Within Xiaomi's product lineup, Redmi emphasizes cost-effectiveness, while Xiaomi focuses on the high-end segment, whether it's smartphones or laptops.
In the laptop category, one cannot overlook the Redmi Book Pro 16, which stands out as the top configuration in this product line, excelling in both price and craftsmanship. However, the last update was in 2022.
Good things come to those who wait. As spring arrives in 2024, this top-tier product line finally undergoes iteration.
Presenting to you the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024. It's worth noting that this is the first product in the Redmi Book series to feature an Intel Core Ultra processor.
Let's dive into the real-world performance of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 and see what surprises it has in store for us.
The Intel Core Ultra processor brings a brand-new architecture, marking the most significant change in Intel processor history. Especially built upon the existing hybrid architecture of performance cores + efficiency cores, this generation introduces additional ultra-low-power efficiency cores, forming a more advanced heterogeneous design.
The Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 we've got in hand is equipped with the Core Ultra 7 155H processor, with an option for the Core Ultra 5 125H version.
In terms of specifications, the Core Ultra 7 155H processor consists of 6 performance cores clocked at 4.8GHz, 8 efficiency cores clocked at 3.8GHz, and 2 ultra-low-power cores clocked at 2.5GHz, totaling 16 cores and 22 threads.
The most immediate impression is that its power control is more flexible; with a base power consumption of 65W, which is stronger compared to previous generations, Redmi has further unlocked it to 70W, theoretically bringing even stronger performance.
Of course, higher power consumption may have some impact on battery life. To save power, Intel has split several modules such as media, graphics, and display from the Ring architecture on the Meteor Lake architecture, placing them into separate SoC Tiles and adding 2 ultra-low-power efficiency cores (LP E-Core).
While these two ultra-low-power efficiency cores have a maximum frequency of only 2.5GHz, they can be activated on demand and run at ultra-low voltages, easily handling CPU computational demands such as video playback, thus balancing performance and power-saving requirements.
In addition to changes in the CPU, there are significant changes in GPU. It's the Xe LPG specially modified for mobile devices, which is closely related to the Arc dedicated graphics card's Xe HPG, bringing a more significant improvement in graphics performance.
The Core Ultra 7 155H processor integrates 8 Xe cores with 1024 FP32 units (also referred to as 1024 stream processors), along with 8 ray tracing units, running at frequencies up to 2.25GHz, supporting technologies like DX12 Ultimate, XeSS, Deep Link, etc.
This is expected to completely change the inherent impression of Intel's integrated graphics, and surpassing Radeon 780M is also within reach.
Moreover, the Core Ultra processor also incorporates a dedicated NPU engine, further enhancing the processor's AI performance, bringing about a wider range of usage scenarios.
The screen of the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 can be said to be the best IPS screen available at the same price point.
In terms of specifications, it has a resolution of 3072×1920, a refresh rate of 165Hz, supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio, as well as Dolby Vision, HDR 400.
The brightness of this screen reaches 500 nits, making it easy to see the screen content even outdoors. It's worth noting that on laptops, the brightness generally ranges from 250 nits to 350 nits, so screens with such high brightness are few and far between.
Thanks to the effective reduction in module volume brought by the Meteor Lake architecture, more space has been freed up for the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024, allowing for the inclusion of a large capacity 99Whr battery.
With a 99Whr large capacity battery paired with the Core Ultra 7 155H, it's foreseeable that the Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 will deliver impressive battery life performance.
Next, let's take a look at the all-around performance of this Redmi Book Pro 16 2024.
