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Gigabyte A5 K1 review: Old-school gaming notebook

Against the slimming trend. The Gigabyte A5 K1 presents itself as a classic gaming laptop that does not put emphasis on a thin and particularly light case. The focus is rather on a good price-performance ratio, because you get a six-core CPU from AMD and a GeForce RTX 3060 with high TGP for under 1,000 Euros (~$993).

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.

Gigabyte A5 K1 (A5 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6 x 3.3 - 4.2 GHz, Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1702 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 130 W TDP, GDDR6, ForceWare 516.94, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, 2x 8 GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200, Dual Channel, two slots (both in use), max. 64 GB
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, BOEhydis NV156FHM-N4K (BOE08B3), IPS, Full-HD, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
Storage
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4, 512 GB 
, NVMe-SSD, two M.2-PCIe-slots (one in use), one 2.5-inch-slot
Soundcard
Realtek ALC293 @ AMD K19.5 - Audio Processor - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1 Headset, 1 Mic
Networking
Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller (10MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 34 x 361 x 258 ( = 1.34 x 14.21 x 10.16 in)
Battery
48.96 Wh Lithium-Ion, removeable
Camera
Webcam: HD
Additional features
Speakers: 2.0, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 230 W Power Supply, Gaming Center, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.174 kg ( = 76.69 oz / 4.79 pounds), Power Supply: 684 g ( = 24.13 oz / 1.51 pounds)
Price
899 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

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
82.3 %
09/2022
Gigabyte A5 K1
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.2 kg34 mm15.60"1920x1080
87.2 %
03/2022
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.1 kg24.95 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.6 %
05/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
2.5 kg25.75 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.6 %
01/2022
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
2.4 kg23.95 mm15.60"1920x1080
84.1 %
01/2022
Gigabyte A5 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.2 kg25.3 mm15.60"1920x1080

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.

Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1

Size comparision

361 mm / 14.2 inch 258 mm / 10.2 inch 34 mm / 1.339 inch 2.2 kg4.79 lbs362.5 mm / 14.3 inch 260.6 mm / 10.3 inch 25.75 mm / 1.014 inch 2.5 kg5.47 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 23.95 mm / 0.943 inch 2.4 kg5.18 lbs354.9 mm / 14 inch 251.9 mm / 9.92 inch 24.95 mm / 0.982 inch 2.1 kg4.58 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Communication

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Gigabyte A5 K1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1629 (1540min - 1665max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (469 - 1780, n=154, last 2 years)
1280 MBit/s -21%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
  (694 - 1629, n=17)
1257 MBit/s -23%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Gigabyte A5 K1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1717 (1689min - 1734max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (685 - 1890, n=160, last 2 years)
1414 MBit/s -18%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
  (832 - 1722, n=17)
1383 MBit/s -19%
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Gigabyte A5 K1 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1717 (1689-1734)
Gigabyte A5 K1 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1629 (1540-1665)

Webcam

ColorChecker
10.1 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
6.8 ∆E
10.1 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
11.4 ∆E
9.9 ∆E
6 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
7.8 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
10.1 ∆E
4.7 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
4.1 ∆E
14.3 ∆E
7.5 ∆E
10 ∆E
14.6 ∆E
12.5 ∆E
12.2 ∆E
16.6 ∆E
14.8 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
ColorChecker Gigabyte A5 K1: 9.9 ∆E min: 4.09 - max: 16.61 ∆E

Display

The screen scores a bit weaker compared to the A5 X1, but is still on a pretty good level overall.

271
cd/m²
287
cd/m²
293
cd/m²
289
cd/m²
295
cd/m²
304
cd/m²
279
cd/m²
262
cd/m²
253
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
BOEhydis NV156FHM-N4K (BOE08B3) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 304 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 281.4 cd/m² Minimum: 13 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 295 cd/m²
Contrast: 1017:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.36 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, 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
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 ?(6.8, 7.7)
5.6 ?(3.2, 2.4)
61%
15 ?(7, 8)
-3%
5.06 ?(2.5, 2.56)
65%
4.8 ?(1.4, 3.4)
67%
Response Time Black / White *
9.5 ?(5.5, 4)
12.8 ?(6.8, 6)
-35%
6 ?(2, 4)
37%
7.44 ?(3.76, 3.68)
22%
11.2 ?(5.2, 6)
-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.

CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: Color saturation
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: Color saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)

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.

Gigabyte A5 K1 vs sRGB
Gigabyte A5 K1 vs sRGB
Gigabyte A5 K1 vs AdobeRGB
Gigabyte A5 K1 vs AdobeRGB
Gigabyte A5 K1 vs P3
Gigabyte A5 K1 vs P3

The latter is also slightly ahead in terms of color accuracy. Viewing angles and response times are satisfactory in both devices.

Backlight
Backlight
Subpixel
Subpixel
Viewpoint
Viewpoint

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
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. » 20 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 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 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 23 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.8 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 18034 (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.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
HWiNFO
 

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.

Gaming Center
Gaming Center
Gaming Center

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

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Gigabyte A5 K1 AMD Ryzen 5 5600H: Ø1670 (1660.65-1681.66)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2656 (2614.89-2735.42)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H: Ø1622 (1447.86-1653.64)
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H: Ø1973 (1963.86-1985.21)
Gigabyte A5 X1 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø2143 (2094.46-2151.12)
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
Average of class Gaming
 
85.2 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
80.8 pt
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
64.7 pt
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
62.7 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
55.8 pt
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
54.4 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 
53.6 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=236, last 2 years)
19189 Points +88%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
17713 (16651.9min - 17712.9max) Points +74%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
13500 Points +32%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
12083 Points +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
10416 Points +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
10209 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (7945 - 10416, n=12)
9496 Points -7%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=234, last 2 years)
1804 Points +31%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1771 Points +29%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1493 Points +9%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1415 Points +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1373 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1366 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1316 - 1381, n=12)
1364 Points -1%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=234, last 2 years)
7288 Points +83%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
6754 Points +70%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5180 Points +30%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4663 Points +17%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
4059 Points +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
3980 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (3074 - 4059, n=15)
3690 Points -7%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=234, last 2 years)
695 Points +30%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
680 Points +27%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
580 Points +8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
554 Points +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
536 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
535 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (528 - 538, n=14)
533 Points -1%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=239, last 2 years)
3034 Points +80%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
2735 (2614.89min - 2735.42max) Points +63%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2151 Points +28%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1985 (1963.86min - 1985.21max) Points +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1723 Points +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1682 (1660.65min - 1681.66max) Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1319 - 1723, n=15)
1564 Points -7%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=238, last 2 years)
266 Points +19%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
253 Points +13%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
237 Points +6%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
229 Points +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
224 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
223 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (218 - 225, n=13)
222 Points -1%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (300 - 384, n=13)
325 Seconds * -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
305.2 Seconds * -1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
302 Seconds *
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
257 Seconds * +15%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
231 Seconds * +24%
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=232, last 2 years)
203 Seconds * +33%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
182 Seconds * +40%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=233, last 2 years)
75714 MIPS +63%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
67160 MIPS +44%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
60371 MIPS +30%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
56348 MIPS +21%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
46482 MIPS
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
44503 MIPS -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (36315 - 46562, n=13)
43653 MIPS -6%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=233, last 2 years)
6079 MIPS +13%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5720 MIPS +6%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5508 MIPS +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
5391 MIPS
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
5381 MIPS 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (5274 - 5446, n=13)
5360 MIPS -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
5330 MIPS -1%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=238, last 2 years)
13370 Points +86%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
12358 Points +72%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8616 Points +20%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8266 Points +15%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
7186 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (4990 - 7253, n=13)
6573 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6567 Points -9%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2193, n=238, last 2 years)
1799 Points +25%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1751 Points +22%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1525 Points +6%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1492 Points +4%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1434 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1365 - 1445, n=13)
1415 Points -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1414 Points -1%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=236, last 2 years)
20.9 fps +57%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
20.5 fps +54%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
16.6 fps +25%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
15.2 fps +14%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
13.3 fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
12.8 fps -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (9.92 - 13.3, n=13)
12 fps -10%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
85.6 s * -5%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
81.5 s *
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (52.2 - 81.5, n=13)
58.5 s * +28%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
55.9 s * +31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
55.1 s * +32%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
49.9 s * +39%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=230, last 2 years)
49 s * +40%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (0.526 - 0.596, n=13)
0.54 sec * -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
0.537 sec * -2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
0.529 sec *
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.52 sec * +2%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.501 sec * +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=233, last 2 years)
0.4711 sec * +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4655 sec * +12%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1682 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
134.9 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
224 Points
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Performance Rating
Average of class Gaming
 
95.2 pt
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
87.6 pt
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
80.7 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
68.8 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
66.3 pt
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
62.8 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 
61.7 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (3069 - 60169, n=229, last 2 years)
17966 KRay/s +46%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
15973 KRay/s +30%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
14273 KRay/s +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
12360 KRay/s +1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
12287 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (9181 - 12636, n=13)
11379 KRay/s -7%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9486 KRay/s -23%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
98866 Points +31%
Average of class Gaming
  (18567 - 252486, n=229, last 2 years)
90126 Points +19%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
89725 Points +19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
76011 Points +1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
75433 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (51994 - 78250, n=13)
69208 Points -8%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
41434 Points -45%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 10389, n=229, last 2 years)
4218 MB/s +69%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3395 MB/s +36%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3288 MB/s +31%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
3049 MB/s +22%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
2607 MB/s +4%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2502 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1587 - 2675, n=13)
2335 MB/s -7%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 200651, n=229, last 2 years)
108079 Points +40%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
102967 Points +33%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
99267 Points +29%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
96014 Points +24%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
77213 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
76998 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (66699 - 77213, n=13)
74643 Points -3%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
12585 Points +39%
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 32988, n=229, last 2 years)
11990 Points +32%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
11629 Points +28%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9852 Points +9%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9054 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
8894 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (8340 - 9159, n=13)
8794 Points -3%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
54353 Points +31%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
49254 Points +19%
Average of class Gaming
  (10291 - 134044, n=229, last 2 years)
46373 Points +12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
41691 Points +1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
41456 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (28268 - 43274, n=13)
38090 Points -8%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
26379 Points -36%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
131100 MB/s +229%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
121180 MB/s +204%
Average of class Gaming
  (19065 - 328679, n=229, last 2 years)
105435 MB/s +165%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
96790 MB/s +143%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (39852 - 98939, n=13)
77823 MB/s +95%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
66712 MB/s +67%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
39852 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2409, n=229, last 2 years)
1189 MB/s +91%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1164 MB/s +87%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
833 MB/s +34%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
789 MB/s +27%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
632 MB/s +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
621 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (507 - 649, n=13)
601 MB/s -3%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (1518 - 31796, n=229, last 2 years)
9750 KRay/s +48%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
8496 KRay/s +29%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
7526 KRay/s +14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
6652 KRay/s +1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
6584 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (4811 - 6652, n=13)
5997 KRay/s -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
5486 KRay/s -17%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Gaming
  (11451 - 60161, n=230, last 2 years)
36455 MPixel/s +83%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
33509 MPixel/s +68%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
20495 MPixel/s +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
19920 MPixel/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
19628 MPixel/s -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (7419 - 24746, n=13)
17564 MPixel/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
15135 MPixel/s -24%

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.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Gaming
  (5235 - 9852, n=202, last 2 years)
7572 Points +19%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
7426 Points +17%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
7091 Points +12%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
6875 Points +8%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
6875 Points +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6341 - 6615, n=2)
6478 Points +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
6341 Points
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Gaming
  (8300 - 12334, n=201, last 2 years)
10700 Points +6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
10506 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
10499 Points +4%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
10127 Points
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
10105 Points 0%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
9907 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (9639 - 10127, n=2)
9883 Points -2%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Gaming
  (7244 - 11833, n=201, last 2 years)
9729 Points +10%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
9301 Points +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
9299 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9070 Points +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (8829 - 9027, n=2)
8928 Points +1%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
8922 Points +1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
8829 Points
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
11672 Points +51%
Average of class Gaming
  (6462 - 18475, n=201, last 2 years)
11406 Points +47%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
9977 Points +29%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
9907 Points +28%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
9383 Points +21%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (7740 - 9026, n=2)
8383 Points +8%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
7740 Points
CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Gaming
  (1338 - 2334, n=170, last 2 years)
1873 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
1337 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1309 Points
CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Gaming
  (1331 - 2204, n=170, last 2 years)
1785 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
1370 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1285 Points
CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Gaming
  (1330 - 2514, n=170, last 2 years)
2035 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1401 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
1372 Points
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average of class Gaming
  (1060 - 2327, n=170, last 2 years)
1702 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
1148 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1129 Points
PCMark 10 Score
6341 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Gaming
  (23850 - 92565, n=229, last 2 years)
58833 MB/s +40%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
53661 MB/s +28%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
41892 MB/s
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
41740 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
41194 MB/s -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (20549 - 42141, n=13)
38322 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
37007 MB/s -12%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Gaming
  (24879 - 90647, n=229, last 2 years)
62636 MB/s +32%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
59205 MB/s +24%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
47595 MB/s
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
47139 MB/s -1%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
46526 MB/s -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (22917 - 47595, n=13)
43659 MB/s -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
42375 MB/s -11%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Gaming
  (21619 - 103259, n=229, last 2 years)
61226 MB/s +37%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
58758 MB/s +32%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
45343 MB/s +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
44556 MB/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
43231 MB/s -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (20226 - 44872, n=13)
37373 MB/s -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
30785 MB/s -31%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
87.9 ns * -15%
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 152.5, n=226, last 2 years)
85.6 ns * -12%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
79.9 ns * -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (75 - 89.1, n=13)
79 ns * -4%
Gigabyte A5 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
76.8 ns * -1%
Gigabyte A5 K1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
76.2 ns *
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

The laptop does less well in terms of latency. According to the tool LatencyMon, those who want to edit audio or video in real time should rather look for an alternative (or do it manually), and many notebooks reveal weaknesses here.

LatencyMon
LatencyMon
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
1011.8 μs *
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1010 μs * -0%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
833 μs * +18%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
719 μs * +29%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
371.9 μs * +63%

* ... 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.

ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3480 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2265 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 530.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 594.7 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2296 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2241 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 45.83 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 128.5 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Gaming
 
93.3 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
78.1 pt
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
 
63.3 pt
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
54.5 pt
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
48.9 pt
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
47.1 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
44.5 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Gaming
  (1291 - 7045, n=201, last 2 years)
3524 MB/s +57%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (2246 - 2913, n=2)
2580 MB/s +15%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2383 (2361.29min - 2382.94max) MB/s +6%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2246 (2220.01min - 2246.17max) MB/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1953 (1947.63min - 1952.74max) MB/s -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1935 (1931.9min - 1934.83max) MB/s -14%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1049 (1034.13min - 1049max) MB/s -53%
seq write
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=201, last 2 years)
3804 MB/s +77%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2894 (2651.7min - 2893.78max) MB/s +34%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (2153 - 2534, n=2)
2344 MB/s +9%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2153 (2086.9min - 2153.03max) MB/s
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1891 (1871.11min - 1890.99max) MB/s -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1146 (903.24min - 1146.3max) MB/s -47%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1088 (531.01min - 1088.42max) MB/s -49%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Gaming
  (1983 - 16089, n=201, last 2 years)
6331 MB/s +82%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (3471 - 5005, n=2)
4238 MB/s +22%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3554 (3284.35min - 3554.02max) MB/s +2%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
3471 (3197.63min - 3470.77max) MB/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
2674 (2488.96min - 2674.08max) MB/s -23%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2213 (2018.77min - 2212.5max) MB/s -36%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1665 (1590.44min - 1664.72max) MB/s -52%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 14571, n=201, last 2 years)
4764 MB/s +111%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2869 (2667.88min - 2869.19max) MB/s +27%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (2260 - 2543, n=2)
2402 MB/s +6%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2260 (2237.17min - 2259.57max) MB/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
2090 (864.03min - 2090.02max) MB/s -8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1960 (1947.92min - 1959.85max) MB/s -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1145 (65.64min - 1144.64max) MB/s -49%
4k q1 t1 read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
69.4 (68.09min - 69.4max) MB/s +61%
Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 - 95.9, n=201, last 2 years)
68.2 MB/s +59%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
60.7 (60.5min - 60.73max) MB/s +41%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
60.5 (60.38min - 60.5max) MB/s +41%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
57.5 (57.41min - 57.47max) MB/s +34%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (43 - 62, n=2)
52.5 MB/s +22%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
43 (42.51min - 43.01max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 - 421, n=201, last 2 years)
226 MB/s +72%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
211 (210.13min - 210.73max) MB/s +61%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (131.3 - 274, n=2)
203 MB/s +55%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
153 (151.1min - 152.72max) MB/s +17%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
149 (147.55min - 148.51max) MB/s +13%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
145 (143.98min - 144.95max) MB/s +10%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
131.3 (127.87min - 131.25max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Gaming
  (313 - 6172, n=201, last 2 years)
2576 MB/s +211%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2217 (2210.73min - 2217.07max) MB/s +167%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (829 - 1727, n=2)
1278 MB/s +54%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
961 (959.57min - 961.1max) MB/s +16%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
829 (783.23min - 828.86max) MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
646 (644.91min - 645.74max) MB/s -22%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
375 (157.15min - 374.73max) MB/s -55%
4k q32 t16 write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2314 (2299.73min - 2313.93max) MB/s +524%
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 4869, n=201, last 2 years)
2166 MB/s +484%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (371 - 2539, n=2)
1455 MB/s +292%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1289 (1244.18min - 1288.59max) MB/s +247%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1061 (62.92min - 1061.17max) MB/s +186%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1043 (533.25min - 1043.45max) MB/s +181%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
371 (358.18min - 371.19max) MB/s
AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Gaming
  (1923 - 13854, n=189, last 2 years)
6808 Points +56%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6117 Points +40%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
4356 Points
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (3660 - 4356, n=2)
4008 Points -8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
3300 Points -24%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
2793 Points -36%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2499 Points -43%
Score Read
Average of class Gaming
  (528 - 4721, n=189, last 2 years)
2503 Points +80%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2291 Points +64%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (1394 - 1675, n=2)
1535 Points +10%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
1394 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1157 Points -17%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1057 Points -24%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
841 Points -40%
Score Write
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=189, last 2 years)
3092 Points +34%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2660 Points +15%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2305 Points
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (1195 - 2305, n=2)
1750 Points -24%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1546 Points -33%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1274 Points -45%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1251 Points -46%
Seq Read
Average of class Gaming
  (1759 - 12763, n=189, last 2 years)
4916 MB/s +68%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (2926 - 4145, n=2)
3536 MB/s +21%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3013 MB/s +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2926.3 MB/s
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
2873 MB/s -2%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
2016 MB/s -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1948 MB/s -33%
Seq Write
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 11316, n=189, last 2 years)
3635 MB/s +111%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2768 MB/s +61%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (1720 - 2397, n=2)
2059 MB/s +20%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1830 MB/s +6%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
1720.18 MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1094 MB/s -36%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1017 MB/s -41%
4K Read
Average of class Gaming
  (30.4 - 112.1, n=189, last 2 years)
67.4 MB/s +63%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
66.9 MB/s +62%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (41.3 - 80.8, n=2)
61 MB/s +48%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
60.58 MB/s +47%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
55.2 MB/s +34%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
53.9 MB/s +31%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
41.27 MB/s
4K Write
Average of class Gaming
  (96.3 - 512, n=189, last 2 years)
211 MB/s +59%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (132.8 - 256, n=2)
194.4 MB/s +46%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
184.8 MB/s +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
145.7 MB/s +10%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
140.2 MB/s +6%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
132.8 MB/s
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
127.7 MB/s -4%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Gaming
  (312 - 3475, n=189, last 2 years)
1938 MB/s +83%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1923 MB/s +81%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (1060 - 1179, n=2)
1119 MB/s +6%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
1059.75 MB/s
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
901 MB/s -15%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
716 MB/s -32%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
585.23 MB/s -45%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=189, last 2 years)
2520 MB/s +26%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2198 MB/s +10%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
2000.37 MB/s
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (700 - 2000, n=2)
1350 MB/s -33%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1235 MB/s -38%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
1032 MB/s -48%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
995.52 MB/s -50%
Access Time Read
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (0.072 - 0.109, n=2)
0.0905 ms * -26%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
0.087 ms * -21%
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
0.077 ms * -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.077 ms * -7%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
0.072 ms *
Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 - 0.379, n=187, last 2 years)
0.05338 ms * +26%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.03 ms * +58%
Access Time Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.081 ms * -189%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=189, last 2 years)
0.04898 ms * -75%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.039 ms * -39%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
0.032 ms * -14%
Gigabyte A5 K1
ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
0.028 ms *
Gigabyte A5 X1
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro (ASX8200PNP-512GT)
0.027 ms * +4%
Average ESR512GTLG-E6GBTNB4
  (0.015 - 0.028, n=2)
0.0215 ms * +23%

* ... smaller is better

Read continuous power: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Gigabyte A5 K1: Ø2870 (226.84-3474.56)

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
 
100 pt
Gigabyte A5 X1 -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
90.1 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE -1!
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
77.7 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
75.6 pt
Gigabyte A5 K1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
71.1 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
 
66.8 pt
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
61.7 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=238, last 2 years)
39986 Points +41%
Gigabyte A5 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
35787 Points +27%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
31702 Points +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
30772 Points +9%
Gigabyte A5 K1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
28278 Points
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
27030 Points -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 30772, n=43)
26816 Points -5%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=242, last 2 years)
29230 Points +37%
Gigabyte A5 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
26713 Points +25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
24788 Points +16%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
22915 Points +7%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
21876 Points +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
21341 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (16354 - 23109, n=49)
20436 Points -4%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=240, last 2 years)
11928 Points +36%
Gigabyte A5 X1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
10648 Points +21%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9174 Points +5%
Gigabyte A5 K1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8766 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
8234 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6285 - 9235, n=49)
8057 Points -8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
7200 Points -18%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (280 - 14457, n=161, last 2 years)
7635 Points +49%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
5350 Points +5%
Gigabyte A5 K1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
5118 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (3724 - 5399, n=25)
4791 Points -6%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
3349 Points -35%
3DMark 11 Performance
22909 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
44621 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
19308 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
8551 points
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Gaming performance

In the native resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, the A5 K1 can run almost all current games very smoothly with high to maximum details. More than 60 FPS is not an exception, but rather the rule, which benefits the 144 Hz screen.

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Gaming
  (17.5 - 449, n=171, last 2 years)
217 fps +42%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
186.8 (175min) fps +22%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
171 (44.9min, 70.4P0.1, 112P1) fps +12%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H
153 (127min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (81 - 186.8, n=41)
144.8 fps -5%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H
141 (8.84min, 64.6P0.1, 114P1) fps -8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H
133 (114min, 114P1) fps -13%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=235, last 2 years)
115.4 fps +46%
Gigabyte A5 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
101 (44min, 47.1P0.1, 70.8P1) fps +28%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
91.5 (87min) fps +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
Radeon RX 6600M, R5 5600H
81.3 (9.27min, 52.3P0.1, 66.2P1) fps +3%
Gigabyte A5 K1
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H
78.8 (68min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 91.5, n=48)
76.9 fps -2%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H
75.4 (64min, 64.6P1) fps -4%

Analogous to the CPU loop, there were also some problems with the graphics card in the long-term test (60 minutes, The Witcher 3) did not show any abnormalities. The GeForce RTX 3060 ran with a stable frame rate.

Witcher 3 FPS-Diagram

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Gigabyte A5 K1 R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Ø77.6 (67-81)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Ø84.6 (73-90)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M: Ø85.3 (70.433-114.9)
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M: Ø74.6 (40-80)
Gigabyte A5 X1 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU: Ø95.5 (89-99)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 154.2 91.4
The Witcher 3 (2015) 153 78.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 143.1 129.6 123.1 115.4
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 84.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 99.1 84.1 69.6
Strange Brigade (2018) 172.9 149.1
God of War (2022) 74 52.8
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) 155 125
Dying Light 2 (2022) 64.4
Elden Ring (2022) 60 60
Elex 2 (2022) 73 68.9
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) 126 124
Vampire Bloodhunt (2022) 157 152
F1 22 (2022) 135 53
The Quarry (2022) 82.7 66.4

Emissions

Noise emissions

As expected, the high TGP of the RTX 3060 comes at the expense of noise development. When using performance mode, the 15-incher reaches a very high 56 to 58 dB(A) under load. This is an annoyingly loud level that forces the use of headphones, although some rivals get similarly loud - though these offer thinner chassis. The Clevo barebones usually have to accept a lot of criticism in idle mode and during simple tasks like office, video and web. However, the A5 K1 surprises positively here because the fans are partly inactive and the frequency and intensity of the start-up phases are limited by Clevo's standards. Nevertheless, the potential noise is one of the device's weak points.

Noise Level

Idle
26 / 29 / 32 dB(A)
Load
57 / 58 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: 26 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2044.437.236.939.240.239.62536.634.537.736.83735.73144.843.844.845.247.844.54033.232.235.734.138.833.75042.342.642.645.442.642.36336.241.228.333.227.341.98024.554.825.624.620.853.910021.334.524.221.81836.412522.73321.319.917.334.91602433.621.822.519.536.220031.43623.325.323.237.525025.63723.925.123.43931522.439.621.521.720.141.740020.839.717.816.314.841.650020.94118.617.216.242.463021.743.119.818.416.844.180019.443.817.113.612.444.6100021.145.916.713.112.446.8125022.247.81812.411.248.4160023.447.116.11210.447.8200019.64614.112.210.647250017.247.81412.311.148.5315019.947.117.913.811.748.3400020.546.819.114.211.948.2500013.944.113.313.412.44563001439.814.313.712.640.3800013.737.415.213.512.138.91000013.635.71513.211.836.51250013.329.5141311.731.81600012.924.313.112.511.126.9SPL32.457.429.327.325.758.3N1.7121.210.712.8median 20.8median 39.8median 17.8median 13.7median 12.4median 41.7Delta2.85.93.53.52.84.8hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseGigabyte A5 K1
Gigabyte A5 K1
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
Gigabyte A5 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Noise
14%
6%
1%
0%
off / environment *
26
23.2
11%
25
4%
25.49
2%
25
4%
Idle Minimum *
26
23.6
9%
25
4%
29.57
-14%
27
-4%
Idle Average *
29
23.6
19%
25
14%
29.57
-2%
29
-0%
Idle Maximum *
32
25.4
21%
34.5
-8%
29.57
8%
32
-0%
Load Average *
57
38
33%
51.1
10%
48.61
15%
57
-0%
Witcher 3 ultra *
56
54.1
3%
59
-5%
56
-0%
Load Maximum *
58
57.2
1%
51.3
12%
57.66
1%
58
-0%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The temperature development of the A5 K1 is also not brilliant - despite the generous height. A maximum of 50 °C (122 °F) on the upper side and 51 °C (123.8 °F) on the underside after 60 minutes of full load are more than many thinner laptops with comparable equipment.

Max. Load
 45 °C
113 F
46 °C
115 F
50 °C
122 F
 
 45 °C
113 F
46 °C
115 F
43 °C
109 F
 
 41 °C
106 F
44 °C
111 F
38 °C
100 F
 
Maximum: 50 °C = 122 F
Average: 44.2 °C = 112 F
50 °C
122 F
41 °C
106 F
51 °C
124 F
44 °C
111 F
37 °C
99 F
48 °C
118 F
33 °C
91 F
36 °C
97 F
41 °C
106 F
Maximum: 51 °C = 124 F
Average: 42.3 °C = 108 F
Power Supply (max.)  56 °C = 133 F | Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 44.2 °C / 112 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 50 °C / 122 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 51 °C / 124 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.9 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 42.7 °C / 109 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 44 °C / 111.2 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-15.1 °C / -27.2 F).
Gigabyte A5 K1
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
Gigabyte A5 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Heat
-8%
6%
4%
6%
Maximum Upper Side *
50
44.4
11%
39.9
20%
44.4
11%
47
6%
Maximum Bottom *
51
48.8
4%
43.8
14%
48.6
5%
51
-0%
Idle Upper Side *
30
37.8
-26%
34.1
-14%
31.2
-4%
27
10%
Idle Bottom *
33
39.6
-20%
31.7
4%
32.2
2%
30
9%

* ... smaller is better

Stress test

The situation is not necessarily better inside the case. Although the CPU and GPU did not throttle during the stress test with the FurMark and Prime95 tools, which is not a matter of course, a maximum of 98 °C (208.4 °F) for the Ryzen 5 5600H and up to 88 °C (190.4 °F) for the GeForce RTX 3060 (data from the HWMonitor tool) are borderline.

Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3
Witcher 3

Speaker

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2040.247.2253736.73147.845.74038.831.55042.642.96327.332.58020.829.91001822.212517.321.316019.52420023.233.425023.448.731520.157.640014.858.650016.261.163016.864.280012.472.4100012.476.1125011.267.3160010.464200010.666.2250011.169.8315011.771.7400011.973.8500012.472.2630012.661800012.157.31000011.862.91250011.765.31600011.161SPL25.782.1N0.750.8median 12.4median 62.9Delta2.88.336.634.836.627.928.227.923.924.223.923.222.923.222.522.122.525.927.625.930.521.330.535.619.135.638.318.138.34312.74347.114.447.154.715.154.759.716.559.762.414.362.466.512.966.568.210.968.268.89.868.863.89.963.862.41062.465.110.465.165.710.765.760.111.160.16511.46569.111.569.160.711.460.756.311.756.355.312.255.354.812.254.858.312.158.359.311.359.376.723.676.739.30.539.3median 60.1median 11.7median 60.171.97hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseGigabyte A5 K1Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Gigabyte A5 K1 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 28.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 79% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 15% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 62% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 31% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.2% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 35% 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, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power management

Energy consumption

Thanks to graphics switching (Nvidia Optimus), the laptop is reasonably frugal in idle mode with 10 to 17 watts. Under load, we could coax between 113 and 245 watts out of the 15-inch laptop, which is a typical consumption for the installed hardware and the offered performance.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.5 / 1.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 10 / 12 / 17 Watt
Load midlight 113 / 245 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.
Gigabyte A5 K1
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M
Gigabyte A5 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
1%
-6%
18%
-5%
-31%
Idle Minimum *
10
6.3
37%
10
-0%
9.1
9%
10
-0%
13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=184, last 2 years)
-38%
Idle Average *
12
9.8
18%
13.2
-10%
14.61
-22%
12
-0%
19.1 ?(8 - 67, n=184, last 2 years)
-59%
Idle Maximum *
17
26.5
-56%
15.6
8%
15.05
11%
16
6%
26.7 ?(9 - 101.1, n=184, last 2 years)
-57%
Load Average *
113
103.8
8%
178
-58%
77.8
31%
124
-10%
111.1 ?(32.1 - 202, n=184, last 2 years)
2%
Witcher 3 ultra *
181.4
189
-4%
181
-0%
131
28%
204
-12%
Load Maximum *
245
241.9
1%
180
27%
114.42
53%
272
-11%
250 ?(64.5 - 418, n=183, last 2 years)
-2%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption - The Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Gigabyte A5 K1; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø181.4 (175-195.7)
Gigabyte A5 K1; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø217 (205-229)

Power consumption with external monitor

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Gigabyte A5 K1; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø104.2 (100-108)
Gigabyte A5 K1; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø106.2 (92.7-126.3)
Gigabyte A5 K1; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø165.5 (159.8-188.5)
Gigabyte A5 K1; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø171.7 (168.7-182.5)

Battery life

The battery life is on par with the more expensive brother. Just under 7 hours of Internet surfing via WLAN (display brightness reduced to 150 cd/m²) are only beaten by some rivals. However, these also offer larger batteries (80+ Wh instead of 49 Wh).

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
6h 54min
Gigabyte A5 K1
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 48.96 Wh
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M, 80 Wh
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
R7 5800H, Radeon RX 6600M, 90 Wh
Gigabyte A5 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 48.96 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
-31%
33%
27%
-8%
-12%
WiFi v1.3
414
285
-31%
552
33%
524
27%
381
-8%
364 ?(57 - 745, n=187, last 2 years)
-12%
Reader / Idle
947
770
740
604
540 ?(57 - 1290, n=87, last 2 years)
Load
66
118
90
77
85.5 ?(36 - 173, n=149, last 2 years)
H.264
587
435
391 ?(56 - 747, n=94, last 2 years)
Witcher 3 ultra
115
81.6 ?(47 - 155, n=22, last 2 years)

Pros

+ good price-performance ratio
+ up to three mass storage devices
+ battery accessible from the outside
+ 144 Hz panel
+ fast WLAN

Cons

- surfaces are quite rickety and look cheap
- high emissions under load (performance mode)
- poor cooling in relation to the case thickness
- speakers could be better
- no card reader

Verdict

Gigabyte A5 K1: Test device provided by Gigabyte Germany
Gigabyte A5 K1: Test device provided by Gigabyte Germany

If you ignore the price, the Gigabyte A5 K1 has a hard time against the similarly fast 15-inch competition. Besides the loud noise in 3D mode (performance mode), the high temperature development of the components should be mentioned on the downside. Despite the relatively thick case, the laptop gets very warm and loud under load, which does not exactly speak for the cooling system.

Speaking of the case: The chassis does not cut a particularly good figure in terms of quality. The plastic surfaces look rather cheap and also tend to rattle. In most other disciplines - be it the input devices, the screen, the connectivity or the battery runtime - the Gigabyte laptop is quite unspectacular and does not stand out from the crowd, neither positively nor negatively.

However, those who primarily pay attention to the price-performance ratio will get a pretty good offer with the A5 K1.

Most gaming notebooks under 1,000 Euros (~$993) are either slower or have to make do with a poorer display (keyword: color space).

Price and availability

The reviewed Gigabyte A5 K1 with Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD is available for around 900 Euros (~$894) at various online stores (e.g. Notebooksbilliger).

Gigabyte A5 K1 - 09/01/2022 v7
Florian Glaser

Chassis
74 / 98 → 76%
Keyboard
79%
Pointing Device
78%
Connectivity
60 / 80 → 75%
Weight
62 / 10-66 → 93%
Battery
74 / 95 → 77%
Display
84%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
94%
Temperature
80 / 95 → 84%
Noise
59 / 90 → 66%
Audio
72%
Camera
38 / 85 → 45%
Average
73%
82%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Florian Glaser, 2022-09- 6 (Update: 2022-09- 6)