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Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz Laptop Review: Finally, a 17-inch 4K Display With Almost No Ghosting

First 17.3-inch laptop with a 4K 120 Hz display. The AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3 panel makes its debut on the Razer laptop to offer both faster refresh rates and faster black-white response times than any 17.3-inch laptop before it. The end result is a better 4K gaming experience than what other 17.3-inch laptops currently have to offer.
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Razer added one more SKU to its Blade Pro 17 lineup in September with a never-before-seen 17.3-inch 120 Hz 4K display option capable of fast response times. Previously, all 17.3-inch 4K UHD displays were limited to 60 Hz and much slower response times for more noticeable ghosting.

Currently, only the highest-end Blade Pro 17 configuration comes with the new 120 Hz glossy panel for a starting price of $3700 USD. Our review here will focus on the display and how it compares to other 17.3-inch and 15.6-inch panels in the market. See our existing review on the Razer Blade Pro 17 to learn more about the chassis since the Blade Pro 17 4K 120 Hz SKU shares the same Core i7-9750H CPU, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU, 16 GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, and other physical features.

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Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz (Blade Pro 17 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-9750H 6 x 2.6 - 4.5 GHz, Coffee Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1090 MHz, Memory: 1600 MHz, GDDR6, 436.48, Manual
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2666, 19-19-19-43, 2x SODIMM
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixel 255 PPI, Capacitive, AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3, IPS, AUOA988, glossy: yes, 120 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM370
Storage
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, 1024 GB 
Soundcard
NVIDIA TU104 - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
5 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 5 USB 3.1 Gen2, 5 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD reader (UHS-III)
Networking
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 395 x 260 ( = 0.78 x 15.55 x 10.24 in)
Battery
70 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Razer Synapse, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
2.75 kg ( = 97 oz / 6.06 pounds), Power Supply: 828 g ( = 29.21 oz / 1.83 pounds)
Price
3700 USD
Links
Razer homepage
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
86.7 %
10/2019
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q		2.8 kg19.9 mm17.30"3840x2160
82.9 %
06/2019
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q		2.3 kg18.9 mm17.30"1920x1080
85.6 %
02/2019
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
i7-8750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q		2.6 kg19 mm17.30"1920x1080
83.2 %
10/2019
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRH
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile		3 kg23 mm17.30"1920x1080
86.1 %
09/2019
Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
i9-9980HK, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q		2.5 kg21.4 mm17.30"3840x2160

Case

❌
424 mm / 16.7 inch 281 mm / 11.1 inch 22.5 mm / 0.886 inch 3.6 kg7.94 lbs412.6 mm / 16.2 inch 304.9 mm / 12 inch 23 mm / 0.906 inch 3 kg6.52 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 2.6 kg5.81 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 270 mm / 10.6 inch 21.4 mm / 0.843 inch 2.5 kg5.51 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 260 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.06 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 18.9 mm / 0.744 inch 2.3 kg5.03 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
200.8 MB/s ∼100% +11%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
187.9 MB/s ∼94% +4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
181.3 MB/s ∼90%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
50 MB/s ∼25% -72%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
35.3 MB/s ∼18% -81%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
238.3 MB/s ∼100% +20%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
207.3 MB/s ∼87% +5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
198 MB/s ∼83%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
52 MB/s ∼22% -74%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
37.2 MB/s ∼16% -81%

Communication

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
Killer Wireless-AC 1550i Wireless Network Adapter (9560NGW)
668 MBit/s ∼100% +3%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
659 MBit/s ∼99% +2%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
647 MBit/s ∼97% 0%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
647 (652min) MBit/s ∼97%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter
528 MBit/s ∼79% -18%
iperf3 receive AX12
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
Killer Wireless-AC 1550i Wireless Network Adapter (9560NGW)
682 MBit/s ∼100% +4%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
679 MBit/s ∼100% +4%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter
671 MBit/s ∼98% +2%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
655 MBit/s ∼96%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
649 MBit/s ∼95% -1%

Display

As detailed here, the Razer Blade Pro 17 is the first laptop to ship with the AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3 IPS panel. This is notable because the panel is capable of a native refresh rate of 120 Hz with fast response times - features never-before-seen on any 17.3-inch 4K laptop display.

Razer had initially advertised a brightness of 400 nits, but our own measurements refute their claim as we're able to measure a maximum of only 347 nits on the center of the screen when at the maximum brightness setting. While it's still about 50 nits brighter than on the Blade Pro 17 FHD SKU, the difference is not very noticeable.

What *is* noticeable, however, is the fast refresh rate of 120 Hz. Previously, users who had wanted a laptop with both fast refresh rates and fast black-white response times would have had to settle with a native 1080p resolution display because there were no 4K 120 Hz panels available in this screen size. The new AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3 panel addresses these shortcomings and the results are stunning. Even more impressive is that both contrast and colors remain excellent to be nearly identical to the 2017 Blade Pro Sharp IGZO display. Ghosting has been dramatically reduced when compared to other 17.3-inch 4K displays like the ones on the Gigabyte Aero 17 or EVGA SC17.

Edge-to-edge glass touchscreen
Edge-to-edge glass touchscreen
First laptop with a 17.3-inch 4K 120 Hz display
First laptop with a 17.3-inch 4K 120 Hz display
Crisp subpixel array
Crisp subpixel array
Slight-moderate uneven backlight bleeding along the corners
Slight-moderate uneven backlight bleeding along the corners
341.9
cd/m²		339.5
cd/m²		327.3
cd/m²
331.7
cd/m²		346.7
cd/m²		318.9
cd/m²
315.5
cd/m²		340.4
cd/m²		322.2
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 346.7 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 331.6 cd/m² Minimum: 3.53 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 346.7 cd/m²
Contrast: 1284:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.62 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 3.81
ΔE Greyscale 5.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
100% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
87.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
98.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
84.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.25
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
AU Optronics B173HAN04.0, IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080		Razer Blade Pro 2017
Sharp LQ173D1JW33 (SHP145A), IGZO, 17.30, 3840x2160		Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
AU Optronics B173ZAN03.2, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160		Dell XPS 15 7590 9980HK GTX 1650
Samsung 156WR04, SDCA029, OLED, 15.60, 3840x2160		MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657
AU Optronics AUO41EB, IPS, 15.60, 3840x2160
Display
-26%
2%
1%
-1%
0%
Display P3 Coverage
84.8
60.6
-29%
88.9
5%
86.8
2%
88.1
4%
84.4
0%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
89
-11%
100
0%
100
0%
99.6
0%
100
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
98.6
62.1
-37%
99.7
1%
99.5
1%
91.8
-7%
98.5
0%
Response Times
32%
-285%
-196%
81%
-217%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
15.2 ?(8.4, 6.8)
6.8 ?(3.4, 3.4)
55%
60.8 ?(28.8, 32)
-300%
45.6 ?(24.4, 21.2)
-200%
2.3 ?(1.1, 1.2)
85%
51 ?(24, 27)
-236%
Response Time Black / White *
10.4 ?(5.2, 5.2)
9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4)
8%
38.4 ?(22, 16.4)
-269%
30.4 ?(16.4, 14)
-192%
2.4 ?(1.1, 1.3)
77%
31 ?(18, 13)
-198%
PWM Frequency
204.9 ?(20)
59.5 ?(100)
Screen
6%
-6%
25%
7%
-1%
Brightness middle
346.7
299.3
-14%
230
-34%
667.3
92%
421.2
21%
445
28%
Brightness
332
294
-11%
207
-38%
633
91%
417
26%
462
39%
Brightness Distribution
91
94
3%
83
-9%
90
-1%
94
3%
83
-9%
Black Level *
0.27
0.29
-7%
0.2
26%
0.46
-70%
0.5
-85%
Contrast
1284
1032
-20%
1150
-10%
1451
13%
890
-31%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
5.62
2.55
55%
5.62
-0%
3.53
37%
6.06
-8%
4.75
15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
9.36
4.73
49%
10.24
-9%
6.88
26%
11.89
-27%
7.79
17%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.81
2.9
24%
3.79
1%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
5.5
3.5
36%
4.54
17%
0.9
84%
2.8
49%
4.49
18%
Gamma
2.25 98%
2.28 96%
2.36 93%
2.17 101%
2.15 102%
2.49 88%
CCT
6175 105%
7101 92%
6625 98%
6533 99%
6235 104%
7374 88%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
87.2
57
-35%
88
1%
87.1
0%
81
-7%
87
0%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
100
88.7
-11%
100
0%
100
0%
99.6
0%
100
0%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
4% / 3%
-96% / -41%
-57% / -7%
29% / 17%
-73% / -29%

* ... smaller is better

Razer promises full AdobeRGB coverage and our own measurements reflect this claim.

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

As great as the display may be upon first glance, it's not particularly well-calibrated out of the box. Color temperature is warmer than it should be and grayscale suffers as a result. Once we had calibrated the panel ourselves, average grayscale DeltaE improves noticeably from 5.5 to 1.3 with better RGB balance and color reproduction at lower saturation levels as shown by the CalMAN screenshots below.

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

Display Response Times

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
10.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 5.2 ms rise
↘ 5.2 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. » 20 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms).
   ↔    Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
15.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 8.4 ms rise
↘ 6.8 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. » 20 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.1 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: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19035 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Viewing angles are excellent just as one would expect from any IPS display. Viewing too far off angle, however, can result in a red hue. Outdoor visibility feels even more limited than the cheaper matte Blade Pro 17 FHD SKU because of the super-glossy overlay on this Blade Pro 17 4K SKU.

Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Wide IPS viewing angles
Wide IPS viewing angles

Performance

Processor

CineBench R15
CineBench R15
CineBench R20
CineBench R20
0701402102803504204905606307007708409109801050112011901260Tooltip
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1024 (1016.29-1117.57)
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø925 (918.74-983.02)
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060 GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1066 (1058.57-1172.68)
MSI GF65 9SD GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1188 (1174.61-1309.11)
Cinebench R15 | Cinebench R11.5 | Cinebench R10 | wPrime 2.10
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
203 Points ∼62% +16%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK
202 Points ∼62% +15%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
189 Points ∼58% +8%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (170 - 194, n=82)
183.7 Points ∼56% +5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
175 Points ∼53%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U
174 Points ∼53% -1%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-8750H
174 Points ∼53% -1%
Dell G3 3590
Intel Core i5-9300H
172 Points ∼52% -2%
Lenovo Legion Y730-15ICH i5-8300H
Intel Core i5-8300H
166 Points ∼51% -5%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK
158 Points ∼48% -10%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-1065G7 Iris Plus
Intel Core i7-1065G7
149 Points ∼45% -15%
Razer Blade (2017) UHD
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
146 Points ∼45% -17%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
135 Points ∼41% -23%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
1987 Points ∼20% +82%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK
1821 Points ∼19% +66%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
1721 Points ∼18% +57%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (952 - 1306, n=85)
1182 Points ∼12% +8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
1094 Points ∼11%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-8750H
999 Points ∼10% -9%
Lenovo Legion Y730-15ICH i5-8300H
Intel Core i5-8300H
821 Points ∼8% -25%
Dell G3 3590
Intel Core i5-9300H
790 Points ∼8% -28%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
780 Points ∼8% -29%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK
771 Points ∼8% -30%
Razer Blade (2017) UHD
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
747 Points ∼8% -32%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U
677 Points ∼7% -38%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-1065G7 Iris Plus
Intel Core i7-1065G7
676 Points ∼7% -38%
Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
2.33 Points ∼7%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
2.11 Points ∼7%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (1.96 - 2.19, n=10)
2.1 Points ∼7%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK
1.81 Points ∼6%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
21.76 Points ∼31%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
18.94 Points ∼27%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (11.3 - 14.1, n=10)
13 Points ∼18%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK
8.39 Points ∼12%
Cinebench R10
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
49142 Points ∼36%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK
45527 Points ∼33%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
42456 Points ∼31%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (28251 - 36304, n=13)
33539 Points ∼24%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
20750 Points ∼15%
Rendering Single 32Bit
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK
7877 Points ∼48%
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
7786 Points ∼47%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
6967 Points ∼42%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
  (6659 - 7214, n=13)
6923 Points ∼42%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4898 Points ∼30%
wPrime 2.10 - 1024m
Average Intel Core i7-9750H
 
154.4 s * ∼2%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
118.7 s * ∼1%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK
110.4 s * ∼1%
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K
91.3 s * ∼1%
Cinebench R15 | Cinebench R11.5 | Cinebench R10 | wPrime 2.10

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
132.4 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1094 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
175 Points
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System Performance

Interestingly, our PCMark 10 Digital Creation score is 23 percent higher than what we recorded on both the Blade Pro 17 FHD and MSI GS75 FHD systems even though they all share the same CPU and GPU.

We encountered a few bugs on our test unit worth mentioning. Firstly, GeForce Experience would fail to launch no matter how many times we restarted the system as the error message suggested us to do. Secondly, activating the integrated GPU via Synapse will inexplicably cut off the top and bottom of the display upon rebooting. The Windows task bar, for example, would be impossible to see and any options to scale the display would be grayed out. Updating to the latest Intel drivers fixed this particular issue.

And finally, a third bug we encountered would crash the system when running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously as our Stress Test section below will detail.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
GeForce Experience refuses to run on our Blade Pro 17 test unit even after rebooting
GeForce Experience refuses to run on our Blade Pro 17 test unit even after rebooting
Enabling the integrated GPU requires a system restart. 120 Hz refresh rate will be disabled if running on the iGPU
Enabling the integrated GPU requires a system restart. 120 Hz refresh rate will be disabled if running on the iGPU
PCMark 10 | PCMark 8
PCMark 10
Score
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
6202 Points ∼61%
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
5804 Points ∼57% -6%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5734 Points ∼56% -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5641 Points ∼56% -9%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
5596 Points ∼55% -10%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
3991 Points ∼39% -36%
Essentials
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9927 Points ∼77%
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
9501 Points ∼73% -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
9473 Points ∼73% -5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
9364 Points ∼72% -6%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9111 Points ∼70% -8%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
8255 Points ∼64% -17%
Productivity
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
7622 Points ∼60% +4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7585 Points ∼60% +3%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7482 Points ∼59% +2%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7357 Points ∼58%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7352 Points ∼58% 0%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
5259 Points ∼42% -29%
Digital Content Creation
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
8862 Points ∼44%
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
7330 Points ∼37% -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7219 Points ∼36% -19%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-8750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7102 Points ∼35% -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
6860 Points ∼34% -23%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
3975 Points ∼20% -55%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
4531 Points ∼68% +6%
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
4461 Points ∼67% +5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
4412 Points ∼66% +4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
4401 Points ∼66% +3%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
4255 Points ∼64%
Work Score Accelerated v2
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)
5716 Points ∼80% +20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5676 Points ∼80% +19%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5672 Points ∼80% +19%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
4755 Points ∼67%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)
2486 Points ∼35% -48%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4255 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
4755 points
PCMark 10 Score
6202 points
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Storage Devices

Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ		Razer Blade Pro 2017
2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0)		MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0)		Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
AS SSD
-11%
-6%
-22%
-3%
-4%
Seq Read
1881
1831
-3%
1810
-4%
2599
38%
2855
52%
911
-52%
Seq Write
2354
1744
-26%
1797
-24%
588
-75%
2687
14%
2347
0%
4K Read
43.42
45.16
4%
48.43
12%
37.57
-13%
30.31
-30%
53
22%
4K Write
104.1
107.1
3%
106
2%
104.4
0%
96.3
-7%
122.5
18%
4K-64 Read
1805
1240
-31%
1156
-36%
1116
-38%
1460
-19%
1577
-13%
4K-64 Write
1775
1695
-5%
1748
-2%
513
-71%
1224
-31%
1734
-2%
Access Time Read *
0.049
0.064
-31%
0.057
-16%
0.051
-4%
0.054
-10%
0.08
-63%
Access Time Write *
0.106
0.037
65%
0.035
67%
0.036
66%
0.038
64%
0.031
71%
Score Read
2037
1468
-28%
1385
-32%
1414
-31%
1776
-13%
1721
-16%
Score Write
2115
1977
-7%
2033
-4%
676
-68%
1589
-25%
2091
-1%
Score Total
5215
4197
-20%
4135
-21%
2715
-48%
4259
-18%
4771
-9%
Copy ISO MB/s
1877
2086
11%
1984
6%
2226
19%
Copy Program MB/s
539
425.5
-21%
588
9%
426.4
-21%
Copy Game MB/s
1368
555
-59%
835
-39%
1152
-16%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
AS SSD
hddimg
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3213 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2379 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 592 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 527 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1183 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1276 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 43.81 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 121.7 MB/s

GPU Performance

We noticed undesirable frame rate behavior when idling on Witcher 3 for one hour. Normally on most other laptops, frame rates would be steady throughout the entire session. On the Blade Pro 17 4K, however, frame rates would dip to as low as 10 FPS before immediately recovering and this would occur three times during our hour-long test as shown by our graph below. We're not sure what's going on during these instances, but they suggest that Razer may still need to optimize their software and any potential background activity that could be interfering with gameplay. Note that we observed similar frame rate dips on the Blade Pro 17 FHD SKU.

Manual graphics switching to the integrated UHD Graphics 630 is done via the Razer Synapse software and a reboot will be required. The display will be limited to 60 Hz if running on the integrated GPU.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Port Royal
Port Royal
Time Spy
Time Spy
3DMark | 3DMark 11
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
164870 Points ∼43% +40%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
137520 Points ∼36% +16%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
129042 Points ∼34% +9%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
119860 Points ∼32% +2%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
119847 Points ∼32% +2%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
118058 Points ∼31%
Alienware 17 R5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
115714 Points ∼30% -2%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
112676 Points ∼30% -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (38256 - 129506, n=17)
111063 Points ∼29% -6%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
107110 Points ∼28% -9%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
105063 Points ∼28% -11%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
104506 Points ∼27% -11%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
98452 Points ∼26% -17%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
35851 Points ∼40% +61%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
27075 Points ∼31% +22%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
25727 Points ∼29% +16%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
22260 Points ∼25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (18048 - 23032, n=19)
20658 Points ∼23% -7%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
20268 Points ∼23% -9%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
19846 Points ∼22% -11%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
18879 Points ∼21% -15%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
18505 Points ∼21% -17%
Alienware 17 R5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
17792 Points ∼20% -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
16647 Points ∼19% -25%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
16606 Points ∼19% -25%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
14753 Points ∼17% -34%
1920x1080 Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (166342 - 377016, n=5)
280059 Points ∼38%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
276319 Points ∼38%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
252862 Points ∼35%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
150368 Points ∼21%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i7-7740X
14645 Points ∼39% +76%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
11477 Points ∼31% +38%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
10181 Points ∼27% +23%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
8299 Points ∼22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (6464 - 8844, n=19)
7903 Points ∼21% -5%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
7722 Points ∼21% -7%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
6867 Points ∼18% -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
6586 Points ∼18% -21%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
6521 Points ∼18% -21%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
6380 Points ∼17% -23%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
6101 Points ∼16% -26%
Alienware 17 R5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
5689 Points ∼15% -31%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
5335 Points ∼14% -36%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
6745 Points ∼26% +27%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
5543 Points ∼21% +5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
5295 Points ∼20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (3698 - 5295, n=19)
4531 Points ∼17% -14%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
4467 Points ∼17% -16%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
3670 Points ∼14% -31%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
3597 Points ∼14% -32%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
37958 Points ∼33% +29%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
35754 Points ∼31% +21%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
29443 Points ∼25% 0%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
29436 Points ∼25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (23386 - 30910, n=20)
27852 Points ∼24% -5%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
25500 Points ∼22% -13%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
24868 Points ∼21% -16%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
24425 Points ∼21% -17%
Alienware 17 R5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
23414 Points ∼20% -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
22299 Points ∼19% -24%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
21427 Points ∼18% -27%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
19329 Points ∼17% -34%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X
13548 Points ∼44% +10%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
12323 Points ∼40%
Asus ROG G703GXR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H
12286 Points ∼40% 0%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
12176 Points ∼40% -1%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-9750H
12014 Points ∼39% -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (9212 - 14894, n=20)
11726 Points ∼38% -5%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 4790K
11623 Points ∼38% -6%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H
11416 Points ∼37% -7%
Alienware 17 R5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
11288 Points ∼37% -8%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H
10851 Points ∼35% -12%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
10129 Points ∼33% -18%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, i7-7820HK
9607 Points ∼31% -22%
3DMark | 3DMark 11
3DMark 11 Performance
22165 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
38524 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
18629 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
7973 points
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | The Witcher 3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
142 fps ∼100% +35%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop)
110 fps ∼77% +5%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
109 fps ∼77% +4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
105 fps ∼74%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
97 fps ∼68% -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (71 - 105, n=8)
86.6 fps ∼61% -18%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
81 fps ∼57% -23%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
80 fps ∼56% -24%
Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
79 fps ∼56% -25%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
78 (42min) fps ∼55% -26%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRH
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
78 fps ∼55% -26%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
67 fps ∼47% -36%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
64 fps ∼45% -39%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
49 fps ∼35% -53%
Dell XPS 15 7590 9980HK GTX 1650
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
34 fps ∼24% -68%
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Corsair One i160
Intel Core i9-9900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)
131 (110min - 147max) fps ∼100% +41%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop)
109 (81min - 123max) fps ∼83% +18%
Asus ROG G703GXR
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
97.1 (80min) fps ∼74% +5%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
95.3 fps ∼73% +3%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
92.7 fps ∼71%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
87.4 fps ∼67% -6%
Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
81.7 (68min) fps ∼62% -12%
MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
80.8 fps ∼62% -13%
Eurocom Nightsky RX15
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
80.6 fps ∼62% -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
  (65.7 - 92.7, n=22)
79.2 fps ∼60% -15%
MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
76.9 fps ∼59% -17%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
Intel Core i7-4790K, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
76.4 (64min - 85max) fps ∼58% -18%
Asus Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ062T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
72 (61min - 84max) fps ∼55% -22%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
68.9 fps ∼53% -26%
Gigabyte Aero 17 XA RP77
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
66.5 fps ∼51% -28%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
65 fps ∼50% -30%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
64.9 fps ∼50% -30%
Alienware 15 R3 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-7820HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
64.2 fps ∼49% -31%
Dell G5 15 5590-P8RVW
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
61.5 (50min) fps ∼47% -34%
Alienware 17 R5
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
60.8 fps ∼46% -34%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
60.6 fps ∼46% -35%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRH
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
58.4 fps ∼45% -37%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0017ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
52.2 fps ∼40% -44%
Razer Blade 15 GTX 1660 Ti
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
51.6 fps ∼39% -44%
Dell G3 3590
Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
36.2 fps ∼28% -61%
Dell XPS 15 7590 9980HK GTX 1650
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
36 fps ∼27% -61%
Lenovo Legion Y730-15ICH i5-8300H
Intel Core i5-8300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
27.9 fps ∼21% -70%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
12.6 fps ∼10% -86%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-1065G7 Iris Plus
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
9.6 fps ∼7% -90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | The Witcher 3
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Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR: Ø84.5 (10-91)
low med. high ultra4K
BioShock Infinite (2013) 349.6 311.9 284.1 189.5
The Witcher 3 (2015) 325 258.7 179.9 92.7 65.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 132 118 111 105 40

Emissions

Temperature

Rear exhaust when running Witcher 3 for one hour
Rear exhaust when running Witcher 3 for one hour
AC adapter when running Witcher 3 for one hour. Be careful of any surfaces or cables nearby!
AC adapter when running Witcher 3 for one hour. Be careful of any surfaces or cables nearby!
Idle
 36.4 °C
98 F		39 °C
102 F		35.8 °C
96 F		 
 35 °C
95 F		37.4 °C
99 F		32.6 °C
91 F		 
 34 °C
93 F		30 °C
86 F		32 °C
90 F		 
Maximum: 39 °C = 102 F
Average: 34.7 °C = 94 F
35.8 °C
96 F		40 °C
104 F		37.8 °C
100 F
34 °C
93 F		39 °C
102 F		37.2 °C
99 F
32.4 °C
90 F		37.8 °C
100 F		34.4 °C
94 F
Maximum: 40 °C = 104 F
Average: 36.5 °C = 98 F
Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.7 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.6 °C / 96 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34 °C / 93.2 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-5.1 °C / -9.2 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)

Stress Test

We stress the system with synthetic loads to identify for any potential throttling or stability issues. When running Prime95+FurMark simultaneously, performance would be steady for the first few minutes until the GPU inexplicably goes haywire. The GPU clock rate would begin fluctuating between ~1800 MHz and ~960 MHz with erratic frame rate behavior as a result as shown by our HWiNFO screenshot below. The laptop would eventually crash if we allow this to continue. We're able to repeat this behavior reliably on our Razer test unit even though this rarely occurs on any other laptop.

Aside from the above oddity, clock rates and temperatures appear to be otherwise normal when running Prime95 or Witcher 3. Prime95 load will cause CPU clock rates to spike to 4.0 GHz for the first few seconds before hitting a core temperature of 94 C. Clock rates eventually fall to 3.0 GHz in order to maintain a cooler core temperature of 71 C.

Running on batteries will limit performance substantially since maximum fan mode is disabled when disconnected from the outlet. A Fire Strike run on battery power returns Physics and Graphics scores of 8564 and 5055 points, respectively, compared to 17511 and 22260 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 50 45
Prime95 Stress 3.0 -- 71 45
Prime95 + FurMark Stress System Crash
Witcher 3 Stress 4.0 ~1485 ~78 66

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Power consumption when idling is higher than expected. After enabling the integrated GPU and setting Windows to Power Saver mode, simply sitting on desktop draws about 34 W on average compared to just 16 W on the Blade Pro 17 FHD. Consumption becomes more normal when gaming at about 179 W compared to 162 W on the slower Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060 configuration.

Consumption during the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06
Consumption during the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06
Consumption when idling on Witcher 3
Consumption when idling on Witcher 3
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption spikes to 136 W for about 20 seconds before falling to 106 W
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption spikes to 136 W for about 20 seconds before falling to 106 W
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.4 / 0.77 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 34.2 / 37.2 / 50 Watt
Load midlight 106.1 / 223.6 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		Razer Blade Pro 2017
i7-7820HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 2x Samsung SSD PM951 MZVLV256HCHP (RAID 0), IGZO, 3840x2160, 17.30		MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 2x Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR (RAID 0), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
i7-8750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Power Consumption
26%
25%
-2%
30%
24%
Idle Minimum *
34.2
16.2
53%
16
53%
31
9%
13
62%
19
44%
Idle Average *
37.2
20.4
45%
21.7
42%
36
3%
17
54%
22
41%
Idle Maximum *
50
26.1
48%
26.1
48%
44
12%
25
50%
30
40%
Load Average *
106.1
96.5
9%
105.6
-0%
107
-1%
96
10%
104
2%
Witcher 3 ultra *
178.7
182.9
-2%
161.8
9%
212
-19%
156
13%
167
7%
Load Maximum *
223.6
214.3
4%
225.3
-1%
258
-15%
239
-7%
203
9%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

We set the laptop to Balanced mode with the integrated GPU active for our WLAN test. Results are a full hour shorter than what we recorded on the Blade Pro 17 FHD SKU at just 3.5 hours of real-world browsing use.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
3h 43min
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 70 Wh		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 70 Wh		Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, 70 Wh		Razer Blade Pro 2017
i7-7820HK, GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 99 Wh		MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 80.25 Wh		Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX
i7-8750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 76 Wh
Battery Runtime
26%
22%
-12%
60%
3%
WiFi v1.3
223
280
26%
272
22%
197
-12%
357
60%
230
3%
Reader / Idle
295
253
461
298
Load
86
81
74
52

Pros

+ 17.3-inch 4K 120 Hz display can be found nowhere else at the time of writing
+ fast black-white and gray-gray response times
+ manual integrated GPU switching
+ full AdobeRGB coverage

Cons

- 120 Hz option requires GeForce GPU to be active; a battery drain
- strange GPU-related bugs on our test unit
- no G-Sync or matte option
- very warm AC adapter
- shorter battery life
- pricey

Verdict

In review: Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz. Test model provided by Razer
In review: Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz. Test model provided by Razer

Gaming has never looked this smooth or crisp on a 17.3-inch laptop because of the new panel at play. Previously, gaming on a 4K 17.3-inch laptop would have entailed slow response times, a 60 Hz limiter, and very noticeable ghosting. The new 120 Hz display on the Razer addresses all of these concerns. Keep in mind that it's not necessary to reach a stable 120 FPS to exploit the advantages of a 120 Hz panel and we fully expect competing 17.3-inch laptops to eventually offer similar 4K 120 Hz options in the future. But for now, the Razer Blade Pro 17 is the only place where you can find this particular panel.

Nonetheless, the small bugs we encountered on our unit put a dent on the experience. Common apps and tasks like GeForce Experience and graphics switching should be working the first time around especially on a $3700 machine. These hiccups thankfully appear to be software issues instead of hardware that can hopefully be patched at a later date.

We'd like to see G-Sync on future revisions which would pair very well with a 4K panel. Manual graphics switching allows for both Optimus and G-Sync much like on some Asus Zephyrus models.

A smooth and nearly ghost-free 4K gaming experience on a 120 Hz 17.3-inch laptop for the first time. A few bugs need squashing and G-Sync would definitely be on our list of wanted features for the future.

Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz - 10/31/2019 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
91 / 98 → 93%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
92%
Connectivity
69 / 80 → 87%
Weight
58 / 10-66 → 86%
Battery
56 / 95 → 59%
Display
82%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
91%
Temperature
86 / 95 → 90%
Noise
80 / 90 → 89%
Audio
80%
Camera
40 / 85 → 47%
Average
77%
87%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2019-10-31 (Update: 2019-10-31)