Eurocom Raptor X15 review: LGA1700 Core i7-12700K in a laptop

The chassis of the Raptor X15 is similar to the Clevo NH57AF1 which Schenker also uses for its XMG Apex 15 laptop. Thus, we recommend checking out our Schenker review page as our comments on the ports and overall design of the model all apply here for the Raptor X15. This page will instead focus on the performance of the Raptor X15 and what users can expect from the 12th gen Core i7-12700K CPU when applied to a laptop form factor.
The Raptor X15 competes against other non-ultrathin enthusiast 15.6-inch gaming laptops like the MSI GE66, Gigabyte A5 X1, Asus TUF Gaming A15, or Razer Blade 15. However, a key differentiating factor is its use of a LGA1700 socket desktop CPU instead of a typical mobile H-series processor.
(June 14, 2022 update: The manufacturer has clarified to us that the Raptor X15 is not based on the Clevo NH57AF1 model despite the chassis similarities. The Sckenker model is based on AMD while the Raptor X15 is based on Intel. Schenker has no relationship to the Raptor X15.)
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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86.1 % | 06/2022 | Eurocom Raptor X15 i7-12700K, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 32.5 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
87.4 % | 06/2022 | MSI Raider GE66 12UHS i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 23.4 mm | 15.60" | 3840x2160 | |
88.3 % | 05/2022 | Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 16.99 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
85.2 % | 03/2022 | Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 20 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
84.1 % | 01/2022 | Gigabyte A5 X1 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 25.3 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
85 % | 07/2021 | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 24 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case
At 2.7 kg and 32.5 mm thick, the Raptor X15 is heavier and thicker than most other 15.6-inch gaming laptops including the MSI GE66 or Asus TUF Gaming A15. The extra weight can be partly attributed to the bulkier cooling solution required to adequately house and cool the LGA1700 socket and processor.
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Connectivity
Ports options are varied and identical to the Schenker XMG Apex 15. Note that there is only one USB-C port with support for DisplayPort but not Thunderbolt or Power Delivery unlike on many other Intel-powered gaming laptops like the Razer Blade series or the MSI GS series.
SD Card Reader
Strangely, the model integrates a microSD card reader instead of a full-size one despite the large and relatively thick form factor. Transfer rates are only average at less than half the speed of the card reader on the Dell XPS 15.
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Dell XPS 15 9510 i5 11400H FHD (AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 (AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ZenBook 14X OLED UX5400EA-L7154W | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Dell XPS 15 9510 i5 11400H FHD (AV Pro V60) | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 (AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Asus ZenBook 14X OLED UX5400EA-L7154W |
Communication
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 |
Webcam
The webcam is poor at just 720p compared to 1080p on some other gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 15. There is no support for Windows Hello, either. The camera can be disabled electronically via the F10 key in place of a physical shutter.

Accessories and Warranty
The retail box includes screws and pads for installing additional SSDs and a drivers disc. CPU thermal paste is not included.
The standard one-year limited warranty applies when purchased in the US with optional two-year and three-year extensions.
Input Devices
The typing experience is comfortable with firmer feedback but louder clatter than what we're used to on other gaming laptops.
Keyboard lighting is unfortunately single-zone only compared to quad-zone or per-key RGB lighting on most other performance laptops. We do, however, appreciate the dedicated mouse buttons for easier multi-touch inputs.
Display
Our unit comes configured with the same Sharp LQ156M1JW03 IPS panel as found on the Eurocom RX315. This panel is notable for its very fast 240 Hz refresh rate, fast response times, and full sRGB coverage to be fit for both gaming and most graphics editing. A higher resolution QHD panel is also available promising full DCI-P3 coverage albeit at a slower 165 Hz refresh rate.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 299.2 cd/m²
Contrast: 997:1 (Black: 0.3 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.35 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 1.21
ΔE Greyscale 3.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
67.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.25
Eurocom Raptor X15 Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | MSI Raider GE66 12UHS AUO51EB, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60 | Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 TL156VDXP02-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Gigabyte A5 X1 AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T Sharp SHP1532, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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Display | 21% | -5% | 1% | 4% | ||
Display P3 Coverage | 66.5 | 80.4 21% | 65.3 -2% | 67.5 2% | 69.6 5% | |
sRGB Coverage | 97.3 | 98.4 1% | 85.1 -13% | 98 1% | 98.6 1% | |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 67.7 | 94.7 40% | 67.4 0% | 68.5 1% | 70.8 5% | |
Response Times | -35% | 33% | 1% | 27% | -22% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 12.8 ? | 18.8 ? -47% | 4.3 ? 66% | 10.4 ? 19% | 4.8 ? 62% | 12 ? 6% |
Response Time Black / White * | 10.4 ? | 12.8 ? -23% | 10.5 ? -1% | 11.6 ? -12% | 11.2 ? -8% | 8 ? 23% |
PWM Frequency | 23810 ? | 22730 ? -5% | 1250 ? -95% | |||
Screen | -7% | 27% | -23% | -13% | 18% | |
Brightness middle | 299.2 | 351 17% | 330 10% | 291.3 -3% | 335 12% | 297 -1% |
Brightness | 282 | 347 23% | 315 12% | 273 -3% | 325 15% | 268 -5% |
Brightness Distribution | 91 | 90 -1% | 89 -2% | 91 0% | 90 -1% | 84 -8% |
Black Level * | 0.3 | 0.35 -17% | 0.24 20% | 0.35 -17% | 0.4 -33% | 0.22 27% |
Contrast | 997 | 1003 1% | 1375 38% | 832 -17% | 838 -16% | 1350 35% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.35 | 2.54 -8% | 1.47 37% | 2.39 -2% | 2.63 -12% | 1.36 42% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.39 | 8.36 -90% | 2.73 38% | 8.05 -83% | 7.71 -76% | 3.82 13% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.21 | 0.67 45% | 0.63 48% | 1.49 -23% | 0.97 20% | |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.1 | 4.1 -32% | 1.8 42% | 4.8 -55% | 4 -29% | 1.88 39% |
Gamma | 2.25 98% | 2.089 105% | 2.282 96% | 2.25 98% | 2.129 103% | 2.48 89% |
CCT | 6843 95% | 7036 92% | 6499 100% | 7124 91% | 7434 87% | 6768 96% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 63 | |||||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 99 | |||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -7% /
-5% | 18% /
21% | -7% /
-13% | 6% /
-4% | -2% /
7% |
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The display is decently calibrated out of the box with average grayscale and ColorChecker DeltaE values of just 3.1 and 2.35, respectively. We're able to improve DeltaE even further with our X-Rite colorimeter as shown by our screenshots below.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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10.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.2 ms rise | |
↘ 5.2 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. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
12.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.8 ms rise | |
↘ 8 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 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 19 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.5 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 23810 Hz | ≤ 25 % brightness setting | |
The display backlight flickers at 23810 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 25 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 23810 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18982 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Performance
Testing Conditions
Our unit was set to Performance mode via both Windows and the Control Center 3.0 software prior to running any performance benchmarks below for the highest possible scores without end-user overclocking. It's recommend that owners become familiar with Control Center 3.0 as fan controls, power modes, and LED/macro features are all toggled here.
There is no MUX switch and so there is only Optimus 1.0 support. Eurocom says the Raptor X15 was not designed with a MUX switch in mind.
Processor
Unfortunately, our unit would exhibit performance bugs when running CineBench R15 which would prevent us from recording proper scores with the benchmark. Eurocom has confirmed with us that the bug is reproducible on multiple Raptor X15 units. Fortunately, all other benchmarks would run without any issues. When compared to our reference desktop with the same Core i7-12700K CPU, the i7-12700K in our Eurocom would be 20 to 25 percent slower in multi-threaded workloads for an overall performance level that is most similar to the mobile Core i7-12700H.
Readers can catch up on all the details of the Alder Lake-S platform by checking out our overview page here.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K (14.9 - 26.1, n=2) | |
MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 NH57AF1 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX | |
Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 | |
Razer Blade 15 2022 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 NH57E PS | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Aorus 15P XC | |
Lenovo Legion C7 15IMH05 82EH0030GE |
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
* ... 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 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T |
System Performance
PCMark 10 scores are comparable to high-end gaming laptops equipped with "regular" mobile CPUs like the MSI GE66 i9-12900HK or Razer Blade 15 i7-12800H. The Digital Content Creation subtest score, however, is lower than expected.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
CrossMark / Overall | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 |
PCMark 10 Score | 6510 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Average Intel Core i7-12700K |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Performance sustainability is poor when a PCIe4 drive is installed. As shown by our graph below, the Samsung SSD 980 Pro has issues maintaining its maximum transfer rate for even short periods. Performance throttling kicks in early due to thermal limitations stemming from the lack of an included heat spreader.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022 | |
Eurocom Raptor X15 | |
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance is excellent at up to 10 percent faster than the average laptop in our database equipped with the same GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU. The relatively thick chassis has allowed for a higher-than-average 140 W TGP target compared to just 105 W or less such as on the MSI GS66. Performance is just shy of the GeForce RTX 3070 for desktops.