Get ultra-fast Linux-native with zero-setup and unmatched reliability and service. The Focus is designed for Deep Learning Scientists, Cloud and Web Developmers, DevOps Engineering, and other creative professionals. A large number of Expert Solutions are immediately available. Just power-on and go.
| CPU | Core i7-9750H 6c/12t 4.5GHz Turbo |
| GPU | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6 with PhysX and CUDA |
| Display | Full HD 16.1” matte 1080p IPS 144Hz. Up to 3 external 4K monitors (MDP+USBC+HDMI)
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| Memory | Up to 64GB Dual Channel DDR4 2666 MHz |
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| Webcam | Full-HD 720P cam and mic with physical shutter installed |
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| Touchpad | Two button, Glass Synaptics, pressure sensitive, with multi-gesture and scroll |
| Warranty | Up to Two year limited hardware with software support |
| Chassis | Metal surfaces, Plastic bottom, 380 x 252 x 20mm, 2kg |
| Cooling | One CPU and two GPU fans with heat pipes. Nearly silent in light loads such as web browsing |
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| Expansion | User expandable SSD, NVMe, and RAM |
| Contribute | Two percent of gross purchase price is donated to the Kubuntu Foundation |
| Feature[1] | KFocus[2] | Laptop B[3] | Laptop C[4] |
| Built your way, shipped next day? | Yes | 2-4 week lead time | Limited in store stock, 2-4 weeks otherwise |
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| Live Remote Desktop support? | Yes | No, Web Forum | Yes |
| Courtesy laptop cross-shipped? | Yes | Same-day service | Yes, from store |
| Hardware optimized? | Extensive | Some | Extensive |
| Full Disk Encryption? | Free | No | Yes, user enabled FileVault |
| YubiKey security option? | Yes | No | No |
| User expandable and serviceable? | Yes | Not declared | Glued shut, soldered RAM and SSD |
| Native *Ubuntu LTS? | Yes | Yes | No, MacOS BSD |
| Ready-to-run solutions you need? | Yes[5] | No | No |
| Relative TensorFlow Training Speed? | 20x faster | 10x faster | 1x |
| Purchase Price[6] | $1,885 | $2,663 [1,854] | $2,709 |
[1] Current 2020-03-20 and gathered directly from each retailers web order page
[2] Base Kubuntu Focus, i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 GPU, 250GB NVMe, 1yr Warranty
[3] Dell Precision 5540, i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, T2000 GPU, 256GB NVMe, 1yr on-site service
[4] MacBook Pro 16, i7-9750H, 16GB Ram, AMD 5500M GPU, 512GB NVME (250GB n/a), 1yr warranty, 2 adaptors
[5] Expert Solutions are developed in response to customer demand and validated on the hardware.
[6] List price is shown first with limited-time sales price in brackets
Results for popular benchmarks are provided for comparison. If you find a serious deviation, please let us know and we will investigate. All tests are run with the power plugged-in. The system is set to performance mode using the CPU frequency widget included in the system tray.
Comprehensive TensorFlow benchmarks can be run at the end of the kfocus-001-conda script. Please compare to the official results.
| RTX 2080[1] | RTX 2070[1] | RTX 2060[1] | Titan X[2] | Titan XPW10[2] | Titan XP[2] | |
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| Interface | 8,997 | 8,295 | 7,665 | 7,443 | 9,741 | 11,948 |
| Training | 9,272 | 8,824 | 8,232 | 7,908 | 10,375 | 12,922 |
| AI Score | 18,269 | 17,119 | 15,897 | 15,351 | 20,089 | 24,870 |
[1] Kubuntu Focus 2.2Kg, 20mm thick
[2] Unconstrained Desktop GPU
The CPU performs around 20% better than the i7-9750H average in both single and multi-core. This is probably due to superior cooling compared to other laptops that use slim chassis.
| Benchmark | Stress | Scores |
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| Basemark GPU-1.1.0 | GPU | 4632 |
| Geekbench-4.4.2 | CPU | 5845 23751 |
| Geekbench-5.0.4 | CPU | 1209 05717 |
| Gfxbench GL: Car Chase / T-Rex FPS | GPU | 251 00972 |
| Unigine Heaven 4.0, Ultra-Normal-8x | GPU | 2037 |
| Unigine Heaven 4.0, Medium-normal-2x | GPU | 3369 |
| Unigine Super, Extreme 1080p, 144Hz | GPU | 2991 |
| Unigine Super, High 1080p, 144Hz | GPU | 7625 |
| Unigine Super, Medium 1080p, 144Hz | GPU | 10157 |
| Unigine Super, Low 720p, 144Hz | GPU | 19180 |
Vulkan shows 30/46/520 min/avg/max FPS and scores 4,632. OpenGL shows 12/50/129 min/avg/max FPS and scores 4,964.
Tests were run with both 144Hz and 60Hz panel settings. No significant differences were found except in medium settings, where the 144MHz refresh resulted in a 12% boost in performance. The GPU never exceeded 70°C. More aggressive cooling settings using Nvidia Settings could provide additional performance at the cost of additional fan noise.
| Setting | Score | FPS min, avg, max | C min, max |
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| Extreme 1080p, 144Hz | 2991 | 018.64 022.37 025.26 | 42.0 70.0 |
| Extreme 1080p, 60Hz | 2983 | 017.85 022.32 025.39 | 46.0 70.0 |
| High 1080p, 144Hz | 7625 | 047.20 057.04 067.62 | 39.0 68.0 |
| High 1080p, 60Hz | 7622 | 045.40 057.01 068.08 | 38.0 68.0 |
| Medium 1080p, 144Hz | 10157 | 059.98 075.97 093.74 | 39.0 69.0 |
| Medium 1080p, 60Hz | 9371 | 054.32 070.09 086.14 | 42.0 69.0 |
| Low 720p, 144Hz | 19180 | 82.54 143.46 203.89 | 42.0 70.0 |
| Low 720p, 60Hz | 19297 | 085.25 144.34 199.41 | 39.0 70.0 |
Ultra shows 9.5/80.9/144.7 min/avg/max FPS and scores 2,037. Settings are 1080p, Ultra preset, normal tessellation, 8x anti-aliasing. Medium shows 10.4/133.8/234.5 min/avg/map FPS and scores 3,369. Settings are 1080p, Medium, normal tessalation, 8x anti-aliasing. The GPU remained at or below 70°C
The Focus is optimized to make the most of its premium hardware. A partial list is provided below.
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