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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