HUAWEI MateStation B515 experience

128th of the month,Huawei officially releases the HUAWEI MateStation B515 desktop computerproduct,This is four years since Huawei entered the PC market,First commercial desktop computer released,At the same time, it is also a re-construction and improvement of Huawei’s all-scenario smart experience.。

HUAWEI MateStation B515Adopt small main case design,Equipped with a new generation of 8-core 7nm AMD Ryzen processing AMD 4000G series,Integrated graphics Radeon Graphics,Memory is 8GB/16GB DDR4,Equipped with Huawei Smart Keyboard and Mouse Set,Compatible with Huawei mobile phones、flat、Sharing function of smart products such as notebooks。

The HUAWEI MateStation B515 I experienced today is configured with AMD R5-4600G processor、16GB memory、512GB SSD。As Huawei's first desktop computer product,Huawei MateStation B515 commercial series is targeted at employees of large enterprises and institutions and various small and medium-sized enterprises.,囙 This product is designed with more emphasis on productivity and smart office experience。This article will bring you a detailed experience report。

Appearance design:The HUAWEI MateStation B515 desktop computer set adopts a very business、concise、compact design,monitor、host、Keyboard and mouse are pure black,Gives a very stable feeling,It is very in line with the business office aesthetics of business people。

Let’s start with the display,HUAWEI MateStation B515 is equipped with a 23.8-inch eye-protecting screen,The resolution is 1920×1080,72%NTSC,1000:1Contrast,Support scientific eye protection,Passed international certification by TÜV Rheinland, Germany,The display adopts a three-microedge integrated design,Officially, the screen-to-body ratio has reached 90%,The lower border of the display has a high-gloss silver Huawei logo engraved on it.,The vertical texture design style of the display back panel is also consistent with the overall style of the fuselage.,The base is a pure black square design,Can take up less desk space,The flat base is also suitable for mobile phones、Headphones and other small items。

The monitor stand of HUAWEI MateStation B515 is cylindrical,The top adopts a snap-on quick release design,Quickly disassemble and install the monitor and stand,At the same time, the display supports adjustment of the pitch angle.,But it does not support left and right rotation,It's a pity。

The display interface of HUAWEI MateStation B515 is on the back,Including HDMI and VGA two interfaces。There are 5 buttons on the lower right side of the front,There are white LED lights embedded in the power buttons on the left and right sides.,To display the power on and off status。The other four buttons are used to control the relevant display parameters of the monitor.,including brightness、color temperature、Contrast、Scenario、language etc.。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 display effect,The first impression of the eye protection screen is that it is very comfortable.,Your eyes won’t feel sore after long-term use,But can't deny,1080P’s 23.8-inch display,The grainy look and feel is still very obvious.。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 host adopts a small wireless design,Weight is only 4.2kg,Measurements are height 293 mm、Width 93mm、Depth 315.5mm,Equivalent to one-third the size of a traditional desktop computer,Compact body ideal for small, crowded desks。

in design,The front of the HUAWEI MateStation B515 host uses a Chinese-style grille element panel,Delicate matte black color,The whole machine looks very businesslike。

in terms of interfaces,HUAWEI MateStation B515 has a 3.5mm headset interface on the front x 1,USB-C (USB 2.0) interfacex 1,USB-A(USB 3.2 Gen 2) Interfacex 1。The USB-C interface supports fast charging up to 18W。

The back interface of HUAWEI MateStation B515 host includes microphone input interface x 1、Audio output interface x 1、Audio input interfacex 1、HDMI interfacex 1、VGA interfacex 1、USB-A(USB 3.2 Gen 1) Interface x 2、USB-A (USB 2.0) interface x 2、RJ45 interfacex 1、serial portx 1。The interface is still very rich.,Able to meet the needs of corporate employees。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 main case disassembly uses screws + pull-out buckle pipes,Unscrew the two screws on the back,The baffle can be pulled out,Conveniently upgrade internal hardware。

The internal structure of HUAWEI MateStation B515 is relatively neat and beautiful.,Internal card slots include:PCIe x 16 slot x 1、PCIe x 1 slot x 1、SO-DIMM slotx 2、M.2 2280 interfacex 2、SATA interfacex 1。The rated output power of HUAWEI MateStation B515 is 300 W,It also has built-in dual-antenna Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 modules.。

There are three cooling fans inside the HUAWEI MateStation B515,including CPU、One power supply each,The other one is located at the air inlet below the front of the main unit.。The CPU cooling fan adopts a downward pressure type.,to form an independent cooling air duct。

One thing that deserves praise is that,during operation,HUAWEI MateStation B515 is very quiet,almost negligible,Even when running some large tasks,The operating sound of the fan is also completely within the acceptable range.。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 comes with an ultra-thin keyboard,Support small keyboard,There is also a fingerprint recognition button in the upper right corner of the keyboard.,The keyboard also has a built-in NFC module,Located on the Shift key,Supports Huawei mobile phone one-touch transfer, multi-screen collaboration, etc.。

It is worth mentioning that,This fingerprint key also integrates a power button,one click,Fingerprint secure unlocking,Boot up and log in in one step。One thing to note,The keyboard needs to be inserted into the USB interface on the back (for fingerprint keyboard only),To achieve this function。

The F1 area above the keyboard is the function key,Supports adjusting screen brightness via keyboard、Voice control and more,The usage experience is very close to that of a notebook。The keyboard feels okay,The keycaps use a skin-like coating,feels very comfortable。

The specific model of the mouse is M100,The official did not give much data,Feels pretty good,More weighty,Guess there may be a weight inside。

Simple evaluation of performance:

HUAWEI MateStation B515 is equipped with AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series APU。The model we experienced is R5 4600G,and did a benchmark test。Parameters,R5 4600G has 6 cores and 12 threads,3.7-4.2GHz;Core display is Vega 7,Frequency up to 1900MHz。Although the number of core display stream processors of R5 4600G is not as high as that of Vega of R5 2400G 11,However, due to the advancement of technology, the frequency has greatly increased,Its graphics performance has far exceeded that of Vega 11。

Cinebench R15:R5 4600G single core 188 points,Multi-core 1520 points;

Cinebench R20:R5 4600G single core 490 points,Multi-core 3585 points,Basically on the same level as R5 3600。

R5 4600G’s graphics score on Time Spy 1066 Minute,Approximately MX 150-250 s level。

memory test,We use "AIDA64" for testing,HUAWEI MateStation B515 memory read performance reaches 42119MB/s,The write performance is 43032MB/s,Copy is 36864MB/s,Latency is 87.8ns。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 is equipped with a Samsung SSD,The specific model is PM981a,SEQ1M with CrystalDiskMark test score of 3567MB/s(Q8T1)read and 2985 SEQ1M for MB/S(Q8T1)write,Very good performance。

The application scenarios of HUAWEI MateStation B515 are mainly business office,In the performance section,Ryzen on Huawei MateStation B515 4000 The series APU can basically be used in transactional office scenarios.,Some professional or serious office scenes are also not a problem.。

Smart experience:For employees of large enterprises, institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises,The most important thing about an office computer is efficient productivity experience,What is efficient productivity,To understand simply,In fact, it is people-centered、Unification and integration of multi-device experience。

Give a simple example - data transmission。Traditional data transmission between PCs and mobile phones usually relies on data cables or third-party applications.,However, this pipeline is cumbersome to operate、Problems such as limited transfer size,long time down,Users are tired of this tedious operation,Over time,PC will gradually become an information island。HUAWEI MateStation B515 adopts two functions,changed this situation。

The first function is the familiar multi-screen collaboration,After one year of development,Multi-screen collaboration has become the core competitiveness of Huawei’s smart products,It is also an important part of Huawei’s all-scenario smart experience.。

Another function is Huawei Cloud Space。This is a smart data manager for Huawei users,Just log in with your Huawei account,You can easily manage personal files on multiple terminals such as mobile phones on your computer,And keep updates synchronized on multiple devices。

The interconnection between Huawei mobile phones and MateStation B515 is very simple,Just touch the NFC area of ​​your phone to the NFC logo on the Shift key of your keyboard,You can "cast" your phone screen to your computer。

certainly,There is also a simple and crude method,Just connect your phone to the computer via a data cable,Pop-up reminders will appear on the mobile phone,Click to connect。If you connect the mobile phone through the Type-C interface on the front of the host,It can also achieve 18W fast charging at the same time。

What’s the use of multi-screen collaboration? In fact, as early as IT Home about Huawei MateBook、Tablet under review,Already mentioned many times,Understand in the crudest and simplest way,It’s a desktop computer that has the functions of a mobile phone,Integration and unification between mobile phones and computers。

Based on multi-screen collaboration,Users can quickly view mobile phone files/pictures/texts、edit、transmission,Complete the tasks of two devices on one PC device。You can drag files from your phone directly to your computer,No need to pick up the phone again and again to operate,PC professional capabilities can handle PC professional tasks,It can also handle the tasks of mobile phones,Greatly improved efficiency。

You can use your desktop mouse、Trackpads and touchscreens、keyboard,can be opened directly、Operate and use various mobile APPs。give a simple example,For example, you dislike typing on your mobile phone too slowly.,With the help of multi-screen collaboration,You can open mobile applications on your computer,and enter text using the keyboard。

You can even connect your computer host to your phone’s network with one click,You must know that the networks of many enterprises and companies are not stable.,Disconnections from the internet have become a common occurrence,Based on this function,Employees can quickly restore the normal network from network outages,To achieve an efficient and stable office experience。

The potential and imagination of multi-screen collaboration are huge,It breaks the barrier between computers and mobile phones,Achieving a unified experience between different systems,Let office workers focus on one screen,Let information between large and small screens be integrated and shared,The PC is no longer an information island。

In fact, the author's review was completed through HUAWEI MateStation B515 and Huawei Mate40 mobile phones.,After the two devices realize multi-screen collaborative data connection,The experience is really a linear upgrade。For example, I want to change the length of a screenshot,Then upload it to the Word of this article,In the past, you needed to modify the screenshot size through your mobile phone first.,Then transfer the screenshot to PC,It basically takes about 1-2 minutes to complete the whole process.。

Based on multi-screen collaboration,I can complete all the above operations in just ten seconds,Because all these operations are completed on one screen,I don’t need to repeatedly switch between mobile screen and PC screen,It also keeps my work focused。

HUAWEI MateStation B515 has built-in Huawei Cloud Space PC client,This is specifically for Huawei mobile phones、platform、A professional App for information integration between PCs。

There are pictures in Huawei Cloud Space、Contact person、memorandum、cloud disk、Recording and other functions,Huawei cell phone、Synchronize data from tablets and other devices to the cloud space,can be freely circulated among multiple devices through the cloud and kept updated simultaneously.。

Huawei Cloud Space client installed on HUAWEI MateStation B515,Also supports the "sync folder" function,After opening,The data manager on the computer will display the "Huawei Cloud Disk" entrance,Click to enter to view the mobile phone、flat、PC files stored in cloud disk,Users can modify cloud disk files,Once modified, it will stay updated on all devices。The advantage of this function is that no data cable is required,Whether it’s a mobile phone or a tablet、PC,Modify files on any device,Other devices will also automatically synchronize modification operations.,Sync via cloud,Achieve operational unification。

While using HUAWEI MateStation B515 for office work,The author can feel the smart office experience emphasized by Huawei in many places.,For example, the two-in-one design of keyboard fingerprint + power-on,You no longer need to press buttons on the host to turn on the computer,Just click the fingerprint recognition button on the keyboard,You can start the machine、Unlock two features,It operates smoothly。

This experience is completely consistent with Huawei MateBook notebook,can be clearly felt,Huawei is working hard to integrate mobile phones、The boundaries between PCs,Through a series of software and hardware innovations,Provide consumers with a multi-terminal collaboration,A more unified experience。

Keyboard boot unlock GIF demonstration ▲

in the commercial market,HUAWEI MateStation B515 also has an innate advantage - in China,Huawei cell phone、PC、Tablet users have a very large base,This is unmatched by any traditional PC company。in other words,Huawei's productivity ecosystem has been initially established,Huawei MateStation B515 is released at this point in time,It can be said that it is like a fish in water.,Enterprise users can realize cooperation between Huawei smart devices at a lower cost,Maximize the productivity value of these products。

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