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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI laptop review: Light and shade with the 18-inch gaming machine

Big, bigger, G18. In 2023, more and more 18-inch laptops are entering the gaming segment. One particular candidate is the ROG Strix G18, which shows up trumps with the latest, high-end components and a speedy display. We take an extensive look at this 18-inch offspring.
Asus ROG Strix G18

ROG Strix, ROG Strix Scar.…it can often be difficult to keep track of Asus' range of products. After having recently reviewed the Strix Scar 18 G834JY with a Core i9-13980HX and GeForce RTX 4090, the manufacturer has now presented us with the considerably cheaper but also less powerful Strix G18 G814JI with a Core i7-13650HX and GeForce RTX 4070. Additional features include 2 x 16 GB DDR5-4800 of dual-channel RAM and a 1 TB NVMe SSD. Regarding the 2560 x 1600 pixel, WQXGA display, Asus has thrown in features and buzzwords such as 240 Hz, 500 nits, 100 % DCI-P3, 3 ms response time, G-Sync and Pantone certification which, incidentally, is not only aimed at gamers but creators too. The device (unavailable at the time of this review) can be had for 2300 dollars. A cheaper option is the RTX 4060-based G814JV. Bringing up the rear is the G814JU which has to make do with a GeForce RTX 4050. However, regardless of which model you are considering, current gaming laptops are very expensive and that is why you should think carefully before deciding which one to buy.

Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI (ROG Strix G18 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-13650HX 14 x 1.9 - 4.9 GHz, 120 W PL2 / Short Burst, 110 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-HX
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 2175 MHz, Memory: 2000 MHz, 140 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, ForceWare 528.49, MUX Switch + Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, 2x 16 GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800, Dual Channel, two slots (both in use)
Display
18.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 168 PPI, NE180QDM-NZ2 (BOE0B35), IPS, WQXGA, glossy: no, 240 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM770 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)
Storage
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, 1024 GB 
, NVMe-SSD, two M.2-slots (one empty)
Soundcard
Intel Raptor Point-S PCH - HD Audio (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 1 Combined (Headset/Mic)
Networking
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 31 x 399 x 294 ( = 1.22 x 15.71 x 11.57 in)
Battery
90 Wh Lithium-Ion, 4 Cells
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: HD 720p
Additional features
Speakers: 2.0, Keyboard: Chiclet RGB, Keyboard Light: yes, 280 W Power Supply, Armoury Crate, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.972 kg ( = 104.83 oz / 6.55 pounds), Power Supply: 647 g ( = 22.82 oz / 1.43 pounds)
Price
2699 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

The Strix G18's competitors are primarily other 18-inch gaming laptops such as the Razer Blade 18, the review version of which was equipped with an RTX 4070. Apart from that, the performance difference compared to older graphics cards is particularly interesting. For this reason, the table includes the Gigabyte A7 X1 (RTX 3070 @140 watts), the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H (RTX 3070 Ti @150 watts), the Alienware x17 R1 (RTX 3080 @165 watts) and the MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS (RTX 3080 Ti @175 watts), all of which - the same as the Strix G18 (175 watts) - are specified with a high TGP. 

Possible competitors compared

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
87.4 %
03/2023
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
3 kg31 mm18.00"2560x1600
91.4 %
02/2023
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
3 kg21.9 mm18.00"2560x1600
83.2 %
10/2021
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg34 mm17.30"1920x1080
87.7 %
10/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
2.6 kg26.6 mm16.00"2560x1600
89 %
09/2021
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
3.2 kg21.4 mm17.30"3840x2160
86.8 %
07/2022
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3.1 kg25.9 mm17.30"3840x2160

Case

The case's design borrows from the Strix Scar 18, whereby the "normal“ Strix G18 has to do without the partially transparent surface. The robust lid consists of metal and looks very unobtrusive, and, with the exception of the ROG logo and narrow stripes, many design elements can be found on the plastic base unit. From a visual point of view, even on the case's base, which normally never sees the light of day, the manufacturer has visually speaking, gone a bit wild. However, it would have been better if more resources were poured into the build quality. In some parts such as the arrow key area, the base unit flexes tangibly, at least when a lot of pressure is applied. On top of that, the case is quickly prone to rattling which negatively affects the device's premium feel - especially considering the price.

Otherwise, no criticism can be levelled at the chassis. The finish is unassuming and the hinges also do a good job, even though the maximum opening angle could be somewhat greater. In order to appeal to the gaming audience, Asus hasn't just limited itself to an RGB keyboard but has also treated the case front with a smart-looking LED light bar (see photo gallery).

Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18

Of course, as an 18-inch laptop, the Strix G18 comes across as rather bulky, but the display's frame is pleasingly slim thanks to the slim bezel design and 16:10 format. Nevertheless, in comparison to the Razer Blade 18, the Asus machine is deeper and, in addition, roughly 1 cm thicker. However, when it comes to weight, the competition isn't much better: 3 kg isn't easy to lug around.

Size comparison

399 mm / 15.7 inch 294 mm / 11.6 inch 31 mm / 1.22 inch 3 kg6.55 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 262 mm / 10.3 inch 34 mm / 1.339 inch 2.5 kg5.58 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 284 mm / 11.2 inch 25.9 mm / 1.02 inch 3.1 kg6.8 lbs399.9 mm / 15.7 inch 275.4 mm / 10.8 inch 21.9 mm / 0.862 inch 3 kg6.68 lbs399.23 mm / 15.7 inch 299.49 mm / 11.8 inch 21.4 mm / 0.843 inch 3.2 kg7.09 lbs359.9 mm / 14.2 inch 264.2 mm / 10.4 inch 26.6 mm / 1.047 inch 2.6 kg5.64 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Features

Ports

If you disregard the absent card reader, the selection of ports is impressive. Starting with the left-hand side, you can find the power supply socket, an RJ45 port, an HDMI 2.1 out, a combined audio jack, and two USB-C ports (1x USB 3.2 Gen2, 1x USB 4) including Power Delivery and DisplayPort support. On the right side, we have two classic type-A ports which are designed according to the 3.2-Gen2 standard. As the ports are located in the middle area of the side surfaces, this can lead to restricted movement when connected to an external mouse.

Left side: Power supply, RJ45-LAN, HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4 (incl. DisplayPort), USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (incl. DisplayPort, Power Delivery, G-Sync), 3.5 mm combined audio jack.
Left side: Power supply, RJ45-LAN, HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4 (incl. DisplayPort), USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (incl. DisplayPort, Power Delivery, G-Sync), 3.5 mm combined audio jack.
Right side: 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
Right side: 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2

Communication

The WiFi performance proves itself to be above average. Our standardized WiFi test was carried out one meter from our reference router and the G18 achieved around 1600 Mbit/s when both sending and receiving data. This represents a good result and beats the Razer Blade 18 – despite an identical WiFi module-Modul (Intel AX211) - by more than 100 Mbit.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1586 (803min - 1641max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (636 - 1780, n=153, last 2 years)
1291 MBit/s -19%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (464 - 1861, n=175)
1253 MBit/s -21%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1196 (618min - 1298max) MBit/s -25%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1611 (839min - 1699max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (685 - 1890, n=159, last 2 years)
1417 MBit/s -12%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (582 - 1890, n=175)
1397 MBit/s -13%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1362 (1249min - 1437max) MBit/s -15%
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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1559 (803-1641)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1175 (618-1298)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1583 (839-1699)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1363 (1249-1437)

Webcam

Webcam quality is only good enough for a mid-table placing. Although image sharpness is a little better than some competitors, it doesn't really manage to impress (the same applies to color space).

ColorChecker
7.6 ∆E
12.4 ∆E
15.4 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
14.6 ∆E
8.4 ∆E
6.9 ∆E
21 ∆E
14.2 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
4 ∆E
2.5 ∆E
15.7 ∆E
5.7 ∆E
13.5 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
13.7 ∆E
18.1 ∆E
3.8 ∆E
9.7 ∆E
11.2 ∆E
8.8 ∆E
7.5 ∆E
3.9 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI: 9.94 ∆E min: 2.52 - max: 21 ∆E

Accessories

In addition to a few information booklets, the device comes with a 650 gram, 280-watt power supply unit, measuring 18 x 8 x 2.5 cm in size.

Maintenance

As usual, a number of crosshead screws have to be removed and the base plate has to be levered out of position, in order to gain access to the device's internals. The latter is somewhat easier than many competitors as the removal of one of the corner screws lifts the case slightly, thereby creating a good opening angle. A glance under the hood reveals an extensive cooling system with multiple, complex heat pipes, two large fans and one small fan (Asus also uses liquid metal). In addition, there are two SO-DIMM slots for RAM (occupied) and two M.2 slots for SSDs (1x free). The palm rest area is flanked by a long battery. 

Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18
Asus ROG Strix G18

Input devices

Keyboard

We have mixed feelings concerning the keyboard. While, for example, arrow keys (unlike many other laptops) are a good size, the numerical keypad keys and the F row could be larger considering the 18-inch format. The layout is unlikely to appeal to everyone. For example, German users have to make do with a single-spaced enter key. Some key combinations, such as Del/Insert, are also rather unfavorable.

That continues with the typing experience. Although this is mostly acceptable - due to the base unit's decent stability -  it could be a little more defined (somewhat mushy feedback), especially in comparison to the kind of mechanical keyboards found in some gaming laptops. Plus points are awarded to the practical special keys and good single-key RGB lighting, which enjoys various modes and multi-level customization.

Asus ROG Strix G18

Touchpad

To a certain extent, the touchpad also suffers from sub-optimum case stability. Similar to the chassis, it is sometimes quite creaky which shouldn't be the case at this price point. Apart from that, the replacement mouse made a top-notch impression. With its smooth surface and generous size (13 x 8.5 cm), inputs such as scrolling through a long series of images are easy to handle, especially as precision is on point.  

Display

One of the biggest highlights of the G18 is the good display. Although the panel doesn't quite manage the 500 nits advertized by Asus - something which is probably linked to the pre-calibration - an average of 420 cd/m² is still good for an IPs panel and allows for occasional outdoor use.

392
cd/m²
416
cd/m²
405
cd/m²
414
cd/m²
471
cd/m²
422
cd/m²
423
cd/m²
437
cd/m²
417
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
NE180QDM-NZ2 (BOE0B35) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 471 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 421.9 cd/m² Minimum: 23 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 471 cd/m²
Contrast: 1002:1 (Black: 0.47 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.05 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.8
ΔE Greyscale 2.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
85.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.204
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NE180QDM-NZ2 (BOE0B35), IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
AU Optronics B180QAN01.0, IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00
Gigabyte A7 X1
AU Optronics AUO8E8D, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
BOE CQ NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
AU Optronics B173ZAN, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
AU Optronics B173ZAN06.1, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Display
-0%
-24%
-18%
2%
-1%
Display P3 Coverage
98.1
96.9
-1%
61.5
-37%
67.3
-31%
88.3
-10%
96.6
-2%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
99.8
0%
90.9
-9%
96.1
-4%
100
0%
99.8
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
85.6
85.3
0%
63.2
-26%
69.5
-19%
100
17%
85.8
0%
Response Times
18%
-103%
-91%
-87%
17%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
5.6 ?(2.7, 2.9)
4.2 ?(2.1, 2.1)
25%
16 ?(7.6, 8.4)
-186%
14.4 ?(7.6, 6.8)
-157%
14.4 ?(7.6, 6.8)
-157%
5.8 ?(1.6, 4.2)
-4%
Response Time Black / White *
9 ?(4, 5)
8 ?(3.8, 4.2)
11%
10.8 ?(6.4, 4.4)
-20%
11.2 ?(6, 5.2)
-24%
10.4 ?(5.2, 5.2)
-16%
5.6 ?(1.9, 3.7)
38%
PWM Frequency
Screen
-33%
-50%
1%
-19%
-47%
Brightness middle
471
549.6
17%
325
-31%
522.8
11%
438.7
-7%
381
-19%
Brightness
422
524
24%
318
-25%
503
19%
435
3%
371
-12%
Brightness Distribution
83
89
7%
95
14%
84
1%
91
10%
84
1%
Black Level *
0.47
0.53
-13%
0.29
38%
0.41
13%
0.48
-2%
0.52
-11%
Contrast
1002
1037
3%
1121
12%
1275
27%
914
-9%
733
-27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.05
3.32
-62%
4.33
-111%
2.47
-20%
4.34
-112%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
4.15
6.63
-60%
8.6
-107%
6.56
-58%
7.3
-76%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.8
2.7
-238%
1.95
-144%
0.61
24%
0.72
10%
2.53
-216%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.8
2
29%
5.5
-96%
3
-7%
2.4
14%
Gamma
2.204 100%
2.29 96%
2.142 103%
2.27 97%
2.09 105%
CCT
7122 91%
6319 103%
7893 82%
6719 97%
6413 101%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-5% / -18%
-59% / -52%
-36% / -16%
-35% / -24%
-10% / -23%

* ... smaller is better

Professional users will be happy about the laptop's color space: According to our measurements, the G18 manages 100 % sRGB, 98 % P3 and 86 % AdobeRGB – all in all, impressive results. There's also hardly any need for criticism in the area of color reproduction. Out-of-the-box, the values are in an ideal range (DeltaE less than 3) thereby ensuring very natural colors.

CalMAN: Gray scales
CalMAN: Gray scales
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: Gray scales (calibrated)
CalMAN: Gray scales (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)

However, it's not only creators but also gamers who get their money's worth: thanks to the short response time (under 10 ms) the G18 is even well-suited to faster-paced games. We did not detect any display flicker (e.g. PWM).

Asus ROG Strix G18 vs sRGB
Asus ROG Strix G18 vs sRGB
Asus ROG Strix G18 vs AdobeRGB
Asus ROG Strix G18 vs AdobeRGB
Asus ROG Strix G18 vs DCI-P3
Asus ROG Strix G18 vs DCI-P3

On the other hand, the review device struggled with screen bleeding, especially in the corners of the panel. However, this is not something that was noticeable in every situation. The contrast (around 1.000:1) and black level (0.47 cd/m²) are also less than perfect with the Blade 18 scoring similarly in this area. By contrast, the viewing angles are pretty good and typical for an IPS panel.

Direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Subpixel
Subpixel
Viewing angle
Viewing angle

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
9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 4 ms rise
↘ 5 ms fall
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 19 % 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
5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 2.7 ms rise
↘ 2.9 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 12 % 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 18071 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Performance

Depending on the specifications, the Strix G18 can be viewed as a middle-of-the-pack or lower high-end laptop with 32 GB of RAM probably being sufficient for the coming year. In the event of the SSD's storage capacity falling short of requirements, the device can be easily upgraded with a second M.2 drive.

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

Test conditions

Many parameters can be set in the powerful but also rather cluttered and confusing Armoury Crate. Our measurements were made using the GPU's "Standard“ (active graphics switching) and "Performance“ modes. Strange: Using "Quiet“ or "Turbo“ modes, fan behavior changes but performance in The Witcher 3 test remained unchanged. This would suggest there are problems or an error here. 

Armoury Crate
Silent Mode Performance Mode Turbo Mode
CPU PL1 (HWiNFO) 80 W 110 W 170 W
CPU PL2 (HWiNFO) 100 W 120 W 175 W
Noise (Witcher 3) 38 - 40 dB(A) 42 - 44 dB(A) 51 dB(A)
Performance (Witcher 3) ~120 FPS ~120 FPS ~120 FPS

Processor

The Core i7-13650HX comes from Intel's brand-new Raptor Lake series and has a base TDP of 55 watts. The 14 available cores are divided into 6 performance cores including hyper-threading and 8 efficiency cores without HT making a total of 20 threads possible. Depending on the type of core, the clock speed can vary greatly with performance variants it goes up to 4.9 GHz.

Although the i7-13650HX's performance is around 10 % less powerful than the Core i7-12900HX and roughly 20 % lower than the Core i9-13950HX in the benchmark test course, these support up to 24 threads. The often significantly older CPUs found in competing laptops - (Ryzen 7 6800H, Ryzen 9 5900HX & Core i7-11800H) - are usually left behind.

Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous Test

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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX: Ø3111 (3067.01-3136.03)
Gigabyte A7 X1 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø2064 (2046.66-2087.25)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 6800H: Ø2351 (2324.37-2366.02)
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø2136 (2089.97-2164.85)
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS Intel Core i9-12900HX: Ø3290 (2874.6-3561.89)
CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
86.5 pt
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
74.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
67.6 pt
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
 
66.1 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
63.4 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
53.9 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E -2!
Intel Core i7-11800H
48.3 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
47.6 pt
Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
28681 (25585.5min - 28680.9max) Points +37%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
23124 Points +10%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
21006 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (18879 - 21006, n=4)
20359 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=239, last 2 years)
19100 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
14660 (14400.8min - 14660.4max) Points -30%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
14011 (13899.7min - 14010.8max) Points -33%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
12476 Points -41%
Single Core
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2076 Points +9%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
1907 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
1903 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (1813 - 1903, n=4)
1858 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=237, last 2 years)
1799 Points -5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
1543 Points -19%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
1508 Points -21%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1479 Points -22%
Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
10919 Points +37%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
8828 Points +10%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
7999 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (7197 - 8021, n=4)
7760 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=237, last 2 years)
7255 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
5661 Points -29%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5383 Points -33%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4850 Points -39%
CPU (Single Core)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
797 Points +9%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
742 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
728 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (700 - 728, n=4)
715 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=237, last 2 years)
693 Points -5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
599 Points -18%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
582 Points -20%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
580 Points -20%
Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
4481 Points +43%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
3562 Points +14%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
3136 (3067.01min - 3136.03max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (2864 - 3147, n=4)
3041 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=242, last 2 years)
3024 Points -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
2366 (2324.37min - 2366.02max) Points -25%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
2165 (2089.97min - 2164.85max) Points -31%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2087 (2046.66min - 2087.25max) Points -33%
CPU Single 64Bit
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
297 Points +8%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
280 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
275 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (256 - 275, n=4)
268 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=241, last 2 years)
266 Points -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
248 Points -10%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
241 Points -12%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
225 Points -18%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
246 Seconds * -56%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
219 Seconds * -39%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
213 Seconds * -35%
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=235, last 2 years)
205 Seconds * -30%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (158 - 226, n=4)
178.5 Seconds * -13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
158 Seconds *
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
150.5 Seconds * +5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
111 Seconds * +30%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
116665 MIPS +46%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
86541 MIPS +8%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
80057 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (73927 - 80057, n=4)
77006 MIPS -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=236, last 2 years)
75363 MIPS -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
64817 MIPS -19%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
55231 MIPS -31%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
54133 MIPS -32%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6880 MIPS +12%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
6357 MIPS +4%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
6125 MIPS
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=236, last 2 years)
6062 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (5828 - 6125, n=4)
5934 MIPS -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
5803 MIPS -5%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5681 MIPS -7%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5367 MIPS -12%
Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
20036 Points +39%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
16448 Points +14%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
14367 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (12509 - 14367, n=4)
13584 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=241, last 2 years)
13326 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
10355 Points -28%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
7599 Points -47%
Single-Core
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
2035 Points +11%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
1949 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (1810 - 1866, n=4)
1842 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
1838 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2193, n=241, last 2 years)
1795 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
1566 Points -15%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1538 Points -16%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
31 fps +31%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
26 fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
23.6 fps
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (18.9 - 23.6, n=4)
21.3 fps -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=239, last 2 years)
20.8 fps -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
18.5 fps -22%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
17.2 fps -27%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
14.8 fps -37%
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
58.8 s *
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
56.5 s * +4%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
52.8 s * +10%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (38.9 - 58.8, n=4)
49.4 s * +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=233, last 2 years)
49.1 s * +16%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.5 s * +21%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
43.4 s * +26%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
42.4 s * +28%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.565 sec * -28%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.502 sec * -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
0.4894 sec * -11%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=236, last 2 years)
0.4734 sec * -8%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX
0.4398 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (0.4217 - 0.4407, n=5)
0.4302 sec * +2%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX
0.4239 sec * +4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX
0.3955 sec * +10%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
10616
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
68755
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
3.31 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit
37.44 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
3136 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
222 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
275 Points
Help
Performance Rating
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
96.7 pt
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
82.8 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
71.9 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
70 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
69.1 pt
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
 
66.5 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
60.7 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E -9!
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
0 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
25949 KRay/s +30%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
20012 KRay/s
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
20004 KRay/s 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (2585 - 60169, n=232, last 2 years)
17811 KRay/s -11%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (13404 - 20012, n=4)
17615 KRay/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
17031 KRay/s -15%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
14782 KRay/s -26%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
129286 Points +33%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
110093 Points +13%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
105987 Points +9%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
97317 Points
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
92642 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (12439 - 252486, n=232, last 2 years)
89327 Points -8%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (68241 - 97317, n=4)
87459 Points -10%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
6338 MB/s +41%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5123 MB/s +14%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
4487 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 10389, n=232, last 2 years)
4191 MB/s -7%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (3127 - 4487, n=4)
4053 MB/s -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
3634 MB/s -19%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3179 MB/s -29%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
137876 Points +25%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
110093 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (108627 - 110589, n=4)
109566 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 200651, n=232, last 2 years)
107789 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
106322 Points -3%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
102056 Points -7%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
101317 Points -8%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
16073 Points +51%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
12924 Points +22%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
12842 Points +21%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
12519 Points +18%
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 32988, n=232, last 2 years)
11928 Points +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
10616 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (9134 - 10802, n=4)
10329 Points -3%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
64736 Points +34%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
58327 Points +21%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
52105 Points +8%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
51120 Points +6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
48323 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (7135 - 134044, n=232, last 2 years)
45987 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (33391 - 48323, n=4)
42946 Points -11%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
183146 MB/s +115%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
137383 MB/s +61%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
123970 MB/s +46%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
122159 MB/s +44%
Average of class Gaming
  (19065 - 328679, n=232, last 2 years)
104954 MB/s +23%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
85111 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (64436 - 85343, n=4)
80029 MB/s -6%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1829 MB/s +46%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1393 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1251 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (1136 - 1262, n=4)
1222 MB/s -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2409, n=232, last 2 years)
1184 MB/s -5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
901 MB/s -28%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
807 MB/s -35%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
0 MB/s -100%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
14066 KRay/s +29%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
10900 KRay/s
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
10864 KRay/s 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (1437 - 31796, n=232, last 2 years)
9669 KRay/s -11%
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (7270 - 10900, n=4)
9600 KRay/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
8856 KRay/s -19%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
7794 KRay/s -28%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
49634 MPixel/s +20%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
47710 MPixel/s +15%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
41319 MPixel/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (36170 - 41319, n=4)
38060 MPixel/s -8%
Average of class Gaming
  (11451 - 60161, n=233, last 2 years)
36304 MPixel/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
30182 MPixel/s -27%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
15048 MPixel/s -64%

System Performance

Asus ought to work on the system performance. Similar to the recently reviewed TUF Gaming A16, when opening programs, graphics switching results in annoying freezes which sometimes last for a few seconds. As SSD performance also can't quite keep up with the competition, the PCMark 10 benchmark could only secure last place. The Razer Blade 18 has its nose in front by almost 20 %.

PCMark 10 / Score
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
7609 Points +19%
Average of class Gaming
  (5235 - 9852, n=203, last 2 years)
7573 Points +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7549 Points +18%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
7470 Points +17%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6993 Points +9%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
6898 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
6404 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
 
6404 Points 0%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
11683 Points +20%
Average of class Gaming
  (8300 - 12334, n=202, last 2 years)
10701 Points +10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10472 Points +7%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
10130 Points +4%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9991 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9768 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
 
9768 Points 0%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9761 Points 0%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
9803 Points +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (7244 - 11833, n=202, last 2 years)
9729 Points +9%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9682 Points +9%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
9645 Points +9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9479 Points +7%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9324 Points +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
8886 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
 
8886 Points 0%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
11759 Points +43%
Average of class Gaming
  (6462 - 18475, n=202, last 2 years)
11407 Points +39%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
11323 Points +38%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
10611 Points +29%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9822 Points +20%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9561 Points +16%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
8212 Points
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
 
8212 Points 0%
CrossMark / Overall
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2169 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2127 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (974 - 2334, n=173, last 2 years)
1870 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1643 Points
CrossMark / Productivity
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2047 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1969 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (907 - 2204, n=173, last 2 years)
1782 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1600 Points
CrossMark / Creativity
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2390 Points
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2328 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (1027 - 2514, n=173, last 2 years)
2029 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1746 Points
CrossMark / Responsiveness
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2090 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1891 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 2327, n=173, last 2 years)
1703 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1481 Points
PCMark 10 Score
6404 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
77096 MB/s +20%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
70863 MB/s +10%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
64308 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (59266 - 64308, n=4)
60704 MB/s -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (23850 - 92565, n=232, last 2 years)
58650 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
51182 MB/s -20%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
38633 MB/s -40%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
86207 MB/s +26%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
72930 MB/s +6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
68497 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (67305 - 68612, n=4)
68079 MB/s -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (24879 - 90647, n=232, last 2 years)
62444 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
51778 MB/s -24%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
43730 MB/s -36%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
75814 MB/s +26%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
67353 MB/s +12%
Average of class Gaming
  (21619 - 103259, n=232, last 2 years)
60999 MB/s +1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
60111 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (58028 - 60298, n=4)
59622 MB/s -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
55307 MB/s -8%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
34324 MB/s -43%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average Intel Core i7-13650HX
  (83.7 - 90.8, n=4)
88.9 ns * -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
87.1 ns * -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 152.5, n=229, last 2 years)
85.8 ns * -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
84.5 ns * -1%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Intel Core i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
83.9 ns * -0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
83.7 ns *
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
75.8 ns * +9%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

Regarding latencies, the G18 comfortably manages a mid-table place. Despite the solid result, the LatencyMon tool indicates possible problems during the real-time processing of, for example, audio content. This is something which affects many laptops but is only relevant to specific user groups. 

LatencyMon
LatencyMon
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4407 μs * -356%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1684.6 μs * -74%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1169.3 μs * -21%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
965.6 μs *
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
792 μs * +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
776 μs * +20%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

The review configuration is driven by a 1 TB Micron SSD. Although the performance on offer (around 3800 MB/s read & 2300 MB/s write speed in the AS SSD benchmark) is on no account poor, competing SSDs mostly have the edge. Only the Gigabyte A7 X1 is just able to set itself apart from the G18 in this discipline. 

Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 4662 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3442 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 448.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 472.2 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2340 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2585 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 51.44 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 120.9 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
94.8 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
90.1 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
85.2 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
77.3 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
55.1 pt
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
 
54.4 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
46.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
44.8 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4229 (4208.75min - 4229.47max) MB/s +126%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3889 (3873.65min - 3888.73max) MB/s +108%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3713 (3643.38min - 3713.01max) MB/s +99%
Average of class Gaming
  (1291 - 7045, n=202, last 2 years)
3524 MB/s +88%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1870 - 2578, n=9)
2220 MB/s +19%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2161 (2137.42min - 2160.91max) MB/s +16%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1959 (1933.36min - 1959.16max) MB/s +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1870 (1827.25min - 1869.82max) MB/s
seq write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4158 (4130.89min - 4157.81max) MB/s +92%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3798 (3750.39min - 3798.15max) MB/s +75%
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=202, last 2 years)
3796 MB/s +75%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3706 (3661.84min - 3706.09max) MB/s +71%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2978 (2936.01min - 2977.75max) MB/s +37%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (2166 - 3115, n=9)
2692 MB/s +24%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2166 (2094.01min - 2166.15max) MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2124 (2090.44min - 2123.58max) MB/s -2%
seq q8 t1 read
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
6810 (6260.27min - 6809.87max) MB/s +61%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6695 (6233.69min - 6694.56max) MB/s +58%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
6684 (5510.27min - 6684.46max) MB/s +58%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6593 (6284.75min - 6592.61max) MB/s +56%
Average of class Gaming
  (1983 - 16089, n=202, last 2 years)
6335 MB/s +49%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (4239 - 4719, n=9)
4543 MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
4239 (3584.87min - 4239.18max) MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
3463 (3045.7min - 3462.82max) MB/s -18%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4969 (4945.26min - 4969.12max) MB/s +67%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4959 (4940min - 4958.51max) MB/s +66%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4917 (4616.04min - 4917.19max) MB/s +65%
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 14571, n=202, last 2 years)
4758 MB/s +60%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
4426 (4263.58min - 4426.04max) MB/s +48%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (2884 - 3629, n=9)
3304 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2982 (2920.07min - 2981.52max) MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2497 (2486.17min - 2496.87max) MB/s -16%
4k q1 t1 read
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
83 (80.23min - 83.02max) MB/s +171%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
79.8 (79.31min - 79.75max) MB/s +161%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
74.5 (73.46min - 74.52max) MB/s +143%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 - 95.9, n=202, last 2 years)
68.3 MB/s +123%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
51.2 (51.08min - 51.21max) MB/s +67%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
44.5 (44.06min - 44.46max) MB/s +45%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (14.6 - 37.7, n=9)
31.7 MB/s +4%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
30.6 (30.29min - 30.64max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
286 (284.91min - 285.72max) MB/s +146%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
280 (267.82min - 279.79max) MB/s +141%
Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 - 421, n=202, last 2 years)
227 MB/s +95%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (84.9 - 286, n=9)
207 MB/s +78%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
194.2 (193.1min - 194.16max) MB/s +67%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
166 (164.47min - 165.73max) MB/s +43%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
130 (127.46min - 129.84max) MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
116.3 (111.83min - 116.33max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4178 (4170.63min - 4178.12max) MB/s +582%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4075 (4059.83min - 4075.02max) MB/s +565%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3203 (3180.36min - 3203.41max) MB/s +423%
Average of class Gaming
  (313 - 6172, n=202, last 2 years)
2581 MB/s +321%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1331 (1303.48min - 1331.29max) MB/s +117%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (283 - 2769, n=9)
1319 MB/s +115%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
724 (719.56min - 724.12max) MB/s +18%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
613 (588.72min - 613.33max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3559 (3517.38min - 3559.2max) MB/s +707%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3503 (3468.77min - 3503.3max) MB/s +694%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2209 (1041.25min - 2208.74max) MB/s +401%
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 4869, n=202, last 2 years)
2173 MB/s +393%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (222 - 2635, n=9)
1428 MB/s +224%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
549 (541.16min - 549.03max) MB/s +24%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
441 (428.19min - 440.55max) MB/s
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
376 (372.82min - 375.8max) MB/s -15%
AS SSD
Score Total
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8951 Points +110%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8923 Points +109%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
7745 Points +81%
Average of class Gaming
  (1923 - 13854, n=190, last 2 years)
6821 Points +60%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (3295 - 6406, n=9)
4965 Points +16%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
4666 Points +9%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4314 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
4272 Points
Score Read
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3490 Points +170%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3433 Points +165%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3399 Points +163%
Average of class Gaming
  (528 - 4721, n=190, last 2 years)
2508 Points +94%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (787 - 2446, n=9)
1818 Points +40%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1801 Points +39%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1545 Points +19%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1294 Points
Score Write
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3882 Points +63%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3809 Points +60%
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=190, last 2 years)
3097 Points +30%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2566 Points +7%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2395 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2387 Points
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1456 - 2796, n=9)
2274 Points -5%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1737 Points -27%
Seq Read
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
5770.79 MB/s +51%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5434.9 MB/s +43%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5053.82 MB/s +33%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4978 MB/s +31%
Average of class Gaming
  (1759 - 12763, n=190, last 2 years)
4916 MB/s +29%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (3616 - 3977, n=9)
3848 MB/s +1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3810.59 MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2859 MB/s -25%
Seq Write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4007.79 MB/s +73%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3951.34 MB/s +70%
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 11316, n=190, last 2 years)
3632 MB/s +57%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3628.78 MB/s +56%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1946 - 3156, n=9)
2615 MB/s +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2319.92 MB/s
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2058 MB/s -11%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1530 MB/s -34%
4K Read
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
82.47 MB/s +118%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
71.79 MB/s +89%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
69.72 MB/s +84%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.4 - 112.1, n=190, last 2 years)
67.6 MB/s +78%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (37.9 - 58.8, n=9)
51.5 MB/s +36%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
43.4 MB/s +14%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
41.47 MB/s +9%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
37.91 MB/s
4K Write
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
247.61 MB/s +63%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
241.69 MB/s +59%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (152.2 - 288, n=9)
218 MB/s +43%
Average of class Gaming
  (96.3 - 512, n=190, last 2 years)
212 MB/s +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
168.84 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
152.19 MB/s
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
146.9 MB/s -3%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
133.9 MB/s -12%
4K-64 Read
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2843.31 MB/s +225%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2817.67 MB/s +222%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2811.14 MB/s +221%
Average of class Gaming
  (312 - 3475, n=190, last 2 years)
1943 MB/s +122%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (349 - 1996, n=9)
1382 MB/s +58%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1260 MB/s +44%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1218 MB/s +39%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
874.66 MB/s
4K-64 Write
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3271.86 MB/s +63%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3239.16 MB/s +62%
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=190, last 2 years)
2524 MB/s +26%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2108 MB/s +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2002.63 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1929.02 MB/s -4%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (954 - 2255, n=9)
1800 MB/s -10%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1385 MB/s -31%
Access Time Read
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
0.098 ms * -145%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (0.022 - 0.116, n=9)
0.06189 ms * -55%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 - 0.379, n=188, last 2 years)
0.05335 ms * -33%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.04 ms *
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.039 ms * +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.032 ms * +20%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.03 ms * +25%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
0.026 ms * +35%
Access Time Write
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.12 ms *
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (0.093 - 0.136, n=9)
0.1068 ms * +11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.074 ms * +38%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.072 ms * +40%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
0.056 ms * +53%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=190, last 2 years)
0.04879 ms * +59%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
0.028 ms * +77%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.017 ms * +86%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM: Ø4173 (3861.7-4309.88)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 SSSTC CA6-8D1024: Ø6845 (5855.67-6875.3)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR: Ø6607 (6029.31-6634.49)
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB: Ø6686 (6257.06-6713.19)

Graphics card

After the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti had to put up with a lot of criticism in the desktop segment (too expensive and with questionable specs for the performance on offer), the mobile GeForce RTX 4070 was hotly anticipated. 

To get straight to the point: Once more, Nvidia hasn't made the best of decisions. The name RTX 4070 sounds like proper high-end but with systems of that kind being expensive the specifications tend toward only being sufficient for a typical mid-range device. Likewise, in the year 2023, 8 GB of VRAM is just as meagre as a 128-bit memory interface. In addition, 4608 shader units are more akin to an RTX 4060 (3072) than the RTX 4080 (7424) which is a considerable gap in comparison to more powerful models. When it comes to 3DMark GPU scores, the RTX 4070 is barely faster than an RTX 3070 and sometimes even slower than an RTX 3070 Ti. All in all, it is on a comparable level to the RTX 3080 (also applies to the Blade 18).

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
100 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
94.4 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
92.7 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
91.8 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
90.6 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
 
89.9 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
89.3 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1 -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
81.4 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
44393 Points +10%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
42555 Points +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
40796 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
40413 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (24229 - 45606, n=43)
40150 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=241, last 2 years)
39928 Points -1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
39733 Points -2%
Gigabyte A7 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
35909 Points -11%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
31732 Points +12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
31289 Points +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=245, last 2 years)
29195 Points +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (16212 - 33451, n=42)
29156 Points +3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
28743 Points +1%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
28687 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
28374 Points
Gigabyte A7 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
25794 Points -9%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
12865 Points +6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
12111 Points
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
12055 Points 0%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
11923 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=243, last 2 years)
11907 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (6241 - 13336, n=42)
11698 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
11683 Points -4%
Gigabyte A7 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
10570 Points -13%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
8207 Points +14%
Average of class Gaming
  (280 - 14457, n=163, last 2 years)
7622 Points +6%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
7451 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
7216 Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
7078 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (3761 - 8041, n=36)
7074 Points -2%
3DMark 06 Standard Score
54916 points
3DMark 11 Performance
34117 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
65577 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
25633 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
12364 points
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Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HX
24 Seconds * -0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
24 Seconds *
Average of class Gaming
  (9 - 142, n=173, last 2 years)
23.3 Seconds * +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
22 Seconds * +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (18 - 28, n=40)
21.8 Seconds * +9%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
20 Seconds * +17%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
  (32 - 142, n=41)
40.6 Seconds * -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (16 - 175, n=178, last 2 years)
39.7 Seconds * -7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
37 Seconds *
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HX
36 Seconds * +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
36 Seconds * +3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX
36 Seconds * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming Performance

The situation looks better in everyday gaming. Our performance rating (FHD/Ultra with many standard games) shows a gap of almost 30 % to the RTX 3070 and an advantage of nearly 10 % over the RTX 3070 Ti. In gaming, the RTX 4070 is placed somewhere between an RTX 3080 and an RTX 3080 Ti. You can see how the device performs at higher resolutions (QHD/UHD) and with ray tracing activated in the second table, where three examples of newer titles are listed.  For a more detailed comparison, take a look at our games list.

Performance Rating - Percent
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
96.2 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
93.7 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
88.7 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
83 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
81.4 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
76.8 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1 -1!
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
67.6 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
126.7 (29.1min, 45.6P0.1, 97.9P1) fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
119 (100min) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
117 (106min) fps -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=238, last 2 years)
115.1 fps -3%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
113.9 (110min) fps -4%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
105.2 (98min) fps -12%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
95.9 (80min) fps -19%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
136 (4.34min, 90.9P1) fps +16%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
121.4 (3.6min, 76.9P1) fps +4%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
117.2 (6.43min, 76.9P1) fps
Average of class Gaming
  (6.38 - 167.7, n=227, last 2 years)
106.3 fps -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
104 (6.17min, 71.4P1) fps -11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
98.1 (9.21min, 71.4P1) fps -16%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
83.6 (9.74min, 58.8P1) fps -29%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
132 fps +14%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
115.6 fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
115.5 fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
115.2 fps 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.13 - 194.9, n=237, last 2 years)
109.6 fps -5%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
106 fps -8%
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
217 (41.5min, 154.4P1) fps +4%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
209 (104.8min, 154.1P1) fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
209 (45min, 152.5P1) fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
208 (39.5min, 154.8P1) fps 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (14.6 - 421, n=235, last 2 years)
203 fps -3%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
199 (44.5min, 144P1) fps -5%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
185 (39.2min, 139P1) fps -11%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
178.6 (153.9min) fps +15%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
165.7 (145min) fps +7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
154.7 (134.1min) fps
Average of class Gaming
  (26.9 - 220, n=248, last 2 years)
141.2 fps -9%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
135 (117.3min) fps -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
126.6 (111.8min) fps -18%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
113 (100.7min) fps -27%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX
137.9 fps +22%
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HX
121.1 fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
112.6 fps
Average of class Gaming
  (12.4 - 166.2, n=253, last 2 years)
100.8 fps -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 6800H
83.9 fps -25%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
79.7 fps -29%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
72.2 fps -36%
Resident Evil Village
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Preset
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
129 (60.2min, 92.7P0.1, 103P1) fps +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
115.6 (52.2min, 69.3P0.1, 94.4P1) fps
Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
104 (61.2min, 76P0.1, 86.7P1) fps -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (56.2 - 179, n=5, last 2 years)
97.4 fps -16%
Medion Erazer Beast X20
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H
93 (60.7min, 66.8P0.1, 75.1P1) fps -20%
2560x1440 Max Preset
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
135 (106min, 106P0.1, 110P1) fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
128.6 (30min, 64.3P0.1, 104.6P1) fps
Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
116 (71.2min, 78.1P0.1, 97.5P1) fps -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (61.1 - 193.7, n=6, last 2 years)
111.9 fps -13%
Medion Erazer Beast X20
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H
97.4 (46.9min, 66.4P0.1, 80.3P1) fps -24%
3840x2160 Max Preset
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
70.9 (56.9min, 59.8P0.1, 61.3P1) fps +13%
Average of class Gaming
  (45.7 - 100.5, n=3, last 2 years)
69.6 fps +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
62.7 (37.5min, 51.9P0.1, 52.8P1) fps
Guardians of the Galaxy
1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray-Tracing
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
104 (72min) fps +22%
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
85 (62min) fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
85 (41min) fps
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
80 (56min) fps -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (37 - 128, n=11, last 2 years)
73.4 fps -14%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
136 (87min) fps +26%
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
108 (79min) fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
108 (48min) fps
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
102 (79min) fps -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (52 - 146, n=8, last 2 years)
99.5 fps -8%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
75 (20min) fps +25%
Average of class Gaming
  (42 - 96, n=4, last 2 years)
64.5 fps +8%
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
60 (48min) fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
60 (16min) fps
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
56 (44min) fps -7%
Ghostwire Tokyo
1920x1080 Highest Settings + Maximum Ray Tracing
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
69.6 (17.9min, 19.7P0.1, 41.5P1) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X30
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
68.3 (19.2min, 29.1P0.1, 43.2P1) fps -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (25.7 - 127, n=15, last 2 years)
67.3 fps -3%
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
65.9 (22.9min, 29.3P0.1, 39.5P1) fps -5%
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
61.5 (19.9min, 28.8P0.1, 37.4P1) fps -12%
2560x1440 Highest Settings
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
108.7 (35.4min, 57.2P0.1, 67.7P1) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X30
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
105.5 (23.6min, 38.9P0.1, 63P1) fps -3%
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
105.1 (37.9min, 50.8P0.1, 65.8P1) fps -3%
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
101.8 (22.7min, 47.2P0.1, 64.9P1) fps -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (24.5 - 206, n=13, last 2 years)
99.2 fps -9%
3840x2160 Highest Settings
Average of class Gaming
  (11 - 100, n=8, last 2 years)
57.4 fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX
52.3 (27min, 27.7P0.1, 29P1) fps
XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
52.1 (16.9min, 27.1P0.1, 29.4P1) fps 0%
XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
49.7 (16.2min, 26.2P0.1, 27.8P1) fps -5%

Basically, the GeForce RTX 4070 is a very good graphics card for QHD laptops. Set to 2560 x 1440 pixels (the G18 also manages the native 2560 x 1600 pixels excellently) the Ada Lovelace GPU usually achieves over 60fps, even at maximum settings. Only poorly optimized games such as A Plague Tale Requiem drop below this level. By contrast, at 4K, the RTX 4070 (without DLSS) only offers limited suitability. In more demanding titles, more than 60 fps is the exception rather than the rule.

In order to see if the graphics performance could remain stable even over longer periods of time, we tested The Witcher 3 for 60 minutes. The result: As seen in Cinebench loop for the CPU, performance was relatively stable.

Witcher 3 FPS Diagram

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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: Ø117.1 (108-121)
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: Ø105.4 (98-112)
Gigabyte A7 X1 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU: Ø95.1 (87-99)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø110.7 (100-116)
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU: Ø106.9 (95-112)
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø123.8 (113-129)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 182.5 178.3 117.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 379 237 119
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 173.2 164.4 154.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 162.3 115.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 145.8 112.6
Far Cry 5 (2018) 163 154 144
Strange Brigade (2018) 309 245 209
Outriders (2021) 165.3 145.2 129.4 90 46.3
Resident Evil Village (2021) 220 212 189.7 128.6 62.7
Days Gone (2021) 173.2 154.7 119.2 83.8 45
Deathloop (2021) 139.9 129.8 106.3 65.4 37.4
Back 4 Blood (2021) 252 221 209 129.4 73.7
Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) 148 147 144 108 60
Riders Republic (2021) 160 135 121 87 49
Farming Simulator 22 (2021) 203 148.2 138.9 137 94.1
Halo Infinite (2021) 172.7 149.1 140.6 102.5 57.5
Elden Ring (2022) 59.6 59.5 59.5 59.5 45
Elex 2 (2022) 118.7 118.2 112.9 78.9 40
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) 172.7 171.7 165.9 108.7 52.3
Vampire Bloodhunt (2022) 212 199.9 195.7 148.6 78.5
The Quarry (2022) 146 122.1 98 68.2 28.7
A Plague Tale Requiem (2022) 74.6 65.6 57.5 40.9 23
Need for Speed Unbound (2022) 131.1 110.1 97.2 67.7 36.2
High On Life (2023) 178 131.6 108.5 64.5 25.7
Hogwarts Legacy (2023) 142.7 121.2 101.2 71 27.7
Returnal (2023) 115 104 88 66 39
Company of Heroes 3 (2023) 186 155 150 107 63

Emissions

Noise emissions

Noise emission depends greatly on the selected mode in Armoury Crate. In Witcher 3, our measuring device registered between 8 and 40 dB(A) in "Quiet" mode and 42 to 44 dB(A) in "Performance" mode - acceptable levels for a gaming laptop. Things get loud in "Turbo" mode, with the fans belting out 51 dB(A) while gaming. In idle operation, the fans are either completely off or run at a fairly decent level of almost 30 dB(A).

Annoying: The Strix G18 has to deal with coil whine across almost all load ranges. Many other laptops also display this issue but not at this level of intensity or frequency. 

Noise Level

Idle
26 / 28 / 29 dB(A)
Load
41 / 46 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 Highs2046.246.247.147.348.62539.139.143.938.442.23144.947.64747.153.54035.13434.331.636.15028.542.143.825.143.9632629.326.926.638.88024.324.523.317.427.510020.721.626.11730.412524.124.424.618.528.916024.62726.917.530.220028.326.9272434.825030.226.423.620.831.431526.61919.314.830.240028.217.51912.631.550029.421.220.712.232.963029.119.621.211.733.480030.317.916.711.834.9100030.415.615.712.634.7125031.816.915.611.43616003115.214.911.836200031.515.815.512.236.4250028.715.214.912.533.9315026.814.413.912.931.8400027.818.416.513.232.1500025.214.915.313.432.7630019.818.115.113.929.1800017.515.915.713.823.81000018.216.115.613.420.2125001916.416.212.918.41600016.515.51412.416.2SPL40.729.629.125.445.5N3.51.41.30.75.3median 27.8median 17.5median 16.2median 12.9median 31.8Delta4.32.52.91.83.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Noise
3%
-17%
-6%
1%
-22%
off / environment *
25
23.5
6%
24
4%
23.5
6%
24.9
-0%
26
-4%
Idle Minimum *
26
23.8
8%
25
4%
23.7
9%
24.9
4%
26
-0%
Idle Average *
28
23.8
15%
29
-4%
31.1
-11%
24.9
11%
34
-21%
Idle Maximum *
29
26.8
8%
35
-21%
32.2
-11%
29.6
-2%
46
-59%
Load Average *
41
37.3
9%
58
-41%
38.4
6%
31.1
24%
50
-22%
Witcher 3 ultra *
44
48
-9%
57
-30%
54.8
-25%
49.7
-13%
55
-25%
Load Maximum *
46
53.5
-16%
59
-28%
54.8
-19%
54.8
-19%
57
-24%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

When it comes to temperature, there are no outliers. While the G18 is slightly cooler than the Blade 18 in idle use, it gets somewhat warmer under load. Maximum temperatures of 45 °C on the top of the unit and up to 47 °C on the base, are acceptable. 

Max. Load
 44 °C
111 F
45 °C
113 F
41 °C
106 F
 
 36 °C
97 F
37 °C
99 F
33 °C
91 F
 
 32 °C
90 F
28 °C
82 F
26 °C
79 F
 
Maximum: 45 °C = 113 F
Average: 35.8 °C = 96 F
45 °C
113 F
47 °C
117 F
47 °C
117 F
43 °C
109 F
46 °C
115 F
40 °C
104 F
23 °C
73 F
23 °C
73 F
25 °C
77 F
Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 37.7 °C = 100 F
Power Supply (max.)  39 °C = 102 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.8 °C / 96 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 45 °C / 113 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 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 36.8 °C / 98 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32 °C / 89.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-3.1 °C / -5.6 F).
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat
4%
1%
-5%
-17%
-29%
Maximum Upper Side *
45
39.2
13%
44
2%
43.8
3%
58.4
-30%
53
-18%
Maximum Bottom *
47
35.6
24%
49
-4%
53
-13%
49
-4%
58
-23%
Idle Upper Side *
28
31.8
-14%
27
4%
30
-7%
33.6
-20%
38
-36%
Idle Bottom *
31
33.2
-7%
30
3%
31.8
-3%
34.6
-12%
43
-39%

* ... smaller is better

Stress test

None of the components are overly taxed when the "Performance" mode is selected. In the stress test, using the Furmark and Prime95 tools as well as The Witcher 3, the Core i7-13650HX reached an average of 77 °C – a moderate value. The RTX 4070 reached around 74 °C.

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

The sound quality is quite impressive. The 2.0 system didn't show any glaring weaknesses regardless of the frequency range although the Razer Blade 18 sounded slightly better in our audio analysis. In return, the G18 offers a marginally higher maximum volume of up to 88 dB(A). In this way, larger rooms can be filled with sound without the need for external speakers. 

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2047.346.42538.440.13147.148.64031.635.15025.142.66326.643.88017.454.21001759.612518.556.516017.559.92002461.725020.867.731514.867.440012.669.850012.273.763011.776.180011.874.9100012.678.8125011.475.9160011.877.2200012.278250012.572.4315012.969.5400013.273.6500013.475.6630013.979.5800013.870.81000013.468.71250012.956.91600012.451SPL25.487.6N0.778.7median 12.9median 72.4Delta1.86.135383528.329.628.326.826.926.82526.52524.725.124.73324.73341.826.841.851.322.251.358.520.158.565.917.165.968.517.368.573.517.573.574.517.674.574.916.474.972.915.272.97411.67473.71073.770.79.670.772.69.572.679.49.879.475.610.275.676.810.576.872.31172.36811.16866.411.366.465.811.465.86511.56562.311.562.36711.66764.111.164.185.723.885.767.30.567.3median 70.7median 11.5median 70.74.13.14.1hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus ROG Strix G18 G814JIRazer Blade 18 RTX 4070
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.2% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 9% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 5% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy management

Power consumption

In idle operation with the graphics switch active, the 18-inch laptop consumes very little power. Levels of 8 to 26 watts are completely acceptable for a gaming laptop. Under load, this consumption figure climbs from 102 (average score on 3DMark 06) to 267 watts (maximum stress test value). The provided 280-watt power supply unit is also a good size. When gaming, you can reckon with roughly 180 watts which is somewhat less than the Blade 18, despite comparable 3D performance (with a Core i9-13950HX, the Razer machine has a more powerful, hungrier CPU).

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 /  Watt
Idledarkmidlight 8 / 15 / 26 Watt
Load midlight 102 / 267 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
-77%
-6%
-17%
-35%
-35%
-21%
Idle Minimum *
8
24.5
-206%
12
-50%
9.7
-21%
10.2
-28%
13
-63%
13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=184, last 2 years)
-73%
Idle Average *
15
34.1
-127%
14
7%
14.8
1%
21.2
-41%
19
-27%
19.1 ?(8 - 67, n=184, last 2 years)
-27%
Idle Maximum *
26
47.7
-83%
19
27%
45.8
-76%
48.4
-86%
29
-12%
26.6 ?(9 - 101.1, n=184, last 2 years)
-2%
Load Average *
102
140
-37%
118
-16%
87.2
15%
118.7
-16%
143
-40%
111 ?(32.1 - 202, n=184, last 2 years)
-9%
Witcher 3 ultra *
178.6
202
-13%
205
-15%
209
-17%
249
-39%
247
-38%
Load Maximum *
267
261
2%
229
14%
275.3
-3%
262
2%
352
-32%
250 ?(64.5 - 418, n=183, last 2 years)
6%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test

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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø178.6 (174.2-191.1)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø201 (185.9-244)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø15 (9.02-20)

Power consumption with an external monitor

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Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø146.8 (136.8-168.9)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø158 (157-160.9)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø176 (164.8-186.7)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø164.9 (158.8-176.1)
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø16.7 (10-25.8)

Battery life

As long as you don't ask the G18 to run 3D applications, battery life is surprisingly good for a gaming laptop. With almost 12 hours of idle use at minimum brightness and around 8 hours of internet surfing at a reduced display brightness of 150 cd/m², the G18 leaves the competition behind despite them mostly offering batteries of between 80 and 100 Wh (the G18 possesses 90 Wh). 

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
11h 42min
WiFi Websurfing
8h 04min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 11min
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 91.7 Wh
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 48.96 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti
R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 80 Wh
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 87 Wh
MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS
i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.99 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
-26%
-21%
-45%
-35%
8%
-9%
Reader / Idle
702
420
-40%
419
-40%
590
-16%
541 ?(57 - 1290, n=87, last 2 years)
-23%
WiFi v1.3
484
240
-50%
280
-42%
264
-45%
353
-27%
324
-33%
364 ?(57 - 745, n=188, last 2 years)
-25%
Load
71
80
13%
72
1%
45
-37%
122
72%
85.5 ?(36 - 173, n=150, last 2 years)
20%
H.264
389
391 ?(56 - 747, n=95, last 2 years)

Pros

+ Bright, color accurate, QHD+ display, with fast response times
+ Good battery life
+ Powerful sound
+ Free M.2 slot
+ Thunderbolt 4
+ Fast WiFi

Cons

- Not enough VRAM for a supposedly high-end GPU (RTX 4070)
- Base unit rattles and could be more robust
- Occasionally prominent coil whine
- Poor webcam

Verdict

ROG Strix G18 G814JI-N6051W: Review device provided by Asus Germany
ROG Strix G18 G814JI-N6051W: Review device provided by Asus Germany

With the ROG Strix G18 G814JI, Asus has made an almost consistently good debut in the still quite new 18-inch laptop segment.

The base unit case shows a few signs of weakness in the area of stability and is something which has an effect on the perceived quality of the input devices (the chassis tends to rattle a bit). Nevertheless, thanks to generous port features (incl. Thunderbolt 4), a striking design, and extensive lighting (keyboard, LED strip on the front), gamers get a fitting gaming platform. 

Even though Asus has decided against a Mini LED or OLED display, (the latter technology also has its disadvantages), we like the image quality. Brightness and response times, as well as color space and color accuracy, have no reason to hide from the competition. In addition, the G18 also deserves praise for its relatively long battery life.

The verdict on (3D) performance is somewhat divided. While the Core i7-13650HX makes a successful debut, the graphics card raises a few questions.

It's not entirely possible to understand what Nvidia was thinking with the mobile version of the RTX 4070. The specifications (8 GB VRAM, 128 Bit interface, ...) are neither up-to-date nor do they do justice to the purchase price. Not only is its lead over the older generation often small but costs to the end user have increased dramatically (compare, for example, RTX 3070 Ti laptops).

Accordingly, gamers on the lookout for a laptop should maybe look to the previous generation or even treat themselves to a device with an RTX 4080.

If it absolutely has to be an 18-inch machine, a better alternative would be a device referred to many times in the review, the Razer Blade 18.

Price and availability

The Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI-N6051W with a Core i7-13650HX, GeForce RTX 4070 and WQXGA display, is currently not yet unavailable in various online stores. 

Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI - 03/07/2023 v7
Florian Glaser

Chassis
79 / 98 → 80%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
83%
Connectivity
63 / 80 → 79%
Weight
57 / 10-66 → 83%
Battery
80 / 95 → 84%
Display
90%
Games Performance
100%
Application Performance
95%
Temperature
87 / 95 → 91%
Noise
77 / 90 → 85%
Audio
84%
Camera
38 / 85 → 44%
Average
78%
87%
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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Florian Glaser, 2023-03- 8 (Update: 2023-03- 9)