Gigabyte A5 K1 review: Old-school gaming notebook
After we had already tested the just under 1,800 Euros (~$1788) A5 X1 with Ryzen 9 5900HX and GeForce RTX 3070, Gigabyte has now sent us the much cheaper A5 K1, which also has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (2x 8 GB Dual Channel) and a 512 GB NVMe-based SSD, but has to make do with less CPU and GPU power. However, a Ryzen 5 5600H and a GeForce RTX 3060 are very respectable for around 900 Euros (~$894). In this price range you often only get a GeForce RTX 3050 or 3050 Ti. Gigabyte (or the barebone manufacturer Clevo) uses a matte 144 Hz panel with 1920 x 1080 pixels for the display. Attention: The computer actually only comes with FreeDOS. However, Gigabyte was kind enough to install Windows 11 Pro for us in advance.
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The A5 K1's competitors include other 15-inch gamers with GeForce RTX 3060 or the equal Radeon RX 6600M like the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM, the Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A and the MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK, which are, except for the Legion, much more expensive. The latter notebooks appear in the tables as comparison devices.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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82.3 % | 09/2022 | Gigabyte A5 K1 R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 34 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
87.2 % | 03/2022 | Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 24.95 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
82.6 % | 05/2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M | 2.5 kg | 25.75 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
82.6 % | 01/2022 | MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M | 2.4 kg | 23.95 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
84.1 % | 01/2022 | Gigabyte A5 X1 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 25.3 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
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Since the chassis is identical in construction to the A5 X1 except for minimal changes (the sides are now textured/structured in places), we will not re-evaluate the case, ports and input devices in this article. You can find the corresponding information in the linked test report.
Communication
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average of class Gaming (714 - 1780, n=116, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (694 - 1629, n=12) | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=123, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (832 - 1722, n=12) |
Webcam

Display
The screen scores a bit weaker compared to the A5 X1, but is still on a pretty good level overall.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 295 cd/m²
Contrast: 1017:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.36 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 1.2
ΔE Greyscale 3.9 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
66.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
92.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.106
Gigabyte A5 K1 BOEhydis NV156FHM-N4K (BOE08B3), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM TL156VDXP0101, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE LGD06A5, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 AU Optronics B156HAN08.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Gigabyte A5 X1 AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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Display | 4% | 9% | 1% | 7% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 64.4 | 66.4 3% | 71.1 10% | 65.9 2% | 69.6 8% |
sRGB Coverage | 92.5 | 97 5% | 99.1 7% | 91.6 -1% | 98.6 7% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 66.1 | 68.5 4% | 72.3 9% | 67 1% | 70.8 7% |
Response Times | 13% | 17% | 44% | 25% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.5 ? | 5.6 ? 61% | 15 ? -3% | 5.06 ? 65% | 4.8 ? 67% |
Response Time Black / White * | 9.5 ? | 12.8 ? -35% | 6 ? 37% | 7.44 ? 22% | 11.2 ? -18% |
PWM Frequency | |||||
Screen | 27% | 7% | -10% | 3% | |
Brightness middle | 295 | 353.7 20% | 371 26% | 311 5% | 335 14% |
Brightness | 281 | 340 21% | 328 17% | 325 16% | 325 16% |
Brightness Distribution | 83 | 89 7% | 85 2% | 84 1% | 90 8% |
Black Level * | 0.29 | 0.34 -17% | 0.32 -10% | 0.22 24% | 0.4 -38% |
Contrast | 1017 | 1040 2% | 1159 14% | 1414 39% | 838 -18% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.36 | 1.74 60% | 3.25 25% | 5.06 -16% | 2.63 40% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.92 | 3.63 48% | 6.33 9% | 8.37 -21% | 7.71 -11% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.2 | 0.5 58% | 1.11 7% | 2.62 -118% | 0.97 19% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.9 | 2.1 46% | 4.94 -27% | 4.8 -23% | 4 -3% |
Gamma | 2.106 104% | 2.3 96% | 2.45 90% | 2.12 104% | 2.129 103% |
CCT | 7300 89% | 6257 104% | 6064 107% | 8002 81% | 7434 87% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 15% /
20% | 11% /
9% | 12% /
-0% | 12% /
7% |
* ... smaller is better
Instead of a panel from AU Optronics, our test configuration of the A5 K1 had a BOE panel on board. Besides the illumination (the display struggles with visible screen bleeding), the brightness could also be better. An average of 281 cd/m² might be sufficient for most indoor environments, but you will quickly wish for a higher luminosity in brighter places like winter gardens, balconies or terraces. The more expensive brother still achieved 325 cd/m² here.
The advantage of the A5 K1 is the slightly lower black value (0.29 vs 0.4 cd/m²), which leads to a noticeably higher contrast on paper (1,107:1 vs 838:1). However, the differences are limited in practice because the A5 X1 offers a larger color space.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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9.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.5 ms rise | |
↘ 4 ms fall | ||
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 19 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
14.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.8 ms rise | |
↘ 7.7 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 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.5 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18982 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Power
With a hexa-core CPU and a 6 GB GPU, the A5 K1 makes itself comfortable between the mid-range and the high-end. 16 GB of RAM are also not bad for the advertised price.
Test conditions
Among other things, the power mode can be changed in the preloaded Gaming Center, which is visually familiar from other Clevo barebones. Apart from the battery test, which was performed in entertainment mode, our measurements were taken with the power profile (including automatic fan speed setting). For a longer battery life and a lower operating noise, we recommend the power-saving mode and the silent mode, which does not quite live up to its name.
Processor
The Ryzen 5 5600H is an ideal companion for the GeForce RTX 3060. The six-core model from AMD's Cezanne generation offers 16 MB L3 cache and can process up to 12 threads in parallel via SMT. The TDP of the 7 nm chip is 45 watts. Although the Ryzen 5 5600H unsurprisingly cannot compete with the stronger AMD brothers Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 9 5900HX, the processor delivers a good performance. In the loop test with Cinebench R15, the result remained very consistent and was on par with the Lenovo Legion 5, which is also equipped with a 5600H.
Cinebench R15 Multi Endurance test
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 5.2 - 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34521, n=242, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (7945 - 10416, n=12) |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2169, n=240, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1316 - 1381, n=12) |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=240, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (3074 - 4059, n=15) |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=240, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (528 - 538, n=14) |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=246, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1319 - 1723, n=15) |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=245, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (218 - 225, n=13) |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (300 - 384, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average of class Gaming (91 - 1259, n=238, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=237, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (36315 - 46562, n=13) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=238, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (5274 - 5446, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=243, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (4990 - 7253, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5 / Single-Core | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2139, n=243, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1365 - 1445, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=241, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (9.92 - 13.3, n=13) |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (52.2 - 81.5, n=13) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=236, last 2 years) |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (0.526 - 0.596, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average of class Gaming (0.375 - 4.47, n=238, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average of class Gaming (2585 - 55084, n=231, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (9181 - 12636, n=13) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average of class Gaming (12439 - 234848, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (51994 - 78250, n=13) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average of class Gaming (629 - 9930, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1587 - 2675, n=13) |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 186519, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (66699 - 77213, n=13) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 30810, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (8340 - 9159, n=13) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average of class Gaming (7135 - 124377, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (28268 - 43274, n=13) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average of class Gaming (18146 - 328679, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (39852 - 98939, n=13) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2231, n=234, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (507 - 649, n=13) |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Gaming (1437 - 29473, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (4811 - 6652, n=13) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (8341 - 52949, n=232, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (7419 - 24746, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
System performance
Although it scored at the bottom of the test field in PCMark 10, the system performance of the A5 K1 is mostly convincing. 6.341 points are definitely respectable in view of the notebook's price.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=198, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6341 - 6615, n=2) | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (9639 - 10127, n=2) |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (8829 - 9027, n=2) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=197, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (7740 - 9026, n=2) | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Average of class Gaming (974 - 2295, n=150, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Average of class Gaming (907 - 2166, n=150, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average of class Gaming (1027 - 2514, n=150, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 2275, n=150, last 2 years) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 |
PCMark 10 Score | 6341 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Gaming (18074 - 80776, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (20549 - 42141, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (20318 - 89096, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (22917 - 47595, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average of class Gaming (15975 - 99898, n=231, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (20226 - 44872, n=13) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 136.8, n=231, last 2 years) | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (75 - 89.1, n=13) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The installed 512 GB SSD is neither particularly fast nor particularly slow for an NVMe drive, but performs in the midfield of the comparison devices. We have to criticize the long-term performance in particular. In the long-term test with DiskSpd, the speed dropped massively after several runs and then settled at a medium level. On a positive note, the case can accommodate up to two M.2 drives (PCIe 2280) and a 2.5-inch drive.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4 | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE |
* ... smaller is better
Read continuous power: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The GeForce RTX 3060 is a ray-tracing GPU based on Nvidia's Ampere architecture. The DirectX 12 model has 3,840 shader units, although the performance depends very much on the TGP setting. Gigabyte chooses a very high value for the RTX 3060 with a maximum of 130 watts, which can also be seen in the benchmark results. These are almost 10% better than the previously determined 3060 average. The RTX 3070, on the other hand, is about 20% faster in the GPU portion. The memory configuration is not quite up to date anymore. 6 GB VRAM already reaches its limits in demanding games - at least in higher resolutions and settings. Passionate gamers should at least use an 8 GB GPU.
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 -1! | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE -1! | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=234, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
Gigabyte A5 K1 | |
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (13799 - 30772, n=43) |
3DMark | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=242, last 2 years) |