Aorus 17 Series
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H, Intel Coffee Lake i9-9980HK, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700HGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Display: 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.618kg, 2.7kg, 3.75kg, 3.826kg
Price: 2500, 2600, 3900 euro
Average of 20 scores (from 38 reviews)
Aorus 17-YA-9DE2452SH
Specifications
Notebook: Aorus 17-YA-9DE2452SHProcessor: Intel Coffee Lake i9-9980HK
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3.75kg
Price: 3900 euro
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Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Aorus 17 sits in a rare tier of hulking gaming laptops, with performance to match its size. It has some fancy features, but we've tested some faster, nicer options in this sky-high price range.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/19/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Aorus 17 YA
Specifications
Notebook: Aorus 17 YAProcessor: Intel Coffee Lake i9-9980HK
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3.826kg
Price: 3900 euro
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It is large, it is loud, and it is heavy. Surely the Aorus 17 is not meant for those who like delicate laptops that operate silently. Instead, it offers a lot of performance for gaming fans, and is targeted towards all those who are not afraid of massive notebooks. We find out in our test, what exactly the new Aorus 17 YA has to offer.
Aorus 17 XE4
Specifications
Notebook: Aorus 17 XE4Processor: Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.618kg
Price: 2500 euro
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A Core i7 12700H CPU and a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU ensure that all current games can be played smoothly on a 17.3-inch screen (FHD, 360 Hz). The notebook offers room for two PCIe 4 SSDs and features a Thunderbolt 4 port.
Source: Jarrod'sTech
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/29/2022
Source: Jarrod'sTech
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/29/2022
Source: Techradar
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2022) is a fantastic gaming laptop that can handle nearly anything you throw at it at 1080p – whether that's gaming or creative workloads. Just don't expect to carry it around without some effort. On the positive side of the ledger, the Auros 17 packs powerful specs, including a new Alder Lake chip and RTX mobile GPUs along with fast memory, lots of storage, and the largest battery legally allowed in the United States. This means it gets some impressive battery life as far as an Intel Alder Lake gaming laptop with these specs is concerned. There are more powerful pieces of kit out there, but the Aorus 17 is definitely one of the best gaming laptops for the price and easily makes our list of best 17-inch laptops on the market.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/06/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2022) is a fantastic gaming laptop that can handle nearly anything you throw at it at 1080p – whether that's gaming or creative workloads. Just don't expect to carry it around without some effort. On the positive side of the ledger, the Auros 17 packs powerful specs, including a new Alder Lake chip and RTX mobile GPUs along with fast memory, lots of storage, and the largest battery legally allowed in the United States. This means it gets some impressive battery life as far as an Intel Alder Lake gaming laptop with these specs is concerned. There are more powerful pieces of kit out there, but the Aorus 17 is definitely one of the best gaming laptops for the price and easily makes our list of best 17-inch laptops on the market.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/06/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Pokde
The GIGABYTE AORUS 17 XE4 is a great gaming laptop but whether it works for you is dependent on your needs for one, especially given its price tag of RM15,999. If you’re a more competitive gamer, you will benefit from high performance and the 360Hz refresh rate. For the more casual folk, you might be better off with a smaller, more energy-efficient one with a higher resolution display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/01/2022
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 70% performance: 85% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%
Source: Pokde
The GIGABYTE AORUS 17 XE4 is a great gaming laptop but whether it works for you is dependent on your needs for one, especially given its price tag of RM15,999. If you’re a more competitive gamer, you will benefit from high performance and the 360Hz refresh rate. For the more casual folk, you might be better off with a smaller, more energy-efficient one with a higher resolution display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/01/2022
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 70% performance: 85% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%
Source: The Tech Revolutionist
It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook. Since there are a limited number of products in the market that is catered specifically for designers and content creators, the AERO 5 XE4 is certainly still a notebook to consider.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/26/2022
Source: The Tech Revolutionist
It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook. Since there are a limited number of products in the market that is catered specifically for designers and content creators, the AERO 5 XE4 is certainly still a notebook to consider.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/26/2022
Source: Jarrod'sTech
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/16/2022
Source: Jarrod'sTech
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/16/2022
Source: Tech PowerUP
The Aorus 17 is an interesting laptop, built thin and light, but with a full list of specifications that are truly top-level. There are several available configurations on the way, including one with an i9-12900HK and 3080 Ti for the US market. Pricing is unknown as of yet. That lack of information poses a problem when it comes time to evaluate this product. That's not that high of a frequency, but the performance is more than adequate in games for sure. The raw compute power of these cores at low speed shouldn't be overlooked. Of note is also that the 45 W limitation means those cores are running cool at full CPU load, which has the laptop itself run quiet; perfect for getting some rendering or photo editing done without it being distracting. I have to take a moment to talk about the Microsoft Azure AI functionality, or lack thereof. Theoretically, we should see performance boosts in the right ways for different applications, as the system should be intelligent enough to adjust things like power limits or processor speed to match the demands of the task at hand.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/01/2022
Source: Tech PowerUP
The Aorus 17 is an interesting laptop, built thin and light, but with a full list of specifications that are truly top-level. There are several available configurations on the way, including one with an i9-12900HK and 3080 Ti for the US market. Pricing is unknown as of yet. That lack of information poses a problem when it comes time to evaluate this product. That's not that high of a frequency, but the performance is more than adequate in games for sure. The raw compute power of these cores at low speed shouldn't be overlooked. Of note is also that the 45 W limitation means those cores are running cool at full CPU load, which has the laptop itself run quiet; perfect for getting some rendering or photo editing done without it being distracting. I have to take a moment to talk about the Microsoft Azure AI functionality, or lack thereof. Theoretically, we should see performance boosts in the right ways for different applications, as the system should be intelligent enough to adjust things like power limits or processor speed to match the demands of the task at hand.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/01/2022
Source: PC Mag
The Aorus 17 XE is a straightforward offering in just about every facet—what you see is what you get. The build is big and simple, but it's visually sleek and not excessively heavy. The performance is great, as you'd expect from the component array; there are no real surprises or overachieving moments, though the 12th Gen processor is given room to fly with the fans at full speed. It's hardly the flashiest way to spend over $2,000 on a laptop, nor is it travel-friendly, but the Aorus largely delivers on its promises. The Lenovo Legion 7 and Alienware x17 just edge past it on the basis of performance and design in this competitive field.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/10/2022
Source: PC Mag
The Aorus 17 XE is a straightforward offering in just about every facet—what you see is what you get. The build is big and simple, but it's visually sleek and not excessively heavy. The performance is great, as you'd expect from the component array; there are no real surprises or overachieving moments, though the 12th Gen processor is given room to fly with the fans at full speed. It's hardly the flashiest way to spend over $2,000 on a laptop, nor is it travel-friendly, but the Aorus largely delivers on its promises. The Lenovo Legion 7 and Alienware x17 just edge past it on the basis of performance and design in this competitive field.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/10/2022
Source: The Tech Revolutionist
There is little to complain about the AORUS 17 XE gaming notebook as it can be considered as one of the best high performance gaming laptop computer we’ve tested so far. The 360Hz display panel sets the AORUS 17 XE apart from competition, providing almost unparalleled experience specifically to gamers and also everyone else. Thanks to the implementation of Max-Q designs and features, the notebook has struck a good balance between performance and efficiency. If you are in the search for a decent performance laptop for your everyday use, without any doubts, the AORUS 17 XE gets our recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/17/2022
Source: The Tech Revolutionist
There is little to complain about the AORUS 17 XE gaming notebook as it can be considered as one of the best high performance gaming laptop computer we’ve tested so far. The 360Hz display panel sets the AORUS 17 XE apart from competition, providing almost unparalleled experience specifically to gamers and also everyone else. Thanks to the implementation of Max-Q designs and features, the notebook has struck a good balance between performance and efficiency. If you are in the search for a decent performance laptop for your everyday use, without any doubts, the AORUS 17 XE gets our recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/17/2022
Foreign Reviews
Source: Basic Tutorials DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 90% performance: 100% features: 100% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: Basic Tutorials DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 90% performance: 100% features: 100% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: HardwareLuxx DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/03/2022
Source: HardwareLuxx DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/03/2022
Source: Profesional Review ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/05/2022
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 90% performance: 91% display: 94% workmanship: 92%
Source: Profesional Review ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/05/2022
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 90% performance: 91% display: 94% workmanship: 92%
Source: El chapuzas Informatico ES→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; nice display; compact size; good cooling system; great connectivity; comfortable keyboard. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/28/2022
Source: El chapuzas Informatico ES→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; nice display; compact size; good cooling system; great connectivity; comfortable keyboard. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/28/2022
Source: Noticias 3D ES→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; great cooling system; nice connectivity; Thunderbolt 4 port. Negative: Only DDR4 RAM; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/08/2022
Source: Noticias 3D ES→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; great cooling system; nice connectivity; Thunderbolt 4 port. Negative: Only DDR4 RAM; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/08/2022
Source: Clubic FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/07/2022
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%
Source: Clubic FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/07/2022
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 50% workmanship: 80%
Source: ITHardware.pl PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/14/2022
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 100%
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Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/14/2022
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 100%
Source: Tabletowo PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/27/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tabletowo PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/27/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Aorus 17H BXF
Specifications
Notebook: Aorus 17H BXFProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12288 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 2600 euro
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Source: Trusted Reviews
The Aorus 17H knows exactly why it’s been put on this earth: to play FullHD games as fast as possible while still being reasonably priced. It’s an ambition the Aorus 17H fulfils to a tee, so if you want a laptop for serious eSports, this is undoubtedly where you should spend your money. As for competition, you can get an Alienware m18 with a 470Hz refresh rate but go for the RTX 4080 model, and you will be spending £2,729 and have an even lower (125dpi) pixel density thanks to the 1,920 x 1,200 18-inch panel. The Strix Scar 17 from Asus ROG features a QHD display, an RTX 4090 GPU and AMD’s latest Dragon Range CPU and can play games at QHD as fast as the Aorus 17H can play them at FullHD, but it is considerably more expensive, and the display tops out at just 240Hz. The Aorus 17H would be more rounded packaged if the speakers were better and if it had Advanced Optimus, but the former is easily remedied with a headset, something most serious gamers will regard as de rigueur, while the latter only adds a little operational convenience and would presumably involve the extra cost of an Nvidia licence.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: eTeknix
Overall though, it’s *lots of swearing* fast, seriously. For work, rendering, gaming, it doesn’t matter, this is a true weapon of performance that’s going to run rings around most high-end desktop systems. If you absolutely have to game at ultra-high refresh rates on the go (but within thinking distance of a plug socket), this is the ticket. I can’t see such an extreme being that appealing to everyone, but if you take your gaming seriously, or even professionally, there’s nothing else out there that comes close that you can still fit in your backpack and travel with.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/09/2023
Source: Kitguru
Battery life from the 99 Whr unit is superb, and there’s plenty of power delivery available from the 280W power brick and charging-capable Thunderbolt 4 port. Build quality is good, with ample sturdiness from the keyboard and trackpad. I’m not massively keen on the widespread use of plastic, but I guess that’s a trade-off for the price and weight and design targets. I’d have liked to see faster than 4800MHz RAM for a £2249 laptop in today’s market however. Plus, 32GB would be preferable, even if adding slightly to the cost. The screen is an intriguing one, too. Its colour quality is good, I like the slim bezel design, and that 360 Hz refresh rate makes for smooth gaming in lesser demanding titles. But I really can’t help but feel that 1080p is just a little too slim on the resolution side for a 17” display. The pixel density isn’t high enough to result in a crisp image, to my eyes. Overall, I like the Gigabyte Aorus 17H and what it offers at £2249 in the UK. The main hardware features – that Core i7 and RTX 4080 – deliver the goods. And the Aorus cooling solution that allows them to drink over 170W of sustained power is highly competent. This is a fast, large form factor gaming laptop that impresses.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/07/2023
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2023
Rating: Total score: 97% performance: 100% features: 96% display: 97% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 89%
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Aorus:
Aorus is a brand of Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwanese company that specializes in manufacturing computer hardware and accessories. Aorus was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The logo is a falcon head, as the name Aorus is derived from the ancient Egyptian falcon god Horus. The Aorus brand focuses on developing high-end gaming products such as gaming laptops, gaming monitors, gaming mice, keyboards and other accessories. Aorus products are designed to enhance the gaming experience. The brand also has a strong presence in the e-sports community and sponsors many professional e-sports teams and events.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile: High-End laptop graphics card based on the TU104 chip with 2,944 shaders and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM. Compared to the desktop variant, the GPU is clocked lower.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA104 chip. Available in different versions with a TDP from 80 to 125 Watt and different maximum Boost clock speeds of 1035 - 1485 MHz.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 12 GB GDDR6 (192 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 60 - 150W (+ Dynamic Boost).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Coffee Lake:
i9-9980HK: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates eight processor cores clocked at 2.4 - 5 GHz (4.2 GHz with 8 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++). Offers an unlocked multiplier that allows overclocking of the CPU.
Intel Alder Lake-S:
i7-12700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.7 to 4.7 GHz and supports vPro.
Intel Raptor Lake-H:
i7-13700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.618 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
3.826 kg:
A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.
81.78%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.