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MagyarHuawei MateBook D 16 2024 review - A multimedia laptop now with the Intel Core i9-13900H
Huawei is launching a new version of its MateBook D 16 which comes with the powerful Intel Core i9-13900H (Raptor Lake) processor. This is housed in a metal case together with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The matte IPS display has complete sRGB coverage but only Full HD resolution and also no special features such as a higher refresh rate. When you take a closer look at the data sheet, you will also find a 720p webcam or even an old USB 2.0 port. Huawei has an asking price of £1,199 for its new MateBook D 16 2024 and we have examined whether this is justified.
Optionally, there is also a cheaper variant which comes with a Core i5-13420H, 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD for £699. However, we are also dealing with a worse display (only 45 % NTSC instead of 100 % sRGB) and a smaller battery (56 Wh rather than 70 Wh).
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 85 % | 01/2024 | Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 18.4 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 88.1 % | 12/2023 | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores | 1.6 kg | 19.1 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.6 % | 10/2023 | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U R7 7840U, Radeon 780M | 1.2 kg | 13 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
| 88.6 % | 08/2023 | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.5 kg | 17.1 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 86.6 % | 06/2023 | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.6 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
| 86.6 % | 04/2023 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 2 kg | 16.99 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 85.6 % | 05/2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.6 kg | 12.5 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 86 % | 06/2023 | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 2 kg | 17.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1680 |
Case - The MateBook D 16 has a metal case
At first glance, the dark gray case doesn't differ from its predecessor, but it is a new shell and the internal design has also changed. Thanks to the slim bezels, the design appears more modern and the surfaces are not especially prone to attracting dirt and fingerprints. One new feature is the display hinge which now has a maximum opening angle of 180 degrees. The hinges sit very tightly and it's impossible to open the lid with one hand. Nevertheless, a clear, visible wobble is present when adjusting the opening angle.
Quality-wise, the case makes a decent impression. Huawei has opted against using metal and although the plastic construction is mainly solid, the base unit and lid give easily when pressed in the central area. This doesn't lead to any drawbacks in everyday use. Twisting the base unit results in rather unattractive creaking noises.
The comparison devices don't take up much space and weighing a little over 1.7 kg, the MateBook can be considered average. At 204 grams, the 65-watt PSU is very light.
Features - Huawei has gone for USB 2.0 instead of Thunderbolt
When it comes to ports, you only get the bare minimum and the situation is a clear backwards step, even in comparison to the old MateBook D 16 2022. Huawei has completely opted against using Thunderbolt or USB 4. Instead, there is only a single USB-C port (3.2 Gen.1) which is also used for the PSU. On the right-hand side, the lone USB-A connector only uses the 2.0 standard. In this price category, that is an absolute no-go. The HDMI output also only supports the 1.4 standard which means that rather than being able to operate external 4K monitors at 60 Hz, only 30 Hz is possible. Even the old 2022 model had an integrated HDMI 2.0 output, as well as an additional USB port. The only benefit in this section is cross-device operation if you use other Huawei devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets).
Communication
Huawei has gone for the familiar Intel AX201 Wi-Fi module which supports Wi-Fi 6 networks but not yet the current Wi-Fi 6E standard. Nevertheless, connected to our Asus reference router, the performance is very good and, during testing, we were unable to detect Wi-Fi connection problems in any shape or form.
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| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
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| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
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| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
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| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
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| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
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| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
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| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
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| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
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Webcam
The webcam in the top bezel only offers a measly 720p resolution and can therefore definitely no longer be considered up-to-date. Accordingly, images lack detail and are not particularly sharp.
Maintenance
The bottom cover is secured with a total of 10 Torx screws (T5) and can be removed. Internally, you quickly notice the new cooling system which has two fans on the right-hand side of the base unit. In addition, you can also see that there is a lot of unused space that could have easily been used for RAM slots or a second M.2 2280 slot. But, as it is, you have to make do with an SSD, 16 GB of soldered RAM and a soldered Wi-Fi module.
Input devices - A backlit keyboard and a numerical keypad
The MateBook D 16 2024 offers a keyboard which comes with a dedicated numerical keypad whose keys come across as somewhat narrower. Overall, the keyboard makes a good impression. Thanks to the 1.5 mm key travel and precise inputs, the typing experience is very comfortable making even longer texts straightforward. However, the keyboard is also one of the louder models. Huawei has integrated a two-level, white backlighting which unfortunately cannot be automatically activated via a sensor. The power button can be found on the right-hand side above the keyboard and it also contains the fingerprint sensor.
At 12 x 7.3 cm, the clickpad is sufficiently large and works flawlessly. As usual, the bottom part of the pad can be pressed physically but this is met with loud and cheap-sounding clicking noises. In practice, we would only recommend tapping the pad for inputs.
Display - A 16:10 IPS panel
We already know the BOE (NV160WUM-NH0), matte, 16-inch IPS panel from the old 2022 model. This is a very no-frills display with a 1,920 x 1,200 pixel resolution. The subjective image quality is good, with even bright areas failing to appear grainy. However, at 60 Hz and with no additional features such as HDR, this price segment has strong competition. This can be seen in the comparison devices which use better displays throughout (higher resolutions, occasionally OLED, higher frequencies). Only the Lenovo Yoga 7 has a similar panel.
Huawei specifies a brightness of 300 cd/m² but, at an average of 340 cd/m², our review device outstrips this by some margin. Despite this, at 80 %, the illumination is not good. We measured a black level of 0.24 cd/m², leading to a high maximum contrast ratio of almost 1.500:1.
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Brightness Distribution: 80 %
Center on Battery: 349 cd/m²
Contrast: 1454:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.8 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 4.9 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
68.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 NV160WUM-NH0, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US AU Optronics B160QAN03.R, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U Samsung ATNA60BX03-0, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 BOE CQ NE160QDM-NZ1 , IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 Samsung SDC418D ATNA60BC03-0, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 LEN160FHD, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Samsung ATNA60CL03-0, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 BOE0BB0 TV160DKT-NH1, IPS, 2560x1680, 16.00 | Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 BOE NV160WUM-NH0, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | |
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| Display | 24% | 33% | 4% | 33% | -36% | 31% | -4% | -1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 66.7 | 96.7 45% | 99.9 50% | 70 5% | 99.91 50% | 42 -37% | 99.7 49% | 63 -6% | 66.2 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 96.5 | 99.8 3% | 100 4% | 99.3 3% | 100 4% | 62.8 -35% | 100 4% | 94.9 -2% | 96.4 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68.8 | 84.6 23% | 100 45% | 71.2 3% | 98.87 44% | 43.5 -37% | 97 41% | 65.1 -5% | 68.3 -1% |
| Response Times | -63% | 97% | 63% | 92% | -3% | 92% | 3% | 5% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 31 ? | 49.4 ? -59% | 0.57 ? 98% | 11 ? 65% | 2 ? 94% | 31.8 ? -3% | 2 ? 94% | 34 ? -10% | 30.5 ? 2% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 20.3 ? | 33.9 ? -67% | 1 ? 95% | 8 ? 61% | 2 ? 90% | 20.9 ? -3% | 2 ? 90% | 17 ? 16% | 18.7 ? 8% |
| PWM Frequency | 238.8 | 227 ? | 26 ? | ||||||
| Screen | -5% | 11% | 13% | -25% | -48% | 193% | 16% | -7% | |
| Brightness middle | 349 | 473.6 36% | 379.8 9% | 356 2% | 370 6% | 279.4 -20% | 412 18% | 448 28% | 319 -9% |
| Brightness | 340 | 456 34% | 383 13% | 349 3% | 371 9% | 257 -24% | 412 21% | 436 28% | 317 -7% |
| Brightness Distribution | 80 | 87 9% | 98 23% | 93 16% | 98 23% | 81 1% | 98 23% | 93 16% | 90 13% |
| Black Level * | 0.24 | 0.19 21% | 0.28 -17% | 0.18 25% | 0.015 94% | 0.35 -46% | 0.23 4% | ||
| Contrast | 1454 | 2493 71% | 1271 -13% | 1552 7% | 27467 1789% | 1280 -12% | 1387 -5% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.8 | 5.9 -111% | 4.7 -68% | 1.7 39% | 2.77 1% | 5.12 -83% | 2.34 16% | 1.6 43% | 3.4 -21% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.3 | 9.37 -28% | 7.51 -3% | 3 59% | 4.08 44% | 19.42 -166% | 3.34 54% | 4.44 39% | 8.1 -11% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.7 | 0.89 -27% | 0.55 21% | 1 -43% | 2.83 -304% | 1.84 -163% | 2.95 -321% | 0.64 9% | 0.8 -14% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.9 | 7.3 -49% | 0.8 84% | 1.3 73% | 2.58 47% | 5.5 -12% | 2.78 43% | 2.78 43% | 5.7 -16% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 1.9 116% | 2.22 99% | 2.1 105% | 2.46 89% | 2.22 99% | 2.5 88% | 2.1 105% | |
| CCT | 7328 89% | 7260 90% | 6381 102% | 6625 98% | 6241 104% | 6407 101% | 6879 94% | 6582 99% | 7433 87% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 2.43 | ||||||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -15% /
-7% | 47% /
31% | 27% /
18% | 33% /
9% | -29% /
-39% | 105% /
144% | 5% /
10% | -1% /
-4% |
* ... smaller is better
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro2) shows that the factory calibration is not particularly good and that, out-of-the-box, there are clear deviations in the areas of both the gray scales and colors. Additionally, you can spot a visible blue tint and this, together with a much too cool color temperature is something from which the maximum brightness benefits. After our calibration (the according profile can be downloaded above, free of charge), the panel reveals its hidden potential because the gray scale and color deviations concerning the sRGB reference color space (which is almost completely covered) are extremely low and all values sit significantly below the important DeltaE 2000 deviation of 3. That is very good performance and the reason why, after calibration, the MateBook D 16 is also very suitable for processing both images and videos in the sRGB color space.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 20.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 9.7 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. » 39 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 31 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 16.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 35 % 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 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Thanks to the matte IPS panel, the MateBook can even be used outdoors, also on very bright days and only light source reflections should be avoided. Overall, the viewing angle stability is good.
Performance - Core i9 on economy mode
Test conditions
In Huawei's PC Manager, there are two energy settings - firstly, the preset Balanced mode and, secondly, the Performance mode. The latter doesn't offer much more in the way of performance with only an additional 5 watts available when under continuous load (40 instead of 35 watts TDP). This is disproportionate to the noisy fans (46.2 vs. 36.2 dB(A)). That means you can safely use the Balanced mode which is the one we used for our forthcoming benchmarks and measurements.
Processor - Core i9-13900H
The Intel Core i9-13900H is a very fast mobile processor in the Raptor Lake series with 6 fast performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. In total, it can process up to 20 threads simultaneously. The performance potential is very high, however, the Core i9 in the MateBook D 16 is limited by low power limits of 64/45 watts (and then later 35 watts). The only really impressive aspect is that the single-core performance is really impressive and although this plays an important part in everyday use, at the end of the day, the Core i9 was only really chosen to look good on the data sheet. With the cheaper Core i7-13700H, customers would have gotten almost the same overall performance. In addition, the multi-core performance drops significantly after a short period and the same processor in the MateBook 16s is more than 20 % faster when it comes to multi-core load. In battery mode, the CPU performance remains almost constant. Additional CPU benchmarks can be found here.
Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous 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 | v3.3 Classroom 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 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (13177 - 20385, n=25) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4624 - 30789, n=101, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1297 - 2054, n=23) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (878 - 2110, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (4960 - 7716, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1783 - 11768, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (428 - 792, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (341 - 812, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2061 - 3100, n=23) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (785 - 4703, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (211 - 297, n=23) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (142.6 - 308, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (107 - 662, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (166 - 268, n=21) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (190 - 1374, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (279 - 428, n=21) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (45045 - 79032, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20166 - 119900, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3665 - 6600, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3398 - 7163, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (9094 - 15410, n=22) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3828 - 23059, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1140 - 2043, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2342, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (14.7 - 22.3, n=22) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.99 - 30.5, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (34.4 - 82.8, n=22) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 84.9, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3826 - 0.723, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (0.4052 - 0.723, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
* ... 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 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6788 - 19557, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3804 - 27411, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (22551 - 95579, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (16379 - 136048, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2491 - 4270, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1099 - 6681, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (65121 - 120936, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21547 - 134321, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6108 - 11631, n=22) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3099 - 15484, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (11283 - 48474, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (9602 - 68591, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3691 - 149377, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23702 - 169946, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (789 - 1254, n=22) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (302 - 1901, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3655 - 10716, n=22) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1996 - 14590, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (10871 - 50488, n=22) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 53918, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
System performance
Viewed subjectively, the MateBook's performance level is very high and every input is implemented swiftly. The synthetic benchmark results did not reveal any abnormalities and we were also unable to detect any during testing.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4635 - 8670, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (6190 - 6472, n=5) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (11156 - 11774, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8480 - 12420, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5845 - 11186, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (7505 - 7979, n=5) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4688 - 13548, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (7573 - 8073, n=5) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1811 - 2146, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1009 - 2146, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1722 - 2064, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (971 - 2064, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2041 - 2224, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1054 - 2865, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1474 - 2171, n=4) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2171, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (274 - 339, n=5) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (171.4 - 432, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (283 - 348, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (133.2 - 348, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (363 - 1016, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (456 - 541, n=5) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 6472 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (37448 - 74486, n=22) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20513 - 94254, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (41599 - 75433, n=22) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 90142, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (36152 - 88505, n=22) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 95196, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (75 - 346, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (82.3 - 102.3, n=22) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
In our standardized latency test, (surfing the internet, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), using the supplied BIOS version, the review device demonstrated no limitations when using realtime audio applications. One driver did fail a bit but the important "interruption to process latency" value is negligible.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16s i9 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
As with the MateBook 16s, an SSD is installed without the manufacturer's identification. Only the model number can be found on the SSD (321JN1024GB-TX01). We are dealing with an M.2 2280 SSD which is connected via PCIe 4.0 and offers a capacity of 1 TB. With transfer speeds of more than 4 GB/s, the performance is very acceptable and the values remain constant even over longer periods of load. However, once again, the out-of-the-box partitioning of the SSD is a problem. On the system C drive, only 135 GB are available to the user and the additional 733 GB are located on the D drive. That is completely unnecessary and can quickly become problematic since, as is normally the case, all applications and downloads land on the C drive. Further SSD benchmarks are available here.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The processor's integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 is responsible for graphical computations. It is a fast variant with 96 EUs and a maximum speed of 1.5 GHz. This is sufficient performance and, as long as you're not using GPU-intensive applications, playing high-resolution videos is possible. However, the AMD Radeon 780M and the new Arc iGPU from Intel are considerably faster.
Matebook D 16 users shouldn't have lofty gaming ambitions and there is no possibility of being able to use an external graphics card since both Thunderbolt and USB 4.0 are absent. Even when playing older and undemanding titles, you will generally be limited to low-detail settings. At least over lengthier periods of load and in battery mode, the performance remains stable. Additional GPU benchmarks can be found here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 8141 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5618 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2028 points | |
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| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.24 - 123, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
| Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Witcher 3 FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 130.4 | 112.3 | 25.6 | 10.6 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 110 | 71 | 38 | 15.5 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 121.3 | 91.1 | 74 | 65 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 49.9 | 27 | 19.1 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 60.9 | 44.8 | 39.5 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 61 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 102.7 | 44.8 | 35.4 | 28.5 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 114.8 | 59.1 | 46 | 31.7 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 53.4 | 47.6 | 33.6 | |
| F1 23 (2023) | 48.8 | 44.2 | 30.7 |
Emissions - Quiet fans
Noise emissions
Huawei has overhauled the cooling system and now uses two fans sitting side-by-side on the right-hand side of the case. These are very quiet and are often either deactivated (or you only hear an extremely quiet humming noise) during everyday tasks. Even when gaming, the noise level only reaches 32 dB(A) and only 36.2 dB(A) under a few minutes of full CPU load. The optional performance mode increases these values to a loud 46.2 dB(A) and should, therefore, be avoided. Our review device lacked any other kind of electronic noise.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.2 / 23.2 / 24 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 28 / 36.2 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.2 dB(A) | ||
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-13900H, 321JN1024GB-TX01 | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U Radeon 780M, R7 7840U, SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-13700H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1355U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-13900H, 321JN1024GB-TX01 | Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -22% | -16% | -18% | -23% | -15% | -24% | -25% | -18% | |
| off / environment * | 23.2 | 24.5 -6% | 23.4 -1% | 25.5 -10% | 25.7 -11% | 22.8 2% | 25.2 -9% | 25.7 -11% | 24.2 -4% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.2 | 24.5 -6% | 24.1 -4% | 25.5 -10% | 26.1 -13% | 22.9 1% | 25.2 -9% | 25.7 -11% | 24.2 -4% |
| Idle Average * | 23.2 | 26.3 -13% | 24.3 -5% | 28.7 -24% | 26.1 -13% | 22.9 1% | 25.2 -9% | 28.4 -22% | 25.8 -11% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24 | 26.3 -10% | 28 -17% | 29.1 -21% | 27.2 -13% | 26.9 -12% | 29.3 -22% | 28.4 -18% | 30.5 -27% |
| Load Average * | 28 | 36.5 -30% | 41 -46% | 33.8 -21% | 44.2 -58% | 41.7 -49% | 46.4 -66% | 45.3 -62% | 39.8 -42% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 31.9 | 46.3 -45% | 40.9 -28% | 37.6 -18% | 41.5 -30% | 39.8 -25% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 36.2 | 52.9 -46% | 40.9 -13% | 44.9 -24% | 47.5 -31% | 43.6 -20% | 46.4 -28% | 45.6 -26% | 39.8 -10% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Due to the asymmetrical layout of the fans, particularly the left side of the gets warmer under load. All in all, the temperatures don't pose too much of a problem under both low and high loads. In the stress test, the processor's power consumption quickly settled to 35 watts as long as the Balanced mode was used. In the optional performance mode, after a few minutes, it was a stable 40 watts and this is a level which in no way justifies the considerably louder fans.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.3 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.1 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.5 °C / 92 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30.2 °C / 86.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-1.4 °C / -2.6 F).
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 Intel Core i7-13700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 Intel Core i7-13700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 Intel Core i9-13900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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| Heat | -1% | -9% | -0% | -14% | -2% | -11% | -10% | -7% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.3 | 48.8 -21% | 41.6 -3% | 41.1 -2% | 44.4 -10% | 37.6 7% | 41.6 -3% | 43.2 -7% | 41.8 -4% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.1 | 47.6 -6% | 46.6 -3% | 42 7% | 48 -6% | 40 11% | 45 -0% | 44.7 1% | 47.3 -5% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.6 | 24.2 9% | 30.4 -14% | 28.5 -7% | 31.9 -20% | 30.4 -14% | 31 -17% | 32.1 -21% | 28.3 -6% |
| Idle Bottom * | 27.1 | 23.6 13% | 31 -14% | 26.8 1% | 31.9 -18% | 30.6 -13% | 33.6 -24% | 30.1 -11% | 30.2 -11% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Both stereo speakers are only average and lack power and spacial depth. The advantage to this is the clear reproduction of highs and this is positive when it comes to voice playback (e.g. during conference calls).
Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 25% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 72% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 13% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 84% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 20% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.4% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (15% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.7% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 4% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Huawei MateBook 16s i9 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.4% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 12% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy management- An underpowered PSU and long battery life
Power consumption
Running idle, the maximum power consumption sits at 10 watts with maximum screen brightness. However, under load, the 65-watt PSU limits the power consumption. Considering the processor can, at least for a short time, consume 64 watts, it should come as no surprise that the 65-watt PSU is unable to provide the laptop with sufficient power in such situations. In these cases, the battery has to be tapped for a short while which is certainly not good for its expected lifespan. A maximum of more than 20 watts is drawn from the battery. Under continuous load, these level off in Balanced mode and the PSU is adequate. But, if you use the performance mode for a longer period (where the CPU settles to 40 watts), the battery capacity drops steadily (2-3 % per hour). Interestingly, there is no way around this problem because even with a more powerful 100-watt PSU, the MateBook doesn't consume any additional power.
| Off / Standby | 0.26 / 1.1 Watt |
| Idle | 4.7 / 9.5 / 10.1 Watt |
| Load |
49.7 / 66.3 Watt |
   
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| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 321JN1024GB-TX01, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, OLED, 3200x2000, 16.00 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 321JN1024GB-TX01, IPS, 2560x1680, 16.00 | Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Average of class Multimedia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -13% | -13% | -25% | -2% | 6% | 19% | -28% | -16% | 0% | -53% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4.7 | 3 36% | 7.1 -51% | 6.3 -34% | 5.8 -23% | 3.3 30% | 3.9 17% | 5.8 -23% | 6.1 -30% | 5.26 ? -12% | 7.29 ? -55% |
| Idle Average * | 9.5 | 9.5 -0% | 10.1 -6% | 14.4 -52% | 6 37% | 10.2 -7% | 4.8 49% | 7.7 19% | 10.6 -12% | 8.46 ? 11% | 11.8 ? -24% |
| Idle Maximum * | 10.1 | 12 -19% | 18.6 -84% | 16.2 -60% | 6.9 32% | 10.3 -2% | 10 1% | 10.6 -5% | 11.5 -14% | 10.7 ? -6% | 14.6 ? -45% |
| Load Average * | 49.7 | 68.3 -37% | 45.3 9% | 46.2 7% | 59 -19% | 55.2 -11% | 44 11% | 76.9 -55% | 65.5 -32% | 44.8 ? 10% | 77.7 ? -56% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 60 | 59.8 -0% | 39.5 34% | 49.4 18% | 61.1 -2% | 43.8 27% | 42.3 29% | 76.7 -28% | 61.2 -2% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 66.3 | 104.8 -58% | 52.9 20% | 85.2 -29% | 92 -39% | 65.7 1% | 63 5% | 118 -78% | 68.4 -3% | 66.8 ? -1% | 121 ? -83% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption with an external monitor
Battery life
The Core i9 model's battery capacity has increased to 70 Wh (i5 version: 56 Wh) and the result is very long battery runtimes. In our Wi-Fi test, at 150 cd/m² (with our review device this represents a brightness of 54 %) the runtimes sit a very good 11 hours and 14 minutes and even 8 hours and 21 minutes at full brightness. Our video test at 150 cd/m² even managed to run for almost 14 hours. With the device switched on, a full charge takes a little over two hours and fast charging is not on board.
| Huawei MateBook D 16 2024 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 70 Wh | MSI Prestige 16 B1MG-001US Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, 99.9 Wh | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, 54 Wh | SCHENKER Vision 16 PH6PRX1 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 80 Wh | Acer Swift Go SFG16-71 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 65 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 71 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 76 Wh | Huawei MateBook 16s i9 i9-13900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 84 Wh | Huawei MateBook D 16 2022 i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 60 Wh | Average of class Multimedia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 82% | -50% | 29% | 8% | 17% | 12% | 44% | -37% | -4% | |
| H.264 | 835 | 861 3% | 710 ? -15% | |||||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 674 | 1100 63% | 336 -50% | 479 -29% | 467.7 -31% | 566 -16% | 613 -9% | 787 17% | 424 -37% | 572 ? -15% |
| Load | 83 | 166 100% | 155 87% | 121 46% | 124 49% | 119 43% | 142 71% | 97.7 ? 18% | ||
| Reader / Idle | 1506 | 1138 | 1821 | 933 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The MateBook D 16 is technically outdated and much too expensive
The new MateBook D 16 2024 took us by surprise since the overall package is quite unbalanced. The 16-inch multimedia laptop offers positive aspects such as its powerful processor. But, although the Core i9 cuts a good figure on paper, the Core i7 would also have delivered the same performance. As with the predecessor, despite very low power limits, it is sufficient for everyday tasks and generally leaves both fans with little to do.
The matte IPS display has many impressive features. Its subjective image quality is good and calibrated to the reference level when it comes to color reproduction. In addition, full sRGB color coverage means nothing stands in the way of image editing. On top of that, PWM is absent and further positive aspects are the long battery life as well as a comfortable keyboard.
The new MateBook D 16 2024 is a very unbalanced multimedia laptop in which a fast processor, a decent IPS display and long battery runtimes are offset by a completely outdated feature set. At £1,199, things such as USB 2.0 are simply unacceptable and, all in all, the new Matebook is too expensive.
On the other hand, the MateBook D 16 2024 also suffers from some serious missteps. In particular, the port selection has to come in for criticism. Compared to the preceding device, Huawei has continued to further reduce the number of ports and has only equipped the laptop with a single USB-C port used for supplying power. The manufacturer has opted against using Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4.0, but, by contrast, an ageing USB 2.0 port can be found on the right-hand side. Additionally, the webcam is only 720p and modern Wi-Fi 6E networks are not supported.
And, there are also additional problems. The PSU is underpowered and if the processor (even though it's only for a short time) is allowed to consume a maximum of 64 watts, it's unsurprising that the 65-watt power adapter doesn't deliver sufficient power. Also, too much space is wasted inside the case and two SODIMM slots could have been integrated. We can't evaluate the smaller $999 model since it is equipped with a less performant processor (with an even weaker iGPU) and a worse display (45 % NTSC) as well as a smaller battery. In the worst case, the positive aspects we described above are lacking.
Overall, thanks to its positive points, the more expensive MateBook D 16 2024 variant secures a good rating of 85 % but this isn't matched by the price-performance ratio. As a result, we can't give it our purchase recommendation.
Price and availability
The new MateBook D 16 2024 is available from February 1st 2024 but can already be preordered in the UK from Huawei. Anyone ordering the device from January 12th to February 29th will receive the Huawei FreeBuds 5 free of charge. Additionally, there is a £50 preorder discount until January 31st.
Huawei MateBook D 16 2024
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01/12/2024 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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