Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022) – Top 5 Pros and Cons

    The Blade 14 from Razer might actually be more popular than the Blade 15, as the smaller chassis and AMD hardware definitely have something to offer. While we are a bit late to the party, reviewing the Early 2022 version, it’s better late than never, and since we haven’t reviewed Razer laptops before, we thought it would be kind of fun and informative to see what they’re cooking. Powered by a Ryzen 9 and up to an RTX 3080 Ti, it’s definitely the most powerful 14-inch machine from last year.

    Today we’re presenting you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022).

    Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022): Full Specs / In-depth Review


    3 reasons to BUY the Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022)

    1. Display quality

    There are two IPS displays available, with either FHD or QHD resolution. We tested the QHD version, which has a 165Hz refresh rate. At this resolution and screen size, you get very detailed visuals. The panel reaches 380 nits of brightness, with a contrast ratio of 1100:1. The display shows 100% sRGB and 98% DCI-P3 coverage.

    As for accuracy, we tested both in the sRGB and DCI-P3 gamuts. We got better results inside the latter, especially once we applied our Design and Gaming profile, which lowers the dE value down to 0.8. Here are the results of the accuracy test with the stock settings (left) and with our profile applied (right).


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    Office Work

    Office Work powinien być używany głównie przez użytkowników, którzy spędzają większość czasu patrząc na teksty, tabele lub po prostu przeglądając internet. Ten profil ma na celu zapewnienie lepszej wyrazistości i klarowności poprzez utrzymanie płaskiej krzywej gamma (2.20), natywnej temperatury barwowej i percepcyjnie dokładnych kolorów.

    Design and Gaming

    Ten profil jest przeznaczony dla projektantów, którzy pracują z kolorami zawodowo, a także do gier i filmów. Design and Gaming wykorzystuje panele wyświetlaczy do granic ich możliwości, czyniąc je tak dokładnymi, jak to tylko możliwe w standardzie sRGB IEC61966-2-1 dla stron internetowych i telewizji HD, przy punkcie bieli D65.

    Health-Guard

    Health-Guard eliminuje szkodliwą modulację szerokości impulsu (PWM) i redukuje negatywne niebieskie światło, które wpływa na nasze oczy i ciało. Ponieważ jest on dostosowany do każdego panelu, udaje mu się utrzymać percepcyjnie dokładne kolory. Health-Guard symuluje papier, dzięki czemu nacisk na oczy jest znacznie zmniejszony.

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    2. Performance

    CPU benchmarks

    We purchased a pretty powerful configuration for the sake of this review, with a Ryzen 9 6900HX and an RTX 3070 Ti. Compared to the Blade 15 and its Core i7-12800H, it is less powerful, however, we do see slightly better scores than the Zephyrus G14 from ASUS, which we feel is one of its few competitors.


    GPU benchmarks

    The RTX 3070 Ti matches the one inside the Blade 15 while running circles around the RX 6700S inside the G14.


    Gaming tests

    Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
    Average FPS144 fps83 fps41 fps

    Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
    Average126 fps109 fps72 fps

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Highest (Check settings)
    Average135 fps130 fps92 fps

    3. Cooling

    The laptop manages to achieve these scores thanks to the vapor chamber and two fans, which work wonders.


    Max CPU load

    AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (45W TDP)0:02 – 0:10 sec0:15 – 0:30 sec10:00 – 15:00 min
    Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022)3.83 GHz @ 85°C @ 76W3.81 GHz @ 89°C @ 75W3.75 GHz @ 90°C @ 73W
    ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (M7600)3.67 GHz @ 91°C @ 65W3.66 GHz @ 95°C @ 64W3.54 GHz @ 83°C @ 54W

    Compared to the only other laptop with the same Ryzen 9 6900HX, the Blade 14 performs better, offering higher TDPs and clock speeds in all three stages of our test.

    Real-life Gaming

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiGPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min)GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min)GPU frequency/ Core temp (Max Fan)
    Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022)1358 MHz @ 71°C @ 99W1356 MHz @ 72°C @ 100W
    Razer Blade 15 (Early 2022)1403 MHz @ 74°C @ 105W1418 MHz @ 72°C @ 105W
    MSI Stealth GS66 (12Ux)1277 MHz @ 71°C @ 92W1250 MHz @ 75°C @ 91W1314 MHz @ 64°C @ 92W
    Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s)1270 MHz @ 87°C @ 115W1200 MHz @ 87°C @ 105W1320 MHz @ 87°C @ 113W

    It also squeezes out higher clock speeds than larger notebooks like the Stealth GS66 from MSI and the Triton 500 SE from Acer, which is respectable. Compared to the Blade 15, it has slightly lower clock speeds, with lower TGPs as well.

    Comfort during full load

    The base does get warm, going as high as 47°C, which is due to the thinner profile of the machine (it’s only 16.8 mm). Noise is also audible, as the fans scream for air. Generally, however, that’s only during heavy loads. Most of the time you won’t even hear them when you’re browsing.


    2 reasons NOT to buy the Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022)

    1. Upgradeability

    Totally expected from a 14-inch machine, the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard, which might be a problem, since Razer offers only up to 16GB of DDR5 memory. Storage is accessible through one M.2 slot which fits Gen 4 drives.

    Here is our teardown video, which shows how to access the single SSD slot.


    2. Battery life

    Despite having a Ryzen CPU, which is known to have great efficiency, here it’s not reflected at all. The 61.6Wh battery pack lasts for 7 hours and 9 minutes of Web browsing, or 4 hours and 52 minutes of video playback. Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with.


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