Ninkear N16 Pro upgraded notebook test

What hasn't changed apart from the look and what did I have problems with before?

For example, the Type-C port still cannot transmit the monitor signal, which is a problem because you can only use HDMI for image transfer.

Plus even though the factory display is capable of 165 Hz, if HDMI doesn't deliver it, so there won't be any Sync here, don't mislead anyone. Its speakers are still quiet and sound bad, but maybe that's not such a problem, since it has BT, you can put it on a speaker, and the jack is there, so it's a problem that can be skipped. However, I experienced a new problem arising from the processor replacement: the extra heat production. At maximum load - mean: artificially expanded to 100% - specifically so high that it burned my thighs and I couldn't hold it Ninkear N16 Pro upgraded version. Of course, I did this just for the sake of the test, and otherwise it is unlikely that it would have come up.

Compared to the previous central core, the new one:

• 12th generation Core i7-1260p (Q1 22'): TDP: 28 W, Turbo Power: 64 W, 18 MB Smart Cache, 4,7 GHz, 12 cores, 16 Threads, 10 nm
• 13th generation Core i7-13620H (Q1 23'): TDP: 45 W, Turbo Power: 115 W, 24 MB Smart Cache 4,9 GHz, 12 cores, 16 Threads, 10 nm

As you can see, both processors are based on 10 nanometer technology - TSMC is somewhere around 3 nm, while the new AMD Ryzens are 4 nanometer - so there is no magic involved in changing the process. The maximum consumption has increased quite a bit, in return there is more kraft. After the processor codes, you see a letter - this is the product line suffix - which tells a lot about what the device was designed for. You can see three letters, the “u", the "p” and the “H", the first one is given to processes with a low TDP - Thermal Design Power, simplified consumption - value. The "p" stands for performance, i.e. designed for more serious performance, above it is the "H", which means high performance, which assumes even greater performance. So, the new central core is intended for rougher use, and you know it, which is clearly visible from the benchmarks. The first shows the old, the second the new processor values:

• CineBench R23 (multi core/single core): 6409/1530 points; 9820/1727 points;
• Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 (maximum resolution 8xAA): 9,4 FPS/237 points; 9,4 FPS/238 points;
• CrystalDiskMark 8, (sequential reading and writing): 2571/1724 MB/s; 1331/1182 MB/s;

Several things are clear from the above: the integrated video card has not changed, the processor has become much more powerful in multi-core operations, something has happened to the background storage, because the reading speed has dropped to half.

Overall, the extra power of the new processor is not felt at all in general performance, it can shine if you use a more powerful application. Since the 32 GB RAM has a lot of traditional uses and even has a two-channel controller, I can't get involved in this. The maximum is that it is still DDR4, and the new machines come with DDR5, but that is not the problem here.

But with the fact that the Ninkear 16 Pro Ugraded does not add too many extras compared to its predecessor.

I don't know what happened to the terabyte storage, but this 3 MB/s is quite slim among competitors that can handle 4000-1331 MB/s.

Mainly because the subassemblies always wait for the slowest element in the chain and a snail-slow SSD can certainly leave its mark on the overall performance. The higher consumption of a more powerful processor means that the constant capacity battery – 5500 mAh or 62,7 Wh – lasts less time than before. At least if you drive it, it lasts about 5 hours with normal work or watching movies.

There was also an anomaly, which I had difficulty getting back to order. Like the previous model, the Ninkear 16 Pro upgraded also comes with Windows 11, and the updates and additional packages for the Hungarian language went well.

Usually, the operating system comes pre-activated in the case of notebooks, but here this was not the case and it did not allow the process to be completed.

It was always rejected with the error message "The product key has already been used on another device", and I should have contacted Microsoft to find a solution to the problem. Obviously, buying a Win 2 license for HUF 3000-11 is no longer a big task, but it is still annoying that such an error occurred, especially since I have not experienced this before with other Ninkear models.

At the end of the test, I had another thought: if I know the upgraded price of Ninkear N16 Pro - HUF 268 - so how about I punch it in Go to product finder its parameters - 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, 2,5 Ks display, Core i7 - and I'll see what I can get for that money.

The answer is nothing. This price does not fit 32 GB of RAM, at least in this country HUF 399 you have to pay.

If I tick next to the 2560×1600 pixel panel, and then It jumps to HUF 574 the price. And if the I also include a 16-inch display, quite then We fly up to HUF 800. I don't mean to say that the Ninkear N16 Pro upgraded is equivalent to these, but I think it gives a good impression of how big the price difference is compared to the machines available here.