Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition FA617XS review: The AMD laptop with up to 20-hour runtimes

Long distance runner. Asus have chosen AMD hardware - a Ryzen 9 7940HS and Radeon RX 7600S - to power the gaming laptop. A quick-reacting 16:10 16-inch screen (WUXGA, 165 Hz, FreeSync) and excellent runtimes complete the setup.

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The Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition - a mid-range gaming laptop - relies on AMD hardware: A Ryzen-9-7940HS APU and Radeon-RX-7600S GPU power the device. Competitors include the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8, the MSI Katana 15 B12VEK, the Medion Erazer Defender P40 and the Gigabyte G5 KE.

For more detailed information on the laptop's case, connectivity and input devices, take a look at our review of the A16's identically-built sister model.

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Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS (TUF Gaming A16 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8 x 4 - 5.2 GHz, 114 W PL2 / Short Burst, 105 W PL1 / Sustained, Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX 7600S - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 2207 MHz, Memory: 2000 MHz, 95 W TDP, GDDR6, 31.0.14003.25002, MUX Switch, AMD Smart Access Graphic

Memory

16 GB

, DDR5-4800, Dual-Channel-Mode, two memory slots (both in use)

Display

16.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 142 PPI, BOE NE160WUM-NX2, IPS, FreeSync, glossy: no, 165 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM, 512 GB

, PCIe 4, M.2-2280, 400 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC256

Connections

2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headset combined port, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek RTL8852BE (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.3

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 22.1 x 355 x 252 ( = 0.87 x 13.98 x 9.92 in)

Battery

90 Wh, 5845 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Charging

fast charging / Quickcharge

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

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

Weight

2.184 kg ( = 77.04 oz / 4.81 pounds), Power Supply: 548 g ( = 19.33 oz / 1.21 pounds)

Price

1699 Euro

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
86.9 %	06/2023	Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS R9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	2.2 kg	22.1 mm	16.00"	1920x1200
87.9 %	05/2023	Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	2.5 kg	26.8 mm	16.00"	2560x1600
82.9 %	03/2023	MSI Katana 15 B12VEK i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	2.3 kg	24.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
84.6 %	05/2023	Medion Erazer Defender P40 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	2.9 kg	33 mm	17.30"	2560x1440
81.8 %	04/2023	Gigabyte G5 KE i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2 kg	23.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case & connectivity - small changes compared to its sister model

Compared to its sister model's well-known black case, the A16 has a two-toned case. The back of the lid and bottom of the case are a sandy color ("Sandstorm"). Connectivity options are also a little different: One of the two USB-C ports has been upgraded to USB-4 standard.

size comparison

Medion Erazer Defender P40 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Gigabyte G5 KE Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS DIN A4 ❌

left side: power connection, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, USB 4 (USB-C; DisplayPort), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C; DisplayPort, Power Delivery), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB-A), audio combo

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1622 (823^min - 1820^max) MBit/s +109%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1529 (623^min - 1608^max) MBit/s +97%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1445 (1373^min - 1515^max) MBit/s +86%
Average of class Gaming (469 - 1843, n=152, last 2 years)	1230 MBit/s +59%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 MediaTek MT7921	908 (806^min - 973^max) MBit/s +17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	802 (579^min - 1120^max) MBit/s +3%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (536 - 925, n=41)	792 MBit/s +2%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Realtek RTL8852BE	776 (392^min - 802^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1734 (1706^min - 1750^max) MBit/s +92%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1686 (1451^min - 1716^max) MBit/s +86%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1666 (840^min - 1685^max) MBit/s +84%
Average of class Gaming (680 - 1890, n=153, last 2 years)	1376 MBit/s +52%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1223 (1136^min - 1272^max) MBit/s +35%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Realtek RTL8852BE	905 (765^min - 969^max) MBit/s
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 MediaTek MT7921	899 (755^min - 936^max) MBit/s -1%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (455 - 984, n=42)	846 MBit/s -7%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø763 (392-802)

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø802 (579-1120)

MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1509 (623-1608)

Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1445 (1373-1515)

Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1595 (823-1820)

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø908 (806-973)

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø905 (765-969)

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1223 (1136-1272)

MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1637 (840-1685)

Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1733 (1706-1750)

Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1685 (1451-1716)

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø898 (755-936)

ColorChecker Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS: 15.99 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 24.28 ∆E

Display - 16:10 panel with sRGB coverage

The A16 is equipped with the same 165-Hz panel that can be found on its sister model. Its matte 16-inch display (1,920 x 1,200 pixels, IPS) has a 16:10 format and it scores points thanks to its FreeSync support, lack of PWM flickering and quick reaction speeds. While its contrast is acceptable, its brightness could do with being a little better.


292 cd/m²	291 cd/m²	290 cd/m²
298 cd/m²	301 cd/m²	303 cd/m²
284 cd/m²	284 cd/m²	299 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE NE160WUM-NX2 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 303 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 293.6 cd/m² Minimum: 13 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 301 cd/m²
Contrast: 1433:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.79 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.94, calibrated: 1.2
ΔE Greyscale 2.5 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
70.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.265

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS BOE NE160WUM-NX2, IPS, 1920x1200, 16"	Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 AU Optronics B160QAN03.1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16"	MSI Katana 15 B12VEK AUOAF90 (B156HAN08.4), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Medion Erazer Defender P40 BOE CQ NE173QHM-NZ3, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3"	Gigabyte G5 KE Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 NE160WUM-NX2 (BOE0B33), IPS-Level, 1920x1200, 16"
Display		3%	-44%	-0%	-39%	0%
Display P3 Coverage	69.3	71.2 3%	38.1 -45%	68.3 -1%	40.7 -41%	69.4 0%
sRGB Coverage	97.3	98.8 2%	56.8 -42%	98.1 1%	61 -37%	97.8 1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	70.7	73.3 4%	39.3 -44%	69.8 -1%	42.1 -40%	70.9 0%
Response Times		2%	-159%	10%	-79%	-5%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	15.6 ?(7.3, 8.3)	14.5 ?(7, 7.5) 7%	38.8 ?(18.6, 20.2) -149%	14.6 ?(7.1, 7.5) 6%	26.64 ?(12.52, 14.12) -71%	17 ?(8, 9) -9%
Response Time Black / White *	10 ?(5.7, 4.3)	10.4 ?(5.7, 4.7) -4%	26.8 ?(14.2, 12.6) -168%	8.7 ?(3.6, 5.1) 13%	18.65 ?(10.83, 7.82) -87%	10.1 ?(5.4, 4.7) -1%
PWM Frequency
Screen		5%	-115%	7%	-113%	4%
Brightness middle	301	405.7 35%	261 -13%	364 21%	269 -11%	308 2%
Brightness	294	368 25%	258 -12%	343 17%	248 -16%	293 0%
Brightness Distribution	94	87 -7%	92 -2%	86 -9%	85 -10%	90 -4%
Black Level *	0.21	0.38 -81%	0.19 10%	0.28 -33%	0.5 -138%	0.23 -10%
Contrast	1433	1068 -25%	1374 -4%	1300 -9%	538 -62%	1339 -7%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	1.79	1.65 8%	5.57 -211%	1.67 7%	4.54 -154%	1.47 18%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	3.48	4.2 -21%	20.6 -492%	2.78 20%	17.28 -397%	2.98 14%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	1.2	0.53 56%	4.63 -286%	1.14 5%	3.34 -178%	1.02 15%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.5	1.2 52%	3.19 -28%	1.4 44%	3.8 -52%	2.2 12%
Gamma	2.265 ^97%	2.3 ^96%	2.45 ^90%	2.091 ^105%	2.17 ^101%	2.228 ^99%
CCT	6157 ^106%	6453 ^101%	6146 ^106%	6568 ^99%	7408 ^88%	6228 ^104%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		3% / 4%	-106% / -106%	6% / 6%	-77% / -92%	-0% / 2%

* ... smaller is better

Ex works, the screen features good color depiction: A deviation of around 1.8 is acceptable (DeltaE < 3). Calibration lowers this rate to 1.2 and leads to more balanced gray tones. The panel can depict the entire sRGB color space, but not the AdobeRGB and DCI P3 spaces. This is similar to most of its competitors' displays.

Display Response Times

ℹ

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
10 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 5.7 ms rise
10 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4.3 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. » 23 % 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
15.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 7.3 ms rise
15.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 8.3 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. » 26 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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 17204 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The laptop's viewing-angle stable IPS panel remains legible from every angle. It is possible to view the panel outside - as long as the sun isn't shining too brightly.

Performance - Asus make use of AMD power

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition FA617XS is a mid-range gaming laptop. AMD hardware delivers the necessary computing power. The present model can be purchased for around $1,700.

Testing conditions

You can switch between the three manufacturer-specific performance profiles (see table) via the key combination "Fn" + "F5". The profiles "Performance" (benchmarks) and "Quiet" (battery tests) were used. The GPU mode was set to "Standard" (= switching graphics). The notebook's control center ("Armoury Crate") allows you to create individual profiles ("Manual"), which includes setting the PPT and fan curves.

	Turbo	Performance	Quiet
Power Limit 1 (HWInfo)	120 watts	105 watts	75 watts
Power Limit 2 (HWInfo)	144 watts	114 watts	90 watts
Noise (Wichter 3)	53 dB(A)	51 dB(A)	46 dB(A)
Performance (Witcher 3)	~100 fps	~100 fps	~94 fps

Processor

The CPU part of the Ryzen-9-7940HS-APU (Phoenix, Zen 4) features eight processing cores with 16 threads. A base clock rate of 4 GHz can be raised to up to 5.25 GHz (one core). Our measured benchmark results are about the same as the previously tested 7940HS laptops. Using the profile "Turbo" leads to a little better performance (4-5 per cent).

The sister model's Ryzen-7-7735HS-APU (Rembrandt R, Zen 3+) is clearly beaten by the Ryzen 9, even with the same number of cores and the same power limits. Thanks to its better architecture and higher clock rates, its per-watt performance is greater.

The CB15 loop test shows: Continuous multi-thread load leads the CPU to work with consistently high turbo clock rates - regardless of the chosen performance profile.

Please note: Detailed information about the installed APU and its architecture can be read in our Zen4 analysis article.

Cinebench R15 multi continuous test

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS: Ø2646 (2596.9-2666.67)

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX: Ø3057 (3008.42-3230.23)

MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H: Ø1968 (1876.44-2253.14)

Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX: Ø2369 (2270.92-3189.19)

Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H: Ø2063 (1956.47-2112.49)

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS: Ø2250 (2235.89-2298.72)

CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Gaming	77.9 pt
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	75.2 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	71.9 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	71.2 pt
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	69.2 pt
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	59.2 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	56.8 pt
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	54.9 pt

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Average of class Gaming (5668 - 36249, n=200, last 2 years)	21414 Points +27%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	20341 Points +20%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	19987 (10270.1^min - 19987.3^max) Points +18%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	16907 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (15556 - 18131, n=10)	16867 Points 0%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	15537 Points -8%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	13995 Points -17%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	13155 Points -22%
Single Core
Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2235, n=198, last 2 years)	1872 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1791 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (1733 - 1832, n=10)	1788 Points 0%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	1697 Points -5%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	1668 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	1666 Points -7%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	1629 Points -9%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1561 Points -13%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming (2179 - 13832, n=198, last 2 years)	8144 Points +24%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	7710 Points +17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	6889 Points +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (6277 - 7111, n=10)	6604 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	6571 Points
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	6009 Points -9%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	5441 Points -17%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	5066 Points -23%
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming (439 - 855, n=198, last 2 years)	720 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	702 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (680 - 714, n=10)	701 Points 0%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	652 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	652 Points -7%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	644 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	627 Points -11%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	612 Points -13%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (905 - 5663, n=204, last 2 years)	3362 Points +26%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	3230 (3008.42^min - 3230.23^max) Points +21%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	3189 Points +20%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (2470 - 2848, n=10)	2673 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2666.7 Points
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	2299 (2235.89^min - 2298.72^max) Points -14%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	2253 (1876.44^min - 2253.14^max) Points -16%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	2112 (1956.47^min - 2112.49^max) Points -21%
CPU Single 64Bit
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	283 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (277 - 288, n=10)	283 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 318, n=201, last 2 years)	276 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	265 Points -6%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	248 Points -12%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	247 Points -13%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	245 Points -13%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	243 Points -14%

Blender
v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	234 Seconds * -24%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	230 Seconds * -22%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	225 Seconds * -19%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	198 Seconds * -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (182 - 202, n=9)	191.1 Seconds * -1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	189 Seconds *
Average of class Gaming (87 - 555, n=193, last 2 years)	173.4 Seconds * +8%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	151 Seconds * +20%
v3.3 Classroom CPU
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H (3.3.3)	441 Seconds * -47%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H (3.3.2)	423 Seconds * -41%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (3.3.3)	376 Seconds * -25%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX (3.3.3)	345 Seconds * -15%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (287 - 331, n=10)	308 Seconds * -2%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (3.3.3)	301 Seconds *
Average of class Gaming (138 - 962, n=199, last 2 years)	300 Seconds * -0%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX (3.3.3)	264 Seconds * +12%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average of class Gaming (23795 - 140932, n=197, last 2 years)	83694 MIPS +19%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	78076 MIPS +11%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	72220 MIPS +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (66408 - 73434, n=10)	70912 MIPS +1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	70081 MIPS
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	61292 MIPS -13%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	59034 MIPS -16%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	54380 MIPS -22%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (6417 - 6776, n=10)	6645 MIPS 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	6621 MIPS
Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7581, n=197, last 2 years)	6262 MIPS -5%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	5779 MIPS -13%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	5718 MIPS -14%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	5552 MIPS -16%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	5537 MIPS -16%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	5383 MIPS -19%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming (4557 - 23194, n=199, last 2 years)	14706 Points +21%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	14222 Points +17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	14144 Points +17%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	12111 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (11207 - 12500, n=11)	11902 Points -2%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	11198 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	10260 Points -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	9836 Points -19%
Single-Core
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2032 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (1823 - 2032, n=11)	1983 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming (986 - 2210, n=199, last 2 years)	1874 Points -8%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	1777 Points -13%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	1667 Points -18%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	1666 Points -18%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	1647 Points -19%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1574 Points -23%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	24.2 fps +16%
Average of class Gaming (6.72 - 38.9, n=197, last 2 years)	23.1 fps +11%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (20.1 - 22.6, n=9)	21.1 fps +1%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	20.8 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	20.8 fps
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	17.5 fps -16%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	17.4 fps -16%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	16.6 fps -20%

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Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	59.1 s * -42%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	57.7 s * -38%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	49.8 s * -19%
Average of class Gaming (31.4 - 96.6, n=194, last 2 years)	47.8 s * -15%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	47 s * -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (36.9 - 54.8, n=10)	45.4 s * -9%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	41.7 s *
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	36.5 s * +12%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	0.5 sec * -18%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX	0.493 sec * -16%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H	0.4904 sec * -15%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	0.4865 sec * -14%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX	0.4769 sec * -12%
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 0.759, n=198, last 2 years)	0.4407 sec * -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (0.4159 - 0.4467, n=10)	0.4297 sec * -1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	0.4253 sec *

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2666.7 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

188.6 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

283 Points

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Performance Rating
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	94.8 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	91.8 pt
Average of class Gaming	88.4 pt
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	84.8 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S	71.3 pt
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	68.3 pt
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	63.8 pt
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	60.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	28033 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (25226 - 29109, n=8)	27015 KRay/s -4%
Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=194, last 2 years)	21364 KRay/s -24%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	20413 KRay/s -27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	16661 KRay/s -41%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15620 KRay/s -44%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	15397 KRay/s -45%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	12542 KRay/s -55%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	122098 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (106512 - 123214, n=8)	115513 Points -5%
Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=194, last 2 years)	105242 Points -14%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	103903 Points -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	101275 Points -17%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	77807 Points -36%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	76434 Points -37%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	65919 Points -46%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (4566 - 5119, n=8)	4877 MB/s +7%
Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=194, last 2 years)	4801 MB/s +5%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	4633 MB/s +1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	4566 MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	3494 MB/s -23%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	3412 MB/s -25%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	3244 MB/s -29%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	3212 MB/s -30%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	124433 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (118174 - 124783, n=8)	121129 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=194, last 2 years)	115761 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	113990 Points -8%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	113837 Points -9%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	104709 Points -16%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	87225 Points -30%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	80337 Points -35%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	15380 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (14663 - 15551, n=8)	15145 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	13285 Points -14%
Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=194, last 2 years)	13071 Points -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	12691 Points -17%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	10407 Points -32%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	8694 Points -43%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	7388 Points -52%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	63432 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (56839 - 66238, n=8)	61581 Points -3%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	55209 Points -13%
Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=194, last 2 years)	53062 Points -16%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	50250 Points -21%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	38311 Points -40%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	37738 Points -41%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	31844 Points -50%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (86309 - 169946, n=8)	128009 MB/s +48%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	110639 MB/s +28%
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=194, last 2 years)	109775 MB/s +27%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	94177 MB/s +9%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	86309 MB/s
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	72510 MB/s -16%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	66845 MB/s -23%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	64725 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	1339 MB/s +23%
Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=194, last 2 years)	1335 MB/s +23%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	1089 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (866 - 1152, n=8)	1062 MB/s -2%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	981 MB/s -10%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	924 MB/s -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	883 MB/s -19%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	879 MB/s -19%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	15209 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (13175 - 15675, n=8)	14510 KRay/s -5%
Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=194, last 2 years)	11505 KRay/s -24%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	11057 KRay/s -27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	8923 KRay/s -41%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	8448 KRay/s -44%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	8145 KRay/s -46%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	6989 KRay/s -54%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=195, last 2 years)	39542 MPixel/s +32%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	37023 MPixel/s +24%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	36147 MPixel/s +21%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	36118 MPixel/s +21%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (29922 - 41024, n=8)	35306 MPixel/s +18%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.75.6100)	29922 MPixel/s
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	29085 MPixel/s -3%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S (v6.85.6300)	27871 MPixel/s -7%

System performance

The smoothly running system provides enough performance for demanding areas of use, such as rendering, video editing and gaming - the good PCMark results can confirm this. The RAM's transfer rates are on a normal level for DDR5 4800 RAM. It is important to note: The automated switch between dGPU and iGPU (Smart Access Graphic) always takes a second or two. During this time, the system freezes.

PCMark 10 / Score
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	7927 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	7927 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=174, last 2 years)	7754 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	7691 Points -3%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	7332 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	7201 Points -9%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	6909 Points -13%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	6892 Points -13%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	11150 Points +3%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	10872 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	10844 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	10844 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=173, last 2 years)	10826 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10622 Points -2%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10180 Points -6%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	9760 Points -10%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	10505 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	10505 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=173, last 2 years)	9876 Points -6%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	9760 Points -7%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	9744 Points -7%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	9475 Points -10%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	9332 Points -11%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	9131 Points -13%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	12434 Points +5%
Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=173, last 2 years)	11947 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	11868 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	11868 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10790 Points -9%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	9593 Points -19%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	9393 Points -21%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	8957 Points -25%

CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=158, last 2 years)	1892 Points +7%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	1774 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1774 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	1774 Points 0%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	1752 Points -1%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1718 Points -3%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	1663 Points -6%

CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=158, last 2 years)	1796 Points +5%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	1720 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1715 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	1715 Points 0%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1653 Points -4%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	1643 Points -4%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	1618 Points -6%

CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=158, last 2 years)	2072 Points +4%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	1992 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1990 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	1990 Points 0%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1840 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	1778 Points -11%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	1710 Points -14%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	1771 Points +28%
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=158, last 2 years)	1694 Points +22%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	1663 Points +20%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	1577 Points +14%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1570 Points +13%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1388 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S ()	1388 Points 0%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		5937 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		6458 points
PCMark 10 Score		7927 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (59712 - 78739, n=8)	65738 MB/s +10%
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=194, last 2 years)	64196 MB/s +8%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	59712 MB/s
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58458 MB/s -2%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	57466 MB/s -4%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	56560 MB/s -5%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S	48549 MB/s -19%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	44445 MB/s -26%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=194, last 2 years)	67960 MB/s +10%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	67644 MB/s +10%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	67639 MB/s +10%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	65535 MB/s +6%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	61609 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (50399 - 61836, n=8)	60105 MB/s -2%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S	50338 MB/s -18%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	47514 MB/s -23%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (72541 - 91567, n=8)	81839 MB/s +13%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	72541 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=194, last 2 years)	65948 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	65896 MB/s -9%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	57744 MB/s -20%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	57505 MB/s -21%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S	55012 MB/s -24%
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	46901 MB/s -35%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Gigabyte G5 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	96.1 ns * -6%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	94.9 ns * -5%
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=194, last 2 years)	93.8 ns * -4%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	93 ns * -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (87.6 - 111.1, n=8)	92.7 ns * -3%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7600S	90.4 ns *
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S	84.6 ns * +6%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	81.9 ns * +9%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

The standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high-load) revealed some anomalies. The system does not seem to be suitable for real-time video and audio editing. Future software updates could lead to improvements or even degradations.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	7213.9 μs * -539%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	4343.1 μs * -285%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Radeon RX 7600S, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1128.7 μs *
Gigabyte G5 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	1002.5 μs * +11%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	869.7 μs * +23%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	237.9 μs * +79%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

Asus has equipped the A16 with a 512 GB SSD (PCIe 4, M.2-2280) from Micron - (too) little storage space for a gaming notebook. It delivers decent data rates but is not one of the top models among all the available SSDs. Especially the write rates are far below today's possibilities.

A PCIe-4 SSD serves as the system drive.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 4285 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1772 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 482 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 269.6 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 2316 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 1674 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 51.92 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 119.5 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	87.1 pt
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	77.6 pt
Average of class Gaming	74.9 pt
Gigabyte G5 KE Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	64.7 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	59.3 pt
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	54.2 pt
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	45 pt
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	33.3 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	5346 (4832.89^min - 5346.06^max) MB/s +137%
Average of class Gaming (1319 - 7045, n=175, last 2 years)	3511 MB/s +56%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	2501 (2479.67^min - 2500.68^max) MB/s +11%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2460 (2456.1^min - 2460.17^max) MB/s +9%
Gigabyte G5 KE Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	2390 (2088.15^min - 2390.38^max) MB/s +6%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2291 (2271.71^min - 2290.75^max) MB/s +2%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	2253 (2206.83^min - 2252.55^max) MB/s
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM (1748 - 2253, n=5)	1891 MB/s -16%
seq write
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	4675 (4517.46^min - 4675.27^max) MB/s +180%
Average of class Gaming (535 - 9307, n=175, last 2 years)	3813 MB/s +128%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2991 (2932.66^min - 2991.48^max) MB/s +79%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2903 (2823.62^min - 2902.74^max) MB/s +74%
Gigabyte G5 KE Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	2230 (2171.45^min - 2229.69^max) MB/s +33%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1671 (1641.02^min - 1670.59^max) MB/s
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM (1519 - 1671, n=5)	1585 MB/s -5%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	1495 (1277.34^min - 1495.48^max) MB/s -11%
seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	7127 (6535.15^min - 7127.37^max) MB/s +66%
Average of class Gaming (2594 - 16089, n=175, last 2 years)	6371 MB/s +48%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	5009 (4674.55^min - 5008.89^max) MB/s +17%
Gigabyte G5 KE Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	4725 (4035.45^min - 4724.88^max) MB/s +10%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	4633 (4029.05^min - 4633.45^max) MB/s +8%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	4556 (3742.64^min - 4556.27^max) MB/s +6%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	4294 (3669.6^min - 4293.91^max) MB/s
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM (3234 - 4294, n=5)	3728 MB/s -13%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N	4903 (812.65^min - 4902.98^max) MB/s +177%
Average of class Gaming (539 - 14571, n=175, last 2 years)	4841 MB/s +173%
Medion Erazer Defender P40 Phison PS5021-E21 1TB	4797 (4359.23^min - 4796.61^max) MB/s +171%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3415 (3353.98^min - 3415.42^max) MB/s +93%
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3411 (3334.51^min - 3410.81^max) MB/s +92%
Gigabyte G5 KE Gigabyte AG4512G-SI B10	2255 (2245.25^min - 2255.17^max) MB/s +27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM	1773 (1734.23^min - 1773.16^max) MB/s
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM (1610 - 1773, n=5)	1682 MB/s -5%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 95.9, n=175, last 2 years)	66.2 MB/s +102%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N