AMD is the first to launch AI PC processors in the x86 industry, and the latest Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors have further promoted the popularity of AI PCs – Lenovo's recently launched Xiaoxin Pro16 AI Ultrabook 2024 is an example. In fact, there are two difficult bones in the popularization of AI PCs, the first is the support of the device side, and the other is the ecological improvement of the application side. In these two aspects, AMD+Lenovo's collaboration gives a good answer, on this newly launched large-screen thin and light notebook, AI is already ubiquitous.
A small new series that grows grass at a glance
Mature appearance design, unified design language, you can see at a glance that this is Lenovo Xiaoxin - of course, the internal changes have been turned upside down. Ryzen 7 8845H's innovative Zen 4 CPU+RDNA 3 GPU+XDNA NPU processor structure provides a different way to use it, and the blessing of AI applications makes users extremely easy to operate, and the efficiency is twice the result with half the effort.
Because it is a 16-inch body specification, the space on the C-side is quite rich, the keyboard has a small key area, the input efficiency is higher, and the large trackpad is also very convenient to operate.
Because of the abundant space, the size of the keys is very close to the desktop keyboard, and the blind typing error rate is very low.
Xiaoxin Pro16 AI Ultrabook 2024 is based on Ryzen 7 8845H, storage specifications of 32GB (16×2 dual channels) LPDDR5x 7500MT/s+1TB NVME PCI-E 4.0 solid-state, and the graphics core is RDNA 3 Radeon 780M - comparable to the existence of independent graphics performance. In addition, the most important thing is that the processor integrates the NPU supported by Ryzen AI technology, which also makes the AI computing power of the Xiaoxin Pro16 AI super laptop reach a new height: the total hybrid computing power reaches 38 TOPS.
Because it is a thin and light model, the interface layout is much cleaner, with two USB-A ports on the right, as well as a 3.5mm audio jack and card reader.
The port on the left is designed with an HDMI 2.0 and two USB Type-Cs. However, note that the specifications of the two interfaces are completely different: the Type-C away from HDMI is a USB4 port, and the Type-C in the middle is a 10Gbps full-featured interface, and of course, it also supports power supply by connecting to a power supply. Both support DP1.4 screen output, 100W PD fast charging and ultra-fast charging with a proprietary protocol of up to 140W.
The product design of top brands is often in the details, Lenovo XiaoxinPro16 AI superbook 2024The top camera comes with a physical switch, which can slide to physically block the camera to ensure the user's privacy - a subtle design often determines the success or failure of a product.
The heat dissipation area on the back is concentrated in the upper part, and the foot support fuselage leaves room for airflow to ensure heat dissipation efficiency.
Unlock the performance monster of power unleashing
The basic specifications of the AMD Ryzen 7 8845H are as follows, pay attention to two parts, the first is that it still supports the AVX-512 instruction set, which is of great benefit to multimedia applications; The other is that it has a reference power consumption of 45W, but in reality, Lenovo gives a higher power release, reaching up to 65W in geek mode.
GPU part,AMD Ryzen 7 8845H Radeon 780M with integrated RDNA 3 architecture is very powerful,Especially with high-frequency dual-channel memory,It can fully unleash its graphics performance - remember what we said earlier,XiaoxinPro16 AI superbook 2024The storage specification is32GB(16×2dual-channel)LPDDR5x 7500MT/s!
Windows 11 will not be able to see the NPU condition from the Task Manager until after the autumn shift. At this stage, you can check the working frequency and usage rate of the NPU through the HWiNFO64 sensor monitoring window.
3Dmark's CPU test results are quite excellent, and the 60W power consumption in unlocked beast mode completely unleashes the Ryzen 7 8845H;
In the PCmark10 of the comprehensive office application, the Ryzen 7 8845H has a comprehensive score of 7245, basic functions of 10383, productivity of 10275, and digital content creation of 9673, which is quite an excellent performance in a thin and light notebook;
In the test of the 3Dmark graphics part, the performance of the Radeon 780M is also eye-catching - don't forget, it is a set display that has crossed the hurdle of 1080P in triple-A games;
In the multimedia application test CINEBENCH, judging from the test results of the R15~2024 fourth-generation version, Xiaoxin Pro16 AI super book 2024 performs very well;
CINEBENCH R15~ R23测试分辨率1920×1080、CINEBENCH 2024 测试分辨率1650×1050
Thanks to the application of a number of new technologies on the AMD Ryzen 7 8845H platform, the battery life of Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro16 AI ultrabook is quite satisfactory, with the screen brightness of 70% and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi fully turned on, running the PCmark10 test, its total battery life has also exceeded 11 hours - if you deliberately squeeze the limit of battery life, this time will be extended;
The copy link is not actually trying to prove its stability - after all, this is a question for Lenovo, we mainly look at its power consumption release - Ryzen 7 8845H up to 65W power consumption release level, no wonder the performance is so good;
The integrated display can run at a maximum power level of nearly 30W, and now you understand why the Radeon 780M is so strong, right?
Here comes the main course: AI trial!
XiaoxinPro16 AI superbook 2024The most important thing is, naturally, the AI computing ability - Stable Diffusion is currently the most popular Wensheng picture AI application, generate pictures according to prompt words, no painting foundation, zero Photoshop operation experience can also be used. For the sake of uniformity, we use Procyon's Stable Diffusion term test with an accuracy of fp 16, a resolution of 512×512, an interference step of 100, and an ONNX Runtime-DirectML model. The Radeon 780M can generate images in 28.9 seconds per image, which is excellent for an integrated graphics card.
Topaz Gigapixel AI is an excellent image optimization tool that can effectively reduce noise, adjust and fix colors, improve clarity, and fix details for low-quality images, and it officially supports AMD Ryzen processors.
Depending on the settings, we "zoomed in" a 461×346 resolution image to a level of 922×692, or 4 times, and the process was a flash, with no waiting time.
As for the effect? Also zoomed in to 100%, the details visible to the naked eye speak for themselves - for the restoration of old photos and the improvement of the quality of low-quality pictures, a processor with strong AI computing power can come in handy.
Another example is Nero Motion Tracker, a video editing app that allows no one to experience the pain of frame-by-frame editing if you want to track a person's profile picture in a video and edit it, which is almost equivalent to a huge amount of work hours. On the Nero Motion Tracker, which supports AI computing functions, the powerful processor AI computing power can achieve real-time dynamic facial recognition and tracking, and the previous frame-by-frame editing can be done with a few mouse clicks - which is basically two orders of magnitude of efficiency.
It's ridiculously simple: load the video→ click track, choose how you want to process it, and you're done.
Adobe's Lightroom, Photoshop and even Premiere Pro all support AI,For graphics、Image editing and processing,The addition of AI functions is not just a "efficiency multiplier",It is almost equivalent to subverting the traditional workflow——Moreover,This can already be achieved on a Lenovo XiaoxinPro16Thin and light notebook。
Adobe is deeply aware of the efficiency revolution brought by AI, so it has been providing support for AI devices for a long time.
For example, in the past, we wanted to blur the background of an image, but the traditional operation was to set the layer, manually check the area, and set the blur. But with the help of AI, it's all very simple, find the lens blur in the filter, set the blur style you need - all the steps don't wait, and the application takes effect immediately, which is the benefit of AI.
The scope of AI applications is not only the editing and creation of graphics and images, but also the generative Q&A application of ontology is also an important outlet for AI use.
On the "Ryzen AI Assistant", you can load different large models to achieve very different functions. For example, the programming model CodeGeeX2, the Wensheng model Tongyi Qianwen 14B, the Baichuan 13B, and the Zhipu Qingyan 6B, etc. They have their own characteristics, such as CodeGeeX2 can realize code generation/completion, add comments, code translation, and intelligent Q&A, which can serve developers;
In the Wenshengwen model, Tongyi Qianwen has stronger accuracy, but because of the highest magnitude of parameters, it consumes the most system performance. Baichuan 13B has higher fluency, 100% utilization of the processor, and higher efficiency; The advantage of Zhipu Qingyan 6B is that the system consumes less resources and focuses on simplicity and efficiency.
In addition, the speed of AI applications is actually faster than imagined - for example, the game-related application "Game Plus" includes the "Super Moment" function that supports NPU, in short, it is a function that can automatically capture and record important moments - it requires the NPU unit to calculate what is the key moment and which paragraph "I" should record.
The number of games that support this feature is increasing rapidly, and I remember that not long ago there were only three, and now it has expanded to seven games - no processor, no graphics card, you just need a processor with AI power.
The changes brought by AI are not just pure computing performance, but create unprecedented ways to use them, and the Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro16 AI Ultrabook 2024 based on AMD Ryzen 7 8845H is clearly at the forefront.