Asus TUF Gaming F17 laptop review: Good gaming device with RTX 3060 but average display despite 144 Hz

Asus RTX entry-level device. With the TUF A17, the series was revised last year, and the new case now packs an Intel Core i9 and an RTX 3060 instead of an AMD CPU and a GTX 1660 Ti. Is the entry that Asus offers into the current RTX generation worth it?

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Asus has sent us its new, affordable TUF gaming laptop with a Tiger Lake processor and an RTX 3060. Last year, we reviewed the the TUF A17, a model from the previous series equipped with a Ryzen 7 and a GTX 1660 Ti. The new model should be much faster, at least in graphics applications and games, although the total TGP of 95 watts is rather in the middle to lower performance range of an RTX 3060. The display now supports 144 Hz instead of the former 120 Hz.

Besides the virtual predecessor, we naturally also want to compare it with the competition found in the same price segment. This primarily includes the Schenker XMG Core 17, but also the MSI Alpha 17 and, for lack of further 17-inch competition, the MSI GF65 Thin and the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 15-inch rivals.

Since the exterior remains the same, we won't go into details regarding the case, maintenance, input devices, etc., as long as there are no changes. This information can be found in the review of the review of the Asus TUF A17.

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Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM (TUF Gaming F17 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i9-11900H 8 x 2.5 - 4.9 GHz, 105 W PL2 / Short Burst, 80 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake H45

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, 95 W TDP ( including 5 W Dynamic Boost), Geforce 462.42, Otimus

Memory

16 GB

, 2x 8 GB DDR4-3200, 1,600 MHz

Display

17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, glossy: no, 144 Hz

Mainboard

Intel HM570

Storage

SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, 1024 GB

, 860 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC1220 @ Intel Tiger Lake PCH - cAVS

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1x 3.5 mm combo audio jack

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 26 x 399 x 269 ( = 1.02 x 15.71 x 10.59 in)

Battery

90 Wh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 14.3 h

Camera

Webcam: 720p HD camera
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Keyboard: chiclet with RGB, Keyboard Light: yes

Weight

2.65 kg ( = 93.48 oz / 5.84 pounds), Power Supply: 590 g ( = 20.81 oz / 1.3 pounds)

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
82.8 %	06/2021	Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2.7 kg	26 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
82.9 %	05/2020	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	2.6 kg	26 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
83.9 %	06/2021	Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2.5 kg	30.05 mm	17.30"	2560x1440
83.3 %	02/2021	MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5600M	2.6 kg	28 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
80.4 %	03/2021	MSI GF65 Thin 10UE i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	1.9 kg	21.7 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
80.5 %	05/2021	Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2.3 kg	23.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case - Smaller and with more metal

The MSI Alpha is slightly deeper and thicker, while the Schenker XMG is thicker but smaller overall. Our F17 is just about the heaviest device in comparison.

Size comparison

MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity - Thunderbolt 4

It's great that the F17 has now integrated Thunderbolt 4. The remaining ports are the standard ones, and their distribution is heavily concentrated on the left side, which is very convenient for right-handed users. There are no ports at the front or back. A missing feature is the SD card reader.

Communication

In terms of Bluetooth, the F17 offers the latest Bluetooth 5.2, but the Asus device lags behind in terms of Wi-Fi transfer speeds. The speed for receiving data in particular is below average; the A17 didn't score particularly well in this regard either, and the competition is faster.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1541 (1418^min - 1606^max) MBit/s ∼100% +165%
Average of class Gaming (450 - 1588, n=89, last 2 years)	1162 MBit/s ∼75% +100%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1010 MBit/s ∼66% +74%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	623 (577^min - 656^max) MBit/s ∼40% +7%
Global Average -3 (5.59 - 2371, n=2621)	587 MBit/s ∼38% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM	582 (312^min - 680^max) MBit/s ∼38%
iperf3 receive AX12
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1711 (861^min - 1776^max) MBit/s ∼100% +201%
Average of class Gaming (90 - 1743, n=89, last 2 years)	1190 MBit/s ∼70% +109%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1100 MBit/s ∼64% +93%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	634 (621^min - 646^max) MBit/s ∼37% +11%
Global Average -3 (5 - 2374, n=2624)	621 MBit/s ∼36% +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM	569 (350^min - 709^max) MBit/s ∼33%

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM ; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø568 (350-709)

Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø633 (621-646)

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM ; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø572 (312-680)

Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø623 (577-656)

Webcam

ColorChecker Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM: 35.73 ∆E min: 14.71 - max: 74.13 ∆E

Security

A slot for a Kensington lock is available, and TPM 2.0 is supported as well.

Accessories

Except for the usual leaflets, the only extra is an A5-sized sheet of paper with TUF gaming stickers on it.

Warranty

The manufacturer provides a standard one-year warranty.

Display - There are better options

We don't have the top configuration when it comes to the display, since there's still a variant with an sRGB coverage of 100% and a refresh rate of 300 Hz.

The present model is a 17.3-inch matte Full HD IPS display with a refresh rate of 144 Hz and Adaptive Sync. The panel from AU Optronics delivers anything but top rates, which isn't unusual in this price range. The competition even performs worse here in some cases, and only the Schenker's display is better.

The average brightness of 264 nits is only just okay, but the brightness distribution of only 79% is extremely uneven. The maximum brightness is strongly reduced on battery power, and we only register 144 nits, but this can be deactivated in the driver.

Unfortunately, response times aren't great for a gaming device either, which can have a negative impact in very fast shooters.

Screen bleeding is minimally present along the corners and edges, but it's hardly noticeable even in dark scenes and, therefore, not bothersome.


249 cd/m²	234 cd/m²	245 cd/m²
266 cd/m²	266 cd/m²	260 cd/m²
298 cd/m²	272 cd/m²	284 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9)

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 298 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 263.8 cd/m² Minimum: 15 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 144 cd/m²
Contrast: 831:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.97 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 3.5
ΔE Greyscale 1.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
60% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
60% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.31

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	Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 BOE NV173FHM-NX1, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30	MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AU Optronics AUO978F, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	MSI GF65 Thin 10UE AU Optronics B156HAN08.4, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		1%	67%	-1%	-6%
Display P3 Coverage	40.1	40.55 1%	68.1 70%	39.55 -1%	37.65 -6%
sRGB Coverage	60	59.7 0%	98.5 64%	59.2 -1%	56.3 -6%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	41.4	41.89 1%	69.3 67%	40.86 -1%	38.9 -6%
Response Times		23%	52%	-27%	-28%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	32.4	22.4 ?(11.6, 10.8) 31%	16.8 ?(8.4, 8.4) 48%	40 ?(19.6, 20.4) -23%	36.8 ?(19.2, 17.6) -14%
Response Time Black / White *	22.4	19.2 ?(9.6, 9.6) 14%	10 ?(4.8, 5.2) 55%	29.2 ?(15.6, 13.6) -30%	31.6 ?(18.4, 13.2) -41%
PWM Frequency
Screen		-12%	18%	-13%	-18%
Brightness middle	266	264.8 0%	370 39%	254 -5%	266.5 0%
Brightness	264	253 -4%	333 26%	254 -4%	262 -1%
Brightness Distribution	79	90 14%	84 6%	93 18%	91 15%
Black Level *	0.32	0.31 3%	0.38 -19%	0.23 28%	0.18 44%
Contrast	831	854 3%	974 17%	1104 33%	1481 78%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.97	4.73 -19%	2.41 39%	4.12 -4%	5.33 -34%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	8.93	18.89 -112%	7.32 18%	19.66 -120%	18.28 -105%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	3.5	4.64 -33%	1.19 66%	3.78 -8%	4.36 -25%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1.8	1.4 22%	3.9 -117%	3.2 -78%	4.5 -150%
Gamma	2.31 ^95%	2.16 ^102%	2.287 ^96%	2.179 ^101%	2.35 ^94%
CCT	6754 ^96%	6641 ^98%	7302 ^89%	6754 ^96%	6289 ^103%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	41.4	38.4 -7%	69 67%	41 -1%	35.6 -14%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	60	59.3 -1%	93 55%	59 -2%	55.8 -7%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		4% / -5%	46% / 31%	-14% / -12%	-17% / -17%

* ... smaller is better

The black level is acceptable, but contrast is clearly below 1,000:1 and could be improved as a result.

The display is calibrated fairly well at least, and color deviations are rather low. Manual calibration only allows these to be minimally reduced.

The available color space is quite narrow; only 60% of sRGB and 41% of AdobeRGB aren't particularly good rates. However, the competition scores similarly poorly here, and only the slightly more expensive Schenker laptop can do a better job.

Although the matte surface eliminates most reflections, since the already moderate brightness is additionally reduced in a considerable way on battery power, outdoor visibility isn't optimal. We recommend looking for a place with plenty of shade and viewing the display from a direct angle.

Poor visibility from oblique viewing angles

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
22.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ ms rise
22.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 39 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (22.6 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
32.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ ms rise
32.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19370 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Considering that this is an IPS panel, viewing-angle stability could be better. When looking at the display from oblique angles, brightness losses can definitely be noticed quite quickly.

Performance - Meets expectations well

Since gaming is already included in the F17's name, the laptop has to prove itself precisely in this field. An Intel Core i9-11900H together with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, and 16 GB of RAM illustrate these ambitions, even though 17-inch laptops often feature even higher-performance hardware. But the F17 is also a gaming device for price-conscious customers, which is why the TUF Gaming will also be available with an RTX 3050 or 3050 Ti in the near future. Likewise, this CPU represents the top configuration, with Core i7 and Core i5 models also available as alternatives.

The MyAsus software theoretically handles all relevant performance and fan profiles. Theoretically, because Asus seems to be using a new software at the moment, and we're pointed to the Asus Armoury Crate program within MyAsus. All relevant settings can actually be found here, but the software is quite cluttered. We set the fan profile to "Windows" for the benchmarks, which hopefully means that Windows gets to decide, resulting in its performance profiles having priority. We set the Windows slider to "Best Performance".

Processor

The Intel Core i9-11900H is an octa-core CPU with cores that run at a base clock speed of 2.5 GHz. All cores can simultaneously run at 4.4 GHz in Turbo mode, and one core alone can reach up to 4.9 GHz. The TDP is theoretically 45 watts, but it can be configured.

Performance is relatively constant in the Cinebench multithread loop. At the beginning of a run, the TDP briefly soars to 92 watts (later only 85 watts), and it drops to about 68 watts after half of a run. The CPU sometimes only manages 80 to 85 watts at the beginning of subsequent runs due to a high core temperature, and the 92 watts only applies to the first couple of runs.

Overall, the i9-11900H is on par with last year's Ryzen 7 4800H found in the Schenker XMG or the TUF A17 when it comes to the Cinebench multithread test. However, performance seems to drop a bit more over time; it's also slightly more erratic and marginally less constant.

On battery power, the F17 only scores 1,358 points instead of the previous 1,700 to 2,000 points, meaning that its CPU performance gets throttled pretty heavily.

Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H: Ø1874 (1698.44-2029.22)

Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H: Ø1773 (1724.58-1815.79)

Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H: Ø1367 (1316.83-1382.98)

MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H: Ø1926 (1876.79-1982.55)

Cinebench R23: Single Core | Multi Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.4: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (1574 - 1586, n=3)	1578 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2100, n=207, last 2 years)	1576 Points ∼100% 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	1574 Points ∼100%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	1248 Points ∼79% -21%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	1225 Points ∼78% -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	1095 Points ∼69% -30%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 33277, n=208, last 2 years)	13643 Points ∼100% +18%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (11567 - 13012, n=3)	12433 Points ∼91% +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	11567 Points ∼85%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	8408 Points ∼62% -27%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	6921 (6730.84^min - 6920.58^max) Points ∼51% -40%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	4621 Points ∼34% -60%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming (169 - 803, n=214, last 2 years)	608 Points ∼100% +1%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (600 - 610, n=4)	605 Points ∼100% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	600 Points ∼99%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	485 Points ∼80% -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	483 Points ∼79% -19%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	477 Points ∼78% -20%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	476 Points ∼78% -21%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	437 Points ∼72% -27%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming (930 - 12648, n=214, last 2 years)	5194 Points ∼100% +18%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (4403 - 5160, n=4)	4866 Points ∼94% +11%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4497 Points ∼87% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	4403 Points ∼85%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4132 Points ∼80% -6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	3244 Points ∼62% -26%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	2673 Points ∼51% -39%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	1781 Points ∼34% -60%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	241 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (236 - 241, n=4)	239 Points ∼99% -1%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 300, n=209, last 2 years)	239 Points ∼99% -1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	202 Points ∼84% -16%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	196 Points ∼81% -19%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	190 Points ∼79% -21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	189 Points ∼78% -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	184 Points ∼76% -24%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5227, n=215, last 2 years)	2195 Points ∼100% +8%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (2029 - 2211, n=4)	2143 Points ∼98% +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	2029 Points ∼92%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1983 (1876.79^min - 1982.55^max) Points ∼90% -2%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1816 (1724.58^min - 1815.79^max) Points ∼83% -10%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	1382 Points ∼63% -32%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	1098 (1079.56^min - 1097.57^max) Points ∼50% -46%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	867 (840.71^min - 866.61^max) Points ∼39% -57%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	522 Seconds * ∼100% -116%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	403 Seconds * ∼77% -67%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	326 Seconds * ∼62% -35%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	271 Seconds * ∼52% -12%
Average of class Gaming (100 - 1259, n=215, last 2 years)	261 Seconds * ∼50% -8%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	254 Seconds * ∼49% -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	242 Seconds * ∼46%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (231 - 249, n=4)	241 Seconds * ∼46% -0%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	5870 MIPS ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (5582 - 5870, n=4)	5722 MIPS ∼97% -3%
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 6897, n=212, last 2 years)	5594 MIPS ∼95% -5%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	5393 MIPS ∼92% -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	5209 MIPS ∼89% -11%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	4841 MIPS ∼82% -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4717 MIPS ∼80% -20%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4686 MIPS ∼80% -20%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 127295, n=211, last 2 years)	56861 MIPS ∼100% +13%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (50441 - 57263, n=4)	53766 MIPS ∼95% +7%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	52364 MIPS ∼92% +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	50441 MIPS ∼89%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	48837 MIPS ∼86% -3%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	40876 MIPS ∼72% -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	33084 MIPS ∼58% -34%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	24841 MIPS ∼44% -51%

Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (1576 - 1648, n=4)	1620 Points ∼100% +3%
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2043, n=209, last 2 years)	1585 Points ∼98% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	1576 Points ∼97%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	1310 Points ∼81% -17%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	1264 Points ∼78% -20%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1201 Points ∼74% -24%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	1190 Points ∼73% -24%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1189 Points ∼73% -25%

Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 20634, n=209, last 2 years)	9913 Points ∼100% +28%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (7725 - 9856, n=4)	9218 Points ∼93% +19%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	8047 Points ∼81% +4%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	7782 Points ∼79% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	7725 Points ∼78%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	6688 Points ∼67% -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	6355 Points ∼64% -18%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	4584 Points ∼46% -41%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming (3 - 32.7, n=216, last 2 years)	15.8 fps ∼100% +6%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (14.9 - 16.7, n=4)	15.4 fps ∼97% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	14.9 fps ∼94%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	13.3 fps ∼84% -11%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	12.2 fps ∼77% -18%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	11.1 fps ∼70% -26%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	9.35 fps ∼59% -37%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	7.27 fps ∼46% -51%

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Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	61.4 s * ∼100% -34%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	60.7 s * ∼99% -33%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	59.2 s * ∼96% -29%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	56.1 s * ∼91% -22%
Average of class Gaming (33.6 - 332, n=211, last 2 years)	51.9 s * ∼85% -13%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	45.8 s * ∼75%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	45.2 s * ∼74% +1%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (40.5 - 49.3, n=4)	45 s * ∼73% +2%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H	0.64 sec * ∼100% -21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	0.596 sec * ∼93% -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H	0.589 sec * ∼92% -11%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H	0.577 sec * ∼90% -9%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	0.574 sec * ∼90% -9%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H (0.529 - 0.544, n=4)	0.534 sec * ∼83% -1%
Average of class Gaming (0.4033 - 4.47, n=211, last 2 years)	0.53 sec * ∼83% -0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H	0.529 sec * ∼83%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2029 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

198 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

241 Points

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... in comparison

System performance

Our F17 easily takes the top spot in PCMark 10, while the A17 and the XMG lag behind by 7% to 20% depending on the test.

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 8884, n=173, last 2 years)	7048 Points ∼100% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	6901 Points ∼98%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	6901 Points ∼98% 0%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	5911 Points ∼84% -14%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	5685 Points ∼81% -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	5617 Points ∼80% -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	5390 Points ∼76% -22%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	5117 Points ∼73% -26%
Essentials
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	10602 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	10602 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 11761, n=173, last 2 years)	10225 Points ∼96% -4%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	9852 Points ∼93% -7%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	9182 Points ∼87% -13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	9093 Points ∼86% -14%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	8996 Points ∼85% -15%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	8873 Points ∼84% -16%
Productivity
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 10932, n=173, last 2 years)	9236 Points ∼100% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	9071 Points ∼98%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	9071 Points ∼98% 0%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	7729 Points ∼84% -15%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	7587 Points ∼82% -16%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	7318 Points ∼79% -19%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	7217 Points ∼78% -20%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	6732 Points ∼73% -26%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=173, last 2 years)	10136 Points ∼100% +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	9274 Points ∼91%
Average Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	9274 Points ∼91% 0%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	8632 Points ∼85% -7%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	7526 Points ∼74% -19%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	6436 Points ∼63% -31%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	6047 Points ∼60% -35%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	6003 Points ∼59% -35%

PCMark 10 Score		6901 points
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DPC latencies

The F17 doesn't get bogged down when opening several browser tabs, but it does when playing our 4K/60 fps YouTube video. There were no dropped frames to complain about at least, but LatencyMon still detected latencies, which means that there might be problems when reproducing real-time audio. The Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime is particularly problematic.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	8852 μs * ∼100% -533%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	8655 μs * ∼98% -519%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	1399 μs * ∼16%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	743 μs * ∼8% +47%

* ... smaller is better

Storage

Mass storage consists of a 1 TB NVMe SSD, but the F17 is also available with a smaller 512 GB SSD. This storage drive is ranked 28th in our HDD/SSD Benchmarks article. It achieves good rates in comparison and manages to leave the assembled (budget) competition behind, which is surely a reason for the comparatively good system performance.

	Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR	Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Apple SSD AP0256	Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-77N5 WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512GB	Average SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-12%	-1%	-24%	-12%	-26%		-12%	3%
Write 4K	168.8	189.7 12%	145.7 -14%	204.7 21%	157.3 -7%	118 -30%		137.5 -19%	155.8 ?(115.9 - 218, n=13) -8%
Read 4K	72	62.3 -13%	51.3 -29%	50.4 -30%	46.69 -35%	48.5 -33%		48.24 -33%	57 ?(25.6 - 73.2, n=13) -21%
Write Seq		1681	3036	985	2389	1828		2644	3943 ?(1916 - 18545, n=10)
Read Seq		1608	2837	1193	2196	1530		1718	2180 ?(1991 - 2492, n=10)
Write 4K Q32T1	459.5	468.6 2%	511 11%	537 17%	407.6 -11%	400 -13%		416.6 -9%	452 ?(382 - 525, n=13) -2%
Read 4K Q32T1	473.1	541 14%	582 23%	300 -37%	519 10%	493 4%		525 11%	447 ?(346 - 524, n=13) -6%
Write Seq Q32T1	3129	1770 -43%	3294 5%	982 -69%	2401 -23%	1828 -42%		2705 -14%	2859 ?(1390 - 3166, n=13) -9%
Read Seq Q32T1	3529	1898 -46%	3522 0%	1985 -44%	3344 -5%	2128 -40%		3213 -9%	3515 ?(3219 - 3607, n=13) 0%
Write 4K Q8T8	484.5								791 ?(485 - 1665, n=4) 63%
Read 4K Q8T8	1518								1649 ?(1276 - 2024, n=4) 9%
AS SSD		-50%	-0%	-54%	-12%	-49%	-116%	-19%	-11%
Seq Read	2837	1320 -53%	2876 1%	251.9 -91%	3002 6%	1479 -48%	1056 -63%	2753 -3%	2839 ?(2635 - 3133, n=15) 0%
Seq Write	1565	1539 -2%	2803 79%	925 -41%	2420 55%	1715 10%	651 -58%	2495 59%	1917 ?(1243 - 2969, n=15) 22%
4K Read	55.4	56.3 2%	55.3 0%	58.2 5%	48.46 -13%	27.8 -50%	16.4 -70%	38.64 -30%	53 ?(28.8 - 66.9, n=15) -4%
4K Write	152.9	158.5 4%	106.9 -30%	98 -36%	114.3 -25%	106 -31%	22.1 -86%	88.8 -42%	127.3 ?(59 - 184.8, n=15) -17%
4K-64 Read	1327	586 -56%	1662 25%	461.4 -65%	1873 41%	406 -69%	509 -62%	952 -28%	1369 ?(873 - 1923, n=15) 3%
4K-64 Write	1922	820 -57%	2101 9%	924 -52%	1882 -2%	1119 -42%	283 -85%	1568 -18%	1939 ?(1342 - 2216, n=15) 1%
Access Time Read *	0.035	0.043 -23%	0.067 -91%	0.09 -157%	0.045 -29%	0.128 -266%	0.186 -431%		0.0468 ?(0.028 - 0.093, n=15) -34%
Access Time Write *	0.028	0.113 -304%	0.037 -32%	0.022 21%	0.101 -261%	0.04 -43%		0.044 -57%	0.0532 ?(0.028 - 0.109, n=15) -90%
Score Read	1666	775 -53%	2005 20%	545 -67%	2221 33%	581 -65%		1266 -24%	1706 ?(1221 - 2291, n=15) 2%
Score Write	2232	1132 -49%	2488 11%	1114 -50%	2238 0%	1396 -37%		1906 -15%	2258 ?(1638 - 2660, n=15) 1%
Score Total	4695	2333 -50%	5520 18%	1994 -58%	5565 19%	2294 -51%		3811 -19%	4797 ?(3615 - 6117, n=15) 2%
Copy ISO MB/s	2081	1736 -17%	2029 -2%		2421 16%	1747 -16%	545 -74%	2037 -2%	1908 ?(1277 - 2649, n=10) -8%
Copy Program MB/s	734	553 -25%	691 -6%		705 -4%	975 33%		475.6 -35%	665 ?(373 - 964, n=10) -9%
Copy Game MB/s	1617	1264 -22%	1513 -6%		1490 -8%	1453 -10%		1018 -37%	1349 ?(858 - 1855, n=10) -17%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-31% / -39%	-1% / -0%	-39% / -43%	-12% / -12%	-38% / -42%	-116% / -116%	-16% / -17%	-4% / -6%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3529 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3129 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 473.1 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 459.5 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 72 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 168.8 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 484.5 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1518 MB/s

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics card

Asus has used an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, but the F17 will soon be available with an RTX 3050 and its Ti variant as well. The TGP of an RTX 3060 ranges from about 60 to 130 watts, which means that its performance is very variable depending on the model. In the TUF Gaming F17, the TGP including Dynamic Boost is 95 watts; therefore, it's placed roughly in the middle of the performance range.

Consequently, the card performs around the expected average level. In most cases, the XMG Pro is an insignificant 3% ahead of our F17, despite its higher TGP of 130 watts. The A17 with its 1660 Ti is beaten by about 25% to 80%.

Running 3DMark 11 again on battery power power only yields 19,609 graphics points instead of the previous 25,793 points when plugged in. In other words, graphics performance is reduced by about 24% when the laptop is on the go.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming (1925 - 69211, n=206, last 2 years)	32711 Points ∼100% +27%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	26790 Points ∼82% +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (13799 - 30772, n=42)	26750 Points ∼82% +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H	25793 Points ∼79%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H	24476 Points ∼75% -5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H	23840 Points ∼73% -8%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	22720 Points ∼69% -12%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	20793 Points ∼64% -19%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Gaming (16443 - 192950, n=150, last 2 years)	117874 Points ∼100% +6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H	117148 Points ∼99% +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H	110773 Points ∼94%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H	108695 Points ∼92% -2%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	104577 Points ∼89% -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (33126 - 136275, n=37)	100677 Points ∼85% -9%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	59839 Points ∼51% -46%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming (1360 - 49247, n=216, last 2 years)	24670 Points ∼100% +25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (16354 - 23109, n=48)	20390 Points ∼83% +3%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	20381 Points ∼83% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H	19737 Points ∼80%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H	18864 Points ∼76% -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H	18434 Points ∼75% -7%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	16498 Points ∼67% -16%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	15334 Points ∼62% -22%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming (429 - 22254, n=216, last 2 years)	9597 Points ∼100% +27%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6285 - 9235, n=48)	8044 Points ∼84% +6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	7716 Points ∼80% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H	7582 Points ∼79%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-10300H	7062 Points ∼74% -7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H	7041 Points ∼73% -7%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	5744 Points ∼60% -24%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	5555 Points ∼58% -27%

3DMark 11 Performance		22367 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		42695 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		18095 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		7778 points
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Gaming performance

The graphics card should be able to run all the latest games smoothly at Full HD resolution and maximum details. In The Witcher 3, the Schenker device only has a lead of about 5% with its higher TGP. The game also runs smoothly in Ultra settings at Full HD resolution and 74 fps. Across all the games that we tested, the RTX 3060 in the F17 performs about 3% to 5% below an average RTX 3060. While the Schenker is about 7% faster, it also has a much higher TGP.

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Gaming (54.1 - 619, n=126, last 2 years)	350 fps ∼100% +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	328.6 fps ∼94%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (221 - 449, n=34)	323 fps ∼92% -2%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	302 (11.9^min, 37.1^P0.1, 159^P1 - 501^max) fps ∼86% -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	294 (260^min - 323^max) fps ∼84% -11%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	276 (210^min - 304^max) fps ∼79% -16%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	254 (230^min - 280^max) fps ∼73% -23%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Gaming (34.2 - 546, n=137, last 2 years)	264 fps ∼100% +21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (204 - 296, n=32)	237 fps ∼90% +8%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	229 (68.3^min, 99.8^P0.1, 142^P1 - 378^max) fps ∼87% +5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	223.2 (209^min - 231^max) fps ∼85% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	218.6 fps ∼83%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	208 (167^min - 242^max) fps ∼79% -5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	175.1 (170^min - 183^max) fps ∼66% -20%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Gaming (17.5 - 422, n=154, last 2 years)	172.3 fps ∼100% +22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (81 - 186.8, n=40)	144.2 fps ∼84% +2%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	144 (55.2^min, 60.2^P0.1, 99.7^P1 - 296^max) fps ∼84% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	140.7 fps ∼82%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	134.2 (126^min - 143^max) fps ∼78% -5%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	133 (110^min - 150^max) fps ∼77% -5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	103 (98^min - 108^max) fps ∼60% -27%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 198.9, n=210, last 2 years)	93.2 fps ∼100% +26%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	79.5 (30.1^min, 37.6^P0.1, 42.6^P1 - 167^max) fps ∼85% +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (58.2 - 91.5, n=47)	76.6 fps ∼82% +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	74 fps ∼79%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	72.9 (62^min) fps ∼78% -1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	68.7 (63^min - 74^max) fps ∼74% -7%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	61 (50^min) fps ∼65% -18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	55.6 (53^min - 60^max) fps ∼60% -25%

GTA V
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (156 - 186.6, n=31)	175.3 fps ∼100% +6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	175 (5.02^min, 125^P1 - 360^max) fps ∼100% +6%
Average of class Gaming (30.8 - 187.5, n=123, last 2 years)	173.5 fps ∼99% +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	165 (0.735^min, 100^P1 - 461^max) fps ∼94%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	160 (4.21^min, 90.9^P1 - 403^max) fps ∼91% -3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	156 (6.71^min, 90.9^P1 - 297^max) fps ∼89% -5%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (146 - 183.7, n=32)	169.9 fps ∼100% +5%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	168 (6.37^min, 100^P1 - 344^max) fps ∼99% +4%
Average of class Gaming (29.3 - 187.4, n=143, last 2 years)	167.4 fps ∼99% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	162 (0.702^min, 90.9^P1 - 335^max) fps ∼95%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	153 (4.25^min, 83.3^P1 - 332^max) fps ∼90% -6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	146 (6.19^min, 83.3^P1 - 291^max) fps ∼86% -10%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (120 - 179.4, n=41)	153.6 fps ∼100% +9%
Average of class Gaming (10.2 - 184.3, n=166, last 2 years)	151.8 fps ∼99% +8%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	150 (6.08^min, 100^P1 - 294^max) fps ∼98% +6%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	141 (4.55^min, 90.9^P1 - 365^max) fps ∼92%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	130 (5.38^min, 83.3^P1 - 300^max) fps ∼85% -8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	120 (9.99^min, 76.9^P1 - 186^max) fps ∼78% -15%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	165 (144.2^min) fps ∼100%
Average of class Gaming (34.4 - 225, n=224, last 2 years)	156.5 fps ∼95% -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (112.5 - 204, n=48)	155.3 fps ∼94% -6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	146 (127.7^min) fps ∼88% -12%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	139 (120.9^min) fps ∼84% -16%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	125 (109.9^min) fps ∼76% -24%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	123 (104.9^min) fps ∼75% -25%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	122 (107.9^min) fps ∼74% -26%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	135 (115.2^min) fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (98.9 - 169.2, n=48)	133.4 fps ∼99% -1%
Average of class Gaming (23.8 - 196, n=229, last 2 years)	132.6 fps ∼98% -2%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	124 (108^min) fps ∼92% -8%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	116 (101.6^min) fps ∼86% -14%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	110 (97.5^min) fps ∼81% -19%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	109 (95.5^min) fps ∼81% -19%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	108 (93.1^min) fps ∼80% -20%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Gaming (14.9 - 230, n=125, last 2 years)	165.3 fps ∼100% +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (122.5 - 214, n=32)	156.3 fps ∼95% +12%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	141 fps ∼85% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	140 fps ∼85%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	129 fps ∼78% -8%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	128 fps ∼77% -9%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	124 fps ∼75% -11%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Average of class Gaming (13 - 221, n=150, last 2 years)	119.5 fps ∼100% +26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (70.4 - 133.5, n=36)	105.2 fps ∼88% +11%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	105 fps ∼88% +10%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	95.1 fps ∼80%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	94.6 fps ∼79% -1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	89.8 fps ∼75% -6%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	78 fps ∼65% -18%
1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 187.4, n=202, last 2 years)	90.3 fps ∼100% +25%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	79.9 fps ∼88% +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (55 - 100.9, n=41)	79.1 fps ∼88% +9%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	72.5 fps ∼80% 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	72.3 fps ∼80%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	70.3 fps ∼78% -3%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M	51.1 fps ∼57% -29%

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming (9 - 198, n=80, last 2 years)	134.6 fps ∼100% +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (108 - 152, n=16)	129.3 fps ∼96% +11%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	125 (94^min - 152^max) fps ∼93% +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	117 (94^min - 143^max) fps ∼87% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	116 fps ∼86%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	114 (92^min - 135^max) fps ∼85% -2%
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming (8 - 186, n=117, last 2 years)	119.4 fps ∼100% +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (88 - 135, n=24)	113.4 fps ∼95% +6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	113 (85^min - 139^max) fps ∼95% +6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	108 (87^min - 129^max) fps ∼90% +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	107 fps ∼90%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	101 (77^min - 120^max) fps ∼85% -6%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming (13 - 173, n=128, last 2 years)	115.2 fps ∼100% +15%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	108 (88^min - 132^max) fps ∼94% +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (85 - 128, n=28)	106.9 fps ∼93% +7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	103 (85^min - 120^max) fps ∼89% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	100 fps ∼87%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	96 (78^min - 117^max) fps ∼83% -4%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming (12 - 162, n=150, last 2 years)	108.7 fps ∼100% +17%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	102 (80^min - 128^max) fps ∼94% +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (80 - 120, n=30)	101.1 fps ∼93% +9%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	97 (78^min - 115^max) fps ∼89% +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	93 fps ∼86%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	91 (65^min - 110^max) fps ∼84% -2%

Strange Brigade
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Average of class Gaming (12.3 - 396, n=160, last 2 years)	218 fps ∼100% +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (154.9 - 242, n=37)	193.1 fps ∼89% +3%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	191 (109^min, 157^P1 - 311^max) fps ∼88% +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	187 (79.9^min, 149^P1 - 336^max) fps ∼86%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	179 (73.2^min, 144^P1 - 278^max) fps ∼82% -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	172 (67.8^min, 142^P1 - 248^max) fps ∼79% -8%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Average of class Gaming (10.9 - 391, n=168, last 2 years)	181.4 fps ∼100% +22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (115.6 - 192.1, n=40)	156.6 fps ∼86% +5%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	154 (99.2^min, 111^P1 - 282^max) fps ∼85% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	149 (49.9^min, 110^P1 - 269^max) fps ∼82%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	143 (93.4^min, 105^P1 - 258^max) fps ∼79% -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	138 (51.7^min, 100^P1 - 228^max) fps ∼76% -7%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Gaming (10.9 - 373, n=205, last 2 years)	160.4 fps ∼100% +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (102.2 - 166.3, n=42)	137.2 fps ∼86% +6%
Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	134 (89.3^min, 99.7^P1 - 237^max) fps ∼84% +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	130 (88.3^min, 98.4^P1 - 218^max) fps ∼81%
Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-55-57GF Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	124 (84.1^min, 93.4^P1 - 196^max) fps ∼77% -5%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	121 (82.8^min, 89.6^P1 - 197^max) fps ∼75% -7%

The Witcher 3 frame rates remain quite constant over time; they only seem to suddenly fluctuate more strongly towards the end of the one-hour test period.