The 2022 game market is destined to be turbulent and fierce. The 12th generation Intel Core processor has begun to gradually land on the new products of major OEMs, and the polished RTX 30 series graphics cards have also ushered in a good partner for performance that no longer squeezes toothpaste. In the context of the good development of chip supply, this year's game books are likely to usher in a wave of outbreaks. A few days ago, Thor's new ZERO game book also opened pre-sale, since last year, Thor has worked the high-end flagship, with the excellent starting point of the first generation of ZERO, this year's ZERO has a kind of quiet effort and then surprise everyone taste. We are also lucky enough to get Thor's flagship game book for 2022, let's take a look at how strong this game book is!
Appearance is responsible for the sudden rise
From my personal point of view, although the performance has been maintained at the mainstream level, because Thor's previous products were limited by the mold, it is actually a loss - after all, the appearance is justice, and the wine aroma is afraid of deep alleys. Over the years, the design of the PC has undergone several major changes, and mainstream manufacturers often have their own set of product design languages and styles, and will remain iteratively used in the inherent product line. This not only brings a gripping first impression, but also helps the product line form a family design style, which helps to enhance user stickiness and identity.
The new Thor ZERO continues the "Enlightenment" design language of the original ZERO, I believe this is also the style that the Thor ZERO series will adhere to since then, and I have to say that the appearance of this computer is really eye-catching enough. We got this one for The Silver Wing Gray color, which is also linked to Thor's own Blade display.
This silver wing gray is not ostentatious, and the A-side highlights a striped aesthetic, which is also unique in the current game design. Touch the A-noodle strip, you can find that this is not spray paint printed, but the use of diamond pattern bite flower process, the feel is very peculiar. The word "ZERO" is also printed on the front, highlighting the identity of the flagship.
In fact, such a design language is not only reflected in the A side, the C side touchpad also has a designed stripe decoration, so that the previous monotonous touchpad has more flexible and cool style. It is worth mentioning that the C-side of Thor ZERO does not use "big plastic" material, but uses genuine metal, which is delicate and comfortable to the touch and full of texture.
When it comes to the appearance of the game book, a large level is inseparable from RGB. Thor ZERO uses a wealth of RGB elements on the fuselage. The tail surround light ring, A-side LOGO and keyboard all support RGB lighting effects, and also support divine light synchronization, which is more atmospheric.
The lights can be customized in the Thor Control Center software, and users can freely mix and match; In this control software, we are also able to set the system mode of the computer. Thor ZERO has three modes to choose from, namely office, game and rage, and gives scheduling schemes for different use scenarios.
The keyboard maintains the configuration of the previous generation, and it is expected that the half-height arrow keys can be completed in the future; The key stroke is about 1.4mm, and the feel is very positive; Equipped with a standard small numeric keypad, the upper right of the keyboard area is designed with an orange "one-key strong cold" key to directly pull the fan speed full.
The D-side is also designed with a large area of air intake holes, and the foot pads are convenient for raising the fuselage, which is also very helpful for heat dissipation. The specific thermal performance we wait for the following heat dissipation and load test to see.
A good screen is really good
As we all know, at the launch of new mobile phone products, the screen must be the aspect to be highlighted, and the quality of the screen can also affect the user's experience to a large extent. In addition to the pursuit of extreme performance, the game also needs to have a good screen to present the picture, which brings a high-quality experience in visual effects.
Thor ZERO 2022 uses a 16-inch 16:10 new esports super sense screen, 16:10 this ratio we have mentioned in many previous products, this ratio is wider than the traditional 16:9 screen, vertical can display more content.
The borders on both sides are narrower, the borders on the upper and lower sides are slightly wider, and the screen ratio can reach 91%, which is much better than the B-side of many wide chins. This screen resolution is 2560×1600, which is the so-called 2.5K, which is also the advantage of the 16:10 ratio.
Red Spider X Elite measured that the Thor ZERO 2022 screen can cover 100% sRGB color gamut, the average ΔE is 1.25, 10bit color depth, color gamut and color accuracy are good. The contrast ratio can reach 1230:1, and the screen brightness can reach 550nit at 100% brightness settings, which is clear enough to display in brightly lit scenes.
It is worth mentioning that Thor ZERO's screen also uses a high refresh rate of 165Hz and a native 5ms high-speed response, which can bring good display effects in MOBA games or FPS games. Flexible positioning, precise gun response, the silky feeling of the screen is really used and can not be forgotten.
Tough performance 12th generation Core i7+RTX 3060 strong combination
Raytheon ZERO 2022 is equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core i7-12700H processor, using a hybrid CPU architecture of performance core/energy efficiency core, with 6 performance cores and 8 energy efficiency cores, a total of 14 cores and 20 threads, turbo frequency up to 4.7GHz, 24MB L3 cache, TDP of 45W.
Theoretical performance test we use CPU-Z, CineBench R20, CineBench R23, V-Ray, x264 and other professional software, how the results we see specifically.
First of all, put a Lu master running score, the comprehensive performance 1526951 score exceeds 95% of the country's users, "can smoothly run PUBG, Assassin's Creed and other 3A masterpieces, 3D Max, AE and other drawing software, online watch Blu-ray video."
In the CPU-Z test, the i7-12700H is 20% ahead of the i7-11800H single-core, and the multi-core is 40%;
CineBench R23 test showed that the i7-12700H was 20.5% ahead of the i7-11800H single-core, and the multi-core was also 40% ahead;
The CPU Prefile score is as follows, in multi-threaded tasks, i7-12700H performs very well, and can stabilize the output for a long time;
x264 test score of 74.46 fps;
PC Mark 10 Pro Workload Test, Raytheon ZERO 2022 was able to score 7644 points, which was particularly good in digital content creation projects, reaching 11473 points;
In the pc Mark 10 Extended test, which requires more devices, Thor ZERO 2022 was able to score 9469 points, with a game score of up to 17163, of which the graphics (graphics) score was as high as 21875 and the physical (CPU) score was 29155.
In terms of graphics cards, Thor ZERO 2022 uses NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU, 6GB Samsung GDDR6 video memory, 140W full power design, and supports independent direct connection. Our subsequent game tests will also be conducted in direct mode.
Master Lu Ray Tracing Evaluation (Beta Edition) scored 48854 points, with an average FPS of 17, and the frame rate rose to 47 after turning on DLSS, an increase of up to 117%. However, the beta version is for reference only, and the specific game is measured.
3D Mark's graphics card scores can be seen that the gap between 140W RTX 3060 and 90W RTX 3070 is actually very small, and the old yellow knife method is precise, but this also allows users to exchange high power consumption for good performance release.
In the actual testing of the game, we selected several classic games to test separately. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption, Tomb Raider: Shadow, and Total War: Three Kingdoms.
Under the 2K resolution, the games can basically maintain a smooth running level, benefiting from the optimization of NVIDIA DLSS technology, even if the ray tracing super is turned on at 2K resolution, Thor ZERO 2022 can still run in frames.
At 1920×1200 resolution, the frame count of each game can reach more than 60fps, and users can perfectly experience the realistic texture brought by ray tracing at this resolution. However, for Cyberpunk 2077, we recommend using 2K resolution when ray tracing is turned off, which is not only rich in detail, but also very smooth.
Stable heat dissipation and performance release
Next, let's look at the performance release and system stability test, which is what we often call "copy test". Raytheon has equipped ZERO 2022 with a 300W power adapter to ensure stable power supply for high loads.
Room temperature 20 °C, 30 minutes single copy FPU test, Raytheon ZERO 2022 CPU frequency 2.7GHz, temperature 75 °C, power consumption 65W;
30 minutes single copy GPU test, Thor ZERO 2022 GPU frequency 1.4GHz, power consumption 140W, temperature 85 °C, performance full;
30 minutes double roast test, Thor ZERO 2022 CPU frequency 2.3GHz, temperature 81 °C, power consumption 55W; The GPU frequency is 1.3GHz, the temperature is 85°C, and the power consumption is 125W. The power consumption of the whole machine is stable up to 180W. At this time, the hottest part of the keyboard appears in the area around the P key, which can reach 46 ° C, but the temperature of the WASD key area is low, basically below 38 ° C, which does not affect the operation.
Good performance release requires excellent thermal assurance. Thor ZERO 2022 adopts wind tunnel Pro thermal architecture 2.0, and is enhanced for NVIDIA Dynamic Boost 2.0, using two through-through large diameter heat dissipation copper tubes + separate storage copper tubes to dissipate heat, a total of 5 heat dissipation copper tubes (one on the back). 12V LCP liquid crystal turbine heat dissipation static fan, omnidirectional four air outlets, widened high-density fins, tail heat dissipation expansion. There is also the independent "one-key strong cold" button mentioned above, which is simple and efficient, and the speed is full.
Thor ZERO 2022 compared to the previous generation to optimize the cooling air duct, increase the height of the foot pad, the core temperature is reduced by 4% when full load, but it should be noted that the fan full speed state Thor ZERO 2022 position wind noise is slightly larger, close to 60dB, non-limit mode is actually not necessary to open the strong cold, the game mode can also hold, the fan is fully open when it is recommended to wear headphones for the game.
Extensibility
Raytheon ZERO 2022 is equipped with a 16GB DDR5 4800MHz high-frequency memory, while also setting aside a memory slot for users, and the maximum support of a single strip is extended to 32GB; In terms of hard disks, ZERO 2022 uses a 512G NVMe SSD that supports PCIE 4.0 CPU direct connection. The two M.2 interfaces equipped with the fuselage support PCIE 4.0 CPU direct connection without affecting each other, providing users with more expansion options.
SSD read and write speeds are very good, close to 7GB/s and 4GB/s, respectively.
In terms of interfaces, Thor ZERO 2022 provides users with a wealth of choices. 1 USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C interface that supports Raiden 4/DP 1.4 transmission, 1 USB3.1 Gen2 Type-A (USB Charger) interface, 2 USB3.1 Gen1 Type-A, Mini DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0 interface are given, in addition to a 3.5mm 2-in-1 audio interface and RJ45 network port.
Post-test summary
At present, a good game needs to not only grasp the user's game experience, but also grasp their aesthetic. Thor ZERO 2022 can be said to be the successor of Thor's flagship road, further improving the flagship brand of ZERO, integrating excellent allocation resources well, and presenting users with very high-quality game performance.
The combination of the new "Qi Shi" design language, i7-12700H + full power consumption RTX 3060 ensures the core competitiveness of Thor ZERO, and the 3A masterpiece runs smoothly, even under the 2K light chase setting. In addition, including PCIe 4.0, 2.5K high resolution, 165Hz high refresh rate, 100% sRGB high color gamut, 91% high screen ratio screen, can further enhance the product strength of Thor ZERO, there are long-awaited small partners can pay more attention to this Thor flagship.
ZERO, not just starting from scratch.