Aorus 17X AZF review: High-end gaming laptop with i9-13900HX and RTX 4090 in a slim case
The new Aorus 17X AZF is built upon an Intel Raptor Lake H processor and the latest mobile GPU flagship from Nvidia. An Intel Core i9 13900HX works together with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU under the hood. These two components alone give an idea of the laptop's intended purpose. But how well does the hardware perform in the slim case? We took at look at this and will go into more detail later. But the CPU and GPU alone do not make a good gaming laptop - these are accompanied by a 240 Hz, 17-inch screen in the Aorus 17X AZF, as well as a total of 2 TB SSD storage that can easily store a large number of games and other programs. Such a configuration amounts to US$3,499.00.
Alternatively, the Aorus 17X is available with an Intel Core Intel Core i7 13700HX. While there are no other choices in terms of the graphics card, the speed of the DDR5 RAM can vary. The Core i7 is technically limited to a maximum of 4800 MT/s, while the Core i9 model has a maximum of 5600 MT/s at its disposal.
Competing laptops in this class also offer similar levels of performance when you look at the technical specifications, since they are also equipped with Intel Raptor-Lake H processors and mobile Ada-Lovelace GPUs. A detailed overview of the comparison devices can be found in the following table.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2023 | Aorus 17X AZF i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 21.8 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 88.4 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 33 mm | 17.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.3 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 23 mm | 17.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 85.4 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | HP Omen 17-ck2097ng i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 2.8 kg | 27 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 90.7 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2023 | Alienware m18 R1 i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.9 kg | 26.7 mm | 18.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 89 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.5 kg | 23 mm | 17.30" | 3840x2160 |
Case - Aluminum and plastic on the Aorus 17X
The Aorus 17X is made of mostly aluminum and plastic. This has the advantage of low weight, because at less than 3 kilograms, the device is one of the lighter representatives here in comparison. Only the HP Omen 17 is slightly lighter.
In terms of stability, the choice of materials proves to be somewhat disadvantageous, but still proved to be solid in our pressure test. Manufacturers always have to manage a balancing act between stability and mobility in large 17-inch laptops, which we think has been successful in the Aorus 17X AZF. The display lid, made of aluminum on the upper side, is relatively stable, although it can still be twisted with a little effort. The hinges are also stable, which feel solid and reduce teetering to a minimum. Moreover, one-handed opening of the display is possible.
The only color elements are on the back in the form of illuminated Aorus lettering. There is also a silver Aorus logo on the display lid, which breaks ups the monotony of the otherwise completely black device.
Equipment
The Aorus 17X AZF unfortunately does not offer such a large selection of ports, but the available interfaces should nevertheless satisfy most users. After all, there is a modern Thunderbolt 4 port with Power Delivery (PD) and three conventional USB ports. Meanwhile, external displays can be connected via HDMI or DisplayPort. The location of the interfaces is decent, although the manufacturer did not have many options due to the expansive heat pipe construction inside.
Communication
The installed WLAN module delivers good performance, so the Aorus 17X AZF doesn't have to shy away from the competition here. Our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 was used as the test router. Alternatively, the Aorus 17X AZF also offers an Ethernet port, which provides rates of up to 2.5 GBit/s.
Webcam
The webcam of the Aorus 17X AZF is FHD capable, making it suitable for simple video telephony. A few points were deducted due to the lack of color fidelity. The dual-array microphone, on the other hand, does a good job, as recordings from different directions are played back at a similar volume.
Maintenance
Maintenance work is fundamentally possible on the Aorus 17X AZF. However, the baseplate, which is attached with numerous screws, has to be removed for this. Everything important lies underneath the baseplate, such as the four fans, mass storage and RAM. In our case, the laptop is fully equipped and there are no free slots for RAM or SSD.
Warranty
In Germany, the Aorus 17X AZF comes with a 24-month warranty with pickup and return service included. This, of course, is likely to differ from country to country, so buyers should double-check before purchase.
Software
The Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) is used for controlling and monitoring the components of the Aorus 17X AZF. In our tests, no problems were encountered with GCC, which can be used to regulate laptop performance and thus influence background noise. The fan curve can be adjusted a little via the FAN Control tab. Moreover, a large number of backlight effects for the keyboard can be selected.
Input Devices
Keyboard
The Aorus 17X AZF comes with a backlit 6-row chiclet keyboard, including a numpad. The smooth keys have medium travel and a clear pressure point. The keyboard yields slightly when typing, but this is not overly pronounced. The backlight can be adjusted at three levels of brightness using a key combination, and there are many more options for lighting effects via the GCC (Gigabyte Control Center).
Touchpad
The mouse replacement in the form of a multi-touch ClickPad (approx. 12.1 x 7.6 cm) offers a pleasant size. Aorus has also superimposed its own logo on the toucpad, which is visually pleasing to look at. The ClickPad offers a smooth surface, which allows for smooth finger gliding. The input surface can be used in its entirety and also reacts well in the corners. The pad offers a short stroke for inputs and provides clear feedback thanks to its clear pressure point.
Display
The Aorus 17X AZF comes with a good QHD panel, which should meet the needs of most gamers with a refresh rate of 240 Hz. However, the average brightness of our test unit is clearly weaker compared to the competition. An average of only 276 cd/m² is too low and is only enough for last place. The Aorus 17X AZF also loses important points in the display score with slight halos. No PWM was detected.
Alternative display options, such as a 4K panel, are not intended for the Aorus 17X AZF.
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 294 cd/m²
Contrast: 1050:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.81 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9, calibrated: 0.86
ΔE Greyscale 3.4 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
84.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.301
| Aorus 17X AZF BOE09F9, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3" | Medion Erazer Beast X40 BOE NE170QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 17" | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US AU Optronics B170QAN01.2, IPS, 2560x1600, 17" | HP Omen 17-ck2097ng BOE BOE09BF, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3" | MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI B173ZAN06.C, Mini-LED, 3840x2160, 17.3" | Alienware m18 R1 Chi Mei 180JME, IPS, 1920x1200, 18" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -16% | 1% | -17% | 2% | 2% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 96.7 | 68.6 -29% | 97.6 1% | 67.4 -30% | 94.9 -2% | 97.7 1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.9 | 99.8 0% | 99.9 0% | 97.6 -2% | 99.9 0% | 100 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 84.5 | 69.4 -18% | 86.5 2% | 69.6 -18% | 92.4 9% | 89.8 6% |
| Response Times | 23% | 54% | 1% | -169% | 41% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14 ? | 11.3 ? 19% | 4.2 ? 70% | 15.6 ? -11% | 38.4 ? -174% | 3 ? 79% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 10.1 ? | 7.5 ? 26% | 6.4 ? 37% | 8.9 ? 12% | 26.6 ? -163% | 9.9 ? 2% |
| PWM Frequency | 2380 ? | |||||
| Screen | 11% | -24% | 14% | 64117% | 26% | |
| Brightness middle | 294 | 384 31% | 398.6 36% | 371 26% | 606 106% | 372.8 27% |
| Brightness | 276 | 377 37% | 384 39% | 350 27% | 602 118% | 367 33% |
| Brightness Distribution | 90 | 90 0% | 89 -1% | 90 0% | 93 3% | 97 8% |
| Black Level * | 0.28 | 0.45 -61% | 0.46 -64% | 0.32 -14% | 0.0001 100% | 0.32 -14% |
| Contrast | 1050 | 853 -19% | 867 -17% | 1159 10% | 6060000 577043% | 1165 11% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.81 | 2.05 27% | 4.05 -44% | 1.74 38% | 4.8 -71% | 1.92 32% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.7 | 3.64 36% | 8.68 -52% | 3.59 37% | 8.2 -44% | 3.65 36% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.86 | 0.74 14% | 1.02 -19% | 1.01 -17% | 1.8 -109% | 0.51 41% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.4 | 2.3 32% | 6.5 -91% | 2.8 18% | 6.5 -91% | 1.5 56% |
| Gamma | 2.301 96% | 2.017 109% | 2.11 104% | 2.19 100% | 2.63 84% | 2.34 94% |
| CCT | 7389 88% | 6546 99% | 7518 86% | 6474 100% | 6596 99% | 6607 98% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 6% /
7% | 10% /
-7% | -1% /
5% | 21317% /
41195% | 23% /
23% |
* ... smaller is better
Subjectively, the display quality of the screen is impeccable and there is no visible grain despite the matte surface. In summary, the measured DeltaE-2000 values are relatively close to the target value of 3 in the state of delivery. However, other laptops in the class show that this can be done better. We were able to improve the values considerably via manual calibration. In addition, we were also able to reduce the blue cast a little. Hence, we recommend using the ICC profile linked above if you want to use the device for image editing.
The measured color space coverage is good and the sRGB color space is fully covered at 100%. The extended AdobeRGB color space is sufficiently covered at 84.5 percent and the P3 color space at 96.7 percent.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.8 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. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 14 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8684 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The comparatively low display brightness is not conducive to outdoor use. Nevertheless, outdoor work is possible at full brightness, albeit with some limitations. Direct sunlight should be avoided.
The installed IPS panel offers excellent picture quality in normal use. Difficulties in the form of slight fogging only occur in the four corner images.
Performance - Raptor Lake combined with Ada Lovelace
The Aorus 17X AZF is currently one of the most powerful gaming notebooks and offers excellent performance, driven by Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace. The configuration of this test unit is available for US$3499.99.
Testing Conditions
In addition to the typical performance modes (see table), the control center of the Aorus 17X AZF (Gigabyte Control Center) provides a higher-level AI Boost function that we used. The Control Center then selected the appropriate profile - Gaming mode and Creator mode for the benchmarks, Energy-saving sleep mode for the battery tests.
Turbo mode fires up in individual cases for a small increase in performance, but this comes at a price: The fans constantly work at full power. In Meeting mode the device works very quietly, almost to the point of silence. Performance decreases noticeably as a result, although multi-thread performance is affected more than single-thread performance.
| Creator Modus | Turbo Modus | Gaming Modus | Meeting Modus | Energiespar Ruhemodus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Limit 1 | 86 Watt | 86 Watt | 86 Watt | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Power Limit 2 | 157 Watt | 157 Watt | 157 Watt | 30 Watt | 30 Watt |
Processor
The Intel Core-i7-13900HX-Prozessor (Raptor Lake) consists of 16 efficient cores (no hyperthreading, 1.6 to 3.9 GHz) and 8 performance cores (hyperthreading, 2.2 to 5.4 GHz). There are 32 logical CPU cores in total, which was accompanied by enormous multi-thread performance in our tests. In the benchmarks, all contenders are in a tight head-to-head race. However, in the CPU performance rating, which represents the mean value from the benchmarks presented, our test unit came in second last place. Only the HP Omen 17, using the same SoC, can be bested here, while the Medion Erazer Beast delivers somewhat better performance. The other competitors fare better due to their slightly faster SoCs. Nevertheless, the gap to the MSI GE78HX is manageable at only 12 percent.
The CB15 loop test shows that CPU boost is utilized only at the beginning. The simulated permanent multi-thread load causes the clock to drop slightly after the first run, although performance remains stable from the third run.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (24270 - 32623, n=22) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (5668 - 36249, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1867 - 2105, n=19) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2235, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9152 - 12541, n=20) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (2179 - 13832, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (722 - 810, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (439 - 856, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (3913 - 4970, n=21) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (905 - 5663, n=192, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (247 - 304, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 318, n=189, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Gaming (87 - 555, n=180, last 2 years) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (101 - 153, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (90675 - 127283, n=20) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (23795 - 140932, n=184, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (6340 - 7177, n=20) | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7581, n=184, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17614 - 21075, n=21) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (4557 - 23194, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1345 - 2093, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (986 - 2210, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (23.5 - 34.4, n=21) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (6.72 - 38.9, n=184, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average of class Gaming (19 - 96.6, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (32.8 - 51.1, n=20) | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 0.759, n=185, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (0.375 - 0.4564, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17589 - 27615, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (88686 - 137015, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (4362 - 7029, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (125644 - 141385, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (12334 - 17179, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (43850 - 69202, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (89413 - 237881, n=21) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1284 - 1958, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9481 - 15279, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (42994 - 51994, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=182, last 2 years) | |
System Performance
In the system performance benchmarks, the Aorus 17X AZF ranks similarly as in the CPU tests. Nevertheless, system performance is excellent and well above the class average for gaming laptops over the last two years. In the AIDA64 benchmarks, the Aorus 17X AZF delivers flawless results thanks to fast DDR5 RAM, which puts our review unit in second place behind the Alienware m18 R1.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (7690 - 9331, n=8) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10972 - 11983, n=8) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12600, n=162, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9038 - 11680, n=8) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=162, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10605 - 16395, n=8) | |
| Average of class Gaming (6807 - 18475, n=162, last 2 years) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1825 - 2295, n=8) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1666 - 2166, n=8) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (2162 - 2514, n=8) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1441 - 2275, n=8) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7690 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (67716 - 78835, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (73998 - 88462, n=21) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (65472 - 77045, n=21) | |
| Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=181, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (80.4 - 91.1, n=21) | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
Our standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high-load) reveals extreme values in the Aorus 17X AZF. Future software updates should improve this so that the system is suitable for real-time video and audio editing without limitations.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| HP Omen 17-ck2097ng | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The Aorus 17X AZF uses an in-house SSD. To be more precise, our test unit offers two NVMe SSDs, each with 1 TB of storage space, which is suitable for its intended purpose. Lots of data can thus be stored on the two mass storage devices. The two drives support PCIe 4.0 and are also connected over the full bandwidth with four lanes. Performance is solid, even if several comparison devices display better performance in some cases. However, the Aorus 17X AZF is already fully equipped with two SSDs. Alternatively, 2 TB models can of course also be installed in the device. Meanwhile, the underside of the case is utilized for effective cooling, so the device passed our stress test with flying colors.
For more comparisons and benchmarks, we refer to our comparison chart here.
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