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Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Review: Compact 4K Multimedia Notebook

OLED creator. A Core i9-12900HK CPU combined with a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU with access to 16 GB of VRAM are more than powerful enough to run all current games smoothly on the Aero 16's 16:10 4K OLED display. The device also comes with two Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Gigabyte’s Aero 16 is a blend between a compact gaming notebook, a portable workstation, and a laptop for creatives. It is powered by a Core i9-12900HK (Alder Lake) and a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Its main competitors are devices such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4, the Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021), the HP ZBook Studio 15 G8, the Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max, and the Razer Blade 15 2022.

Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 (Aero 16 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-12900HK 14 x 1.8 - 5 GHz, 115 W PL2 / Short Burst, 86 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1125 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 105 W TDP ( including 15 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 30.0.15.1165, Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-4800, Dual-Channel-Mode, two memory slots (both populated)
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 3840 x 2400 pixel 283 PPI, Samsung SDC416B, AMOLED, glossy: yes, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Phison ESR01TBMFCT, 1024 GB 
, + Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB (2 TB, NVMe), 2872 GB free
Soundcard
Realtek ALC897
Connections
3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 0 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 3 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: Headset combined port, TPM 2.0
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 22.4 x 356 x 248.5 ( = 0.88 x 14.02 x 9.78 in)
Battery
99 Wh, 6514 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, USC-C-Hub (Aero Hub), 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.29 kg ( = 80.78 oz / 5.05 pounds), Power Supply: 726 g ( = 25.61 oz / 1.6 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
84.7 %
03/2022
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.3 kg22.4 mm16.00"3840x2400
88.3 %
12/2021
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18.2 mm16.00"3840x2400
92.5 %
11/2021
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max, M1 Max 32-Core GPU
2.2 kg16.8 mm16.20"3456x2234
87.8 %
08/2021
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"3840x2160
84.6 %
01/2022
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2 kg19.8 mm15.60"3840x2160
89.1 %
03/2022
Razer Blade 15 2022
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.1 kg16.99 mm15.60"2560x1440

Case – Aero with Robust Metal Case

The Aero 16 features a good-looking compact silver metal case with a matte and smooth surface. Various black elements, such as the keyboard, the trackpad, the display bezels, and the hinge cover, serve as design embellishments, as does the backlit Aero logo on the back of the display lid. The inside is easily accessible through removal of the bottom cover. The battery is not replaceable.

Overall build quality is good. Panel gaps are consistent, and we found no gap protrusions either. Rigidity is decent with a base that barely warps and a lid that warps and bends only slightly. The hinge is firm and manages to keep the display firmly in place without too much teetering. Its maximum opening angle is around 125-130° and it can be opened and adjusted one-handed.

Among our test group the Aero is one of the larger devices, and the heaviest by a small margin. With its 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) it is a good 400 g (0.88 lbs) heavier than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4.

Size Comparison

356 mm / 14 inch 248.5 mm / 9.78 inch 22.4 mm / 0.882 inch 2.3 kg5.05 lbs359.5 mm / 14.2 inch 253.8 mm / 9.99 inch 18.2 mm / 0.717 inch 1.9 kg4.1 lbs357.5 mm / 14.1 inch 238 mm / 9.37 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 2 kg4.4 lbs355.7 mm / 14 inch 248.1 mm / 9.77 inch 16.8 mm / 0.661 inch 2.2 kg4.85 lbs354 mm / 13.9 inch 235 mm / 9.25 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.29 lbs355 mm / 14 inch 235 mm / 9.25 inch 16.99 mm / 0.669 inch 2.1 kg4.64 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity – Gigabyte Notebook with USB-C

In addition to a charging port and a headphone jack we find a total of three USB-C ports on the device, two of which support Thunderbolt 4 and one that is limited to just USB 3.2 Gen 2. All ports carry a DisplayPort signal, and the rear Thunderbolt 4 port also supports Power Delivery for charging the battery with a USB-C power supply, which has to be rated at 45 W or more. The included Aero hub adds additional more common ports, such as HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, USB-A, and Ethernet.

Right: Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, DisplayPort), Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, DisplayPort, Power Delivery), power supply
Right: Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, DisplayPort), Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, DisplayPort, Power Delivery), power supply
Left: USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C, DisplayPort), audio jack
Left: USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C, DisplayPort), audio jack

Communication

The built-in AX210 Wi-Fi modem is made by Intel and supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax. Its data transfer rates were very good overall under ideal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices nearby, close distance between notebook and server).

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Multimedia
  (701 - 1789, n=74, last 2 years)
1414 MBit/s +37%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1030 (752min - 1313max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1333 (1044min - 1390max) MBit/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (358 - 1735, n=72, last 2 years)
1324 MBit/s -1%
05010015020025030035040045050055060065070075080085090095010001050110011501200125013001350140014501500155016001650Tooltip
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1029 (752-1313)
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1363 (1311-1453)
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1263 (800-1659)
Razer Blade 15 2022  ; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1470 (1448-1522)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1333 (1044-1390)
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1419 (1169-1609)
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1459 (1142-1595)
Razer Blade 15 2022  ; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1529 (1341-1654)

Webcam

The 0.9 MP webcam runs at a resolution of 1280 x 720 and is not particularly color accurate with a DeltaE deviation of 9. Ideally, we would want to see less than 3.

ColorChecker
8.7 ∆E
10.9 ∆E
4.8 ∆E
3.9 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
11.8 ∆E
4.5 ∆E
6.6 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
8.4 ∆E
3.3 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
3.9 ∆E
5.6 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
9.7 ∆E
8.5 ∆E
10 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
14.8 ∆E
13.3 ∆E
14.5 ∆E
14 ∆E
11.7 ∆E
ColorChecker Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5: 8.56 ∆E min: 3.35 - max: 14.82 ∆E

Accessories

In addition to the usual paperwork (quick start guide, warranty information booklet) the device also comes with a USB-C hub.

Aero Hub
Aero Hub

Maintenance

Maintenance and upgrades are comparatively easy to perform. After undoing every screw at the bottom the cover can be easily removed with a small spudger. Once removed you have access to both SSDs, the Wi-Fi modem, the RAM, and the fans.

Hardware Aero 16
Hardware Aero 16

Warranty

As usual European customers get two years of limited warranty while US customers are once again limited to just 12 months. Gigabyte does not offer any warranty extensions.

Input Devices – Gigabyte Laptop with Backlit Keyboard

Keyboard

The backlit chiclet keyboard is fairly smooth with moderate key travel and clear accentuation points with decent feedback and resistance. The keyboard does not flex while typing. The two-stage backlight is controlled by a function key. All things considered this Gigabyte keyboard is decent for everyday use.

Touchpad

The multi-touch touchpad (12.1 x 7.6 cm/4.8 x 3 inches) is very smooth for great usability. It detects user input up to its very edges, and its integrated buttons feature a rather shallow travel with a clear accentuation point.

Aero 16 input devices
Aero 16 input devices

Display – Deep Blacks Thanks to OLED

Subpixel array
Subpixel array

The Aero 16 comes with a reflective 16:10 16-inch 4K OLED display (3840 x 2400) with an excellent contrast ratio of 36,000:1, a black level of 0.01, and short response times. Its peak brightness of 367.6 nits is okay but nowhere near some of its competitors, such as the Macbook Pro 16.

At brightness levels of 58 % and below we found PWM flickering at 60 Hz, which increased to 240 Hz at brightness levels of less than 26 %. Sensitive users might suffer from headaches and eyestrain due to this low frequency.

360
cd/m²
366
cd/m²
376
cd/m²
360
cd/m²
368
cd/m²
377
cd/m²
355
cd/m²
366
cd/m²
380
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Samsung SDC416B tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 380 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 367.6 cd/m² Minimum: 28 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 368 cd/m²
Contrast: 36800:1 (Black: 0.01 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.33 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 0.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.119
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Samsung SDC416B, AMOLED, 3840x2400, 16.00
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Mini-LED, 3456x2234, 16.20
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
SDC4145, OLED, 3840x2160, 15.60
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung ATNA56WR14-0, OLED, 3840x2160, 15.60
Razer Blade 15 2022
Sharp LQ156T1JW03, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti)
LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS LED, 3840x2400, 16.00
Display
Display P3 Coverage
99.9
81.2
99.1
84.3
sRGB Coverage
100
97.7
99.9
98.3
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
95.3
89.1
86.8
97.8
Response Times
94%
-4%
-490%
-2200%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
2.4 ?(1.2, 1.2)
2.4 ?(1, 1.4)
-0%
3.2 ?(1.2, 2)
-33%
14.4 ?(6.8, 7.6)
-500%
60 ?(29, 31)
-2400%
Response Time Black / White *
2 ?(1, 1)
2.4 ?(1.1, 1.3)
-20%
1.6 ?(1, 0.6)
20%
11.6 ?(5.6, 6)
-480%
42 ?(23, 19)
-2000%
PWM Frequency
60 ?(58)
240.4 ?(52)
301%
60 ?(81)
0%
Screen
-21%
-70%
-58%
-328%
-587%
Brightness middle
368
507
38%
379.6
3%
443
20%
286
-22%
639
74%
Brightness
368
494
34%
380
3%
434
18%
271
-26%
612
66%
Brightness Distribution
93
96
3%
95
2%
94
1%
89
-4%
84
-10%
Black Level *
0.01
0.02
-100%
0.02
-100%
0.25
-2400%
0.47
-4600%
Contrast
36800
25350
-31%
22150
-40%
1144
-97%
1360
-96%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.33
1.4
40%
5.15
-121%
3.73
-60%
2.74
-18%
2.2
6%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
4.34
2.8
35%
7.79
-79%
8.12
-87%
5.21
-20%
5.3
-22%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
0.8
2.3
-188%
2.6
-225%
2.5
-213%
1.1
-38%
1.7
-113%
Gamma
2.119 104%
2.27 97%
1.99 111%
2.001 110%
2.2 100%
2.31 95%
CCT
6569 99%
6792 96%
6166 105%
6522 100%
6408 101%
6390 102%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.1
2.52
1.4
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-21% / -21%
12% / -15%
-31% / -43%
-409% / -361%
-1394% / -910%

* ... smaller is better

The display is X-Rite Pantone-certified to ensure natural color representation, and as expected color deviations were very minor and imperceptible out of the box. We also found no evidence of a blue tint. At this point during the review we would usually present you with and comment on our color space coverage readings. However, we have decided to hold these back for the time being as they differed immensely from Gigabyte’s official specs and we cannot rule out issues with our test equipment at this time.

CalMAN: grayscale
CalMAN: grayscale
CalMAN: saturation
CalMAN: saturation
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: ColorChecker

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
2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1 ms rise
↘ 1 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 5 % 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
2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.2 ms rise
↘ 1.2 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. » 6 % 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 detected 60 Hz ≤ 58 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 60 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 58 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 60 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use.

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.

The panel offers very wide viewing angles and is easily readable from every position. Outdoors, we found the reflective coating to impede usability drastically.

Aero 16 outdoors
Aero 16 outdoors
Viewing angles
Viewing angles

Performance – A Gigabyte Laptop with Cutting Edge Performance

The Gigabyte Aero 16 is a powerful compact 16-inch notebook with highly versatile usability in all areas. Its GeForce RTX Studio certification ensures high performance, optimized drivers, good software compatibility, and a high color space coverage.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
Nvidia Systeminfo
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
HWInfo
HWInfo
 
 

Test Conditions

The device comes with the Gigabyte Control Center preloaded, which offers various performance profiles. These not only affect CPU and GPU performance but also brightness and the display’s color temperature. We decided to entrust our fate to the included AI mode allowing Control Center to make that decision and choose the best profile for us.

In addition, we ran some benchmarks with “Power Saving Silence Mode” and “Turbo Mode” enabled manually. The latter is not particularly well suited for long periods of time as it ramps up the fans to their maximum speed instantaneously and permanently.

Creator Mode Turbo Mode Gaming Mode Meeting Mode Power Saving Silence Mode
Power Limit 1 86 Watt 86 Watt 62 Watt 15 Watt 15 Watt
Power Limit 2 115 Watt 115 Watt 115 Watt 30 Watt 30 Watt

Processor

Intel’s Alder Lake Core i9-12900HK features six performance cores with Hyperthreading running at between 2.5 and 5 GHz as well as eight efficiency cores without Hyperthreading running at 1.8 to 3.8 GHz. Combined, this makes for a total of 20 available CPU cores. Thanks to an unlocked multiplier, the CPU can also be overclocked quite easily.

When running our CineBench R15 benchmark the CPU ran at very high (multi-thread: P-cores 4-4.1 GHz, E-cores: 3-3,1 GHz) or even maximum (single-thread: P-cores 4.3-5 GHz, E-cores: 3.8 GHz) clock speeds. On battery, those were reduced significantly.

Multi-thread (on mains)
Multi-thread (on mains)
Single-thread (on mains)
Single-thread (on mains)

We run the CineBench R15 multi-thread test for at least 30 minutes in a loop in order to determine whether or not a processor is capable of utilizing high turbo-boost clock speeds under sustained load. The Aero 16 managed to maintain its high initial level of performance on both performance and efficiency cores. Enabling the “Turbo Mode” manually had no positive effect whatsoever.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2616 (2562.79-2779.9)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Intel Core i9-12900HK; Silence Mode: Ø730 (712.31-1010.15)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Intel Core i9-12900HK; Turbo Mode: Ø2627 (2586.15-2785.9)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE Intel Core i9-11950H; BIOS 1.13: Ø1875 (1823.99-2089.32)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE Intel Core i9-11950H; BIOS 1.10: Ø1849 (1818.43-1953.6)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max Apple M1 Max; Rosetta 2: Ø1687 (1667.29-1693.05)
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 Intel Core i9-11950H: Ø1806 (1765.46-1841.11)
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1929 (1910.86-2050.14)
Razer Blade 15 2022 Intel Core i7-12800H: Ø2081 (2061.43-2178.41)
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop (Turbo Mode)
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop (Turbo Mode)
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop (Silence Mode)
CPU clock speeds while running the CB15 loop (Silence Mode)
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2780 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
233 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
279 Points
Help
Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
18373 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18106 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (4796 - 19282, n=11)
16093 Points -11%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
14893 (13078min - 14893.1max) Points -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3127 - 30789, n=100, last 2 years)
13837 Points -24%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
12721 Points -30%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
12385 Points -32%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
12166 (11410min - 12166.4max) Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
12048 Points -33%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
4796 Points -74%
Single Core
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1940 Points
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
1938 Points 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
1796 Points -7%
Average of class Multimedia
  (878 - 2110, n=97, last 2 years)
1701 Points -12%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (819 - 1940, n=12)
1640 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
1586 Points -18%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1569 Points -19%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
1530 Points -21%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
1513 Points -22%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
819 Points -58%
Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
7040 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6941 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (1828 - 7366, n=11)
6134 Points -12%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
5731 Points -17%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 11768, n=96, last 2 years)
5204 Points -25%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
4756 Points -31%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
4660 Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
4471 Points -36%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
2735 Points -61%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
1828 Points -74%
CPU (Single Core)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
739 Points +8%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
690 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
685 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (316 - 739, n=11)
641 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (341 - 812, n=96, last 2 years)
638 Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
621 Points -9%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
610 Points -11%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
585 Points -15%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
390 Points -43%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
316 Points -54%
Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
2786 Points 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
2780 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (965 - 2944, n=11)
2422 Points -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (580 - 4703, n=105, last 2 years)
2270 Points -18%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
2178 (2061.43min - 2178.41max) Points -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H (BIOS 1.13)
2089 (1823.99min - 2089.32max) Points -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H (BIOS 1.10)
1954 (1818.43min - 1953.6max) Points -30%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
2050 Points -26%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1841 (1765.46min - 1841.11max) Points -34%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max (Rosetta 2)
1693 (1667min - 1693max) Points -39%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
1010 Points -64%
CPU Single 64Bit
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
279 Points
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
278 Points 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
258 Points -8%
Average of class Multimedia
  (142.6 - 308, n=98, last 2 years)
248 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
244 Points -13%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (119 - 279, n=11)
242 Points -13%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
236 Points -15%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
225 Points -19%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max (Rosetta 2)
197 Points -29%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
119 Points -57%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average of class Multimedia
  (107 - 956, n=94, last 2 years)
277 Seconds * -39%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
254 Seconds * -27%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
243 Seconds * -22%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
226 Seconds * -13%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (172.5 - 483, n=10)
217 Seconds * -9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
200 Seconds *
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max (Blender 3.0 beta for mac)
189 Seconds * +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
185 Seconds * +7%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
72912 MIPS +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
68520 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (25736 - 75564, n=11)
64474 MIPS -6%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
61936 MIPS -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (11813 - 119900, n=89, last 2 years)
56077 MIPS -18%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
55743 MIPS -19%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
50050 MIPS -27%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
25736 MIPS -62%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6186 MIPS
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
6171 MIPS 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
5773 MIPS -7%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
5726 MIPS -7%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3398 - 7163, n=89, last 2 years)
5608 MIPS -9%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
5521 MIPS -11%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (2898 - 6186, n=11)
5460 MIPS -12%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
2898 MIPS -53%
Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
13925 Points 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
13865 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
12708 Points -8%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
12434 Points -10%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (5869 - 14294, n=10)
12053 Points -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3307 - 23059, n=99, last 2 years)
11100 Points -20%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
9408 Points -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
7969 Points -43%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
7286 Points -47%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
5916 Points -57%
Single-Core
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
1887 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1870 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max
1782 Points -5%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
1758 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2342, n=99, last 2 years)
1740 Points -7%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1702 Points -9%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (843 - 1918, n=10)
1679 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
1631 Points -13%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
1571 Points -16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
843 Points -55%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
21 fps +16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18.1 fps
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (5.33 - 21.6, n=11)
17.8 fps -2%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
17.2 fps -5%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
15.7 fps -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4.12 - 30.5, n=87, last 2 years)
15.2 fps -16%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
14.5 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
13.8 fps -24%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
5.33 fps -71%
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
89.1 s * -128%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
51.5 s * -32%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
48.8 s * -25%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
48.6 s * -25%
Average of class Multimedia
  (6.7 - 84.9, n=91, last 2 years)
48.6 s * -25%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (34.8 - 89.1, n=11)
45.7 s * -17%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
39 s *
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
38.6 s * +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
34.8 s * +11%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
0.994 sec * -139%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
0.551 sec * -33%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.549 sec * -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H
0.545 sec * -31%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (0.4155 - 0.994, n=11)
0.508 sec * -22%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.3826 - 0.763, n=89, last 2 years)
0.4869 sec * -17%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.4715 sec * -13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
0.4293 sec * -3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
0.4155 sec *

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Performance Rating
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
91.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
88.9 pt
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
83.3 pt
Average of class Multimedia
 
79.8 pt
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
78.3 pt
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
73.4 pt
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
 
72.6 pt
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
67 pt
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
29.2 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
15493 KRay/s +87%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
15282 KRay/s +85%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
14407 KRay/s +74%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3804 - 27411, n=87, last 2 years)
12513 KRay/s +51%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
9048 KRay/s +9%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (2677 - 13948, n=12)
8986 KRay/s +9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
8265 KRay/s
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
7671 KRay/s -7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
2677 KRay/s -68%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
64283 Points +68%
Average of class Multimedia
  (16379 - 136048, n=87, last 2 years)
64137 Points +68%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
63303 Points +65%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
60286 Points +57%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (12762 - 70764, n=12)
42146 Points +10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
41548 Points +9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
38277 Points
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
36695 Points -4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
12762 Points -67%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
4332 MB/s +48%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
4254 MB/s +45%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
4003 MB/s +37%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
3169 MB/s +8%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1099 - 6681, n=87, last 2 years)
2972 MB/s +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
2931 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (841 - 3504, n=12)
2914 MB/s -1%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
2681 MB/s -9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
841 MB/s -71%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
107161 Points 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
107042 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (60202 - 107161, n=12)
99289 Points -7%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
98772 Points -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
98176 Points -8%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
93492 Points -13%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
91924 Points -14%
Average of class Multimedia
  (21547 - 134321, n=87, last 2 years)
91140 Points -15%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
60202 Points -44%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
10451 Points +8%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
10259 Points +6%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
9828 Points +2%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
9787 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
9655 Points
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
9205 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (3225 - 10402, n=12)
9076 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3099 - 15484, n=87, last 2 years)
8949 Points -7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
3225 Points -67%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
38524 Points +68%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
38046 Points +66%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
35735 Points +56%
Average of class Multimedia
  (9602 - 68591, n=87, last 2 years)
33010 Points +44%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
25019 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (7417 - 34233, n=12)
24382 Points +7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
22873 Points
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
21312 Points -7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
7417 Points -68%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
147249 MB/s +62%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
145983 MB/s +60%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
98817 MB/s +9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
91041 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
84048 MB/s -8%
Average of class Multimedia
  (23702 - 169946, n=87, last 2 years)
75508 MB/s -17%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (32382 - 106367, n=12)
75058 MB/s -18%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
55775 MB/s -39%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
32382 MB/s -64%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
1121 MB/s +13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
988 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (314 - 1209, n=12)
988 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
928 MB/s -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (228 - 1901, n=87, last 2 years)
843 MB/s -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
820 MB/s -17%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
807 MB/s -18%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
767 MB/s -22%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
314 MB/s -68%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
8393 KRay/s +76%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
8306 KRay/s +74%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
7871 KRay/s +65%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1996 - 14590, n=87, last 2 years)
6687 KRay/s +40%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
5189 KRay/s +9%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (1501 - 7616, n=12)
5158 KRay/s +8%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
4776 KRay/s
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
4173 KRay/s -13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
1501 KRay/s -69%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
40992 MPixel/s +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
38990 MPixel/s
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)
38885 MPixel/s 0%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (24991 - 42462, n=12)
37512 MPixel/s -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (7419 - 52727, n=87, last 2 years)
35469 MPixel/s -9%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
26732 MPixel/s -31%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)
24991 MPixel/s -36%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (v6.33.5700)
22621 MPixel/s -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)
12933 MPixel/s -67%

System Performance

Unsurprisingly, overall system performance was very fast and smooth thanks to its powerful internal hardware. The computer did a fantastic job in all application tests. Overall performance is further increased by the dual-channel DDR5 memory interface, as the excellent PCMark benchmark results bear witness to.

A total of two RAM slots are available
A total of two RAM slots are available
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4775 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2
6920 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
5343 points
PCMark 10 Score
7816 points
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PCMark 10 / Score
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (7149 - 8186, n=5)
7867 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
7816 Points
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
7706 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
6919 Points -11%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4039 - 8670, n=84, last 2 years)
6527 Points -16%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
10945 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9870 - 11205, n=5)
10757 Points -2%
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
10708 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
10508 Points -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (8480 - 12420, n=84, last 2 years)
10421 Points -5%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
10050 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9173 - 10422, n=5)
9978 Points -1%
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
9581 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
8790 Points -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (5462 - 11186, n=84, last 2 years)
8658 Points -14%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (10951 - 13098, n=5)
12318 Points +5%
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
12104 Points +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
11777 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
9735 Points -17%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3861 - 13548, n=84, last 2 years)
8494 Points -28%
CrossMark / Overall
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
2113 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (970 - 2138, n=5)
1770 Points -16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1009 - 2146, n=89, last 2 years)
1682 Points -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1649 Points -22%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max 32-Core GPU, M1 Max, Apple SSD AP2048R
1586 Points -25%
CrossMark / Productivity
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
2031 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (921 - 2038, n=5)
1677 Points -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1655 Points -19%
Average of class Multimedia
  (971 - 2064, n=89, last 2 years)
1608 Points -21%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max 32-Core GPU, M1 Max, Apple SSD AP2048R
1361 Points -33%
CrossMark / Creativity
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
2161 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max 32-Core GPU, M1 Max, Apple SSD AP2048R
2102 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1007 - 2210, n=5)
1892 Points -12%
Average of class Multimedia
  (933 - 2865, n=89, last 2 years)
1866 Points -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1678 Points -22%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
2228 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1012 - 2234, n=5)
1722 Points -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1547 Points -31%
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2171, n=89, last 2 years)
1453 Points -35%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max 32-Core GPU, M1 Max, Apple SSD AP2048R
1080 Points -52%
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62522 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62419 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (44965 - 62959, n=12)
59891 MB/s -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (20513 - 92447, n=87, last 2 years)
59041 MB/s -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
27947 MB/s -55%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65933 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65835 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (44775 - 66989, n=12)
63116 MB/s -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (22917 - 90142, n=87, last 2 years)
58669 MB/s -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
26064 MB/s -60%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
66074 MB/s +7%
Average of class Multimedia
  (20226 - 95196, n=87, last 2 years)
62228 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
61981 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (46454 - 65268, n=12)
61526 MB/s -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
22302 MB/s -64%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average of class Multimedia
  (75 - 346, n=86, last 2 years)
100.1 ns * -12%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
89.7 ns *
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
87.8 ns * +2%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (90.3 - 109, n=12)
63.9 (90.3min - 109max) ns * +29%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

In our standardized latency monitor test (browsing the web, 4K video playback, Prime95 high load) we were able to detect a few DPC latencies inconsistencies. The Aero 16 does not seem to be suited particularly well for video and audio editing. Having said that some of its competitors suffer from even higher DPC latencies. In the past, we found that DPC latencies can be improved by software updates over time. Unfortunately, the opposite is also possible.

Latency Monitor
Latency Monitor
Latency Monitor
Latency Monitor
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1604 μs * -157%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1508 μs * -142%
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1364 μs * -119%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1056 μs * -70%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Phison ESR01TBMFCT
623 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our review unit came with two SSDs installed, a 2 TB Samsung M.2-2280 and a 1 TB Phison M.2-2280, the latter of which was used for the operating system. Thanks to their PCIe 4.0 interface both SSDs performed admirably and very fast.

Primary 1 TB NVMe SSD for the operating system
Primary 1 TB NVMe SSD for the operating system
Secondary 2 TB NVMe SSD for a total of 3 TB of storage
Secondary 2 TB NVMe SSD for a total of 3 TB of storage
CrystalDiskMark (Samsung SSD)
CrystalDiskMark (Samsung SSD)
AS SSD (Samsung SSD)
AS SSD (Samsung SSD)
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7076 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5000 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 1134 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 809 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 4217 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 4454 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 88.4 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 332.6 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
92.5 pt
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
92.5 pt
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
79.5 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
75.1 pt
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
67.5 pt
Average of class Multimedia
 
54.2 pt
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
39.9 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
4119 (4098.66min - 4118.81max) MB/s +8%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3829 (3821.85min - 3829.08max) MB/s 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3819 (3405.77min - 3819.33max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3819 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
3675 (3650.76min - 3674.84max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (756 - 4861, n=86, last 2 years)
2808 MB/s -26%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
2222 (2190.89min - 2222.39max) MB/s -42%
seq write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
4457 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
4457 MB/s 0%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
4318 (3897.94min - 4317.86max) MB/s -3%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
4167 (4120.63min - 4166.62max) MB/s -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
4042 (4002.62min - 4041.84max) MB/s -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (790 - 5709, n=86, last 2 years)
2919 MB/s -35%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1994 (1956.99min - 1994.39max) MB/s -55%
seq q8 t1 read
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
7028 (6634.28min - 7027.76max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
7028 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
6921 (6631.14min - 6921.02max) MB/s -2%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
6672 (6155.41min - 6672.09max) MB/s -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
5903 (5502.82min - 5903.42max) MB/s -16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1023 - 7121, n=86, last 2 years)
5090 MB/s -28%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
3546 (2637.17min - 3546.07max) MB/s -50%
seq q8 t1 write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
5004 (4980.32min - 5004.43max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
5004 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
4740 (4542.15min - 4740.19max) MB/s -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
4155 (4004.26min - 4155.09max) MB/s -17%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
4124 (2287.86min - 4123.91max) MB/s -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (871 - 6761, n=86, last 2 years)
3844 MB/s -23%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
3056 (2938.74min - 3056.18max) MB/s -39%
4k q1 t1 read
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
88.7 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
88.7 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
79.6 (78.85min - 79.63max) MB/s -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
65 (63.72min - 64.96max) MB/s -27%
Average of class Multimedia
  (14.6 - 149.1, n=86, last 2 years)
64 MB/s -28%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
62.7 (62.59min - 62.69max) MB/s -29%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
39.7 (39.25min - 39.67max) MB/s -55%
4k q1 t1 write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
373 (371.9min - 373.21max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
373 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
256 (23.49min - 256.28max) MB/s -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
246 (244.97min - 246.27max) MB/s -34%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
246 (245.08min - 246.35max) MB/s -34%
Average of class Multimedia
  (80.9 - 378, n=86, last 2 years)
179.1 MB/s -52%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
111 (110.67min - 111.48max) MB/s -70%
4k q32 t16 read
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
4192 (4183.34min - 4192.34max) MB/s +18%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3555 (3552.55min - 3555.1max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3555 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
3453 (3437.37min - 3452.91max) MB/s -3%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3184 (3180.75min - 3183.86max) MB/s -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (315 - 4358, n=86, last 2 years)
1336 MB/s -62%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
955 (945.81min - 954.64max) MB/s -73%
4k q32 t16 write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3612 (3585.78min - 3612.01max) MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3612 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2141 (2137.08min - 2141.26max) MB/s -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1831 (1773.55min - 1830.98max) MB/s -49%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1184 (1165.59min - 1184.31max) MB/s -67%
Average of class Multimedia
  (192.1 - 4074, n=86, last 2 years)
1085 MB/s -70%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
388 (383.05min - 388.19max) MB/s -89%
AS SSD
Score Total
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
9380 Points
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
9380 Points 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
7659 Points -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
7397 Points -21%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
6065 Points -35%
Average of class Multimedia
  (2010 - 9972, n=83, last 2 years)
5024 Points -46%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
4297 Points -54%
Score Read
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3634 Points
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3634 Points 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
3431 Points -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
3361 Points -8%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
2673 Points -26%
Average of class Multimedia
  (669 - 3501, n=83, last 2 years)
1682 Points -54%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1404 Points -61%
Score Write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3991 Points
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3991 Points 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2563 Points -36%
Average of class Multimedia
  (545 - 4813, n=83, last 2 years)
2541 Points -36%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
2381 Points -40%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
2232 Points -44%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
2211 Points -45%
Seq Read
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
5750 MB/s +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
5588 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
5588 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
5386 MB/s -4%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
5274 MB/s -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 5639, n=83, last 2 years)
3903 MB/s -30%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
2953 MB/s -47%
Seq Write
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
4218 MB/s +29%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
4073 MB/s +25%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3267 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3267 MB/s 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (388 - 5101, n=83, last 2 years)
2486 MB/s -24%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1691 MB/s -48%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1613 MB/s -51%
4K Read
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
109.4 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
109.4 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
67.2 MB/s -39%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
65.9 MB/s -40%
Average of class Multimedia
  (30 - 98.5, n=83, last 2 years)
62.6 MB/s -43%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
55 MB/s -50%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
43.98 MB/s -60%
4K Write
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
322 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
321.6 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
223.2 MB/s -31%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
221.3 MB/s -31%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
208.7 MB/s -35%
Average of class Multimedia
  (66.5 - 328, n=83, last 2 years)
187.3 MB/s -42%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
105.4 MB/s -67%
4K-64 Read
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
2966 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
2966 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
2789 MB/s -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
2757 MB/s -7%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
2091 MB/s -30%
Average of class Multimedia
  (413 - 2989, n=83, last 2 years)
1229 MB/s -59%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1065 MB/s -64%
4K-64 Write
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
3342 MB/s
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
3342 MB/s 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (281 - 4265, n=83, last 2 years)
2105 MB/s -37%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1957 MB/s -41%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
1934 MB/s -42%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1841 MB/s -45%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
1736 MB/s -48%
Access Time Read
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
0.067 ms * -20%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.018 - 0.168, n=83, last 2 years)
0.05914 ms * -6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
0.056 ms *
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
0.056 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
0.049 ms * +12%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
0.04 ms * +29%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
0.023 ms * +59%
Access Time Write
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
0.105 ms * -775%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.013 - 0.414, n=83, last 2 years)
0.05965 ms * -397%
Razer Blade 15 2022
SSSTC CA6-8D1024
0.058 ms * -383%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02
0.02 ms * -67%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
0.02 ms * -67%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Phison ESR01TBMFCT
0.012 ms *
Average Phison ESR01TBMFCT
 
0.012 ms * -0%

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Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Phison ESR01TBMFCT: Ø7004 (6456.5-7039.72)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV1T02: Ø4767 (4234.91-5952.56)
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021) Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW: Ø6365 (4085.25-6768.35)
Razer Blade 15 2022 SSSTC CA6-8D1024: Ø6887 (6595.77-6910.33)

Graphics Performance

As we know, an RTX 3000’s true performance depends on a number of factors, such as cooling, memory configuration, and maximum TGP as set by the OEM within Nvidia’s predefined limits. In the Aero 16, Gigabyte opted for an GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU with maximum TGP of 105 W (90 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost).

In our benchmarks, the unit performed slower than the average of all previously tested RTX 3080 Ti-equipped devices, courtesy of its comparatively low TGP. In addition, our Witcher 3 test revealed that this maximum TGP cannot be maintained over long periods of time. The Razer Blade 15, which is equipped with the exact same GPU, performed noticeably better, among others thanks to its additional 5 W of TGP headroom.

The GPU has access to a total of 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, and the notebook supports dynamic on-demand GPU switching between the dedicated GPU and the integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 (Nvidia Optimus).

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Fire Strike (on mains)
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Fire Strike (on battery)
Fire Strike (on mains, Turbo Mode)
Fire Strike (on mains, Turbo Mode)
Fire Strike (on mains, Silence Mode)
Fire Strike (on mains, Silence Mode)
3DMark 06 Standard Score
55891 points
3DMark 11 Performance
30249 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
77183 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
45491 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
22132 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
9875 points
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3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (13920 - 45841, n=45)
39402 Points +19%
Razer Blade 15 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
37438 Points +13%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
36134 Points +9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
33856 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
33732 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
33249 Points
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
29839 Points -10%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
28908 Points -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3408 - 60250, n=88, last 2 years)
18158 Points -45%
3DMark
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (20846 - 28879, n=9)
26251 Points +26%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
20971 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
20846 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
20228 Points -3%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1867 - 31403, n=36, last 2 years)
12693 Points -39%
Wild Life Extreme
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (18567 - 28432, n=8)
24882 Points +34%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
18895 Points +2%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
18779 Points +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
18567 Points
Average of class Multimedia
  (1854 - 20732, n=16, last 2 years)
8679 Points -53%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6928 - 34439, n=43)
29496 Points +20%
Razer Blade 15 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
28601 Points +16%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
26868 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
25285 Points +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
24580 Points
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
24275 Points -1%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
21399 Points -13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
20048 Points -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1835 - 46022, n=89, last 2 years)
13382 Points -46%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (4921 - 13835, n=43)
11850 Points +25%
Razer Blade 15 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
11071 Points +17%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9981 Points +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
9746 Points +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
9488 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
8774 Points -8%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
8278 Points -13%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
7909 Points -17%
Average of class Multimedia
  (622 - 17620, n=89, last 2 years)
5057 Points -47%
SPECviewperf 2020
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (69.5 - 144, n=7)
95.7 fps +13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
84.4 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
82.7 fps -2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
69.5 fps -18%
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30.3 - 69.6, n=7)
43.7 fps +16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
37.6 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
37.3 fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
30.3 fps -19%
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
78.6 fps +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (49 - 93.3, n=7)
77.4 fps +10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
70.4 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
49 fps -30%
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (27.7 - 118.7, n=7)
65.1 fps +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
64.6 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
63.2 fps -2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
56.6 fps -12%
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (137.4 - 345, n=7)
208 fps +37%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
154 fps +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
152.1 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
137.4 fps -10%
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (13.2 - 34.3, n=7)
17.9 fps +23%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
14.5 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
14.4 fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
13.2 fps -9%
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (15.5 - 21.1, n=7)
18.9 fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
18.7 fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
18.1 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
15.5 fps -14%
3840x2160 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (87.9 - 255, n=4)
137.6 fps +32%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
104.1 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
103.5 fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
87.9 fps -16%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (99.2 - 153, n=6)
128.4 fps +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
121.5 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
120.6 fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
99.2 fps -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (20.3 - 96.9, n=4, last 2 years)
46.4 fps -62%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (51.8 - 78.7, n=6)
67.4 fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
65.3 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
65.1 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
51.8 fps -20%
Average of class Multimedia
  (15.7 - 63.5, n=4, last 2 years)
29.3 fps -55%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
102.1 fps +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (55.3 - 114.7, n=6)
92.3 fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
89.6 fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (30.8 - 113, n=3, last 2 years)
66.9 fps -25%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
55.3 fps -38%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (19.6 - 27, n=6)
23.7 fps +10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.6 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
20.9 fps -3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
19.6 fps -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3.92 - 42, n=4, last 2 years)
18 fps -17%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (248 - 456, n=6)
351 fps +14%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
326.5 fps +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
308.7 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
247.9 fps -20%
Average of class Multimedia
  (72 - 364, n=3, last 2 years)
220 fps -29%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (33 - 40.2, n=6)
37.4 fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
36.2 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
36.2 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
33 fps -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (9.05 - 34.7, n=4, last 2 years)
20.4 fps -44%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
22.1 fps +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (18.1 - 25, n=6)
21.8 fps +2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.4 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
18.1 fps -15%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1.94 - 22.5, n=4, last 2 years)
7.55 fps -65%
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
210.7 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
210.4 fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (174.7 - 211, n=3)
198.6 fps -6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
174.7 fps -17%
Average of class Multimedia
  (17.2 - 250, n=4, last 2 years)
95.2 fps -55%
SPECviewperf 13
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (161 - 260, n=8)
223 fps +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
214 fps +2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
210.2 fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
177.3 fps -16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
161 fps -23%
Average of class Multimedia
  (55.7 - 216, n=3, last 2 years)
111.5 fps -47%
Catia (catia-05)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (130.4 - 190.3, n=8)
170 fps +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
162.7 fps +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
161.6 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
130.4 fps -19%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
127.9 fps -21%
Average of class Multimedia
  (77 - 150.2, n=3, last 2 years)
104.3 fps -35%
Creo (creo-02)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (177.4 - 311, n=8)
249 fps +15%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
224.7 fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
215.7 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
177.4 fps -18%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
156.8 fps -27%
Average of class Multimedia
  (49.1 - 241, n=3, last 2 years)
117.1 fps -46%
Energy (energy-02)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (19.3 - 27.3, n=8)
24.5 fps +13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.7 fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
21.17 fps -2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
21 fps -3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
19.3 fps -11%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3.92 - 42.1, n=3, last 2 years)
19.3 fps -11%
Maya (maya-05)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (212 - 430, n=8)
321 fps +16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
281.9 fps +2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
275.8 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
211.5 fps -23%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
200.8 fps -27%
Average of class Multimedia
  (63.6 - 319, n=3, last 2 years)
152.6 fps -45%
Medical (medical-02)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (65.3 - 79.1, n=8)
74.5 fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
71.9 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
71.6 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
65.3 fps -9%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
56.8 fps -21%
Average of class Multimedia
  (19.9 - 74.4, n=3, last 2 years)
40.8 fps -43%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (110 - 175, n=8)
146.6 fps +15%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
127.2 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
123 fps -3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
110 fps -14%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
100.3 fps -21%
Average of class Multimedia
  (27.7 - 111.2, n=3, last 2 years)
56.4 fps -56%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
22.5 fps +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (18.3 - 25.3, n=8)
22.3 fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.7 fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
18.89 fps -13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
18.3 fps -16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1.97 - 22.8, n=3, last 2 years)
9.31 fps -57%
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (62.9 - 133.4, n=8)
108.8 fps +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
102.8 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
102.3 fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
92.3 fps -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (57.6 - 109.6, n=3, last 2 years)
75.9 fps -26%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
62.9 fps -39%
SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
212 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
211.7 fps
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
113.5 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
113.5 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
93.4 fps -18%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
69.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
69.1 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
54 fps -22%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
11.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
11.3 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
10.01 fps -11%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
137.5 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
137.5 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
108 fps -21%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
59.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
59.1 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
40.43 fps -32%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
126.5 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
126.5 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
102 fps -19%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
12 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
12 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
10.48 fps -13%
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
75.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
75.1 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
69.1 fps -8%
Geekbench 5.5 - OpenCL Score
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (88580 - 151633, n=41)
136691 Points +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Turbo Mode)
130419 Points 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
130282 Points
Razer Blade 15 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
128448 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
115266 Points -12%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (Silence Mode)
111428 Points -14%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
97037 Points -26%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
60482 Points -54%
Average of class Multimedia
  (9849 - 120093, n=98, last 2 years)
55391 Points -57%
GFXBench
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
119.9 fps +11%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (DX11)
108.4 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
108.4 fps 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (60 - 120, n=11, last 2 years)
104.2 fps -4%
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
310.3 fps +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
262 fps 0%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (DX11)
261.5 fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (62.8 - 446, n=11, last 2 years)
232 fps -11%
on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (DX11)
149.5 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
149.5 fps 0%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
120 fps -20%
Average of class Multimedia
  (60 - 120, n=11, last 2 years)
113.5 fps -24%
1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU, Apple M1 Max
752 fps +16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (DX11)
646 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
646 fps 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (160 - 950, n=11, last 2 years)
555 fps -14%
V-Ray 5 Benchmark
GPU RTX
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1225 - 1915, n=19)
1745 mpaths +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H (5.0.1)
1585 mpaths +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1)
1566 mpaths
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H (5.0.1)
1533 mpaths -2%
Average of class Multimedia
  (391 - 1738, n=22, last 2 years)
1290 mpaths -18%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1, Silence Mode)
1225 mpaths -22%
GPU CUDA
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (846 - 1384, n=20)
1273 mpaths +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1, Turbo Mode)
1266 mpaths +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1)
1255 mpaths
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H (5.0.1)
1221 mpaths -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H (5.0.1)
993 mpaths -21%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1, Silence Mode)
846 mpaths -33%
Average of class Multimedia
  (209 - 1221, n=23, last 2 years)
829 mpaths -34%
CPU
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1, Turbo Mode)
12400 mpaths +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (3692 - 15811, n=25)
11154 mpaths +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1)
10780 mpaths
Razer Blade 15 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H (5.0.1)
10193 mpaths -5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (2959 - 19998, n=39, last 2 years)
9609 mpaths -11%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9113 mpaths -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H (5.0.1)
8963 mpaths -17%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1, Silence Mode)
3692 mpaths -66%
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10
GPU
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (311 - 552, n=35)
500 mpaths +2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07 )
489 mpaths
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07, Turbo Mode)
488 mpaths 0%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H (v4.10.07 )
439 mpaths -10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07, Silence Mode)
321 mpaths -34%
Average of class Multimedia
  (31 - 631, n=66, last 2 years)
233 mpaths -52%
CPU
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07, Turbo Mode)
18739 ksamples +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (5564 - 23947, n=35)
17294 ksamples +7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07 )
16216 ksamples
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H (v4.10.07 )
14385 ksamples -11%
Average of class Multimedia
  (5305 - 30140, n=66, last 2 years)
13947 ksamples -14%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (v4.10.07, Silence Mode)
5564 ksamples -66%

Gaming Performance

Thanks to its powerful hardware, the Aero 16 runs all current games smoothly in FHD resolution and maximum details. This is also true for higher resolutions albeit sometimes with reduced details. By and large, the notebook performed slightly slower than the average RTX 3080 Ti-equipped device.

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 130.6, n=43)
112.1 fps +22%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
107.2 (99min) fps +16%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
100 (34.2min, 39.9P0.1, 63.9P1) fps +8%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
98.2 (36.5min, 43P0.1, 74.9P1) fps +7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.2 (19.1min, 45.8P0.1, 67.7P1) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
85.1 (82min, 82P1) fps -8%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
81.5 (72min) fps -12%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (SIlence Mode)
79.4 (13.7min, 18.1P0.1, 35.9P1) fps -14%
Average of class Multimedia
  (8 - 143.2, n=97, last 2 years)
49.1 fps -47%
3840x2160 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (62.1 - 94.3, n=8)
81.3 fps +27%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
69.6 (25.8min, 36.3P0.1, 52.6P1) fps +9%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
64 (20.4min, 29.2P0.1, 51.9P1) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (10 - 117, n=11, last 2 years)
46.4 fps -27%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
40.3 (37min) fps -37%
Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
160 (139.4min) fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
160 (139.3min) fps 0%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
156 (135.1min) fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (29.9 - 170.5, n=45)
141.1 fps -12%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
132 (109.4min) fps -17%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
116.3 (90.8min) fps -27%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.1 - 171.6, n=89, last 2 years)
99.1 fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
98 (81.5min) fps -39%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
82.5 (70.7min) fps -48%
3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (70.8 - 155.6, n=19)
124.8 fps +11%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
119 (100.8min) fps +6%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
116 (95.6min) fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
112 (98.7min) fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
93.1 (67.6min) fps -17%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
70.8 (59.4min) fps -37%
Average of class Multimedia
  (30 - 122.6, n=22, last 2 years)
69.7 fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
55.2 (41.3min) fps -51%
X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
110 fps +2%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
108 fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
108 fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (32.6 - 127, n=45)
101.1 fps -6%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
88.5 fps -18%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
83.5 fps -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
74 fps -31%
Average of class Multimedia
  (11 - 131.1, n=93, last 2 years)
66.7 fps -38%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
60.2 fps -44%
3840x2160 high (fps_test=3)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (32.9 - 109.5, n=20)
82.7 fps +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
80.9 fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
78.6 fps
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
67.9 fps -14%
Average of class Multimedia
  (22.2 - 95.2, n=22, last 2 years)
63.6 fps -19%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
54.4 fps -31%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
47.2 fps -40%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
39.9 fps -49%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30.7 - 140.6, n=42)
113.8 fps +33%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)
106 fps +24%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.3)
97.5 fps +14%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3, Turbo Mode)
90.9 fps +6%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)
85.8 fps
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (1.3)
78.5 fps -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.3)
78.2 fps -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (6.53 - 141.8, n=88, last 2 years)
48.2 fps -44%
3840x2160 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (35.1 - 61.2, n=18)
52.7 fps +31%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.3)
44.1 fps +10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3, Turbo Mode)
41.8 fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)
40.1 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.3)
37.5 fps -6%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (1.3)
36.2 fps -10%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3, Silence Mode)
35.1 fps -12%
Average of class Multimedia
  (12.8 - 81.9, n=16, last 2 years)
29.9 fps -25%
GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
118 (4.44min, 76.9P1) fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
118 (21min, 76.9P1) fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
113 (20.6min, 76.9P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 139.2, n=42)
111 fps -2%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
102 (19.1min, 71.4P1) fps -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4.24 - 123, n=86, last 2 years)
54.4 fps -52%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
47.4 (9.59min, 27.8P1) fps -58%
3840x2160 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (37.7 - 67.2, n=14)
58.6 fps +40%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
48.6 (7.94min, 33.3P1) fps +16%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)
44.7 (12.4min, 34.5P1) fps +7%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
41.8 (13min, 32.3P1) fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)
37.7 (8.69min, 22.7P1) fps -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (15.7 - 71.6, n=7, last 2 years)
35.1 fps -16%
Strange Brigade
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (42.3 - 224, n=41)
187.3 fps +24%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
184 (33.3min, 131P1) fps +22%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
176 (116min, 133P1) fps +17%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Turbo Mode)
159 (33.5min, 116P1) fps +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
151 (35.4min, 116P1) fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Silence Mode)
130 (64.4min, 92.8P1) fps -14%
Average of class Multimedia
  (11 - 233, n=84, last 2 years)
86.2 fps -43%
3840x2160 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (61.7 - 100.7, n=15)
87.6 fps +28%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
76 (61.3min, 63.9P1) fps +11%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Turbo Mode)
70.6 (38.3min, 59P1) fps +3%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
68.4 (41.3min, 58.5P1) fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Silence Mode)
61.7 (44.4min, 52.1P1) fps -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (18.9 - 127.8, n=9, last 2 years)
52.5 fps -23%
F1 2021
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30.2 - 160.6, n=30)
126.1 fps +22%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (831795)
117 (101min, 91P1) fps +14%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849, Turbo Mode)
107 (91min, 84P1) fps +4%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849)
103 (76min, 83P1) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (20.2 - 149.8, n=26, last 2 years)
71.1 fps -31%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849, Silence Mode)
68 (48min, 42P1) fps -34%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (41.1 - 70.2, n=18)
60.9 fps +29%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849, Turbo Mode)
50.3 (43min, 42P1) fps +6%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (831795)
49.6 (43min, 42P1) fps +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849)
47.3 (39min, 38P1) fps
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (852849, Silence Mode)
41.1 (35min, 31P1) fps -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (11 - 53.5, n=5, last 2 years)
24.8 fps -48%
Riders Republic
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (92 - 129, n=3)
114.3 fps +24%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
104 (87min) fps +13%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92 (76min) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (33 - 63, n=3, last 2 years)
46.3 fps -50%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (39 - 56, n=2)
47.5 fps +22%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
41 (36min) fps +5%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
39 (33min) fps
Forza Horizon 5
1920x1080 Extreme Preset
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
81 fps +13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (48 - 95, n=5)
77.6 fps +8%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
72 fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (18 - 48, n=4, last 2 years)
33.8 fps -53%
3840x2160 Extreme Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (38 - 61, n=2)
49.5 fps +30%
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
48 fps +26%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
38 fps
Rainbow Six Extraction
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (with Fixed Resolution Quality)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (128 - 169, n=3)
152 fps +19%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
128 fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (34 - 89, n=4, last 2 years)
55.3 fps -57%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset (with Fixed Resolution Quality)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (44 - 57, n=2)
50.5 fps +15%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
44 (19min) fps
GRID Legends
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (100.4 - 102.6, n=2)
101.5 fps +1%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
100.4 (70.7min) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (28 - 59.9, n=7, last 2 years)
47 fps -53%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
54.4 (46min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
54.4 fps 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (last 2 years)
23.3 fps -57%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (54 - 144.1, n=16)
93.6 fps +28%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
73.2 (55.1min) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (8 - 103, n=44, last 2 years)
45.5 fps -38%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (19.6 - 32.4, n=6)
27.1 fps +38%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
19.6 (13min) fps
Average of class Multimedia
  (5.57 - 45, n=8, last 2 years)
18.8 fps -4%
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
49.9 (28.1min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (39.2 - 49.9, n=7)
43.3 fps -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4.4 - 40, n=5, last 2 years)
20.9 fps -58%
3840x2160 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9.22 - 12.3, n=3)
10.9 fps +18%
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9.22 (6.5min) fps
Elex 2
1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:SM AF:16x
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
70.3 (26.5min, 44.5P0.1, 56.8P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (31 - 91, n=3)
64.1 fps -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (15.2 - 37.6, n=5, last 2 years)
29.3 fps -58%
3840x2160 Ultra / On AA:SM AF:16x
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
28.2 (16.7min, 17.1P0.1, 21.7P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
28.2 fps 0%

We run Witcher 3 for 60 minutes in FHD and maximum details to determine whether or not a device is capable of maintaining consistent high levels of performance over long periods of times. The avatar is stationary throughout the entire test to ensure comparability. In this case, we found no evidence of decreased frame rates throughout the test.

Witcher 3 FPS Graph

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SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021) i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU: Ø92 (74-98)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø91.2 (87-96)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU: Ø85.1 (80-91)
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU: Ø73.7 (63-79)
Razer Blade 15 2022 i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø102.3 (87-111)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU; SIlence Mode: Ø82.9 (51-92)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU; Turbo Mode: Ø93.9 (86-100)
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test (Turbo Mode)
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test (Turbo Mode)
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test (Silence Mode)
GPU data during our Witcher 3 test (Silence Mode)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 187 185 179 113 82.7 78.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 408 278 144 92.2 64
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 191 176 168 160 112
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 195 110 85.8 64.8 40.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 154 134 108 78.6
Far Cry 5 (2018) 189 141 130 122 86 45
Strange Brigade (2018) 424 200 168 151 113 68.4
F1 2021 (2021) 383 236 196 103 84 47.3
Riders Republic (2021) 202 126 101 92 65 39
Forza Horizon 5 (2021) 221 131 116 72 61 38
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) 185 160 157 128 87 44
Dying Light 2 (2022) 97.1 79 69.2 49.6 27.3
GRID Legends (2022) 206.6 159.5 139.2 100.4 81 54.4
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 121.7 96.4 72.4 73.2 39.7 19.6
Elex 2 (2022) 93.5 89.5 76.5 70.3 48.1 28.2

Emissions – Aero Makes a Lot of Noise

Noise Emissions

In everyday use (office, internet) both fans remain inconspicuous and comparatively quiet overall. Under load, however, they ramp up and become very audible very quickly. Unfortunately, they also produce a noticeable whine in high revs. Noise emissions can be lowered significantly by selecting the “Power Saving Silence Mode” profile albeit at the expense of performance.

Noise Level

Idle
30 / 32 / 33 dB(A)
Load
45 / 52 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 Highs2043.443.845.143.538.641.82538.537.941.937.835.140.83144.345.244.947.544.6484030.933.732.832.429.837.65038.239.137.337.323.430.46333.429.430.530.127.337.98027.223.524.925.217.937.310027.823.825.22618.826.812530.22929.130.418.42816031.727.627.225.918.230.120029.222.523.823.721.631.425029.824.72423.119.43331529.121.421.22014.232.740026.818.117.915.912.130.750028.819.718.717.111.332.963029.724.227.220.410.834.58003223.321.921.311.336.510003322.420.918.611.139125034.623.321.219.511.540160035.823.521.319.611.541.7200035.123.121.519.711.540.9250034.620.817.114.912.140.6315035.816.514.513.612.540.44000331615.215.11344500029.214.913.813.412.938.4630028.91413.413.313.137.280002613.613.413.213.136.51000022.413.213.1131332.51250018.913.413.213.112.628.71600017.413.112.91312.822.1SPL45333229.924.751.6N4.91.71.51.30.67.8median 29.7median 21.4median 20.9median 18.6median 12.8median 34.5Delta3454.62.55hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseGigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max 32-Core GPU, M1 Max
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
Razer Blade 15 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H
Noise
10%
17%
11%
-12%
8%
off / environment *
25
24.7
1%
24.2
3%
23.5
6%
24
4%
25.4
-2%
Idle Minimum *
30
24.7
18%
24.2
19%
25.3
16%
31
-3%
26.2
13%
Idle Average *
32
24.7
23%
24.2
24%
25.3
21%
37
-16%
26.2
18%
Idle Maximum *
33
28.1
15%
24.2
27%
25.3
23%
41
-24%
28.4
14%
Load Average *
45
42.5
6%
42.9
5%
41.2
8%
56
-24%
44.7
1%
Witcher 3 ultra *
50
46.4
7%
39.5
21%
49.4
1%
53
-6%
44.7
11%
Load Maximum *
52
52.1
-0%
42.9
17%
49.4
5%
58
-12%
51.9
-0%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

In everyday use (office, internet) case temperatures remain fairly low. Under load (stress test, Witcher 3) it warms up dramatically with hot spots of up to 60 °C.

Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Max. Load
 47 °C
117 F
49 °C
120 F
47 °C
117 F
 
 43 °C
109 F
44 °C
111 F
46 °C
115 F
 
 41 °C
106 F
40 °C
104 F
41 °C
106 F
 
Maximum: 49 °C = 120 F
Average: 44.2 °C = 112 F
51 °C
124 F
55 °C
131 F
47 °C
117 F
49 °C
120 F
52 °C
126 F
47 °C
117 F
41 °C
106 F
41 °C
106 F
42 °C
108 F
Maximum: 55 °C = 131 F
Average: 47.2 °C = 117 F
Power Supply (max.)  42 °C = 108 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 44.2 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 31.2 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 55 °C / 131 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 31.1 °C / 88 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 48.3 °C / 119 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 45 °C / 113 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-16.2 °C / -29.2 F).
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
Apple M1 Max, Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat
6%
24%
8%
2%
-4%
Maximum Upper Side *
49
51.4
-5%
42.3
14%
49
-0%
44
10%
50
-2%
Maximum Bottom *
55
55.9
-2%
41.7
24%
54.2
1%
60
-9%
47
15%
Idle Upper Side *
33
27.2
18%
23.9
28%
26.2
21%
30
9%
37.4
-13%
Idle Bottom *
33
28.8
13%
23.9
28%
30.2
8%
34
-3%
38.4
-16%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

Our stress test is completed with the CPU running at 2.7 GHz (P-cores) and 2.2-2.3 GHz (E-cores) and the GPU running at between 600 and 700 MHz. Keep in mind that our stress test is an extreme load scenario that does not occur during everyday use. We use this test to determine potential throttling and stability issues.

Speakers

The unit’s stereo speakers produce a decent sound with lack of bass and a comparatively high maximum volume. We suggest using headphones or external speakers for a much improved audio experience.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2038.640.82535.138.53144.652.14029.834.65023.438.56327.342.58017.935.110018.824.412518.427.816018.236.520021.64425019.46031514.265.740012.16750011.373.363010.876.380011.380.1100011.176.3125011.573.6160011.569200011.568.6250012.168.8315012.57040001372500012.970.8630013.168.2800013.164.7100001366.21250012.667.61600012.871.6SPL24.784.7N0.662median 12.8median 68.6Delta2.56.838.735.538.728.629.428.627.626.427.628.424.728.430.321.130.33026.43031.623.831.635.62135.64418.74453.618.553.658.419.758.462.320.462.36524.96570.722.270.773.322.473.374.117.974.175.414.575.478.515.878.579.616.779.682.517.282.58217.48281.914.281.980.712.180.770.212.770.275.912.475.977.212.177.270.512.470.576.512.276.573.414.173.46611.46690.928.490.987.7187.7median 74.1median 16.7median 74.17.53.67.5hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseGigabyte Aero 16 YE5Razer Blade 15 2022
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.6% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (15.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 36% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 56% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 71% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Razer Blade 15 2022 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (90.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 33% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 60% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 19% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management – Decent Overall Battery Life

Power Consumption

We found no inconsistencies with the Aero 16’s power consumption, which was determined to be at a level expected of this particular hardware. Early into our stress test we detected a short peak of up 236 W, which quickly decreased to a more reasonable 180 W. Our Witcher 3 test is completed with an average power consumption of 184 W. Accordingly, the included 230 W power supply is more than adequately dimensioned.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 1.4 / 2.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 26 / 30 / 37 Watt
Load midlight 127 / 236 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.
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max, M1 Max 32-Core GPU
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 15 2022
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Average of class Multimedia
 
Power Consumption
34%
48%
28%
17%
-6%
57%
Idle Minimum *
26
12.3
53%
5.4
79%
11
58%
20
23%
33.2
-28%
7.2 ?(2.2 - 34.6, n=95, last 2 years)
72%
Idle Average *
30
22.8
24%
16.4
45%
18.8
37%
22
27%
36.4
-21%
11.6 ?(4.6 - 43, n=95, last 2 years)
61%
Idle Maximum *
37
13.9
62%
16.7
55%
31.7
14%
26
30%
37.6
-2%
14.4 ?(5.6 - 44.9, n=95, last 2 years)
61%
Load Average *
127
95.4
25%
94
26%
105.2
17%
103
19%
116.7
8%
76.5 ?(14.3 - 147, n=94, last 2 years)
40%
Witcher 3 ultra *
176
154
12%
104
41%
148
16%
186
-6%
172
2%
Load Maximum *
236
170.7
28%
135
43%
171.8
27%
218
8%
228.6
3%
118.1 ?(44 - 247, n=94, last 2 years)
50%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / stress test

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Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø175.7 (168-184)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø184 (181-199)

Power Consumption with External Monitor

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Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø126.2 (124-134)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø142.6 (139-150)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø170.4 (167-184)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø170.4 (166-176)

Battery Life

In our Wi-Fi (loading websites via script) and our video playback test (playing the H.264-encoded Big Buck Bunny short film in FHD in a loop), the Aero 16 managed a battery life of 6:21 and 7:32 hours, respectively. All power saving features are disabled during both tests, and display brightness is normalized at 150 nits. In addition, we also disable all communication modules during the video playback test.

Battery with a capacity of 99 Wh
Battery with a capacity of 99 Wh
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
8h 53min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 99)
6h 21min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
7h 32min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 36min
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max
M1 Max, M1 Max 32-Core GPU, 99.6 Wh
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 83 Wh
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 73 Wh
Razer Blade 15 2022
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 80 Wh
Average of class Multimedia
 
Battery Runtime
-10%
76%
17%
-8%
-23%
44%
Reader / Idle
533
774
45%
636
19%
933 ?(506 - 1571, n=25, last 2 years)
75%
H.264
452
414
-8%
1021
126%
392
-13%
690 ?(319 - 1481, n=50, last 2 years)
53%
WiFi v1.3
381
406
7%
894
135%
369
-3%
314
-18%
292
-23%
561 ?(262 - 1204, n=93, last 2 years)
47%
Load
96
68
-29%
63
-34%
106
10%
78
-19%
97 ?(39 - 215, n=74, last 2 years)
1%

Pros

+ high-contrast 4K OLED display
+ robust case
+ high system performance
+ overclockable CPU (unlocked multiplier)
+ 2x M.2 slots (PCIe 4)
+ plentiful storage (two SSDs)
+ 16 GB VRAM
+ backlit keyboard
+ Thunderbolt 4
+ Power Delivery

Cons

- glossy display
- hot and loud under load
- fan whistle
- no card reader
- no USB-A, HDMI only via included hub

Verdict Aero 16: A Portable Laptop for Gamers and Creatives

Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5-94DE949HP. Review unit provided by Gigabyte Germany
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5-94DE949HP. Review unit provided by Gigabyte Germany

Video and photo editing, rendering, and gaming are chief among the Aero 16’s intended use cases. It allows for FHD gaming in maximum details and gaming in higher resolutions with reduced details. Its Core i9-12900HK CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU with a TGP of 105 W ensure high levels of performance.

The device heats up quite significantly under load, and it makes a lot of noise which unfortunately includes a noticeable fan whine. Noise emissions can be lowered significantly by selecting the “Power Saving Silence Mode” profile albeit at the expense of performance.

Gigabyte’s Aero 16 YE5 is a well-made notebook for gamers and creatives. It is, however, not entirely free of shortcomings.

Battery life is decent for a laptop as powerful as this with a 4K display. The battery can be charged with either the included power supply or a universal USB-C charger, as long as it is rated for at least 45 W of power deilivery. The rear of the two Thunderbolt 4 ports supports Power Delivery. In addition, its two Thunderbolt 4 ports allow for extensive external peripherals connectivity, such as for example docks or even external GPUs.

The built-in 16:10 OLED display running at a high resolution of 3840 x 2400 is without any doubt the Aero 16’s pièce de resistance. It offers good brightness, an excellent contrast ratio, wide viewing angles, short response times, and great color space coverage. On the flip side it is glossy and suffers from PWM flickering below a certain brightness threshold.

A good alternative to the Aero 16 is the Razer Blade 15 with more GPU performance and no need to carry around a hub or additional dongles. In return, its battery life is shorter. If you are looking for a good mix between high performance and excellent battery life the Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max might be the best choice. With that said you also need to keep in mind that the Apple laptop’s biggest flaws are the inability to upgrade both SSD and RAM.

Price and Availability

At the time of writing the Gigabyte Aero 16 was already listed on Gigabyte’s homepage but not yet available for purchase anywhere.

Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 - 03/28/2022 v7
Sascha Mölck

Chassis
87 / 98 → 88%
Keyboard
84%
Pointing Device
87%
Connectivity
61 / 80 → 77%
Weight
61 / 20-72 → 79%
Battery
71 / 95 → 75%
Display
89%
Games Performance
97 / 90 → 100%
Application Performance
96 / 90 → 100%
Temperature
71%
Noise
67 / 95 → 71%
Audio
80%
Camera
44 / 85 → 51%
Average
77%
85%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Review: Compact 4K Multimedia Notebook
Sascha Mölck, 2022-03-25 (Update: 2022-03-25)