▲ Students are suitable for all-around Dell Inspiron 14 evaluation.
As one of the giants of notebook manufacturers, every product of Dell has a directional market positioning. This Inspiron 14(N4030) is mainly aimed at students and white-collar workers who have been employed for a short time. From the configuration of centering hardware, the combination of Core i3 380M processor, HD 5430 discrete graphics card and 2GB memory can meet the needs of daily office and study, while avoiding excessive waste of performance and ensuring relatively low production cost and price. The storage capacity of 500GB is also suitable for this kind of users.
Dell Inspiron N4030 Notebook Specification
processor
Dual-core Intel Core i3 380M
Configuration memory
type
1 2GB DDR3- 1333
display card
ATI mobile radium dragon HD 5430 (5 12 MB)
hard disc
500 GB，5400 RPM
Wired network/WLAN/Bluetooth
Atheros ar8152 (100m)/DW 150 1 (not applicable)
class monitor
14. 1( 16:9) 1366? 768 LED
battery
standard
1 1. 1V / 48Wh
Engagement/interface
3usb2.0/1 VGA/1RJ45/1all-in-one card reader/1earphone/microphone jack.
Notebook size/weight
340 ? 245 ? 33 mm /2.2064 kg
In terms of appearance, this Inspiron 14(N4030) still provides users with a variety of choices in the color of the top cover, and the testers we received adopted a red color scheme in the color of the top cover. As we can see from the picture, the A-side top cover has no other decoration except the central LOGO, and the overall style is very simple. The top cover is made of composite material mainly made of plastic. We tested its compressive performance with our fingers, and there was an obvious sinking phenomenon in the test, indicating that the top cover can protect the screen to a certain extent, but users should try to avoid squeezing when using it.
▲ The appearance of the top cover is very simple.
N4030' s B-side screen frame is treated with a piano-like paint effect, and the camera is still set in the center of the screen frame. The frame treated with piano paint effect is not only beautiful, but also easy to be contaminated with fingerprints. For this kind of machine with mirror screen, this treatment process may cause total reflection in strong light environment, which brings inconvenience to users.
▲ The frame adopts the piano-like paint effect that is popular nowadays.
The keyboard style of this machine is still simple, except for the keyboard area and touchpad, there is only one key of the power key, and the shortcut key is realized by FN plus the combination key, so there is no need to set the shortcut key separately, which saves the cost. The C-side palm rest key and the surrounding frame of the keyboard area are still made of plastic, supplemented by matte effect, which is friendly to the touch and has a good anti-slip effect in use.
▲ The keyboard surface is still simple.
N4030 is equipped with a full-size keyboard for users, and each keycap is also frosted. In the actual test, we feel that its key stroke is very short, its resilience is moderate, and it feels good. The machine adopts the common integrated design in the touchpad, which has a good dustproof effect, and the left and right buttons are designed separately to ensure a good impact feeling.
▲ The touchpad adopts a common integrated design.
Perhaps for the sake of control cost, N4030 only provides users with three USB 2.0 interfaces, 1 VGA interface, 1 RJ45 interface, 1 all-in-one card reader and 1 earphone/microphone jack. Among them, we have not seen the HDMI interface in the current mainstream configuration, which may bring to users who want to connect to the TV quickly.
▲ Interface layout on the left and right sides of the fuselage
This N4030 is equipped with Intel Core i3 380M processor, based on 32nm technology, clocked at 2.53GHz, with L3 cache of 3MB, and does not support Turbo Boost technology. The processor is dual-core, supports HT Hyper-threading technology, has dual-core and four-thread processing ability, and the thermal design power consumption TDP is 35W.
▲ screenshot of ▲CPUZ processor information
▲CPUZ screenshot
This machine adopts HM57 chipset, and the development code is IBEX Peak-M. Like the previous mobile chipset based on desktop chipset, HM57 chipset is also derived from H57 chipset on desktop. HM57 also adopts single-chip architecture, and the memory control unit (IMC) is integrated in the processor, so there is no MCH (Memory Controller Hub) commonly known as the North Bridge chip. There is only one platform control unit, PCH (Platform Controller Hub), which undertakes the functions provided by the previous PCI Express controller and ICH (Input/Output Controller Hub). Compared with the dual-chip architecture, single chip has more advantages in power consumption and calorific value, which is a good premise to help notebook computers better dissipate heat and improve their endurance. At the same time, in the absence of chips, manufacturers can design the motherboard more compact, which will help make the notebook thinner and lighter. HM57 chipset can also support up to six SATA 3Gbps interfaces (including eSATA), eight PCI-E 2.0 x 1 interfaces, 14 USB 2.0 interfaces, Hanksville GbE MAC gigabit Ethernet controller, Matrix Storage matrix storage technology, high-definition audio and high-definition audio, and management engine ignition firmware technology.
▲GPUZ screenshot
N4030 chooses ATI mobile radium HD 5430 as the graphics processing unit. This graphics card adopts 40nm technology, has 292 million transistors, 80 stream processors, supports DX 1 1, OpenGL 3.2, memory collocation is GDDR5/DDR3, and the core frequency is 500MHz.
▲ 1 block of 2GB DDR3 memory is standard, and the spare slot is easy to upgrade.
As for the storage system, the N4030 we received comes standard with 2GB DDR3 memory and 500GB 5400 rpm hard disk. This 500GB hard disk can meet the needs of most users in data storage, while 2GB of memory may be slightly weak when users use 64-bit operating system or run some large software, so we still recommend capable users to upgrade their memory.
Judging from the evaluation results of WIN7' s own system, the final score of this notebook is 5.0, and the desktop graphics sub-item has the lowest score among all sub-items, which has become the bottle diameter in the comprehensive performance of this notebook. However, the desktop graphics performance of 5.0 can also give users enough support when opening desktop special effects. On the whole, 2GB memory has become a relatively weak link in the main hardware configuration due to the adoption of Core i3 380M processor with high frequency, HD 5430 discrete graphics card and 500GB large-capacity hard disk. Considering that upgrading memory is easy and low cost, we also suggest users to upgrade memory to achieve better overall application effect.
▲Windows 7 index test
In addition to using the index test that comes with Windows 7, we also selected three professional performance evaluation software with high coverage and widely recognized by users to test this product. The test results of 3DMARK, PCMARK and SYSMARK can help us to understand the performance of this product in several applications more intuitively.
▲3DMARK test scores
▲PCMARK test scores
▲ Saymak test scores
In the previous test, although we got intuitive scores through the test software, for many readers, we really can't have an intuitive feeling about the performance represented by these scores. In view of this situation, in order to make more people feel the performance of this product more intuitively, we use it in some typical applications, including file operation, high-definition video playback, image compression and other operations, so as to further evaluate its comprehensive performance in daily applications.
▲N4030
It takes 2 minutes and 50 seconds to copy a single 3.67GB file to another partition.
▲N4030 It takes 4 minutes and 02 seconds to copy 6205 scattered files to another partition.
▲ In the document scanning test, the scanning speed of N4030 is 3 minutes and 59 seconds.
▲ Details of large files
▲ Details of scattered documents
▲N4030 It takes 28 minutes and 03 seconds to compress a single 3.67GB file into a single compressed package.
▲N4030 It takes 3 1 min 03 seconds to compress 6205 scattered files into a single compressed package.
▲N4030 It takes 2 minutes and 30 seconds to decompress a 3.67GB single file compressed package.
▲N4030 takes 4 minutes and 07 seconds to decompress 6205 scattered files.
▲N4030 It takes 10 minutes and 34 seconds to convert two videos.
▲ Video file information for conversion.
▲ It takes 56 seconds for ▲N4030 to convert 25 photos.
World of Warcraft, Need for Speed 14, Call of Duty 7 measured
World of Warcraft flight test
▲ World of Warcraft test video
▲ In the Warcraft test ▲ The average frame number of ▲N4030 is about 32FPS. Occasionally, a small number of frames are lost during the game, but it will basically not affect the operation.
Speed 14 test is required.
▲ Need for Speed 14 test video
▲ The average speed of ▲N4030 in the Need for Speed 14 test is 19FPS, and the phenomenon of frame loss during the game is obvious, which will affect the operating feel.
▲ Call of Duty 7 test video
▲ In the Call of Duty 7 test ▲ The average frame rate of ▲N4030 is 20FPS, and the phenomenon of frame loss during the game is obvious, which will affect the operation feel.
Lost Planet 2, resident evil 5 and Street Fighter 4 have all been tested.
Resident evil 5 test
▲ resident evil 5 test results
▲ The average speed of resident evil 5 test is 22FPS, and sometimes frames will be lost and the game screen will be stuck, which will affect the operation feel.
Lost planet 2 test
▲ Lost Planet 2 A Link Test Results
▲ Lost Planet 2 B Link Test Results
▲ The speeds of links A and B of Lost Planet 2 are 13.5 and 1 1.5FPS respectively. During the game, the phenomenon of frame loss is obvious, and it can't be played normally.
Street fighter 4 test
▲ Street Fighter 4 test results
▲ The average test speed of Street Fighter 4 is 40.76FPS, and the game runs smoothly.
"endurance, power consumption and calorific value test
▲11.1v/48wh lithium battery is standard.
▲ screenshot of ▲MOBILEMARK test results
In the test, we closed the screen saver, went to sleep and set the battery.
And the system is the highest performance mode as the test basis, as can be seen from the above figure.
N4030
The standard battery * * * provides us with 243 minutes of battery life, which can meet the needs of most people for work and study. In addition, due to the high pressure in the test, there is usually no continuous high-load application in practical application, and users can also pass the effective
Power?Supply?
Management measures to control, so we think that the aircraft should have a longer battery life in practical applications.
▲ battery
Durability measurement dimension
In the test environment of 25 degrees Celsius, we chose Everest software to conduct a comprehensive baking machine test on the system. After 15 minutes of testing, we use UNI-T UT7 1E intelligent digital multimeter to test the high load power consumption of the product, and after 30 minutes, we use infrared thermometer to investigate the highest temperatures at many positions on the fuselage surface.
▲ In the test, the high-load power consumption of N4030 reached 47.3W, which is the same as the positioning of a 14-inch notebook, and it is at a medium level.
▲ Temperature measurement size
The maximum temperature of N4030 C under high load is 4 1.4 degrees.
▲ The maximum surface temperature of N4030 D under high load is 45. 1 degree.
▲ The maximum temperature of the air outlet under high load is 53.4 degrees.
For a low-end product that focuses on students and young white-collar market, Dell Inspiron 14(N4030) has a good operating feel and good battery life, and there is no concentrated overheating in the main contact parts of the fuselage. Although it is a pity that there is no HDMI interface, it can still be regarded as a good use comfort.
Judging from the above test results, the author thinks that although the speed of document processing is not outstanding, it can still meet the needs of most people's work and study, and it can also give users good support in audio-visual entertainment. For users who like games, the performance of the machine can support from web games to 3D games with less load, but if you want to run large-scale 3D games, you will be overwhelmed. To sum up, if you don't like to play high-load 3D games, it should be a good choice for students or newly graduated professionals to choose this product as their first notebook.