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F1 23 technical review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks

Demanding ray tracing. Formula 1 fans are once again getting a new game to relish this year. In this review, we'll be taking a closer look at the tech behind F1 23, especially its highly demanding graphics.
F1 23

Notebooks used in this review

XMG Neo 17 E23 (RTX 4090)
XMG Neo 17 E23 (RTX 4090)
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23 (RTX 4080)
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23 (RTX 4080)
XMG Pro 15 E23 (RTX 4070 & RTX 4060)
XMG Pro 15 E23 (RTX 4070 & RTX 4060)
XMG Focus 15 E23 (RTX 4050)
XMG Focus 15 E23 (RTX 4050)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (RTX 3080 Ti)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (RTX 3080 Ti)
Acer Predator Helios 300 (RTX 3070 Ti)
Acer Predator Helios 300 (RTX 3070 Ti)
MSI Prestige 15 (RTX 3050)
MSI Prestige 15 (RTX 3050)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (RX 6800S & 680M)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (RX 6800S & 680M)

Right now, our gaming benchmarks are performed using these laptops. Click on the images to visit the respective product page. All other test systems (tower PCs, mini-PCs, etc.) are listed at the end of this article.

Technical aspects

F1 23 bears a lot of resemblance to its predecessor visually. The new entry in the F1 racing sim continues to boast highly detailed vehicles, snazzy environments and excellent effects (e.g. reflections) without pushing graphics to the next level. Although, F1 23 recommends a gamepad on startup, our Thrustmaster T248 racing wheel was recognized and was working without any issues.

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The developers especially deserve kudos for the (almost too) extensive graphics menu. You'll find all sorts of modern features, with ray tracing alone taking up six individual options. TAA, DLSS (Nvidia), FSR (AMD) and XeSS (Intel) are available for upscaling and antialiasing. On paper, F1 23 offers Frame Generation on GPUs that support the feature. However, this option was always greyed out during our testing despite us having met the requirements (RTX 40 Series card, HDR off).

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One particularly convenient thing is that the game offers several presets for general graphics quality. You can also make changes to any of the settings without having to restart the game. Speaking of start: F1 23 can be launched in VR mode as well – those who own compatible headsets will certainly be happy to hear this.

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Benchmark

The game is very well suited for performance testing because the developers have once again included a benchmark tool in the graphics menu. Besides selecting the track, you can specify the weather conditions and camera position. For our testing, we opted to use the Australia circuit with clear skies and variable camera angles. There is also an optional fps counter and a loop feature. However, you won't find any detailed stats similar to those in Returnal.

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We consider F1 23 to be fairly playable if the average frame rate is above 40 fps. But the game really only feels smooth at 60 fps and above.

FHD (1,920 x 1,080)

The game isn't very taxing on a graphics card as long as ray tracing is disabled. A Radeon 680M is powerful enough to run the game at 1080p and high settings. But for the Ultra preset (which automatically enables ray tracing), you'll need at least a mid-range GPU such as a GeForce RTX 4050 or similar.

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    1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x     1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x     1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x     1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
447 (327min) fps ∼100%
402 (307min) fps ∼100%
118 (83min) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
283 (94min) fps ∼63%
274 (187min) fps ∼68%
116 (97min) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
350 (263min) fps ∼78%
343 (252min) fps ∼85%
115 (76min) fps ∼97%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
281 (111min) fps ∼63%
265 (157min) fps ∼66%
101 (81min) fps ∼86%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
251 (186min) fps ∼56%
193 (166min) fps ∼48%
75 (61min) fps ∼64%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
251 (76min) fps ∼56%
198 (174min) fps ∼49%
68 (55min) fps ∼58%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
229 (173min) fps ∼51%
178 (145min) fps ∼44%
63 (51min) fps ∼53%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
234 (202min) fps ∼52%
169 (145min) fps ∼42%
54 (45min) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
190 (100min) fps ∼43%
143 (127min) fps ∼36%
42 (36min) fps ∼36%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
219 (175min) fps ∼100%
199 (163min) fps ∼45%
149 (132min) fps ∼37%
32 (21min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, i5-1240P
MSI Prestige 15 A12UC
108 (83min) fps ∼49%
88 (72min) fps ∼20%
64 (52min) fps ∼16%
19 (14min) fps ∼16%
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
71 (55min) fps ∼32%
63 (51min) fps ∼14%
45 (38min) fps ∼11%
9 (6min) fps ∼8%

QHD (2,560 x 1,440)

The game definitely calls for a true high-end GPU (e.g. GeForce RTX 3070 Ti) when you pair 1440p with the Ultra preset.

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    2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
98 (80min) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
80 (52min) fps ∼82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
80 (63min) fps ∼82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
71 (56min) fps ∼72%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
48 (39min) fps ∼49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
46 (37min) fps ∼47%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
41 (32min) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
38 (29min) fps ∼39%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
30 (24min) fps ∼31%

UHD (3,840 x 2,160)

Once we get to 4K, almost all mobile GPUs seem to have difficulty handling F1 23 at max settings. Only the RTX 4090, the most powerful Nvidia GPU right now, managed to deliver acceptable frame rates here. We recommend using DLSS or the likes if you have a less powerful GPU. In Quality mode, an RTX 4070 is enough to get the game running close the 40 fps mark.

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    3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x     3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + DLSS Quality (+ FG) AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
55 (42min) fps ∼100%
93 (75min) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, i9-12900K
Desktop-PC
40 (26min) fps ∼73%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Neo 17 E23
40 (31min) fps ∼73%
66 (53min) fps ∼71%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23
35 (27min) fps ∼64%
60 (48min) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733ZX
24 (18min) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
22 (17min) fps ∼40%
38 (28min) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55
19 (13min) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Pro 15 E23
18 (14min) fps ∼33%
32 (26min) fps ∼34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX
XMG Focus 15 E23
14 (11min) fps ∼25%
21 (17min) fps ∼23%

Note

Because gaming tests are very time-consuming and are often constrained by installation or activation limits, we are only able to provide you with part of the benchmark results at the time of publishing this article. We will be adding more graphics cards over the coming days and weeks.

Overview

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PosModel< PrevNext >F1 23
 F1 23 (2023)
low
1920x1080
Low Preset
16xAF TAA
med.
1920x1080
Medium Preset
16xAF TAA
high
1920x1080
High Preset
16xAF TAA
ultra
1920x1080
Ultra High Preset
16xAF TAA
QHD
2560x1440
Ultra High Preset
16xAF TAA
4K
3840x2160
Ultra High Preset
16xAF TAA

3840x2160
Ultra High Preset + DLSS Quality (+ FG)
16xAF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
419n8
436.5n8
413n8
204.85n8
154n7
79.9n7
133.85n6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
584
490n2
462.5n2
128.3n2
86.2n2
43.4n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
462n2
494.5n2
442n3
169.9n3
110.7n3
54.5n3
96.1n3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
350
343
115
98
55
93
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
385
402
363
138.2
90
45.1
77.4
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
453.5n2
443n2
349n2
95.45n2
63.1n2
31.85n2
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
510
516
406
97.1
62
29.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
315
304.5n2
312.5n4
119.3n7
80n7
40.15n6
69.75n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
496.5n2
490n2
363.5n2
122.35n2
79.8n2
39.95n2
68.9n2
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
543
502
366
87.4
55.8
27.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
380.5n2
402n2
350.5n2
124.15n2
79.6n2
39.85n2
68.25n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
310n3
303.5n4
280n4
106n4
70.5n4
50.05n2
60
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
441
333
111
72
36
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
438
415
302
105
66
32
AMD Radeon RX 6800
465
416
303
69.5
43.8
20.9
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
464
418
310
76.5
48.7
23.5
NVIDIA Titan RTX
421
368
264
81.6
52.9
26.3
46.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
450
399
284
92.4
59.3
28.8
50.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16G
386
349
251
81.9
51
24.6
43.3
PosModel< PrevNext >F1 23
low med. high ultra QHD 4K
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G
382.5n2
345n2
246.5n2
81.55n2
51.25n2
24.4n2
43.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
278
269n2
212.5n2
76.95n2
49.15n2
24.1n2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
232.5n10
240n11
198.2n11
68.45n12
44n11
22.5n2
38
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
366
261
83
53
25
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
411
369
256
57.3
35.3
16.6
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
389
349
244
53.9
33.1
15.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
255n2
259.5n2
201.7n2
66.1n2
38.25n2
21.2n2
33
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
391
346
236
72.2
45.7
21.8
38.8
Intel Arc A770
299
264
196.7
67.2
44.2
21.4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
319
285
195.2
60.2
38
16.5
31.8
AMD Radeon RX 7600
365
314
221
48.8
31.8
10.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
229
178
63
41
19
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
248n9
239n10
178.35n12
56.2n12
37.4n9
18n3
32
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
354
312
215
40.2
24.4
10.5
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
219
199
149
32
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
251n5
247n5
184.5n6
29.5n6
14.7n5
5.4n3
Intel Arc A750
274
239
170.5
55.2
34.9
16.2
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
267
234
167.1
117
88.1
51.7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop)
308
273
187.3
54.4
34.4
16.5
29.5
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop)
279
245
171.5
119.2
89.4
51.6
PosModel< PrevNext >F1 23
low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
217
159
37
12
7
Intel Arc A580
251
223
155.1
47.8
30.5
14
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop)
269
237
162.2
46
28.9
13.7
24.6
AMD Radeon RX 6600
282
248
171.3
32
20
8.61
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop)
250
220
150.8
105.5
78.2
44.7
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
264
240
168.7
31.3
19.1
8.43
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop)
241
211
146.8
99
70.6
38.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)
196.8
171
116.6
82.9
59.9
30.7
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
85.3
77.3
52
11.5
7.39
2.23
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop)
159.8
140.5
97
66.2
49.6
28.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
222.5n10
204n12
150.7n13
44.3n14
34.1n11
14
21
Intel Arc A730M
174.6n2
155.6n2
110.8n2
32.9n2
2.15
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
158.4
149.4
108.5
80.1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
132n2
125.1n2
92.2n2
23.25n2
12.45n2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)
179.9
159.5
109.3
78.6
57
29.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)
162.7
140
93.4
42.9
29
14.3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
108
88
64
19
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
67.7
61
45.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
96
83
63
54
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
119.7
109
73.7
42.2
PosModel< PrevNext >F1 23
low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
111
98.3
62.3
40.6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
54.8
50.8
36.9
11.3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
109.8
98.4
65.7
38.4
Intel Arc A380
110
90.4
57.1
15.7
Intel Arc A310
88
75
42
12
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
69.55n12
60.8n12
38.15n12
11.85n8
Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
68
60
40
AMD Radeon 780M
79.35n22
70.9n22
51.3n23
12.05n16
7.36n3
3.24
AMD Radeon 680M
71n5
63n5
44.7n5
9.36n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
62.8
55
36.2
24.4
AMD Radeon 760M
71.6
63.6
45.5
AMD Radeon 660M
49.6
42.7
29.2
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
55.8
49.1
33
21.3
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
40n13
36n13
25.15n14
18.4n7
7.7
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
26.4
20.8
14.2
8.39
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
14.8
12.5
7
5
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
23.2
20
13.7
8.12
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
37.2n5
33.2n5
22.9n5
AMD Radeon 540X
18
14
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
28.6n5
26.2n5
18.2n5
15.1n3
PosModel< PrevNext >F1 23
low med. high ultra QHD 4K
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
29.5
25.9
18.4
12.9
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
19.4n2
17.5n2
11.8n2
Intel UHD Graphics 770
22.9
20.6
13.8
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
31.2n7
27.6n7
20.9n7
15.5n5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
30.4
26.2
19.5
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
11.4
9.2
6.69
5.79
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
26.7
24.1
17
12.4
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
20.4
18.3
13.1
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
10.6
9.61
6.53
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
14.1
12.5
8.64
6.02
(-) * Smaller values are better. / n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position

 

Legend
5Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

All test systems

Device Graphics card Processor Memory
Notebooks
XMG Neo 17 E23 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6X) Intel Core i9-13900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Schenker Key 17 Pro E23 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 @175 W TGP (12 GB GDDR6X) Intel Core i9-13900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-13900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Pro 15 E23 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-13900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
XMG Focus 15 E23 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 @140 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-13900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @150 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i9-12900H 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Acer Predator Helios 300 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti @150 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-12700H 2 x 8 GB DDR5
MSI Prestige 15 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 @40 W TGP (4 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i5-1240P 16 GB DDR4
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 AMD Radeon RX 6800S (8 GB GDDR6) & AMD Radeon 680M AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Tower PCs
Custom I Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB GDDR6)
Intel Core i9-12900K 2 x 16 GB DDR4
Custom II Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (24 GB GDDR6X)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X)
Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6)
lNvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6)
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16 GB DDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6)
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Mini-PCs
Minisforum NUCXi7 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @125 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) Intel Core i7-11800H 2 x 8 GB DDR4
Minisforum HX99G AMD Radeon RX 6600M @100 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR5
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 2 x 16 GB DDR4
4K monitors Operating system Nvidia driver AMD driver
Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Gigabyte M32U Windows 11 ForceWare 535.98 Adrenalin 23.5.2
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Florian Glaser, 2023-06-27 (Update: 2024-01- 6)