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Asus TUF Gaming F17 Laptop Review: Good 3D Performance & Battery Life Meet a Dim Display

Maximum performance. After two years Asus finally updates the series' case and adds an Alder Lake CPU with DDR5 RAM and RTX GPU, in our case an RTX 3060 with a full 140 W TGP. And while this might sound very promising we need to keep in mind that not all that glitters is gold, and the TUF Gaming F17 has a few flaws that we uncovered in our review. Update: Contrary to what was stated initially, there are no issues with the chassis

Following last year’s minor update Asus opted for a major overhaul for their affordable 17-inch gaming laptop this year. The result is a newly designed and updated case, an Intel Alder Lake CPU with DDR5 RAM support, and a total of four GPU options including our review unit’s GTX 3060.

In addition to its immediate 11th gen predecessor we included a number of 17-inch gaming notebooks in our comparison group, including the Lenovo Legion 5 17, the MSI GE76 Raider (same CPU), the MSI Katana GF76 (same GPU with 11th gen CPU), and the Schenker XMG Core 17 (10th gen CPU).

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W (TUF Gaming F17 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 111 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, 140 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), Geforce 511.79, MUX Switch
Memory
16 GB 
, 2x 8GB DDR5-4800 (2.400 MHz), up to 32 GB
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AU Optronics B173HAN04.9 (AUO4B9D), IPS, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, 1024 GB 
, 865 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headset jack
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 25 x 394 x 264 ( = 0.98 x 15.51 x 10.39 in)
Battery
90 Wh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 720P HD camera
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo Speakers, Keyboard: Chiclet RGB, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.515 kg ( = 88.71 oz / 5.54 pounds), Power Supply: 725 g ( = 25.57 oz / 1.6 pounds)
Price
1750 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
84.1 %
04/2022
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg25 mm17.30"1920x1080
82.8 %
06/2021
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.7 kg26 mm17.30"1920x1080
85.2 %
02/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3.1 kg24.3 mm17.30"1920x1080
87.5 %
01/2022
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3 kg26 mm17.30"1920x1080
80.4 %
06/2021
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.7 kg25.2 mm17.30"1920x1080
83.9 %
06/2021
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg30.05 mm17.30"2560x1440

Case – Metal Lid, Plastic Base

Steampunk design?
Steampunk design?
"Physical" notch
"Physical" notch
LED display
LED display

The updated design comes in similar colors to its predecessor. The previously very prominent TUF logo has been removed and replaced with a much smaller protruding imprint in the middle of the metal display lid. The “fake screw” adorned corners remained unchanged.

At the top we find a sort of protruding physical notch housing the camera and microphones that serves as latch for opening the display lid. There is no way to open the laptop with just one hand; both hands are required.

With the display lid closed a small star-like LED panel displays the laptop’s current status, for example whether it is currently charging or whether it has been placed in airplane mode.

Another difference can be found with the display lid open. The base, made of sturdy plastic, is no longer adorned with “stylish” gradients but completely level and thus flat. Accordingly, the keyboard is no longer recessed into the top case.

The fan vents are no longer positioned along the entire width of the device but have gotten much smaller and are now located on the right side.

When it comes to thickness Asus’s official specs of 22.9 mm are deceiving. It may only be that thick at its thinnest point, however more than 50 % of its surface are raised by another 2-3 mm resulting in a real-world thickness closer to 25 mm.

In terms of footprint the new design is slightly narrower than its predecessor by a few millimeters, and it was able to shave off around 200 g (7 oz) of weight.

Most of its (admittedly older) competitors are larger, except for the slightly thinner yet significantly heavier Lenovo Legion.

Size Comparison

395.7 mm / 15.6 inch 260.8 mm / 10.3 inch 30.05 mm / 1.183 inch 2.5 kg5.61 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 269 mm / 10.6 inch 26 mm / 1.024 inch 2.7 kg5.84 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 290 mm / 11.4 inch 24.3 mm / 0.957 inch 3.1 kg6.76 lbs398 mm / 15.7 inch 273 mm / 10.7 inch 25.2 mm / 0.992 inch 2.7 kg5.99 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 284 mm / 11.2 inch 26 mm / 1.024 inch 3 kg6.65 lbs394 mm / 15.5 inch 264 mm / 10.4 inch 25 mm / 0.984 inch 2.5 kg5.54 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity – Thunderbolt 4; Poor Wi-Fi

The ports have remained largely identical to its predecessor with the notable exception of one USB-A port that has been turned into a USB-C port resulting in a total of two USB-C ports one of which is connected to a Thunderbolt 4 controller.

In addition, all ports were moved slightly forward given that the rear sides are equipped with additional fan vents. Right-handers will be pleased to hear that the right side of the device is only equipped with a single USB port while left-handers are likely to take issue with this positioning. We also found the device’s headphone jack to be too close to the USB-A port. Otherwise, port spacing was okay overall.

Left: Power, LAN, HDMI 2.0b, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.0, audio jack
Left: Power, LAN, HDMI 2.0b, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.0, audio jack
Right: Kensington, USB-A 3.0
Right: Kensington, USB-A 3.0
Rear: Fan vents
Rear: Fan vents

Communication

Wired communications are handled by the CPU’s integrated controller that was first introduced back in 2015. Accordingly, it only supports speeds of up to 1 Gbps. In comparison, many modern network controllers support speeds of 2.5 Gbps and more.

Wireless communications are handled by the very common Intel AX201 adapter. Unfortunately, the F17’s implementation thereof turned out to be particularly slow with transfer speeds only about half as fast as on its competitors. This was already the case on its predecessor, and we are disappointed to see it has not been addressed and improved.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1541 (1418min - 1606max) MBit/s +242%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1394 (758min - 1577max) MBit/s +210%
MSI GE76 Raider
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1257 (650min - 1337max) MBit/s +179%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  (49.8 - 1775, n=324)
1161 MBit/s +158%
Average of class Gaming
  (450 - 1412, n=14, last 2 years)
1006 MBit/s +124%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE
892 (836min - 935max) MBit/s +98%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
 
582 (312min - 680max) MBit/s +29%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
450 (211min - 459max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1711 (861min - 1776max) MBit/s +304%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1302 (718min - 1672max) MBit/s +208%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  (136 - 1743, n=324)
1261 MBit/s +198%
Average of class Gaming
  (423 - 1700, n=14, last 2 years)
1203 MBit/s +184%
MSI GE76 Raider
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1137 (588min - 1235max) MBit/s +169%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE
650 (595min - 706max) MBit/s +54%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
 
569 (350min - 709max) MBit/s +35%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
423 MBit/s
0501001502002503003504004505005506006507007508008509009501000105011001150120012501300135014001450150015501600165017001750Tooltip
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12: Ø422 (403-429)
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø650 (595-706)
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1682 (861-1776)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø441 (211-459)
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø892 (836-935)
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1541 (1418-1606)

Webcam

The F17 is equipped with a common 720p webcam with poor colors and a very poor overall image quality.

ColorChecker
14.4 ∆E
13.9 ∆E
17.5 ∆E
16.9 ∆E
18.2 ∆E
16.8 ∆E
13.9 ∆E
23.3 ∆E
18.1 ∆E
12.6 ∆E
13.6 ∆E
13.5 ∆E
19.6 ∆E
17.9 ∆E
21.7 ∆E
13.2 ∆E
20.3 ∆E
22.6 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
11.8 ∆E
18.5 ∆E
19.6 ∆E
19.6 ∆E
11.7 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W: 16.32 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 23.26 ∆E

Security

The F17 features a Kensington lock as well as a TPM 2.0. Other security features, such as for example a fingerprint reader, are not available.

Accessories & Warranty

As is common for the F17’s price range there are no additional accessories to be found in the box other than a 240 W power supply.

European customers get a 24 month limited warranty while US customers are once again left to be content with just 12 months.

Warranty set to last until 2024
Warranty set to last until 2024

Maintenance

Three different lengths
Three different lengths

The bottom cover is held in place by 12 easily visible Phillips screws. Unfortunately, they come in three different lengths, so you need to keep track of which screw goes where.

Prying off the bottom cover turned out to be a relatively simple experience. With the cover removed, you have access to the fans, the battery, the SSD, and the RAM. The latter two are protected by a black plastic cover secured by tape, in addition to which the SSD is also covered in some sort of metal foil to improve heat dissipation. A secondary M.2 slot for an additional SSD is available.

Bottom plate removed
Bottom plate removed
2 populated RAM slots
2 populated RAM slots
SSD
SSD
Secondary SSD slot
Secondary SSD slot

The new model looks quite different on the inside compared to the FX706. It is notable for the additional heat pipes, larger speakers, repositioned SSDs and more.

Current model
Current model
Pre-(pre-)decessor
Pre-(pre-)decessor

Input Devices – Small Keys

Keyboard

The keyboard layout remains largely identical, with a numpad that is very narrow for a 17-inch notebook. The cursor keys are still only half the size of regular keys; up/down keys take the space of one regular-sized key.

New are the four extra function keys at the top left ,above the keyboard, used for turning volume up and down, muting, and launching the Armory Crate software. As before the power button is a dedicated and separate entity in the top right corner, and as is common on gaming notebooks the WASD keys have a separate translucent white color that contrasts very sharply with the rest of the keyboard.

The keyboard is backlit with a three-stage RGB backlight that cannot be customized per key but only per zone.

Key travel remains relatively short, with an significant yet somewhat softer feedback than on its predecessor. Overall, the keyboard feels very pleasant to type on with moderate noise emissions.

Current keyboard
Current keyboard
Pre-(pre-)decessor
Pre-(pre-)decessor
Dedicated power button
Dedicated power button
WASD keys
WASD keys

Touchpad

Touchpad
Touchpad

The touchpad no longer features dedicated buttons but is now a bit larger than before (ca. 13 x 7.7 cm / 5.1 x 3 inches). Its surface is pleasantly smooth and only ever so slightly sticky with very slow movements. We also uncovered the presence of a small dead spot in the bottom right corner.

The integrated buttons work fine without any issues and with moderate noise emissions.

Display – Dim and not truly made for gaming

Matte subpixel array
Matte subpixel array
Visible backlight bleeding
Visible backlight bleeding

The only display this Asus ships with is a FHD IPS 144 Hz panel made by AU Optronics.

The panel is well-known and has been out there for quite a while, and given its low brightness of just 268 nits, slow response times of 30-40 ms, and ow color space coverage of 60 % sRGB and around 41 % AdobeRGB, we are used to seeing it be used in the more affordable laptops such as the MSI GF75 Thin.

On the plus side its black level is fairly low due to the low overall brightness, making its contrast ratio comparatively high. Illumination development is decent at 89 %.

And while the panel does not suffer from PWM flickering it does suffer from a minor but still noticeable backlight bleeding along its edges.

59.7 percent sRGB
59.7 percent sRGB
41.5 percent AdobeRGB
41.5 percent AdobeRGB
261
cd/m²
256
cd/m²
271
cd/m²
270
cd/m²
287
cd/m²
268
cd/m²
263
cd/m²
277
cd/m²
260
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B173HAN04.9 (AUO4B9D) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3
Maximum: 287 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 268.1 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Contrast: 1688:1 (Black: 0.17 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 5.1
ΔE Greyscale 4.24 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
41.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40.2% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.44
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
AU Optronics B173HAN04.9 (AUO4B9D), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
LEN173FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
MSI GE76 Raider
AU Optronics B173HAN05.4 (AUOE295), IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 17.30
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Display
0%
62%
57%
-1%
67%
Display P3 Coverage
40.2
40.1
0%
64.8
61%
63.1
57%
39.8
-1%
68.1
69%
sRGB Coverage
59.7
60
1%
97.2
63%
94
57%
59.5
0%
98.5
65%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
41.5
41.4
0%
66.7
61%
65.2
57%
41.12
-1%
69.3
67%
Response Times
21%
66%
77%
9%
62%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
39.2 ?(18.2, 21)
32.4
17%
15 ?(7, 8)
62%
5.6 ?(2, 3.6)
86%
36.8 ?(17.2, 19.6)
6%
16.8 ?(8.4, 8.4)
57%
Response Time Black / White *
29.6 ?(15.4, 14.2)
22.4
24%
9 ?(5, 4)
70%
9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4)
68%
26 ?(13.6, 12.4)
12%
10 ?(4.8, 5.2)
66%
PWM Frequency
Screen
-5%
21%
24%
-15%
4%
Brightness middle
287
266
-7%
323
13%
290
1%
260
-9%
370
29%
Brightness
268
264
-1%
305
14%
290
8%
251
-6%
333
24%
Brightness Distribution
89
79
-11%
89
0%
96
8%
85
-4%
84
-6%
Black Level *
0.17
0.32
-88%
0.25
-47%
0.23
-35%
0.26
-53%
0.38
-124%
Contrast
1688
831
-51%
1292
-23%
1261
-25%
1000
-41%
974
-42%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
5.1
3.97
22%
1.87
63%
1.59
69%
3.9
24%
2.41
53%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
8.72
8.93
-2%
4.84
44%
3.17
64%
20.64
-137%
7.32
16%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
5.1
3.5
31%
0.92
82%
0.87
83%
3.71
27%
1.19
77%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
4.24
1.8
58%
2.57
39%
2.5
41%
1.6
62%
3.9
8%
Gamma
2.44 90%
2.31 95%
2.42 91%
2.253 98%
2.068 106%
2.287 96%
CCT
6008 108%
6754 96%
7012 93%
6640 98%
6511 100%
7302 89%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
41.4
69
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
60
93
Total Average (Program / Settings)
5% / -1%
50% / 36%
53% / 39%
-2% / -9%
44% / 26%

* ... smaller is better

Calibrating the display panel manually barely improved its image quality. While grayscale accuracy was improved slightly we found no improvements to the color accuracy at all.

Grayscale
Grayscale
Saturation
Saturation
ColorChecker
ColorChecker
Grayscale calibrated
Grayscale calibrated
Saturation calibrated
Saturation calibrated
ColorChecker calibrated
ColorChecker calibrated

Display Response Times

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
29.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 15.4 ms rise
↘ 14.2 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 76 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
39.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18.2 ms rise
↘ 21 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 54 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor usability was very limited due to the low brightness. The image is simply too dark to be readable and usable in bright environments.

For an IPS panel we found this AU Optronics panel to offer comparatively poor viewing angles, with noticeable drops in brightness at extreme angles rendering this already dim display even dimmer and less usable.

Performance – Maximum 3D Performance

The combination of Intel Core i7-12700H and Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 paired with 16 GB of DDR5 RAM should be powerful enough for all tasks and challenges, including modern games which apart from maybe a few exceptions should run perfectly smooth in maximum details in native FHD resolution.

While the processor is identical for all SKUs the GPU is not, and Asus offers a choice between four different GPUs: RTX 3050, RTX 3050 Ti, RTX 3060, and RTX 3070.

 

Test Conditions

In order to achieve the best results possible, we set the performance profile to “Turbo” via the included Armory Crate software.

Given that many options can only be configured using Asus’s own software, users will essentially have no choice but to use it. Keep in mind that some manufacturers use their software to collect user activity data.

Armoury Crate
Armoury Crate

Processor

From 111 W to 45 W during the 1st and 2nd run
From 111 W to 45 W during the 1st and 2nd run
From 79 to 45 W from the 3rd run and beyond
From 79 to 45 W from the 3rd run and beyond

The Intel Core i7-12700H is a member of Intel’s current Alder Lake family and features a total of 14 cores (6 x P-cores, 8 x E-cores) for a total of 20 threads. Its integrated Intel Xe Graphics GPU features 96 EUs and runs at up to 1.4 GHz.

During our 30-minute CineBench loop our i7-12700H started out at a level comparable to the MSI GE76 Raider’s Core i9-12900HK but then quickly dropped to a level more fitting to last gen’s i9-11900H. This becomes very apparent when looking at the CPU’s TDP. During the first two runs the CPU’s power consumption peaks at 111 W for a few seconds before it is reduced to 45 W. Starting with the third iteration the peak is recorded at a much lower 75-80 W which are then reduced very quickly to just 45 W.

In other words: short-term burst performance is around 30 % faster than on its predecessor while long-term sustained performance is not.

On battery, performance dropped from 2,820 (first run) and 1,925 (second run and beyond) to just 1,768 points. This performance decrease is noticeable but still relatively minor.

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

01503004506007509001050120013501500165018001950210022502400255027002850Tooltip
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø1955 (1902.5-2820.28)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H: Ø1874 (1698.44-2029.22)
MSI GE76 Raider Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2722 (2660.99-2908.88)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
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 GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
86.5 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
83.4 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
75.3 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
69.9 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
64.2 pt
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
59.7 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
56 pt
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
48.8 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=244, last 2 years)
18832 Points +35%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18288 Points +31%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
13934 Points
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
11567 Points -17%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
11080 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
10416 Points -25%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
8408 Points -40%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1909 Points +7%
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=242, last 2 years)
1791 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
1790 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points -2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
1574 Points -12%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1497 Points -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1366 Points -24%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1225 Points -32%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=242, last 2 years)
7152 Points +49%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6849 Points +42%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points +23%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
4808 Points
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
4403 Points -8%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
4214 Points -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
4059 Points -16%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
3244 Points -33%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
734 Points +7%
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=242, last 2 years)
690 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
689 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points -1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
600 Points -13%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
579 Points -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
535 Points -22%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
476 Points -31%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=247, last 2 years)
2986 Points +6%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
2909 (2660.99min - 2908.88max) Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
2820 (1902.5min - 2820.28max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points -11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
2029 Points -28%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1823 (1645.14min - 1822.57max) Points -35%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1723 Points -39%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1382 Points -51%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
275 Points +7%
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=246, last 2 years)
265 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
257 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points -2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
241 Points -6%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
226 Points -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
223 Points -13%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
196 Points -24%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
326 Seconds * -32%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
299.7 Seconds * -21%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
284 Seconds * -15%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
247 Seconds *
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
242 Seconds * +2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * +9%
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=240, last 2 years)
208 Seconds * +16%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
181 Seconds * +27%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=240, last 2 years)
74395 MIPS +35%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
72836 MIPS +32%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
55010 MIPS
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
50441 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
45428 MIPS -17%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
45311 MIPS -18%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
40876 MIPS -26%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6144 MIPS +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=241, last 2 years)
6036 MIPS +8%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
5870 MIPS +5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
5588 MIPS
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
5511 MIPS -1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
5393 MIPS -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
5369 MIPS -4%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
13648 Points +8%
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=246, last 2 years)
13156 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
12661 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -7%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
8470 Points -33%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
7725 Points -39%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
6688 Points -47%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6641 Points -48%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1918 Points +9%
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2193, n=246, last 2 years)
1786 Points +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
1756 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points -1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
1576 Points -10%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1568 Points -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1417 Points -19%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1264 Points -28%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=244, last 2 years)
20.5 fps +45%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
19.9 fps +41%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps +18%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
14.9 fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
14.1 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
13.3 fps -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
13.2 fps -6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
11.1 fps -21%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
86.1 s *
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
56.1 s * +35%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
53.3 s * +38%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=238, last 2 years)
49.6 s * +42%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
49.2 s * +43%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
45.8 s * +47%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * +47%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
38.9 s * +55%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
0.577 sec * -25%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.559 sec * -21%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
0.533 sec * -16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H
0.529 sec * -15%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=241, last 2 years)
0.4754 sec * -3%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4614 sec *
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
0.4252 sec * +8%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2820 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
257 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
194 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
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Performance Rating
Average of class Gaming
 
99 pt
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
76 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
73.8 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
73.1 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
57.6 pt
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
57.3 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM -9!
Intel Core i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 pt
MSI Katana GF76 11UE -9!
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (2585 - 60169, n=237, last 2 years)
17491 KRay/s +157%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
12636 KRay/s +86%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s +59%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
10072 KRay/s +48%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9065 KRay/s +33%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
6797 KRay/s
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Gaming
  (12439 - 252486, n=237, last 2 years)
87789 Points +171%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78250 Points +142%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points +63%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
52336 Points +62%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40570 Points +25%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
32381 Points
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 10389, n=237, last 2 years)
4125 MB/s +77%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3178 MB/s +36%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s +32%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2675 MB/s +15%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2543 MB/s +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2331 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 200651, n=237, last 2 years)
106961 Points +8%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
106414 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
99296 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
76986 Points -22%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72108 Points -27%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 32988, n=237, last 2 years)
11804 Points +42%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
10237 Points +23%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9157 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points +9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8862 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8317 Points
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Gaming
  (7135 - 134044, n=237, last 2 years)
45305 Points +140%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
43274 Points +129%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points +48%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
25823 Points +37%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
24693 Points +31%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
18863 Points
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Gaming
  (18146 - 328679, n=237, last 2 years)
103791 MB/s +110%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
100062 MB/s +102%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
98939 MB/s +100%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s +73%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
49493 MB/s
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
34383 MB/s -31%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2409, n=237, last 2 years)
1166 MB/s +48%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1085 MB/s +38%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s +23%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
787 MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
649 MB/s -18%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
609 MB/s -23%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 MB/s -100%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 MB/s -100%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (1437 - 31796, n=237, last 2 years)
9498 KRay/s +142%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
6505 KRay/s +66%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s +53%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
5481 KRay/s +40%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5239 KRay/s +34%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3917 KRay/s
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40000 MPixel/s +22%
Average of class Gaming
  (8341 - 60161, n=238, last 2 years)
35879 MPixel/s +9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
32915 MPixel/s
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
20568 MPixel/s -38%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
16101 MPixel/s -51%

System Performance

In PCMark 10 the F17 performed much worse than we would have expected at 6-15 % below average for comparable systems. It is able to outperform its own predecessor only in the Digital Content Creation but performs much slower overall. We were able to reproduce these results by running the test a second time.

Subjectively speaking the system performed very smoothly and without any noticeable hiccups.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8007 Points +34%
Average of class Gaming
  (4477 - 9852, n=208, last 2 years)
7531 Points +26%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (5986 - 8156, n=12)
7232 Points +21%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6901 Points +15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
6615 Points +11%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
6505 Points +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
5986 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
5685 Points -5%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10688 Points +15%
Average of class Gaming
  (7334 - 12334, n=207, last 2 years)
10665 Points +15%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
10602 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (9289 - 12144, n=12)
10576 Points +14%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
9695 Points +4%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9639 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9289 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
9182 Points -1%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10100 Points +64%
Average of class Gaming
  (6161 - 11833, n=207, last 2 years)
9670 Points +57%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6161 - 10362, n=12)
9156 Points +49%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9071 Points +47%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9027 Points +47%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8874 Points +44%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7217 Points +17%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6161 Points
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
12905 Points +27%
Average of class Gaming
  (5288 - 18475, n=207, last 2 years)
11325 Points +11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (8950 - 12554, n=12)
10653 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
10175 Points
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9274 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9026 Points -11%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8684 Points -15%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7526 Points -26%
CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Gaming
  (974 - 2295, n=173, last 2 years)
1866 Points +13%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1649 - 2017, n=11)
1806 Points +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1649 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1337 Points -19%
CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Gaming
  (907 - 2166, n=173, last 2 years)
1780 Points +16%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1536 - 1958, n=11)
1723 Points +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1536 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1370 Points -11%
CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Gaming
  (1027 - 2514, n=173, last 2 years)
2025 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1963 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1816 - 2084, n=11)
1949 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1372 Points -30%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 2327, n=173, last 2 years)
1700 Points +40%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1210 - 2207, n=11)
1665 Points +38%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1210 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1148 Points -5%
PCMark 10 Score
5986 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62554 MB/s +18%
Average of class Gaming
  (18074 - 92565, n=237, last 2 years)
58059 MB/s +10%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
52925 MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
38867 MB/s -27%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
36548 MB/s -31%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65452 MB/s +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
62745 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (20318 - 90647, n=237, last 2 years)
61859 MB/s -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
44282 MB/s -29%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
40016 MB/s -36%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
64282 MB/s +11%
Average of class Gaming
  (18928 - 103259, n=237, last 2 years)
60435 MB/s +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
57728 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s -5%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
40678 MB/s -30%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
36998 MB/s -36%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.6 ns *
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 152.5, n=234, last 2 years)
84.7 ns *
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.5 ns *
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns *
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
56.6 ns *
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns *
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns *
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

Unfortunately, we found significant DPC latencies when launching the Edge browser already. On a positive note, these did not get any worse from that point on regardless of what test we ran. This means that our 4K/60 FPS YouTube video test did not run very well, with a total of 14 dropped frames. Our main suspect for this behavior is the NT kernel driver.

YouTube test video
YouTube test video
LatencyMon Main
LatencyMon Main
LatencyMon Drivers
LatencyMon Drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
4527 μs * -95%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2319 μs *
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1642 μs * +29%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1564 μs * +33%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1399 μs * +40%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
743 μs * +68%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our review unit was equipped with a 1 TB SK Hynix PCIe 3 SSD, which can be found on 44th place in our SSD/HDD top list. The same SSD was already installed in the F17’s predecessor. It performs well overall but is incapable of keeping up with the Samsung SSDs found in the XMG Core or MSI Raider.

Sustained read performance turned out to be rather inconsistent and fluctuated after a short while. This may be one of the reasons for its overall below average PCMark performance.

SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3364 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3042 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 514 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 445.3 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 25.64 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 213.9 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 1665 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 2024 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
93 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
78.9 pt
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
60.1 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
54.5 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
54.2 pt
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
 
52.4 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
42.4 pt
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
24.2 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Gaming
  (1291 - 7045, n=208, last 2 years)
3462 MB/s +94%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2529 (2450.31min - 2528.54max) MB/s +42%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2183 (2113.09min - 2182.51max) MB/s +23%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2144 (2055.42min - 2144.01max) MB/s +20%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1780 - 2383, n=18)
2071 MB/s +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1956 (1938.61min - 1956.43max) MB/s +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1780 (1752.32min - 1780.06max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1780 (1752.32min - 1780.06max) MB/s 0%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1061 (106.95min - 1061.13max) MB/s -40%
seq write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3923 (3818.83min - 3922.64max) MB/s +48%
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=208, last 2 years)
3744 MB/s +42%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2643 (2559.24min - 2642.87max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2643 (2559.24min - 2642.87max) MB/s 0%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2425 (2355.41min - 2424.54max) MB/s -8%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1886 - 2909, n=18)
2343 MB/s -11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2095 (2074.34min - 2094.85max) MB/s -21%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1604 (1586.29min - 1604.11max) MB/s -39%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
978 (971.82min - 978.46max) MB/s -63%
seq q8 t1 read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6722 (5765.49min - 6722max) MB/s +91%
Average of class Gaming
  (1865 - 16089, n=208, last 2 years)
6222 MB/s +77%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (3515 - 3607, n=18)
3565 MB/s +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3542 (3289.1min - 3542.3max) MB/s +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3515 (2963.07min - 3514.83max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3515 (2963.07min - 3514.83max) MB/s 0%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
3468 (3143.21min - 3467.64max) MB/s -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
2646 (2421.6min - 2645.77max) MB/s -25%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1985 (1757.88min - 1984.76max) MB/s -44%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4999 (4978.75min - 4998.98max) MB/s +66%
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 14571, n=208, last 2 years)
4682 MB/s +55%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
3302 (3294.84min - 3301.55max) MB/s +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3091 (2656.88min - 3090.57max) MB/s +3%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (2869 - 3098, n=18)
3014 MB/s 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3012 (2669.05min - 3012.29max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3012 (2669.05min - 3012.29max) MB/s 0%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1597 (1579.16min - 1597.4max) MB/s -47%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
979 (974.28min - 979.37max) MB/s -67%
4k q1 t1 read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
89.8 (89.42min - 89.75max) MB/s +175%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
68.6 (68.41min - 68.6max) MB/s +110%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 - 95.9, n=208, last 2 years)
67.7 MB/s +108%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (32.6 - 70.5, n=18)
56.9 MB/s +75%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
47.4 (47.27min - 47.41max) MB/s +45%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
47.3 (42.61min - 47.31max) MB/s +45%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
32.6 (30.94min - 32.64max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
32.6 (30.94min - 32.64max) MB/s 0%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
32.4 (32.28min - 32.44max) MB/s -1%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
275 (273.95min - 275.11max) MB/s +27%
Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 - 421, n=208, last 2 years)
226 MB/s +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
216 (185.22min - 215.93max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
216 (185.22min - 215.93max) MB/s 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
173 (172.14min - 172.83max) MB/s -20%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (81.2 - 216, n=18)
153.8 MB/s -29%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
144 (143.24min - 143.97max) MB/s -33%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
136 (136.06min - 136.26max) MB/s -37%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
112 (108.3min - 111.94max) MB/s -48%
4k q32 t16 read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4073 (4064.94min - 4073.47max) MB/s +84%
Average of class Gaming
  (313 - 6172, n=208, last 2 years)
2533 MB/s +14%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2214 (2192.88min - 2214.37max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2214 (2192.88min - 2214.37max) MB/s 0%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
1888 (1886.26min - 1887.59max) MB/s -15%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (628 - 2217, n=18)
1337 MB/s -40%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1079 (1063.35min - 1079.33max) MB/s -51%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
751 (741.76min - 751.2max) MB/s -66%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
310 (293.77min - 309.72max) MB/s -86%
4k q32 t16 write
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2668 (2644.15min - 2667.88max) MB/s +16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2307 (2258.85min - 2307.29max) MB/s
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2307 (2258.85min - 2307.29max) MB/s 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 4869, n=208, last 2 years)
2155 MB/s -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1200 (1178.03min - 1199.78max) MB/s -48%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1066 (1060.72min - 1066.17max) MB/s -54%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
976 (973.27min - 976.25max) MB/s -58%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (394 - 2341, n=18)
883 MB/s -62%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
429 (419.23min - 429.09max) MB/s -81%
AS SSD
Score Total
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8982 Points +63%
Average of class Gaming
  (1923 - 13854, n=195, last 2 years)
6737 Points +22%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
5520 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
5514 Points
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (3615 - 6117, n=15)
4797 Points -13%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
4695 Points -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
3055 Points -45%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1816 Points -67%
Score Read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3344 Points +58%
Average of class Gaming
  (528 - 4721, n=195, last 2 years)
2478 Points +17%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2121 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2005 Points -5%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1221 - 2291, n=15)
1706 Points -20%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1666 Points -21%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1274 Points -40%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
649 Points -69%
Score Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3997 Points +72%
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=195, last 2 years)
3056 Points +31%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2488 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2324 Points
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1638 - 2660, n=15)
2258 Points -3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2232 Points -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1190 Points -49%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
872 Points -62%
Seq Read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5120 MB/s +93%
Average of class Gaming
  (1543 - 12763, n=195, last 2 years)
4839 MB/s +82%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2876 MB/s +8%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (2635 - 3133, n=15)
2839 MB/s +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2837 MB/s +7%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
2725 MB/s +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2656 MB/s
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1704 MB/s -36%
Seq Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3692 MB/s +46%
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 11316, n=195, last 2 years)
3577 MB/s +41%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2803 MB/s +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2535 MB/s
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1243 - 2969, n=15)
1917 MB/s -24%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1565 MB/s -38%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1364 MB/s -46%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
716 MB/s -72%
4K Read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
82.8 MB/s +187%
Average of class Gaming
  (28.8 - 112.1, n=195, last 2 years)
67.2 MB/s +133%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
55.4 MB/s +92%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
55.3 MB/s +92%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (28.8 - 66.9, n=15)
53 MB/s +84%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
45.38 MB/s +57%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
37.77 MB/s +31%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
28.83 MB/s
4K Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
241.3 MB/s +309%
Average of class Gaming
  (59 - 512, n=195, last 2 years)
210 MB/s +256%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
152.9 MB/s +159%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
132.4 MB/s +124%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (59 - 184.8, n=15)
127.3 MB/s +116%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
106.9 MB/s +81%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
66 MB/s +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
59 MB/s
4K-64 Read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2749 MB/s +50%
Average of class Gaming
  (312 - 3475, n=195, last 2 years)
1922 MB/s +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1827 MB/s
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
1662 MB/s -9%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (873 - 1923, n=15)
1369 MB/s -25%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1327 MB/s -27%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
956 MB/s -48%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
441.2 MB/s -76%
4K-64 Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3387 MB/s +68%
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=195, last 2 years)
2491 MB/s +24%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2101 MB/s +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2011 MB/s
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (1342 - 2216, n=15)
1939 MB/s -4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1922 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
921 MB/s -54%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
735 MB/s -63%
Access Time Read
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.191 ms * -155%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
0.102 ms * -36%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.075 ms *
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
0.067 ms * +11%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 - 0.379, n=193, last 2 years)
0.05365 ms * +28%
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (0.028 - 0.093, n=15)
0.0468 ms * +38%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.035 ms * +53%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.029 ms * +61%
Access Time Write
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.059 ms *
Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
  (0.028 - 0.109, n=15)
0.0532 ms * +10%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.053 ms * +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=195, last 2 years)
0.04965 ms * +16%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
0.037 ms * +37%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
0.029 ms * +51%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.028 ms * +53%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.018 ms * +69%

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W: Ø2388 (1541.68-3529.86)

GPU Performance

To our (and every gamer’s) delight the F17’s RTX 3060 GPU is configured to use its maximum 140 W TGP (including 25 W Dynamic Boost). Accordingly, the F17 performed better than the average RTX 3060-equipped laptop in 3DMark with only the Lenovo Legion capable of barely keeping up.

On battery, the frame rate while running Witcher 3 in FHD with maximum details dropped from 80 FPS to just 35 FPS. This may sound overly dramatic but we have seen laptops with more powerful GPUs running even slower on battery.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
100 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
82.7 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
66.9 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
64.3 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
58.2 pt
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
57.9 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
57.4 pt
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
56.1 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
45050 Points +49%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=246, last 2 years)
39499 Points +30%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
30335 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 30772, n=43)
26816 Points -12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
26790 Points -12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
25793 Points -15%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
24656 Points -19%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
192520 Points +83%
Average of class Gaming
  (15902 - 193851, n=157, last 2 years)
134064 Points +28%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
132888 Points +26%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
116504 Points +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
110773 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
105076 Points
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
104577 Points 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (33126 - 136826, n=38)
101628 Points -3%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
34041 Points +47%
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=250, last 2 years)
28955 Points +25%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
23109 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
22074 Points -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (16354 - 23109, n=49)
20436 Points -12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
20381 Points -12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
19737 Points -15%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
18851 Points -18%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
13324 Points +48%
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=248, last 2 years)
11781 Points +31%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9000 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
8915 Points -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6285 - 9235, n=49)
8057 Points -10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
7716 Points -14%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
7582 Points -16%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
7175 Points -20%
3DMark 11 Performance
28010 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
55142 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
21179 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
9490 points
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Gaming Performance

When pitched against its competitors in our Witcher 3 test, the F17 managed to secure first place. Even the RTX 3080-powered MSI Raider was just 50 % faster. On average, the F17 turned out to be between 6 and 10 % faster than the average RTX 3060-equipped laptop and around 15 % faster than the Lenovo Legion 5 with its 130 W RTX 3060 GPU.

Far Cry 5 ran with over 100 FPS in FHD and maximum details, which means first place for the F17 as well.

Cyberpunk 2077 1.5 managed a good 78 FPS in maximum details with Raytracing disabled.

Overall, every current game should run very smoothly in FHD with maximum details on the Asus TUF Gaming, which fared better than most of its competitors in our gaming benchmarks.

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Gaming
  (54.1 - 718, n=137, last 2 years)
412 fps +14%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
360 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
340.9 fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
328.6 fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (221 - 449, n=35)
324 fps -10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
302 (11.9min, 37.1P0.1, 159P1) fps -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
281 (56.7min, 129P0.1, 188P1) fps -22%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
384 (317min) fps +47%
Average of class Gaming
  (34.2 - 617, n=147, last 2 years)
319 fps +22%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
261.7 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (204 - 296, n=33)
237 fps -9%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
229.4 fps -12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
229 (68.3min, 99.8P0.1, 142P1) fps -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
221 (40.1min, 75.4P0.1, 136P1) fps -16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
218.6 fps -16%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
247 (213min) fps +55%
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 449, n=176, last 2 years)
213 fps +34%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
159 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (81 - 186.8, n=41)
144.8 fps -9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
144 (55.2min, 60.2P0.1, 99.7P1) fps -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140.7 fps -12%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
134.4 fps -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 (20.2min, 55.9P0.1, 93.1P1) fps -21%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
126 (108min) fps +46%
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=244, last 2 years)
114.1 fps +33%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
86.1 fps
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
81.4 (35.8min, 51.7P0.1, 65.3P1) fps -5%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.5 (30.1min, 37.6P0.1, 42.6P1) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 91.5, n=48)
76.9 fps -11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
74 fps -14%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.6 (61min) fps -16%
Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (17 - 248, n=106, last 2 years)
138.3 fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (88 - 135, n=25)
114.2 fps -12%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113 (85min) fps -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
111 (84min) fps -15%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
107 fps -18%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps -19%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (16 - 232, n=125, last 2 years)
132.5 fps +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 fps
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
108 (88min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (85 - 129, n=29)
107.7 fps -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
106 (82min) fps -15%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
100 fps -19%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97 fps -22%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (14 - 218, n=135, last 2 years)
124.3 fps +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
118 fps
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
102 (80min) fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (80 - 120, n=31)
101.6 fps -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
99 (73min) fps -16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
93 fps -21%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91 fps -23%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (9.7 - 178.6, n=89, last 2 years)
105.2 fps +28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (68 - 118, n=14)
89.3 fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
82 fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (11.3 - 205, n=101, last 2 years)
92.1 fps +16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (42.2 - 87.7, n=14)
68 fps -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (16.7 - 159.7, n=113, last 2 years)
85.6 fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.8 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (40 - 78.8, n=16)
61.1 fps -22%
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
Average of class Gaming
  (12.6 - 74, n=45, last 2 years)
40.8 fps +68%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
24.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (12.6 - 28.9, n=7)
23.9 fps -2%
GTA V
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
184 (1.687min, 125P1) fps +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (53 - 187.4, n=164, last 2 years)
174.6 fps +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (146 - 183.7, n=33)
170.2 fps +2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (6.37min, 100P1) fps +1%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (6.58min, 111P1) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
167 (4.28min, 111P1) fps
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
162 (0.702min, 90.9P1) fps -3%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
176 (4.26min, 125P1) fps +9%
Average of class Gaming
  (15.3 - 187.1, n=191, last 2 years)
162.2 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 (4.4min, 100P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (120 - 179.4, n=42)
154 fps -4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
150 (6.08min, 100P1) fps -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
149 (5.39min, 100P1) fps -7%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
146.9 fps -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
141 (4.55min, 90.9P1) fps -12%
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
125 (10.6min, 83.3P1) fps +28%
Average of class Gaming
  (6.38 - 167.7, n=231, last 2 years)
105.4 fps +8%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97.5 (7.78min, 66.7P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (69.2 - 109.8, n=46)
89.7 fps -8%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
86.9 (19.6min, 58.8P1) fps -11%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
81.1 fps -17%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
80.4 (8.99min, 55.6P1) fps -18%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.6 (4.82min, 55.6P1) fps -19%
Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 high (2/3)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
164 (144.3min) fps +14%
Average of class Gaming
  (29.9 - 244, n=252, last 2 years)
149.7 fps +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
144 (124.7min) fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140 (120.2min) fps -3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
135 (115.2min) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (98.9 - 169.2, n=49)
133.6 fps -7%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 (108min) fps -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
119.3 (106.2min) fps -17%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
156 (137min) fps +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (26.9 - 220, n=253, last 2 years)
140.4 fps +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
135 (115.3min) fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130 (113.2min) fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (90.7 - 154.8, n=49)
125.9 fps -7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
121 (106.3min) fps -10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
118 (102.7min) fps -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
117.6 (103.1min) fps -13%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (24.6 - 234, n=147, last 2 years)
188.2 fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
173 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 fps -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
157 fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (122.5 - 214, n=33)
157 fps -9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
141 fps -18%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140 fps -19%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
171 (94min) fps +63%
Average of class Gaming
  (13 - 230, n=181, last 2 years)
141.5 fps +35%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113 fps +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (70.4 - 133.5, n=37)
105.6 fps +1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
98.5 fps -6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
95.1 fps -9%
1920x1080 High Quality
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
131 (86min) fps +68%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.13 - 194.9, n=241, last 2 years)
108.6 fps +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
85.2 fps +9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.9 fps +2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (55 - 100.9, n=42)
79.4 fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
74.4 fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.3 fps -7%
Strange Brigade
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
312 (118min, 257P1) fps +54%
Average of class Gaming
  (22.2 - 508, n=182, last 2 years)
263 fps +30%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
225 (111min, 195P1) fps +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
202 (103min, 151P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (154.9 - 242, n=38)
193.8 fps -4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
191 (109min, 157P1) fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
187 (79.9min, 149P1) fps -7%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
179 (129min, 143P1) fps -11%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
251 (139min, 181P1) fps +54%
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 465, n=199, last 2 years)
226 fps +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
180 (100min, 135P1) fps +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
163 (31.3min, 116P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (115.6 - 192.1, n=41)
157 fps -4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
154 (99.2min, 111P1) fps -6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
149 (49.9min, 110P1) fps -9%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
144 (95.6min, 107P1) fps -12%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
221 (94.6min, 162P1) fps +56%
Average of class Gaming
  (14.6 - 421, n=239, last 2 years)
201 fps +42%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
155 (51.8min, 119P1) fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
142 (78.7min, 104P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (102.2 - 166.3, n=43)
137.6 fps -3%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
134 (89.3min, 99.7P1) fps -6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130 (88.3min, 98.4P1) fps -8%
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 (40.7min, 96.2P1) fps -12%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
155 fps +21%
Average of class Gaming
  (15.3 - 221, n=245, last 2 years)
142.6 fps +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
128 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
121 fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
118 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (83.6 - 157.1, n=48)
115.1 fps -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
95 fps -26%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
89.5 fps -30%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
133 fps +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (13.7 - 193.1, n=248, last 2 years)
125.7 fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
115 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
104 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (73 - 138.3, n=48)
100.9 fps -12%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97.1 fps -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
86.3 fps -25%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
81.7 fps -29%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
109 fps +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (12.4 - 166.2, n=258, last 2 years)
99.9 fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
94.3 fps
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
83.9 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (61.9 - 109.3, n=48)
82 fps -13%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
80.1 fps -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
71.3 fps -24%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
68.7 fps -27%

In Witcher 3, framerates remained consistent for the full hour that we ran the test with no decrease in performance at all.

Witcher 3 FPS Graph

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Ø77.6 (73-84)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 177 171 161 97.5
The Witcher 3 (2015) 360 261.7 159 86.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 168 154 144 135
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 173 105 78
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 128 115 94.3
Far Cry 5 (2018) 163 130 124 118
Strange Brigade (2018) 289 202 163 142
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 92 82 79.1 78.8

Emissions – Relatively Quiet and Cool

Noise Emissions

When idle the fans were off most of the time, even in Turbo mode. Under load, the F17 remained quieter than almost all of its competitors. We aere also able to hear some coil whine in certain situations, e.g. when running 3DMark 06, that was only noticeable with our ears placed in very close proximity to the device.

Noise Level

Idle
24 / 24 / 24 dB(A)
Load
42.6 / 46.84 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2031.830.331.82535.533.735.5313938.5394034.927.634.95032.427.532.46332.927.232.98031.326.631.310028.722.328.712523.617.923.616023.717.523.720028.126.128.125029.721.629.731530.813.330.8400338.33350031.67.931.6630337.13380034.67.634.6100033.97.633.9125035.67.935.6160036.68.536.62000369.536250035.310.235.3315035.610.435.6400030.510.630.5500029.110.829.1630028.211.428.2800023.811.223.81000019.611.319.61250015.811.215.81600013.310.313.3SPL45.623.445.6N5.10.55.1median 30.5median 10.6median 30.5Delta5.33.75.324.625.528.127.226.325.622.322.221.42221.423.726.127.625.226.6262523.523.621.724.225.124.320.120.520.418.922.521.118.421.123.622.123.420.123.226.728.126.82625.71820.822.918.318.82123.823.625.622.722.12425.727.129.526.32627.61921.628.220.219.322.219.524.131.317.817.623.719.425.63417.817.725.320.224.53320.819.524.415.42131.514.91521.315.924.935.212.411.824.615.727.835.111.511.226.71527.336.210.810.526.213.127.638.510.41026.612.329.339.910.210.128.61228.440.710.710.626.811.426.2401110.924.711.323.537.211.411.322.711.721.838.51211.620.412.116.53711.91215.412.113.934.911.91213.512.112.930.612.312.312.812.612.725.112.512.612.7121222.511.91212.111.111.217.11111.211.22637.449.52524.736.40.72.36.40.60.62.1median 13.1median 23.6median 34median 12median 12median 23.73.15.35.23.23.45.6hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011WApple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
Noise
-14%
-6%
-20%
-26%
-23%
off / environment *
24
25
-4%
25
-4%
26
-8%
25
-4%
25
-4%
Idle Minimum *
24
26
-8%
25
-4%
26
-8%
33
-38%
30
-25%
Idle Average *
24
31
-29%
25
-4%
27
-13%
34
-42%
32
-33%
Idle Maximum *
24
33
-38%
30.5
-27%
40
-67%
35
-46%
36
-50%
Load Average *
42.6
48
-13%
37.5
12%
50
-17%
53
-24%
53
-24%
Witcher 3 ultra *
46.84
47
-0%
53
-13%
49
-5%
51
-9%
Load Maximum *
46.84
49
-5%
51
-9%
53
-13%
57
-22%
54
-15%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Temperatures were similar to those of other 17-inch gaming notebooks and significantly lower than on the F17’s predecessor. The hot spots are located at the top towards the rear and can reach up to 50 °C.

The palm rests remain pleasantly cool at all times. The area around the WASD keys can reach a warm yet still acceptable temperature of 43 °C while gaming.

Max. Load
 51 °C
124 F
52 °C
126 F
48 °C
118 F
 
 41 °C
106 F
42 °C
108 F
38 °C
100 F
 
 30 °C
86 F
29 °C
84 F
24 °C
75 F
 
Maximum: 52 °C = 126 F
Average: 39.4 °C = 103 F
41 °C
106 F
47 °C
117 F
44 °C
111 F
28 °C
82 F
33 °C
91 F
31 °C
88 F
22 °C
72 F
23 °C
73 F
26 °C
79 F
Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 32.8 °C = 91 F
Power Supply (max.)  51 °C = 124 F | Room Temperature 18 °C = 64 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Fluke 62 Mini
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.4 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 52 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.8 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 39.9 °C / 104 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30 °C / 86 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-1.1 °C / -2 F).
Witcher 3 top
Witcher 3 top
Witcher 3 bottom
Witcher 3 bottom
Witcher 3 charger
Witcher 3 charger
Stress test top
Stress test top
Stress test bottom
Stress test bottom
Stress test charger
Stress test charger
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Heat
-22%
-1%
-2%
-2%
-1%
Maximum Upper Side *
52
58.5
-13%
42.2
19%
43
17%
51
2%
44
15%
Maximum Bottom *
47
58.5
-24%
50.9
-8%
47
-0%
52
-11%
50
-6%
Idle Upper Side *
31
38
-23%
34.3
-11%
33
-6%
32
-3%
30
3%
Idle Bottom *
31
39
-26%
32
-3%
37
-19%
29
6%
36
-16%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

When running our one-hour long stress test the CPU started out at 3.6 GHz on all cores, which then dropped to 2.5 GHz after less than a minute and 2.3 GHz at the end of the test after a full hour. Recorded temperatures averaged at 83 °C with a peak of 87 °C.

The GPU starts out at 1.6 GHz but then drops to 1.3 GHz with an average recorded temperature of 81 °C.

Stress test start
Stress test start
Stress test a few seconds after its start
Stress test a few seconds after its start
Stress test after one hour
Stress test after one hour
CPU clock speeds
CPU clock speeds
GPU clock speeds
GPU clock speeds
CPU temperature
CPU temperature
GPU temperature
GPU temperature
CPU power consumption
CPU power consumption
GPU power consumption
GPU power consumption
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 2.4 1,340 83 81

Speakers

The speakers were increased in size compared to the predecessor. Regardless, their performance is mediocre at best with only minimal improvements in terms of bass. Analog speakers and headphones can be connected to the F17’s 3.5-mm audio jack.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2030.331.130.3253537.9353139.837.139.84036.131.736.15034.632.934.66331.129.531.18030.920.730.910032.523.332.512540.11940.116045.418.645.420047.721.647.725050.418.550.431556.213.756.240057.11357.150064.111.464.163070.611.170.680073.410.673.4100074.28.374.2125071.38.571.3160064.38.864.3200062.89.562.8250058.510.158.5315062.410.762.4400065.51165.5500066.111.166.1630056.811.956.8800058.51258.51000051.211.751.21250047.611.447.6160004510.845SPL79.523.479.5N42.60.542.6median 58.5median 11.4median 58.5Delta8.12.48.128.234.328.233.434.733.43637.33632.332.832.332.832.832.823.727.523.723.218.423.228.718.328.735.119.135.14617.14649.314.249.360.512.760.567.713.267.771.611.171.670.211.370.267.910.967.970.211.370.268.811.868.865.211.565.26511.66571.41271.465.112.265.166.512.766.567.412.967.464.913.264.972.813.972.878.314.578.377.813.677.864.513.164.553.612.653.683.124.883.157.50.657.5median 66.5median 12.7median 66.56.21.26.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011WLenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 9.1% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (9.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 69% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 25% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 48% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 44% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 34% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 20% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management – Long Battery Life

Power Consumption

Idle power consumption was superbly low, courtesy of the F17’s dim display.

Due to the GPU’s high TGP, power consumption under load was fairly high. While gaming, the F17 may have outperformed its competitors but it also showed a higher power consumption than all of them except for the Schenker Core, which consumed more power but performed worse than the F17.

Power Consumption
Idledarkmidlight 6.6 / 8.3 / 11.8 Watt
Load midlight 119 / 222 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 17.30
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
-16%
-58%
-66%
-20%
-53%
-40%
-73%
Idle Minimum *
6.6
10.3
-56%
15.6
-136%
12
-82%
9
-36%
13
-97%
10.4 ?(5 - 22.8, n=41)
-58%
13.7 ?(2 - 64, n=191, last 2 years)
-108%
Idle Average *
8.3
13.1
-58%
20.7
-149%
17
-105%
13
-57%
16
-93%
14.5 ?(8.3 - 26.5, n=41)
-75%
18.9 ?(6.5 - 67, n=191, last 2 years)
-128%
Idle Maximum *
11.8
14.1
-19%
22.9
-94%
28
-137%
20
-69%
29
-146%
21.4 ?(11.8 - 48.2, n=41)
-81%
26.5 ?(9 - 101.1, n=191, last 2 years)
-125%
Load Average *
119
110
8%
134
-13%
118
1%
102
14%
100
16%
109.3 ?(48.4 - 191, n=41)
8%
111.7 ?(32.1 - 202, n=191, last 2 years)
6%
Witcher 3 ultra *
169
138
18%
135
20%
252
-49%
149
12%
173
-2%
Load Maximum *
222
190
14%
170
23%
272
-23%
187
16%
213
4%
206 ?(131.6 - 268, n=41)
7%
249 ?(64.5 - 418, n=190, last 2 years)
-12%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø168.7 (158.26-215.29)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø177.3 (152.91-222.25)

Power Consumption with External Display

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø119.5 (85.64-168.39)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø176.1 (172.51-184.44)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø149.9 (147.64-153.74)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø165.6 (157.45-170.46)

Battery Life

The TUF Gaming F17 comes with a relatively large 90 Wh battery, and the current model offers an impressive overall battery life just like the predecessor did.

The device lasted more than 7.5 hours in our video playback test at reduced brightness, and between 7 and 8.5 hours in our Wi-Fi test depending on display brightness.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
8h 39min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
7h 18min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
7h 42min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 18min
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.99 Wh
MSI Katana GF76 11UE
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 53 Wh
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 62 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
2%
-41%
-41%
-50%
-42%
-28%
H.264
462
512
11%
212
-54%
232
-50%
283
-39%
392 ?(56 - 747, n=99, last 2 years)
-15%
WiFi v1.3
519
454
-13%
263
-49%
306
-41%
220
-58%
293
-44%
365 ?(57 - 745, n=190, last 2 years)
-30%
Load
138
151
9%
111
-20%
80
-42%
80
-42%
86 ?(36 - 173, n=155, last 2 years)
-38%
Reader / Idle
331
286
462
548 ?(57 - 1290, n=90, last 2 years)
Witcher 3 ultra
50
81.7 ?(47 - 155, n=23, last 2 years)

Pros

+ metal display lid
+ Thunderbolt 4
+ good maintenance options
+ very good gaming performance
+ relatively quiet and cool
+ very good battery life

Cons

- underwhelming Wi-Fi performance
- dim display with poor response times
- below average system performance

Verdict – Excellent 3D Performance but No Gaming Display

Asus TUF Gaming F17. Review unit provided by Cyberport
Asus TUF Gaming F17. Review unit provided by Cyberport

One of the Asus TUF Gaming F17’s highlights is without a doubt its excellent gaming performance. The fact that Asus configured the RTX 3060 GPU for its specified maximum of 140 W is became immediately noticeable in our benchmarks. For a 17-inch notebook the F17 also offers a very long battery life, which makes it somewhat portable.

On the flip side is the display. It may be saved by its good overall contrast ratio, but its overall brightness is simply too low, and its response times are too slow for a gaming device. The F17’s successor needs to improve upon this.

The Asus TUF (Gaming F)17 offers a comparatively high gaming performance but suffers from a poor display and poor Wi-Fi performance in return.

Price and Availability

At the time of writing, the updated 2022 Asus TUF Gaming F17 was not yet available in North America. With the current supply chain shortages, it is also unclear when that will change.

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W - 04/14/2022 v7
Christian Hintze

Chassis
77 / 98 → 79%
Keyboard
84%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
62 / 80 → 77%
Weight
60 / 10-66 → 89%
Battery
78 / 95 → 82%
Display
75%
Games Performance
99%
Application Performance
87%
Temperature
84 / 95 → 88%
Noise
87 / 90 → 96%
Audio
76%
Camera
34 / 85 → 40%
Average
76%
84%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Asus TUF Gaming F17 Laptop Review: Good 3D Performance and Battery Life Meets Poor Build Quality and Dim Display
Christian Hintze, 2022-04- 7 (Update: 2022-04-21)