but it is very slow. You also have to make do with the standard fare in terms of ports. At least the USB-C port also supports the power supply and screen output. The Wi-Fi module uses Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), which is also clearly visible in the transfer rates with our reference router. Compared to modern Wi-Fi 6 modules, the Dynabook clearly falls behind. A normal 720p camera is used as the webcam, which does not provide good picture quality.
The 15.6-inch model of the Satellite Pro offers a full keyboard including a number pad, which also works very precisely, but the key drop is only average and the keystrokes are very loud overall. In terms of typing feel, the competitors like the ThinkBook offer better keyboards, and the Dynabook's keyboard is not illuminated. The large clickpad is also very precise and worked satisfactorily in the test, but we also noticed the very loud clicking noises when you really press down on the clickpad.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL (AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 (AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL (AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=44, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 (AV Pro V60) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
Display - Matte IPS panel
The matte IPS display of the Satellite Pro C50D comes from the supplier ChiMei and the subjective picture impression is okay, but you immediately notice that it is a very cheap IPS panel in the rather pale colors. However, the image content is at least displayed sharply because even bright content is not grainy at all despite the matte surface.
With an average brightness of just over 250 cd/m² (maximum 271 cd/m² in the center of the screen) it should still be sufficient for most office spaces, and thanks to the low black value, there is at least a very good contrast ratio of just under 1600:1. However, the screen clearly struggles with halos along the edges in dark content. The response times are typical and we could not detect any PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 272 cd/m²
Contrast: 1594:1 (Black: 0.17 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.9
ΔE Greyscale 3.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
44.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
43.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.03
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 N156HCA-EAB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 CEC Panda LM156LF-5L06, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL LG Philips LP156WFC-SPD7, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AU Optronics B156HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 BOE CQ NV156FHM-N48, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -3% | -6% | -6% | -13% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 43.1 | 41.6 -3% | 40.36 -6% | 40.3 -6% | 37.41 -13% |
| sRGB Coverage | 64.4 | 62.3 -3% | 60.4 -6% | 60.4 -6% | 55.3 -14% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 44.6 | 43 -4% | 41.72 -6% | 41.7 -7% | 38.65 -13% |
| Response Times | -21% | -11% | -1% | -20% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 36.8 ? | 44.8 ? -22% | 40 ? -9% | 36 ? 2% | 43 ? -17% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 26.8 ? | 32 ? -19% | 30.4 ? -13% | 28 ? -4% | 33 ? -23% |
| PWM Frequency | 1000 ? | ||||
| Screen | 1% | -14% | -3% | -2% | |
| Brightness middle | 271 | 304 12% | 288 6% | 235 -13% | 269 -1% |
| Brightness | 258 | 285 10% | 276 7% | 231 -10% | 250 -3% |
| Brightness Distribution | 90 | 89 -1% | 87 -3% | 84 -7% | 80 -11% |
| Black Level * | 0.17 | 0.19 -12% | 0.26 -53% | 0.25 -47% | 0.265 -56% |
| Contrast | 1594 | 1600 0% | 1108 -30% | 940 -41% | 1015 -36% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5 | 5.2 -4% | 5.9 -18% | 4.11 18% | 4.61 8% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 18 | 18.5 -3% | 18.4 -2% | 6.72 63% | 7.28 60% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.9 | 4.5 -15% | 4.9 -26% | 4.56 -17% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.7 | 2.9 22% | 3.8 -3% | 2.79 25% | 2.89 22% |
| Gamma | 2.03 108% | 2.14 103% | 2.34 94% | 2.53 87% | 2.21 100% |
| CCT | 6824 95% | 6639 98% | 6856 95% | 6666 98% | 6355 102% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38.1 | 35 | |||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 60 | 55 | |||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -8% /
-3% | -10% /
-12% | -3% /
-4% | -12% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
We measured the panel with the professional CalMAN software (i1 Pro 2) and there is only a slight color cast in the direction of green/blue in the delivery state, but it can be fixed with our calibration (profile is available for free download above). However, the maximum brightness drops by about 25 cd/m². What we cannot fix, however, are the high color deviations and together with the low color space coverage, reasonable image editing is not possible here. However, this is not the Satellite Pro's target field and the screen is quite usable for normal office applications.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 11.2 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 62 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 36.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 18 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17853 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Of course, the matte surface helps outdoors, but the low brightness is simply the limiting factor in bright environments. The viewing angle stability of the IPS panel is good.
Performance - AMD Zen 3 in the office computer
Our Dynabook test device of the C50D is equipped with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U which is a 6-core processor from the Cezanne generation. However, this is only combined with 8 GB of RAM in single-channel mode, which primarily affects the graphics performance of the integrated Vega 7. However, the Ryzen 5 certainly offers sufficient performance for normal office tasks.
Dynabook is quite conservative in the processor's TDP configuration. The maximum is 28 watts for a short time, then around 22 watts and only 12 watts after about 1.5 minutes. Thus, the Dynabook offers better rates than the Intel competition in terms of pure multi-core performance, but the advantage is usually not that big in single-core performance, which often plays a bigger role in everyday use, and you will not notice a difference in everyday use.
The subjective performance impression in everyday use is very good overall because inputs are implemented without noticeable delays. This impression is also confirmed by the synthetic benchmarks, in which the review sample is often ahead of the competition.
The PCIe-SSD, which comes from Samsung and offers a storage capacity of 256 GB (184 GB are available to the user after the first start-up), has a significant share in this. The PM991a (PCIe-3.0-x4) is a very fast drive and reaches up to 3.1 GB/s, but the performance drops a bit after a short time. However, this does not matter in everyday use.
Graphics output is completely handled by the processor's integrated graphics card. The RX Vega7 offers sufficient performance for everyday office use and can also handle high-resolution videos without problems, but it cannot use its full potential due to the single-channel RAM configuration. Therefore, the Dynabook is not suitable for gaming.
Cinebench R15 Multi Endurance test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
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 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL -2! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 -2! | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (6871 - 9345, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1345 - 1376, n=5) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (2345 - 3632, n=7) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (532 - 536, n=7) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1265 - 1546, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (220 - 223, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (328 - 481, n=6) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (32052 - 43071, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (5118 - 5260, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (4506 - 6523, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1334 - 1430, n=5) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7.31 - 11.8, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (49.3 - 57.5, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (0.537 - 0.59, n=6) | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7902 - 10892, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (55397 - 69193, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (1906 - 2359, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (67224 - 77176, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7897 - 9215, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (30542 - 38158, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (34865 - 92244, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (493 - 597, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (4104 - 5644, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (7147 - 19395, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (5054 - 5862, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9550 - 10484, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (7982 - 9545, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4327 - 6010, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1164 - 1373, n=4) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1218 - 1406, n=4) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1176 - 1379, n=4) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (845 - 1263, n=4) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5054 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (19785 - 38102, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (22505 - 40126, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (19884 - 40633, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (88.2 - 96.2, n=6) | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
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| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 | |
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Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 3408 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 12716 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 1602 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 570 points | |
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| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 87.6 | 54.8 | 26.3 | 24.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 18.3 | 9.25 | 6.35 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 27.9 | 21.2 | 19.3 |
Emissions & battery life
The Satellite Pro C50D is usually a very quiet computer under low load, but the compact fan also starts up quickly. You can hardly hear the noise on the first levels, but it quickly gets relatively loud for the given performance when you put the laptop under more load. If you load the laptop permanently, the fan noise also reduces again as soon as the CPU has leveled off at 12 watts.
The surface temperatures remain uncritical even under load, so you don't have to worry here. The two stereo speakers can get relatively loud, but the overall sound quality is very weak and we definitely recommend headphones or external speakers if you want to listen to some music or show video clips during presentations, for example.
The Dynabook proves to be very efficient in the energy measurements and the compact 45-watt power supply is also completely sufficient. Furthermore, the 45.6-Wh battery enables decent battery runtimes. In our WLAN test, it lasted almost 9 hours at 150 cd/m² and still 7 hours at full screen brightness. The comparison devices have to be plugged in earlier here.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.7 / 27 / 28.9 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 40.8 / 40.8 dB(A) |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.9 dB(A) | ||
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Samsung PM991a MZVLQ256HBJD | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW Vega 8, R5 3450U, KDI OM3PDP3-AD NVMe KDI 256GB | Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 UHD Graphics 620, i5-8250U, FORESEE 256GB | |
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| Noise | 13% | 7% | 7% | 1% | |
| off / environment * | 23.9 | 23.8 -0% | 24.4 -2% | 25 -5% | 25.2 -5% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.7 | 23.8 -0% | 24.4 -3% | 25 -5% | 25.2 -6% |
| Idle Average * | 27 | 23.8 12% | 24.4 10% | 25 7% | 25.2 7% |
| Idle Maximum * | 28.9 | 25 13% | 27.4 5% | 25 13% | 31 -7% |
| Load Average * | 40.8 | 32.2 21% | 30 26% | 33.6 18% | 38.2 6% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 40.8 | 32.2 21% | 36.3 11% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 40.8 | 32.2 21% | 40.4 1% | 34.5 15% | 37.2 9% |
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(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42 °C / 108 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 48.8 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.9 °C / 77 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 26.4 °C / 79.5 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 (+1.3 °C / 2.4 F).
| Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AMD Ryzen 5 3450U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-E-105 Intel Core i5-8250U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
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| Heat | 3% | 1% | -14% | 1% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 42 | 41.9 -0% | 39.9 5% | 40.4 4% | 42.1 -0% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 48.8 | 48.6 -0% | 46 6% | 41.1 16% | 41.2 16% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.2 | 25.1 4% | 26.8 -2% | 34.6 -32% | 29 -11% |
| Idle Bottom * | 28.1 | 26.4 6% | 29.3 -4% | 40 -42% | 28.2 -0% |
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Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.2% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 60% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 32% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 64% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 33.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.8% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 50% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 57% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 36% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
| Off / Standby | 0.32 / 0.47 Watt |
| Idle | 3.6 / 6.8 / 7.5 Watt |
| Load |
27.4 / 44 Watt |
   
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Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Office laptop without highlights
The Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D is an inexpensive office laptop with a 15.6-inch display. The CPU performance could be increased by switching to the AMD processor, but it is basically still the familiar office notebook that we already tested two years ago.
In terms of equipment, there are only the bare essentials in terms of memory, SSD and ports. You should not expect too much in terms of the display either, but at least an IPS display is used that offers decent picture quality and is suitable for normal office applications. The new AMD processor is efficient, which is why reasonable runtimes (7-9 hours) are possible even with the comparatively small battery.
All in all, the Satellite Pro is a somewhat old-fashioned office notebook that has no highlights in any area and cannot stand out from the competition.
You also have to accept compromises in this price range from the competition, such as the Asus Expertbook, Dell Inspiron or Lenovo ThinkBook, but they perform better in some areas. The Satellite Pro's loud typing noise is particularly annoying in everyday use and the lack of a backlight is a clear disadvantage.
Price and availability
Our test configuration of the Satellite Pro C50D is, for example, available at Amazon for around 730 Euros (~$762). The model with the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800U processor, 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD is available for just under 900 Euros (~$939) on Amazon Deutschland.
Dynabook Satellite Pro C50D-B-115
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07/03/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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