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Asus TUF Gaming F17 laptop review: Good gaming device with RTX 3060 but average display despite 144 Hz

Asus RTX entry-level device. With the TUF A17, the series was revised last year, and the new case now packs an Intel Core i9 and an RTX 3060 instead of an AMD CPU and a GTX 1660 Ti. Is the entry that Asus offers into the current RTX generation worth it?
Gaming Geforce Laptop Tiger Lake

Asus has sent us its new, affordable TUF gaming laptop with a Tiger Lake processor and an RTX 3060. Last year, we reviewed the the TUF A17, a model from the previous series equipped with a Ryzen 7 and a GTX 1660 Ti. The new model should be much faster, at least in graphics applications and games, although the total TGP of 95 watts is rather in the middle to lower performance range of an RTX 3060. The display now supports 144 Hz instead of the former 120 Hz.

Besides the virtual predecessor, we naturally also want to compare it with the competition found in the same price segment. This primarily includes the Schenker XMG Core 17, but also the MSI Alpha 17 and, for lack of further 17-inch competition, the MSI GF65 Thin and the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 15-inch rivals.

Since the exterior remains the same, we won't go into details regarding the case, maintenance, input devices, etc., as long as there are no changes. This information can be found in the review of the review of the Asus TUF A17.

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM (TUF Gaming F17 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-11900H 8 x 2.5 - 4.9 GHz, 105 W PL2 / Short Burst, 80 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, 95 W TDP ( including 5 W Dynamic Boost), Geforce 462.42, Otimus
Memory
16 GB 
, 2x 8 GB DDR4-3200, 1,600 MHz
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM570
Storage
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, 1024 GB 
, 860 GB free
Soundcard
Realtek ALC1220 @ Intel Tiger Lake PCH - cAVS
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1x 3.5 mm combo audio jack
Networking
Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 26 x 399 x 269 ( = 1.02 x 15.71 x 10.59 in)
Battery
90 Wh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 14.3 h
Camera
Webcam: 720p HD camera
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Keyboard: chiclet with RGB, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
2.65 kg ( = 93.48 oz / 5.84 pounds), Power Supply: 590 g ( = 20.81 oz / 1.3 pounds)
Links
Asus homepage
Asus notebook section
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible contenders in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
82.8 %
06/2021
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU		2.7 kg26 mm17.30"1920x1080
82.9 %
05/2020
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile		2.6 kg26 mm17.30"1920x1080
83.9 %
06/2021
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU		2.5 kg30.05 mm17.30"2560x1440
83.3 %
02/2021
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5600M		2.6 kg28 mm17.30"1920x1080
80.4 %
03/2021
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU		1.9 kg21.7 mm15.60"1920x1080
80.5 %
05/2021
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU		2.3 kg23.9 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case - Smaller and with more metal

The MSI Alpha is slightly deeper and thicker, while the Schenker XMG is thicker but smaller overall. Our F17 is just about the heaviest device in comparison.

Size comparison

❌
399 mm / 15.7 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 28 mm / 1.102 inch 2.6 kg5.73 lbs395.7 mm / 15.6 inch 260.8 mm / 10.3 inch 30.05 mm / 1.183 inch 2.5 kg5.61 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 269 mm / 10.6 inch 26 mm / 1.024 inch 2.7 kg5.84 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 269 mm / 10.6 inch 26 mm / 1.024 inch 2.6 kg5.73 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity - Thunderbolt 4

It's great that the F17 has now integrated Thunderbolt 4. The remaining ports are the standard ones, and their distribution is heavily concentrated on the left side, which is very convenient for right-handed users. There are no ports at the front or back. A missing feature is the SD card reader.

Image source: Asus
Image source: Asus

Communication

In terms of Bluetooth, the F17 offers the latest Bluetooth 5.2, but the Asus device lags behind in terms of Wi-Fi transfer speeds. The speed for receiving data in particular is below average; the A17 didn't score particularly well in this regard either, and the competition is faster.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1541 (1418min - 1606max) MBit/s +165%
Average of class Gaming
  (885 - 1412, n=4, last 2 years)
1139 MBit/s +96%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1010 MBit/s +74%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
623 (577min - 656max) MBit/s +7%
Global Average -3
  (5.59 - 2371, n=2621)
587 MBit/s +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
 
582 (312min - 680max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1711 (861min - 1776max) MBit/s +201%
Average of class Gaming
  (881 - 1700, n=4, last 2 years)
1379 MBit/s +142%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1100 MBit/s +93%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
634 (621min - 646max) MBit/s +11%
Global Average -3
  (5 - 2374, n=2624)
621 MBit/s +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
 
569 (350min - 709max) MBit/s
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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM  ; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø568 (350-709)
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø633 (621-646)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM  ; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø572 (312-680)
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø623 (577-656)

Webcam


ColorChecker
20.7 ∆E
18.8 ∆E
26.8 ∆E
44.3 ∆E
36.1 ∆E
29.1 ∆E
50.5 ∆E
40.5 ∆E
61.2 ∆E
43.7 ∆E
14.7 ∆E
58 ∆E
74.1 ∆E
26 ∆E
28.9 ∆E
45.7 ∆E
33.8 ∆E
49.9 ∆E
22.5 ∆E
20.9 ∆E
21.1 ∆E
22.7 ∆E
41.2 ∆E
26.5 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM: 35.73 ∆E min: 14.71 - max: 74.13 ∆E

Security

A slot for a Kensington lock is available, and TPM 2.0 is supported as well.

Accessories

Except for the usual leaflets, the only extra is an A5-sized sheet of paper with TUF gaming stickers on it.

Warranty

The manufacturer provides a standard one-year warranty.

Display - There are better options

Subpixel grid
Subpixel grid
Minimal screen bleeding
Minimal screen bleeding

We don't have the top configuration when it comes to the display, since there's still a variant with an sRGB coverage of 100% and a refresh rate of 300 Hz.

The present model is a 17.3-inch matte Full HD IPS display with a refresh rate of 144 Hz and Adaptive Sync. The panel from AU Optronics delivers anything but top rates, which isn't unusual in this price range. The competition even performs worse here in some cases, and only the Schenker's display is better.

The average brightness of 264 nits is only just okay, but the brightness distribution of only 79% is extremely uneven. The maximum brightness is strongly reduced on battery power, and we only register 144 nits, but this can be deactivated in the driver.

Unfortunately, response times aren't great for a gaming device either, which can have a negative impact in very fast shooters.

Screen bleeding is minimally present along the corners and edges, but it's hardly noticeable even in dark scenes and, therefore, not bothersome.

249
cd/m²		234
cd/m²		245
cd/m²
266
cd/m²		266
cd/m²		260
cd/m²
298
cd/m²		272
cd/m²		284
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 298 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 263.8 cd/m² Minimum: 15 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 144 cd/m²
Contrast: 831:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.97 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.5
ΔE Greyscale 1.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
60% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
60% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.31
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
BOE NV173FHM-NX1, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30		MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AU Optronics AUO978F, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
AU Optronics B156HAN08.4, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display
1%
67%
-1%
-6%
Display P3 Coverage
40.1
40.55
1%
68.1
70%
39.55
-1%
37.65
-6%
sRGB Coverage
60
59.7
0%
98.5
64%
59.2
-1%
56.3
-6%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
41.4
41.89
1%
69.3
67%
40.86
-1%
38.9
-6%
Response Times
23%
52%
-27%
-28%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
32.4
22.4 ?(11.6, 10.8)
31%
16.8 ?(8.4, 8.4)
48%
40 ?(19.6, 20.4)
-23%
36.8 ?(19.2, 17.6)
-14%
Response Time Black / White *
22.4
19.2 ?(9.6, 9.6)
14%
10 ?(4.8, 5.2)
55%
29.2 ?(15.6, 13.6)
-30%
31.6 ?(18.4, 13.2)
-41%
PWM Frequency
Screen
-12%
18%
-13%
-18%
Brightness middle
266
264.8
0%
370
39%
254
-5%
266.5
0%
Brightness
264
253
-4%
333
26%
254
-4%
262
-1%
Brightness Distribution
79
90
14%
84
6%
93
18%
91
15%
Black Level *
0.32
0.31
3%
0.38
-19%
0.23
28%
0.18
44%
Contrast
831
854
3%
974
17%
1104
33%
1481
78%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
3.97
4.73
-19%
2.41
39%
4.12
-4%
5.33
-34%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
8.93
18.89
-112%
7.32
18%
19.66
-120%
18.28
-105%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.5
4.64
-33%
1.19
66%
3.78
-8%
4.36
-25%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
1.8
1.4
22%
3.9
-117%
3.2
-78%
4.5
-150%
Gamma
2.31 95%
2.16 102%
2.287 96%
2.179 101%
2.35 94%
CCT
6754 96%
6641 98%
7302 89%
6754 96%
6289 103%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
41.4
38.4
-7%
69
67%
41
-1%
35.6
-14%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
60
59.3
-1%
93
55%
59
-2%
55.8
-7%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
4% / -5%
46% / 31%
-14% / -12%
-17% / -17%

* ... smaller is better

The black level is acceptable, but contrast is clearly below 1,000:1 and could be improved as a result.

The display is calibrated fairly well at least, and color deviations are rather low. Manual calibration only allows these to be minimally reduced.

The available color space is quite narrow; only 60% of sRGB and 41% of AdobeRGB aren't particularly good rates. However, the competition scores similarly poorly here, and only the slightly more expensive Schenker laptop can do a better job.

sRGB
sRGB
AdobeRGB
AdobeRGB

Although the matte surface eliminates most reflections, since the already moderate brightness is additionally reduced in a considerable way on battery power, outdoor visibility isn't optimal. We recommend looking for a place with plenty of shade and viewing the display from a direct angle.

In the shade
In the shade
Poor visibility from oblique viewing angles
Poor visibility from oblique viewing angles

Display Response Times

ℹ
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
22.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ ms rise
↘ 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. » 44 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
   ↔    Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
32.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ ms rise
↘ ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 38 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ
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 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Considering that this is an IPS panel, viewing-angle stability could be better. When looking at the display from oblique angles, brightness losses can definitely be noticed quite quickly.

Performance - Meets expectations well

Since gaming is already included in the F17's name, the laptop has to prove itself precisely in this field. An Intel Core i9-11900H together with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, and 16 GB of RAM illustrate these ambitions, even though 17-inch laptops often feature even higher-performance hardware. But the F17 is also a gaming device for price-conscious customers, which is why the TUF Gaming will also be available with an RTX 3050 or 3050 Ti in the near future. Likewise, this CPU represents the top configuration, with Core i7 and Core i5 models also available as alternatives.

The MyAsus software theoretically handles all relevant performance and fan profiles. Theoretically, because Asus seems to be using a new software at the moment, and we're pointed to the Asus Armoury Crate program within MyAsus. All relevant settings can actually be found here, but the software is quite cluttered. We set the fan profile to "Windows" for the benchmarks, which hopefully means that Windows gets to decide, resulting in its performance profiles having priority. We set the Windows slider to "Best Performance".

Processor

TDP in the Cinebench multithread test
TDP in the Cinebench multithread test

The Intel Core i9-11900H is an octa-core CPU with cores that run at a base clock speed of 2.5 GHz. All cores can simultaneously run at 4.4 GHz in Turbo mode, and one core alone can reach up to 4.9 GHz. The TDP is theoretically 45 watts, but it can be configured.

Performance is relatively constant in the Cinebench multithread loop. At the beginning of a run, the TDP briefly soars to 92 watts (later only 85 watts), and it drops to about 68 watts after half of a run. The CPU sometimes only manages 80 to 85 watts at the beginning of subsequent runs due to a high core temperature, and the 92 watts only applies to the first couple of runs.

Overall, the i9-11900H is on par with last year's Ryzen 7 4800H found in the Schenker XMG or the TUF A17 when it comes to the Cinebench multithread test. However, performance seems to drop a bit more over time; it's also slightly more erratic and marginally less constant.

On battery power, the F17 only scores 1,358 points instead of the previous 1,700 to 2,000 points, meaning that its CPU performance gets throttled pretty heavily.

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H: Ø1874 (1698.44-2029.22)
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H: Ø1773 (1724.58-1815.79)
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H: Ø1367 (1316.83-1382.98)
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H: Ø1926 (1876.79-1982.55)
Cinebench R23: Single Core | Multi Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=230, last 2 years)
1816 Points +15%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (1574 - 1605, n=4)
1585 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
1574 Points
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1248 Points -21%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1225 Points -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
1095 Points -30%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=232, last 2 years)
19581 Points +69%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (11135 - 13012, n=4)
12109 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
11567 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
8408 Points -27%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
6921 (6730.84min - 6920.58max) Points -40%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
4621 Points -60%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=230, last 2 years)
699 Points +17%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (600 - 615, n=5)
607 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
600 Points
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
485 Points -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
483 Points -19%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
477 Points -20%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
476 Points -21%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
437 Points -27%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=230, last 2 years)
7442 Points +69%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (4324 - 5160, n=5)
4758 Points +8%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4497 Points +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
4403 Points
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4132 Points -6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
3244 Points -26%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
2673 Points -39%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
1781 Points -60%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=234, last 2 years)
268 Points +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
241 Points
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (236 - 243, n=5)
240 Points 0%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
202 Points -16%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
196 Points -19%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
190 Points -21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
189 Points -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
184 Points -24%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=235, last 2 years)
3101 Points +53%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (1770 - 2211, n=5)
2068 Points +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
2029 Points
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1983 (1876.79min - 1982.55max) Points -2%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1816 (1724.58min - 1815.79max) Points -10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1382 Points -32%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1098 (1079.56min - 1097.57max) Points -46%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
867 (840.71min - 866.61max) Points -57%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
522 Seconds * -116%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
403 Seconds * -67%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
326 Seconds * -35%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
271 Seconds * -12%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
254 Seconds * -5%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (231 - 270, n=5)
247 Seconds * -2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
242 Seconds *
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=228, last 2 years)
198.9 Seconds * +18%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=229, last 2 years)
6133 MIPS +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
5870 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (5582 - 6018, n=5)
5781 MIPS -2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
5393 MIPS -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
5209 MIPS -11%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
4841 MIPS -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4717 MIPS -20%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4686 MIPS -20%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=229, last 2 years)
77274 MIPS +53%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (49486 - 57263, n=5)
52910 MIPS +5%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
52364 MIPS +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
50441 MIPS
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
48837 MIPS -3%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
40876 MIPS -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
33084 MIPS -34%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
24841 MIPS -51%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2210, n=234, last 2 years)
1811 Points +15%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (1576 - 1692, n=5)
1634 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
1576 Points
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1310 Points -17%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1264 Points -20%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1201 Points -24%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
1190 Points -24%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1189 Points -25%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=234, last 2 years)
13627 Points +76%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (7725 - 9856, n=5)
9140 Points +18%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8047 Points +4%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
7782 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
7725 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
6688 Points -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
6355 Points -18%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
4584 Points -41%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=232, last 2 years)
21.3 fps +43%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (13.6 - 16.7, n=5)
15 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
14.9 fps
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
13.3 fps -11%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
12.2 fps -18%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
11.1 fps -26%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
9.35 fps -37%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
7.27 fps -51%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
61.4 s * -34%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
60.7 s * -33%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
59.2 s * -29%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
56.1 s * -22%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=226, last 2 years)
49.1 s * -7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
45.8 s *
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
45.2 s * +1%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (40.5 - 49.3, n=5)
44.5 s * +3%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H
0.64 sec * -21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.596 sec * -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
0.589 sec * -11%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
0.577 sec * -9%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.574 sec * -9%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H
  (0.52 - 0.544, n=5)
0.531 sec * -0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
0.529 sec *
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=229, last 2 years)
0.4687 sec * +11%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2029 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
198 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
241 Points
Help

System performance

Our F17 easily takes the top spot in PCMark 10, while the A17 and the XMG lag behind by 7% to 20% depending on the test.

PCMark 10
PCMark 10
PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Gaming
  (5235 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years)
7592 Points +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6901 Points
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  ()
6901 Points 0%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
5911 Points -14%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
5685 Points -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
5617 Points -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
5390 Points -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
5117 Points -26%
Essentials
Average of class Gaming
  (8300 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years)
10731 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
10602 Points
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  ()
10602 Points 0%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
9852 Points -7%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
9182 Points -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9093 Points -14%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
8996 Points -15%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8873 Points -16%
Productivity
Average of class Gaming
  (6662 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years)
9725 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9071 Points
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  ()
9071 Points 0%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7729 Points -15%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
7587 Points -16%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
7318 Points -19%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7217 Points -20%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
6732 Points -26%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Gaming
  (6462 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years)
11476 Points +24%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9274 Points
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  ()
9274 Points 0%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8632 Points -7%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7526 Points -19%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
6436 Points -31%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
6047 Points -35%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
6003 Points -35%
PCMark 10 Score
6901 points
Help

DPC latencies

The F17 doesn't get bogged down when opening several browser tabs, but it does when playing our 4K/60 fps YouTube video. There were no dropped frames to complain about at least, but LatencyMon still detected latencies, which means that there might be problems when reproducing real-time audio. The Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime is particularly problematic.

YouTube
YouTube
LatencyMon Main
LatencyMon Main
LatencyMon Drivers
LatencyMon Drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
8852 μs * -533%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8655 μs * -519%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1399 μs *
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
743 μs * +47%

* ... smaller is better

Storage

Mass storage consists of a 1 TB NVMe SSD, but the F17 is also available with a smaller 512 GB SSD. This storage drive is ranked 28th in our HDD/SSD Benchmarks article. It achieves good rates in comparison and manages to leave the assembled (budget) competition behind, which is surely a reason for the comparatively good system performance.

AS SSD
AS SSD
AS SSD Copy
AS SSD Copy
CrystalDiskMark 6
CrystalDiskMark 6
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N		Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8		SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB		MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB		MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR		Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G		Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Apple SSD AP0256		Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-77N5
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512GB		Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
 
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-12%
-1%
-24%
-12%
-26%
-12%
3%
Write 4K
168.8
189.7
12%
145.7
-14%
204.7
21%
157.3
-7%
118
-30%
137.5
-19%
155.8 ?(115.9 - 218, n=13)
-8%
Read 4K
72
62.3
-13%
51.3
-29%
50.4
-30%
46.69
-35%
48.5
-33%
48.24
-33%
57 ?(25.6 - 73.2, n=13)
-21%
Write Seq
1681
3036
985
2389
1828
2644
3943 ?(1916 - 18545, n=10)
Read Seq
1608
2837
1193
2196
1530
1718
2180 ?(1991 - 2492, n=10)
Write 4K Q32T1
459.5
468.6
2%
511
11%
537
17%
407.6
-11%
400
-13%
416.6
-9%
452 ?(382 - 525, n=13)
-2%
Read 4K Q32T1
473.1
541
14%
582
23%
300
-37%
519
10%
493
4%
525
11%
447 ?(346 - 524, n=13)
-6%
Write Seq Q32T1
3129
1770
-43%
3294
5%
982
-69%
2401
-23%
1828
-42%
2705
-14%
2859 ?(1390 - 3166, n=13)
-9%
Read Seq Q32T1
3529
1898
-46%
3522
0%
1985
-44%
3344
-5%
2128
-40%
3213
-9%
3515 ?(3219 - 3607, n=13)
0%
Write 4K Q8T8
484.5
791 ?(485 - 1665, n=4)
63%
Read 4K Q8T8
1518
1649 ?(1276 - 2024, n=4)
9%
AS SSD
-50%
-0%
-54%
-12%
-49%
-116%
-19%
-11%
Seq Read
2837
1320
-53%
2876
1%
251.9
-91%
3002
6%
1479
-48%
1056
-63%
2753
-3%
2839 ?(2635 - 3133, n=15)
0%
Seq Write
1565
1539
-2%
2803
79%
925
-41%
2420
55%
1715
10%
651
-58%
2495
59%
1917 ?(1243 - 2969, n=15)
22%
4K Read
55.4
56.3
2%
55.3
0%
58.2
5%
48.46
-13%
27.8
-50%
16.4
-70%
38.64
-30%
53 ?(28.8 - 66.9, n=15)
-4%
4K Write
152.9
158.5
4%
106.9
-30%
98
-36%
114.3
-25%
106
-31%
22.1
-86%
88.8
-42%
127.3 ?(59 - 184.8, n=15)
-17%
4K-64 Read
1327
586
-56%
1662
25%
461.4
-65%
1873
41%
406
-69%
509
-62%
952
-28%
1369 ?(873 - 1923, n=15)
3%
4K-64 Write
1922
820
-57%
2101
9%
924
-52%
1882
-2%
1119
-42%
283
-85%
1568
-18%
1939 ?(1342 - 2216, n=15)
1%
Access Time Read *
0.035
0.043
-23%
0.067
-91%
0.09
-157%
0.045
-29%
0.128
-266%
0.186
-431%
0.0468 ?(0.028 - 0.093, n=15)
-34%
Access Time Write *
0.028
0.113
-304%
0.037
-32%
0.022
21%
0.101
-261%
0.04
-43%
0.044
-57%
0.0532 ?(0.028 - 0.109, n=15)
-90%
Score Read
1666
775
-53%
2005
20%
545
-67%
2221
33%
581
-65%
1266
-24%
1706 ?(1221 - 2291, n=15)
2%
Score Write
2232
1132
-49%
2488
11%
1114
-50%
2238
0%
1396
-37%
1906
-15%
2258 ?(1638 - 2660, n=15)
1%
Score Total
4695
2333
-50%
5520
18%
1994
-58%
5565
19%
2294
-51%
3811
-19%
4797 ?(3615 - 6117, n=15)
2%
Copy ISO MB/s
2081
1736
-17%
2029
-2%
2421
16%
1747
-16%
545
-74%
2037
-2%
1908 ?(1277 - 2649, n=10)
-8%
Copy Program MB/s
734
553
-25%
691
-6%
705
-4%
975
33%
475.6
-35%
665 ?(373 - 964, n=10)
-9%
Copy Game MB/s
1617
1264
-22%
1513
-6%
1490
-8%
1453
-10%
1018
-37%
1349 ?(858 - 1855, n=10)
-17%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-31% / -39%
-1% / -0%
-39% / -43%
-12% / -12%
-38% / -42%
-116% / -116%
-16% / -17%
-4% / -6%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
AS SSD
DiskSpd
hddimg
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3529 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3129 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 473.1 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 459.5 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 72 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 168.8 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 484.5 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1518 MB/s

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics card

Asus has used an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, but the F17 will soon be available with an RTX 3050 and its Ti variant as well. The TGP of an RTX 3060 ranges from about 60 to 130 watts, which means that its performance is very variable depending on the model. In the TUF Gaming F17, the TGP including Dynamic Boost is 95 watts; therefore, it's placed roughly in the middle of the performance range.

Consequently, the card performs around the expected average level. In most cases, the XMG Pro is an insignificant 3% ahead of our F17, despite its higher TGP of 130 watts. The A17 with its 1660 Ti is beaten by about 25% to 80%.

Running 3DMark 11 again on battery power power only yields 19,609 graphics points instead of the previous 25,793 points when plugged in. In other words, graphics performance is reduced by about 24% when the laptop is on the go.

3DMark Time Spy
3DMark Time Spy
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Cloud Gate
3DMark Cloud Gate
3DMark 11 | 3DMark
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=232, last 2 years)
40487 Points +57%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 30772, n=43)
26816 Points +4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
26790 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
25793 Points
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H
24476 Points -5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H
23840 Points -8%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
22720 Points -12%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
20793 Points -19%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (15902 - 193851, n=142, last 2 years)
136246 Points +23%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H
117148 Points +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
110773 Points
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H
108695 Points -2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
104577 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (33126 - 136826, n=38)
101628 Points -8%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
59839 Points -46%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=236, last 2 years)
29457 Points +49%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (16354 - 23109, n=49)
20436 Points +4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
20381 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
19737 Points
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H
18864 Points -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H
18434 Points -7%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
16498 Points -16%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
15334 Points -22%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=234, last 2 years)
12066 Points +59%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6285 - 9235, n=49)
8057 Points +6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
7716 Points +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
7582 Points
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H
7062 Points -7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H
7041 Points -7%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
5744 Points -24%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
5555 Points -27%
3DMark 11 Performance
22367 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
42695 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
18095 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
7778 points
Help

Gaming performance

The graphics card should be able to run all the latest games smoothly at Full HD resolution and maximum details. In The Witcher 3, the Schenker device only has a lead of about 5% with its higher TGP. The game also runs smoothly in Ultra settings at Full HD resolution and 74 fps. Across all the games that we tested, the RTX 3060 in the F17 performs about 3% to 5% below an average RTX 3060. While the Schenker is about 7% faster, it also has a much higher TGP.

The Witcher 3 | GTA V | Dota 2 Reborn | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | Far Cry 5 | Strange Brigade
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Gaming
  (54.1 - 718, n=129, last 2 years)
426 fps +30%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
328.6 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (221 - 449, n=35)
324 fps -1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
302 (11.9min, 37.1P0.1, 159P1 - 501max) fps -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
294 (260min - 323max) fps -11%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
276 (210min - 304max) fps -16%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
254 (230min - 280max) fps -23%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Gaming
  (34.2 - 617, n=141, last 2 years)
329 fps +51%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (204 - 296, n=33)
237 fps +8%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
229 (68.3min, 99.8P0.1, 142P1 - 378max) fps +5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
223.2 (209min - 231max) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
218.6 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
208 (167min - 242max) fps -5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
175.1 (170min - 183max) fps -20%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 449, n=167, last 2 years)
220 fps +56%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (81 - 186.8, n=41)
144.8 fps +3%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
144 (55.2min, 60.2P0.1, 99.7P1 - 296max) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140.7 fps
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
134.2 (126min - 143max) fps -5%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
133 (110min - 150max) fps -5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
103 (98min - 108max) fps -27%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=227, last 2 years)
117.1 fps +58%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.5 (30.1min, 37.6P0.1, 42.6P1 - 167max) fps +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 91.5, n=48)
76.9 fps +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
74 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.9 (62min) fps -1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
68.7 (63min - 74max) fps -7%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
61 (50min) fps -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
55.6 (53min - 60max) fps -25%
GTA V
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Average of class Gaming
  (61.3 - 187.9, n=134, last 2 years)
179.7 fps +9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (156 - 186.6, n=32)
175.6 fps +6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
175 (5.02min, 125P1 - 360max) fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
165 (0.735min, 100P1 - 461max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
160 (4.21min, 90.9P1 - 403max) fps -3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
156 (6.71min, 90.9P1 - 297max) fps -5%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average of class Gaming
  (53 - 187.7, n=158, last 2 years)
175.2 fps +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (146 - 183.7, n=33)
170.2 fps +5%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (6.37min, 100P1 - 344max) fps +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
162 (0.702min, 90.9P1 - 335max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
153 (4.25min, 83.3P1 - 332max) fps -6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
146 (6.19min, 83.3P1 - 291max) fps -10%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Average of class Gaming
  (15.3 - 187.1, n=182, last 2 years)
163.9 fps +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (120 - 179.4, n=42)
154 fps +9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
150 (6.08min, 100P1 - 294max) fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
141 (4.55min, 90.9P1 - 365max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130 (5.38min, 83.3P1 - 300max) fps -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
120 (9.99min, 76.9P1 - 186max) fps -15%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Average of class Gaming
  (34.4 - 288, n=225, last 2 years)
178.6 fps +8%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
165 (144.2min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (112.5 - 204, n=49)
155.6 fps -6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
146 (127.7min) fps -12%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
139 (120.9min) fps -16%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 (109.9min) fps -24%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
123 (104.9min) fps -25%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
122 (107.9min) fps -26%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Average of class Gaming
  (30.9 - 244, n=237, last 2 years)
152.6 fps +13%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
135 (115.2min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (98.9 - 169.2, n=49)
133.6 fps -1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 (108min) fps -8%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
116 (101.6min) fps -14%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
110 (97.5min) fps -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
109 (95.5min) fps -19%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
108 (93.1min) fps -20%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (24.6 - 234, n=141, last 2 years)
192.1 fps +37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (122.5 - 214, n=33)
157 fps +12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
141 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140 fps
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
129 fps -8%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
128 fps -9%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 fps -11%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (13 - 230, n=175, last 2 years)
144.6 fps +52%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (70.4 - 133.5, n=37)
105.6 fps +11%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
95.1 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
94.6 fps -1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
89.8 fps -6%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
78 fps -18%
1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (9.13 - 194.9, n=228, last 2 years)
111.4 fps +54%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.9 fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (55 - 100.9, n=42)
79.4 fps +10%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.5 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.3 fps
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
70.3 fps -3%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
51.1 fps -29%
Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (19 - 198, n=66, last 2 years)
152.5 fps +31%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (108 - 152, n=17)
130.4 fps +12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 (94min - 152max) fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
117 (94min - 143max) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
116 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
114 (92min - 135max) fps -2%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (17 - 248, n=99, last 2 years)
140.9 fps +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (88 - 135, n=25)
114.2 fps +7%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113 (85min - 139max) fps +6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
108 (87min - 129max) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
107 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
101 (77min - 120max) fps -6%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (16 - 232, n=116, last 2 years)
134.8 fps +35%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
108 (88min - 132max) fps +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (85 - 129, n=29)
107.7 fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
103 (85min - 120max) fps +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
100 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
96 (78min - 117max) fps -4%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (14 - 218, n=126, last 2 years)
126.3 fps +36%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
102 (80min - 128max) fps +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (80 - 120, n=31)
101.6 fps +9%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97 (78min - 115max) fps +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
93 fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91 (65min - 110max) fps -2%
Strange Brigade
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Average of class Gaming
  (22.2 - 508, n=174, last 2 years)
270 fps +44%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (154.9 - 242, n=38)
193.8 fps +4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
191 (109min, 157P1 - 311max) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
187 (79.9min, 149P1 - 336max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
179 (73.2min, 144P1 - 278max) fps -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (67.8min, 142P1 - 248max) fps -8%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 465, n=190, last 2 years)
232 fps +56%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (115.6 - 192.1, n=41)
157 fps +5%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
154 (99.2min, 111P1 - 282max) fps +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
149 (49.9min, 110P1 - 269max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
143 (93.4min, 105P1 - 258max) fps -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
138 (51.7min, 100P1 - 228max) fps -7%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Gaming
  (14.6 - 421, n=226, last 2 years)
207 fps +59%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (102.2 - 166.3, n=43)
137.6 fps +6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
134 (89.3min, 99.7P1 - 237max) fps +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130 (88.3min, 98.4P1 - 218max) fps
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 (84.1min, 93.4P1 - 196max) fps -5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
121 (82.8min, 89.6P1 - 197max) fps -7%

The Witcher 3 frame rates remain quite constant over time; they only seem to suddenly fluctuate more strongly towards the end of the one-hour test period.

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N: Ø71.9 (64-75)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 181 173 141 80.4
The Witcher 3 (2015) 328.6 218.6 140.7 74
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 165 147 135 121
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 140 95.1 72.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 118 97.1 80.1
Far Cry 5 (2018) 146 107 100 93
Strange Brigade (2018) 367 187 149 130

Emissions - Relatively quiet and balanced

Noise emissions

Using the "Windows" fan profile at least (and the "Best Performance" setting in Windows), the F17 operates fairly quietly, adapting itself dynamically to its cooling needs without ever becoming irritatingly loud. However, a "Turbo" performance mode can also be selected in the Armoury Crate software; it enables the eGPU regardless of the load level, making the fans a bit louder in the process. Nevertheless, they don't run at full speed without regard for load at least, but instead, they adapt dynamically to it in this mode as well.

Noise Level

Idle
26 / 31 / 33 dB(A)
Load
48 / 49 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)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N		Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8		SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB		MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB		MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR		Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
Noise
-4%
-8%
-1%
-4%
1%
off / environment *
25
28.7
-15%
25
-0%
25
-0%
24.7
1%
25
-0%
Idle Minimum *
26
28.7
-10%
30
-15%
31
-19%
33.1
-27%
25
4%
Idle Average *
31
30.5
2%
32
-3%
32
-3%
33.1
-7%
30
3%
Idle Maximum *
33
32.5
2%
36
-9%
33
-0%
33.1
-0%
33
-0%
Load Average *
48
42.5
11%
53
-10%
38
21%
42.7
11%
46
4%
Witcher 3 ultra *
47
50.1
-7%
51
-9%
46
2%
40.6
14%
47
-0%
Load Maximum *
49
53.4
-9%
54
-10%
54
-10%
59.4
-21%
50
-2%

* ... smaller is better

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2038.938.343.741.437.741.32537.24138.938.935.638.7314749.54946.246.645.34037.13535.633.133.933.15041.740.540.140.624.526.46333.330.629.628.626.130.58028.821.92025.617.528.410024.319.220.217.81724.512525.220.221.12016.727.41602822.522.220.819.429.920030.825.326.72424.331.825031.121.927.819.318.832.531533.432.723.717.914.734.640034.321.32213.714.134.650035.320.322.11312.434.963037.419.524.311.610.938.28003625.420.511.310.635.5100037.217.82111.510.737.11250401822.512.111.739.8160040.515.519.911.511.339.520003814.117.911.811.737.3250036.513.816.412.212.135.831503715.917.513.512.936.4400035.415.719.313.513.735500037.613.815.41313.237.4630036.213.313.813.213.135.8800033.313.313.613.313.2331000028.713.313.112.912.9281250026.212.912.912.512.6251600022.912.612.8121220.5SPL49.231.331.725.525.148.8N6.81.51.60.70.76.7median 35.3median 17.8median 20.2median 13median 12.9median 34.9Delta4.34.23.52.32.34.1hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM

Temperature

Under maximum load, the F17 heats up to just under 60 °C (~140 °F). The hotspots are on the left and right towards the display; the palm rests always stay at the coolest temperature, and even the WASD keys don't get excessively warm.

Max. Load
 55.5 °C
132 F		45.7 °C
114 F		58.5 °C
137 F		 
 33.9 °C
93 F		49 °C
120 F		39 °C
102 F		 
 26.8 °C
80 F		29.6 °C
85 F		26.9 °C
80 F		 
Maximum: 58.5 °C = 137 F
Average: 40.5 °C = 105 F
44.3 °C
112 F		40.2 °C
104 F		58.5 °C
137 F
35.8 °C
96 F		57.2 °C
135 F		44.1 °C
111 F
30.3 °C
87 F		31.4 °C
89 F		29.9 °C
86 F
Maximum: 58.5 °C = 137 F
Average: 41.3 °C = 106 F
Power Supply (max.)  61 °C = 142 F | Room Temperature 24 °C = 75 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Fluke 62 Mini
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 40.5 °C / 105 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 58.5 °C / 137 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 58.5 °C / 137 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 34 °C / 93 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 39.8 °C / 104 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31 °C / 87.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-2.1 °C / -3.8 F).

The Asus begins our stress test at around 4.3 GHz. Thermal throttling kicks in after only a short time, since the core temperatures reach over 90 °C (~194 °F). The CPU clock speed eventually settles at around 2.3 GHz and consequently slightly below the base clock rate of 2.5 GHz.

The graphics card's clock rate is about 1.6 GHz at the beginning. It drops pretty continuously over the test duration to finally reach 900 MHz.

A new 3DMark 11 run directly after the stress test results in a score of 22,300 instead of the original 25,793 points. This means that the laptop needs some time to recover, but the performance loss isn't very high.

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After 2 minutes
After 30 minutes
After 30 minutes
After 1 hour
After 1 hour
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Speakers

The speakers are average at best compared to the already underwhelming performance of current laptop speakers. They're a bit too quiet, there's virtually no bass at all, and even mids and highs could be more balanced.

Therefore, external audio devices like headphones, which can be connected using the combined headset jack, are recommended.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2037.743.32535.642.23146.651.34033.935.95024.532.56326.131.78017.533.31001735.412516.739.916019.444.220024.344.825018.854.631514.75940014.163.850012.470.563010.972.180010.670.1100010.769.6125011.766.3160011.362.4200011.758.3250012.166.5315012.963.5400013.762.2500013.269.6630013.167.2800013.259.21000012.960.81250012.655160001245SPL25.178.7N0.744.8median 12.9median 62.2Delta2.38.238.239.637.836.544.842.928.730.134.433.726.735.225.93123.325.228.33025.630.621.139.921.454.417.761.313.86813.971.814.872.41168.911.467.710.666.110.969.211.472.511.668.612.46713.272.312.867.312.958.91371.712.772.912.564.611.968.925.581.70.754median 12.9median 67.73.47.6hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HMSCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 50% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% 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%

SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.5% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (9.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 45% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 43% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy management - Large battery and low energy consumption

Energy consumption

The F17 consumes only a few percentage points more than the A17 with does with its GTX 1660 Ti, while the XMG Pro, which is about 7% faster in graphics applications, consumes 30% more. Overall, the TUF Gaming has a relatively low power consumption. We measured a maximum consumption of 190 watts, which should be easily covered by the 200-watt power adapter.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.4 / 1.8 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 10.3 / 13.1 / 14.1 Watt
Load midlight 110 / 190 Watt
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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 TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30		MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5600M, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30		MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60		Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60		Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 		Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
7%
-30%
1%
10%
21%
-14%
-41%
Idle Minimum *
10.3
7.4
28%
13
-26%
9
13%
5.4
48%
5
51%
10.4 ?(5 - 22.8, n=41)
-1%
13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=179, last 2 years)
-34%
Idle Average *
13.1
10.5
20%
16
-22%
12
8%
12.8
2%
9
31%
14.5 ?(8.3 - 26.5, n=41)
-11%
19.2 ?(8 - 67, n=179, last 2 years)
-47%
Idle Maximum *
14.1
17
-21%
29
-106%
18
-28%
19.5
-38%
13
8%
21.4 ?(11.8 - 48.2, n=41)
-52%
27 ?(9 - 101.1, n=179, last 2 years)
-91%
Load Average *
110
103.7
6%
100
9%
76
31%
86.6
21%
84
24%
109.3 ?(48.4 - 191, n=41)
1%
111.3 ?(32.1 - 202, n=178, last 2 years)
-1%
Witcher 3 ultra *
138
128.1
7%
173
-25%
136
1%
115.7
16%
125
9%
Load Maximum *
190
183.2
4%
213
-12%
222
-17%
175.2
8%
190
-0%
206 ?(131.6 - 268, n=41)
-8%
251 ?(64.5 - 418, n=177, last 2 years)
-32%

* ... smaller is better

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N: Ø138.2 (113-147)
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-77N5 GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512GB: Ø126.9 (121-149)

Battery life

At 90 Wh, the battery is quite large; this has a very positive effect on runtimes, which are surprisingly long for a gaming laptop. The Schenker XMG Pro and MSI Alpha competitors are only equipped with 62 Wh and 65 Wh batteries, respectively.

In the WLAN test, the F17 lasted a whole 7.5 hours and therefore about 2.5 hours longer than the XMG Pro.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
7h 34min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
8h 32min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 31min
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh		Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, 90 Wh		SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 62 Wh		MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5600M, 65 Wh		MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 51 Wh		Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 57.5 Wh		Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
22%
-42%
-22%
-48%
-31%
-28%
H.264
512
283
-45%
369
-28%
397 ?(56 - 747, n=93, last 2 years)
-22%
WiFi v1.3
454
512
13%
293
-35%
438
-4%
276
-39%
343
-24%
368 ?(57 - 745, n=182, last 2 years)
-19%
Load
151
196
30%
80
-47%
91
-40%
65
-57%
88
-42%
84.1 ?(36 - 173, n=144, last 2 years)
-44%
Reader / Idle
543
462
629
667
542 ?(57 - 1290, n=84, last 2 years)

Pros

+ Thunderbolt 4
+ dedicated mouse buttons
+ good maintenance options
+ 144 Hz display, Adaptive Sync, Optimus
+ good SSD for the price range
+ comparatively low power consumption
+ constant gaming performance at the expected level
+ good battery life

Cons

- weak WLAN speed, Wi-Fi 6 standard not supported
- no SD reader
- small touchpad
- decent display, poor color-space coverage, slow response times
- small arrow keys

Verdict - Good budget gaming laptop

The Asus TUF Gaming F17, provided by Asus
The Asus TUF Gaming F17, provided by Asus

The RTX 3060 in the F17 only has a maximum TGP of 95 watts, but it performs only marginally slower in games than the XMG Pro with its TGP of 130 watts. As a result, you definitely won't go wrong with the budget gaming laptop in terms of performance. Thunderbolt 4 is certainly not a given for a budget gaming device, and customers will also be pleased with the SSD, which is good for this price range, and above all with the strong battery life. In addition, the display supports Adaptive Sync and 144 Hz.

However, the monitor's remaining rates are less impressive, and the weak Wi-Fi connection is also worthy of criticism. But the positive aspects prevail by far, so that users will get a good gaming laptop with the F17. The only question now is at what price the laptop will be sold, which will determine whether purchasing it is recommendable or whether there are better alternatives in this price range.

The TUF Gaming F17 offers good gaming performance, Thunderbolt 4, and 144 Hz with Adaptive Sync. However, the display could be better as could Wi-Fi performance.

Price and availability

At the time of writing, the Asus TUF Gaming F17 is currently unavailable. However, you can keep tabs on stores like Amazon, newegg, and Best Buy and wait for the device to appear here.

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM - 06/24/2021 v7
Christian Hintze

Chassis
82 / 98 → 83%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
85%
Connectivity
55 / 80 → 69%
Weight
59 / 10-66 → 87%
Battery
77 / 95 → 81%
Display
80%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
94%
Temperature
80 / 95 → 84%
Noise
74 / 90 → 82%
Audio
72%
Camera
26 / 85 → 31%
Average
74%
83%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Asus TUF Gaming F17 laptop review: Good gaming device with RTX 3060 but average display despite 144 Hz
Christian Hintze, 2021-06-26 (Update: 2021-06-26)