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Razer Blade 16 (2023) Review w/ i9-13950HX

Rating: 6.0.

The Razer Blade 16 is a premium laptop with a premium price tag. Featuring an Intel Core i9-13950HX CPU and configurable with up to an Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 memory and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD…this laptop certainly has some very high end specs on paper. The specification we have for review features an RTX 4080, 32GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. Can the Blade 16 deliver performance equal to its £3600 price tag?

Timestamps

00:00 Start
00:27 Spec details / pricing
05:27 Design / Build Quality / Keyboard
06:32 Track Pad
07:30 Razer logo / Hinges / Camera
08:24 Connectivity
08:40 Speakers
09:25 Thermal Throttling
12:20 Benchmark results
15:28 Battery Life test
15:48 Gaming tests
19:21 Some thoughts
19:42 Thermals and Noise
21:36 Power demand
22:01 Closing Thoughts

Specification

  • Operating System Windows 11 Home
  • Processor Name 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX 5.5 GHz
  • Cores / Threads 24 Cores / 32 Threads
  • Graphics Name NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU
  • Memory 12GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • TGP (Total Graphics Power) Up to 175W
  • Thermal System Patented Vapor Chamber Cooling
  • Display Size 16″
  • Resolution QHD+ 16:10 (2560 x 1600 WQXGA)
  • Anti-Glare Yes
  • DCI-P3 100%
  • Refresh Rate 240Hz
  • Response Time 3ms
  • Bezel (Side / Top / Bottom) 4.66mm / 9.6mm / 8.08mm
  • System Memory Installed 32GB
  • Maximum Upgradeable 64GB (2 slots)
  • Technology DDR5-5600MHz
  • Storage Installed 1TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • Maximum Upgradeable 4TB (2 slots)
  • USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 1 – Supports Power Delivery 3 (100W)
  • USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 3
  • Keyboard – Technology Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover
  • Keyboard – Travel 1.0mm
  • Keyboard – Anti-Ghosting Yes
  • HDMI 2.1 output Yes
  • UHS-II SD Card Reader Yes
  • Audio Speakers 4 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x2)
  • Amplifiers 2 Smart Amps
  • Audio Jack 3.5mm Combo-Jack
  • Power Battery (WH) 95.2Whr
  • Battery Warranty 2 Years
  • Power Adaptor 330W GaN Power Adapter
  • Limited Warranty 1 Year
  • Dimensions (Approx.) “Height:  0.87” / 21.99mm
  • Width: 9.61” / 244mm
  • Depth: 13.98” / 355mm

The core specs are confirmed in the following CPU-Z and GPU-Z screenshots:

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