Aorus 17 XE4 Review: Potent Gaming Notebook with 360 Hz Screen

Name: Aorus 17 XE4
Brand: Aorus

Powerhouse. 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.

Sascha Mölck, 👁 Florian Glaser, ✓ Anton Avdyushkin (translated by Jacob Fisher), Published 04/13/2022 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 ...

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The Aorus 17 XE4 belongs to the category of compact gaming notebooks in the 17.3-inch format. The machine is powered by a Core i7-12700H processor and a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU. Competitors include the Razer Blade 17, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7, and the MSI Vector GP66 12UGS.

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Aorus 17 XE4 (17 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 115 W PL2 / Short Burst, 70 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1410 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 130 W TDP ( including 15 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 30.0.15.1215, Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-3200, Dual-Channel-Mode, two memory slots (both in use)

Display

17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, Sharp LQ173M1JW12, IPS, glossy: no, 360 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, 1024 GB

, + second SSD-Slot (PCIe 4, M.2-2280), 876 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC897

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: Headset combined port, Brightness Sensor, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 27 x 398 x 254 ( = 1.06 x 15.67 x 10 in)

Battery

99 Wh, 6514 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Microsoft 365 (Trial), 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.618 kg ( = 92.35 oz / 5.77 pounds), Power Supply: 575 g ( = 20.28 oz / 1.27 pounds)

Price

2500 Euro

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
85.2 %	04/2022	Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	2.6 kg	27 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
91.2 %	03/2022	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	2.7 kg	19.9 mm	17.30"	2560x1440
88 %	03/2022	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	2.6 kg	26.6 mm	16.00"	2560x1600
86.9 %	03/2022	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	2.3 kg	23.4 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case - A plastic chassis for the Aorus 17

The case of the Aorus laptop is made of matte black plastic with smooth surfaces. An illuminated Aorus logo on the back of the lid sets the accent. The thin display frame complements the elegant appearance of the laptop. Connoisseurs of earlier Aorus 17 models will notice that the camera has moved to the area above the screen. The battery is inbuilt. The interior is accessible after removing the bottom cover.

The case is well manufactured. Gap dimensions are even, there are no material protrusions and/or sharp edges. The base unit and lid bend a little under torsion, but this is not a serious issue in everyday use. The hinges keep the lid firmly in place, but a one-handed opening is possible. The maximum opening angle is around 130 degrees.

The weight and measurements of the Aorus 17 are relatively small for a 17.3-inch notebook - this is also true for the Razer Blade 17. Of course, both do not match the dimensions of a 15.6-inch laptop.

Size Comparision

Aorus 17 XE4 Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti MSI Vector GP66 12UGS DIN A4 ❌

Hardware - Gigabyte notebook offers Thunderbolt 4

The gaming laptop comes with two USB-A slots (USB 3.2 Gen 1) and one USB-C slot (Thunderbolt 4). The latter supports DisplayPort via USB-C. Therefore, together with the HDMI connection and the dedicated mini DisplayPort, there are three video outputs. The Aorus 17 does not have an onboard memory card reader.

Left side: Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, Mini Displayport 1.4, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB-A)

Right side: Audio combo, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB-A), Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C; Displayport), power connector

Communication

The WLAN module contains a chip (AX211) from Intel that supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards. The transmission speeds determined under optimal conditions (no other WLAN devices in the immediate vicinity, small distance between notebook and server PC) were excellent. Network connectivity is handled by Realtek's RTL8125 Gigabit Ethernet controller, which does its job flawlessly.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1679 (840^min - 1718^max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=159, last 2 years)	1403 MBit/s -16%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (582 - 1890, n=188)	1392 MBit/s -17%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1511 (777^min - 1637^max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming (469 - 1793, n=153, last 2 years)	1272 MBit/s -16%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (464 - 1861, n=188)	1242 MBit/s -18%

Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1650 (840-1718)

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1470 (1368-1570)

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1493 (1284-1716)

MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1462 (1366-1531)

Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1485 (777-1637)

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1160 (1095-1239)

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1556 (738-1775)

MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1476 (755-1562)

Webcam

The webcam (0.9 MP) creates images with a maximum resolution of 1,280x720 pixels. There is a problem with the color accuracy: the tones deviate significantly from the target. The camera does not have a mechanical cover, but it can be permanently deactivated in the computer's BIOS.

ColorChecker Aorus 17 XE4: 11.11 ∆E min: 4.94 - max: 17.42 ∆E

Accessories

Besides the usual documents (quick start guide and warranty information), no other accessories are included with the notebook.

Maintenance

After removing all screws on the underside of the device, the bottom cover can be removed using a flat spatula or a putty knife. Afterward, you have access to the SSD, the second M.2 slot (PCIe 4, M.2-2280), the WLAN module, the RAM, the BIOS battery, and the fans.

Warranty

Gigabyte gives a two-year warranty for the 17.3-inch laptop. Warranty extensions are not available.

Input Devices - The keyboard offers RGB lighting

Keyboard

The notebook features an illuminated chiclet keyboard with a number pad. The smooth keys have a medium key travel and a clear pressure point. The keyboard yields minimally during typing, which did not prove to be bothersome. The two-stage key illumination is controlled via a key combination. Overall, Gigabyte delivers a keyboard suitable for everyday use.

Touchpad

A multi-touch capable clickpad (~12.2 x 7.6 cm) serves as a mouse replacement. Its smooth surface makes gliding easy for the fingers. It also responds to inputs in the corners. The pad offers a short stroke and a clear pressure point.

Display - The IPS panel could be brighter

While the contrast (1096:1) of the matte 17.3-inch screen (1,920x1,080 pixels) meets the target value (> 1000:1), the brightness (266.8 cd/m²) is too low. We consider values above 300 cd/m² to be good. The 360 Hz panel offers short response times. PWM flickering could not be detected.


285 cd/m²	293 cd/m²	278 cd/m²
266 cd/m²	274 cd/m²	269 cd/m²
241 cd/m²	248 cd/m²	247 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

Sharp LQ173M1JW12 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 293 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 266.8 cd/m² Minimum: 6 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 274 cd/m²
Contrast: 1096:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.07 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.83
ΔE Greyscale 3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
71.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.207

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Aorus 17 XE4 Sharp LQ173M1JW12, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti BOE NE173QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS BOE NE156FHM-NZ3, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		22%	-1%	1%
Display P3 Coverage	69	98.7 43%	68.7 0%	70.1 2%
sRGB Coverage	99.4	99.9 1%	97.6 -2%	99.5 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	71.2	86.2 21%	70.9 0%	72.1 1%
Response Times		-9%	8%	38%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	15.2 ?(7.6, 7.6)	17.6 ?(8.4, 9.2) -16%	17.6 ?(9.2, 8.4) -16%	5.8 ?(3.4, 2.4) 62%
Response Time Black / White *	11.2 ?(6.8, 4.4)	11.4 ?(4.8, 5.6) -2%	7.6 ?(2.4, 5.2) 32%	9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4) 14%
PWM Frequency
Screen		-5%	8%	-9%
Brightness middle	274	335.9 23%	502 83%	353.1 29%
Brightness	267	294 10%	491 84%	325 22%
Brightness Distribution	82	75 -9%	91 11%	85 4%
Black Level *	0.25	0.38 -52%	0.37 -48%	0.38 -52%
Contrast	1096	884 -19%	1357 24%	929 -15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.07	2.82 -36%	2.7 -30%	2.24 -8%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	4.89	5.04 -3%	4.5 8%	5 -2%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.83		1.4 -69%	1.02 -23%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3	1.7 43%	2.7 10%	4 -33%
Gamma	2.207 ^100%	2.14 ^103%	2.44 ^90%	2.24 ^98%
CCT	6999 ^93%	6382 ^102%	6326 ^103%	6864 ^95%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		3% / 0%	5% / 6%	10% / 0%

* ... smaller is better

Directly out of the box, the display achieves good color representation: color deviations are within the target range. Calibration provides further improvement. The display cannot reproduce the AdobeRGB (71%) and DCI-P3 (69%) color spaces, but the sRGB color space is reproduced at 99%.

Display Response Times

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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
11.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 6.8 ms rise
11.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4.4 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 25 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
15.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 7.6 ms rise
15.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 7.6 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 0.2 (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 (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The viewing angles of the IPS panel are good, the content can be read from all positions. The outdoor readability of the display is normal when the sun is not shining too brightly.

Performance - Alder Lake and Ampere provide enough power for years to come

Gigabyte's Aorus 17 is a 17.3-inch gaming notebook that brings every current game smoothly to the screen.

Test Conditions

The pre-installed Gigabyte Control Center provides various performance profiles that allow for control over CPU and GPU performance, fan activity, screen brightness, and color temperature, among other things. We use the higher-level AI mode here. The Control Center then selects the appropriate profile automatically.

Some benchmarks were carried out with the profiles "Power Saving Silence Mode" and "Turbo Mode" continuously active. The latter is not recommended for long-term use since the fans continuously operate at full speed.

	Creator Mode	Turbo Mode	Gaming Mode	Meeting Mode	Power Saving Silence Mode
Power Limit 1	70 Watt	70 Watt	55 Watt	15 Watt	15 Watt
Power Limit 2	115 Watt	115 Watt	115 Watt	30 Watt	30 Watt

Processor

The Core i7-12700H processor (Alder Lake) consists of six performance cores (Hyperthreading, 2.4 to 4.7 GHz) and eight efficiency cores (no Hyperthreading, 1.8 to 3.5 GHz). In total, this amounts to 20 logical CPU cores.

The multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark is operated briefly at high clock rates (P-cores: 3.7 to 4.1 GHz, E-cores: 3 to 3.1 GHz), before dropping (P-Cores: 3.1 GHz, E-Cores: 2.6 GHz). The single thread test runs continuously at high speeds (P-cores: 4.1 to 4.7 GHz, E-cores: 3.5 GHz).

We checked whether the CPU Turbo is used continuously under power supply operation by running the multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark in a loop. High clock rates can only be maintained for short periods. Afterward, both the P- and E-cores operate at speeds in the mid turbo range. Selectively activating the performance profile "Turbo Mode" does not yield any advantages.

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2279 (2184.6-2669.69)

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H: Ø2150 (2140.41-2221.61)

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2829 (2783-2902.76)

MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H: Ø2372 (2349.62-2449.33)

Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H; Turbo Mode: Ø2252 (2083.22-2679.35)

Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H; Silence Mode: Ø642 (594.72-1378.88)

CPU clock rates during CB15 loop (Turbo Mode)

CPU clock rates during CB15 loop (Silence Mode)

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2670 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

202 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

263 Points

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CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Gaming	90.1 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	88.6 pt
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	86.4 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	83.5 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	82.3 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	81.1 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H	79.9 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	27.6 pt

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34613, n=234, last 2 years)	19653 Points +23%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	19250 Points +20%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	16812 (15129.6^min - 16812.1^max) Points +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	16277 Points +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	16034 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4032 - 19330, n=63)	15636 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	15283 (13561.5^min - 15283.1^max) Points -5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	4032 Points -75%
Single Core
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	1887 Points +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	1839 Points +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	1819 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2235, n=232, last 2 years)	1819 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	1811 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	1810 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (778 - 1826, n=62)	1758 Points -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	778 Points -57%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=232, last 2 years)	7470 Points +21%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	7382 Points +20%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	6594 Points +7%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	6187 Points +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	6150 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1576 - 7407, n=63)	5933 Points -4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	5928 Points -4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	1576 Points -74%
CPU (Single Core)
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	730 Points +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	708 Points +2%
Average of class Gaming (169 - 855, n=232, last 2 years)	701 Points +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	698 Points +1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	696 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	694 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (300 - 704, n=63)	679 Points -2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	300 Points -57%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=237, last 2 years)	3111 Points +17%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	2903 (2783^min - 2902.76^max) Points +9%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	2679 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	2670 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1379 - 2916, n=69)	2517 Points -6%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	2449 (2349.62^min - 2449.33^max) Points -8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	2222 (2140.41^min - 2221.61^max) Points -17%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	1379 Points -48%
CPU Single 64Bit
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	273 Points +4%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 318, n=236, last 2 years)	269 Points +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	265 Points +1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	263 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	263 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	263 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (113 - 263, n=64)	253 Points -4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	113 Points -57%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	732 Seconds * -213%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	234 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (168 - 732, n=62)	225 Seconds * +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	222 Seconds * +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	213 Seconds * +9%
Average of class Gaming (87 - 1259, n=229, last 2 years)	198.5 Seconds * +15%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	197 Seconds * +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	171 Seconds * +27%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=231, last 2 years)	77566 MIPS +34%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	70903 MIPS +22%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	66678 MIPS +15%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	63515 MIPS +10%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	62100 MIPS +7%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (22844 - 73067, n=62)	60292 MIPS +4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	57987 MIPS
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	22844 MIPS -61%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=231, last 2 years)	6142 MIPS +5%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	6071 MIPS +4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	5851 MIPS
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	5841 MIPS 0%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	5835 MIPS 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	5820 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2743 - 5972, n=62)	5648 MIPS -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	2743 MIPS -53%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=235, last 2 years)	13658 Points +13%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	12981 Points +7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	12797 Points +6%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	12382 Points +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	12096 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	12034 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (5144 - 13745, n=63)	11729 Points -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	5144 Points -57%
Single-Core
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	1883 Points +6%
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2210, n=235, last 2 years)	1813 Points +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	1788 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	1781 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	1746 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	1739 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (803 - 1851, n=63)	1732 Points -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	803 Points -55%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	21.4 fps +31%
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=234, last 2 years)	21.3 fps +31%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	19.8 fps +21%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	18.3 fps +12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	16.8 fps +3%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)	16.7 fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	16.3 fps
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	4.67 fps -71%

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Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	92 s * -153%
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=229, last 2 years)	49.3 s * -35%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	46.4 s * -27%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)	45.7 s * -26%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	42.1 s * -16%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	40.5 s * -11%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	40.3 s * -11%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	36.4 s *

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	1.052 sec * -132%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)	0.4723 sec * -4%
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 4.47, n=231, last 2 years)	0.4679 sec * -3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H	0.4583 sec * -1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	0.4548 sec * -0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H	0.4534 sec *
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H	0.4495 sec * +1%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H	0.4218 sec * +7%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Average of class Gaming	99 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	73.1 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H	70.5 pt
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	67.4 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	64.9 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	62 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	58.9 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	26.3 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming (3069 - 60169, n=227, last 2 years)	18693 KRay/s +158%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2585 - 17957, n=62)	10834 KRay/s +50%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	9576 KRay/s +32%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	8506 KRay/s +18%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	8096 KRay/s +12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	7455 KRay/s +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	7233 KRay/s
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	2585 KRay/s -64%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Gaming (18567 - 252486, n=227, last 2 years)	93857 Points +173%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12439 - 90760, n=62)	52825 Points +54%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	41712 Points +21%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	38603 Points +12%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	38347 Points +12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	36201 Points +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	34372 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	12439 Points -64%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=227, last 2 years)	4348 MB/s +72%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	3442 MB/s +36%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (833 - 4242, n=62)	3077 MB/s +22%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	3031 MB/s +20%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	2886 MB/s +14%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	2674 MB/s +6%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	2525 MB/s
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	833 MB/s -67%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=227, last 2 years)	109886 Points +10%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	106194 Points +7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	101957 Points +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	99702 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	99671 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	99399 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (57923 - 103202, n=62)	97916 Points -2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	57923 Points -42%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=227, last 2 years)	12226 Points +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	9928 Points +13%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	9756 Points +11%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	9750 Points +11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (3249 - 9939, n=62)	9055 Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	9036 Points +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	8783 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	3249 Points -63%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Gaming (10291 - 134044, n=227, last 2 years)	48017 Points +141%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (7135 - 44760, n=62)	27939 Points +40%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	27081 Points +36%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	23055 Points +16%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	22381 Points +12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	21409 Points +8%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	19904 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	7135 Points -64%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=227, last 2 years)	108279 MB/s +33%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	102398 MB/s +26%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	96687 MB/s +19%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	91505 MB/s +13%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (31839 - 144360, n=62)	85388 MB/s +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	81335 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	55371 MB/s -32%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	31839 MB/s -61%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2409, n=227, last 2 years)	1218 MB/s +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	1158 MB/s +32%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	1081 MB/s +24%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	1069 MB/s +22%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (305 - 1171, n=62)	970 MB/s +11%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	922 MB/s +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	875 MB/s
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	305 MB/s -65%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming (1518 - 31796, n=227, last 2 years)	10121 KRay/s +143%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1437 - 9692, n=62)	5986 KRay/s +44%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	5742 KRay/s +38%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	4883 KRay/s +17%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	4707 KRay/s +13%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	4287 KRay/s +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	4160 KRay/s
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	1437 KRay/s -65%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	40894 MPixel/s +58%
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=228, last 2 years)	36915 MPixel/s +43%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	33458 MPixel/s +29%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12863 - 52207, n=62)	33149 MPixel/s +28%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	27416 MPixel/s +6%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	25893 MPixel/s
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Turbo Mode)	25838 MPixel/s 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800, Silence Mode)	22254 MPixel/s -14%

System Performance

The system runs smoothly. The installed hardware provides more than enough computing power for performance-demanding applications such as gaming and image editing. In addition, the PCMark results are good. The RAM transfer rates are at a normal level for DDR4-3200 memory. Competitors like the Razer Blade 17 and the Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 deliver better rates because they are equipped with faster DDR5-4800 memory.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		5881 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		7483 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		6906 points
PCMark 10 Score		7700 points
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PCMark 10 / Score
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H	8004 Points +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7744 Points +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	7700 Points
Average of class Gaming (5235 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years)	7592 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7555 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (6941 - 7947, n=11)	7554 Points -2%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H	10943 Points +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10814 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	10765 Points
Average of class Gaming (8300 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years)	10731 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9892 - 10935, n=11)	10525 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10004 Points -7%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H	10141 Points +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9875 Points +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	9820 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9024 - 10638, n=11)	9816 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years)	9725 Points -1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9470 Points -4%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H	12541 Points +7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	12306 Points +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	11849 Points +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	11721 Points
Average of class Gaming (6462 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years)	11476 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (10165 - 12546, n=11)	11337 Points -3%

CrossMark / Overall
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2000 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1955 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2334, n=170, last 2 years)	1881 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (974 - 2000, n=12)	1817 Points -9%

CrossMark / Productivity
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1962 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1869 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=170, last 2 years)	1791 Points -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (907 - 1962, n=12)	1761 Points -10%

CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2050 Points +3%
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2514, n=170, last 2 years)	2046 Points +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1992 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1027 - 2057, n=12)	1873 Points -6%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2142 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1940 Points -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1029 - 2142, n=12)	1833 Points -14%
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=170, last 2 years)	1704 Points -20%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	62324 MB/s +38%
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 92565, n=227, last 2 years)	59613 MB/s +32%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25615 - 80511, n=62)	53891 MB/s +20%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	51726 MB/s +15%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	45395 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	45062 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	66199 MB/s +36%
Average of class Gaming (24879 - 90647, n=227, last 2 years)	63575 MB/s +30%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	59324 MB/s +22%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25586 - 79442, n=62)	57340 MB/s +18%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	49035 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	48780 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	65991 MB/s +48%
Average of class Gaming (21619 - 103259, n=227, last 2 years)	61792 MB/s +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	58630 MB/s +32%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (23679 - 88660, n=62)	54793 MB/s +23%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	46932 MB/s +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	44515 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	96.9 ns * -6%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	91.7 ns *
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	90.6 ns * +1%
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 152.5, n=224, last 2 years)	87.2 ns * +5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)	77.8 ns * +15%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

The standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high-load) revealed several abnormal DPC latencies. The system does not seem to be suitable for real-time video and audio editing. Future software updates may lead to improvements or at worst, impairments.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H	3882 μs * -131%
Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1681 μs *
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1000 μs * +41%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	748 μs * +56%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

An NVMe SSD (M.2-2280, PCIe 4) from Gigabyte serves as the system drive. It offers 1 TB of storage and delivers excellent transfer rates. The notebook has room for a second PCIe 4 SSD (M.2-2280).

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7082 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5000 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 1035 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 769 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 3048 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 3417 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 87.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 324.7 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	92.3 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	86.8 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	85.9 pt
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	82.5 pt
Average of class Gaming	72.4 pt
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	64.6 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4486 (4475.68^min - 4485.6^max) MB/s +24%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4164 (4124.89^min - 4163.69^max) MB/s +15%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3631 (2734.69^min - 3631.22^max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming (1319 - 7045, n=199, last 2 years)	3539 MB/s -3%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (2519 - 4224, n=10)	3439 MB/s -5%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	2119 (2058.22^min - 2119.13^max) MB/s -42%
seq write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4368 (4353.59^min - 4368.3^max) MB/s +99%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4005 (3962.61^min - 4004.93^max) MB/s +82%
Average of class Gaming (535 - 9307, n=199, last 2 years)	3829 MB/s +74%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3405 (3386.69^min - 3404.63^max) MB/s +55%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (2200 - 4236, n=10)	3133 MB/s +42%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2200 (2057.65^min - 2200.33^max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	7034 (6341.05^min - 7034.27^max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (6864 - 7112, n=10)	6974 MB/s -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	6637 (6082.37^min - 6637.28^max) MB/s -6%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	6629 (6031.72^min - 6628.63^max) MB/s -6%
Average of class Gaming (2268 - 16089, n=199, last 2 years)	6390 MB/s -9%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3563 (3099.47^min - 3563.48^max) MB/s -49%
seq q8 t1 write
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4949 (4931.87^min - 4948.65^max) MB/s +37%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4940 (4909.85^min - 4939.63^max) MB/s +37%
Average of class Gaming (539 - 14571, n=199, last 2 years)	4818 MB/s +33%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (3611 - 4999, n=10)	4259 MB/s +18%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3611 (3605.71^min - 3610.88^max) MB/s
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3448 (3378.51^min - 3448.14^max) MB/s -5%
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	97.4 (97.34^min - 97.43^max) MB/s +10%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	88.8 (88.08^min - 88.8^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	87.8 (86.95^min - 87.8^max) MB/s -1%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (55 - 91, n=10)	75.6 MB/s -15%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	69.5 (66.71^min - 69.49^max) MB/s -22%
Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 95.9, n=199, last 2 years)	67.9 MB/s -24%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	408 (406.25^min - 408.46^max) MB/s +15%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	356 (354.39^min - 355.65^max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (201 - 391, n=10)	324 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	274 (272.01^min - 273.96^max) MB/s -23%
Average of class Gaming (66.6 - 421, n=199, last 2 years)	224 MB/s -37%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	222 (221.74^min - 222.26^max) MB/s -38%
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4158 (4151.05^min - 4157.8^max) MB/s +16%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3909 (3749.5^min - 3908.66^max) MB/s +9%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3582 (3579.98^min - 3581.55^max) MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (3318 - 3583, n=10)	3521 MB/s -2%
Average of class Gaming (417 - 6172, n=199, last 2 years)	2590 MB/s -28%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	1844 (1840.41^min - 1844.18^max) MB/s -49%
4k q32 t16 write
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3604 (3589.06^min - 3603.58^max) MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3544 (3518.93^min - 3543.6^max) MB/s -2%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (2584 - 3667, n=10)	3502 MB/s -3%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3354 (3320.28^min - 3353.86^max) MB/s -7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2904 (2278.99^min - 2904.09^max) MB/s -19%
Average of class Gaming (162.3 - 4869, n=199, last 2 years)	2152 MB/s -40%

AS SSD
Score Total
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	9279 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9094 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8764 Points -6%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (5636 - 10783, n=10)	8549 Points -8%
Average of class Gaming (2271 - 13854, n=186, last 2 years)	6843 Points -26%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	6130 Points -34%
Score Read
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3549 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3380 Points -5%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (1805 - 3629, n=10)	3256 Points -8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3198 Points -10%
Average of class Gaming (760 - 4721, n=186, last 2 years)	2508 Points -29%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	2008 Points -43%
Score Write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4043 Points +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3998 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3996 Points
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (2849 - 5339, n=10)	3713 Points -7%
Average of class Gaming (515 - 7208, n=186, last 2 years)	3120 Points -22%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3087 Points -23%
Seq Read
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5329 MB/s +6%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (4494 - 5715, n=10)	5048 MB/s 0%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5036 MB/s 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	5031 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (2260 - 12763, n=186, last 2 years)	4963 MB/s -1%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	3080 MB/s -39%
Seq Write
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3922 MB/s +24%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3784 MB/s +20%
Average of class Gaming (495 - 11316, n=186, last 2 years)	3673 MB/s +16%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (1891 - 4476, n=10)	3202 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3162 MB/s
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	2997 MB/s -5%
4K Read
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	108 MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (61.3 - 112.1, n=10)	90.5 MB/s -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	88.1 MB/s -18%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	79.3 MB/s -27%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	70 MB/s -35%
Average of class Gaming (30.4 - 112.1, n=186, last 2 years)	66.9 MB/s -38%
4K Write
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	352 MB/s +14%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	308.6 MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (206 - 358, n=10)	287 MB/s -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	240.4 MB/s -22%
Average of class Gaming (96.3 - 512, n=186, last 2 years)	211 MB/s -32%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	190.5 MB/s -38%
4K-64 Read
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2938 MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2788 MB/s -5%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (1285 - 2964, n=10)	2660 MB/s -9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2586 MB/s -12%
Average of class Gaming (442 - 3475, n=186, last 2 years)	1939 MB/s -34%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	1630 MB/s -45%
4K-64 Write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3424 MB/s +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3415 MB/s +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3371 MB/s
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (2403 - 4533, n=10)	3105 MB/s -8%
Average of class Gaming (277 - 5909, n=186, last 2 years)	2544 MB/s -25%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	2435 MB/s -28%
Access Time Read
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (0.028 - 0.094, n=10)	0.0632 ms * -32%
Average of class Gaming (0.016 - 0.379, n=184, last 2 years)	0.05343 ms * -11%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	0.048 ms *
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	0.033 ms * +31%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.031 ms * +35%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.02 ms * +58%
Access Time Write
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS	0.425 ms * -3169%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.066 ms * -408%
Average of class Gaming (0.011 - 1.028, n=186, last 2 years)	0.04639 ms * -257%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.018 ms * -38%
Average Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 (0.011 - 0.018, n=10)	0.0135 ms * -4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	0.013 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10: Ø7005 (6083-7047.69)

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR: Ø6594 (6402.4-6612.32)

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR: Ø6611 (6175.27-6637.7)

MSI Vector GP66 12UGS : Ø3557 (3324.05-3569.97)

GPU Performance

The actual performance of an RTX 3000 GPU depends on a few factors: cooling, memory configuration, and the maximum TGP that a notebook manufacturer chooses within the limits defined by Nvidia. Gigabyte gives the installed GeForce RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU a maximum TGP of 130 watts (115 watts + 15 watts Dynamic Boost). However, the Witcher 3 test reveals that the Dynamic Boost is not (or cannot be) fully utilized.

The benchmark results are slightly above the previously determined RTX 3070 Ti average. Activation of the "Turbo Mode" profile causes a small performance increase. The GPU can draw on fast GDDR6 graphics memory (8,192 MB). The processor's integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 graphics core is active and the notebook works with Nvidia's Optimus switching graphics solution.

3DMark 11 Performance		31122 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		133013 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		54234 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		24133 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		10754 points
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3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	98.4 pt
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H	94.5 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	90.2 pt
Average of class Gaming	90.1 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	89.7 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	83.7 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	82 pt
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	63.4 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	42432 Points +18%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H	40880 Points +14%
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=233, last 2 years)	40513 Points +13%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	37208 Points +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	35988 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (13799 - 42569, n=36)	35944 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	32816 Points -9%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	168092 Points +19%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H	167720 Points +19%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	157324 Points +12%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	140844 Points
Average of class Gaming (15902 - 193851, n=142, last 2 years)	136246 Points -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (33126 - 181005, n=25)	130456 Points -7%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	56116 Points -60%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	32106 Points +16%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H	29729 Points +7%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	29630 Points +7%
Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=237, last 2 years)	29469 Points +6%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	28760 Points +4%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	27776 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (22612 - 32550, n=37)	27554 Points -1%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	22612 Points -19%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	13135 Points +26%
Average of class Gaming (224 - 22547, n=235, last 2 years)	12072 Points +15%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H	11739 Points +12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	11577 Points +11%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Turbo Mode)	10723 Points +2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (8142 - 12324, n=37)	10478 Points 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	10462 Points
Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H (Silence Mode)	9538 Points -9%

Gaming Performance

The built-in hardware runs all current games smoothly in FHD resolution at maximum settings. Higher resolutions would also be possible when a corresponding monitor is connected - with partially reduced quality settings. Refresh rates are slightly above the RTX 3070 Ti average.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	124.6 (114^min) fps +25%
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=228, last 2 years)	117.2 fps +17%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	114.6 (108^min) fps +15%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)	105 (39.2^min, 46.2^P0.1, 78.2^P1) fps +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	103 (89^min, 97^P1) fps +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (76.8 - 124.1, n=39)	102.4 fps +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	99.9 (29.7^min, 45.7^P0.1, 74.1^P1) fps
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)	76.8 (6.28^min, 19^P0.1, 38.1^P1) fps -23%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 high (2/3)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	165 (145^min) fps +12%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	164 (143.6^min) fps +12%
Average of class Gaming (30.9 - 244, n=239, last 2 years)	152.9 fps +4%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	152 (134.5^min) fps +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	147 (130.6^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (75.4 - 170.2, n=38)	142.8 fps -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)	142 (124.5^min) fps -3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)	75.4 (61^min) fps -49%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	112 fps +9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	111 fps +8%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)	105 fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	103 fps
Average of class Gaming (12.4 - 166.2, n=245, last 2 years)	102.2 fps -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	100 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (51.6 - 116.9, n=37)	95.5 fps -7%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)	51.6 fps -50%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	121 fps +25%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	115 fps +19%
Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 194.9, n=230, last 2 years)	111.6 fps +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	107 fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (49.5 - 122.4, n=35)	98.5 fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3, Turbo Mode)	97.8 fps +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	96.5 fps
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3, Silence Mode)	49.5 fps -49%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	123 (4.38^min, 83.3^P1) fps +5%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Turbo Mode)	121 (49.4^min, 90.9^P1) fps +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	117 (5.59^min, 55.6^P1) fps 0%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	117 (24.8^min, 83.3^P1) fps
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	113 (5.67^min, 71.4^P1) fps -3%
Average of class Gaming (6.38 - 167.7, n=220, last 2 years)	107.7 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (44 - 123.9, n=36)	106.7 fps -9%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (Silence Mode)	44 (12.5^min, 27^P1) fps -62%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	215 (48.3^min, 148^P1) fps +21%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	213 (67.3^min, 162^P1) fps +20%
Average of class Gaming (14.6 - 421, n=228, last 2 years)	207 fps +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	199 fps +12%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Turbo Mode)	183 (42.4^min, 134^P1) fps +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (109 - 221, n=37)	179.9 fps +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	178 (94.9^min, 133^P1) fps
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Silence Mode)	109 (66.6^min, 79.6^P1) fps -39%

F1 2021 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (852849)	130 (112^min, 92^P1) fps +12%
Average of class Gaming (13.5 - 271, n=63, last 2 years)	118.4 fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (868399, Turbo Mode)	118 (101^min, 90^P1) fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (865624)	116 (98^min, 89^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (67.3 - 134.2, n=13)	110.2 fps -5%

Far Cry 6
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality + HD Textures AA:T
Average of class Gaming (14.7 - 167, n=35, last 2 years)	98.8 fps +4%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	95.3 (78^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (82 - 95.3, n=4)	91.8 fps -4%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality + HD Textures + DXR AA:T
Average of class Gaming (53 - 119, n=11, last 2 years)	86.5 fps +11%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	77.7 (66^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (59 - 77.7, n=2)	68.4 fps -12%

Guardians of the Galaxy
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (108 - 120, n=2)	114 fps +6%
Average of class Gaming (42 - 163, n=14, last 2 years)	111.5 fps +3%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	108 (63^min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray-Tracing
Average of class Gaming (37 - 128, n=10, last 2 years)	73.8 fps +7%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	69 (44^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (63 - 69, n=2)	66 fps -4%

Riders Republic - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	105 (88^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (96 - 105, n=2)	100.5 fps -4%
Average of class Gaming (13 - 179, n=10, last 2 years)	96.1 fps -8%

Forza Horizon 5 - 1920x1080 Extreme Preset
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	79 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (76 - 80, n=3)	78.3 fps -1%
Average of class Gaming (19 - 124, n=11, last 2 years)	75.8 fps -4%

God of War - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 133, n=24, last 2 years)	62.9 fps +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (55.1 - 64.3, n=5)	60 fps +1%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	59.6 (40.6^min, 41.2^P0.1, 48.8^P1) fps

Rainbow Six Extraction - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (with Fixed Resolution Quality)
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	141 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (138 - 141, n=2)	139.5 fps -1%
Average of class Gaming (33 - 314, n=16, last 2 years)	133.3 fps -5%

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	106.5 (57.2^min) fps +53%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	94 fps +35%
Average of class Gaming (16.7 - 159.7, n=102, last 2 years)	86.7 fps +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (48.5 - 104, n=13)	79.2 fps +14%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.52)	69.7 (46.2^min) fps
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	63 fps +97%
Average of class Gaming (12.6 - 74, n=38, last 2 years)	43 fps +35%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (27.9 - 63, n=7)	36.8 fps +15%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1.52)	31.9 (23.4^min) fps

Elex 2 - 1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:SM AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (75 - 89, n=3)	81.4 fps +2%
Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	80.1 (27^min, 37.2^P0.1, 56.2^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (30.1 - 118.5, n=14, last 2 years)	76.7 fps -4%

To check whether the frame rates remain largely constant over long periods of time, we ran the game "The Witcher 3" for about 60 minutes in Full HD resolution and at maximum quality settings. The game character was not moved. There was no noticeable drop in frame rates.

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø96.5 (87-103)

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø121 (110-130)

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø103.3 (89-111)

MSI Vector GP66 12UGS i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø109.3 (61-117)

Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU; Silence Mode: Ø87.9 (47-95)

GPU readings during the Witcher 3 test (Silence Mode)

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	185	179	175	117
The Witcher 3 (2015)	422	291	180	99.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	174	155	147	139
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	180	126	96.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	147	131	103
Far Cry 5 (2018)	177	146	138	130
Strange Brigade (2018)	426	244	200	178
Doom Eternal (2020)	365	240	207	198.4
Death Stranding (2020)	156.9	143.1	137.9	137.1
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)	161.8	119.8	111.5
Watch Dogs Legion (2020)	121	106	96.3	70.6
Dirt 5 (2020)	219	136.5	111.9	88.7
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)	157	107	90	77
Hitman 3 (2021)	250.8	183.5	165.5	156.9
F1 2021 (2021)	327	229	196	116
Alan Wake Remastered (2021)	169.3	136.3	130.5
Far Cry 6 (2021)	149	116	103	95.3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)	120	109	111	108
Riders Republic (2021)	189	139	115	105
Forza Horizon 5 (2021)	195	130	124	79
Battlefield 2042 (2021)	136.4	111.7	101.4	90
Halo Infinite (2021)		129.9	113.3	106.7
God of War (2022)	124	104	84.7	59.6
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)	210	183	177	141
GRID Legends (2022)	187.3	169.1	149.1	111.2
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)	123	108	84.2	69.7
Elex 2 (2022)	110	104	88.8	80.1

Emissions - The Gigabyte Aorus makes a lot of noise

Noise

The Aorus laptop produced normal levels of noise during the entire load range - measured by the hardware. In everyday use (office, internet), noise levels are within limits, but it becomes loud under load (49 to 51 dB(A)). The fans are noticeable in two respects: on the one hand, they wobble slightly, and on the other hand, they emit a whistling noise at higher rotational speeds.

The noise under load can be reduced by using the performance profile "Power Saving Silence Mode" - at the expense of performance. Gaming is still possible at reduced settings.

Noise Level

Idle		30 / 31 / 34 dB(A)
Load		44 / 49 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24 dB(A)

	Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Noise		12%	1%	8%
off / environment *	24	23.3 3%	24.6 -3%	22.9 5%
Idle Minimum *	30	23.3 22%	28.4 5%	23.4 22%
Idle Average *	31	23.3 25%	28.4 8%	23.4 25%
Idle Maximum *	34	26.3 23%	28.4 16%	27.4 19%
Load Average *	44	38.2 13%	49.4 -12%	36 18%
Witcher 3 ultra *	51	50.9 -0%	49.4 3%	58.2 -14%
Load Maximum *	49	49.1 -0%	54.7 -12%	58 -18%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Case temperatures remain within the green range in everyday use (office, internet). The notebook heats up considerably under load (stress test, Witcher 3). Temperatures just above 60 degrees Celsius occur at some measuring points. The CPU temperatures are not causing concern.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


50 °C 122 F	41 °C 106 F	50 °C 122 F
36 °C 97 F	39 °C 102 F	40 °C 104 F
30 °C 86 F	36 °C 97 F	30 °C 86 F

Maximum: 50 °C = 122 F
Average: 39.1 °C = 102 F


57 °C 135 F	57 °C 135 F	52 °C 126 F
46 °C 115 F	58 °C 136 F	48 °C 118 F
34 °C 93 F	39 °C 102 F	30 °C 86 F

Maximum: 58 °C = 136 F
Average: 46.8 °C = 116 F

Power Supply (max.) 51 °C = 124 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


26 °C 79 F	28 °C 82 F	27 °C 81 F
26 °C 79 F	30 °C 86 F	30 °C 86 F
26 °C 79 F	27 °C 81 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 30 °C = 86 F
Average: 27.6 °C = 82 F


30 °C 86 F	29 °C 84 F	27 °C 81 F
32 °C 90 F	31 °C 88 F	27 °C 81 F
31 °C 88 F	28 °C 82 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 32 °C = 90 F
Average: 28.8 °C = 84 F

Power Supply (max.) 34 °C = 93 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


52 °C 126 F	43 °C 109 F	50 °C 122 F
40 °C 104 F	42 °C 108 F	42 °C 108 F
36 °C 97 F	34 °C 93 F	36 °C 97 F

Maximum: 52 °C = 126 F
Average: 41.7 °C = 107 F


61 °C 142 F	60 °C 140 F	57 °C 135 F
52 °C 126 F	62 °C 144 F	44 °C 111 F
37 °C 99 F	38 °C 100 F	31 °C 88 F

Maximum: 62 °C = 144 F
Average: 49.1 °C = 120 F

Power Supply (max.) 53 °C = 127 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.1 °C / 102 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 50 °C / 122 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 58 °C / 136 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.6 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 41.7 °C / 107 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 36 °C / 96.8 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-7.1 °C / -12.8 F).

	Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat		-4%	3%	3%
Maximum Upper Side *	50	46 8%	45.3 9%	40.2 20%
Maximum Bottom *	58	46.8 19%	61.2 -6%	43.8 24%
Idle Upper Side *	30	36.2 -21%	28.6 5%	34.8 -16%
Idle Bottom *	32	38.6 -21%	31.4 2%	37 -16%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

The CPU completed the stress test at 2.5 GHz (P-cores) and 2.2 GHz (E-cores). The GPU runs at speeds of more than 1000 MHz. The stress test represents an extreme scenario. We use this test to check whether the system runs stably under full load.

Speakers

The stereo speakers produce a decent sound that lacks bass. The maximum volume is relatively high. Headphones or external speakers are recommended for a better sound experience.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Aorus 17 XE4 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 45% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 43% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 26% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 67% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 15% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management - The 17.3-incher delivers average battery life

Power Consumption

Power requirements are at a normal level for the hardware installed here. At the beginning of the stress test, power consumption rose to 257 watts for a short time but quickly dropped to around 200 watts. The Witcher 3 test was carried out with an average of 196 watts. The included power adapter (rated output: 240 watts) is sufficiently sized.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.1 / 0.1 Watt
Idle	20 / 23 / 28 Watt
Load	120 / 257 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: 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.

	Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, , IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	Average of class Gaming
Power Consumption		-45%	15%	-9%	9%	12%
Idle Minimum *	20	29.8 -49%	8.6 57%	17.5 12%	14.2 ?(4 - 34.6, n=27) 29%	13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=179, last 2 years) 31%
Idle Average *	23	37.1 -61%	17.6 23%	20.1 13%	19.9 ?(8.9 - 43, n=27) 13%	19.2 ?(8 - 67, n=179, last 2 years) 17%
Idle Maximum *	28	60.8 -117%	18.5 34%	47.3 -69%	26.2 ?(14.3 - 47.3, n=27) 6%	27 ?(9 - 101.1, n=179, last 2 years) 4%
Load Average *	120	135.3 -13%	110 8%	107.3 11%	125.8 ?(87.2 - 202, n=27) -5%	111.3 ?(32.1 - 202, n=178, last 2 years) 7%
Witcher 3 ultra *	196	243 -24%	227 -16%	225 -15%
Load Maximum *	257	273.1 -6%	294.6 -15%	277.7 -8%	248 ?(160 - 319, n=27) 4%	251 ?(64.5 - 418, n=177, last 2 years) 2%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

Aorus 17 XE4; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø196 (187-208)

Aorus 17 XE4; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø205 (170-245)

Power Consumption with an external monitor

Aorus 17 XE4; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø105.8 (101-150)

Aorus 17 XE4; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø154.4 (149-167)

Aorus 17 XE4; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø190.1 (186-193)

Aorus 17 XE4; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø190.9 (186-207)

Battery Life

The 17.3-incher achieves runtimes of 5:08 h and 6:06 h in the WLAN test (visiting websites via a script) and video test (short movie Big Buck Bunny (H.264 encoding, FHD) in a loop), respectively. During both tests, the notebook's energy-saving features were deactivated and the display brightness set to around 150 cd/m². The wireless modules were also switched off for the video test.

In short, the Aorus 17 only delivers average battery runtimes. When compared to the battery capacity (99 Wh), this is not particularly impressive. Rival laptops get similar runtimes out of relatively much lower capacities.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		8h 33min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 99)		5h 08min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		6h 06min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 34min

	Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 99 Wh	Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 82 Wh	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 80 Wh	MSI Vector GP66 12UGS i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 65 Wh	Average of class Gaming
Battery Runtime		-9%	-17%	-11%	6%
Reader / Idle	513	482 -6%		473 -8%	546 ?(57 - 1290, n=85, last 2 years) 6%
H.264	366		377 3%		400 ?(56 - 747, n=94, last 2 years) 9%
WiFi v1.3	308	330 7%	326 6%	342 11%	368 ?(57 - 745, n=183, last 2 years) 19%
Load	94	68 -28%	37 -61%	61 -35%	84.7 ?(36 - 173, n=145, last 2 years) -10%

Pros

+ fast refresh rate on the 360 Hz screen

+ good color reproduction

+ high system performance

+ PCIe 4 SSD

+ free M.2-2280 slot (PCIe 4)

+ Thunderbolt 4

Cons

- display brightness could be higher

- hot and loud under load

- fan whistles

- "only" DDR4 working memory

- no memory card reader

- no power delivery

Verdict - A powerful high-end gaming machine

The Aorus 17 XE4-73DE514SH, provided by Gigabyte Germany.

The Aorus 17 is a potent gaming notebook in a 17.3-inch format designed for FHD gaming at maximum settings. A Core i7-12700H processor and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU make this possible. A lightning-fast PCIe 4 SSD (1 TB) provides the necessary storage space and ensures short loading times.

With the Aorus 17 XE4, Gigabyte delivers a well-rounded, high-performance gaming notebook.

The processor and GPU are capable of operating at high speeds. However: the CPU clock is reduced to a medium turbo-level after short periods. Heating and noise levels are in the usual range - it becomes loud and hot under load. The energy profile "Power Saving Silence Mode" reduces noise, but the decreased computing power is still sufficient for gaming under some restrictions.

The matte display with stable viewing angles (FHD, IPS, 360 Hz) scores in terms of response times, contrast, color representation, and color space coverage. But the brightness is too low, and battery life falls in the average range. Another shortcoming: the battery cannot be charged via the USB-C port (Thunderbolt 4). But the port does offer other options such as connecting an external GPU or a comprehensive docking solution.

As an alternative to the Aorus 17, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 is a possibility. This gets more performance out of the same CPU-GPU combination and has a much brighter screen in 16:10 format.

Price and Availiability

The Aorus 17 XE4 was not available in any known online store or price search engine at the time of review.

Aorus 17 XE4 - 2022-04-13 04/13/2022 v7
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Chassis

78 / 98 → 79%

Keyboard

82%

Pointing Device

86%

Connectivity

64 / 80 → 80%

Weight

59 / 10-66 → 88%

Battery

65 / 95 → 68%

Display

86%

Games Performance

98%

Application Performance

94%

Temperature

77 / 95 → 81%

Noise

68 / 90 → 76%

Audio

80%

Camera

41 / 85 → 48%

Average

75%

85%

Gaming - Weighted Average

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Aorus 17 XE4 Review: Potent Gaming Notebook with 360 Hz Screen

Possible Competitors in Comparision

Case - A plastic chassis for the Aorus 17

Size Comparision

Hardware - Gigabyte notebook offers Thunderbolt 4

Communication

Webcam

Accessories

Maintenance

Warranty

Input Devices - The keyboard offers RGB lighting

Keyboard

Touchpad

Display - The IPS panel could be brighter

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance - Alder Lake and Ampere provide enough power for years to come

Test Conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

System Performance

DPC Latencies

Storage Devices

Sustained Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Emissions - The Gigabyte Aorus makes a lot of noise

Noise

Temperature

Stress Test

Speakers

Aorus 17 XE4 audio analysis

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti audio analysis

Energy Management - The 17.3-incher delivers average battery life

Power Consumption

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

Power Consumption with an external monitor

Battery Life

Pros

Cons

Verdict - A powerful high-end gaming machine

Price and Availiability

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