Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 Review: Everything in Just one Book

Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is officially available. This product integrates all the innovative technologies of Xiaomi notebooks and is the most important notebook product of Xiaomi in recent years, carrying Xiaomi’s ambition to impact the high-end business market.

Equipped with the same processor, some notebooks sell for only 4,000, while others sell for tens of thousands. So is Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 qualified to enter the ranks of high-end business books? The following analysis is for you one by one!

1. Top Samsung OLED screen

• The screen can be said to be the most important part of the notebook. Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 uses the latest E4 material OLED screen from Samsung, with a 10bit color depth panel, 1000000:1 contrast ratio, 2.8K resolution (2880 × 1800 pixels, 16: 10 aspect ratio), 100% DCI-P3, and 100% sRGB dual high color gamut, TüV Rheinland hardware low blue light certification, Eye Care Display certification, and VESA HDR 500 (TRUE BLACK) certification, and more.
• 2880 × 1800 resolution, with 5.18 million pixels, which is 2.5 times that of ordinary 1080P screens. In the 14-inch size, the PPI can reach 242, reaching the standard of retina screens.
• To take into account the needs of a growing number of designers, Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 has been color-corrected before leaving the factory, with an average Delta-E value of only 0.61. This screen has reached the standard of a professional graphics display.
• In addition, this screen also supports 10-point touch, which is also the first Xiaomi notebook with a touch screen.

2. Self-developed pressure-sensitive touchpad

• The Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 uses a self-developed pressure-sensitive trackpad, which may be the best Windows notebook trackpad or one of the best.
• The principle is to evenly distribute 5 high-sensitivity pressure sensors in each corner of the touchpad. When the sensor detects a pressing operation and the pressing force exceeds the threshold, the ultra-wide frequency X-axis linear motor located under the touchpad will provide vibration. feedback.
• You think the touchpad is pressed, but in fact, it does not move, which is the most essential difference compared with the traditional touchpad.
• The surface of the touchpad is AG glass, which feels as warm as jade.

3. 14.9mm thickness and 1.5kg weight

• The thickness of the previous generation is 16.99mm and the net weight is 1.6kg. The Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is further optimized with a thickness of only 14.9mm and a net weight of 1.5kg.
• You must know that it is equipped with a 10-point touch screen and Corning Gorilla Glass 3, which increases the thickness and weight, otherwise it can be thinner and lighter.

4. i5-1240P processor

• I wonder if Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is the first Xiaomi notebook that has passed the strict Intel Evo certification. Passing this certification means that workmanship and performance are guaranteed.
• Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is equipped with a 12th-generation Core i5-1240P processor, which can release 35W performance at full capacity.
• If some students mind that it doesn’t use a more advanced i7 processor, it should be pointed out here that under the power consumption limit of 35W, there is almost no difference in performance between the 12th generation Core i5 and i7 processors, which we will discuss later. Test comparative data.

Design & Display

The Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 body is made of a single piece of 6-series aviation-grade aluminum alloy through CNC one-piece engraving process, and the surface is also made of 170 ceramic sandblasting technology. The thickness of the notebook is 14.9mm and it weighs only 1.5kg.

The D surface is also integrally formed, and the edges and corners are smoothed, which looks very rounded. There is a certification sticker in the middle, and there is a row of super-large cooling grids on it.

There is a full-featured Type-C interface on the left side of the notebook, which can support 100W charging and file transfer, and there is a 3.5mm headset interface next to it.

There is a full-featured Type-C interface and a Thunderbolt 4 interface on the right side of the phone. A USB-C to USB-A adapter is included as standard. The B side adopts a 4-sided narrow border design, the left, and right borders are 3.6mm wide, and the screen ratio is as high as 90%.

The screen uses an OLED display from Samsung with a resolution of 2880*1800, 10bit color depth, a contrast ratio of 1000000:1, 100% sRGB color gamut, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and has also passed the TüV Rheinland Hardware low blue light certification and Display HDR 500 True Black certification, the screen peak brightness is 600nit (in HDR mode).

In addition, this screen also supports 10-point touch and is equipped with the third-generation Corning Gorilla Glass. The surface is coated with an AF nano-fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, which can reduce the interference of fingerprints and oil stains. Four-speed backlit adjustable keyboard, 19.5mm standard key distance, 1.3mm comfortable rebound, and high key travel.

In addition, to provide a very comfortable input experience, each keycap is a hyperboloid design, with a 0.2mm concave key belly curve, which can fit the fingers very comfortably, so that long-term typing is always accurate and comfortable.

Xiaomi’s self-developed pressure-sensitive touchpad is made of AG glass and is equipped with an ultra-wideband X-axis linear motor. Five high-sensitivity pressure sensors are evenly distributed in all corners of the touchpad to detect the pressing force. After the pressing force reaches the threshold, X Axial linear motors provide vibration feedback.

100W fast charge supports 5V3A, 9V3A, 12V3A, 15V3A, and 20V5A output standards, the maximum output power can reach 100W and supports 100-240V wide voltage input.

In addition to charging notebooks, this charging head can also provide fast charging functions for mobile phones. The charging power of 15V3A is far stronger than most current mobile phone chargers.

If your mobile phone supports 40W fast charging, you can use this directly. You don’t need to spend more than 100 yuan to buy an extra fast charging head for your mobile phone, especially when you go out, you don’t need to bring two charging heads.

The back cover of the Mi Notebook Pro X15 is not difficult to remove. After removing the bottom cover, you can see the hurricane cooling system with dual fans and dual heat pipes.

The following is a 56Wh lithium-polymer battery. The official data is that it can support 10 hours of local video battery life.

Hardware & Performance

1、CPU-Z

• The single-core score of the i5-1240P is 687 and the multi-thread score is 5691.

2、CineBench R15

• In the CineBench R15 test, the i7-12700H scored 236cb in single thread and 1936cb in multithreading.

3、CineBench R20

• CineBench R20 single-core 676cb, multi-core 4838cb.

4、CineBench R23

• CineBench R20 single-core 1662cb, multi-core 10878cb.

5. Hardware Dog

Hardware Dog is a professional hardware detection and benchmarking tool produced by Drive home, which is very suitable for mainstream PC players. Relying on Kuai Technology’s self-developed algorithms and authoritative test modules such as 3DMark, it can quickly, accurately, and comprehensively detect the overall configuration of the PC, conduct individual and comprehensive tests on the computer’s CPU processor, GPU graphics card, memory, and hard disk, and inspect the entire computer. machine performance, and through the global performance rankings, you can know how your performance level.

Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 has a total score of 277160, surpassing 84% of users. The CPU score of the i5-1240P is 146001, the graphics score of the Iris Xe core display is 41195, the memory score is 64964, and the hard disk score is 25000.

6、3DMark

The i5-1240P processor has a built-in Iris Xe GPU with 80 sets of EU units and an acceleration frequency of 1.3GHz. The measured 3DMark graphics score is 2106, and the CPU’s physical score is also 21881.

7. World of Tanks

We also tested the World of Tanks score, by the way, the Iris Xe GPU ran 10996, which is similar to the full blood MX350.

We compared two 35W processors, including the 35W i7-11370H and the 35W i7-12700H.

Compared with the previous generation i7-11370H, the single-core performance of the i5-1240P has increased by 12.6%, and the multi-core performance has increased by 97%.

Compared with the i7-12700H, which is also 35W, the single-core performance of the i5-1240P is almost the same, and the multi-core performance is only slightly worse by 2%. The main difference comes from the CPU-Z test program, whose test time is too short. Not suitable for testing the performance of notebook processors.

If the CPU-Z score is removed, and the power consumption is also 35W, the performance of the i5-1240P is almost the same as that of the i7-12700H.

Four: Screen, disk, and memory performance test: color gamut and color accuracy all meet professional display standards

The OLED screen on the Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is 14 inches in size and has a physical resolution of 2880 × 1800. It is a quasi-4K screen with a response time of only 1ms.

Let’s take a look at how this screen performs!

1. Color gamut

100% sRGB color gamut, 86% Adobe RGB color gamut, 94% P3 color gamut, and 84% NTSC color gamut.

2. Brightness and contrast

The maximum brightness of this screen is 247nit, and at 100% brightness, the static contrast ratio can reach 26440:1.

In addition, the white point color temperature is relatively accurate. Under normal brightness, the color temperature is between 6300K and 6400K.

3. Color accuracy

The screen of Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 has been color-corrected before leaving the factory. The measured average Delta-E value is 0.62, which is considered a very good performance and can be used as a professional display. The highest Delta-E value was 1.8 and the lowest was 0.13.

Disk performance test

Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 uses a (KIOXIA) 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD from KIOXIA, the model is KBG40ZNV512G.

In the AS SSD Benchmark, the total score of the 512GB SSD is 4047, the sequential read and write exceed 2900MB/s, 1300MB/s, the 4K random read is 66MB/s, and the random write is 205MB/s.

In the CrystalDiskMark 64GB test, the sequential read and write speeds reached 3495MB/s and 2606MB/s respectively.

Memory performance test

Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 uses dual-channel LPDDR5 5200MHz 16GB memory. The measured memory reads 69571MB/s, writes 63048MB/s, copies 71521MB/s, and the memory delay is 107.8ns.

5. Baking machine and battery life test: PCMark measured 9 hours of battery life of the baking machine 35W is only 82 degrees

1. CPU roaster test

Using AIDA64 FPU for the oven test, the room temperature during the test is 28 degrees.

The roasting machine went on for 40 minutes, and the power consumption of the i5-1240P processor was stable at around 35W. The temperature of the processor during the roasting machine is about 82 degrees, and the P-core full-core frequency is 2.9GHz.

2. Battery life test

Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 has a built-in large-capacity lithium battery with a capacity of 56Wh. We used PCMark 10 to test the battery life of the notebook.

The scene selected for the test is the modern office of PCMark 10, the power mode is “energy saving mode”, all other processes are closed during the test, the network connection is closed, and the screen brightness is adjusted to 50%.

In the PCMark 10 modern office scene, the battery life test score is 9 hours and 11 minutes, which is enough time to support the battery life of a mobile office for a day.

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Verdict

1. Why not use i7-12700H?

• This is a misunderstanding. The thin and light notebook uses the strongest processor, which does not necessarily improve performance. The most important thing is to see how many W performance is released.
• After comparing the test data of a brand’s thin and light 35W i7-12700H with the Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022’s i5-1240P, we found that the same 35W performance is released, and the performance of the two processors is almost the same.
• Of course, compared with the previous generation i7-11370H, the i5-1240P has nearly double the multi-core performance advantage and 13% single-core performance advantage.
• Therefore, on the thin and light notebook with a 35W performance release, there is no need to worry about whether to use the i7. The i5-1240P can provide the same performance at a much cheaper price.

2. 9 hours of battery life

• The Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 has a measured battery life of 9 hours in the PCMark 10 modern office scene, which is considered an upper-middle level among the 12-generation Core thin and light notebooks. Don’t forget that this OLED screen is brighter than most business laptops.

3. Heat dissipation capacity

• Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022 is equipped with a hurricane cooling system with dual fans and dual heat pipes. When the i5-1240P was tested at 35W power consumption, the temperature was only 82 degrees, and the noise was not obvious at this time.
• With the top OLED screen, the best pressure-sensitive touchpad (or one of them) for Windows notebooks, excellent performance release coupled with a thinner and lighter body design, and the first touchscreen notebook in Xiaomi’s history, it can be said that Xiaomi puts All that can be given to Xiaomi Book Pro 14 2022.
• So can it finally successfully impact the high-end business market and be recognized by consumers? We will wait and see!