Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition in Review: Solid Workstation with a Lot of Performance

Sascha Mölck, 👁 Sebastian Jentsch (translated by Marius S.), 12/03/2019

Honed Blade. The Blade 15 Studio Edition is Razer's prime 15.6-inch workstation. The laptop shines with a high performance level, a 4K OLED touchscreen display and a Thunderbolt 3 port. The memory configuration is solid as well: 32 GB of RAM, 16 GB of VRAM and an NVMe-SSD (1 TB).

We are not unfamiliar with Razer's workstation. Today's test model is identical in construction to the Blade 15 Advanced Model. The Studio Edition is equipped with the Core i7-9750H processor and the Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU to be able to deliver the required performance. Competitors include other workstations such as the Lenovo ThinkPad P53, Dell Precision 5540, Fujitsu Celsius H780 and the HP ZBook Studio G5.

Test device courtesy of Razer Deutschland

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
87 %	12/2019	Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition i7-9750H, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	2.2 kg	17.8 mm	15.6"	3840x2160
89 %	05/2019	Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q	2.2 kg	17.8 mm	15.6"	1920x1080
90 %	11/2019	Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE i7-9850H, Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	2.7 kg	29.4 mm	15.6"	1920x1080
85 %	06/2019	MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 i9-9880H, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q	1.9 kg	18 mm	15.6"	3840x2160
87 %	11/2019	Dell Precision 5540 i9-9980HK, Quadro T2000 Max-Q	2 kg	17 mm	15.6"	3840x2160
86 %	04/2019	Fujitsu Celsius H780 i7-8850H, Quadro P2000	2.8 kg	31.9 mm	15.6"	1920x1080
84 %	11/2018	HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA i7-8750H, Quadro P1000	2.1 kg	18.9 mm	15.6"	3840x2160

Case - Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition with Robust Chassis

Razer's Studio Edition of the Blade 15 relies on an identical metal chassis as the Advanced Model. The fairly angular chassis comes with rounded-off corners. The minimalist design does not include a lot of bells and whistles. The color variation is called Mercury White - a light silver-gray shade. An optical drive does not exist - there is no option to upgrade the laptop with one, either. In order to get to the inside, the bottom plate has to be removed. More on this later. The battery is non-removable.

The chassis shows no flaws in terms of build quality. The clearances are even and there are no sharp edges. Additionally, the case is very robust. Both the lid and the base unit have a high rigidity. Twisting the unit is very difficult. Warping the surfaces of the base unit would require a large amount of force. Furthermore, applying pressure to the back of the lid does not result in image distortions. The hinges hold the lid firmly in place with minimal teetering. The display can be opened to a maximum angle of around 130 degrees. The lid can be opened with just one hand.

The Blade 15 is the most compact 15.6-inch workstation in our comparison. Most of the competing devices have a larger footprint. In terms of weight, the Blade comes in somewhere in the middle.

Connectivity - Razer Laptop with Thunderbolt 3

Razer's workstation offers a well-rounded port selection. The three USB Type-A ports adhere to the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard. Furthermore, there are two video outputs (HDMI, Mini-DisplayPort). A third video output is available in the form of the Thunderbolt 3 port (DisplayPort via USB Type-C). The latter also allows users to connect docking stations or an external GPU. However, the laptop cannot be powered via USB Type-C. Thunderbolt 3 can only provide up to 100 watts. Under load, the consumption of the Blade is far higher.

Left: AC adapter, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A), combined audio jack

Right: card reader (SD), Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A), HDMI, MiniDisplayPort, cable lock port

SD Card Reader

Unlike the Advanced Model, the Studio Edition of the Blade 15 has a built-in card reader. It was able to transfer 250 jpg image files (around 5 MB each) at a rate of 78.3 MB/s. Thus, this card reader is one of the faster models. That being said, card readers of the competing devices achieve even higher transfer rates. We test all card readers with our reference card (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II).

SDCardreader Transfer Speed
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	185 MB/s ∼100% +136%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	174 MB/s ∼94% +122%
Dell Precision 5540 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	173 MB/s ∼94% +121%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	146 MB/s ∼79% +86%
Average of class Workstation (17.2 - 213, n=65)	137 MB/s ∼74% +75%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	78.3 MB/s ∼42%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	211.6 MB/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	202.4 MB/s ∼96%
Dell Precision 5540 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	188.7 MB/s ∼89%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	174.4 MB/s ∼82%
Average of class Workstation (18.4 - 255, n=64)	171 MB/s ∼81%

Communication

The Blade 15's Wi-Fi module stems from Intel (Wi-Fi 6 AX200). It not only supports the established Wi-Fi standards 802.11a/b/g/n/ac but also the new ax standard (= Wi-Fi 6). The test results we gathered under optimal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices in proximity, short distance between the laptop and the server) were excellent. The workstation does not provide an Ethernet port. Users who need this particular interface will have to rely on an appropriate USB adapter.

Networking
iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Intel X550-T2)	1485 (min: 1319, max: 1589) MBit/s ∼100% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Killer E2500)	622 MBit/s ∼42% -55%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (iperf 3.1.3)	1375 (min: 1256, max: 1426) MBit/s ∼93%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	688 MBit/s ∼46% -50%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (iperf 3.1.3)	666 (min: 328, max: 700) MBit/s ∼45% -52%
Average of class Workstation (292 - 1557, n=54)	664 MBit/s ∼45% -52%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (iperf 3.1.3)	636 (min: 613, max: 655) MBit/s ∼43% -54%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Killer E2500)	628 MBit/s ∼42% -54%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi (iperf 3.1.3)	490 (min: 376, max: 596) MBit/s ∼33% -64%
iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (iperf 3.1.3)	1642 (min: 1543, max: 1735) MBit/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Intel X550-T2)	1470 (min: 1418, max: 1509) MBit/s ∼90% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Killer E2500)	675 MBit/s ∼41% -59%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	718 MBit/s ∼44% -56%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (iperf 3.1.3)	659 (min: 649, max: 666) MBit/s ∼40% -60%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi	650 (min: 629, max: 713) MBit/s ∼40% -60%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (iperf 3.1.3)	633 (min: 606, max: 660) MBit/s ∼39% -61%
Average of class Workstation (83 - 1642, n=54)	605 MBit/s ∼37% -63%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Killer E2500)	592 MBit/s ∼36% -64%

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1375 (1256-1426)

Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; Intel X550-T2: Ø1485 (1319-1589)

MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø489 (376-596)

Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø636 (613-655)

HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø654 (328-700)

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1641 (1543-1735)

Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; Intel X550-T2: Ø1469 (1418-1509)

MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Cannon Lake-H/S CNVi: WiFi; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10: Ø650 (629-713)

Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø659 (649-666)

HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø633 (606-660)

Webcam

The installed webcam can capture images at a maximum resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The results are somewhat washed-out and lacking in terms of sharpness.

Accessories

Aside from the usual paperwork (quick-start guide, warranty information), the accessories also include a cleaning cloth.

Maintenance

There is no maintenance hatch on this laptop. In order to reach the components, the bottom panel needs to be removed - this does not require a lot of effort, however. After loosening all of the Torx screws on the bottom, the bottom panel can be easily removed. Subsequently, users have access to the RAM, SSD, battery, fans and the Wi-Fi module.

Warranty

The laptop comes with a 12-month warranty. It is possible to extend this time frame to three years (including accidental damage protection; RazerCare Elite) for 300 Euros (~$333).

Input Devices - The Workstation's Keyboard Could Be Better

Keyboard

Razer equips the Blade 15 with an illuminated chiclet keyboard. The even, slightly roughened keys offer shallow key travel and a crisp feedback. However, resistance of the keys is slightly less pronounced than we would like. Two function keys are used to control the backlight, which has multiple intensity levels. Overall, Razer delivers a keyboard suitable for daily use. That being said, the keyboard is not well-suited to large, regular typing tasks.

Touchpad

The multi-touch enabled ClickPad occupies an area of around 13 x 8 cm. Thus, there is a lot of space for gesture controls. The touchpad also has good gliding properties and a surface that is responsive all the way to the edges. The touchpad offers short travel and a crisp feedback.

Touchscreen

The capacitive touchscreen of the Blade supports 10 multi-touch points and quickly reacts to inputs. We did not encounter any issues with it during our tests.

Display - Deep Blacks Thanks to OLED

The 15.6-inch OLED touchscreen display of the Blade 15 has a native resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. The screen shines with an excellent contrast ratio (24,067:1), black value (0.015) and a good brightness level (356.7 cd/m²). Furthermore, the response times are fast. Positive: The display does not exhibit PWM flickering.


357 cd/m²	370 cd/m²	372 cd/m²
346 cd/m²	361 cd/m²	361 cd/m²
332 cd/m²	364 cd/m²	347 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

Samsung SDCA029

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 372 cd/m² Average: 356.7 cd/m² Minimum: 4.4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 361 cd/m²
Contrast: 24067:1 (Black: 0.015 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.3 | 0.6-29.43 Ø5.9, calibrated: 4.7
ΔE Greyscale 2.1 | 0.64-98 Ø6.1
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D) 86% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.14

ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition OLED, 3840x2160, 15.6	Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6	Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6	MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 IPS, 3840x2160, 15.6	Dell Precision 5540 OLED, 3840x2160, 15.6	Fujitsu Celsius H780 IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.6	HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA IPS LED, 3840x2160, 15.6
Response Times		-244%	-855%	-1138%	14%	-869%	-1324%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	3 (1, 2)	12.8 (6.8, 6) -327%	38.4 (18.8, 19.6) -1180%	51 (24, 27) -1600%	2.8 (1.2, 1.6) 7%	38 (18.8, 19.2) -1167%	60.8 (30, 30.8) -1927%
Response Time Black / White *	4 (2, 2)	10.4 (6, 4.4) -160%	25.2 (15.2, 10) -530%	31 (18, 13) -675%	3.2 (1.2, 2) 20%	26.8 (16.4, 10.4) -570%	32.8 (16.4, 16.4) -720%
PWM Frequency		23810 (10)	26040 (77)		240.9 (50)	20830 (60)
Screen		-164%	-203%	-336%	17%	-180%	-177%
Brightness middle	361	293 -19%	510 41%	445 23%	427 18%	271 -25%	417 16%
Brightness	357	270 -24%	468 31%	462 29%	411 15%	260 -27%	412 15%
Brightness Distribution	89	87 -2%	89 0%	83 -7%	89 0%	86 -3%	85 -4%
Black Level *	0.015	0.29 -1833%	0.36 -2300%	0.5 -3233%		0.29 -1833%	0.29 -1833%
Contrast	24067	1010 -96%	1417 -94%	890 -96%		934 -96%	1438 -94%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 *	5.3	1.69 68%	2.3 57%	4.75 10%	3.2 40%	3.9 26%	4.4 17%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 max. *	11.5	3.37 71%	5.5 52%	7.79 32%	8.4 27%	10.2 11%	6.7 42%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 calibrated *	4.7	1.24 74%	1.2 74%		2.8 40%	2.9 38%	1.9 60%
Greyscale DeltaE2000 *	2.1	2.3 -10%	3.2 -52%	4.49 -114%	1.8 14%	2.6 -24%	5 -138%
Gamma	2.14 ^103%	2.3 ^96%	2.34 ^94%	2.49 ^88%	2.15 ^102%	2.29 ^96%	2.28 ^96%
CCT	6149 ^106%	6758 ^96%	7036 ^92%	7374 ^88%	6176 ^105%	6517 ^100%	7575 ^86%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	86	63 -27%	59.4 -31%	87 1%	86.8 1%	56.1 -35%	62.3 -28%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	100	98.5 -1%	93.1 -7%	100 0%	100 0%	85.8 -14%	96 -4%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-204% / -176%	-529% / -303%	-737% / -469%	16% / 17%	-525% / -286%	-751% / -354%

* ... smaller is better

The screen displays a good color accuracy ex-factory. At a DeltaE-2000 color deviation of 5.3, it does not reach the ideal value (DeltaE of less than 3), however. The display does not suffer from a blue tint. Our calibration only marginally improved the display's accuracy. Here, the color deviation dropped to 4.7 and the grayscale was depicted in a slightly more balanced manner. In terms of color-space coverage, the display achieves good results. More specifically, it reaches color-space coverage of 86% (AdobeRGB) and 100% (sRGB), respectively.

Display Response Times

ℹ

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
4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 2 ms rise
4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 2 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (24.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 1 ms rise
3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.9 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (39.6 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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: 50 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17159 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 2500000) Hz was measured.

Razer uses an OLED panel with good viewing angles in this version of the Blade. Display content is discernible from any position. This also applies to outdoor use, as long as the sun does not shine too brightly. Otherwise, the glossy display negatively impacts the visual experience.

Performance - Sufficient for All Use Cases

With the Blade 15 Studio Edition, Razer has created a 15.6-inch workstation with more than enough performance for all common usage scenarios. Our test configuration can be purchased for approximately 4,400 Euros (~$4,878). There are no other configurations available at this time.

Test Conditions

The preinstalled Razer Synapse Software gives users control over the fan speeds as well as the CPU and GPU performance. All of our tests have been performed using the automatic fan control and the power profile "Balanced". We also performed some benchmarks with the CPU and GPU performance set to their maximum levels. The results can be found in the comparison tables and we will point out non-default settings if applicable.

Processor

The Blade 15 is powered by a six-core Core-i7-9750H (Coffee Lake refresh). The CPU runs at a base clock of 2.6 GHz. The maximum Turbo Boost frequencies are 4 GHz (on all six cores), 4.1 GHz (five cores), 4.2 (four cores), 4.3 GHz (three cores) or 4.5 GHz (one core).

During the Cinebench R15 multithread test, we recorded clock speeds between 2.9 and 3.4 GHz. Subsequently, the clock rate drops to 2.7 GHz. During the single-thread test, the processor runs at 4 to 4.3 GHz. In battery mode, these values are reduced to 2.5 to 2.6 GHz (multithread) or 2.1 to 2.9 GHz (single-thread).

By running the Cinebench R15 multithread benchmark in a loop for at least 30 minutes, we test the CPU's ability to maintain its Turbo Boost indefinitely. The results begin to drop by the third loop and then stabilize at a relatively consistent level. During this, a frequency slightly above the base clock is maintained.

The results of the Cinebench R15 loop are disappointing. Here, the processor does not exhaust its capabilities. This can be fixed, however. After setting the CPU performance to its maximum in Razer's Synapse software, the Studio Edition of the Blade 15 achieves scores that are almost identical to those of the Advanced Model, which is equipped with the same CPU.

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø899 (868.36-984.66)

Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø1056 (1046.13-1175)

Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H, Intel Core i7-9850H: Ø1114 (1097.03-1230.35)

MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Core i9-9880H, Intel Core i9-9880H: Ø1439 (1417.84-1545.36)

Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK, Intel Core i9-9980HK: Ø1288 (1207.8-1407.71)

Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H, Intel Core i7-8850H: Ø1023 (1008-1102)

HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H, Intel Core i7-8750H: Ø1018 (1008.9-1100.84)

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H; Max. CPU-Leistung: Ø1044 (1037.21-1164.58)

CPU clock speeds during the Cinebench R15 loop

CPU clock speeds during the Cinebench R15 loop (maximum CPU performance)

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

6902

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

28251

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

6814

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

178 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

985 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

176.01 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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... in comparison

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	196.53 Points ∼100% +10%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Core i9-9880H	196 Points ∼100% +10%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	193 Points ∼98% +8%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H	185 Points ∼94% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Max. CPU-Leistung)	183 Points ∼93% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (170 - 194, n=75)	183 Points ∼93% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	178 Points ∼91%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H	175 Points ∼89% -2%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H	175 Points ∼89% -2%
Average of class Workstation (117 - 214, n=102)	161 Points ∼82% -10%
CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 Intel Core i9-9880H	1545 Points ∼100% +57%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	1407 (min: 1126.13, max: 1407) Points ∼91% +43%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (964 - 1306, n=77)	1178 Points ∼76% +20%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H	1175 Points ∼76% +19%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Max. CPU-Leistung)	1165 Points ∼75% +18%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H	1127 Points ∼73% +14%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H	1116 Points ∼72% +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	1108.8 (min: 1097.03, max: 1230.35) Points ∼72% +13%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	985 Points ∼64%
Average of class Workstation (260 - 1623, n=105)	782 Points ∼51% -21%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single 32Bit
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	9734 Points ∼100% +41%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	6902 Points ∼71%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (6659 - 7214, n=11)	6895 Points ∼71% 0%
Average of class Workstation (3094 - 9734, n=94)	5521 Points ∼57% -20%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	50439 Points ∼100% +79%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (28251 - 36304, n=11)	33203 Points ∼66% +18%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	28251 Points ∼56%
Average of class Workstation (3806 - 50439, n=95)	20481 Points ∼41% -28%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (416 - 468, n=49)	440 Points ∼100% +1%
Average of class Workstation (374 - 505, n=11)	440 Points ∼100% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Max. CPU-Leistung)	437 Points ∼99% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	436 Points ∼99%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (2017 - 3110, n=49)	2556 Points ∼100% +25%
Average of class Workstation (988 - 2974, n=12)	2263 Points ∼89% +10%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Max. CPU-Leistung)	2198 Points ∼86% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	2051 Points ∼80%

Geekbench 3
32 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (21185 - 23587, n=8)	22450 Points ∼100% +6%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	21185 Points ∼94%
Average of class Workstation (5939 - 31724, n=15)	14342 Points ∼64% -32%
32 Bit Single-Core Score
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	4269 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4137 - 4428, n=8)	4243 Points ∼99% -1%
Average of class Workstation (2964 - 4871, n=15)	3785 Points ∼89% -11%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	28625 Points ∼100% +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	23715 Points ∼83% +14%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H	22348 Points ∼78% +7%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (17054 - 25043, n=23)	22098 Points ∼77% +6%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	20857 Points ∼73%
Average of class Workstation (8278 - 30849, n=20)	20268 Points ∼71% -3%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	5617 Points ∼100% +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	5594 Points ∼100% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	5346 Points ∼95%
Average of class Workstation (4077 - 6068, n=20)	5230 Points ∼93% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4440 - 5511, n=23)	5217 Points ∼93% -2%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H	5153 Points ∼92% -4%

Geekbench 5
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	7072 Points ∼100% +35%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	5886 Points ∼83% +12%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4812 - 6230, n=11)	5570 Points ∼79% +6%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	5245 Points ∼74%
Average of class Workstation (3159 - 7805, n=9)	4984 Points ∼70% -5%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	1243 Points ∼100% +6%
Average of class Workstation (1135 - 1321, n=9)	1211 Points ∼97% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H	1203 Points ∼97% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H	1171 Points ∼94%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (1105 - 1248, n=11)	1164 Points ∼94% -1%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H (Edge)	1130.9 ms * ∼100% -6%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	1078.8 ms * ∼95% -1%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	1067 ms * ∼94%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (837 - 1713, n=48)	1066 ms * ∼94% -0%
Average of class Workstation (951 - 2263, n=52)	1066 ms * ∼94% -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H (Edge 44.18362.387.0)	1014.8 ms * ∼90% +5%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	705.4 ms * ∼62% +34%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	44780 Points ∼100% +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H (Edge 44.18362.387.0)	38630 Points ∼86% +11%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	36865 Points ∼82% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (22874 - 39708, n=45)	35957 Points ∼80% +3%
Average of class Workstation (14774 - 44780, n=49)	35511 Points ∼79% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	34861 Points ∼78%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H (Edge)	34667 Points ∼77% -1%

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H (Edge 44.18362.387.0)	280.8 Points ∼100% +9%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44.17763.1.0)	265.68 Points ∼95% +4%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Intel Core i7-8850H (Edge)	264.2 Points ∼94% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (212 - 280, n=45)	258 Points ∼92% +1%
Dell Precision 5540 Intel Core i9-9980HK	256.73 Points ∼91% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Intel Core i7-9750H (Edge 44)	256.51 Points ∼91%
Average of class Workstation (176 - 316, n=48)	256 Points ∼91% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Intel Core i7-8750H (Edge)	250.42 Points ∼89% -2%

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System Performance

The 15.6-inch device does not lack system performance. A strong six-core processor, dual-channel memory and a fast NVMe SSD ensure smooth, responsive system operation. On top of that, the laptop contains a high-end GPU. As the very good PCMark benchmark scores show, the laptop's performance is high enough for all common use cases.

The RAM runs in dual-channel mode. Up to 64 GB is supported

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3551 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		3820 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4454 points
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PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Digital Content Creation
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7236 Points ∼100% +10%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	7161 Points ∼99% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	7033 Points ∼97% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	6601 Points ∼91%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	6601 Points ∼91% 0%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	5960 Points ∼82% -10%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5880 Points ∼81% -11%
Average of class Workstation (2329 - 10441, n=45)	5297 Points ∼73% -20%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4741 Points ∼66% -28%
Productivity
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	8200 Points ∼100% +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	7657 Points ∼93% +11%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7377 Points ∼90% +7%
Average of class Workstation (3998 - 8761, n=45)	7094 Points ∼87% +3%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	7060 Points ∼86% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	6892 Points ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	6892 Points ∼84% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	6573 Points ∼80% -5%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	5986 Points ∼73% -13%
Essentials
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9603 Points ∼100% +7%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	9580 Points ∼100% +7%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	9109 Points ∼95% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	8970 Points ∼93%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	8970 Points ∼93% 0%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	8961 Points ∼93% 0%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	8632 Points ∼90% -4%
Average of class Workstation (5223 - 9917, n=45)	8605 Points ∼90% -4%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7739 Points ∼81% -14%
Score
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5839 Points ∼100% +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i7-9850H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5754 Points ∼99% +8%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	5317 Points ∼91%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	5317 Points ∼91% 0%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	5296 Points ∼91% 0%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	5211 Points ∼89% -2%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5167 Points ∼88% -3%
Average of class Workstation (2817 - 6939, n=46)	4871 Points ∼83% -8%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4462 Points ∼76% -16%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5749 Points ∼100% +29%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5256 Points ∼91% +18%
Average of class Workstation (3311 - 5655, n=82)	4829 Points ∼84% +8%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	4558 Points ∼79% +2%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	4482 Points ∼78% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	4454 Points ∼77%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	4454 Points ∼77% 0%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4453 Points ∼77% 0%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4380 Points ∼100% +23%
Fujitsu Celsius H780 Quadro P2000, i7-8850H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	4230 Points ∼97% +19%
Average of class Workstation (2320 - 5505, n=83)	3982 Points ∼91% +12%
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB	3684 Points ∼84% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	3551 Points ∼81%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	3551 Points ∼81% 0%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i9-9880H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	3505 Points ∼80% -1%
HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Quadro P1000, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3433 Points ∼78% -3%

Storage Solution

A Samsung NVMe SSD serves as the system drive. This particular model comes in the M.2-2280 form factor and offers 1 TB of storage space. Around 887 GB is available to users ex-factory. The remaining storage space is occupied by the recovery partition and Windows files. Thanks to the PCI Express interface, the SSD achieves outstanding data transfer rates.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR

Sequential Read: 1308 MB/s

Sequential Write: 1586 MB/s

512K Read: 1039 MB/s

512K Write: 744.1 MB/s

4K Read: 60.13 MB/s

4K Write: 120.9 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 605.1 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 531.6 MB/s

	Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Max-Q Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ (RAID 0)	Dell Precision 5540 SK hynix PC400 512 GB	Fujitsu Celsius H780 Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	HP ZBook Studio G5-4QH10EA Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Average Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		16%	26%	56%	-4%	-2%	-4%	16%
Write 4K	100.4	137.2 37%	146.96 46%	105.6 5%	98 -2%	98.29 -2%	102.7 2%	121 (92.4 - 164, n=18) 21%
Read 4K	42.03	46.82 11%	48.3 15%	46.32 10%	41.25 -2%	40.18 -4%	38.32 -9%	44 (37 - 52.6, n=18) 5%
Write Seq	1185	1221 3%	1402.1 18%	2910 146%	1295 9%	1777 50%	1417 20%	1897 (981 - 2372, n=18) 60%
Read Seq	1132	1217 8%	1503.44 33%	2820 149%	1441 27%	1247 10%	1289 14%	1667 (976 - 2272, n=18) 47%
Write 4K Q32T1	371.4	526.6 42%	475.17 28%	545 47%	429.2 16%	344.7 -7%	278.9 -25%	376 (205 - 603, n=18) 1%
Read 4K Q32T1	422.6	614 45%	580.78 37%	632.2 50%	400.1 -5%	383.1 -9%	348.8 -17%	401 (270 - 537, n=18) -5%
Write Seq Q32T1	2379	1986 -17%	2935.6 23%	3349 41%	1366 -43%	2019 -15%	1895 -20%	2349 (1706 - 2404, n=18) -1%
Read Seq Q32T1	3222	3234 0%	3538.8 10%	3333 3%	2201 -32%	2076 -36%	3352 4%	3175 (1758 - 3480, n=18) -1%

GPU Performance

The Blade is equipped with a Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU from Nvidia. This version of the regular RTX 5000 has been optimized for efficiency, making it a particularly good fit for thin and light laptops. The GPU is based on the Turing architecture and is the professional counterpart of the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU. It has access to fast GDDR6 memory (16.384 GB).

The RTX 5000 Max-Q has a base clock of 600 MHz. This clock rate can be increased to up to 1,350 MHz via Turbo Boost. While the GPU remains below a predefined temperature or energy threshold, even higher frequencies are possible. We measured a maximum clock speed of 1,815 MHz. The GPU runs with an average clock speed of 1,180 MHz during our The Witcher 3 test.

The 3DMark results match our expectations. The processor's integrated UHD Graphics 630 GPU is active and the laptop uses Nvidia's graphics-switching technology, Optimus.

There are three variants of the RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU with TGPs of 80, 85, and 90 watts. Our test device is equipped with the 80-watt model. If maximum GPU performance is selected from within the Razer Synapse software, the TGP is increased to 85 watts. As a result, the performance is slightly increased and the benchmark scores are slightly improved. Our The Witcher 3 test below illustrates this.

Fire Strike Ultra (maximum GPU performance)

3DMark Vantage P Result		52289 points
3DMark 11 Performance		19787 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		66054 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		25769 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		16320 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		6801 points
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