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For gamers on the PC platform, June can be said to be the moment of “masterpieces again and again”. In addition, in the second half of 2023, there will be more elite games to be released, and it has also become a time for many e-sports players to choose to replace and upgrade their equipment. The best chance. Of course, if you want to have a better gaming experience and enjoy the thrill of e-sports anytime and anywhere, a gaming laptop with enough power is naturally indispensable! Predator, a well-known gaming manufacturer, also launched a new product this year with excellent specifications and a refreshing appearance-Predator Helios Neo 16.

▲The overall design of Predator Helios Neo 16 continues the style of the previous series. The dark metal shell with matte treatment not only has excellent texture, but also adds a lot of unique style to the laser-etched decoration with the theme of “password”.

The Predator Helios Neo 16, which is positioned as “mainstream gaming performance”, has a built-in brand new 13th generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX processor, adopts the hybrid architecture of the Raptor Lake generation, has more cores and execution threads, and also has a higher The operating clock and third-level cache bring performance comparable to that of desktop machines; at the same time, it is also equipped with the new generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 notebook version GPU, and the new Ada Lovelace architecture has better real-time ray tracing performance and AI computing In addition, the brand-new DLSS 3 function, which is called “black technology”, is the secret weapon to keep the game smooth and high frame rate at high resolution, achieving the enjoyment of both top quality and extreme fluency.

exterior design

The brand-new Predator Helios Neo 16, the overall design of the fuselage continues the previous simple and restrained style. The black anodized shell has a calm temperament, and the matte surface is not easy to get fingerprints. Although there is no high-profile RGB lighting effect on the fuselage, a large number of “password elements” processed by laser etching on the top cover also bring a more hacker-style mystery to this laptop. Among them, the SVORLH MVL in the lower right corner of the top cover The seemingly meaningless letters, in fact, after flipping the order of the letters, it can be found that it is the name of the product “Helios Neo”; in addition, the multiple sets of numbers on the left side correspond to the words “Seek Out” and “Predator HideOut”, which completely The product name, as a part of the design, is fully integrated into it, which can be said to be full of fun!

▲The upper cover of the Predator Helios Neo 16 has a strong sense of technology, and there are unique patterns on the left and right sides of the upper cover, which makes people want to find out.

▲The glossy Predator LOGO is very eye-catching against the background.

▲The seemingly meaningless letters on the right side of the top cover, but in fact, the name “Helios Neo” can be solved by flipping the alphabetical order.

▲The entire row of digital passwords on the left side of the top cover also hides a mystery. Can you completely solve the mystery?

▲The blue Morse code is also embossed on the back of the screen hinge, which seems to be related to the name of the laptop itself?

▲The bottom cover of the Predator Helios Neo 16 also has three-dimensional muscular lines, and the upper part has a large grille air inlet.

After unfolding the top cover of the fuselage, what greets the eyes is a 16-inch 16:10 IPS gaming panel with a three-sided narrow bezel design, with a resolution up to WQXGA (2560 x 1600 px), and a very high 165Hz The screen update rate and 3ms response time, and also supports G-SYNC function, can bring extremely smooth and stable screen effects, very suitable for FPS, racing or action games.

▲Predator Helios Neo 16 is equipped with a 16-inch 16:10 three-sided narrow frame IPS panel with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 px.

▲Predator Helios Neo 16 has a refresh rate of up to 165Hz, and also supports the G-SYNC function, which ensures smooth and stable dynamic images without tearing or flickering.

▲The top of the screen is also equipped with a video lens and an array microphone.

In addition, the Predator Helios Neo 16 is also the same as the series, emphasizing the high-efficiency heat dissipation design. In addition to the four heat dissipation holes on the sides and the rear of the fuselage, it is equipped with an internal all-metal AeroBlade™ blade speed cooling metal heat dissipation fan technology. The single fan is 89 The blades and liquid metal thermal paste can achieve better cooling effect and provide more stable performance.

▲The C side of the fuselage is equipped with a complete full-size keyboard, and the keycaps are all transparent on all sides, which can make the RGB backlight underneath have a better effect.

▲The WASD keys and arrow keys commonly used in games have also been specially treated, and the recognition is better under the backlight.

▲Shortcut keys are set in the upper left corner of the keyboard to switch between different operating modes.

▲The complete Jiugong number keys on the right side of the keyboard also have shortcut keys to start Predator Sense.

▲A large-size keyless touchpad is set under the keyboard.

In terms of connection ports, Predator Helios Neo 16 provides a very complete configuration, including USB 3.2 Gen2 A, USB 3.2 Gen2 C, RJ-45 network port and microSD card reader on the left and right sides of the fuselage. The rear side is also equipped with a power interface, HDMI port and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports to provide better expansion of external devices.

▲The right side of the fuselage is equipped with two sets of USB 3.2 Gen2 A ports.

▲The left side of the fuselage is equipped with a set of USB 3.2 Gen2 A ports, a set of RJ-45 network ports, a microSD card reader slot and a 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo hole.

▲The rear side of the fuselage is equipped with a power interface, HDMI port and two sets of Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Hardware introduction and performance test

The Predator Helios Neo 16, which appeals to mainstream gaming specifications, is also a temporary choice in terms of hardware configuration, including the 13th generation Intel® Core™ HX series processors with better performance. The Core™ H series processor has a higher number of cores and power consumption, and a higher computing clock speed also significantly improves performance. In addition to more powerful game computing, it can also meet the performance requirements of multi-tasking and creator applications. Cope with ease.

▲The Predator Helios Neo 16 tested this time is equipped with the 13th generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX processor and 16 GB of DDR5-4800 memory.

▲In addition to the Intel UHD Graphics 770 display chip integrated in the CPU, it is also equipped with a high-performance NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 notebook version GPU.

In addition, the Predator Helios Neo 16 is also equipped with a new generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series notebook version GPU for the discrete graphics card that plays an important role in game running. The upgraded DLSS3 can also use real-time frame generation technology to greatly increase the number of frames in high-resolution mode, achieving a high-quality and smooth experience in ultra-high-quality images.

▲Through the CINEBENCH R23 measured processor performance, single-core obtained 1906 pts, multi-core obtained 22041 pts.

▲GeekBench 6 measured processor performance, with a single-core score of 2457 and a multi-core score of 11257.

▲Through the CPU Profile of 3DMark, the highest thread score of the processor is 10068 points.

Of course, Predator Helios Neo 16 is also equipped with 16GB of DDR5 memory (if purchased before 7/31, the original factory will give you another 16GB, which is equivalent to upgrading to 32GB) and PCIe 4 x4 NVMe SSD for more efficient data transmission And the access speed also allows the game to run without the slightest lag.

▲Predator Helios Neo 16 is equipped with SK Hynix’s 512 GB PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD inside.

▲Through CrystalDiskMark’s actual measurement of SSD performance, the reading can reach 7121.57 MB/s, and the writing can reach 1667 MB/s; in addition, the measured reading of ATTO Disk Benchmark can reach up to 6.62 GB/s, and the writing can reach up to 3.7 GB/s.

It is also worth mentioning that Predator Helios Neo 16 also has excellent networking capabilities, including Intel Killer E2600 wired network and Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 wireless network. For MMORPG or online competitive games, the delay can be minimized.

▲ 3DMark’s Fire Strike mode scored 24898 points.

▲ The Time Spy mode of 3DMark scored 10960 points.

▲The Port Royal mode of 3DMark scored 5936 points.

▲ 3DMark’s Speed ​​Way mode scored 2648 points.

Game performance test

The Predator Helios Neo 16 tested this time is equipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU, which is a mid-range configuration, but it fully supports DLSS3 frame generation technology, which can significantly improve the performance of the game. Below we also selected three Test the performance of Predator Helios Neo 16 with 3A-level masterpieces that support DLSS 3, including “Forza Motorsport 5”, “Bright Memory: Infinite” and “Dianyu Panke 2077”.

▲Through the built-in benchmark test mode of “Forza Motorsport 5”, the resolution is switched to 1920 x 1200 px. The picture shows the image quality and ray tracing effect set to the highest, but the result of turning off the DLSS function can reach an average of 95 FPS ; The picture below shows the same settings but the frame generation function of DLSS3 is turned on, and the frame rate can be found to be significantly increased to 128 FPS.

▲Through the built-in benchmark mode of “Forza Motorsport 5”, the resolution is switched to 2560 x 1600 px. The picture shows the image quality and ray tracing effect set to the highest, but the result of turning off the DLSS function can reach an average of 74 FPS ; The picture below shows the same settings but the frame generation function of DLSS3 is turned on, and the frame rate can be found to increase to 86 FPS.

▲In “Bright Memory: Infinite”, the resolution is adjusted to the highest 2560 x 1600 px, and the ray tracing effect is turned on to the highest level, and the DLSS function is turned off at the same time. The average FPS is 101.

▲In “Bright Memory: Infinite”, the resolution was adjusted to the highest 2560 x 1600 px, and the ray tracing effect was turned on to the highest level. At the same time, the frame generation function of DLSS3 was turned on, and the average FPS was increased to 158.

▲Through the built-in benchmark test mode of “Dianyu Panke 2077”, switch the resolution to 1920 x 1200 px, adjust the image quality to the highest level, and turn on the ray tracing effect to the highest level. The picture shows the result of turning off the DLSS function, and obtained The average FPS is 30.55; if the same setting is used but the frame generation function of DLSS3 is turned on, the average FPS of the test results is more than doubled to 84.51.

▲Through the built-in benchmark test mode of “Dianyu Panke 2077”, switch the resolution to 2560 x 1600 px, adjust the image quality to the highest level, and turn on the ray tracing effect to the highest level. The picture shows the result of turning off the DLSS function, and obtained The average FPS is 17.87; if the setting is the same but the frame generation function of DLSS3 is turned on, the average FPS of the test results is increased by more than three times to 61.20.

Introduction to built-in tools

In addition to excellent hardware specifications to bring the best performance to e-sports players, Predator Helios Neo 16 naturally did not ignore the matching of built-in software functions to further upgrade the actual user experience, and the familiar “Predator Sense” tool It also ushered in a comprehensive upgrade this year. The most striking thing is that the panel of the main screen has added a mecha figure with a very sci-fi atmosphere. With the switching of different operating modes and the corresponding posture, it can also completely upgrade the including Operating resource consumption and temperature changes of GPU, CPU and series.

▲The newly revised Predator Sense has a more cool and technological control interface, and relevant data can also be viewed at a glance on the main screen.

In addition, according to the adjustment needs of users in different usage scenarios, Predator Sense also provides four modes when connected to AC power and two modes for battery power supply, which can be switched. At the same time, the cooling system can also freely control the fan speed to obtain the desired heat dissipation. effect.

▲Through Predator Sense, you can also quickly switch between different operating modes, bringing optimized performance for different usage requirements.

In addition, Predator Sense also integrates the Pulsar lighting control function, which allows us to freely control the visual effect of the backlight of the keyboard partition. It also has an application center, which allows us to integrate commonly used functions in one place for easy activation at any time.

▲Predator Sense can also switch the running speed of the built-in AeroBlade fan with one button. The maximum full speed operation can have a high efficiency exceeding 6000 RPM, so that the waste heat in the fuselage can be quickly taken away.

▲Through the “Pulsar Lighting” adjustment function in Predator Sense, you can also freely control the keyboard backlight effect.

Summarize

As the HELIOS series representing the mainstream performance products in the Predator family, although the Predator Helios Neo 16 is a new face, it does inherit the features that are praised by the family series, except that the hardware specifications gather the 13th generation Intel® Core™ HX flagship at one time The powerful combination of class processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series notebook GPUs, together with DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, can also meet all aspects of running games efficiently at one time, and it is built with special AeroBlade blade speed cooling metal cooling fan technology, The heat dissipation system with liquid metal thermal paste as the core also allows the laptop to maintain uniform temperature and stability even after a long time of operation. This is really important for gaming players who require high performance.

▲The overall specifications of the Predator Helios Neo 16 are a temporary choice, and the actual test also proves that it can easily control 3A masterpieces.

Of course, it is not difficult to find out from the previous game performance measurement that the Predator Helios Neo 16 can definitely control the mainstream 3A masterpieces, and it is equipped with a 16-inch WQXGA high-resolution, 165Hz high-refresh The smoother and smoother dynamic images are displayed under the excellent image fineness. I have to say that the DLSS3 technology of the RTX 40 series is really “black technology”!

▲The appearance design is also a highlight of the Predator Helios Neo 16. Although it does not have the dazzling RGB “light pollution” of ordinary gaming laptops, it is replaced by a story-telling and interesting totem engraving on the fuselage. topic of inquiry.

In addition, the exterior design of Predator Helios Neo 16 also has many highlights. In addition to the excellent texture brought by the all-metal matte surface treatment, the laser etching treatment surrounding the cover on the A surface also cleverly combines the elements of puzzle games with the The combination of the name of the product itself makes the appearance of the laptop very interesting. Of course, compared with products of the same level, Predator Helios Neo 16 has a better cost performance, allowing e-sports players to have a top gaming experience without hurting their wallets! And I want to remind everyone again that as long as you buy the Predator Helios Neo 16 during the promotional period before 7/31, you can enjoy the 16GB DDR5 memory that was added by the original factory. For peace of mind, during the warranty period, you can also enjoy unlimited free maintenance services for cooling fans!