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MagyarIntel Core i7-12800H debut: Razer Blade 15 laptop review
Razer has refreshed its Blade 15 series this year to include the latest Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs. In this case, the model is getting 12th gen Alder Lake-H Core i7-12800H and Core i9-12900H CPUs alongside the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti (110 W TGP) to replace the older 11th gen Core i7-11800H, Core i9-11900H, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080 (105 W TGP) options. This review will focus on the performance differences users can expect when upgrading from an older Razer Blade 15 to the latest 2022 configuration in review.
Alternatives to the Blade 15 include other ultrathin 15.6-inch gaming laptops like the Eurocom RX315, MSI GS66, ADATA XPG Xenia 15, or the Asus Zephyrus S series.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.1 % | 03/2022 | Razer Blade 15 2022 i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 16.99 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
| 87.5 % | 05/2021 | Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 16.99 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.9 % | 08/2020 | Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q | 2.2 kg | 17.8 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
03/2022 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 E22 (Early 2022, RTX 3080 Ti) i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 26.6 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | ||
| 87.3 % | 10/2021 | ADATA XPG Xenia 15 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 20.5 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
| 83 % | 01/2022 | Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 R9 5900X, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 32.5 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case
The chassis remains mostly identical to last year's Advanced Model and so there are no changes to the dimensions or feel of the system. If you've handled a Blade Stealth, Blade 14, Blade 15, or Blade Pro 17 in the past, then this latest 2022 will feel familiar.
The only major physical change this year is to the keyboard keycaps which are now slightly larger than before. The Power button has also been relocated which doubles as an easy way to visually distinguish between the 2022 model from earlier models.
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 15 2022 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia 15 (AV Pro V60) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 E22 (Early 2022, RTX 3080 Ti) | |
| Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 (AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Razer Blade 15 2022 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia 15 (AV Pro V60) | |
| Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 (AV Pro V60) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 E22 (Early 2022, RTX 3080 Ti) | |
Communication
The WLAN module has been upgraded to the Killer AX1690i which is essentially the gaming version of the existing Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210.
Webcam
Maintenance
There are minor changes to the internals and fans when compared to last year's model as shown below. The 2x M.2 2280 PCIe4 slots, 2x SODIMM slots, and removable WLAN module remain.
Accessories and Warranty
There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork.
A base one-year warranty plus two-year battery warranty are included with every new purchase of a 12th gen Blade model. Note, however, that the two-year battery warranty does not currently apply to older Blade models.
Input Devices
Though the large clickpad remains the same, Razer has upgraded the keyboard on the 2022 Blade 15 with slightly larger keycaps than on previous generation models to reduce typing errors. Consequently, the space between each key has been reduced. Travel and feedback are otherwise identical year-over-year.
Display
The Blade 15 is one of the few 15.6-inch laptops to come with a 240 Hz 1440p panel that covers the entire DCI-P3 standard. The 165 Hz 1440p panel on the Xenia 15, for example, covers all of sRGB but only 68 percent of P3. Black-white and gray-gray response times are also very good meaning that this panel can be used for both gaming and digital editing. In previous years, Blade 15 owners would have had to settle for 4K UHD options instead for the full DCI-P3 coverage.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 286 cd/m²
Contrast: 1144:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.74 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 2.52
ΔE Greyscale 1.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
86.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Razer Blade 15 2022 Sharp LQ156T1JW03, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 TL156VDXP02-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 E22 (Early 2022, RTX 3080 Ti) BOE0A67 (BOE CQ NE156QHM-NZ1), IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | ADATA XPG Xenia 15 BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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| Display | -20% | -16% | -18% | -15% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.1 | 65.9 -34% | 70.2 -29% | 68.2 -31% | 67.9 -31% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.9 | 96.4 -4% | 99 -1% | 98.1 -2% | 99.7 0% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 86.8 | 68 -22% | 71.4 -18% | 69.1 -20% | 73.7 -15% | |
| Response Times | -1% | 40% | 4% | 2% | -2% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.4 ? | 16 ? -11% | 6 ? 58% | 14.4 ? -0% | 13.6 ? 6% | 15.2 ? -6% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 11.6 ? | 10.4 ? 10% | 9 ? 22% | 10.8 ? 7% | 12 ? -3% | 11.2 ? 3% |
| PWM Frequency | 23150 ? | |||||
| Screen | 20% | -6% | -28% | -62% | -38% | |
| Brightness middle | 286 | 338 18% | 347 21% | 295 3% | 321.1 12% | 312.8 9% |
| Brightness | 271 | 334 23% | 328 21% | 277 2% | 308 14% | 294 8% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 94 6% | 89 0% | 62 -30% | 82 -8% | 90 1% |
| Black Level * | 0.25 | 0.24 4% | 0.285 -14% | 0.28 -12% | 0.38 -52% | 0.28 -12% |
| Contrast | 1144 | 1408 23% | 1218 6% | 1054 -8% | 845 -26% | 1117 -2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.74 | 1.39 49% | 2.35 14% | 2.36 14% | 3.21 -17% | 2.96 -8% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.21 | 3.31 36% | 4.15 20% | 4.24 19% | 10.56 -103% | 6.23 -20% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.52 | 0.97 62% | 1.16 54% | 1.53 39% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 1.6 -45% | 3.04 -176% | 3.43 -212% | 5.7 -418% | 4.2 -282% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.291 96% | 2.35 94% | 2.44 90% | 2.09 105% | 2.32 95% |
| CCT | 6408 101% | 6626 98% | 6658 98% | 6266 104% | 7194 90% | 7145 91% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 68 | 65 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 89 | 99 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -0% /
8% | 6% /
-2% | -12% /
-22% | -26% /
-44% | -18% /
-27% |
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The display is well-calibrated out of the box with average grayscale and color DeltaE values of just 1.1 and 2.74, respectively, against the DCI-P3 standard. Razer says it individually calibrates each panel at factory and our independent measurements with an X-Rite colorimeter can confirm the accurate colors and grayscale.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 6 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. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 14.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.5 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18993 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
Our unit was set to Custom performance mode with CPU to Boost and GPU to High via the Razer Synapse software prior to running any performance benchmarks below for the highest possible scores. We also enabled the dGPU by disabling Optimus. It's highly recommended to become familiar with Razer Synapse as it is the software hub for controlling performance and features.
Users can switch between dGPU only or Nvidia Optimus (MUX) without needing to restart the system since the Blade 15 is one of the few gaming laptops to support Advanced Optimus or Optimus 2.0. Keep in mind that G-Sync for the internal display will only work when not in Optimus mode. Additionally, Thunderbolt 4 support will only be enabled when on Optimus mode much like on other laptops running on 12th gen Alder Lake-H CPUs.
Processor
The Core i7-12800H offers 20 percent faster single-thread and multi-thread performance over the last generation Core i7-11800H that it directly replaces. Upgrading to the Core i9-12900H SKU is expected to boost CPU performance by another 5 to 15 percent based on our experience with the MSI Vector GP66.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
System Performance
| PCMark 10 Score | 7706 points | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon shows DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames when on Optimus mode.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia 15 | |
| Razer Blade 15 2022 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 E22 (Early 2022, RTX 3080 Ti) | |
| Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q | |
| Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 | |
| Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 | |
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Storage Devices
Nearly all Razer Blade laptops use either Lite-On or Samsung SSDs and the latest Blade 15 is no exception. Our test unit comes equipped with the 1 TB Lite-On CA6-8D1024 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD for sequential read and write rates of up to 6800 MB/s and 4800 MB/s, respectively. Our DiskSpd Read Loop test shows that the drive has no issues maintaining its maximum performance levels for extended periods.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance is about 15 to 25 percent higher than the Blade 15 RTX 3080 or 30 to 45 percent faster than the Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q. Certain alternatives like the Schenker XMG Neo 15 E22 or Schenker Uniwill Technology GM7AG8P come with higher-power 150+ W versions of the same GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU for a 10 to 15 percent performance boost over our Blade 15 RTX 3080 Ti.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 32299 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score |