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One year ago, Asus launched its first gaming handheld, the ROG Ally. Now we get an updated version called ROG Ally X, which is once again equipped with the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor as well as the 7-inch IPS screen with VRR. All other aspects, however, have been improved compared to the original Ally. The most important upgrades include improved ergonomics, larger battery size, and improved performance thanks to faster memory.
There will be only SKU for 899 Euros ($799), so the RRP is 100 Euros ($100) higher compared to the original ROG Ally. In addition to the larger 80-Wh battery, Asus also put in 24 GB RAM as well as 1 TB SSD storage. We want to find out whether the ROG Ally X is really an improvement or if you should hurry and buy the original ROG Ally, which is already available for under 600 Euros (and might drop even further after the Ally X goes on sale).
Update 07/24: We added more gaming benchmarks and also tested FSR 3 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Horizon Forbidden West (plus Frame Generation).
Potential Rivals
Rating | Version | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 84.6 % | v8 | 07/2024 | Asus ROG Ally X Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M | 685 g | 36.9 mm | 7.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 76.9 % | v8 | 06/2024 | GPD Win Mini G1617-01 R7 8840U, Radeon 780M | 526 g | 26 mm | 7.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 77.4 % | v8 | 06/2024 | MSI Claw Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core | 672 g | 33 mm | 7.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 88.9 % | v7 (old) | 02/2024 | Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED Steam Deck OLED APU, Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | 640 g | 49 mm | 7.40" | 1280x800 | |
| 84.9 % | v7 (old) | 01/2024 | Lenovo Legion Go Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M | 845 g | 41 mm | 8.80" | 2560x1600 | |
| 85.2 % | v7 (old) | 01/2024 | Ayaneo Kun R7 7840U, Radeon 780M | 942 g | 22 mm | 8.40" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.5 % | v7 (old) | 05/2023 | Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme Z1 Extreme, Radeon 780M | 611 g | 21.22 mm | 7.00" | 1920x1080 |
Note: We have recently updated our rating system and the results of version 8 are not comparable with the results of version 7. More information is available here .
Case - Larger grips for more comfort
There are two major differences in terms of chassis design. The most striking aspect is the color since the new Ally X drops the white body in favor of a black one. This is neither good, nor bad, but a matter of taste. The black surfaces do not easily collect fingerprints, which is good. The second new aspect are larger grips. The original ROG Ally was comparatively flat, which can be tiresome after a while, especially for larger hands. The grips are now thicker and the new ROG Ally X is more comfortable to hold, especially during longer gaming sessions. The back of the grips is covered with tiny ROG letters for improved handling.
Looking at the quality, you still get a sturdy and decent plastic chassis, which is functional. We can provoke minor creaking sounds, but this does not happen when you just use the device and there is no twisting at all. The box includes two small black cardboard stands, which hold the Ally X well on a desk, for example.
Asus tried to reduce the weight as much as possible to compensate for the larger 80-Wh battery. The new version tips the scale at 685 grams compared to 611 grams for the original ROG Ally. This is noticeable in a direct comparison, but we git used to the additional weight quickly and it did not bother us at all. The 65W PSU weighs 224 grams.
Due to the thicker grips, the ROG Ally X requires more space in your bag and it is not as easy to carry around. Due to the improved ergonomics, however, we are very happy with this compromise.
Connectivity - Gaming handheld now with USB 4.0
Asus got rid off the XG Mobile connector and replaced it with two standard USB-C ports. One of them supports the 4.0 standard, so it can be used for external GPUs. This means the new ROG Ally X is much more versatile and interesting as a regular PC connected to a monitor with power delivery, for example. This works with the ROG Ally as well, but now you can connect additional drives or USB dongles, for example. The power button is once again also the fingerprint scanner, but there is no webcam.
SD Card Reader
The microSD card reader (spring mechanism) is easily accessible at the top and manages excellent maximum transfer rated of 260 MB/s (drops to 90 MB/s when you copy files) in combination with our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60).
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| MSI Claw (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (20.9 - 184, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X (Angelbird AV Pro v60) | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X (Angelbird AV Pro v60) | |
| MSI Claw (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (84.6 - 260, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Communication
The Wi-Fi module did not change, either, which means the Ally X does not support the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard. However, this not really a big issue and the MediaTek module (Wi-Fi 6E) still manages excellent and stable transfer rates. We also streamed some games during our review period, which worked flawlessly without any connection dropouts.
| Networking | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| MSI Claw | |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Ayaneo Kun | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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Maintenance
It is pretty simple to remove the back cover of the new ROG Ally X, but be aware of the single ribbon cable that connects the additional buttons on the back to the motherboard. You should carefully remove it with a tweezer. Good news is that you do not have to remove the cable in order to access the new M.2-2280 SSD. The new form factor also allows simple and cheap upgrades as well as larger storage capacities compared to the previous M.2-2230 SSD.
Input Devices - Joysticks and D-pad are improved
In addition to the capacitive touchscreen (with Corning Gorilla Glass) a gaming handheld obviously requires good buttons and joysticks. Asus changed some components and you immediately notice the increased resistance from the joysticks, which enables more precise movements around the zero position. The D-pad was also reworked and feels better to use. We are not completely sure about the new triggers (once again hall effect), though. There is actually less resistance compared to the original ROG Ally, which can make it harder to use for the first few millimeters (especially noticeable in racing games) and the noise when you release the trigger is also a bit louder. This is obviously also a matter of personal preference and we dd not run into any issues during our gaming sessions. All the other buttons feel pretty much the same. The rings around the joysticks can once again be illuminated (also depending on the screen content).
You can customize the controls comprehensively within the Armoury Crate SE software. This starts with simple button mapping and continues with reaction curves for the joysticks, dead zones, travel for the triggers (individually for left/right side), vibration (individually for left/right side) and gyroscope controls. This is already very good, but the best part is that you can customize and store all of that for every game individually.
The two additional buttons at the back are now much smaller. They still activate useful functions in combination with the D-pad and the buttons (like show desktop, take a screenshot, pen Task manager). Using Windows on a small touchscreen with some buttons and joysticks is still quite cumbersome, though, especially the initial setup can be really annoying. We recommend to make it as simple as possible and use a mouse/keyboard or even an external screen with power delivery and attached input devices. Once everything is set up, you can focus on the Armoury Crate SE software, which brings us to the next section.
Software - Armoury Crate SE 1.5
Once everything is installed and configured, the Armoury Crate SE software becomes the main hub for your gaming purposes. The ROG Ally X is equipped with version 1.5 of the software (the ROG Ally will get the update at a later point) and it is designed to work with a touchscreen and handheld buttons. In addition to your game library, you can also manage all of your settings. Games you have installed via popular launchers like Steam, Origin, etc. are automatically added to the library, but it is also possible to add games manually. The software can launch automatically when the device is booted up, so you can ignore Windows for the most part.
We already talked about the comprehensive customization options for the controls, but the Armoury Crate SE software does not stop there. Just like the controls you can set performance profiles for each game (both mains and battery) and adjust GPU settings from the Radeon GPU driver without using the Radeon software.
The lower button left next to the screen opens the Command Center at any time, which can be configured with 15 options (that you can choose from a total of 23 options). This is a super easy and comfortable way to adjust important settings like the power profile, brightness, volume, resolution, GPU options or the brightness of the illuminated joystick rings, for instance.
One of these options is real-time monitoring with three different settings: Minimal, Line and Box. Every option increases the number of data shown on the screen and all the important performance data is shown. The FPS monitor was very reliable (as it already was on the previous model) and is a tremendous help when you try to find the right settings for your favorite game. We prefer the Minimal option with current time, battery charge, total system consumption as well as FPS number. The pictures above show all the versions and they can be moved around the screen freely.
Display - Still 7-inch IPS w/ VRR
There are no changes for the 7-inch IPS screen and the overall image quality is very good. The OLED panel of the Steam Deck might have a small advantage, but the panel of the Ally X offers VRR (variable refresh rate) in return, which is a big improvement when you play games with comparatively low fps numbers. All in all, the 120 Hz IPS screen with fast response times is still a very good choice for gaming. There is also now PWM and Asus reduced the minimum brightness from 25 to 10 cd/m², which helps in dark environments.
The advertised brightness is still 500 nits, but our review unit is a bit darker with 456 nits on average. It looks like we have a weaker panel in our unit, while last year’s ROG Ally (identical panel-ID) was slightly brighter. The black value is 0.35 cd/m², which results in a maximum contrast ratio of almost 1400:1. HDR contents are not supported by the screen and there is no automatic control for the brightness or the color temperature.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 484 cd/m²
Contrast: 1383:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.95, calibrated: 1.4
ΔE Greyscale 4.5 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
68.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
93.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.2% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.24
| Asus ROG Ally X TL070FVXS01-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 7", 120 Hz | GPD Win Mini G1617-01 TL070FVSX01-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 7", 120 Hz | MSI Claw TL070FVXS02-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 7", 120 Hz | Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED ANX7530 U, OLED, 1280x800, 7.4", 90 Hz | Lenovo Legion Go Legion Go Display, IPS, 2560x1600, 8.8", 144 Hz | Ayaneo Kun Ayaneo 2K, IPS, 2560x1600, 8.4", 60 Hz | Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme TL070FVSX01-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 7", 120 Hz | |
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| Display | -1% | 1% | 32% | 26% | 27% | -1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 66.2 | 64.8 -2% | 67 1% | 99.6 50% | 92.1 39% | 93.52 41% | 65.6 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 93.4 | 93.3 0% | 94.4 1% | 100 7% | 99.56 7% | 99.4 6% | 92.1 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68.5 | 67 -2% | 69.4 1% | 96.1 40% | 90.09 32% | 91.2 33% | 67.9 -1% |
| Response Times | -2% | -6% | -26% | -134% | -167% | -7% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 9.7 ? | 8.9 ? 8% | 9.2 ? 5% | 9 ? 7% | 20.8 ? -114% | 24.2 ? -149% | 10.5 ? -8% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 5.7 ? | 6.3 ? -11% | 6.6 ? -16% | 9 ? -58% | 14.4 ? -153% | 16.2 ? -184% | 6 ? -5% |
| PWM Frequency | 360 ? | 700 | 20000 | ||||
| Screen | -2% | 6% | 162% | -30% | -10% | -8% | |
| Brightness middle | 484 | 493 2% | 477 -1% | 485 0% | 411 -15% | 680 40% | 513 6% |
| Brightness | 456 | 470 3% | 461 1% | 482 6% | 413 -9% | 678 49% | 474 4% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 86 -2% | 88 0% | 98 11% | 80 -9% | 91 3% | 84 -5% |
| Black Level * | 0.35 | 0.47 -34% | 0.32 9% | 0.03 91% | 0.42 -20% | 0.5 -43% | 0.38 -9% |
| Contrast | 1383 | 1049 -24% | 1491 8% | 16167 1069% | 979 -29% | 1360 -2% | 1350 -2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.9 | 2.36 19% | 2.6 10% | 2 31% | 5.94 -105% | 4 -38% | 3.7 -28% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.1 | 6.36 10% | 5.8 18% | 5 30% | 10.56 -49% | 9 -27% | 8.3 -17% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.4 | 1.3 7% | 1.5 -7% | 2.95 -111% | 1 29% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.5 | 4.4 2% | 3.9 13% | 2 56% | 0.92 80% | 9 -100% | 5.1 -13% |
| Gamma | 2.24 98% | 2.28 96% | 2.17 101% | 2 110% | 1.93 114% | 2 110% | 2.14 103% |
| CCT | 7534 86% | 7142 91% | 7250 90% | 6336 103% | 8064 81% | 7188 90% | 7732 84% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -2% /
-2% | 0% /
3% | 56% /
103% | -46% /
-33% | -50% /
-24% | -5% /
-6% |
* ... smaller is better
Asus does not ship the ROG Ally X with color profiles and the factory settings show a noticeable blue cast in combination with a cool color temperature, but the color deviations are okay. This combination helps to maximize the brightness. You will hardly edit any pictures on the small screen, so the situation is not ideal, but it is not as important as on a larger laptop screen. Our own calibration (profile is linked in the box above and can be downloaded for free) improves the picture quality noticeably, but the maximum brightness in the center drops from 484 to 434 nits as a result.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 14 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 9.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 5.3 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 19 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.2 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 17348 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The touchscreen of the Ally X is glossy, but it is easy to find a suitable position outdoors with the small device. Based on our own experiences with the original ROG Ally we can say that the gaming is still comfortable on bright days as long as you avoid direct sunlight. There are no problems in terms of viewing angle stability.
Performance - AMD Zen4 with faster RAM
The new ROG Ally X still uses the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme with the integrated Radeon 780M. Asus changed the memory configuration though: Instead of 16 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM, you now get 24 GB of the faster LPDDR5x-7500 RAM. 8 of 24 GB are assigned to the iGPU by default, the other 16 GB are for the system.
Review Settings
Asus adjusted the familiar power profiles for the ROG Ally X and both the profile Quiet (10 to 13 Watts) as well as Performance (15 to 17 Watts) have a higher SoC consumption. The Turbo mode still uses 30 Watts on mains and 25 Watts on battery. Please note that these values indicate the sustained power consumption of the APU, but the Ryzen chip can consume more power for short periods of time. We summarized the power profiles and the performance numbers in the following table:
| Power profile | APU TDP | CB R23 Multi | Time Spy Graphics | CP 2077 1080p Med | max. fan noise |
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| Quiet | 15/13 W | 8446 pt | 1840 pt | 16.3 FPS | 32.2 dB(A) |
| Performance | 29/24/17 W | 12254 pt | 2800 pt | 26.4 FPS | 33.8 dB(A) |
| Turbo (battery) | 35/30/25 W | 13425 pt | 3017 pt | 31.1 FPS | 37.4 dB(A) |
| Turbo | 53/43/30 W | 15120 Pkt. | 3196 pt | 34.3 FPS | 42.6 dB(A) |
We used the Turbo mode on mains by default for our benchmarks and measurements, so we get an idea of the best possible performance. All of the additional features like super resolution, fluid motion frames and the like were deactivated for our gaming benchmarks, but we will also cover them in the gaming section.
Processor - Ryzen Z1 Extreme
AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Extreme (which is basically the Ryzen 7 7840U) has eight Zen4 cores (16 threads) with a maximum frequency of 5.1 GHz. It is still a powerful mobile processor, which offers more performance than the Core Ultra 7 155H you get in MSI's Claw handheld. All in all, the benchmarks results are very good and the performance drop under sustained workloads is very small at around 10 %. There are also just minor differences compared to the original ROG Ally, which is not surprising. Due to the lower maximum TDP in Turbo mode on battery power, the CPU multi-core performance is around 11 % lower without the PSU. Additional CPU benchmarks are listed in our tech section.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme | |
| Lenovo Legion Go -2! | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED -6! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (13004 - 15120, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3984 - 15120, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (1733 - 1779, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1597 - 1770, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (5109 - 5825, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1521 - 5917, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (672 - 692, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (357 - 684, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (2050 - 2397, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (689 - 2439, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (262 - 280, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (246 - 268, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (208 - 315, n=6, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (213 - 214, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (56966 - 64454, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (19684 - 64454, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (6077 - 6316, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (3653 - 6077, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (10872 - 12026, n=4) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (4587 - 12026, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (2530 - 2550, n=4) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1348 - 2550, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (9589 - 10917, n=4) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (4457 - 10713, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (1896 - 1956, n=4) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (1355 - 1917, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (16.3 - 18.7, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (12.5 - 18.7, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (46.2 - 57.8, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (43 - 52.3, n=3) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (0.4601 - 0.4945, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (0.4447 - 0.4662, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
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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 | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (20714 - 24519, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (10795 - 25901, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (86738 - 103637, n=3) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (58068 - 109745, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (3854 - 4465, n=3) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (2707 - 4847, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (95153 - 107867, n=3) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (69419 - 114294, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (12936 - 14281, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (8463 - 14822, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (46180 - 55457, n=3) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (28245 - 58482, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (57678 - 166333, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (57678 - 80158, n=3) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (687 - 987, n=3) | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (654 - 1047, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (10740 - 13049, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (5732 - 13846, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (34764 - 39932, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (26622 - 49287, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
System Performance
The ROG Ally X offers the performance of a modern subnotebook/laptop without dGPU and can easily be used as a mini-PC or even primary device, especially in combination with an external screen and connected input devices. The benchmark results are very good and we did not experience any stability problems during our review period.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (6439 - 7149, n=3) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (5866 - 7149, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (10081 - 10633, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (9068 - 10633, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (8996 - 10074, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (7323 - 9912, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (7990 - 9408, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (7204 - 9408, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (1693 - 1718, n=2) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (840 - 1693, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (1639 - 1662, n=2) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (874 - 1649, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (1868 - 1878, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| MSI Claw | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (808 - 1868, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (1392 - 1451, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (831 - 1538, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (300 - 432, n=3) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (188.4 - 306, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (248 - 277, n=2) | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (107 - 255, n=5, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (516 - 931, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, AMD Radeon 780M (536 - 556, n=2) | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| MSI Claw | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 7149 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (74414 - 92447, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (32617 - 81717, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (50337 - 58713, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (25380 - 80481, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (92869 - 108872, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (25596 - 108872, n=10, last 2 years) | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC (112.6 - 139.6, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (113.7 - 122.1, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Our standardized latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load) show some limitations for the review unit with the current BIOS version when you want to use real-time audio applications. However, this should not be a very common scenario for a gaming handheld.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The new ROG Ally X is equipped with a regular M.2-2280 SSD attached via PCIe 4.0. It is equipped with a 1 TB drive by default, and our drive was provided by Western Digital (SN560). You can use 891 GB for your own files/apps after the initial setup. The transfer rates are good and there is just a small performance drop under sustained workloads. It is easy to upgrade the drive if you have a comprehensive games library. More SSD benchmarks are listed here.
| Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Ayaneo Kun | |
| Lenovo Legion Go | |
| MSI Claw | |
| Average WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | |
| Asus ROG Ally X | |
| Average of class Handheld / UMPC | |
| GPD Win Mini G1617-01 -11! | |
| Valve Steam Deck 1 TB OLED -11! | |
| Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme | |