HUAWEI 4.5GB, RAW development for 100 sheets is just over 8 minutes! Huawei "HUAWEI MateBook X Pro" that enables mobile creativity
Powerful processing power and high-speed storage speed are essential for editing and exporting a huge amount of images. In some cases, performance equivalent to that of a gaming notebook PC is required. One of the attractions of Huawei's 13.9-inch clamshell notebook PC "HUAWEI MateBook X Pro" is that it can comfortably handle such heavy creative work.
As the title of this product bears the title of "Pro", in addition to the "internal graphics (iGPU)" built into the CPU, "external graphics (dGPU)" can be used to support professional-quality creative work. ) ”Is also available in higher-end models. This time, let's examine how comfortable the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro can handle creative work.
Huawei "HUAWEI MateBook X Pro" actual selling price around 140,000 yen ~
A machine that prioritizes the balance between performance, portability and continuous drive time
First, let's take a look at the benchmark score of "PCMark 10". "PCMark 10 Score" which shows the total performance of PC is "3625". This score is almost halfway between "gaming PCs" and "office PCs (2016)" when compared to other categories of PCs.
The high-end gaming notebook PC equipped with a desktop PC class CPU and dGPU is basically designed for stationary use or for use at the destination, but the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro is about 304 x 217 x 14.6 mm / about. While realizing a thin and lightweight body of 1.33 kg, the battery drive time of about 15.8 hours is touted. Considering not only the processing performance but also the balance between portability and continuous drive time, it is designed as a mobile notebook that can be used anytime and anywhere, and it is possible to make minor modifications to creative work at any time and place. It's a strength.
| PCMark 10 v1.1.1739 Bench result | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 10 Score | 3625 |
| Essentials | 7327 |
| App Start-up Score | 9968 |
| Video Conferencing Score | 5684 |
| Web Browsing Score | 6945 |
| Productivity | 6524 |
| Spreadsheets Score | 8041 |
| Writing Score | 5294 |
| Digital Content Creation | 2705 |
| Photo Editing Score | 3033 |
| Rendering and Visualization Score | 2314 |
| Video Editing Score | 2823 |
* Measured with a higher-end model equipped with "8th Generation Intel® Core ™ i7-8550U Processor / 16GB Memory / 512GB SSD / NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150, GDDR5 2GB"
While maintaining the portability of being compact and lightweight, it greatly surpasses general notebook PCs and marks a score approaching that of gaming notebook PCs.It has enough performance to play many of the latest games depending on the settings.
How is the actual app performance?
Now let's check how well the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro can perform in real applications. Here, I tried to develop a RAW image, which has a high load, in relation to the image editing work, which seems to have the highest general needs.
The standard image editing software "Adobe Lightroom Classic CC" was used for verification. We measured the time it took to develop 100 RAW images (taken with the α7R III. The resolution was 7952 x 5304 dots) with this software using "Color-automatic setting".
| Development processing time for 100 RAW images | |
|---|---|
| Adobe Lightroom Classic CC | 8 minutes 53 seconds 48 |
* Measured with a higher-end model equipped with "Core i7-8550U / 16GB memory / 512GB SSD / NVIDIA GeForce MX150"
The total capacity of 100 RAW images is about 4.05GB. It is quite heavy data because it has a high resolution of 7952 x 5304 dots.
It took 8 minutes 53 seconds 48 to develop 100 RAW images. Considering that the total capacity of RAW images is about 4.05GB, it will be an excellent mobile notebook PC. With this, you can work without stress even when you need to develop RAW images while traveling, such as on a shooting trip.
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What is the storage speed that is important for reading and writing large amounts of data?
When handling a large amount of data, the faster the storage, the more comfortable it is. In that respect, HUAWEI MateBook X Pro is equipped with NVMe PCIe connection SSD "LITE ON CA3-8D512", and even in the benchmark, it has recorded a transfer speed of over 3000MB / s for sequential read and over 2000MB / s for sequential write. I'm sorry.
Built-in SSD "LITE ON CA3-8D512" has a sequential read of 3061.7MB / s and a sequential write of 2036.6MB / s.
What is the color gamut of the display for checking colors?
The color of the display is also important for use in creative work. This time, I checked the display of HUAWEI MateBook X Pro with the calibration device "i1 Display Pro" and the chromaticity diagram creation software "ColorAC", but the sRGB coverage rate is 99.2%, the sRGB ratio is 100.7%, and the Adobe RGB coverage rate is It was confirmed that 73.8% and the Adobe RGB ratio reached 74.6%. It can be said that it has a color gamut above average for a mobile notebook PC.
HUAWEI MateBook X Pro singing a maximum brightness of 450 knits.Sufficient visibility can be ensured even outdoors
HUAWEI MateBook X Pro has 99.2% sRGB coverage and 100.7% sRGB ratio
Adobe RGB coverage is 73.8%, Adobe RGB ratio is 74.6%
"Huawei Share" that allows you to directly exchange files with Huawei smartphones
"Huawei Share," which allows you to easily exchange files with Huawei smartphones and tablets, is a useful function for creative work. Originally, it was a tool prepared for sharing photos between Huawei smartphones, but it can also be used with this HUAWEI MateBook X Pro.
When I actually tried Huawei Share between Huawei smartphone "HUAWEI nova 3" and HUAWEI MateBook X Pro, 10 photos (total 59.2MB) for about 33 seconds, 1 / 4K video (235MB) about 1 I was able to transfer in minutes 57 seconds.
You can transfer easily and at high speed without the hassle of connecting with a cable etc., without troublesome work such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings, and you can carefully edit the photos taken with your smartphone with HUAWEI MateBook X Pro, or conversely, HUAWEI MateBook This is a convenient function that is useful in various situations, such as transferring documents created with X Pro to a smartphone or tablet and checking them while on the move.
Since files are exchanged directly between terminals without going through a network, files can be sent and received at the maximum transfer speed between devices.
The basic performance of the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro equipped with the "8th Generation Intel® Core ™ i7-8550U Processor" is high enough. In addition, the storage speed and display quality are at a satisfactory level, and it also has a useful function called Huawei Share. It can be said that it has the necessary and sufficient performance for creative work such as checking photos and developing on the go, as work done with mobile notebooks.
