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MagyarNexoc M512 III (Clevo W650RC) (i7, GTX 950M) Notebook Review
For the original German review, see here.
The Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) covered in this short review is structurally identical to the M512 III (W650RB, Core i3, 940M) we tested simultaneously. The significant difference lies in this device's GeForce GTX 950M and Skylake Core i7-6700HQ. The Barebone label W650RC indicates this distinction.
This computer has a 15.6-inch FHD display and a strong hardware configuration, consisting of a GTX 950M, i7 and 250 GB SSD alongside a conventional hard drive - a veritable high-performance, multi-purpose machine. The gist: Nexoc is offering a way to play games and run applications in the comfort of your own home, with strong enough performance to keep the notebook relevant for years to come.
But the computer has a serious weakness: The cheap plastic case with a keyboard that feels almost wooden (unaltered since 2013). Yes, a well-equipped system can be sold at a lower price if it's housed in an inexpensive case - but it's up to the customer whether the savings justify the sacrifices in the areas of manufacturing quality, visual appeal, input devices and display. The performance deserves no criticism whatsoever, but these external weaknesses don't befit a device that Nexoc has priced at about 1070 Euros (~$1177).
Case & Connectivity
Display
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 389 cd/m²
Contrast: 1255:1 (Black: 0.31 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 11.53 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 13.46 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
71% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
46% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
50.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
70.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
48.96% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.3
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ, Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB | SCHENKER XMG A706 GeForce GTX 960M, 6700HQ, Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 250 GB | Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT GeForce 940M, 5200U, Seagate ST500LM000 Solid State Hybrid Drive | Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 HD Graphics 5500, 5005U, Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 HTS725050A7E630 | Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 Iris Graphics 6100, 5157U, Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive | Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 GeForce GT 740M, 4000M, WDC Scorpio Blue WD10JPVX-22JC3T0 | |
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| Display | 25% | -22% | -16% | -18% | -1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 48.96 | 66.4 36% | 37.82 -23% | 40.69 -17% | 39.76 -19% | 48.42 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 70.9 | 83.8 18% | 56.9 -20% | 61.1 -14% | 59.6 -16% | 71 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 50.3 | 61.3 22% | 39.07 -22% | 42.06 -16% | 41.09 -18% | 50 -1% |
| Screen | 15% | -25% | -32% | -4% | -55% | |
| Brightness middle | 389 | 344 -12% | 238 -39% | 228 -41% | 227 -42% | 372 -4% |
| Brightness | 353 | 322 -9% | 228 -35% | 210 -41% | 237 -33% | 354 0% |
| Brightness Distribution | 83 | 88 6% | 90 8% | 89 7% | 85 2% | 89 7% |
| Black Level * | 0.31 | 0.3 3% | 0.54 -74% | 0.688 -122% | 0.29 6% | 1.24 -300% |
| Contrast | 1255 | 1147 -9% | 441 -65% | 331 -74% | 783 -38% | 300 -76% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 11.53 | 4.8 58% | 10.64 8% | 10.04 13% | 6.06 47% | 12.09 -5% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 13.46 | 4.91 64% | 11.74 13% | 10.65 21% | 5.65 58% | 14.07 -5% |
| Gamma | 2.3 96% | 2.37 93% | 2.42 91% | 2.53 87% | 2.51 88% | 2.28 96% |
| CCT | 12024 54% | 6796 96% | 13043 50% | 12807 51% | 7122 91% | 13480 48% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 46 | 55 20% | 36 -22% | 38.8 -16% | 38 -17% | |
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 71 | 84 18% | 57 -20% | 59 -17% | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 20% /
18% | -24% /
-24% | -24% /
-27% | -11% /
-7% | -28% /
-39% |
* ... smaller is better
Performance
| Cinebench R11.5 | |
| CPU Single 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| CPU Multi 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| Cinebench R15 | |
| CPU Single 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| CPU Multi 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| Cinebench R10 | |
| Rendering Single 32Bit (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit (sort by value) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| PCMark 8 | |
| Work Score Accelerated v2 (sort by value) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| Home Score Accelerated v2 (sort by value) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| PCMark 7 Score | 5548 points | |
Help | ||
| 3DMark 11 | |
| 1280x720 Performance (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 1280x720 Performance GPU (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 1280x720 Performance Physics (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 1280x720 Performance Combined (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 3DMark | |
| 1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Score (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Physics (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4583 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 57632 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 14241 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2812 points | |
Help | ||
Emissions & Energy
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 34.1 / 34.4 / 34.7 dB(A) |
| HDD |
| 34.4 dB(A) |
| DVD |
| 38 / dB(A) |
| Load |
| 48.6 / 48.6 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Voltcraft sl-320 (15 cm distance) | ||
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.3 °C / 103 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 40.7 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.7 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 39.3 °C / 102.7 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-10.5 °C / -18.9 F).
| Off / Standby | 0.2 / 0.6 Watt |
| Idle | 10.2 / 15.6 / 17 Watt |
| Load |
79 / 115.2 Watt |
   
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| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) GeForce GTX 950M, 6700HQ, Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB | SCHENKER XMG A706 GeForce GTX 960M, 6700HQ, Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 250 GB | Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT GeForce 940M, 5200U, Seagate ST500LM000 Solid State Hybrid Drive | Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 HD Graphics 5500, 5005U, Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 HTS725050A7E630 | Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 Iris Graphics 6100, 5157U, Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive | Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 GeForce GT 740M, 4000M, WDC Scorpio Blue WD10JPVX-22JC3T0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 12% | 51% | 64% | 52% | 21% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 10.2 | 5.4 47% | 4.6 55% | 3.3 68% | 5.3 48% | 10.8 -6% |
| Idle Average * | 15.6 | 11 29% | 6.3 60% | 6.5 58% | 6.6 58% | 15.6 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 17 | 16.5 3% | 8.8 48% | 7 59% | 8.4 51% | 15.8 7% |
| Load Average * | 79 | 77.8 2% | 43.3 45% | 27.3 65% | 44.6 44% | 38.2 52% |
| Load Maximum * | 115.2 | 137.7 -20% | 61.5 47% | 35.6 69% | 46.6 60% | 56.8 51% |
* ... smaller is better
| Battery Runtime | |
| WiFi v1.3 (sort by value) | |
| Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M) | |
| SCHENKER XMG A706 | |
| Acer Aspire E5-473G-59QT | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Medion Akoya E6417-MD99248 | |
| WiFi (sort by value) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550-20DGS00300 | |
| Wortmann Terra Mobile 1548 | |
Verdict
Our verdict regarding this computer is very similar to our final impression of the M512 III with the Core i3 and 940M graphics chip (all other components are identical).
For 1070 Euros (~$1177), the M512 brings a ton of technological strengths to the table: Extremely high-performance (standard voltage comparison), a GTX 950M graphics card, a 250 GB SSD, wireless AC WLAN, and a terabyte of hard drive space, as well as a bright, matte, Full HD panel. The 15-inch device's price-performance ratio might have been praiseworthy, especially if it were configurable. But alas, the manufacturing quality is poor, and the case, input devices and TN TFT just aren't up to snuff for a modern notebook in this price class.
In the end, Nexoc makes the decision for or against the M512 III easy: Either you love it for the great hardware and price-performance ratio, or its poor manufacturing quality is sufficient reason to strike it off your list.
Nexoc M512 III (W650RC) (i7,GTX 950M)
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10/14/2015 v4(old)
Sebastian Jentsch
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