Excessive-end gaming and workstation laptop computer specialist Eurocom has simply launched a refresh of its flagship cell supercomputer, the Raptor X18.
It is likely one of the quickest laptops ever constructed and can in all probability earn a well-deserved spot in our finest cell workstation shopping for information.
Its base configuration runs on a Core Extremely 9 275HX, the quickest laptop computer processor from Intel and the prime quality mannequin will set you again greater than $15,000.
For that outlay, you get a cell Nvidia Geforce RTX5090 GPU with 24GB GDDR7, 256GB of DDR5 RAM – the one one I do know that may take that a lot reminiscence – in addition to 4 WD_Black 8TB PCIe Gen4 SSD configured in RAID-0.
As for earlier cell supercomputers, Eurocom has entrusted an ODM – most likely Clevo – with the design and manufacturing of what’s, as of now, essentially the most highly effective laptop computer on this planet.
The result’s a sensible, if underwhelming, end with its true origins betrayed by the presence of an RGB Keyboard with particular person key illumination, N-Key Rollover & anti-ghosting.
A cell supercomputer can be one of many finest gaming laptops.
The 18-inch display screen that completes its setup might be specced as much as a UHD+ decision (that is 3240 x 2400 pixels with a 16:10 side ratio).
Its 200Hz refresh fee reveals that it can be an honest gaming panel.
The place this laptop computer will likely be sorely missing is battery life; even with a 99Whr battery, I do not anticipate customers to have the ability to make the most of this laptop computer, below load, for greater than 60 minutes; contemplate the battery as an uninterruptible energy provide (UPS) as a substitute.
That’s all the way down to the presence of a power-hungry GPU and CPU (that demand as much as 175W and 55W respectively) in addition to 4 reminiscence modules, a big display screen and 4 SSDs.
You might also discover its weight (7.9 lbs/3.6kg) and its dimensions (400 x 320 x 33mm) to be barely overwhelming however then once more it’s extra of a desktop substitute relatively than a real laptop computer.
Raptor X18 vs 16-inch MacBook Professional
As compared, essentially the most highly effective Apple laptop computer, the 16-inch MacBook Professional, one of many finest laptops ever constructed, has a most promoting value of $7,199 when configured with 128GB of RAM and 8TB SSD.
The 1TB SSD model retails for a mere $4,999 or a 3rd of the worth of the X18.
The 275HX is essentially the most highly effective laptop computer CPU obtainable proper now reaching, on well-liked benchmark software program Passmar, a CPU Mark of simply over 61,000.
The 16-core M4 Max, Apple’s strongest laptop computer CPU, delivers about 43,700 factors, a 40% velocity delta.
When in comparison with desktop counterparts, the 275HX comes forward of the EPYC 74F3, a 3-year previous server CPU from AMD that has the identical variety of cores however a TDP 4x increased.
Raptor X18 vs Workstation PC
There are different Core 9 Extremely 275HX laptops scheduled for launch within the coming weeks however Eurocom’s laptop computer is the one one with 4 SODIMM slots.
I configured a well-liked workstation PC, the Precision 5860 to match the Raptor X18.
With a slower Intel Xeon W7-2495X CPU, a much less succesful Nvidia RTX 4500 Ada Era skilled GPU and 4 4TB SSDs, Dell’s alter-ego got here out with a surprising $15,700 price ticket, and not using a 4K monitor.
The one saving grace for the desktop workstation is the 3-year primary onsite service with distant prognosis Dell supplies.
I like the truth that the X18 has not one however two 2.5GbE Ethernet ports, the primary time I’ve seen this mix in a laptop computer, that’s along with Wi-Fi 7.