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DellLatitude14E7470UltrabookReview
SebastianJentsch(translatedbyAndreasOsthoff),04/03/2016
Windows Ultrabook Touchscreen Business Skylake
Newbenchmark.Alaptoprarelymanagessuchahighscore.CantheexpensiveWQHDversion
meetthehighestexpectations?Tosayitrightaway,thebatteryruntimesareabitdisappointing,
buttherestofthe14inchdevicewillbethebenchmarkfortheultimatebusinesstogo.
Morepixelsforbusiness:Latitude147470with4KWQHDtouchpanel(touch,right)nexttotheHPProBook840
G3FHD
FortheoriginalGermanreview,seehere.
Dell's14inchmodelistheheartoftheupperbusinessclass.AsamemberoftheLatitude7000
series,theE7470isnotonlyuptodateintermsoftechnology,butitisalsowellequippedforany
otherscenario.Greatinputdevices,excellentbuildquality,securityfeatures,simplemaintenance
andobviouslyverygoodergonomicsthosearenotjusthighlightsfortheLatitude,butuserswill
getthembydefault.Theexpectationsofpotentialbuyersarethereforeveryhigh.
WearereviewingthepremiummodelwithWQHDtouchpanel.Howbusinesscompatible
2560x1440pixelsiswilldependontheapplication.WewillanswerthequestionifDellusesa
stateoftheartpanel.
Wecaneasilyfindrivalsforthe14inchdevicewitharetailpriceofalmost1,600Euros(~$1822),
eventhoughnoneofthemusesaWQHDscreen:HPofferstheEliteBook840G3,whichweare
reviewingrightnow.ThethinEliteBookFolio1040G2(2,000Euros,~$2277)isactuallyabetterfit
forthiscomparison,becauseitisclassifiedasanUltrabookbythemanufacturer,justlikethe
E7470reviewmodel.LenovohastheThinkPadT450s,whichisoneofthebestbusinesslaptops,
anUltrabookanditretailsforaround1,300Euros(~$1480)withtheGeForce940M.Anotherless
expensiveoptionisthe14inchnotebookAcerTravelMateP645withIPSFHD,SSDand
maintainability(1,200Euros,~$1366,inacomparableconfiguration,matteFHD).
Update04/02/2016:ThinkPadT460sFHDIPSandT460sWQHDIPSaddedtothetables.
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470(LatitudeE7470Series)
Processor: IntelCorei76600U2.6GHz(IntelCorei7)
Graphicsadapter: IntelHDGraphics520,Core:1000MHz,Memory:1067MHz
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Display: 14inch16:9,2560x1440pixel,10fingers,AUOB140QANDellPNF0WXVV,
IPS,CorningGorillaGlassNBT,glossy:yes
Mainboard: IntelSkylakeYPremiumPCH
Storage: SamsungSSDPM851M.22280256GB,256GB ,6GB/sSATAIII
verygood(89%)
Weight: 1.737kg(=61.27oz/3.83pounds),PowerSupply:296g(=10.44oz/0.65
pounds) Latitude147000SeriesE7470
Price: 2300Euro IntelCorei76600U
IntelHDGraphics520
Links: Dellhomepage
Dellnotebooksection
Office03/23/2016v5
seeallspecifications
TestdevicecourtesyofDellDeutschland
[+]Addtocomparison Comparedevices0 (downloadratingimageasPNGorSVG)
Case
Thethinchassiscertainlylooksthepart,eventhoughitdoesnot
useanultralightconstruction.1,737gramsissignificantlyheavier
thananEliteBookFolio1040G2(1,510grams).Only
theThinkPadT450sissimilarlyheavy.Thisdoesnotaffectthe
levelofsophisticationorthetactilefeel,becauseDellconstructed
averysturdynotebook.Thechassisconstructionfollowsthe
principleofatubitopenstowardsthebottom,whereyoucanfind
abottomcover.Itsitsflushwiththerestofthecase.Thereareno
maintenancehatchesyoucanliftthewholecoverprettyeasily Clever:Youcanjustinstallnewclips
aftertheremovalofsomescrews.Thechassisisextremely onthebottomcoveriftheybreak.
torsionresistantitwilljustslightlywarpunderalotofpressure
(MILSTD810testing).
Ontopofthebaseunitaretwowellattachedhingeswithanaluminumcover.Theykeepthe
displayfirmlyinposition,sothereisnobouncingortiltingduringvibrationsortouchinputs.Thelid
itselfdeservesthedesignationstiffboard:Youcanneithertwistnordentit.Itdoesnotmatterhow
hardwepushonthebackofthelid,therearenopicturedistortions.
Ourtouchscreenmodelusesanedgetoedgepanel,whichmeansalmostthewholesurfaceisthe
display.Thereisasurroundingrubberlip,whichwilllieonthebaseunitwhenthelidisclosed.
EdgetoedgeshouldnotbemistakenwithInfinityEdge(XPSlaptops),becausethepaneldoesnot
extendallthewayuptotheedges,butonlythesmoothsurface.Theblackframeis,similarto
manylaptops,1222mmwide.
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LenovoThinkPadT450s20BWS1UT00 DellLatitudeE7450
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 AcerTravelMateP645S58HK
Connectivity
WorkingForNotebookcheck
TheportvarietyoftheE7470isprettygood,especiallysincethe14inchmodelhasportsatthe
Areyoualoyalreaderofnotebookcheck?
back,whichisprettyrareforamoderndevice.NeitheranHPFolio1040noraThinkPad
Areyouatechiewhoknowshowtowrite?
T450soffersthis.DisplayPortnexttoHDMIonlyVGAdSubismissing,butyoustillgetthisold
ThenjoinourTeam!
portontheoptionaldockingstation.Thelattercanbeattachedtothedockingportatthebottomof
theE7470. Especiallywanted:
ReviewEditorDetailshere
ThedockingstationsfromtheEseriesstartat120Euros(~$136),liketheDellEuroAdvancedE
NewsEditorDetailshere
PortReplicator130WwithUSB3.0.Besidesnumerousvideoports(VGA,2xDisplayPort1.2,2x
DVID)thereareevensomeolderports:Serial,parallel,2xPS/2.Thismeansyoucanalsoattach
oldermeasurementandinputdevicesinbusinessenvironments.
Dell'sWirelessDockisunfortunatelynoalternative,sinceitrequiresa5thgenerationvPro
processorandIntel'sTriBandWirelessAC17265.Ourreviewunitontheotherhandonlyusesa Thiswebsiteusescookies.OK
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DualBandWirelessAC8260.IfyouwanttousetheWirelessDock,potentialbuyersshould
watchoutforcorrespondinghardwareequipmentDellGermanyofferstheAC182603x3Wireless
asanoptionalWiFimodule.TripleBandenablestransferratesofupto1.3Gbpsa30%increase
overtheconventional2x2WiFitechnology.
WechecktheperformanceofthecardreaderwithourreferenceSDcardToshibaExceriaPro
SDXC64GBUHSII.Themaximumtransferrateisupto206MB/swhenwecopylargefiles,
whiletheusualjpg.files(around5MBeach)arecopiedat183MB/s.Thoseresultsareveryfast
andhardlyanylaptopreachesit!Theaverageis80MB/s(copy)and70MB/s(jpg.files).
Left:lockslot,SmartCardreader
Rear:RJ45Ethernet,HDMI,DisplayPort,2xUSB3.0,power
Right:audiocombo,SDcardreader,USB3.0,SIMslot
Communication
Mobileandstationarynetworkconnectionsareprovidedby
Ethernet(1Gbps)andDualBandWirelessAC8260aswellas
Bluetooth4.1.Intel'sWiFicardnotonlysupportsWireless
Display,italsousesverygoodantennas.Wenoticedthisoutside
thebuildingandactuallyoutsidetheproperty.Wedidnotgeta
signalatthisdistancetothisrouter(Fritz!Box7490ACinthe
WiFisignal:stableat45meters
building)withanyotherdevicebefore.Thesignalwasstableat
approximately60meters,andnotebookcheck.comwasopenedat
theusualspeed.AnLTEmodemisoptional,andtheantennas
werealreadypreparedinourreviewunit(QualcommSnapdragon
X7LTE(DW5811E)plus87.10Euros,~$99,+VAT).
Security
Delllistsalmosteverymodernsecurityfeature.TPM1.2(FIPS
1402andTCG)switchestoTPM2.0inspring2016accordingto ...andevenfurtheraway.
Dell.Thisincludesanewspecification,but2.0isnotbackwards
compatible.Thefollowingfeaturesareoptionalorwereavailablein
ourreviewunit,respectively:
TouchFingerprintReader
ContactedFIPS201SmartCardReader
ContactlessSmartCardReader/NFCwithFIPS1402Level3
(Spring2016)
DellControlVault2
ContactedFIPS201SmartCardReaderwithControlVault2 Compactpoweradapter(296grams)
FIPS1402Level3
HardwareCryptoAccelerator(HCA)FIPS1402Level3
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OptionalComputrace3
DDP|SecurityTools
DDP|ProtectedWorkspace(1yearsubscriptionincluded)
DDP|EncryptionSoftware
DDP|EndpointSecuritySoftware
LockSlot
Maintenance
Fingerprintscanner
ThereisanownersmanualfortheE7470withmanypictures,
whichshowsalldetailsaboutmaintenanceandrepairworks.Thiscoversthehardware,butDell's
businessdevicealsocoversthesoftwareandBIOS,whichcanbeadjustedtoITstructures.Dell's
ClientCommandSuiteisthetoolofchoiceformanagingtheBIOSandsystemconfiguration.
Accessories
Besidesthecompact65Wattpoweradaptor,therearenoaccessoriesinthebox.Delldoes,
however,offernumerouswaystoindividualizeyourdevice:
DellPortablePowerCompanion(18000mAh)
DellAdapterMiniDisplayPorttoVGA
DellSimpleEPortReplicator
DellWirelessDock
Warranty
TheE7470isofferedwithathreeyearwarrantyinonlineshops.Asperusualforbusiness
devices,youcanpurchaseindividualCarePackswhenyougetthedevicedirectlyfromthe
manufacturer.Thisalsoincludesshorterwarrantyperiods,andsometimescombinedwith
additionalinsurancesorparticularlyquickserviceresponses(replacementdevicenextbusiness
dayetc.).
Maintenance
Webcam
Thecameraseemstobeabitbettercomparedtothepredecessor,butitstilldoesnotproduce
greatpictures.Colorsarerich,butunnatural.Wemanagesharppictureswithagoodfocusanda
gooddepthoffieldingoodlightingconditions.Thiswillbesufficientforacoupleofsnapshotsor
eBaypictures.However,prettymucheverysmartphonecamerawillproducebetterresults.The
webcamissufficientforSkypevideosandthelike.
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1920x1080pixels Vividbutunnaturalcolors
ReferenceEOS1100D ReferenceEOS1100D
InputDevices
SeeourTop10Notebooks:
Multimedia,Gaming,Lightweight
Keyboard Gaming
BudgetOffice,Business,Workstations
Ifyoutypealotonyournotebookkeyboard,youwillwantahighqualityinputdevice.Thekeys
Subnotebooks,Ultrabooks,
withaconicalcurvaturehaveafirm,almosthardstroke.Thewholekeyboardareadoesnot Convertibles
bounceandcannotbepushedin,either.Thekeysarenotrubberized,butnotslippery.Thetravel
Top10under300Euros,under500
isprettylimitedbutstillcomparabletogoodprofessionalinputs.Inreturn,wecanenjoyan
Euros
excellentpressurepoint,whichisimmediatelynoticeablewhenyouhitakey.
BestNotebooksforUniversityStudents
TopWindowsalternativestoApple's
Thearrowkeysaresmallerthanusualandareslightlyshiftedtowardsthebottom,soyoucan
MacBookseries
easilyfindthem.Badlightingconditionsarenoproblem,either,thankstothetwostageillumination.
BestNotebookDisplays
DellallocatedtheFnkeyswithfunctionalitiesforvolume,brightness,micoff,WiFioffetc.infavor
ofthefunctionkeysF1F12.Themicrophoneoff/onisinteresting,whichissimilartothespeaker Top10Tablets/Smartphones:
on/off.Anumerickeypadisnotavailable,whichissimilartoalltheother14inchmodels.Youcan Tablets,WindowsTablets
onlyuseoneontherightareaofthekeysviaFncombination. Smartphones
TouchpadandTrackPoint
LaptopsfromtheLatitude7000seriesareequippedwithtouchpadandTrackPoint,butthelatteris
pairedwiththeilluminatingkeyboard(dualpointing).Thetouchpadisonceagain10.0x5.4
centimeters(sameaspredecessorE7450).Itsupportsnumerousgestureswithtwo,threeorfour
fingers.Fingersglideeasilyandwithoutstuttersacrossthesmoothsurface,whichcanbe
automaticallydeactivatedwhenyouusethekeyboard.
Positivefortheergonomics:Youstillgetdedicatedmousebuttonswithafirmpressurepointanda
smoothstroke.Thebuttonsareslightlyrubberizedandthereforenotslippery.Becauseofthe
slantedmounting,youcanusethepadveryquickly.
WecannotjudgetheadvantagesordisadvantagesoftheTrackPoint,becauseitisjustamatterof
gettingusedto.Someusersdonotwanttowaivethesmalljoystick,especiallysinceithasbeen
standardforyears,whichisalsothecasefortheHPEliteBooksandLenovoThinkPadsfromthe
Tseries.Thefingersjustdonothavetomoveawayfromthekeysduringtypingtousethecursor,
whichcansavetime.ThethreebuttonsbelongtotheTrackPoint,butcanbecustomizedorused
withoutit.Themiddlebuttonisareplacementforamousewheel.
Display
TheE7470isofferedwiththreedifferentpanels,andHD
(1366x768)aswellasFHD(1920x1080)arethemostcommon.If
youwanttohaveatouchpanel,youhavetoselecttheWQHD
version(2560x1440pixels)fromtheAUOB140QAN.ItisanIPS
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panelwithaspecifiedbrightnessof340cd/mandcontrastof
700:1.Ourtouchversiondoesnothaveanantiglarehardcoating
butusesCorning'sGorillaGlassNBT,soitisveryreflective.
Ourlabmeasuresbetterresultsthelowerblackvalueof0.26
cd/maloneresultsinacontrastof1,462:1atthehighest
luminancesetting.Vividcolorsandrichblacksarethepleasant
result.Theluminanceis380cd/m,anditisnotreducedon
batterypower.Bothvaluesareaboveaverage,whichis Subpixelarrangement2560x1440
supportedbythefollowingtable.Noneoftherivalscancompete pixels(WQHD)
withtheE7470inthisdiscipline.
XRitei1Pro2
334 390 361 Maximum:390cd/mAverage:354cd/m
cd/m cd/m cd/m Minimum:44cd/m
BrightnessDistribution:81%
340 380 365 CenteronBattery:380cd/m
cd/m cd/m cd/m Contrast:1462:1(Black:0.26cd/m)
EColor3.11|
314 355 347
EGreyscale4.35|
cd/m cd/m cd/m
96%sRGB(Argyll)62%AdobeRGB1998
(Argyll)
Gamma:2.37
Distributionofbrightness ICCFile(XRitei1Pro2)
Dell
Latitude14 Lenovo Lenovo
7000Series HPEliteBook ThinkPad ThinkPad HPEliteBook Acer
E7470 840G3 T460s T460s Folio1040 TravelMate
FHDIPS T9X59ET#ABD 20FA003GGE 20F9003SGE G2 P645S58HK
Touch FHDTN WQHDIPS FHDIPS WQHDIPS FHDIPS
ResponseTimes 9% 9% 2%
Brightness 354 336 5% 248 30% 211 40% 263 26% 309 13%
BlackLevel* 0.26 0.65 150% 0.26 0% 0.22 15% 0.21 19% 0.4 54%
Contrast 1462 563 61% 988 32% 1027 30% 1305 11% 828 43%
Colorchecker 3.11 10.26 230% 4.59 48% 6.44 107% 3.93 26% 4.07 31%
DeltaE2000*
GreyscaleDeltaE2000* 4.35 11.51 165% 6.38 47% 5.87 35% 5.28 21% 4.86 12%
Gamma 2.37 101% 2.4 100% 2.51 96% 2.37 101% 2.49 96% 2.49 96%
CCT 6771 96% 12725 51% 6238 104% 6856 95% 7108 91% 6109 106%
*...smallerisbetter
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Ourspectrophotometerdeterminesthecolorspacecoverage.Canthe
E7470meettheprofessionaldemandsintermsofcoloraccuracy?A
panelwitha100%AdobeRGBcoveragewouldbeperfect,butoursample
isfarfromit.However,evenverygoodlaptoppanelsusuallyonlycover
AdobeRGB sRGB96%
thesmallbutfinesRGBspace,whichisatleastcoveredby96%.The
62%
DeltaEvaluesarealsolowat3and4,respectively.Theidealvaluewould
besmallerthanthreehowever,therivalsarenotbetter,eitherbutratherworse.
Theoutdoorcapabilitiesarelimited,andthereisalsoadeductioninthedisplayrating.For
illustration,weputtheE7470WQHDnexttotwoantiglarenontouchbusinessrivals.TheHP840
G3reachesthesameluminanceonbatterypowerandiseasiertoread.
DisplayResponseTimes
Displayresponsetimesshowhowfastthescreenisabletochangefromonecolortothenext.Slowresponsetimes
canleadtoafterimagesandcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry(ghosting).Gamersoffastpaced3Dtitles
shouldpayspecialattentiontofastresponsetimes.
ResponseTimeBlacktoWhite
7msrise
27ms...riseandfallcombined
20msfall
Thescreenshowsrelativelyslowresponseratesinourtestsandmaybetoo
slowforgamers.
Incomparison,alltesteddevicesrangefrom0.8(minimum)to240(maximum)
ms.51%ofalldevicesarebetter.
Thismeansthatthemeasuredresponsetimeissimilartotheaverageofall
testeddevices(27.1ms).
ResponseTime50%Greyto80%Grey
15msrise
48ms...riseandfallcombined 33msfall
Thescreenshowsslowresponseratesinourtestsandwillbeunsatisfactoryfor
gamers.
Incomparison,alltesteddevicesrangefrom0.9(minimum)to636(maximum)
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ms.74%ofalldevicesarebetter.
Thismeansthatthemeasuredresponsetimeissimilartotheaverageofall
testeddevices(43.8ms).
ScreenFlickering/PWM(PulseWidthModulation)
Todimthescreen,somenotebookswillsimplycyclethebacklightonandoffinrapidsuccessionamethodcalled
PulseWidthModulation(PWM).Thiscyclingfrequencyshouldideallybeundetectabletothehumaneye.Ifsaid
frequencyistoolow,userswithsensitiveeyesmayexperiencestrainorheadachesorevennoticetheflickering
altogether.
Screenflickering/PWMnotdetected
Incomparison:59%ofalltesteddevicesdonotusePWMtodimthedisplay.IfPWMwasdetected,an
averageof2286(minimum:43maximum:142900)Hzwasmeasured.
Thereisabsolutelynocriticismfortheviewinganglesyoucanseefonts,contoursandcolors
veryclearlyfromanyposition.Thisisthecaseforallcompetitors,becauseyouonlygetIPS
panelsinthispricerange.
ViewinganglesoftheWQHDtouchpanel
Performance
Dell'sE7470canbeequippedwithalotofSkylakeSoCs(i56300U),butthereviewunitusesthe
fastestavailablechipCorei76600U(2.6GHz).Themoreexpensiveversionsareequippedwitha
256GBSSD(SATA,M.22280),inourcaseaSamsungSSDPM871.Thereisnoroomfora2.5
89%HuaweiP10Plus 84%HuaweiMediaPad
inchdrive,whichisdifferentinthecaseoftheEliteBook840G3(m.2+SATA2.5inch).The
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alternativesarethereforelimitedtoa128or512GBSSD.Thegraphicssolutionisalwaysthe
integratedprocessorGPUHDGraphics520.
RocketLeagueNotebook
andDesktop 77%SonyXperiaE5
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TheCorei76600Uissupposedtomoveintherangebetween2.63.4GHzunderload,whilethe
latteristypicallyachievedwhenyoustressonecore.Buttheclocksarenotthathigh,wecansee
between2.93.1GHzonmainsintheCinebenchCPUbenchmarks.Theperformancecannotbe
maintainedonbatterypower(2.53.0GHz).Wecanonceagainseethetypicalbehaviorforthe
TurboBoost:Youcanusethehighestperformanceduringthefirst30secondswith3.2GHzinthe
MultiCoretest.Afterthistime,thethermalscauseaslightthrottling.Thescoresarenormalfora
Corei76600U.TheBroadwellpredecessori75600UintheEliteBookFolio1040G2is17and
15%behind(MultiandSinglecore,respectively).
CinebenchR15|CinebenchR11.5
CinebenchR15
CPUSingle64Bit(sortbyvalue)
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 141Points63% 1%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a
512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4NVMe(MZVKV512)
CPUMulti64Bit(sortbyvalue)
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 322Points17% 4%
HDGraphics520,6500U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
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SNS8100S3256GD
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CinebenchR10RenderingSingle32Bit 3260
CinebenchR11.5CPUSingle64Bit 1.61Points
CinebenchR11.5CPUMulti64Bit 3.58Points
CinebenchR11.5OpenGL64Bit 35.98fps
CinebenchR15CPUSingle64Bit 142Points
CinebenchR15CPUMulti64Bit 334Points
CinebenchR15OpenGL64Bit 37.26fps
CinebenchR15Ref.Match64Bit 97.8%
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...incomparison
SystemPerformance
WecheckedtheapplicationperformanceoncewithWindows7(exworks)andonce
withWindows10(viaupgrade).TheoldPCMark7determinesaslightlyhigherscore
underWindows10.MoreimportantarethePCMark8scores,wedeterminedunder
Windows7:TheE7470isamongthebest,nocompetitorisfaster.Thesubjective PCMark7
performanceimpressioncorrespondswiththat:extremelyfastinstallations,fastfile Windows7
transfersandhardlyanydelayswhenyoulaunchapplications.
PCMark7
Windows10
PCMark7|PCMark8
PCMark7Score(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 5194Points 65%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.2
2280256GB
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 5190Points64% 0%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a
512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4NVMe(MZVKV512)
LenovoThinkPadT450s20BWS1UT00 4995Points62% 4%
GeForce940M,5200U,SamsungSSDPM871
MZ7LN256HCHP
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PCMark7Score 5194points
PCMark8HomeScore
3344points
Acceleratedv2
PCMark8WorkScore
4543points
Acceleratedv2
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...incomparison
StorageDevices
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TheSamsungSSDPM871(M.22280256GB)convincesbutdoesnotleadineverysectionofour
SSDbenchmarks.TheSM951aintheThinkPadT460sismuchfaster,whichcanalsobea
reasonforthesmalladvantageinPCMark8.However,otherpremiumSSDsarenotreallyworse.
Dell
Latitude
147000 Lenovo
Series ThinkPad
E7470 T460s
HD 20FA003GGE
Graphics HDGraphics Lenovo HPEliteBook
520, 520,6600U, ThinkPad 840G3 HPEliteBook
6600U, Samsung T450s T9X59ET#ABD Folio1040G2 AcerTravelMate
Samsung SSDSM951a 20BWS1UT00 HDGraphics520, HDGraphics P645S58HK
SSD 512GBM.2 GeForce940M, 6500U,Samsung 5500,5600U, HDGraphics5500,
PM851 PCIe3.0x4 5200U,Samsung SSDPM851256 SamsungSSD 5200U,Kingston
M.22280 NVMe SSDPM871 GB PM851256GB RBU
256GB (MZVKV512) MZ7LN256HCHP MZNTE256HMHP MZNTE256HMHP SNS8100S3256GD
Write4kQD32 191.7 277 44% 293.2 53% 242.8 27% 265.3 38% 95.74 50%
Write4k 110.9 139.3 26% 99.36 10% 82.57 26% 101.2 9% 66.38 40%
Read4k 36.32 51.35 41% 36.72 1% 27.02 26% 28.4 22% 28.73 21%
WriteSeq 300.7 1530 409% 302.4 1% 241.4 20% 264.3 12% 343.2 14%
4K64Write 170 366.01 115% 272.25 60% 190.58 12% 182.67 7% 169.17 0%
4K64Read 336.08 968.26 188% 379.99 13% 362.03 8% 356.07 6% 194.66 42%
4KWrite 85.05 114.4 35% 84.62 1% 72.37 15% 84.42 1% 58.01 32%
4KRead 30.91 45.41 47% 33.27 8% 25.24 18% 25.98 16% 31.82 3%
SeqWrite 283.73 1407.23 285.16 1% 231.6 18% 250.07 12% 324.56 14%
396%
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CrystalDiskMark3.0 ASSSD
SamsungSSDPM851M.22280256GB
SequentialRead:518.2MB/s
SequentialWrite:300.7MB/s
512KRead:470.8MB/s
512KWrite:214MB/s
4KRead:36.32MB/s
4KWrite:110.9MB/s
4KQD32Read:400.9MB/s
4KQD32Write:191.7MB/s
GPUPerformance
TheHDGraphics520GPUsupportsDirectX12andrunswithacoreclockofupto1,000MHz,
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sotheGPUcannotutilizeitsfullperformanceandtheresultsarealsoabitlowerinthe3D
benchmarksaswellastherealgamingtests.TheToshibaSatelliteRadius12P20Wisequipped
withthesameGPUbutdualchannelmemory(+8%).TheTravelMateP645Swiththe
BroadwellHDGraphics5500GPUisjustbeatenifitrunsinadualchannelconfiguration
VerizonandPayPalto
(TravelMateP645S).OnenewfeatureoftheSkylakeGPUsistheintegratedH.265decoder.The spearheadopening Redditdesignsnew
H.265formatisthesuccessortothefamiliarH.264format.ThedecoderrelievestheCPUduring keynoteoffirstannual volumecontrolswith
theplaybackofcorrespondingvideos. MWCAmericasexpo hilariousresults
3DMark|3DMark11
3DMark1280x720CloudGateStandardScore(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 5173Points 10%
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HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.2
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HDGraphics520,6500U,SamsungSSDPM871
MZNLN256HCHP
AcerTravelMateP645S58HK 5000Points10% 3%
HDGraphics5500,5200U,KingstonRBU
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3DMark11Performance 1418points
3DMarkIceStormStandard
39400points
Score
3DMarkCloudGateStandard
5173points
Score
3DMarkFireStrikeScore 707points
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...incomparison
GamingPerformance
TheE7470isnotdesignedforgaming,eventhoughtheHD520canhandlesomegames.The
resultsareinfluencedbythedualchannelconfiguration,whichcanbeeasilyachievedbyadding
anothermoduleinthefreeDDR4slot.Thetestdevicedidnotmanagemorethanlowdetailsone
exceptionwasFIFA16athighdetails.Someoldertitlesshouldthereforebeplayablewithmedium
detailsat1366x768pixels.PlayinginthenativeWQHDresolutionisnotpossiblewiththerather
lowperformanceoftheHD520.
BattlefieldHardline|FIFA16|StarWarsBattlefront
BattlefieldHardline1024x768LowGraphicsQuality(DX11)(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 42fps 21%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.2
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BattlefieldHardline(2015) 42 26 8 fps
StarWarsBattlefront(2015) 26 15 fps
Emissions
SystemNoise
Thenoisedevelopmentiscompletelyconvincing,becausethereishardlyany.Wedonotreally
knowhowDellmanagesthat,buttheE7470onlyreaches31.9dB(A)underloaditdoesnot
matterifweuseourstresstestorplayagame.Theactivecoolingiscompletelydeactivatedwhile
idling,whichisalsothecaseduringmanycommontasks(office,browsing).Accessnoisesofthe
harddrivearenoproblemduetotheSSDinourreviewunit.Noneofthecompetitorsarethisquiet:
Ourtabledoesshowslightlylessthan30dB(A)fortheThinkPadT450sortheEliteBookFolio
1040G2whileidling,butthisisthebasenoiseoftheroom,whichwas31.2inthecaseofour
reviewunit.
FanE7470 Noisecharacteristics
Dell
Latitude
147000 Dell Lenovo
Series Latitude ThinkPad
E7470 E7450 T460s
HD HD 20FA003GGE
Graphics Graphics HPEliteBook HDGraphics Lenovo
520, 5500, 840G3 520,6600U, HPEliteBook ThinkPad
6600U, 5300U, T9X59ET#ABD Samsung Folio1040G2 T450s AcerTravelMate
Samsung Samsung HDGraphics520, SSDSM951a HDGraphics 20BWS1UT00 P645S58HK
SSD SSD 6500U,Samsung 512GBM.2 5500,5600U, GeForce940M, HDGraphics5500,
PM851 PM851 SSDPM851256 PCIe3.0x4 SamsungSSD 5200U,Samsung 5200U,Kingston
M.22280 mSATA GB NVMe PM851256GB SSDPM871 RBU
256GB 128GB MZNTE256HMHP (MZVKV512) MZNTE256HMHP MZ7LN256HCHP SNS8100S3256GD
Noise 3% 7% 1% 4% 2% 2%
LoadAverage* 31.9 36.4 36.2 13% 33.7 6% 36.4 14% 33.1 4% 35.6
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14%
LoadMaximum* 31.9 37.8 37.8 18% 38.5 21% 36.4 14% 34.3 8% 35.9
18%
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NoiseLevel
Idle 31.2/31.2/31.2dB(A)
Load 31.9/31.9dB(A)
Temperature
Istheprettymuchphenomenallylowfanactivitymadepossible
bythrottlingunderload?NotwhenyoujuststresstheCPUor
GPU,whichwasshownbytheCinebenchtests.Theclockwill
actuallydroptothenominalvalueinthestresstest,butitwould
notbeappropriatetocallthisthrottling,especiallysincetheHD
520isnotreallyaffected.Itwillalwaysmaintainmorethan1,000
MHz,despitethestresstestwithPrime95. Stresstest:2.52.6GHzsteady,
GPU@1,000MHz
Istherealotofheattransferredtothechassis?Notatall,atleast
youcannotfeelitatanypoint.Wecanmeasureupto38Cat
onespotontopofthebaseunit.Thisisagreatresult,becausethecompetitorscanreach42C
(TravelMateP645S)oreven50C(ThinkPadT450s).Thetemperaturedifferencesarenotthat
bigingeneral,butyouhavetoconsiderthethinUltrabookconstructionoftheE7470.The
EliteBook840G3andTravelMateP645SarenotUltrabooksandaresignificantlythicker.
Dell
Latitude
147000 Dell Lenovo
Series Latitude ThinkPad
E7470 E7450 T460s
HD HD 20FA003GGE
Graphics Graphics HPEliteBook HDGraphics Lenovo
520, 5500, 840G3 520,6600U, HPEliteBook ThinkPad
6600U, 5300U, T9X59ET#ABD Samsung Folio1040G2 T450s AcerTravelMate
Samsung Samsung HDGraphics520, SSDSM951a HDGraphics 20BWS1UT00 P645S58HK
SSD SSD 6500U,Samsung 512GBM.2 5500,5600U, GeForce940M, HDGraphics5500,
PM851 PM851 SSDPM851256 PCIe3.0x4 SamsungSSD 5200U,Samsung 5200U,Kingston
M.22280 mSATA GB NVMe PM851256GB SSDPM871 RBU
256GB 128GB MZNTE256HMHP (MZVKV512) MZNTE256HMHP MZ7LN256HCHP SNS8100S3256GD
MaximumBottom* 36.5 37.1 37.1 2% 40.3 10% 42.4 16% 51.9 42% 41.7
2%
IdleUpperSide* 25.1 28.7 25.3 1% 27.6 10% 28.5 14% 29 16% 30.6
14%
IdleBottom* 25.8 31.4 26.6 3% 28.7 11% 29 12% 30.9 20% 27.5
22%
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Max.Load
24.6C 24.2C 23.8C 23.8C 25.1C 25.2C
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Maximum:25.1C Maximum:25.8C
Average:24C Average:24.6C
PowerSupply(max.)27C|RoomTemperature21.4C|FIRT550Pocket
Speakers
Thequalityofthespeakersisobviouslylower:Whilethereviewer
oftheE7450stilldescribedabalancedandrichsoundaswellas
clearhightonesandsurprisinglystrongbass,wecanhearpretty
loudspeakersinthecaseoftheE7470,buttheyarecertainlynot
balanced.Themediumtonesarecovered,buttherearen'tany
differentiatedhighordeeptones.
Themicrophoneisfreeofstaticandrecordsvoicesevenata
longerdistancetothedeviceclearly.Youwillneedaheadsetor PinkNoisecharacteristics
adirectionalmicrophoneforabetterperformance.Suchadevice
canbeattachedatthe3.5mmcomboport.Theaudioratingforthereviewunitiscomparatively
goodbecauseofthemicrophone.
EnergyManagement
PowerConsumption
OurconsumptionmeasurementsshowaslightthrottlingoftheSoCduringthestresstest.31
Wattsis4Wattsbelowtheconsumptionduringnormalload(3DMark06).Thisresultisonparwith
almostalltheothercompetitorsduringthestresstest.OneexceptionistheThinkPadT450swith
theGeForce940M.TheresultsarenotthatgoodwhenwelookattheidleresultsofourE7470.5
upto10Wattsarehigherthantherivals.ParticularlyfrugalinthiscaseistheHPEliteBook840
G3with4upto7Watts.
Dell
Latitude
147000 Dell Lenovo
Series Latitude ThinkPad
E7470 E7450 T460s
HD HD 20FA003GGE
Graphics Graphics HPEliteBook HDGraphics Lenovo
520, 5500, 840G3 520,6600U, HPEliteBook ThinkPad
6600U, 5300U, T9X59ET#ABD Samsung Folio1040G2 T450s AcerTravelMate
Samsung Samsung HDGraphics520, SSDSM951a HDGraphics 20BWS1UT00 P645S58HK
SSD SSD 6500U,Samsung 512GBM.2 5500,5600U, GeForce940M, HDGraphics5500,
PM851 PM851 SSDPM851256 PCIe3.0x4 SamsungSSD 5200U,Samsung 5200U,Kingston
M.22280 mSATA GB NVMe PM851256GB SSDPM871 RBU
256GB 128GB MZNTE256HMHP (MZVKV512) MZNTE256HMHP MZ7LN256HCHP SNS8100S3256GD
IdleMinimum* 5.1 4 22% 3.8 25% 3.8 25% 3.2 37% 3.1 39% 3.2
IdleAverage* 8.5 7.8 6.3 26% 7.1 16% 6.5 24% 8.6 1% 6.3
8%
IdleMaximum* 10.1 9 11% 6.8 33% 7.8 23% 7.4 27% 9.6 5% 8.6
*...smallerisbetter
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PowerConsumption
Off/Standby 0.3/0.7Watt
Idle 5.1/8.5/10.1Watt
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Load 35.2/31Watt
Key:min: ,med: ,max: MetrahitEnergy
BatteryRuntime
Wecouldonlydeterminethebatteryruntimesforthetwoshown
scenarios.Theidletestwasrepeatedlystoppedaftertwohours
ontheE7470(alsowithWindows10).TheWiFiruntimeof5:46
hoursisdisappointingafteraprettyexcellentperformanceso
far.Everycompetitorissuperior,includingthe
predecessorE7450.Butthelatterwasnoteventhebestdevice
withits422minutes.TheThinkPadT450s(648minutes)and
TravelMateP645S(535minutes)havemorestamina,even Dischargingunderload(BatteryEater
thoughtheThinkPadT450s(96Wh)hasamuchbiggerbattery. Classic)
TheTravelMateP645S(54Wh)andEliteBookFolio1040G2(42
Wh)havethesameorevenasmallerbattery.TheClassicTest
ontheotherhandisonparwiththeother15WattSoCs,onlythe96WhoftheT450sprovidesa
betterresult.
BatteryRuntime
Load(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitude147000SeriesE7470 112min 4%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDPM851M.2
2280256GB
DellLatitudeE7450 115min4%
HDGraphics5500,5300U,SamsungSSDPM851
mSATA128GB
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 62min2%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a
512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4NVMe(MZVKV512)
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 146min5%
HDGraphics520,6500U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 112min4%
HDGraphics5500,5600U,SamsungSSDPM851256
GBMZNTE256HMHP
LenovoThinkPadT450s20BWS1UT00 259min10%
GeForce940M,5200U,SamsungSSDPM871
MZ7LN256HCHP
AcerTravelMateP645S58HK 113min4%
HDGraphics5500,5200U,KingstonRBU
SNS8100S3256GD
WiFiv1.3(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitudeE7450 422min16%
HDGraphics5500,5300U,SamsungSSDPM851
mSATA128GB
LenovoThinkPadT460s20FA003GGE 340min13%
HDGraphics520,6600U,SamsungSSDSM951a
512GBM.2PCIe3.0x4NVMe(MZVKV512)
HPEliteBook840G3T9X59ET#ABD 453min17%
HDGraphics520,6500U,SamsungSSDPM851256GB
MZNTE256HMHP
HPEliteBookFolio1040G2 452min17%
HDGraphics5500,5600U,SamsungSSDPM851256
GBMZNTE256HMHP
LenovoThinkPadT450s20BWS1UT00 648min24%
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MZ7LN256HCHP
AcerTravelMateP645S58HK 535min20%
HDGraphics5500,5200U,KingstonRBU
SNS8100S3256GD
WiFi(sortbyvalue)
DellLatitudeE7450 459min17%
HDGraphics5500,5300U,SamsungSSDPM851
mSATA128GB
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BatteryRuntime
WiFiSurfingv1.3 5h46min
Load(maximumbrightness) 1h52min
Verdict Pros
+ sophisticatedchassis
Dellstaystruetoitsphilosophyanddoesnotwaiveanyfeatures
+ greatinputdevices
forthesuccessortothebusinessUltrabooks.The14inchdevice
iswellbuiltandcapableenoughforbusinessaswellasanyother + portvariety
practicaltasks.Thisexcludestheglossytouchscreen,whichwill + fastWiFi
createannoyingreflectionsunderdaylight.TheWQHDpanel + highresolutionIPSdisplay
convinceswithexcellentspecsinreturn,whicharevery
+ highapplicationperformance
convincingindoors.Greatinputdevicesaremandatoryforahigh
endLatitude,andtheE7470doesnotdisappoint.Thesame + lowemissions
ProbablythebestalternativeisHP'sEliteBookFolio1040G2,buteventheversionwithamatte
FHDpanelcosts200300Euros(~$227~$341)more.Theruntimeisbetter,buttheFolio1040
G2offersfewerportsinreturn.TheIGPversionoftheLenovoThinkPadT450sisinterestingifyou
wanttosavesomemoneyacomparableconfigurationstartsataround1,850Euros(~$2107).
ThepriceperformanceratiobetweentheE7470andT450sisactuallyprettysimilarwhenyou
comparethematteFHDversions.
Update04/02/2016:ThinkPadT460sFHDIPSandT460sWQHDIPSaddedtothetables.
DellLatitude147000SeriesE747003/23/2016v5
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