Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 laptop review: RTX 4060 gaming at a bargain price - is the deal worth it?
Mega bargain?
Intel Core i7-13620H, an RTX 4060, plus 16 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD — all for 899 euros. You can't get an RTX 4060 gamer much cheaper at the moment. We check whether the latest G5 is worth the money and a candidate for our list of the best value gaming laptops.Christian Hintze, 👁 Christian Hintze, ✓ Anton Avdyushkin (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy) Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict - Cooling system as the problematic area
An RTX 4060 laptop for just 899 euros has its appeal, and you can accept a 720p webcam, the lack of a Thunderbolt port, and perhaps even the slightly higher noise. The G5 also does some things surprisingly well: the subtle design is pleasing, the keyboard is more than solid, the rather average display shines with high color accuracy and the CPU performance is slightly above average.
What is not right, however, is the cooling system: if the CPU constantly reaches 100 °C during gaming, this is not necessarily conducive to the durability of the hardware. No wonder the laptop is also quite loud. This may be a fault of our test model, but the predecessor also had to contend with temperature problems. We don't understand why Gigabyte didn't fix this weak point between the two laptop generations. If the manufacturer does discover a fault in our model, we will update the test.
Pros
Cons
Price and availability
Some SKUs of the Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 is available from various online stores, including Amazon.
Price comparison
Possible competitors in comparison
Image | Model / Review | Geizhals | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 76.3%  | Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 Intel Core i7-13620H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 2 kg | 22.7 mm | 15.60" 1920x1080 141 PPI IPS | |
2. 79%  | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Intel Core i5-13450HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 2.4 kg | 23.9 mm | 15.60" 1920x1080 141 PPI IPS | |
3. 80.3%  | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV AMD Ryzen 9 8945H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 2.1 kg | 22.4 mm | 15.60" 1920x1080 141 PPI IPS | |
4. 82.3%  | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 Intel Core i7-14700HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Listenpreis 1.432 Euro Geizhals Suche | 2.5 kg | 26.55 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
5. 83.4%  | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Listenpreis 1300 USD Geizhals Suche | 2.2 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
Table of Contents
- Verdict - Cooling system as the problematic area
- Specifications - Core i7-13620H and RTX 4060 for under 900 euros
- Case & features: Plastic housing in Iron Gray
- Input devices - G5 with good input devices
- Display - Gigabyte with sharp FHD display
- Performance - CPU top, GPU less
- Emissions & energy - Overloaded cooling system
- Notebookcheck overall rating
The G5 series marks Gigabyte's affordable entry into gaming laptops. Compared to the predecessor with Intel Gen12 Alder Lake, the 2024 model gets an update to Intel Gen13 Raptor Lake, namely the Core i7-13620H and the RTX 4060 remains of course, as does the 16 GB RAM, while the SSD capacity has been doubled to 1 TB. At just 899 euros, it is even cheaper than its predecessor, making it one of the lowest prices ever in this performance segment. We test whether the current G5 KF5 is interesting for those looking to save money or whether it cuts too many corners.
In addition to its predecessor, we also compare the system with other budget gaming laptops such as the LOQ 15, and the Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2024) but also with the more expensive devices due to a lack of alternatives Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 and Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640.
Specifications - Core i7-13620H and RTX 4060 for under 900 euros
Case & features: Plastic housing in Iron Gray
Externally, virtually nothing has changed from its predecessor, as it also copied its plastic Clevo design ("Iron Gray") from the Gigabyte G5 KE (at that time still with RTX 3060). Interestingly, the former Thunderbolt 4 support of the left USB-C port has been removed. Savings were also made on the webcam, which only has a resolution of 720p, and is quite blurred; it also has high color deviations.
For maintenance, 13 Phillips screws need to be removed, two of which are covered with a sealing sticker, which could invalidate the warranty if not done properly. Inside, you have access to the two M.2 SSD slots, the removable WiFi module, the battery, two RAM slots, and the cooling system.
The base cracks and crackles slightly when you try to twist it. The lid only rocks slightly when adjusted and opens to a maximum of 140 degrees.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Average of class Gaming (20 - 207, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 261, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Sustainability
Although Gigabyte ships the G5 in a cardboard box, the gaming laptop and power supply unit are still wrapped in plastic bags inside and protected from shocks by Styrodur materials. Recycled materials are apparently not used, and the manufacturer does not provide any information about the CO2 emissions during the production of the G5.
Input devices - G5 with good input devices
The layout and labeling are slightly different from the G5 KE, but follow the direct predecessor G5 KF with its larger enter key and thinner, clearer labeling. The layout is clear and the lettering is easy to read even without a backlight. The single-zone keyboard illumination can be configured in the colors, and the brightness can be adjusted in four levels. The pressure point is pleasant with a medium stroke, while the feedback is good. Typing is quick with moderate noise emissions.
The touchpad measures approx. 12 x 7.2 cm and offers decent gliding properties, which only weaken slightly with very slow movements. The clicking noises of the integrated mouse buttons are moderate.
Display - Gigabyte with sharp FHD display
Gigabyte has changed the display in the G5. The last G5 models used a Chi-Mei panel, but our test sample now has a matte Full HD IPS screen from Sharp with a maximum refresh rate of 360 Hz.
On average, the screen shines at just over 300 nits, which is in the lower range these days. The illumination uniformity is a good 87 percent.
The black level and contrast are average. The panel does not switch pixels excessively quickly but it is not particularly slow either. Backlight bleeding is not a problem, nor is PWM.
Subjectively summarized, we have a decent display for the overall price, which is certainly not one of the best in its class, but does its job reliably. For higher resolutions, brighter colors, and contrasts as well as other panel technologies (OLED, MiniLEDs), you will have to dig deeper into your pockets.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 342 cd/m²
Contrast: 1179:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 2.46 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.83}
calibrated: 0.82
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 3.03 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5.1}
68.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
98.9% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
67.9% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.51
CCT: 7056 K
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 Sharp SHP153F (LQ156M1JW30), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6", 360 Hz | Gigabyte G5 KF Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6", 144 Hz | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 BOE NJ NE156FHM-NX9, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6", 144 Hz | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV AU Optronics B156HAN15.H, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6", 144 Hz | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 BOE NE160QDM-NZB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 AU Optronics B160QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 120 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -35% | 5% | 3% | 25% | 8% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 67.9 | 43.2 -36% | 73.7 9% | 70.5 4% | 99.22 46% | 76 12% |
| sRGB Coverage | 98.9 | 64.3 -35% | 99.1 0% | 98.5 0% | 99.93 1% | 99.8 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68.8 | 44.7 -35% | 72.6 6% | 72.7 6% | 87.81 28% | 76.7 11% |
| Response Times | -58% | -191% | -152% | 29% | -99% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 13 ? | 25.1 ? -93% | 42.2 ? -225% | 31.7 ? -144% | 4.8 ? 63% | 25.6 ? -97% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 8.8 ? | 10.8 ? -23% | 22.6 ? -157% | 22.9 ? -160% | 9.2 ? -5% | 17.6 ? -100% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||||
| Screen | -134% | -3% | -13% | -4% | 8% | |
| Brightness middle | 342 | 297 -13% | 306 -11% | 315 -8% | 518 51% | 314.7 -8% |
| Brightness | 308 | 275 -11% | 287 -7% | 303 -2% | 491 59% | 291 -6% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 85 -2% | 88 1% | 90 3% | 90 3% | 89 2% |
| Black Level * | 0.29 | 0.34 -17% | 0.21 28% | 0.25 14% | 0.36 -24% | 0.28 3% |
| Contrast | 1179 | 874 -26% | 1457 24% | 1260 7% | 1439 22% | 1124 -5% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.46 | 6.23 -153% | 2.25 9% | 2.26 8% | 4.32 -76% | 1.62 34% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.12 | 20.93 -408% | 4.84 -17% | 7.37 -79% | 6.37 -55% | 2.94 29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.82 | 4.74 -478% | 1.45 -77% | 1.03 -26% | 0.75 9% | 1.08 -32% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.03 | 5.92 -95% | 2.4 21% | 4 -32% | 3.66 -21% | 1.3 57% |
| Gamma | 2.51 88% | 2.49 88% | 2.259 97% | 2.116 104% | 2.19 100% | 2.26 97% |
| CCT | 7056 92% | 6279 104% | 6790 96% | 7570 86% | 6841 95% | 6385 102% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -76% /
-102% | -63% /
-28% | -54% /
-29% | 17% /
7% | -28% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
With the panel used, it is certainly not surprising that of the usual color spaces, only sRGB is almost completely covered.
The display's colors and grayscale are fine ex-works, but the DeltaE values can be significantly reduced using our manual calibration via the Xrite colorimeter and the Calman software so that the deviations in the grayscale drop from 3.03 to just 0.71 and from 2.46 to just 0.82 in the ColorChecker. The panel is therefore quite color accurate and is even suitable for light photo and video editing tasks, as long as the sRGB color space is sufficient.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 13 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 6.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8327 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoors, the 300 nits are not ideal, but usable. Sunlight should be avoided at all costs.
Performance - CPU top, GPU less
Our G5 KF5 is equipped with an Intel Core i7-13620H and a RTX 4060 plus 16 GB DDR5 RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The G5 is also available as the MF5 model, in which case a weaker RTX 4050 is installed, which seems to be the only difference. With this hardware combination, the G5 is positioned as a budget gamer and is also capable of handling some light Creator tasks.
Test conditions
The Gigabyte Control Center is pre-installed on the G5. The software is not particularly comprehensive (no MUX switch) and we have rarely seen such a pixelated, unattractive control center. At least we find four performance profiles (silent, power saving, entertainment, performance) in addition to the keyboard settings. We selected the performance mode for our benchmarks and used the power-saving mode for the battery tests. Since it is not at all clear how these modes interact with or influence the Windows power modes, we also set Windows to performance mode (or energy-saving mode for the battery tests).
Processor
The Intel Core i7-13620H is a high-end CPU for laptops with 6 P and 4 E cores, a total of 16 threads, and a clock frequency of 1.8 (base clock E cores) to 4.9 GHz (single-core turbo P core). An Intel Xe graphics unit with only 64 of the 96 EUs is integrated.
In our Cinebench R15 endurance test, there is only a slight drop in points over the first four runs, after which the performance remains constant. Overall, the processor in the G5 performs slightly better than the average laptop with the same CPU from our database and even beats the Core i5-13450HX in the LOQ 15. Compared to the predecessor, the CPU's performance increased by 21 percent.
In battery mode, the performance in Cinebench R15 drops by around 35 percent.
| Cinebench R15/Mode | Performance | Entertainment | Silent | Energy saving | battery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2,396 | 2,296 | 840 | 768 | 1,555 |
| TDP | first 93, drops to 65 W over time | first 85, later briefly 65, then 45 W | first 28, later 20, then 15 W | 15 W | 36 W |
Cinebench R15 Multi loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5668 - 40970, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (10819 - 15496, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2267, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (1805 - 1871, n=6) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (2179 - 16108, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (4214 - 5905, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (439 - 870, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (693 - 719, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1537 - 6271, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (1681 - 2492, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 343, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (258 - 269, n=6) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (215 - 289, n=6) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (80 - 517, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (23795 - 148086, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (45983 - 62324, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7573, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (5742 - 6326, n=6) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5340 - 22104, n=139, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (9131 - 13077, n=5) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1490 - 3219, n=139, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (2498 - 2605, n=5) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (4557 - 27010, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (8357 - 12223, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (986 - 2423, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (1785 - 1865, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (7.7 - 44.3, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (12.9 - 17.7, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (41.5 - 56.8, n=6) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (19 - 96.6, n=140, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (0.4438 - 0.4545, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3551 - 0.759, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (7192 - 85542, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (10779 - 13601, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Gaming (35040 - 252486, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (54287 - 67187, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1728 - 10389, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (2357 - 2773, n=6) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (66885 - 78867, n=6) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5020 - 33636, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (6737 - 8421, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (17585 - 134044, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (27242 - 32787, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (52697 - 85895, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2531, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (697 - 835, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (3856 - 45446, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (6077 - 7364, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 62916, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (19421 - 34544, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
System performance
The G5's results in PCMark 10 are unremarkable and it sits in the midfield. In CrossMark, our Gigabyte performs pretty much at the expected level. We rarely noticed any problems in Windows mode, only when scrolling through the browser can there be a few hiccups.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (6678 - 7256, n=3) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12600, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9909 - 10809, n=3) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8642 - 9781, n=3) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (7440 - 19351, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9437 - 10204, n=3) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1857 - 1986, n=3) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2211, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1765 - 1908, n=3) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2729, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (2013 - 2067, n=3) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1734 - 1989, n=3) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (237 - 532, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (292 - 319, n=3) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (176.4 - 341, n=109, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (508 - 516, n=4) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Average of class Gaming (397 - 674, n=132, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 7256 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (21750 - 97515, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (31629 - 53927, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Average of class Gaming (22956 - 104349, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (35115 - 61853, n=6) | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (22297 - 133486, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (30611 - 54111, n=6) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13620H (75.9 - 108.2, n=6) | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
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DPC latencies
Even when moving the mouse pointer after starting LatencyMon, higher latencies are detected, which increase with every new action (open browser, open multiple tabs, play video). Our YouTube video also has two dropped frames. Overall, the latency values are clearly too high, even in comparison. The extremely high iGPU load of 89% when playing the YouTube video is also noticeable.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The manufacturer uses an NVMe SSD with 1 TB of memory from its own Gigabyte brand in our test sample. It offers sequential transfer rates of 4,000 to 5,000 MB/s. This means it is usually even slightly faster than the competitors listed here.
However, it cannot maintain this performance because of the thermal throttling in our endurance test after the 16th DiskSpd pass. After that, the performance fluctuates greatly and drops drastically again and again.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics
The RTX 4060 is allowed a maximum TGP of 75 W in the G5, which is a rather average value. This is probably also why the G5 disappoints in the synthetic 3D benchmarks. Only in the Cloud Gate test, which is no longer supported, does it achieve an unexpectedly good value. Its other results are more of a reflection of its predecessor and are around 6 percent worse than the average laptop with RTX 4060 from our database. Except for the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640, all competitors are faster, especially the Legion 5 Pro, at least if you exclude the Cloud Gate test.
The picture is similar in gaming: The G5 still performs well in CPU-heavy titles but can't quite keep up with the competition in GPU-intensive games. In addition, unlike most other laptops, our Cyberpunk 2077 endurance test shows a continuous drop in the frame rate over time. This unstable behavior indicates an overtaxed cooling system, and the SSD throttling is also an indication of this, more on this below. Despite the comparatively weak performance, you can play almost any game in Full HD in medium to maximum details with the RTX 4060 in the G5.
In battery mode, a whole 73 percent of 3D performance is lost in another Fire Strike run.
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV -1! | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 -1! | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 -1! | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 29001 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 58918 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 20767 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 9497 points | |
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| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 -1! | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 -1! | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Gaming (34.5 - 246, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (12.1 - 186.9, n=124, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Average of class Gaming (19.2 - 215, n=139, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Average of class Gaming (38.9 - 456, n=131, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 | |
| Average of class Gaming (65.1 - 248, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 | |
| Gigabyte G5 KF | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
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| GTA V (2015) | 186.4 | 181.2 | 170.6 | 102.4 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 188.7 | 172.3 | 164.9 | 154.5 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 187.2 | 129.6 | 93.2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 159.3 | 131.1 | 102 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 441 | 253 | 192.3 | 170.8 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 125 | 98 | 86 | 84 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 114 | 91 | 77.2 | 68.2 |
Emissions & energy - Overloaded cooling system
Noise emissions
In performance mode, the fans are often on and the noise is around 27.87 dB. In our 3dMark06 test, the fans remain at this level for a long time, but then ramp up to the maximum speed of 54.82 dB shortly before the end, which we also measured at Cyberpoint 2077 or in our stress test. The predecessor was also this loud, the direct competition remains somewhat quieter, the Legion Pro 5 at least reaches similar noise levels, but also performs better than our G5.
In addition, a loud clicking noise under heavy 3D loads is unsettling in our test model. It seems as if something inside periodically (approx. 2 - 3 Hz) bumps against the casing, which does not make a good impression. If we lift the laptop and change its position in the hand, the noise changes and can also disappear completely. If we put it down again, the noise is usually there again. For the maintenance part, we only opened the casing after these findings but were unable to discover any loose parts.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23 / 23 / 27.87 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 54.82 / 54.82 dB(A) |
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| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Gigabyte AG450E1024-SI | Gigabyte G5 KF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, SSSTC CA6-8D512 | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i5-13450HX, Micron 2400 MTFDKCD1T0QFM | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 8945H, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-14700HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, SK hynix BC901 HFS001TEJ4X164N | |
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| Noise | 7% | -9% | 1% | 5% | 9% | |
| off / environment * | 23 | 23 -0% | 25 -9% | 25 -9% | 23 -0% | 23.8 -3% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23 | 23 -0% | 26 -13% | 25 -9% | 23 -0% | 24.2 -5% |
| Idle Average * | 23 | 23 -0% | 34 -48% | 27 -17% | 23 -0% | 24.2 -5% |
| Idle Maximum * | 27.87 | 28 -0% | 36 -29% | 33 -18% | 25 10% | 24.2 13% |
| Load Average * | 54.82 | 29.94 45% | 48 12% | 40 27% | 45.18 18% | 28.9 47% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 54.82 | 48 12% | 45 18% | 52.69 4% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 54.82 | 55.5 -1% | 50 9% | 46 16% | 53.13 3% | 51 7% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 55.05 | 51 |
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Temperature
Despite the rather loud fans under stress, the surface temperatures are by no means low. We measured a hot spot of up to 67 °C on the underside, centrally towards the display. This is a little too much for our taste. Unfortunately, Gigabyte has failed to optimize the equally hot predecessor here.
The GPU temperature rises to 88 °C in both the stress and gaming tests. The CPU temperature is even worse: While it is already between 76 - 82 °C in the stress test, it continuously rises to up to 100 °C in gaming and doesn't drop any further. This is anything but ideal for the durability of the hardware! At the same time, it explains the continuous drop in fps in Cyberpunk 2077 shown above.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 50 °C / 122 F, compared to the average of 40.5 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 66 °C / 151 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.9 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 36.8 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33 °C / 91.4 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-4.1 °C / -7.4 F).
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Gigabyte G5 KF Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Intel Core i5-13450HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV AMD Ryzen 9 8945H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | |
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| Heat | -1% | 5% | 8% | -1% | 15% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 50 | 54 -8% | 47 6% | 53 -6% | 50 -0% | 43.4 13% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 66 | 61 8% | 58 12% | 46 30% | 57 14% | 41.6 37% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 32 | 34 -6% | 32 -0% | 32 -0% | 36 -13% | 32.8 -3% |
| Idle Bottom * | 37 | 36 3% | 36 3% | 34 8% | 39 -5% | 32.4 12% |
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Speaker
The two stereo speakers are located on the sides towards the front and radiate downwards. They are not particularly loud and lack a lot of bass, although there are linear trebles. We recommend connecting headphones to the audio jack when gaming.
Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 29.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (13.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.9% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (29.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 94% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 4% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 86% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 11% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.9% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 28% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 65% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 18% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 78% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
In energy-saving mode, the idle consumption is only 5.2 W. In the other performance profiles, however, the consumption jumps up to around 20 W.
In gaming (Cyberpunk 2077), we measured an average consumption of 144 W. Up to 165 W is recorded for short periods in the stress test. The small power supply unit (approx. 13.6 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm (L x W x H)) is designed for 150 W and should be able to cope with all measured average consumptions and absorb the short peaks. However, there is not much room left for charging during demanding gaming sessions.
| Off / Standby | 0.1 / 1 Watt |
| Idle | 5.2 / 19.6 / 23 Watt |
| Load |
84 / 165 Watt |
   
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Power consumption with the external monitor
Battery life
The low price is also reflected in the battery capacity of just 54 Wh. The listed competition has 60 to 90 Wh to offer. Nevertheless, our G5 performs quite well in terms of battery life, especially in comparison to the LOQ 15 (60 Wh) and the Legion Pro 5 (80 Wh), where it can even achieve better WiFi (5.5 to 7h) and video runtimes (6h).
| Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024 i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 54 Wh | Gigabyte G5 KF i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 54 Wh | Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 i5-13450HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 60 Wh | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA507UV R9 8945H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 G9 i7-14700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Average of class Gaming | |
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| Battery Runtime | -3% | -26% | 61% | 6% | 84% | 16% | |
| H.264 | 363 | 268 -26% | 312 -14% | 457 ? 26% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 435 | 316 -27% | 320 -26% | 702 61% | 308 -29% | 799 84% | 387 ? -11% |
| Load | 65 | 94 45% | 105 62% | 85.8 ? 32% | |||
| Reader / Idle | 514 | 570 ? |
Notebookcheck overall rating
An RTX 4060 laptop for 899 euros: Despite some compromises such as a 720p webcam and the lack of a Thunderbolt port, the Gigabyte G5 impresses with its solid design, good keyboard, and high color accuracy of the display. However, its cooling system appears to be too weak, which prevents us from recommending it for purchase.
Gigabyte G5 KF5 2024
- 10/17/2024 v8
Christian Hintze
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