Chinese Brand Launches Bizarre Gaming Laptops With GTX 1060 + Intel N95 Combo — And It Gets Weirder

Sakuromoto’s New Gaming Laptops Mix Old GPUs With Mismatched CPUs — Why?

In a world where gaming laptops are all about pushing performance boundaries, a Chinese manufacturer named Sakuromoto has gone in a very different — and frankly, baffling — direction. The company recently launched two gaming laptops that feature some of the strangest CPU-GPU combinations we've seen in years. We're talking about hardware pairings that just don’t make sense, especially for gaming.

Let’s break down what’s going on and why tech enthusiasts are scratching their heads.

Meet the “Inter Book”: GTX 1060 + Intel N95

The first of Sakuromoto’s odd creations is called the Inter Book — a 15.6-inch gaming laptop that pairs the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, a graphics card from 2016, with an Intel N95, a budget-level CPU from the Alder Lake family.

Now, the GTX 1060 wasn’t a bad card in its prime. In fact, it was one of the most popular GPUs back in the day. It has 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and can still handle some modern games at medium settings in 1080p. But the real issue here is the Intel N95.

The N95 is a low-end, 4-core CPU with no performance cores and a TDP of just 15W. It’s meant for ultra-budget notebooks — not gaming laptops. Despite this, Sakuromoto is marketing it as a “Core i9-class” processor, which is… well, completely false. There’s no way this chip belongs anywhere near a “Core i9” label, not in specs, performance, or even pricing.

To make things even more confusing, the laptop’s display is being sold as “4K-class,” but it's actually a 1080p panel. Whether this is creative marketing or just misleading branding, it's hard to say.

The Second Laptop: Core i9 + MX550 — Wait, What?

If you thought the Inter Book was an oddball, wait till you hear about Sakuromoto’s second offering — part of their “Rescue Series.”

This model comes equipped with a powerful Intel Core i9-12900H CPU. That’s a legitimate high-end chip with 14 cores and serious performance power. But then they pair it with the NVIDIA MX550, a very low-tier GPU often found in thin budget laptops.

Even though Sakuromoto has upgraded the MX550 a bit — doubling its VRAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and increasing TDP to 38W — it’s still nowhere near what you’d expect for a machine housing an i9. The MX550 is fine for light tasks like photo editing or 1080p video playback, but gaming on it is extremely limited.

This pairing leads to the opposite problem of the Inter Book: instead of the CPU holding things back, now it’s the GPU that’s completely underwhelming.

So… What’s the Point?

Honestly? It looks like Sakuromoto is trying to repurpose old or excess stock into shiny new packages. By slapping familiar GPU or CPU names onto the label, they may be hoping to grab attention from less tech-savvy buyers — or those shopping purely on specifications without understanding system balance.

For gamers or power users, these laptops won’t deliver the performance the branding suggests. The mismatched components mean bottlenecks, stutters, and an overall poor gaming experience — despite how futuristic or flashy the design looks.

Final Thoughts

In an era where gaming laptops are judged on performance-per-watt and balance between CPU and GPU, Sakuromoto's new models feel more like experiments or clearance-bin mashups than serious contenders. Whether it’s a marketing gimmick or an attempt to revive outdated hardware, one thing is for sure — these laptops are making waves for all the wrong reasons.

If you're shopping for a gaming laptop, make sure to look beyond the flashy names and check how well the components actually work together. Because when it comes to performance, balance matters — no matter how cool the design looks.