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Aorus 17X AZF review: High-end gaming laptop with i9-13900HX and RTX 4090 in a slim case

Extreme powerhouse! The latest Gigabyte Aorus 17X is packed with the best the laptop market currently has to offer. Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel's Core i9-13900HX belong to the absolute high-end range and Gigabyte packs these two powerhouses into a very slim laptop. Find out whether this combination works in our detailed review with its numerous measurements and benchmarks.

The new Aorus 17X AZF is built upon an Intel Raptor Lake H processor and the latest mobile GPU flagship from Nvidia. An Intel Core i9 13900HX works together with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU under the hood. These two components alone give an idea of the laptop's intended purpose. But how well does the hardware perform in the slim case? We took at look at this and will go into more detail later. But the CPU and GPU alone do not make a good gaming laptop - these are accompanied by a 240 Hz, 17-inch screen in the Aorus 17X AZF, as well as a total of 2 TB SSD storage that can easily store a large number of games and other programs. Such a configuration amounts to US$3,499.00.

Alternatively, the Aorus 17X is available with an Intel Core Intel Core i7 13700HX. While there are no other choices in terms of the graphics card, the speed of the DDR5 RAM can vary. The Core i7 is technically limited to a maximum of 4800 MT/s, while the Core i9 model has a maximum of 5600 MT/s at its disposal.

Aorus 17X AZF (17X Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-13900HX 24 x 1.6 - 5.4 GHz, 157 W PL2 / Short Burst, 86 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-HX
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 2040 MHz, Memory: 2250 MHz, 175 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, Nvidia 531.41
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-5600, 2 von 2 installiert, max. 64 GB
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixel 170 PPI, BOE09F9, IPS, glossy: no, 240 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM770 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)
Storage
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1024 GB 
, M.2 2280, NVMe, 1800 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Raptor Lake-S PCH - cAVS
Connections
4 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Klinke
Networking
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 21.8 x 396 x 293 ( = 0.86 x 15.59 x 11.54 in)
Battery
99 Wh, 6200 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: FHD (1080p)
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Secondary Camera: IR (Windows Hello Support)
Additional features
Speakers: 2x 2.5W Speaker, 330-Watt-Netzteil, Gigabyte Control Center, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.92 kg ( = 103 oz / 6.44 pounds), Power Supply: 990 g ( = 34.92 oz / 2.18 pounds)
Price
3800 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Competing laptops in this class also offer similar levels of performance when you look at the technical specifications, since they are also equipped with Intel Raptor-Lake H processors and mobile Ada-Lovelace GPUs. A detailed overview of the comparison devices can be found in the following table.

Possible competitors in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
86 %
04/2023
Aorus 17X AZF
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
2.9 kg21.8 mm17.30"2560x1440
88.4 %
03/2023
Medion Erazer Beast X40
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
2.9 kg33 mm17.00"2560x1600
88.3 %
03/2023
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
3 kg23 mm17.00"2560x1600
85.4 %
03/2023
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg27 mm17.30"2560x1440
90.7 %
04/2023
Alienware m18 R1
i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
3.9 kg26.7 mm18.00"1920x1200
89 %
02/2023
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
3.5 kg23 mm17.30"3840x2160

Case - Aluminum and plastic on the Aorus 17X

The Aorus 17X is made of mostly aluminum and plastic. This has the advantage of low weight, because at less than 3 kilograms, the device is one of the lighter representatives here in comparison. Only the HP Omen 17 is slightly lighter.

In terms of stability, the choice of materials proves to be somewhat disadvantageous, but still proved to be solid in our pressure test. Manufacturers always have to manage a balancing act between stability and mobility in large 17-inch laptops, which we think has been successful in the Aorus 17X AZF. The display lid, made of aluminum on the upper side, is relatively stable, although it can still be twisted with a little effort. The hinges are also stable, which feel solid and reduce teetering to a minimum. Moreover, one-handed opening of the display is possible.

The only color elements are on the back in the form of illuminated Aorus lettering. There is also a silver Aorus logo on the display lid, which breaks ups the monotony of the otherwise completely black device.

Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF

Size comparison

410.3 mm / 16.2 inch 319.9 mm / 12.6 inch 26.7 mm / 1.051 inch 3.9 kg8.58 lbs397.1 mm / 15.6 inch 262 mm / 10.3 inch 27 mm / 1.063 inch 2.8 kg6.1 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 330 mm / 13 inch 23 mm / 0.906 inch 3.5 kg7.65 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 293 mm / 11.5 inch 21.8 mm / 0.858 inch 2.9 kg6.44 lbs383 mm / 15.1 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 33 mm / 1.299 inch 2.9 kg6.35 lbs380 mm / 15 inch 298 mm / 11.7 inch 23 mm / 0.906 inch 3 kg6.62 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Equipment

The Aorus 17X AZF unfortunately does not offer such a large selection of ports, but the available interfaces should nevertheless satisfy most users. After all, there is a modern Thunderbolt 4 port with Power Delivery (PD) and three conventional USB ports. Meanwhile, external displays can be connected via HDMI or DisplayPort. The location of the interfaces is decent, although the manufacturer did not have many options due to the expansive heat pipe construction inside.

Left side: 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A), 3.5mm combo audio (Source: Aorus)
Left side: 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A), 3.5mm combo audio (Source: Aorus)
Right side: Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C, Power Delivery), USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A) (Source: Aorus)
Right side: Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C, Power Delivery), USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A) (Source: Aorus)
Rear: power connector, HDMI 2.1, Mini DP 1.4 (120 Hz), LAN (RJ45) (Source: Aorus)
Rear: power connector, HDMI 2.1, Mini DP 1.4 (120 Hz), LAN (RJ45) (Source: Aorus)

Communication

Wi-Fi module in the Aorus 17X AZF
Wi-Fi module in the Aorus 17X AZF

The installed WLAN module delivers good performance, so the Aorus 17X AZF doesn't have to shy away from the competition here. Our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 was used as the test router. Alternatively, the Aorus 17X AZF also offers an Ethernet port, which provides rates of up to 2.5 GBit/s.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1582 (1517min, 1518.74P1 - 1636max) MBit/s +9%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1467 (733min - 1546max) MBit/s +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1456 (1068min - 1561max) MBit/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1364 (1079min - 1473max) MBit/s -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (636 - 1780, n=153, last 2 years)
1291 MBit/s -11%
Alienware m18 R1
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1272 (922min - 1396max) MBit/s -13%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
  (565 - 1584, n=15)
1198 MBit/s -18%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1145 (867min - 1272max) MBit/s -21%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1627 (1381min - 1714max) MBit/s 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1619 (1579min - 1691max) MBit/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1578 (1516min - 1627max) MBit/s -3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1545 (1508min, 1510.9P1 - 1569max) MBit/s -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (685 - 1890, n=159, last 2 years)
1417 MBit/s -12%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
  (750 - 1711, n=15)
1296 MBit/s -20%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1194 (839min - 1398max) MBit/s -26%
Alienware m18 R1
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1155 (761min - 1320max) MBit/s -29%
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Aorus 17X AZF; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1456 (1068-1561)
Aorus 17X AZF; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1618 (1579-1691)

Webcam

The webcam of the Aorus 17X AZF is FHD capable, making it suitable for simple video telephony. A few points were deducted due to the lack of color fidelity. The dual-array microphone, on the other hand, does a good job, as recordings from different directions are played back at a similar volume.

ColorChecker
10.7 ∆E
14.9 ∆E
14.3 ∆E
13.1 ∆E
12.8 ∆E
15.5 ∆E
15.4 ∆E
19.6 ∆E
10.6 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
13.7 ∆E
13.3 ∆E
12.1 ∆E
14.7 ∆E
7.3 ∆E
12.1 ∆E
8.9 ∆E
17.5 ∆E
1.8 ∆E
11.4 ∆E
12.5 ∆E
12.9 ∆E
10 ∆E
7.3 ∆E
ColorChecker Aorus 17X AZF: 12.06 ∆E min: 1.76 - max: 19.62 ∆E

Maintenance

Maintenance work is fundamentally possible on the Aorus 17X AZF. However, the baseplate, which is attached with numerous screws, has to be removed for this. Everything important lies underneath the baseplate, such as the four fans, mass storage and RAM. In our case, the laptop is fully equipped and there are no free slots for RAM or SSD.

The Aorus 17X AZF without the baseplate
The Aorus 17X AZF without the baseplate

Warranty

In Germany, the Aorus 17X AZF comes with a 24-month warranty with pickup and return service included. This, of course, is likely to differ from country to country, so buyers should double-check before purchase.

Software

The Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) is used for controlling and monitoring the components of the Aorus 17X AZF. In our tests, no problems were encountered with GCC, which can be used to regulate laptop performance and thus influence background noise. The fan curve can be adjusted a little via the FAN Control tab. Moreover, a large number of backlight effects for the keyboard can be selected.

Gigabyte Control Center - main menu
Gigabyte Control Center - main menu
Gigabyte Control Center - dashbord
Gigabyte Control Center - dashbord
Gigabyte Control Center - fan settings
Gigabyte Control Center - fan settings
Gigabyte Control Center - RGB options
Gigabyte Control Center - RGB options

Input Devices


Keyboard

Keyboard on the Aorus 17X AZF
Keyboard on the Aorus 17X AZF
Keyboard on the Aorus 17X AZF (backlit)
Keyboard on the Aorus 17X AZF (backlit)

The Aorus 17X AZF comes with a backlit 6-row chiclet keyboard, including a numpad. The smooth keys have medium travel and a clear pressure point. The keyboard yields slightly when typing, but this is not overly pronounced. The backlight can be adjusted at three levels of brightness using a key combination, and there are many more options for lighting effects via the GCC (Gigabyte Control Center).

Touchpad

Touchpad on the Aorus 17X AZF
Touchpad on the Aorus 17X AZF

The mouse replacement in the form of a multi-touch ClickPad (approx. 12.1 x 7.6 cm) offers a pleasant size. Aorus has also superimposed its own logo on the toucpad, which is visually pleasing to look at. The ClickPad offers a smooth surface, which allows for smooth finger gliding. The input surface can be used in its entirety and also reacts well in the corners. The pad offers a short stroke for inputs and provides clear feedback thanks to its clear pressure point.

Display

Subpixel
Subpixel
slight clouding
slight clouding

The Aorus 17X AZF comes with a good QHD panel, which should meet the needs of most gamers with a refresh rate of 240 Hz. However, the average brightness of our test unit is clearly weaker compared to the competition. An average of only 276 cd/m² is too low and is only enough for last place. The Aorus 17X AZF also loses important points in the display score with slight halos. No PWM was detected.

Alternative display options, such as a 4K panel, are not intended for the Aorus 17X AZF.

266
cd/m²
273
cd/m²
281
cd/m²
272
cd/m²
294
cd/m²
283
cd/m²
266
cd/m²
278
cd/m²
271
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
BOE09F9 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 294 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 276 cd/m² Minimum: 29 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 294 cd/m²
Contrast: 1050:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.81 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.86
ΔE Greyscale 3.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
84.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.301
Aorus 17X AZF
BOE09F9, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Medion Erazer Beast X40
BOE NE170QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
AU Optronics B170QAN01.2, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
BOE BOE09BF, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
B173ZAN06.C, Mini-LED, 3840x2160, 17.30
Alienware m18 R1
Chi Mei 180JME, IPS, 1920x1200, 18.00
Display
-16%
1%
-17%
2%
2%
Display P3 Coverage
96.7
68.6
-29%
97.6
1%
67.4
-30%
94.9
-2%
97.7
1%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
99.8
0%
99.9
0%
97.6
-2%
99.9
0%
100
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
84.5
69.4
-18%
86.5
2%
69.6
-18%
92.4
9%
89.8
6%
Response Times
23%
54%
1%
-169%
41%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
14 ?(6.9, 7.1)
11.3 ?(5.4, 5.9)
19%
4.2 ?(1.9, 2.3)
70%
15.6 ?(7.3, 8.3)
-11%
38.4 ?(13.6, 24.8, n)
-174%
3 ?(1.5, 1.5)
79%
Response Time Black / White *
10.1 ?(5.3, 4.8)
7.5 ?(3.3, 4.2)
26%
6.4 ?(2.8, 3.6)
37%
8.9 ?(3.7, 5.2)
12%
26.6 ?(9.2, 17.4, n)
-163%
9.9 ?(5.4, 4.5)
2%
PWM Frequency
2380 ?(100)
Screen
11%
-24%
14%
64117%
26%
Brightness middle
294
384
31%
398.6
36%
371
26%
606
106%
372.8
27%
Brightness
276
377
37%
384
39%
350
27%
602
118%
367
33%
Brightness Distribution
90
90
0%
89
-1%
90
0%
93
3%
97
8%
Black Level *
0.28
0.45
-61%
0.46
-64%
0.32
-14%
0.0001
100%
0.32
-14%
Contrast
1050
853
-19%
867
-17%
1159
10%
6060000
577043%
1165
11%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.81
2.05
27%
4.05
-44%
1.74
38%
4.8
-71%
1.92
32%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
5.7
3.64
36%
8.68
-52%
3.59
37%
8.2
-44%
3.65
36%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.86
0.74
14%
1.02
-19%
1.01
-17%
1.8
-109%
0.51
41%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
3.4
2.3
32%
6.5
-91%
2.8
18%
6.5
-91%
1.5
56%
Gamma
2.301 96%
2.017 109%
2.11 104%
2.19 100%
2.63 84%
2.34 94%
CCT
7389 88%
6546 99%
7518 86%
6474 100%
6596 99%
6607 98%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
6% / 7%
10% / -7%
-1% / 5%
21317% / 41195%
23% / 23%

* ... smaller is better

Subjectively, the display quality of the screen is impeccable and there is no visible grain despite the matte surface. In summary, the measured DeltaE-2000 values are relatively close to the target value of 3 in the state of delivery. However, other laptops in the class show that this can be done better. We were able to improve the values considerably via manual calibration. In addition, we were also able to reduce the blue cast a little. Hence, we recommend using the ICC profile linked above if you want to use the device for image editing.

CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)

The measured color space coverage is good and the sRGB color space is fully covered at 100%. The extended AdobeRGB color space is sufficiently covered at 84.5 percent and the P3 color space at 96.7 percent.

Aorus 17X AZF vs sRGB
Aorus 17X AZF vs sRGB
Aorus 17X AZF vs AdobeRGB
Aorus 17X AZF vs AdobeRGB
Aorus 17X AZF vs DCI-P3
Aorus 17X AZF vs DCI-P3

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
10.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 5.3 ms rise
↘ 4.8 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
14 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 6.9 ms rise
↘ 7.1 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18080 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The comparatively low display brightness is not conducive to outdoor use. Nevertheless, outdoor work is possible at full brightness, albeit with some limitations. Direct sunlight should be avoided.

Aorus 17X AZF in the sun
Aorus 17X AZF in the sun
Aorus 17X AZF in the shade
Aorus 17X AZF in the shade

The installed IPS panel offers excellent picture quality in normal use. Difficulties in the form of slight fogging only occur in the four corner images.

Viewing angle stability of the Aorus 17X AZF
Viewing angle stability of the Aorus 17X AZF

Performance - Raptor Lake combined with Ada Lovelace

The Aorus 17X AZF is currently one of the most powerful gaming notebooks and offers excellent performance, driven by Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace. The configuration of this test unit is available for US$3499.99.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
HWiNFO

Testing Conditions

In addition to the typical performance modes (see table), the control center of the Aorus 17X AZF (Gigabyte Control Center) provides a higher-level AI Boost function that we used. The Control Center then selected the appropriate profile - Gaming mode and Creator mode for the benchmarks, Energy-saving sleep mode for the battery tests.

Turbo mode fires up in individual cases for a small increase in performance, but this comes at a price: The fans constantly work at full power. In Meeting mode the device works very quietly, almost to the point of silence. Performance decreases noticeably as a result, although multi-thread performance is affected more than single-thread performance.

Creator Modus Turbo Modus Gaming Modus Meeting Modus Energiespar Ruhemodus
Power Limit 1 86 Watt 86 Watt 86 Watt 15 Watt 15 Watt
Power Limit 2 157 Watt 157 Watt 157 Watt 30 Watt 30 Watt

Processor

The Intel Core-i7-13900HX-Prozessor (Raptor Lake) consists of 16 efficient cores (no hyperthreading, 1.6 to 3.9 GHz) and 8 performance cores (hyperthreading, 2.2 to 5.4 GHz). There are 32 logical CPU cores in total, which was accompanied by enormous multi-thread performance in our tests. In the benchmarks, all contenders are in a tight head-to-head race. However, in the CPU performance rating, which represents the mean value from the benchmarks presented, our test unit came in second last place. Only the HP Omen 17, using the same SoC, can be bested here, while the Medion Erazer Beast delivers somewhat better performance. The other competitors fare better due to their slightly faster SoCs. Nevertheless, the gap to the MSI GE78HX is manageable at only 12 percent.

The CB15 loop test shows that CPU boost is utilized only at the beginning. The simulated permanent multi-thread load causes the clock to drop slightly after the first run, although performance remains stable from the third run.

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

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Aorus 17X AZF Intel Core i9-13900HX: Ø3258 (3190.05-4396.09)
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX: Ø4532 (4437.05-4828.15)
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US Intel Core i9-13950HX: Ø4856 (4818.7-5120.98)
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng Intel Core i9-13900HX: Ø2810 (2649.18-4311.13)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX: Ø4980 (4889.98-5226.71)
Alienware m18 R1 Intel Core i9-13980HX: Ø4934 (4579.8-4989.4)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
83.1 pt
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
82.5 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
82 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
79.4 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
 
76.2 pt
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
74 pt
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
73.3 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
55.7 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
33277 Points +20%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
32664 (29653.8min - 32664.5max) Points +18%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
32601 (28888.6min - 32601.4max) Points +17%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
30932 Points +11%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (24270 - 32623, n=22)
28225 Points +2%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
27776 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
26407 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=239, last 2 years)
19100 Points -31%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2113 Points +1%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
2106 Points 0%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2100 Points 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2097 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2095 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (1867 - 2105, n=19)
2044 Points -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2035 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=237, last 2 years)
1799 Points -14%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
12648 Points +20%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
12574 Points +19%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
12423 Points +18%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
11780 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (9152 - 12541, n=20)
10766 Points +2%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
10557 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
10118 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=237, last 2 years)
7255 Points -31%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
810 Points
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
807 Points 0%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
805 Points -1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
803 Points -1%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
803 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (722 - 810, n=20)
784 Points -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
782 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=237, last 2 years)
693 Points -14%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
5227 (4889.98min - 5226.71max) Points +16%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
5121 (4818.7min - 5120.98max) Points +14%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
4989 (4579.8min - 4989.4max) Points +11%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
4828 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (3913 - 4970, n=21)
4522 Points +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
4487 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
4311 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=242, last 2 years)
3024 Points -33%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
304 Points
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
303 Points 0%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
303 Points 0%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
301 Points -1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
300 Points -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
297 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (247 - 304, n=21)
292 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=241, last 2 years)
266 Points -12%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=235, last 2 years)
205 Seconds * -42%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
153 Seconds * -6%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
144 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (101 - 153, n=21)
117.9 Seconds * +18%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
104 Seconds * +28%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
101 Seconds * +30%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
100 Seconds * +31%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
97 Seconds * +33%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
129804 MIPS +38%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
127295 MIPS +35%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
127033 MIPS +35%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
121921 MIPS +30%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (90675 - 127283, n=20)
111796 MIPS +19%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
94649 MIPS +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
93947 MIPS
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=236, last 2 years)
75363 MIPS -20%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
7177 MIPS
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
7064 MIPS -2%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6925 MIPS -4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6897 MIPS -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6890 MIPS -4%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6889 MIPS -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (6340 - 7177, n=20)
6848 MIPS -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=236, last 2 years)
6062 MIPS -16%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
22200 Points +15%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
21853 Points +13%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
20634 Points +7%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
20245 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
20182 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (17614 - 21075, n=21)
19809 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
19272 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=241, last 2 years)
13326 Points -31%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2097 Points +2%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2079 Points +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2063 Points
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
2062 Points 0%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2043 Points -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
2036 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (1345 - 2093, n=21)
1988 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2193, n=241, last 2 years)
1795 Points -13%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
34.5 fps +43%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
33.1 fps +37%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
32.7 fps +35%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
30.5 fps +26%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (23.5 - 34.4, n=21)
29.1 fps +20%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
25.2 fps +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
24.2 fps
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=239, last 2 years)
20.8 fps -14%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=233, last 2 years)
49.1 s * -10%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
46.8 s * -5%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46.7 s * -4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
46.5 s * -4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
44.7 s *
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
44.2 s * +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
43 s * +4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (32.8 - 51.1, n=20)
42.5 s * +5%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=236, last 2 years)
0.4734 sec * -20%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX
0.4033 sec * -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (0.375 - 0.4564, n=21)
0.402 sec * -2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX
0.4014 sec * -2%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX
0.3935 sec *
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX
0.3931 sec * -0%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX
0.3862 sec * +2%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX
0.3823 sec * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
11781
Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit
16618 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
111582 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
17169 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit
15678
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
76718
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 32Bit
45.71 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 32Bit
191.67 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
3.67 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit
49.5 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit
208.27 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 32Bit
3.24 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
304 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
295.32 fps
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
4487 Points
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Performance Rating
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
97.3 pt
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
94.5 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
94 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
89.7 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
 
84.7 pt
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
75.2 pt
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
67.4 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
63.3 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
29553 KRay/s +53%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
28957 KRay/s +50%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
27883 KRay/s +45%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
27524 KRay/s +43%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (17589 - 27615, n=21)
24097 KRay/s +25%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
19255 KRay/s
Average of class Gaming
  (2585 - 60169, n=232, last 2 years)
17811 KRay/s -7%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
17589 KRay/s -9%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
148168 Points +55%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
144303 Points +51%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
141829 Points +49%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
134221 Points +41%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (88686 - 137015, n=21)
120602 Points +26%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
95343 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (12439 - 252486, n=232, last 2 years)
89327 Points -6%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
88686 Points -7%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
7142 MB/s +46%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
7093 MB/s +45%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
6905 MB/s +41%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
6758 MB/s +38%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (4362 - 7029, n=21)
6061 MB/s +24%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
4880 MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
4362 MB/s -11%
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 10389, n=232, last 2 years)
4191 MB/s -14%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
141758 Points +10%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
140103 Points +9%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
139649 Points +8%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
134514 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (125644 - 141385, n=21)
133924 Points +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
133197 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
128728 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 200651, n=232, last 2 years)
107789 Points -16%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
17057 Points +32%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
16799 Points +30%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
16656 Points +29%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
15947 Points +23%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (12334 - 17179, n=21)
14889 Points +15%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
12939 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
12334 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 32988, n=232, last 2 years)
11928 Points -8%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
73758 Points +55%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
71038 Points +49%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
69911 Points +47%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
67872 Points +43%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (43850 - 69202, n=21)
59821 Points +26%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
47560 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (7135 - 134044, n=232, last 2 years)
45987 Points -3%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
43850 Points -8%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
174819 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (89413 - 237881, n=21)
139015 MB/s -20%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
136551 MB/s -22%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
136520 MB/s -22%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
134830 MB/s -23%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
127548 MB/s -27%
Average of class Gaming
  (19065 - 328679, n=232, last 2 years)
104954 MB/s -40%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
89413 MB/s -49%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
2069 MB/s +53%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
2059 MB/s +52%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
2003 MB/s +48%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
1928 MB/s +42%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (1284 - 1958, n=21)
1755 MB/s +30%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
1353 MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
1284 MB/s -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2409, n=232, last 2 years)
1184 MB/s -12%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
16325 KRay/s +59%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
15573 KRay/s +52%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
15367 KRay/s +50%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
14995 KRay/s +46%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (9481 - 15279, n=21)
13066 KRay/s +27%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
10268 KRay/s
Average of class Gaming
  (1437 - 31796, n=232, last 2 years)
9669 KRay/s -6%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
9481 KRay/s -8%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
52949 MPixel/s +5%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
50563 MPixel/s 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
50348 MPixel/s
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
50323 MPixel/s 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (42994 - 51994, n=21)
48439 MPixel/s -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
43025 MPixel/s -15%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
40896 MPixel/s -19%
Average of class Gaming
  (11451 - 60161, n=233, last 2 years)
36304 MPixel/s -28%

System Performance

In the system performance benchmarks, the Aorus 17X AZF ranks similarly as in the CPU tests. Nevertheless, system performance is excellent and well above the class average for gaming laptops over the last two years. In the AIDA64 benchmarks, the Aorus 17X AZF delivers flawless results thanks to fast DDR5 RAM, which puts our review unit in second place behind the Alienware m18 R1.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8884 Points +16%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8771 Points +14%
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
8758 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (7690 - 9331, n=8)
8466 Points +10%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
7932 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
7690 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
7609 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (5235 - 9852, n=203, last 2 years)
7573 Points -2%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
11824 Points +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11761 Points +5%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11488 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (10972 - 11983, n=8)
11364 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
11275 Points +1%
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
11242 Points 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
11188 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (8300 - 12334, n=202, last 2 years)
10701 Points -4%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
11321 Points +9%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10474 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (9038 - 11680, n=8)
10423 Points 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
10403 Points
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
10125 Points -3%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
9976 Points -4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9851 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (7244 - 11833, n=202, last 2 years)
9729 Points -6%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
16424 Points +55%
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
16012 Points +51%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
15221 Points +44%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (10605 - 16395, n=8)
14052 Points +33%
Average of class Gaming
  (6462 - 18475, n=202, last 2 years)
11407 Points +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
10611 Points 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
10605 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
10135 Points -4%
CrossMark / Overall
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2176 Points +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2163 Points
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2139 Points -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
2125 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (1825 - 2295, n=8)
2107 Points -3%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
1991 Points -8%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1899 Points -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (974 - 2334, n=173, last 2 years)
1870 Points -14%
CrossMark / Productivity
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2050 Points
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2005 Points -2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
1978 Points -4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1977 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (1666 - 2166, n=8)
1960 Points -4%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1846 Points -10%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
1828 Points -11%
Average of class Gaming
  (907 - 2204, n=173, last 2 years)
1782 Points -13%
CrossMark / Creativity
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2469 Points +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2423 Points +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
2389 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (2162 - 2514, n=8)
2379 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2319 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2239 Points -3%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2035 Points -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (1027 - 2514, n=173, last 2 years)
2029 Points -13%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2063 Points
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
1904 Points -8%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1861 Points -10%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
1857 Points -10%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (1441 - 2275, n=8)
1833 Points -11%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
1808 Points -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 2327, n=173, last 2 years)
1703 Points -17%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1681 Points -19%
PCMark 10 Score
7690 points
Help
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
80776 MB/s +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
78171 MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
77973 MB/s 0%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
77283 MB/s -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (67716 - 78835, n=21)
75033 MB/s -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
67716 MB/s -13%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
63863 MB/s -18%
Average of class Gaming
  (23850 - 92565, n=232, last 2 years)
58650 MB/s -25%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
89096 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
88462 MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
86248 MB/s -3%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
85378 MB/s -3%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (73998 - 88462, n=21)
82199 MB/s -7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
74284 MB/s -16%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
62807 MB/s -29%
Average of class Gaming
  (24879 - 90647, n=232, last 2 years)
62444 MB/s -29%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
79917 MB/s +4%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
76988 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
76529 MB/s
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
76482 MB/s 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (65472 - 77045, n=21)
73168 MB/s -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
65472 MB/s -14%
Average of class Gaming
  (21619 - 103259, n=232, last 2 years)
60999 MB/s -20%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
60389 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
92.8 ns * -15%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
89.1 ns * -11%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX
  (80.4 - 91.1, n=21)
86.3 ns * -7%
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 152.5, n=229, last 2 years)
85.8 ns * -7%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
84.7 ns * -5%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
84.4 ns * -5%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
80.4 ns *
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
79.4 ns * +1%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

Our standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high-load) reveals extreme values in the Aorus 17X AZF. Future software updates should improve this so that the system is suitable for real-time video and audio editing without limitations.

Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video material
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video material
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Drivers ranked by longest execution time
Drivers ranked by longest execution time
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
12614 μs *
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4710.9 μs * +63%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3493.7 μs * +72%
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2669.6 μs * +79%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
2275.2 μs * +82%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2103 μs * +83%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1 TB NVMe SSD
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1 TB NVMe SSD
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1 TB NVMe SSD (installed)
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1 TB NVMe SSD (installed)

The Aorus 17X AZF uses an in-house SSD. To be more precise, our test unit offers two NVMe SSDs, each with 1 TB of storage space, which is suitable for its intended purpose. Lots of data can thus be stored on the two mass storage devices. The two drives support PCIe 4.0 and are also connected over the full bandwidth with four lanes. Performance is solid, even if several comparison devices display better performance in some cases. However, the Aorus 17X AZF is already fully equipped with two SSDs. Alternatively, 2 TB models can of course also be installed in the device. Meanwhile, the underside of the case is utilized for effective cooling, so the device passed our stress test with flying colors.

For more comparisons and benchmarks, we refer to our comparison chart here.

SSD 1

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 3
CDM 3
CDM 5
CDM 5
CDM 6
CDM 6
CDI
CDI

SSD 2

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 3
CDM 3
CDM 5
CDM 5
CDM 6
CDM 6
CDI
CDI
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
Sequential Read: 3066 MB/s
Sequential Write: 1824 MB/s
512K Read: 2378 MB/s
512K Write: 2502 MB/s
4K Read: 58.54 MB/s
4K Write: 307.7 MB/s
4K QD32 Read: 1291 MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 1021 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
80.8 pt
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
78.9 pt
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
 
71.6 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
67.8 pt
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
67.6 pt
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
65.5 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
64.5 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
58 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5598 (5462.22min - 5597.85max) MB/s +76%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4233 (4196.61min - 4232.61max) MB/s +33%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3848 (3815.64min - 3848.21max) MB/s +21%
Average of class Gaming
  (1291 - 7045, n=202, last 2 years)
3524 MB/s +11%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (2519 - 4224, n=10)
3439 MB/s +8%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3326 (3303.54min - 3326.08max) MB/s +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3185 (2979.13min - 3184.87max) MB/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3127 (2701.13min - 3126.72max) MB/s -2%
seq write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7533 (7482.85min - 7532.79max) MB/s +152%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5145 (5060.48min - 5145.38max) MB/s +72%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
4849 (4812.78min - 4849.24max) MB/s +62%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4387 (4345.42min - 4387.07max) MB/s +47%
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=202, last 2 years)
3796 MB/s +27%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3218 (2245.63min - 3218.43max) MB/s +8%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (2200 - 4236, n=10)
3133 MB/s +5%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2988 (2534.41min - 2987.71max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11242 (10740.3min - 11242.2max) MB/s +62%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7085 (6214.7min - 7085.23max) MB/s +2%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (6864 - 7112, n=10)
6974 MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
6956 (5970.17min - 6956.25max) MB/s 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
6936 (6051.54min - 6936.09max) MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
6878 (6539.55min - 6877.94max) MB/s -1%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
6815 (6081.32min - 6815.12max) MB/s -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (1983 - 16089, n=202, last 2 years)
6335 MB/s -9%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9942 (9912.92min - 9941.76max) MB/s +129%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
6110 (6082.58min - 6110.11max) MB/s +41%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
6097 (6073.79min - 6096.81max) MB/s +40%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5219 (5185.74min - 5219.39max) MB/s +20%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
4986 (4917.82min - 4985.65max) MB/s +15%
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 14571, n=202, last 2 years)
4758 MB/s +9%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
4348 (4155.37min - 4348.35max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (3611 - 4999, n=10)
4259 MB/s -2%
4k q1 t1 read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
83.1 (79.37min - 83.07max) MB/s +51%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
80 (78.03min - 80.03max) MB/s +45%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
76.2 (75.22min - 76.22max) MB/s +39%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (55 - 91, n=10)
75.6 MB/s +37%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
70.4 (69.8min - 70.36max) MB/s +28%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 - 95.9, n=202, last 2 years)
68.3 MB/s +24%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
56.8 (53.63min - 56.77max) MB/s +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
55 (54.75min - 55.02max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
324 (317.18min - 324.02max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (201 - 391, n=10)
324 MB/s 0%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
293 (278.18min - 292.65max) MB/s -10%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
289 (284.65min - 288.96max) MB/s -11%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
283 (273.23min - 283.12max) MB/s -13%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
228 (227.02min - 228.2max) MB/s -30%
Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 - 421, n=202, last 2 years)
227 MB/s -30%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
213 (205.52min - 212.72max) MB/s -34%
4k q32 t16 read
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5829 (5404.65min - 5828.67max) MB/s +63%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5703 (5624.48min - 5703.41max) MB/s +59%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3583 (3572.22min - 3582.76max) MB/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3543 (3529.91min - 3542.8max) MB/s -1%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (3318 - 3583, n=10)
3521 MB/s -2%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3467 (3436.61min - 3466.79max) MB/s -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (313 - 6172, n=202, last 2 years)
2581 MB/s -28%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1469 (1266.81min - 1469.47max) MB/s -59%
4k q32 t16 write
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3719 (3569.84min - 3718.59max) MB/s +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3688 (3576.03min - 3687.54max) MB/s +2%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3622 (3512.08min - 3621.76max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (2584 - 3667, n=10)
3502 MB/s -3%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3208 (2280.32min - 3207.74max) MB/s -11%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2354 (2252.28min - 2353.53max) MB/s -35%
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 4869, n=202, last 2 years)
2173 MB/s -40%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1424 (1251.47min - 1423.75max) MB/s -61%
AS SSD
Score Total
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
10562 Points +20%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
10330 Points +18%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
8788 Points
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (5636 - 10783, n=10)
8549 Points -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
8477 Points -4%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8252 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (1923 - 13854, n=190, last 2 years)
6821 Points -22%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4850 Points -45%
Score Read
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3622 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3522 Points
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
3448 Points -2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3394 Points -4%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (1805 - 3629, n=10)
3256 Points -8%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3177 Points -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (528 - 4721, n=190, last 2 years)
2508 Points -29%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2035 Points -42%
Score Write
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5157 Points +43%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5110 Points +41%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (2849 - 5339, n=10)
3713 Points +3%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3618 Points
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3511 Points -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3399 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=190, last 2 years)
3097 Points -14%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1877 Points -48%
Seq Read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9511 MB/s +95%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5891.83 MB/s +21%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5861.95 MB/s +20%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5638.22 MB/s +15%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (4494 - 5715, n=10)
5048 MB/s +3%
Average of class Gaming
  (1759 - 12763, n=190, last 2 years)
4916 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
4887 MB/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
4799.93 MB/s -2%
Seq Write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7181 MB/s +280%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5634.39 MB/s +198%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
5242.91 MB/s +177%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4458.9 MB/s +136%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
3925.33 MB/s +108%
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 11316, n=190, last 2 years)
3632 MB/s +92%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (1891 - 4476, n=10)
3202 MB/s +69%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
1891 MB/s
4K Read
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (61.3 - 112.1, n=10)
90.5 MB/s +25%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
72.8 MB/s 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
72.6 MB/s
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
68.69 MB/s -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.4 - 112.1, n=190, last 2 years)
67.6 MB/s -7%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
65.13 MB/s -10%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
63.85 MB/s -12%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
60.64 MB/s -16%
4K Write
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (206 - 358, n=10)
287 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
284 MB/s
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
251.87 MB/s -11%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
248.62 MB/s -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (96.3 - 512, n=190, last 2 years)
212 MB/s -25%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
194.62 MB/s -31%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
177.9 MB/s -37%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
175.47 MB/s -38%
4K-64 Read
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2967.47 MB/s 0%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2961 MB/s
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
2853.84 MB/s -4%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
2798.41 MB/s -5%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (1285 - 2964, n=10)
2660 MB/s -10%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2544.4 MB/s -14%
Average of class Gaming
  (312 - 3475, n=190, last 2 years)
1943 MB/s -34%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1011 MB/s -66%
4K-64 Write
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
4380.62 MB/s +39%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
4297.73 MB/s +37%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3145 MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (2403 - 4533, n=10)
3105 MB/s -1%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2870.73 MB/s -9%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
2830.74 MB/s -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=190, last 2 years)
2524 MB/s -20%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
981 MB/s -69%
Access Time Read
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
0.086 ms *
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
0.085 ms * +1%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (0.028 - 0.094, n=10)
0.0632 ms * +27%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 - 0.379, n=188, last 2 years)
0.05335 ms * +38%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
0.041 ms * +52%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.036 ms * +58%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.035 ms * +59%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
0.03 ms * +65%
Access Time Write
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.064 ms * -357%
Alienware m18 R1
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
0.052 ms * -271%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=190, last 2 years)
0.04879 ms * -249%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.023 ms * -64%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R
0.023 ms * -64%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N
0.018 ms * -29%
Aorus 17X AZF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
0.014 ms *
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
  (0.011 - 0.018, n=10)
0.0135 ms * +4%

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Read Performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Aorus 17X AZF: Ø6890 (5212.74-6934.62)

Graphics Card

The Aorus 17X AZF uses a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, which has a maximum possible TGP of up to 175 watts (150 watts + 25 watts Dynamic Boost). The 3D performance is correspondingly good, although competing laptops with the same graphics card are able to edge out a little more performance. The gap to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU is considerably larger at 9 and 18 percent, respectively. Compared to the Medion Erazer Beast, we practically see the same performance in our Aorus 17X AZF.

More benchmarks for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU can be found here.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
98.6 pt
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX
98.5 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
93.8 pt
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
93.1 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
 
93 pt
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
85.1 pt
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
76.7 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
56 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX
71383 Points +14%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
69211 Points +11%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
68692 Points +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (56764 - 73027, n=34)
65137 Points +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
62544 Points
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
59348 Points -5%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
55111 Points -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=241, last 2 years)
39928 Points -36%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
49247 Points +2%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
48251 Points
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX
46998 Points -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (41210 - 53059, n=33)
46500 Points -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
44759 Points -7%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
42663 Points -12%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
40449 Points -16%
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=245, last 2 years)
29195 Points -39%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX
22547 Points +7%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
22254 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
21278 Points +1%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
21158 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (17620 - 23292, n=34)
21016 Points -1%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
19299 Points -9%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
15982 Points -24%
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=243, last 2 years)
11907 Points -44%
3DMark 05 Standard
61850 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score
61681 points
3DMark 11 Performance
43896 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
247981 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
58934 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
35428 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score
24235 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
20085 points
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v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Average of class Gaming
  (9 - 142, n=173, last 2 years)
23.3 Seconds * -66%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
16 Seconds * -14%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
15 Seconds * -7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
14 Seconds * -0%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
14 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (9 - 19, n=32)
12 Seconds * +14%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
11 Seconds * +21%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average of class Gaming
  (16 - 175, n=178, last 2 years)
39.7 Seconds * -89%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
22 Seconds * -5%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
22 Seconds * -5%
Aorus 17X AZF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
21 Seconds *
Medion Erazer Beast X40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
19 Seconds * +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (16 - 24, n=32)
18.4 Seconds * +12%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
17 Seconds * +19%
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX
17 Seconds * +19%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming Performance

The notebook is equipped with a QHD display, meaning that all current titles can be played at maximum details without issue. Sometimes the performance of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU can easily power external 4K displays in native resolution. The 16 GB VRAM is good, future-proof and not a bottleneck, even in QHD. In our gaming tests, the Aorus 17X AZF lands in a solid third place. All representatives that use the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU offer similar performance levels.

Performance Rating - Percent
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
99.3 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
94.8 pt
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
92.9 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
90.8 pt
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
76.6 pt
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
76.2 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
61.6 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
213.9 (205min) fps +7%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
200 (174min) fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
198.9 (190min, 191P1) fps -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
195.1 (169min) fps -2%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
175.9 (166min) fps -12%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
164 (128min) fps -18%
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=237, last 2 years)
115.1 fps -42%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
151.3 (2.81min, 111.1P1) fps +12%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
149 (3.13min, 111.1P1) fps +10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
140.9 (3.54min, 83.3P1) fps +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
135.3 (6.48min, 90.9P1) fps
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
121.1 (13.2min, 83.3P1) fps -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (6.38 - 167.7, n=227, last 2 years)
106.3 fps -21%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
102.9 (4.87min, 76.9P1) fps -24%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
194.8 fps +10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
187.4 fps +6%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
177.6 fps
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
176.2 fps -1%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
148.5 fps -16%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
145.4 fps -18%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.13 - 194.9, n=237, last 2 years)
109.6 fps -38%
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
386 (35.7min, 279P1) fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
373 (29.9min, 272P1) fps -3%
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
373 (73.3min, 273P1) fps -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
365 (90.9min, 268P1) fps -5%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
276 (60.5min, 196.3P1) fps -28%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
258 (51.3min, 185.4P1) fps -33%
Average of class Gaming
  (14.6 - 421, n=235, last 2 years)
203 fps -47%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
194.2 (157.6min) fps +10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
185.9 (157.5min) fps +6%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
176.1 (149.8min) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
171.5 (144.2min) fps -3%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
155.3 (128.4min) fps -12%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
145.6 (127.5min) fps -17%
Average of class Gaming
  (26.9 - 220, n=248, last 2 years)
141.2 fps -20%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
143.5 fps +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
138.5 fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
134.2 fps -3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
134.1 fps -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
128.3 fps -7%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
126.8 fps -8%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
119.4 fps -14%
Average of class Gaming
  (12.4 - 166.2, n=253, last 2 years)
100.8 fps -27%
F1 22 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
144.7 (124min, 94P1) fps +12%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
138.2 (118min, 84P1) fps +7%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
128.9 (108min, 78P1) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
118.2 (98min, 70P1) fps -8%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
115.4 (94min, 72P1) fps -10%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
97.5 (84min, 68P1) fps -24%
Average of class Gaming
  (13 - 144.7, n=108, last 2 years)
79.8 fps -38%
The Callisto Protocol - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (without FSR Upscaling)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
144 fps +10%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
131.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (102.6 - 150.7, n=6)
130.9 fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  (111.5 - 120.4, n=2)
116 fps -12%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
111.5 fps -15%
Average of class Gaming
  (10.3 - 150.7, n=21, last 2 years)
89.6 fps -32%
Returnal - 1920x1080 Epic Preset
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
155 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (141 - 155, n=3)
147.3 fps -5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
146 (65min) fps -6%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
121 (32min) fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  (107 - 121, n=4)
111 fps -28%
Average of class Gaming
  (27 - 155, n=25, last 2 years)
85.8 fps -45%
Atomic Heart - 1920x1080 Atomic Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (128.6 - 166, n=3)
144.4 fps +4%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
138.5 (15.8min, 92.2P0.1, 113.7P1) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
128.6 (29min, 91.2P0.1, 105.8P1) fps -7%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
100.3 (48.1min, 72.5P0.1, 80.8P1) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
 
100.3 fps -28%
Average of class Gaming
  (10.2 - 166, n=17, last 2 years)
74.4 fps -46%
Company of Heroes 3 - 1920x1080 Maximum Settings
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
235.2 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (215 - 235, n=2)
225 fps -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
215.2 (32.4P0.1, 87.8P1) fps -9%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
205.31 (73.6P0.1, 116.7P1) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
 
205 fps -13%
Average of class Gaming
  (43.8 - 235, n=15, last 2 years)
131.6 fps -44%
Dead Space Remake - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
140.8 (25.7min, 29.3P0.1, 35P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (129 - 140.8, n=2)
134.9 fps -4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
129 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
 
109.3 fps -22%
Average of class Gaming
  (14 - 140.8, n=13, last 2 years)
74.3 fps -47%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12)
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
187.7 fps +19%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
182 fps +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (141.1 - 189.4, n=14)
174.3 fps +10%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
158.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  (112.9 - 167.1, n=7)
143.7 fps -9%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.7 - 189.4, n=61, last 2 years)
108.6 fps -31%
High On Life - 1920x1080 Very High Preset
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
185.2 (38.8min, 87.6P0.1, 123.2P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (180.3 - 185.2, n=2)
182.8 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
 
148.4 fps -20%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.55 - 185.2, n=16, last 2 years)
94.5 fps -49%
The Witcher 3 / High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
441.6 (406min) fps +12%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
422 fps +7%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
395.8 fps
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
382.9 (358min) fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (290 - 449, n=21)
379 fps -4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
363.8 (319min) fps -8%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
287.8 (248min) fps -27%
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 449, n=172, last 2 years)
216 fps -45%
The Witcher 3 / Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
213.9 (205min) fps +7%
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
200 (174min) fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
198.9 (190min, 191P1) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
  (139.2 - 216, n=31)
197.5 fps -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
195.1 (169min) fps -2%
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
175.9 (166min) fps -12%
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
164 (128min) fps -18%
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=237, last 2 years)
115.1 fps -42%

To check whether frame rates remain stable and constant over a longer period of time, we ran "The Witcher 3" for 60 minutes at Full HD resolution and at maximum details. The game character was not moved. The refresh rate is consistent, as is revealed by the chart. 

Witcher 3 FPS chart

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Aorus 17X AZF i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø199.2 (176-205)
Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø189.4 (179-197)
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Ø166.7 (160-178)
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Ø157.5 (139-169)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø198.9 (190-214)
Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø197.9 (178-214)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 187 186.1 182.2 135.3 132.9 174.3
The Witcher 3 (2015) 554.3 506.7 395.8 200 145.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 235.6 199.8 191.6 176.1 175.75
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 222 205 177.6 152.4 89.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 195.9 173.5 138.5 118.5
Far Cry 5 (2018) 186 170 161 162 152 98
Strange Brigade (2018) 527 441 414 386 300 154.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 247 219 210 198.6 162.5 95.2
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) 170 148 145 131 128 102
Metro Exodus (2019) 187.7 160.6 134.5 112.9 98 68.6
Borderlands 3 (2019) 208 182.1 163.6 146.5 115.8 67.9
F1 2020 (2020) 413 354 344 305 253 148.7
F1 2021 (2021) 466 421 356 204 182.7 107.8
Far Cry 6 (2021) 175.7 154.3 136.3 128.9 115.1 73.1
God of War (2022) 176.8 176.7 166.8 123.6 101.5 72.7
GRID Legends (2022) 227 209 190.1 183.2 178.9 128.6
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) 320 263 194 158.3 112.5 65.7
F1 22 (2022) 315 299 283 128.9 83.5 43
The Callisto Protocol (2022) 193.3 168.2 166.4 131.1 101.3 61.6
High On Life (2023) 277 246 211 185.2 126.1 56.9
Dead Space Remake (2023) 153.4 150.7 142.3 140.8 105.6 56.2
Hogwarts Legacy (2023) 116 100.7 93.7 89.7 80.9 50.5
Returnal (2023) 195 191 176 155 119 70
Atomic Heart (2023) 217 187.1 166.6 138.5 107.8 62.7
Company of Heroes 3 (2023) 308.5 280.4 239.6 235.2 194.8 117.4
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) 232 189.7 187.3 136.3 109.2 63.4
The Last of Us (2023) 113.7 110.8 109 105 81.8 43.8

Emissions - The Aorus 17X AZF can also be quiet

Noise

During idle and everyday use (office and internet), the four fans often spin at low speeds. At up to 34 dB(A), the Aorus 17X AZF is very tolerable. Under load, it can occasionally get very loud with maximum values of 54 dB(A) recorded in our stress test. In addition, the fans produce a high-frequency sound, which subjectively makes the volume even louder.

In principle, the Aorus 17X AZF also allows for near-silent operation. This requires the use of the Meeting mode or Energy-saving sleep mode profiles, which can be selected via the GCC (Gigabyte Control Center). The resulting reduction in CPU power consumption is still sufficient for everyday use.

The GCC can also be used to manually control the fan. Aside from the predefined profiles, you can use your own fan curves.

Noise Level

Idle
28 / 29 / 34 dB(A)
Load
51 / 54 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 25 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2044.443.641.140.841.139.62539.639.439.638.835.134.63149.553.248.348.947.145.44037.437.638.136.230.632.65046.637.237.337.936.632.36337.432.82732.223.836.58030.424.922.720.51731.210032.122.122.423.217.327.512529.622.721.322.217.831.416032.225.122.121.91631.420031.927.324.924.41932.325034.824.922.421.917.634.931532.922.919.319.213.334.340034.323.219.417.912.436.550035.925.319.718.412.338.363037.224.519.9191338.980039.425.318.817.712.641.4100039.123.116.515.511.541.4125040.923.316.615.711.143.2160041.52416.616.910.943.6200040.623.417.814.611.742.6250040.724.315.213.812.442.4315039.319.814.714.112.341.5400039.319.915.715.812.743.1500039.720.115.314.912.943.863003715.615.313.514.140.9800032.213.914.613.615.437.51000027.913.614.813.514.735.11250026.213.115.413.513.431.1160002713.516.816.314.126.5SPL51.134.529.128.225.253.7N7.82.11.21.10.69.3median 35.9median 23.1median 16.8median 16.3median 13median 38.3Delta4.33.52.72.91.75.4hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAorus 17X AZF
Aorus 17X AZF
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Medion Erazer Beast X40
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Alienware m18 R1
i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Noise
4%
7%
4%
1%
16%
off / environment *
25
24
4%
23.4
6%
24
4%
24.6
2%
22.8
9%
Idle Minimum *
28
25
11%
24.2
14%
31
-11%
29.2
-4%
23
18%
Idle Average *
29
29
-0%
25.6
12%
32
-10%
29.2
-1%
23
21%
Idle Maximum *
34
35
-3%
31
9%
33
3%
29.2
14%
23
32%
Load Average *
51
51
-0%
43.3
15%
45
12%
50.7
1%
35.6
30%
Witcher 3 ultra *
57
51
11%
56.3
1%
45
21%
53.3
6%
51.3
10%
Load Maximum *
54
53
2%
59.1
-9%
50
7%
61
-13%
56.7
-5%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

High case temperatures were not observed in simple everyday use in office and internet use. Only under load, such as during stress testing or gaming, does the notebook heat up significantly. We registered the highest rates on the underside and in the area of the fan outlets.

Max. Load
 40 °C
104 F
43 °C
109 F
44 °C
111 F
 
 33 °C
91 F
47 °C
117 F
45 °C
113 F
 
 32 °C
90 F
29 °C
84 F
34 °C
93 F
 
Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 38.6 °C = 101 F
47 °C
117 F
47 °C
117 F
41 °C
106 F
50 °C
122 F
51 °C
124 F
39 °C
102 F
46 °C
115 F
42 °C
108 F
33 °C
91 F
Maximum: 51 °C = 124 F
Average: 44 °C = 111 F
Power Supply (max.)  45 °C = 113 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 38.6 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 51 °C / 124 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.1 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34 °C / 93.2 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-5.1 °C / -9.2 F).
Aorus 17X AZF
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Medion Erazer Beast X40
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Alienware m18 R1
Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Heat
-1%
7%
13%
12%
15%
Maximum Upper Side *
47
48
-2%
37.4
20%
41
13%
40.6
14%
39
17%
Maximum Bottom *
51
52
-2%
45
12%
51
-0%
41.1
19%
36.4
29%
Idle Upper Side *
30
30
-0%
29.8
1%
24
20%
26.2
13%
29.2
3%
Idle Bottom *
31
31
-0%
32.4
-5%
25
19%
30.3
2%
27.8
10%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

The stress test, which we simulate with Prime95 and Furmark in continuous operation, represents an extreme scenario for checking system stability under full load. The CPU starts with high clock rates, which are throttled after a short time because PL2 cannot be maintained permanently. The P and E cores of the Intel Core i7 13900HX run consistently at just under 2 GHz for long periods of time.

Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3

Speakers

Speaker of the Aorus 17X AZF on the underside
Speaker of the Aorus 17X AZF on the underside

The stereo speakers produce solid sound, but the bass is less impressive due to the lack of volume. Headphones or an external speaker system are recommended for better sound experience.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2041.143.12535.140.43147.146.24030.637.65036.637.16323.828.9801720.910017.32312517.822.51601631.9200194325017.660.631513.362.740012.462.450012.367.36301371.380012.672.8100011.576.5125011.171.1160010.971.8200011.773.3250012.468.3315012.368.6400012.771.3500012.967.8630014.167.7800015.467.71000014.762.91250013.4601600014.169.4SPL25.282.9N0.656.3median 13median 67.7Delta1.77.437.441.53638.244.148.527.431.326.33125.927.618.23114.839.216.445.714.848.218.352.314.46012.660.710.266.811.176.510.680.410.877.910.778.111.973.711.376.311.474.912.674.412.971.213.27013.278.713.277.113.27013.168.412.656.411.957.224.587.50.675.2median 12.6median 71.21.78.5hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAorus 17X AZFMedion Erazer Beast X40
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Aorus 17X AZF audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 51% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 31% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Medion Erazer Beast X40 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 36% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 57% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 21% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The Aorus 17X AZF does not show any abnormalities in terms of energy consumption. The ascertained values in idle appear quite good and are in some cases significantly better than the competition. We see normal rates under load. The power adapter is sufficiently sized at 330 watts, even if 334 watts is needed for short bursts.

330 watt power supply (top side)
330 watt power supply (top side)
330 watt power supply (bottom side)
330 watt power supply (bottom side)
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 /  Watt
Idledarkmidlight 11 / 17 / 29 Watt
Load midlight 134 / 334 Watt
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Aorus 17X AZF
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Medion Erazer Beast X40
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Alienware m18 R1
i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
 
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
-3%
-14%
-4%
-9%
-46%
-20%
3%
Idle Minimum *
11
11
-0%
16.1
-46%
16
-45%
14
-27%
21.6
-96%
16.8 ?(7 - 32.3, n=22)
-53%
13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=184, last 2 years)
-25%
Idle Average *
17
18
-6%
24
-41%
20
-18%
21.6
-27%
25.2
-48%
23.2 ?(14.2 - 42.6, n=22)
-36%
19.1 ?(8 - 67, n=184, last 2 years)
-12%
Idle Maximum *
29
30
-3%
34
-17%
26
10%
24.8
14%
56.7
-96%
34.3 ?(14.5 - 57.9, n=22)
-18%
26.6 ?(9 - 101.1, n=184, last 2 years)
8%
Load Average *
134
136
-1%
123.6
8%
135
-1%
122.5
9%
164.1
-22%
130 ?(79 - 164.1, n=22)
3%
111 ?(32.1 - 202, n=184, last 2 years)
17%
Witcher 3 ultra *
278
280
-1%
286
-3%
215
23%
265
5%
311
-12%
Load Maximum *
334
363
-9%
285.7
14%
299
10%
418
-25%
338.9
-1%
326 ?(221 - 418, n=22)
2%
250 ?(64.5 - 418, n=183, last 2 years)
25%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

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Aorus 17X AZF; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø278 (267-296)
Aorus 17X AZF; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø163.2 (123.4-275)
Aorus 17X AZF; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø16.9 (11.9-21)

Power consumption with an external monitor

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Aorus 17X AZF; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø126.3 (116.6-203)
Aorus 17X AZF; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø160.8 (158.2-169.2)
Aorus 17X AZF; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø239 (233-273)
Aorus 17X AZF; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø276 (261-289)
Aorus 17X AZF; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø22.5 (18.2-30.9)

Battery Life

The Aorus 17X AZF achieved runtimes of 6:29 h and 6:43 h in our WLAN test (calling up websites via a script) and video test (short movie Big Buck Bunny, H.264 encoding, FHD, in a loop), respectively. These are acceptable rates and reflect the average for the gaming laptop class. During both tests, the laptop's energy-saving functions were disabled and the display brightness set to around 150 cd/m². In our case, this meant a 50 percent reduction in brightness.

The Aorus 17X AZF is equipped with a large 99 Wh battery, which is also the maximum in a laptop. Almost all comparison devices offer a battery with the same capacity. Only the HP Omen 17 has to make do with a smaller 83 Wh battery and so falls behind noticeably.

99 Wh battery in the Aorus 17X AZF
99 Wh battery in the Aorus 17X AZF
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
9h 01min
WiFi Websurfing (112.0.1722.39)
6h 29min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (EDGE: 112.0.1722.39)
3h 56min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
6h 43min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 08min
Aorus 17X AZF
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
Medion Erazer Beast X40
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.8 Wh
MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
HP Omen 17-ck2097ng
i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 83 Wh
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh
Alienware m18 R1
i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 97 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
-2%
-19%
-44%
-21%
-46%
-11%
Reader / Idle
541
565
4%
439
-19%
249
-54%
334
-38%
541 ?(57 - 1290, n=87, last 2 years)
0%
H.264
403
416
3%
220
-45%
358
-11%
391 ?(56 - 747, n=95, last 2 years)
-3%
WiFi v1.3
389
382
-2%
363
-7%
217
-44%
319
-18%
260
-33%
364 ?(57 - 745, n=188, last 2 years)
-6%
Load
128
114
-11%
89
-30%
86
-33%
86
-33%
44
-66%
85.5 ?(36 - 173, n=150, last 2 years)
-33%

Pros

+ 240Hz QHD screen
+ good color space coverage
+ RTX 4090 laptop GPU with 16GB VRAM
+ excellent gaming performance
+ two PCIe-4 SSDs with 1 TB each
+ Thunderbolt 4 with Power Delivery
+ good battery life
+ quiet at reduced power levels

Cons

- very noisy under load
- no memory card reader
- display brightness

Verdict- Mobile powerhouse for gaming without compromise

The Aorus 17X AZF (B5DE665SP) courtesy of Gigabyte Germany.
The Aorus 17X AZF (B5DE665SP) courtesy of Gigabyte Germany.

The Aorus 17X AZF is a gaming notebook designed for extreme requirements. The 17-incher was able to run all tested games without issue in the native display resolution and without losses in quality. However, one is limited to 1440p gaming, which is fine. Performance reserves are available and can be accessed via external 4K displays. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU offers an enormous amount of performance and is able to maintain this permanently. This is flanked by a powerful Intel Core-i7-13900HX. In a direct comparison with comparable devices, however, the CPU in the Aorus 17X AZF is not always able to assert itself. Nevertheless, the gap is not so large and one is unlikely to notice this in everyday life.

We really like the remaining hardware: 32 GB DDR5 RAM and a total of 2 TB SSD storage make for an excellent system overall so that you won't have to upgrade for a while. The QHD-capable display also fits in well with the laptop and is also suitable for photo and video editing.

On the other hand, there are limitations in the volume, which cannot be ignored during load. Then again, the problem is also common to other gaming laptops and is not unique to the Aorus 17X AZF. The connectivity is also in need of improvement and could be more extensive for a 17-inch device. At least the laptop has a modern Thunderbolt connection.

In terms of mobility, the Aorus 17X AZF is well positioned because the recorded battery runtimes reflect a good class average. The device can even be operated almost silently via the Gigabyte Control Center, which offers numerous adjustment options.

Those looking for a cheaper alternative should take a look at the HP Omen 17, which also delivers excellent performance in 1,440p with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU.

Price and Availability

Interested buyers are advised to check directly via the corresponding product page on Gigabyte's webstore, where a list of official resellers/distributors can be found. In the US, for example, the Aorus 17X AZF is listed on both Amazon and Newegg for $3,499.00 (but currently sold out on both platforms).

Prices are as of 17.04.2023 and are subject to change.

Aorus 17X AZF - 04/14/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis
78 / 98 → 79%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
68 / 80 → 85%
Weight
57 / 10-66 → 84%
Battery
70 / 95 → 73%
Display
87%
Games Performance
100%
Application Performance
90%
Temperature
83 / 95 → 87%
Noise
67 / 90 → 74%
Audio
81%
Camera
43 / 85 → 50%
Average
77%
86%
Gaming - Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

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Sebastian Bade, 2023-04-18 (Update: 2023-04-18)