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Eurocom Tornado F7W (i9-9900K, Quadro P5200) Workstation Review

Core i9-9900K and Quadro P5200 in one laptop. For about $5000+ USD, professional users can get what is essentially a high-end desktop wrapped in a 17.3-inch chassis. Performance is indubitably fast, but not as fast as it could have been in regards to the CPU.
(Source: Eurocom)
(Source: Eurocom)

The Eurocom Tornado F7W mobile workstation is the 17.3-inch version of the 15.6-inch Tornado F5W we checked out late last year. Like most Eurocom laptops, the F7W is packed to the brim with the latest hardware features and a wide array of options. Users can choose to go simple with a "basic" Core i7-8700 CPU, Quadro P3000 GPU, and a 120 Hz FHD display or go all out for the Core i9-9900K, Quadro P5200 GPU, and 4K UHS option. RAM can be configured up to 128 GB across four SODIMM slots as initially promised by the reseller. Xeon processors and ECC RAM are also available for added performance stability. We recommend checking out the product page here for the full list of customizable features.

Our test unit today is a high-end configuration retailing for about $7000 USD. Much of the price markup can be attributed to the 3x Samsung SSD 970 PRO SSDs and 64 GB of DDR4 RAM on our unit, so it's possible to get the system for much less by dialing down the storage and RAM. Competitors in the 17.3-inch workstation category include the Dell Precision 7720, Lenovo ThinkPad P71/P72, and the HP ZBook 17 series. Unlike these alternatives, however, the Eurocom is more powerful, serviceable, and upgradeable all in one.

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Eurocom Tornado F7W
Processor
Intel Core i9-9900K 8 x 3.6 - 5 GHz, Coffee Lake-R
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA Quadro P5200 - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1582 MHz, Memory: 7214 MHz, GDDR5, 411.95
Memory
64 GB 
, 1333.3 MHz, 15-17-27-32, Dual-Channel
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixel 255 PPI, AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0, IPS, AUO109B, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel C246 (Cannon Lake-H)
Storage
3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0), 1536 GB 
Soundcard
Intel Cannon Lake-H/S - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
5 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Mic in; Headphone S/PDIF out; Line-in; Line out, Card Reader: SD reader, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless-AC 9260 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 51 x 428 x 314 ( = 2.01 x 16.85 x 12.36 in)
Battery
90 Wh, 6250 mAh Lithium-Ion, 8-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 2 MP
Additional features
Speakers: 2 W stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
4.2 kg ( = 148.15 oz / 9.26 pounds), Power Supply: 1.9 kg ( = 67.02 oz / 4.19 pounds)
Price
8000 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Case

The Tornado F7W is a very large 17.3-inch laptop even by Eurocom standards. The Sky X9C with its GeForce GTX 1080 SLI graphics somehow manages to be smaller than the F7W. It's a thick laptop with dimensions close to that of the Asus ROG G703 but still smaller than the MSI GT75VR. To Eurocom's credit, the system is at least lighter than these aforementioned gaming laptops by several hundred grams.

The design and quality of the chassis are what we've come to expect from Eurocom and Clevo systems. Thus, many of our existing comments on previous Eurocom systems still apply here. The base is rigid with almost no creaking and the new oversized hinges are an improvement over the small hinges of most MSI laptops. We still believe the lid could be stiffer as it feels more flexible than the lids of the Alienware 17, Razer Blade Pro, and the narrow-bezel Asus ROG GL704.

428 mm / 16.9 inch 314 mm / 12.4 inch 58 mm / 2.28 inch 4.6 kg10.1 lbs428 mm / 16.9 inch 314 mm / 12.4 inch 51 mm / 2.01 inch 4.2 kg9.26 lbs425 mm / 16.7 inch 319 mm / 12.6 inch 51 mm / 2.01 inch 4.7 kg10.4 lbs428 mm / 16.9 inch 308 mm / 12.1 inch 47.2 mm / 1.858 inch 5.6 kg12.3 lbs428 mm / 16.9 inch 298 mm / 11.7 inch 38.7 mm / 1.524 inch 4 kg8.82 lbs425 mm / 16.7 inch 327 mm / 12.9 inch 36.3 mm / 1.429 inch 4.9 kg10.7 lbs418 mm / 16.5 inch 295 mm / 11.6 inch 39.9 mm / 1.571 inch 4.4 kg9.79 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

The system carries a wide selection of ports. While the USB Type-A ports are easy enough to reach, the rear ports are more difficult since they are tucked between the protruding ventilation grilles. The competing MSI GT75VR has a 10 Gbps Ethernet port compared to the 1 Gbps port on our Eurocom and, perhaps annoyingly, the HDMI port here is upside-down.

Right: Smartcard reader, 2x USB 3.1, SD reader, Kensington Lock
Right: Smartcard reader, 2x USB 3.1, SD reader, Kensington Lock
Rear: Gigabit RJ-45, mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, AC adapter
Rear: Gigabit RJ-45, mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, AC adapter
Left: 3x USB 3.1, Mic in, Headphone S/PDIF out, Line-in, Line out
Left: 3x USB 3.1, Mic in, Headphone S/PDIF out, Line-in, Line out

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Asus Chimera G703GI
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
198 MB/s +6%
Eurocom Sky X7C
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
194.3 MB/s +4%
Eurocom Sky X9C
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
191.1 MB/s +2%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
186.9 MB/s
HP Omen X 17-ap0xx
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
73 MB/s -61%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Asus Chimera G703GI
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
246 MB/s +23%
Eurocom Sky X7C
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
209.5 MB/s +5%
Eurocom Sky X9C
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
207.9 MB/s +4%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
200 MB/s
HP Omen X 17-ap0xx
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
87.3 MB/s -56%

Communication

The Intel 9260 is capable of theoretical transfer rates of up to 1.73 Gbps and it is becoming increasingly common on newer Ultrabooks. Our server setup is limited by a 1 Gbps line and so the numbers below are slower than what the Intel 9260 is capable of.

Transmit rates are unusually slow while receive rates appear to be normal to indicate a potential bug or faulty antenna on our specific test unit.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Asus Chimera G703GI
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
690 MBit/s +731%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Killer Wireless-AC 1550 Wireless Network Adapter
679 MBit/s +718%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
Killer Wireless-AC 1550 Wireless Network Adapter
640 MBit/s +671%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
594 MBit/s +616%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
83 MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Asus Chimera G703GI
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
681 MBit/s +14%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Killer Wireless-AC 1550 Wireless Network Adapter
670 MBit/s +12%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
668 MBit/s +12%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
Killer Wireless-AC 1550 Wireless Network Adapter
637 MBit/s +6%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
599 MBit/s

Maintenance

The bottom panel requires only a Philips screwdriver to remove. Users have direct access to most key components including the LGA 1151 socket, MXM 3.1 slot, battery, two SODIMM slots, and all four storage bays. Note that the M.2 WLAN module is inconveniently underneath some heat pipes while the other two SODIMM slots require additional disassembly.

(Source: Eurocom)
(Source: Eurocom)

Warranty

 The standard one-year limited warranty applies with options to extend up to two or three years. We're hopeful that the base warranty will be upped to two years in the near future to match the base warranties of HP business products and the Aorus series of laptops. Please see our Guarantees, Return policies and Warranties FAQ for country-specific information.

Input Devices

Keyboard and Touchpad

Eurocom keyboards are consistent across nearly all models and it's no different here on the Tornado F7W. Feedback is satisfactorily firm and uniform across the main QWERTY keys. Clatter is also quieter than most notebooks due to the rigid deck and heavy chassis underneath. Our main complaints are the lack of per-key RGB lighting and the reduced size of the NumPad keys. While we can forgive the former, the latter is a slight annoyance since there is space for a full-size NumPad. Inputting numbers can feel a little cramped as a result.

The medium-sized (11.0 x 6.5 cm) trackpad is one of the best we've seen on a 17-inch laptop. It's firm, does not warp to pressure, and it feels smooth with almost no sticking when gliding across slowly. The large dedicated mouse keys are shallow in travel with a loud and satisfying click when pressed. An external mouse is still easier and less straining for longer tasks.

The trackpad perimeter lights up along with the rest of the keyboard. The right column of 4 auxiliary keys includes a (non-functioning) GPU toggle, Turbo Fan, and two customizeable shortcuts
The trackpad perimeter lights up along with the rest of the keyboard. The right column of 4 auxiliary keys includes a (non-functioning) GPU toggle, Turbo Fan, and two customizeable shortcuts

Display

Perhaps unsurprisingly, our Tornado F7W utilizes the same AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0 IPS panel as found on the Sky X7C and Sky X9C. Innate characteristics like response times, color coverage, and contrast are thus nearly the same between these laptops. This particular AUO panel is relatively common on enthusiast 17-inch laptops like the MSI GT73VR or Acer Predator 17.

Strengths of the AUO panel include its 4K UHD native resolution, very wide gamut for deep colors, and faster response times than the competing Sharp LQ173D1JW33 IGZO panel. Even so, response times are still not fast enough for hardcore gaming and contrast ratio is "only" about 900:1 compared to ~1300:1 on the 4K UHD panel of the Dell XPS 15.

The matte panel of the Tornado F7W suffers from a slight layer of graininess that is otherwise not present on glossy displays. The difference is noticeable when viewing text with no scaling enabled as the letters do not look at crisp or sharp as they could be. There is slight uneven backlight bleeding on the bottom left corner of our screen as shown in the screenshot below.

Slight bleeding near bottom left corner
Slight bleeding near bottom left corner
Subpixel array (255 PPI). Note the grainy overlay over the pixels
Subpixel array (255 PPI). Note the grainy overlay over the pixels
306.2
cd/m²
315.2
cd/m²
314.4
cd/m²
307.3
cd/m²
328.2
cd/m²
317.1
cd/m²
301.5
cd/m²
303.6
cd/m²
300.9
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 328.2 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 310.5 cd/m² Minimum: 16.41 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 328.2 cd/m²
Contrast: 887:1 (Black: 0.37 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.62 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.93
ΔE Greyscale 6.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
100% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
87.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
98.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
85.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.44
Eurocom Tornado F7W
AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160
Eurocom Sky X7C
AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160
Asus Chimera G703GI
B173HAN03.2 (AUO329D), IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080
HP Omen X 17-ap0xx
AU Optronics B173HW01, IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080
Eurocom Sky X9C
ID: AUO109B, Name: AU Optronics B173ZAN01.0, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
CMN N173HHE-G32 (CMN1747), TN, 17.30, 1920x1080
Display
0%
-21%
-24%
1%
-2%
Display P3 Coverage
85.9
86
0%
65.8
-23%
63.7
-26%
86.6
1%
90.9
6%
sRGB Coverage
100
99.9
0%
92.6
-7%
88.2
-12%
100
0%
100
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
98.3
98.9
1%
67
-32%
64.2
-35%
99.4
1%
86.2
-12%
Response Times
10%
75%
-5%
0%
81%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
40 ?(18.8, 21.2)
38.4 ?(18, 20.4)
4%
6.4 ?(3.4, 3)
84%
44 ?(22, 22)
-10%
43.6 ?(24, 19.6)
-9%
8 ?(4.4, 3.6)
80%
Response Time Black / White *
31.6 ?(18, 13.6)
26.8 ?(15.6, 11.2)
15%
10.8 ?(6, 4.8)
66%
31.6 ?(16, 15.6)
-0%
28.8 ?(17.2, 11.6)
9%
5.6 ?(3.8, 1.8)
82%
PWM Frequency
26000 ?(19)
Screen
1%
19%
15%
2%
22%
Brightness middle
328.2
333
1%
285
-13%
343
5%
347.7
6%
240
-27%
Brightness
310
330
6%
275
-11%
332
7%
324
5%
248
-20%
Brightness Distribution
92
88
-4%
82
-11%
83
-10%
87
-5%
83
-10%
Black Level *
0.37
0.4
-8%
0.22
41%
0.35
5%
0.4
-8%
0.22
41%
Contrast
887
833
-6%
1295
46%
980
10%
869
-2%
1091
23%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
6.62
5.87
11%
3.18
52%
3.35
49%
6.39
3%
2.14
68%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
9.49
9.74
-3%
5.99
37%
5.62
41%
9.69
-2%
5.04
47%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.93
4.59
-17%
1.73
56%
2.5
36%
1.54
61%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
6.7
4.5
33%
2.93
56%
2.4
64%
5.4
19%
1.62
76%
Gamma
2.44 90%
2.34 94%
2.45 90%
2.35 94%
2.4 92%
2.28 96%
CCT
6462 101%
6384 102%
7165 91%
6495 100%
6271 104%
6846 95%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
87.9
88
0%
60
-32%
57
-35%
87.8
0%
77
-12%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
100
100
0%
93
-7%
88
-12%
100
0%
100
0%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
4% / 2%
24% / 19%
-5% / 5%
1% / 1%
34% / 25%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers sRGB and nearly all of AdobeRGB not unlike on the Sky X7C or Sky X9C. This is a panel fit for professional use where accurate colors take priority over fast response times and refresh rates.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

Colors and grayscale are average out of the box against the AdobeRGB standard with grays appearing a bit too red. Our calibration attempt addresses this for a more accurate display overall as shown by our CalMAN results below. A calibration is recommended to get the most out of the high quality panel.

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

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
31.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18 ms rise
↘ 13.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 83 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18.8 ms rise
↘ 21.2 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. » 55 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18100 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is not unlike most other gaming laptops. The matte panel helps to reduce glare, but the backlight is not powerful enough to overcome ambient lighting conditions. Remain under shade if outdoor use is unavoidable.

Outdoors on cloudy day
Outdoors on cloudy day
Outdoors on cloudy day
Outdoors on cloudy day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Wide IPS viewing angles
Wide IPS viewing angles

Performance

Processor

The Core i9-9900K in our Eurocom laptop is approximately 16 to 25 percent slower than the same CPU in our "proper" desktop PC according to CineBench R15 Multi-Thread. Even the Schenker XMG Ultra 17 with the same CPU is able to run faster than our Eurocom as shown by our CineBench R15 loop test below. Activating Turbo Fan mode on our Eurocom does not appear to boost clock rates or performance.

Users upgrading from the Core i7-8700K in the Eurocom Sky X7C will see a 22 percent boost in multi-thread performance.

See our full review on the Core i9-9900K for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R15
CineBench R15
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Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0); CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1615 (1590.08-1643.59)
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1747 (1697.29-1865)
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i9-9900K; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1944 (1919.48-1969.76)
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
214 Points
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
213 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (203 - 218, n=9)
211 Points -1%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
207 Points -3%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
Intel Core i9-8950HK
205 Points -4%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
190 Points -11%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
190 Points -11%
Eurocom Q6
Intel Core i7-8750H
170 Points -21%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
163 Points -24%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
156 Points -27%
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
144 Points -33%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
2040 Points +26%
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (1623 - 2040, n=9)
1939 Points +19%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
1623 Points
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1408 Points -13%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
1408 Points -13%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
Intel Core i9-8950HK
1378 Points -15%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
1362 Points -16%
Eurocom Q6
Intel Core i7-8750H
1070 Points -34%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
897 Points -45%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
815 Points -50%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
772 Points -52%
Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
2.44 Points 0%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
2.43 Points
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (2.33 - 2.44, n=5)
2.39 Points -2%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
Intel Core i9-8950HK
2.33 Points -4%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
2.23 Points -8%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
2.2 Points -9%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
2.19 Points -10%
Eurocom Q6
Intel Core i7-8750H
1.95 Points -20%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
1.92 Points -21%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
1.84 Points -24%
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1.63 Points -33%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
21.63 Points +25%
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (17.4 - 21.8, n=5)
20.7 Points +19%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
17.37 Points
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
15.76 Points -9%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
15.41 Points -11%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
Intel Core i9-8950HK
15.05 Points -13%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
15.02 Points -14%
Eurocom Q6
Intel Core i7-8750H
11.62 Points -33%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
9.78 Points -44%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
8.91 Points -49%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
8.44 Points -51%
Cinebench R10
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
48749 Points +33%
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (36683 - 49142, n=4)
45846 Points +25%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
39382 Points +7%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
36683 Points
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
33064 Points -10%
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
29330 Points -20%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
28189 Points -23%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
23041 Points -37%
Rendering Single 32Bit
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
8042 Points
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (7786 - 8042, n=4)
7924 Points -1%
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
7832 Points -3%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
7423 Points -8%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
7222 Points -10%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
6541 Points -19%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
6182 Points -23%
Asus GL702ZC-GC104T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
4286 Points -47%
wPrime 2.10 - 1024m
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
299 s * -203%
Eurocom Sky MX5 R3
Intel Core i7-7820HK
213.2 s * -116%
Eurocom Tornado F5
Intel Core i7-7700K
176.3 s * -79%
Eurocom Sky X7C
Intel Core i7-8086K
119.7 s * -21%
Eurocom Sky X9C
Intel Core i7-8700K
116.6 s * -18%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Intel Core i9-9900K
98.7 s *
Average Intel Core i9-9900K
  (85.6 - 98.7, n=3)
91.9 s * +7%
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Intel Core i9-9900K
85.6 s * +13%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit
6836
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
36683
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
8042
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit
170.5 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit
17.37 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
2.43 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
249.6 fps
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1623 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
214 Points
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System Performance

PCMark benchmarks rank our Eurocom just slightly below the Sky X9C and other high-performance laptops with the GTX 1080 GPU. Results are still about 10 to 20 percent better than the Tornado F5W with Quadro P5000 graphics. We didn't experience any software or hardware hiccups during our time with the test unit.

Strangely, our system refuses to enter BIOS during boot up. The first few attempts resulted in errors before ignoring our key inputs entirely.

PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10
Score
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB
6959 Points +11%
Average of class Workstation
  (5488 - 8587, n=27, last 2 years)
6843 Points +9%
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
6607 Points +6%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
6558 Points +5%
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
6495 Points +4%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
6255 Points
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
5340 Points -15%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
4576 Points -27%
Essentials
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB
10668 Points +8%
Average of class Workstation
  (9151 - 12197, n=27, last 2 years)
10513 Points +7%
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
9982 Points +1%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
9847 Points
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
9776 Points -1%
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
9775 Points -1%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
9366 Points -5%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
8293 Points -16%
Productivity
Average of class Workstation
  (7846 - 10820, n=27, last 2 years)
9113 Points +10%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
8968 Points +8%
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
8877 Points +7%
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
8657 Points +4%
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB
8625 Points +4%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
8307 Points
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
7236 Points -13%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
5828 Points -30%
Digital Content Creation
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB
9940 Points +22%
Average of class Workstation
  (5399 - 13947, n=27, last 2 years)
9196 Points +13%
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
8836 Points +9%
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
8786 Points +8%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
8732 Points +8%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
8122 Points
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
6889 Points -15%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
4765 Points -41%
PCMark 8 - Home Score Accelerated v2
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
6093 Points +19%
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
5720 Points +12%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
5273 Points +3%
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Coffee Lake Refresh
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-9900K, Samsung SSD 970 Pro 1TB
5243 Points +2%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
5130 Points
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
5005 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
4882 Points -5%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
5130 points
PCMark 10 Score
6255 points
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Storage Devices

All four bays side by side. Not shown: a metal plate cover for the three M.2 drives
All four bays side by side. Not shown: a metal plate cover for the three M.2 drives

Our test unit is equipped with 3x 512 GB Samsung SSD 970 PRO in RAID 0. Sequential read and write rates are unsurprisingly speedy, but they are only marginally better than 2x Samsung PM961 SSDs in RAID 0. Interestingly, overall performance is slower than our 2x Samsung SSD 970 is RAID 0. Having two Intel SSD 760p SSDs in RAID 0 alongside a single Samsung SM961, like on our Asus Chimera G703GI configuration, is the way to go if extremely high storage performance is desired.

See our table of HDDs and SSDs for more benchmark comparisons.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 5.5
CDM 5.5
Eurocom Tornado F7W
3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
Eurocom Sky X7C
2x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
Asus Chimera G703GI
2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
Eurocom Tornado F5
Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2
AS SSD
11%
43%
3%
11%
Seq Read
2139
3147
47%
4886
128%
3058
43%
2819
32%
Seq Write
2447
2866
17%
4110
68%
2196
-10%
2046
-16%
4K Read
29.7
48.74
64%
57.4
93%
38.37
29%
51
72%
4K Write
102.5
116.7
14%
141.3
38%
97.7
-5%
150.5
47%
4K-64 Read
1299
1348
4%
1453
12%
1347
4%
1179
-9%
4K-64 Write
1236
1203
-3%
1303
5%
1236
0%
1334
8%
Access Time Read *
0.045
0.034
24%
0.03
33%
0.056
-24%
0.03
33%
Access Time Write *
0.033
0.032
3%
0.026
21%
0.038
-15%
0.024
27%
Score Read
1543
1712
11%
1999
30%
1691
10%
1512
-2%
Score Write
1583
1606
1%
1855
17%
1553
-2%
1689
7%
Score Total
3928
4184
7%
4843
23%
4066
4%
3943
0%
Copy ISO MB/s
2320
2330
0%
1614
-30%
Copy Program MB/s
621
518
-17%
635
2%
Copy Game MB/s
1585
1321
-17%
1310
-17%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
11%
44%
-11%
Write 4K
116.3
152.2
31%
130.2
12%
111.8
-4%
Read 4K
52.7
60.4
15%
57.3
9%
42.09
-20%
Write Seq
2539
3002
18%
4049
59%
2288
-10%
Read Seq
2972
3329
12%
5325
79%
3321
12%
Write 4K Q32T1
454.6
432.9
-5%
383.2
-16%
308.3
-32%
Read 4K Q32T1
515
494
-4%
424.9
-17%
364.9
-29%
Write Seq Q32T1
3101
3391
9%
4316
39%
2440
-21%
Read Seq Q32T1
3078
3405
11%
8905
189%
3485
13%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
11% / 11%
44% / 43%
-4% / -3%
11% / 11%

* ... smaller is better

3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3078 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3101 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 515 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 454.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2972 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2539 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 52.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 116.3 MB/s

GPU Performance

The Quadro P5200 is about 20 to 25 percent faster than the Quadro P5000 according to 3DMark benchmarks. SpecViewPerf scores are as good as or better than the Sky X9C with GTX 1080 SLI graphics since the P5200 is better optimized for CAD use and is equipped with twice the GDDR5 VRAM (16 GB vs. 8 GB).

Gaming performance is respectable even at native 4K resolution. It may not be the most cost-efficient way to play games, but performance is essentially between the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080. Idling on Witcher 3 shows no drops in frame rates over time to represent stable gaming load performance and no interrupting background activity.

The 1080p (16:9) option was grayed out on all games and so we used the 1200p (16:10) option instead. Furthermore, Destiny 2 was the only title we tested that was unable to run at full speed on our Quadro GPU.

Ice Storm
Ice Storm
3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Time Spy
Time Spy
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
46773 Points +88%
Eurocom Sky X7C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-8086K
27275 Points +9%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
24934 Points
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
20623 Points -17%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
19569 Points -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
17021 Points -32%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
15837 Points -36%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
10020 Points -60%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
8201 Points -67%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
16418 Points
Eurocom Sky X7C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-8086K
14228 Points -13%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
14119 Points -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
10960 Points -33%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
10778 Points -34%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
10428 Points -36%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
9296 Points -43%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
8166 Points -50%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
8059 Points -51%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
40582 Points +121%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
18390 Points
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
14990 Points -18%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
14666 Points -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
12555 Points -32%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
12312 Points -33%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
7333 Points -60%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
6741 Points -63%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
6390 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
4378 Points -31%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
2898 Points -55%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
2062 Points -68%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
2046 Points -68%
SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
196.6 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
155.4 fps -21%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
139.9 fps -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
126.8 fps -36%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
110 fps -44%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
79.9 fps -59%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
69.6 fps -65%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
64.4 fps -67%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
160 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
126.6 fps -21%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
117.2 fps -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
112.6 fps -30%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
91.9 fps -43%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
65 fps -59%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
57.4 fps -64%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
57.2 fps -64%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
16.88 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
14.95 fps -11%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
14.22 fps -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
10.61 fps -37%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
10.6 fps -37%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
8.9 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
5.27 fps -69%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
2.94 fps -83%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
160.1 fps +8%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
147.9 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
102.1 fps -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
92.7 fps -37%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
88.8 fps -40%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
73 fps -51%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
59.2 fps -60%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
42.84 fps -71%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
79.4 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
71.5 fps -10%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
62.7 fps -21%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
48.93 fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
47.28 fps -40%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
41.8 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
22.84 fps -71%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
19.94 fps -75%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
101 fps +35%
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
75 fps
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
68.8 fps -8%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
62.6 fps -17%
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
62.3 fps -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
58.5 fps -22%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
38.31 fps -49%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
30.73 fps -59%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
217.9 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
183.6 fps -16%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
157.4 fps -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
130.1 fps -40%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
111.7 fps -49%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
65.8 fps -70%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
60 fps -72%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
14.98 fps -93%
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
212 fps
Eurocom Tornado F5W
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1280 v5
166.2 fps -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
148.4 fps -30%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
142.3 fps -33%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ
119.9 fps -43%
Dell Precision 5530 Xeon E-2176M
NVIDIA Quadro P2000, E-2176M
103.8 fps -51%
Dell Precision 5530 2-in-1
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, i7-8706G
75.2 fps -65%
Eurocom Sky X9C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K
66.1 fps -69%
SPECviewperf 13
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
149.6 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
105.9 fps -29%
Catia (catia-05)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
302.4 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
200.5 fps -34%
Creo (creo-02)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
247.7 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
165.3 fps -33%
Energy (energy-02)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
17.28 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
8.41 fps -51%
Maya (maya-05)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
255 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
163.9 fps -36%
Medical (medical-02)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
61.7 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
29.9 fps -52%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
74.7 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
58.4 fps -22%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
396.3 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
238.9 fps -40%
Solidworks (sw-04)
Eurocom Tornado F7W
NVIDIA Quadro P5200, i9-9900K
189.2 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P72-20MB000EGE
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8850H
133.5 fps -29%
3DMark 06 Standard Score
44390 points
3DMark Vantage P Result
65844 points
3DMark 11 Performance
22226 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
185544 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
47810 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
16723 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
6713 points
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Eurocom Tornado F7W Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0): Ø63 (59-67)
low med. high ultra4K
Sleeping Dogs (2012) 344.2 288.1 267.3 118.8
Guild Wars 2 (2012) 145.1 83.5 85.4
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013) 753 346.2 296.6 218.9
BioShock Infinite (2013) 435 375.5 346.5
Metro: Last Light (2013) 177.5 175.2 171.6 119.2
Thief (2014) 149.4 145.1 145.7 114.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 303.5 211.6 116.1 63.4 43.9
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) 186 176 131 90 50
Metal Gear Solid V (2015) 60 60 60 60 60
Fallout 4 (2015) 241.9 236.3 46.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) 292.9 210.1 121.5 101 44.9
Ashes of the Singularity (2016) 113 99.1 97.8 43.5
Overwatch (2016) 300 300 252.2 174.1 88.7
Prey (2017) 145 144.6 145 144.1 60.9
Rocket League (2017) 248.5 247 185.8 92.5
Dirt 4 (2017) 354.1 221.2 126 84.4 56.8
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017) 219 137 106 84 33
Destiny 2 (2017) 13 12.7 12.6 12.2 12.3
Monster Hunter World (2018) 183.5 110.1 100.4 77.4 24.1
F1 2018 (2018) 212 152 125 83 46
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 147 91 84 72 26

Emissions

System Noise

The cooling solution is one of the largest we've seen as it consists of twin fans and 10 copper heat pipes compared to less than half that for many gaming laptops. Fan noise is relatively low and steady during undemanding loads like video playback or word processing. The main problem is that the fans in the actively-cooled AC adapter are much smaller and thus higher-pitched than the laptop fans. Higher loads will bump up not only the fans in the laptop, but also the fans in the AC adapter for a louder experience than most other laptops in the market.

If Turbo Fan is enabled, fan noise jumps to about 64 dB(A) to be very close to the MSI GT75VR when under similar conditions. We can notice no coil whine from our test unit.

Note the spike at around 500 Hz due to the fans in the AC adapter
Note the spike at around 500 Hz due to the fans in the AC adapter
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Quadro P5200, i9-9900K, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0)
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i9-8950HK, Liteon CA1-8D512
Asus Chimera G703GI
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID)
HP Omen X 17-ap0xx
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP
Eurocom Sky X9C
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), i7-8700K, 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0)
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i9-8950HK, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0)
Noise
16%
-2%
9%
-5%
-2%
off / environment *
28.2
29.4
-4%
29
-3%
28.3
-0%
28.4
-1%
30
-6%
Idle Minimum *
33.2
29.4
11%
30
10%
31.5
5%
34.2
-3%
32
4%
Idle Average *
33.2
29.4
11%
34
-2%
31.6
5%
39.6
-19%
34
-2%
Idle Maximum *
33.2
30.1
9%
42
-27%
31.6
5%
39.6
-19%
37
-11%
Load Average *
47
36
23%
53
-13%
36.8
22%
48.5
-3%
43
9%
Witcher 3 ultra *
52.2
37.6
28%
51
2%
48.2
8%
54
-3%
57
-9%
Load Maximum *
64
42.2
34%
53
17%
52.1
19%
56.5
12%
62
3%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
33.2 / 33.2 / 33.2 dB(A)
Load
47 / 64 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 28.2 dB(A)

Temperature

Surface temperatures are cool when considering the immense power and demanding hardware within. Palm rests and keyboard keys remain comfortable in the low 30 C range at worst. The hot spots are only on the bottom areas towards the rear where the heat sinks and heat pipes are concentrated.

System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 load (top)
Witcher 3 load (top)
Witcher 3 load (bottom)
Witcher 3 load (bottom)
Maximum load (top)
Maximum load (top)
Maximum load (bottom)
Maximum load (bottom)
Four sets of exhaust vents
Four sets of exhaust vents
AC adapter runs significantly cooler than other adapters since it integrates active fans
AC adapter runs significantly cooler than other adapters since it integrates active fans

When under Prime95 load, the CPU can be observed running at 4.4 GHz for the first few seconds before falling and settling in the 3.9 GHz to 4.0 GHz range as shown by our screenshot below. Since the base clock rate of the i9-9900K is 3.6 GHz, this means that the Eurocom system is able to sustain a Turbo Boost of +300 to +400 MHz when under extreme CPU stress. A standard PC tower with the same processor would likely sustain higher clock rates for longer than our Eurocom as exemplified by our CineBench loop test from above.

When under maximum processing load (Prime95+FurMark), the CPU and GPU stabilize at about 80 C and 72 C, respectively. Activating Turbo Fan will bump the core temperature down by about 12 C for each processor without impacting clock rate. 

Running on battery power will impact performance. A 3DMark Fire Strike run on batteries returns Physics and Graphics scores of 12068 points and 4701 points, respectively, compared to 21585 points and 18390 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
FurMark stress
FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo Fan on)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo Fan on)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 24 23
Prime95 Stress 3.9 -- 80 23
FurMark Stress -- 1785 71 72
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 3.9 1835 80 72
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Turbo Fan on) 3.9 1785 67 60
Witcher 3 Stress ~4.0 1823 53 73
Max. Load
 34 °C
93 F
34 °C
93 F
32 °C
90 F
 
 25.8 °C
78 F
31.4 °C
89 F
28.2 °C
83 F
 
 21.2 °C
70 F
18.8 °C
66 F
20.2 °C
68 F
 
Maximum: 34 °C = 93 F
Average: 27.3 °C = 81 F
47.6 °C
118 F
28.4 °C
83 F
42.4 °C
108 F
36 °C
97 F
25.8 °C
78 F
27 °C
81 F
20.2 °C
68 F
20.8 °C
69 F
20.4 °C
69 F
Maximum: 47.6 °C = 118 F
Average: 29.8 °C = 86 F
Power Supply (max.)  26.4 °C = 80 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Raytek Raynger ST // Voltcraft IR-360 // FIRT 550-Pocket // Fluke 62 Mini
(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 27.3 °C / 81 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 34 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 38.1 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.6 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 21.3 °C / 70 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.6 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 22.6 °C / 72.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (+5.2 °C / 9.3 F).

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume
Pink noise at maximum volume

The integrated 2 W stereo speakers include a dedicated subwoofer. Maximum volume is louder than on most other laptops, but the palm rests will vibrate much more as well even when under 50 percent volume.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.137.42532.135.73133.932.54032.932.95031.6326333.236.3802941.710029.747.912528.754.416028.258.420026.857.725027.361.531526.164.440026.663.550025.865.563025.170.880024.972.5100024.767.6125024.170.616002479.4200024.780.7250024.279.9315024.175.5400023.772.3500023.874.1630023.774.7800023.569.41000023.667.51250023.658.31600023.562.7SPL36.587.8N2.769.5median 24.7median 69.4Delta1.36.135.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseEurocom Tornado F7WApple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Eurocom Tornado F7W audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 31% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 20% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

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

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Power consumption is high but not unusual for its category. Idling demands anywhere between 28 W and 38 W depending on the power profile whereas Ultrabooks just barely crack the double-digit mark. When gaming, consumption is noticeably lower than the MSI GT75 despite having similar graphics potential.

Peak consumption is about 336 W when running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously. Our graph below, however, shows this to be short-lived as consumption eventually drops and stabilizes at 315 W instead. The slight dip in power consumption matches our Stress Test observations above and it is common amongst laptops albeit much less severe on our Eurocom. Power consumption is also significantly more stable this time around unlike what we saw on the Eurocom Sky X9C.

The large (25 x 11 x 4 cm) 780 W AC adapter from the Sky X9C can be found here for the Tornado F7W. Its twin fans are always active and so surface temperatures are always comfortable unlike on other AC adapters where temperatures can reach over 50 C. The major downsides to the powerful adapter are its heavy weight (1.9 kg) and annoyingly thick and rigid cables that make transporting a hassle.

Prime95 initiated at 20s mark. Consumption is highest during the first few seconds before dipping slightly
Prime95 initiated at 20s mark. Consumption is highest during the first few seconds before dipping slightly
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 20s mark. There is plenty of power overhead from the 780 W AC adapter even when under extreme processing stress
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 20s mark. There is plenty of power overhead from the 780 W AC adapter even when under extreme processing stress
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 6.7 / 8 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 28.5 / 36.7 / 37.8 Watt
Load midlight 144.6 / 336 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Eurocom Tornado F7W
i9-9900K, Quadro P5200, 3x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Eurocom Sky X7C
i7-8086K, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 2x Samsung SSD 970 Pro 512GB (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Asus Chimera G703GI
i9-8950HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 2x Intel 760p 512 GB + 1x Samsung SM961 512 GB (RAID), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Eurocom Sky X9C
i7-8700K, GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), 2x Samsung SSD 960 Pro 1TB m.2 NVMe (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
i9-8950HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0), TN, 1920x1080, 17.30
Eurocom Tornado F5
i7-7700K, GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, Samsung SSD 960 Pro 512 GB m.2, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
10%
-7%
-54%
-8%
22%
Idle Minimum *
28.5
33.3
-17%
29
-2%
54.7
-92%
31
-9%
21.2
26%
Idle Average *
36.7
40.1
-9%
37
-1%
55.7
-52%
35
5%
25.1
32%
Idle Maximum *
37.8
42.1
-11%
46
-22%
56.8
-50%
45
-19%
26.3
30%
Load Average *
144.6
95.6
34%
156
-8%
183.7
-27%
130
10%
169.4
-17%
Witcher 3 ultra *
218.9
152.9
30%
252
-15%
454.8
-108%
268
-22%
Load Maximum *
336
220
35%
314
7%
321.8
4%
374
-11%
202.4
40%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Battery life is longer than we expected at 3 hours of real-world WLAN use. Charging from empty to full capacity is disappointingly slow at about 2.5 hours despite the large AC adapter.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
3h 00min
Eurocom Tornado F7W
i9-9900K, Quadro P5200, 90 Wh
Eurocom Sky X7C
i7-8086K, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 82 Wh
Asus Chimera G703GI
i9-8950HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 71 Wh
Eurocom Sky X9C
i7-8700K, GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), 89 Wh
MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan
i9-8950HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 75 Wh
Eurocom Tornado F5
i7-7700K, GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 75.24 Wh
Battery Runtime
-21%
-28%
-57%
20%
WiFi v1.3
180
143
-21%
130
-28%
78
-57%
216
20%
Reader / Idle
169
83
225
291
Load
51
47
63
67

Verdict

Pros

+ respectable WLAN battery life for the size
+ relatively cool surface temperatures
+ easily serviceable and upgradeable
+ relatively quiet during low loads
+ very wide configuration options
+ loud speakers with subwoofer
+ LGA 1151 and MXM 3.1 slots
+ 128 GB DDR4 RAM support
+ quiet key clatter
+ strong base

Cons

- large and heavy AC adapter; thick and unwieldy cables
- average black-black and gray-gray response times
- high-pitched AC adapter when under load
- matte 4K UHD panel is slightly grainy
- NumPad keys are small and narrow
- reduced performance on batteries
- Rear ports are difficult to reach
- base warranty is just one year
- no per-key RGB lighting
- lid could be more rigid
- loud under high load
- slow charging
In review: Eurocom Tornado F7W. Test model provided by Eurocom
In review: Eurocom Tornado F7W. Test model provided by Eurocom

The biggest reasons to choose a Eurocom workstation are for its performance, configurable options, and end-user serviceability. Competing systems from more well-known brands like Lenovo, Dell, or HP tend to have slower hardware, fewer upgrade options, and a dislike for end-user tinkering. Users who intend to exploit these three advantages will find a lot to like about the Tornado F7W.

There are a lot of improvements to still be made when diving deeper into the details. CPU performance in particular could be better as users aren't getting the full potential out of the Core i9-9900K from this chassis. The 4K UHD panel is slightly grainier than we're used to even for a matte panel and the actively-cooled AC adapter can sometimes be louder than the laptop under medium loads. The seemingly buggy BIOS and WLAN we experienced are likely issues with our specific unit only, but they're worth a mention nonetheless. Finally, more minor complaints like the smaller NumPad keys, lack of RGB backlight and 10 Gbit Ethernet, difficult-to-reach rear ports, and thick power cable certainly add up. Many of these can be excused from cheaper and more mainstream alternatives, but users will be expecting everything and the kitchen sink considering the price of this system.

The Eurocom Tornado F7W has no equal in the 17-inch mobile workstation world. Its extreme performance and hardware versatility should satisfy professionals who are comfortable with swapping components and troubleshooting on their own. Even so, there are a handful of smaller annoyances and omissions that we hope future iterations will address.

Eurocom Tornado F7W - 12/06/2018 v6(old)
Allen Ngo

Chassis
86 / 98 → 87%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
83%
Connectivity
65 / 81 → 80%
Weight
48 / 10-66 → 67%
Battery
69%
Display
86%
Games Performance
99%
Application Performance
99%
Temperature
93 / 95 → 98%
Noise
62 / 90 → 69%
Audio
70%
Camera
79 / 85 → 93%
Average
80%
86%
Workstation - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2018-12- 6 (Update: 2019-02-25)