Medion Erazer Beast X40 review: Gaming notebook with RTX 4090

Name: Medion Erazer Beast X40
Brand: Medion

Overhaul. Go big, not go home: With the Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop, Medion has given this notebook the latest and most powerful hardware available right now. The device also features a fast 16:10 screen (2,560 x 1,600), a mechanical keyboard and a pretty good battery life.

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Even though it falls under the category of gaming laptops, the Erazer Beast X40 is also conceived for other very demanding usage scenarios. The necessary computing performance is provided by a Raptor Lake CPU and an Ada Lovelace GPU. Compared with its predecessors, the laptop has received a major overhaul: Medion has given it a new screen aspect ratio (16:10 instead of 16:9), a cooling system with optional water cooling, and a mechanical keyboard.

The X40 is based on a Tongfang barebone (GM7PX9N) that is mostly identical to the one used for the XMG Neo 17. It is competing with the likes of the MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI, Alienware x17 R2 P48E, Razer Blade 16 (early 2023) and Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY.

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Medion Erazer Beast X40 (Erazer Series)

Processor

Intel Core i9-13900HX 24 x 1.6 - 5.4 GHz, 160 W PL2 / Short Burst, 160 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-HX

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 2040 MHz, Memory: 2375 MHz, 175 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 31.0.15.2849, Optimus

Memory

32 GB

, DDR5-4800, dual-channel mode, two memory slots (both in use)

Display

17.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 178 PPI, BOE NE170QDM-NZ1, IPS, G-Sync, glossy: no, 240 Hz

Mainboard

Intel HM770 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)

Storage

Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R, 1024 GB

, 1884 GB free

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1x combo audio jack, 1x mic-in, Card Reader: SD, SDHC, SDXC, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 33 x 383 x 272 ( = 1.3 x 15.08 x 10.71 in)

Battery

99.8 Wh, 6450 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: FHD
Primary Camera: 2.1 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Mechanical, Keyboard Light: yes, McAfee LiveSafe (Trial), Microsoft 365 (Trial), Microsoft OneNote (Trial), 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.88 kg ( = 101.59 oz / 6.35 pounds), Power Supply: 986 g ( = 34.78 oz / 2.17 pounds)

Price

4499 Euro

Links

Medion homepage
Medion notebook section

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Comparison with possible competitors

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
88.4 %	03/2023	Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	2.9 kg	33 mm	17.00"	2560x1600
89 %	02/2023	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	3.5 kg	23 mm	17.30"	3840x2160
91.2 %	02/2023	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	2.4 kg	21.99 mm	16.00"	2560x1600
87.6 %	08/2022	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 R9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	2.8 kg	27 mm	17.00"	2560x1600
89.2 %	05/2022	Alienware x17 R2 P48E i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	3.1 kg	20.9 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
86.6 %	02/2023	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	3.1 kg	30.8 mm	18.00"	2560x1600

Case - The Erazer has a metal chassis

The Erazer Beast X40 eschews a loud and flashy look in favour of a subdued design that wouldn't stand out in a professional setting. As with its predecessors, the X40 uses a black metal chassis with matt finishes. The base section is covered in a grippy rubber coating. The keyboard backlight (RGB) as well as two fully configurable LED strips (RGB) above the rear exhaust vents provide the laptop with a dash of colour. The battery, which is screwed down rather than glued on, and the rest of the internals are accessible once the bottom cover is removed.

We didn't notice any workmanship issues on our review unit. Gaps in the chassis are nice and tight, and there are no excess materials left from the manufacturing process. It is virtually impossible to twist the base section. The lid can be flexed slightly, but the amount of give is fully acceptable. The hinges keep the display firmly in place and allow the screen to be folded back by up to roughly 140 degrees. The laptop's lid can't be opened with one hand.

The Medion Erazer Beast X40 is one of the most compact devices in our comparison and sits somewhere in the middle when it comes to weight.

Size comparison

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Alienware x17 R2 P48E MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Medion Erazer Beast X40 SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 DIN A4 ❌

Specifications - Thunderbolt 4 for the Beast

The Erazer has three USB-A ports (2x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2) and a USB-C port (Thunderbolt 4) on board. The latter doesn't support Power Delivery but is able to output DisplayPort signals. The laptop has a total of two video outputs (HDMI 2.1, DP), two audio jacks (headset and mic-in), one Gigabit Ethernet port and a Kensington slot. On the rear, you'll also find connectors for the optional water cooling solution.

On the left: Kensington slot, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-A), mic-in, combo audio jack

On the back: 2x connector for water cooling, Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C; DisplayPort), HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, power port

SD card reader

The SD card reader is a medium-speed model that, in conjunction with our AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60 reference card, managed to reach speeds of up to 77 MB/s when transferring 250 JPEG images of around 5 MB each and 86 MB/s when copying large chunks of data.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK (AV Pro V60)	182.9 MB/s +138%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	125 MB/s +62%
Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=100, last 2 years)	98.4 MB/s +28%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX (Angelibird AV Pro V60)	83.5 MB/s +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	77 MB/s
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	69 MB/s -10%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK (AV Pro V60)	220.6 MB/s +157%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	207.6 MB/s +141%
Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=94, last 2 years)	121.3 MB/s +41%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX (Angelibird AV Pro V60)	86.2 MB/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	86 MB/s

Connectivity

Under optimal conditions (no other Wi-Fi devices in immediate surroundings, short distance between laptop and server PC), the Erazer delivered excellent transfer rates over Wi-Fi because Medion has decided to go with an Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E module. Wired network connections are handled by the Realtek RTL8125 Gigabit Ethernet chip, which is capable of speeds of up to 2.5 Gbit/s.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz	1582 (1517^min, 1518.74^P1 - 1636^max) MBit/s +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1466 (748^min - 1542^max) MBit/s +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1364 (1079^min - 1473^max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming (469 - 1793, n=153, last 2 years)	1272 MBit/s -7%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (464 - 1861, n=186)	1243 MBit/s -9%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1155 (495^min - 1441^max) MBit/s -15%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 MediaTek RZ608	936 (898^min - 971^max) MBit/s -31%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1890 (1843^min - 1936^max) MBit/s +20%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1578 (1516^min - 1627^max) MBit/s
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz	1545 (1508^min, 1510.9^P1 - 1569^max) MBit/s -2%
Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=159, last 2 years)	1403 MBit/s -11%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (582 - 1890, n=186)	1394 MBit/s -12%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1328 (1093^min - 1448^max) MBit/s -16%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 MediaTek RZ608	967 (949^min - 978^max) MBit/s -39%

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1371 (1036-1505)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1494 (1283-1580)

Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1364 (1079-1473)

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz; iperf3 transmit AXE11000: Ø1582 (1517-1636)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1155 (495-1441)

SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø936 (898-971)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1441 (748-1542)

Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1578 (1516-1627)

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz; iperf3 receive AXE11000: Ø1545 (1508-1569)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1327 (1093-1448)

SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø966 (949-978)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1890 (1843-1936)

Webcam

The 2.1MP webcam captures images at a maximum resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. It is lacking in colour accuracy: the colours produced by the camera deviate significantly from the reference colours. There is no mechanical privacy shutter on the webcam.

ColorChecker Medion Erazer Beast X40: 8.69 ∆E min: 3.5 - max: 14.3 ∆E

Accessories

The laptop ships with no other accessories than the usual documentation and a power adapter. Medion is offering an optional external water cooling solution priced at around €250 (US$270), which the company also provided to us for testing.

The small cooling unit is fairly easy to use: simply fill it with distilled water, connect the cables and tubes, and switch it on. The laptop and the external cooling unit communicate with each other via Bluetooth, and the connection is established automatically. The laptop's charger supplies power to both the X40 and the cooling unit. The water tubes are held in place magnetically – no tightening of screws needed. However, a few drops of water may leak out when you are disconnecting the tubes.

Maintenance

To remove the bottom cover, you need to undo all screws on the underside as well as two more screws on the back beside the water cooling connectors. After that, the bottom cover can be pulled off in a sharp motion by the exhaust vents. Removing the cover lets you access the memory slots (both in use), two PCIe 4.0 SSDs, Wi-Fi module, fans, BIOS battery and rechargeable battery.

Internals of the Medion Erazer Beast X40

Warranty

Medion provides a two-year warranty on the Erazer. Upgrade options are available, but they have to be purchased together with the laptop in Medion's online shop. You can't upgrade or extend the warranty after buying the laptop. It costs nearly €200 (US$216) to extend the warranty by one year.

Input devices - Mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches

Keyboard

Mechanical keyboards are generally known for their precise inputs and feedback as well as premium typing feel – this is no different with the X40's keyboard. Its Cherry MX switches offer a moderate travel and an audible and tactile actuation point. The keyboard doesn't flex when you are typing. There are two function keys to let you adjust the per-key RGB lighting to one of the four brightness levels. Overall, the Erazer Beast X40 has an all-round fantastic keyboard.

Touchpad

Measuring approx. 15.5 x 10 cm (6.1 x 3.9"), the multitouch clickpad has a smooth surface that lets you slide your fingers across easily. It offers a short travel and a distinct click point. There are status LEDs in upper corners of the pad. Tapping the left LED will enable or disable the entire touchpad, whilst the right LED is used for turning only the right half of the pad on or off.

Display - QHD+ with 16:10 aspect ratio

The 17-inch matt IPS display (2,560 x 1,440) has a 16:10 aspect ratio and stands out with adequate brightness, fast response times, high refresh rate (240Hz) and the absence of PWM flicker. But its contrast ratio falls short of what is considered good (>1,000:1).

The panel supports G-Sync, a technology that helps the display's refresh rate adapt dynamically to the frame rate being output by the GPU. This is designed to provide a smoother viewing experience, particularly when gaming.


377 cd/m²	357 cd/m²	372 cd/m²
387 cd/m²	384 cd/m²	368 cd/m²
398 cd/m²	383 cd/m²	369 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE NE170QDM-NZ1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 398 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 377.2 cd/m² Minimum: 18 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 384 cd/m²
Contrast: 853:1 (Black: 0.45 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.05 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.74
ΔE Greyscale 2.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
69.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.017

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Medion Erazer Beast X40 BOE NE170QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI B173ZAN06.C, Mini-LED, 3840x2160, 17.30	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 CSOT T3 MNG007DA4-1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 BOE0A99, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00	Alienware x17 R2 P48E AU Optronics B173HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NE180QDM-NZ2, IPS, 2560x1600, 18.00
Display		24%	24%	0%	10%	21%
Display P3 Coverage	68.6	94.9 38%	98.5 44%	69 1%	79.2 15%	97.2 42%
sRGB Coverage	99.8	99.9 0%	100 0%	99.8 0%	99.8 0%	99.9 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	69.4	92.4 33%	89.7 29%	69.6 0%	79.6 15%	84.9 22%
Response Times		-248%	-9%	12%	-17%	19%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	11.3 ?(5.4, 5.9)	38.4 ?(13.6, 24.8, n) -240%	6.6 ?(3.4, 3.2) 42%	10.8 ?(5.1, 5.7) 4%	12.4 ?(6.4, 6) -10%	5.41 ?(2.57, 2.84) 52%
Response Time Black / White *	7.5 ?(3.3, 4.2)	26.6 ?(9.2, 17.4, n) -255%	12 ?(6.8, 5.2) -60%	6.1 ?(2.5, 3.6) 19%	9.2 ?(5.2, 4) -23%	8.62 ?(3.68, 4.94, n) -15%
PWM Frequency		2380 ?(100)
Screen		78886%	-6%	11%	-22%	-92%
Brightness middle	384	606 58%	456.8 19%	415 8%	365.4 -5%	490 28%
Brightness	377	602 60%	437 16%	399 6%	344 -9%	468 24%
Brightness Distribution	90	93 3%	83 -8%	90 0%	85 -6%	86 -4%
Black Level *	0.45	0.0001 100%	0.35 22%	0.43 4%	0.29 36%	0.54 -20%
Contrast	853	6060000 710334%	1305 53%	965 13%	1260 48%	907 6%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.05	4.8 -134%	3.7 -80%	1.44 30%	3.17 -55%	4.97 -142%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	3.64	8.2 -125%	6.42 -76%	2.33 36%	7.69 -111%	11.02 -203%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.74	1.8 -143%	0.66 11%	0.89 -20%	0.51 31%	2.97 -301%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.3	6.5 -183%	2.6 -13%	1.8 22%	5.3 -130%	7.2 -213%
Gamma	2.017 ^109%	2.63 ^84%	2.3 ^96%	2.132 ^103%	2.18 ^101%	2.161 ^102%
CCT	6546 ^99%	6596 ^99%	6108 ^106%	6327 ^103%	5879 ^111%	6515 ^100%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		26221% / 50682%	3% / -0%	8% / 9%	-10% / -15%	-17% / -52%

* ... smaller is better

The display already has great colour reproduction right out of the box. Its average colour difference of roughly 2 is significantly lower than the threshould of what is considered good (Delta E < 3). Calibrating the display reduced the average colour difference to 0.74 and made the greyscale more balanced. The panel is able to cover the entire sRGB colour space, but not AdobeRGB and DCI-P3. The displays on some of the competing laptops perform better in terms of colour coverage.

Display Response Times

ℹ

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

↔ Response Time Black to White
7.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 3.3 ms rise
7.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4.2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
11.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 5.4 ms rise
11.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 5.9 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. » 20 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The IPS panel has a wide viewing angle and is easily readable from any position. The display is definitely usable outdoors, provided the sun isn't overly bright.

Performance - Raptor Lake meets Ada Lovelace

Even though it is designed primarily with QHD+ gaming in mind, the Erazer Beast X40 also cuts a good figure in applications such as video editing and rendering. The required computing muscle is provided by Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace. The X40 model in this review can be had for around €4,500 (US$4,856). But Medion also offers a slightly lower-spec configuration (RTX 4080 and 1 TB SSD; otherwise identical) at €3,500 (US$3,777).

Test conditions

There are three manufacturer-specified performance modes: Office, Balance and Turbo. We used Turbo mode for benchmarking and Office mode for our battery-life tests and enabled Nvidia Optimus in both cases. After completing these tests, we ran more benchmarks with dGPU mode enabled and the external water cooling unit connected. You can find the results of this additional testing in the comparison table, but they are not taken into consideration for the rating.

Users can toggle between the three modes using a dedicated button right beside the power button. A status LED indicates which mode is currently enabled. Customised profiles can also be created using the preinstalled Control Center software. For instance, you can specify the CPU's power limits, the GPU's TGP, temperature limits and so on.

Note: We used the English user interface in the Control Center software because there are some issues with the German translation. The software lets you switch between the two languages.

	Turbo Mode	Balance Mode	Office Mode
Power Limit 1	160 Watt	160 Watt	160 Watt
Power Limit 2	160 Watt	160 Watt	160 Watt

Processor

The Core i9-13900HX (Raptor Lake) consists of eight performance cores (Hyper-Threading, 2.2 to 5.4 GHz) and sixteen efficiency cores (no Hyper-Threading, 1.6 to 3.9 GHz), resulting in a total of 40 logical cores. The benchmark results obtained are slightly above what the CPU can produce on average.

With the Erazer Beast X40 plugged in, its CPU ran Cinebench R15 at high to max clock speeds. On battery power, single-thread performance was only marginally lower (score: 228), whereas multi-thread performance took a considerable hit (score: 1,154). Running Cinebench 15 in a loop demonstrated that the CPU is capable of running constantly at high boost speeds when it is on mains power.

Using the water cooling unit didn't bring about any dramatic increase in performance. Nonetheless, the CPU's performance was more stable under sustained multi-thread load (CB15 loop), and the average CPU temperature dropped by around 5°C (9°F).

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX: Ø4532 (4437.05-4828.15)

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX: Ø4980 (4889.98-5226.71)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX: Ø4512 (4463.29-4528.99)

SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX: Ø2230 (2203.37-2292.39)

Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2889 (2849.61-2917.79)

Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX; dGPU, Cooling: Ø4680 (4646.3-4744.4)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX: Ø4735 (4684.94-4780.69)

CPU clock speeds when running CB15 in a loop (Turbo mode)

CPU clock speeds when running CB15 in a loop (Balanced mode)

CPU clock speeds when running CB15 in a loop (Office mode)

CPU clock speeds when running CB15 in a loop (Turbo mode, dGPU, water cooling)

CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	84.9 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	83.6 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	82.3 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	81 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX	77.7 pt
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	72.9 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	60.4 pt
Average of class Gaming	58.4 pt
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	47.6 pt

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	33277 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	31572 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	30932 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	30886 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (24270 - 32623, n=22)	28225 Points -9%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	26736 (22394.1^min - 26736.1^max) Points -14%
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34613, n=232, last 2 years)	19581 Points -37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	18870 (18654.1^min - 18869.7^max) Points -39%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	14152 Points -54%
Single Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	2140 Points +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	2100 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	2083 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1867 - 2105, n=19)	2044 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	2035 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	2029 Points 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	1905 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2235, n=230, last 2 years)	1816 Points -11%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	1557 Points -23%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	12648 Points +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	12073 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	11788 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	11780 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9152 - 12541, n=20)	10766 Points -9%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	8697 Points -26%
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=230, last 2 years)	7442 Points -37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	7169 Points -39%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	5549 Points -53%
CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	824 Points +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	803 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	793 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (722 - 810, n=20)	784 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	782 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	742 Points -5%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	727 Points -7%
Average of class Gaming (169 - 855, n=230, last 2 years)	699 Points -11%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	605 Points -23%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	5227 (4889.98^min - 5226.71^max) Points +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	4828 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	4823 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	4744 Points -2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	4781 (4684.94^min - 4780.69^max) Points -1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	4529 (4463.29^min - 4528.99^max) Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (3913 - 4970, n=21)	4522 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=235, last 2 years)	3101 Points -36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	2918 (2849.61^min - 2917.79^max) Points -40%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2296 Points -52%
CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	312 Points +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	300 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	297 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	295 Points -1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	278 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (247 - 304, n=21)	292 Points -2%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	274 Points -8%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	272 Points -8%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 318, n=234, last 2 years)	268 Points -10%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	248 Points -16%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	216 Seconds * -108%
Average of class Gaming (87 - 1259, n=228, last 2 years)	198.9 Seconds * -91%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	173.6 Seconds * -67%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (101 - 153, n=21)	117.9 Seconds * -13%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	114 Seconds * -10%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	104 Seconds *
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	103 Seconds * +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	102 Seconds * +2%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	100 Seconds * +4%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	127295 MIPS +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	123833 MIPS +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	121921 MIPS
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	121631 MIPS 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (90675 - 127283, n=20)	111796 MIPS -8%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	109330 MIPS -10%
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=229, last 2 years)	77274 MIPS -37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	69146 MIPS -43%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	64439 MIPS -47%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	7084 MIPS +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	6918 MIPS 0%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	6897 MIPS 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	6890 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (6340 - 7177, n=20)	6848 MIPS -1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	6445 MIPS -6%
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=229, last 2 years)	6133 MIPS -11%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	5872 MIPS -15%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	5803 MIPS -16%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	20847 Points +3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	20634 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	20350 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	20182 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17614 - 21075, n=21)	19809 Points -2%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	18152 Points -10%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	13717 Points -32%
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=234, last 2 years)	13627 Points -32%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	10126 Points -50%
Single-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	2099 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	2047 Points +1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	2043 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	2036 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1345 - 2093, n=21)	1988 Points -2%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	1878 Points -8%
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2210, n=234, last 2 years)	1811 Points -11%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	1805 Points -11%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	1590 Points -22%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	33.4 fps +10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	32.7 fps +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	32.7 fps +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	30.5 fps
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (23.5 - 34.4, n=21)	29.1 fps -5%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	28.7 fps -6%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	21.4 fps -30%
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=232, last 2 years)	21.3 fps -30%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	17.5 fps -43%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	56 s * -30%
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=226, last 2 years)	49.1 s * -14%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	47.5 s * -10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	46.5 s * -8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	43 s *
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (32.8 - 51.1, n=20)	42.5 s * +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	40.7 s * +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	38.2 s * +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	36 s * +16%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	0.4808 sec * -20%
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 4.47, n=229, last 2 years)	0.4687 sec * -17%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK	0.4323 sec * -8%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX	0.4121 sec * -3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	0.4033 sec * -0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (0.375 - 0.4564, n=21)	0.402 sec * -0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX	0.4014 sec *
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	0.3954 sec * +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX	0.3793 sec * +6%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

4828 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

261 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

297 Points

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Performance Rating
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	97.7 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	97.4 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	94.5 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	93.3 pt
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	91.1 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX	88.3 pt
Average of class Gaming	68 pt
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	64.8 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	52.8 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	28957 KRay/s +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	28701 KRay/s +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	27615 KRay/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	27524 KRay/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	25857 KRay/s -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17589 - 27615, n=21)	24097 KRay/s -12%
Average of class Gaming (3069 - 60169, n=225, last 2 years)	18634 KRay/s -32%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	16115 KRay/s -41%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	9759 KRay/s -65%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	144303 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	138190 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	136688 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	134221 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	125944 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (88686 - 137015, n=21)	120602 Points -10%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	98800 Points -26%
Average of class Gaming (18567 - 252486, n=225, last 2 years)	93571 Points -30%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	43695 Points -67%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	7093 MB/s +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	6949 MB/s +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	6799 MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	6758 MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	6350 MB/s -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (4362 - 7029, n=21)	6061 MB/s -10%
Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=225, last 2 years)	4332 MB/s -36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	3504 MB/s -48%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	3422 MB/s -49%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	141427 Points +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	139649 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	134571 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (125644 - 141385, n=21)	133924 Points +1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	133226 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	133197 Points
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=225, last 2 years)	109573 Points -18%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	107120 Points -20%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	102167 Points -23%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	17117 Points +7%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	17057 Points +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	16037 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	15947 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15813 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (12334 - 17179, n=21)	14889 Points -7%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	12783 Points -20%
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=225, last 2 years)	12203 Points -23%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	10402 Points -35%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	71038 Points +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	70739 Points +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	69202 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	67872 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	63308 Points -7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (43850 - 69202, n=21)	59821 Points -12%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	54060 Points -20%
Average of class Gaming (10291 - 134044, n=225, last 2 years)	47882 Points -29%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	27285 Points -60%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (89413 - 237881, n=21)	139015 MB/s +9%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	136551 MB/s +7%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	135833 MB/s +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	134166 MB/s +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	129440 MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	127548 MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	125644 MB/s -1%
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=225, last 2 years)	107712 MB/s -16%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	106367 MB/s -17%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	2059 MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	2030 MB/s +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	1950 MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	1928 MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	1850 MB/s -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1284 - 1958, n=21)	1755 MB/s -9%
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2409, n=225, last 2 years)	1213 MB/s -37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	1203 MB/s -38%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	845 MB/s -56%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15573 KRay/s +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	15540 KRay/s +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	15279 KRay/s +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	14995 KRay/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	13844 KRay/s -8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9481 - 15279, n=21)	13066 KRay/s -13%
Average of class Gaming (1518 - 31796, n=225, last 2 years)	10089 KRay/s -33%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	8529 KRay/s -43%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	5748 KRay/s -62%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	50834 MPixel/s +18%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (42994 - 51994, n=21)	48439 MPixel/s +13%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100, dGPU, Cooling)	44270 MPixel/s +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	44016 MPixel/s +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.75.6100)	43025 MPixel/s
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (v6.85.6300)	40896 MPixel/s -5%
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=226, last 2 years)	36818 MPixel/s -14%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.50.5800)	34534 MPixel/s -20%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (v6.70.6000)	30226 MPixel/s -30%

System performance

The hardware inside this snappy system offers more than enough performance for tasks like gaming and rendering. The laptop comes with 32 GB of memory running in dual-channel mode. And the memory's transfer rates are typical for DDR5-4800 RAM. What's more, the system also delivered superb PCMark results in our testing.

PCMark 10 / Score
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	9331 Points +18%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8884 Points +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	8764 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (7690 - 9331, n=8)	8466 Points +7%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	8186 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	7932 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7888 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming (5235 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years)	7592 Points -4%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	6966 Points -12%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	11761 Points +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	11512 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10972 - 11983, n=8)	11364 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	11275 Points
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	11205 Points -1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	11078 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming (8300 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years)	10731 Points -5%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	9740 Points -14%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	11680 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	11321 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9038 - 11680, n=8)	10423 Points -8%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	10144 Points -10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9851 Points -13%
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years)	9725 Points -14%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	9564 Points -16%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	8271 Points -27%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	16424 Points +55%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	16395 Points +55%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	14535 Points +37%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10605 - 16395, n=8)	14052 Points +32%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	13098 Points +23%
Average of class Gaming (6462 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years)	11476 Points +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	10611 Points
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	9848 Points -7%

CrossMark / Overall
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	2150 Points +1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2139 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	2125 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1825 - 2295, n=8)	2107 Points -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	2080 Points -2%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1903 Points -10%
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2334, n=170, last 2 years)	1881 Points -11%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1699 Points -20%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1592 Points -25%

CrossMark / Productivity
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	2014 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	1978 Points
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1977 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1666 - 2166, n=8)	1960 Points -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1909 Points -3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1808 Points -9%
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=170, last 2 years)	1791 Points -9%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1646 Points -17%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1509 Points -24%

CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	2455 Points +3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2423 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	2392 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	2389 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (2162 - 2514, n=8)	2379 Points 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	2095 Points -12%
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2514, n=170, last 2 years)	2046 Points -14%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1867 Points -22%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1780 Points -25%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	1902 Points +2%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1861 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	1857 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1441 - 2275, n=8)	1833 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=170, last 2 years)	1704 Points -8%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1666 Points -10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1634 Points -12%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1405 Points -24%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1342 Points -28%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		4936 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		6075 points
PCMark 10 Score		7932 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	77060 MB/s +14%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (67716 - 78835, n=21)	75033 MB/s +11%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67716 MB/s
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67561 MB/s 0%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	63863 MB/s -6%
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 92565, n=225, last 2 years)	59453 MB/s -12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	53861 MB/s -20%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	50231 MB/s -26%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	84869 MB/s +14%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (73998 - 88462, n=21)	82199 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	74518 MB/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	74284 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (24879 - 90647, n=225, last 2 years)	63375 MB/s -15%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	62807 MB/s -15%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	57237 MB/s -23%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	51403 MB/s -31%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	80441 MB/s +23%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (65472 - 77045, n=21)	73168 MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67449 MB/s +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	65472 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (21619 - 103259, n=225, last 2 years)	61670 MB/s -6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	60389 MB/s -8%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	55263 MB/s -16%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	54443 MB/s -17%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	99.5 ns * -12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	98.4 ns * -10%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	92.8 ns * -4%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	90.8 ns * -2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	89.3 ns * -0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	89.1 ns *
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 152.5, n=222, last 2 years)	87.3 ns * +2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (80.4 - 91.1, n=21)	86.3 ns * +3%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

Our standardised latency monitor test, which involves web browsing, 4K video playback and Prime95 high-load, revealed some issues. The system seems to be unsuitable for real-time video and audio processing. We hope future software updates will help rectify these issues.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4710.9 μs * -107%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4362 μs * -92%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2448.6 μs * -8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	2275.2 μs *
Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1101.9 μs * +52%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1095 μs * +52%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Medion equipped our X40 review unit with two 1 TB SSDs (PCIe 4.0, M.2-2280) made by Phison. One of them serves as the system drive, and the other is used for data storage. Not only do the SSDs not form a RAID configuration, but the laptop itself doesn't support RAID. The included drives are not amongst the best SSDs on the market. Even so, they still deliver great performance. Another positive thing to mention is that we didn't notice any performance drops caused by thermal throttling.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7077 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 4783 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 962.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 705.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 3250 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 3156 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 55.25 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 265.1 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	78.3 pt
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	72.9 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	71.3 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	69.7 pt
Average of class Gaming	63.8 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	60.5 pt
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	59.6 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	54.5 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	5598 (5462.22^min - 5597.85^max) MB/s +79%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	4931 (4875.77^min - 4930.83^max) MB/s +58%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4842 (4719.64^min - 4842.11^max) MB/s +55%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	3872 (3855.82^min - 3871.97^max) MB/s +24%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3844 (3257.93^min - 3843.87^max) MB/s +23%
Average of class Gaming (1319 - 7045, n=199, last 2 years)	3539 MB/s +13%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3127 - 3582, n=3)	3287 MB/s +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3127 (2701.13^min - 3126.72^max) MB/s
seq write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7533 (7482.85^min - 7532.79^max) MB/s +134%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	4819 (4728.89^min - 4819.25^max) MB/s +50%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4242 (4225.7^min - 4241.7^max) MB/s +32%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4199 (3998.61^min - 4199.12^max) MB/s +30%
Average of class Gaming (535 - 9307, n=199, last 2 years)	3829 MB/s +19%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3242 (1498^min - 3241.78^max) MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3218 (2245.63^min - 3218.43^max) MB/s
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (2507 - 3714, n=3)	3146 MB/s -2%
seq q8 t1 read
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	13195 (9412.86^min - 13194.8^max) MB/s +90%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	11242 (10740.3^min - 11242.2^max) MB/s +62%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	10774 (9137.92^min - 10774^max) MB/s +55%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (6956 - 6976, n=3)	6966 MB/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	6956 (5970.17^min - 6956.25^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	6872 (4963.33^min - 6872.25^max) MB/s -1%
Average of class Gaming (2268 - 16089, n=199, last 2 years)	6390 MB/s -8%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	6384 (5573.36^min - 6384.17^max) MB/s -8%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9942 (9912.92^min - 9941.76^max) MB/s +99%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	8404 (8165.05^min - 8403.71^max) MB/s +69%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	8227 (8104.29^min - 8226.71^max) MB/s +65%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	5043 (5032.12^min - 5043.21^max) MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	4986 (4917.82^min - 4985.65^max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming (539 - 14571, n=199, last 2 years)	4818 MB/s -3%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3723 - 5011, n=3)	4573 MB/s -8%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	4244 (427.59^min - 4244.22^max) MB/s -15%
4k q1 t1 read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	83.1 (79.37^min - 83.07^max) MB/s +46%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	79.3 (77.82^min - 79.25^max) MB/s +40%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	79.1 (78.08^min - 79.08^max) MB/s +39%
Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 95.9, n=199, last 2 years)	67.9 MB/s +20%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (56.8 - 84.3, n=3)	66.1 MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	57.5 (57.09^min - 57.53^max) MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	56.8 (53.63^min - 56.77^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	56.5 (49.8^min - 56.49^max) MB/s -1%
4k q1 t1 write
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (275 - 295, n=3)	284 MB/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	283 (273.23^min - 283.12^max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming (66.6 - 421, n=199, last 2 years)	224 MB/s -21%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	220 (56.84^min - 219.56^max) MB/s -22%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	213 (205.52^min - 212.72^max) MB/s -25%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	195.1 (194.02^min - 195.09^max) MB/s -31%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	170.2 (168.21^min - 170.2^max) MB/s -40%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	103.7 (103.17^min - 103.74^max) MB/s -63%
4k q32 t16 read
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4483 (4465.42^min - 4482.78^max) MB/s +27%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3543 - 3578, n=3)	3557 MB/s 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3543 (3529.91^min - 3542.8^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3111 (2388.54^min - 3111.42^max) MB/s -12%
Average of class Gaming (417 - 6172, n=199, last 2 years)	2590 MB/s -27%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1469 (1266.81^min - 1469.47^max) MB/s -59%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	874 (867.39^min - 873.79^max) MB/s -75%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	711 (692.26^min - 710.64^max) MB/s -80%
4k q32 t16 write
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4383 (4358.15^min - 4383.06^max) MB/s +19%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3688 (3576.03^min - 3687.54^max) MB/s
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3398 - 3688, n=3)	3564 MB/s -3%
Average of class Gaming (162.3 - 4869, n=199, last 2 years)	2152 MB/s -42%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1424 (1251.47^min - 1423.75^max) MB/s -61%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1282 (960.6^min - 1281.78^max) MB/s -65%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	461 (442.02^min - 461.29^max) MB/s -87%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	350 (343.49^min - 350.45^max) MB/s -91%

AS SSD
Score Total
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	9218 Points +9%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (8477 - 8906, n=3)	8641 Points +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	8477 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7311 Points -14%
Average of class Gaming (2271 - 13854, n=186, last 2 years)	6843 Points -19%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	4941 Points -42%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4850 Points -43%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	4364 Points -49%
Score Read
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	3428 Points +1%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3332 - 3464, n=3)	3397 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3394 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3308 Points -3%
Average of class Gaming (760 - 4721, n=186, last 2 years)	2508 Points -26%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2035 Points -40%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1948 Points -43%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1858 Points -45%
Score Write
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4113 Points +21%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3399 - 3707, n=3)	3563 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3399 Points
Average of class Gaming (515 - 7208, n=186, last 2 years)	3120 Points -8%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2428 Points -29%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	2137 Points -37%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1877 Points -45%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1691 Points -50%
Seq Read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9511 MB/s +98%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	7888 MB/s +64%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	6561.69 MB/s +37%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	5157 MB/s +7%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	5144.76 MB/s +7%
Average of class Gaming (2260 - 12763, n=186, last 2 years)	4963 MB/s +3%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (4774 - 5200, n=3)	4925 MB/s +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	4799.93 MB/s
Seq Write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7181 MB/s +83%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	5041 MB/s +28%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	3925.33 MB/s
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (3290 - 4309, n=3)	3842 MB/s -2%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	3733 MB/s -5%
Average of class Gaming (495 - 11316, n=186, last 2 years)	3673 MB/s -6%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	3480.87 MB/s -11%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3058.47 MB/s -22%
4K Read
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (60.6 - 97.3, n=3)	76 MB/s +25%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	72.8 MB/s +20%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	69.21 MB/s +14%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	68.93 MB/s +14%
Average of class Gaming (30.4 - 112.1, n=186, last 2 years)	66.9 MB/s +10%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	60.64 MB/s
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	58 MB/s -4%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	49.65 MB/s -18%
4K Write
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (168.4 - 294, n=3)	213 MB/s +21%
Average of class Gaming (96.3 - 512, n=186, last 2 years)	211 MB/s +20%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	184.49 MB/s +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	177.9 MB/s +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	175.47 MB/s
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	157.01 MB/s -11%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	144.8 MB/s -17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	114.7 MB/s -35%
4K-64 Read
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	2853.84 MB/s
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	2842.96 MB/s 0%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (2784 - 2854, n=3)	2828 MB/s -1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2744.3 MB/s -4%
Average of class Gaming (442 - 3475, n=186, last 2 years)	1939 MB/s -32%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1223.07 MB/s -57%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1011 MB/s -65%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1011 MB/s -65%
4K-64 Write
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	3582.58 MB/s +27%
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (2831 - 3086, n=3)	2966 MB/s +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	2830.74 MB/s
Average of class Gaming (277 - 5909, n=186, last 2 years)	2544 MB/s -10%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	1944.47 MB/s -31%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	1604.89 MB/s -43%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	1072 MB/s -62%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	981 MB/s -65%
Access Time Read
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	0.085 ms *
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (0.078 - 0.086, n=3)	0.083 ms * +2%
Average of class Gaming (0.016 - 0.379, n=184, last 2 years)	0.05343 ms * +37%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	0.044 ms * +48%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.036 ms * +58%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	0.034 ms * +60%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	0.03 ms * +65%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	0.028 ms * +67%
Access Time Write
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024	0.082 ms * -257%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)	0.066 ms * -187%
Average of class Gaming (0.011 - 1.028, n=186, last 2 years)	0.04639 ms * -102%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0)	0.035 ms * -52%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	0.025 ms * -9%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.023 ms * -0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R	0.023 ms *
Average Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R (0.013 - 0.023, n=3)	0.01967 ms * +14%

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Load Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Medion Erazer Beast X40 Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R: Ø6904 (5576.5-6952.06)

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB: Ø6785 (2053.41-13760.21)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 SSSTC CA6-8D1024: Ø6412 (5645.36-6872.58)

SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW: Ø6279 (4891.05-6318.25)

Alienware x17 R2 P48E 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0): Ø13136 (12495.08-13196.72)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (RAID 0): Ø10730 (8845.37-10809.96)

Graphics card

The GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop is Nvidia's current flagship mobile GPU. It features 9,728 shading units, a 256-bit memory bus and 16,384 MB of high-speed GDDR6 memory. The RTX 4090 has up to 175 watts of TGP at its disposal (150 watts + 25 watts Dynamic Boost) – this is as high as it gets. But the TGP wasn't fully utilised during our Witcher 3 test.

The benchmark results are on par with (Optimus mode) or slightly better than (dGPU mode) what we have seen so far from the RTX 4090 Laptop on average. The laptop also supports Advanced Optimus. Switching between dGPU and Optimus mode doesn't require restarting the computer.

The optional water cooling can give a slight performance gain in some benchmarks and games. Witcher 3, for example, ran at higher frame rates during our testing. Average GPU temperature was also lower than when using only air cooling.

Fire Strike (plugged in, Turbo mode, Optimus)

Fire Strike (on battery, Turbo mode, Optimus)

Fire Strike (plugged in, Turbo mode, dGPU)

Fire Strike (plugged in, Turbo mode, dGPU, water cooling)

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	99.4 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	96.8 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	96.7 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	95.1 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	92.7 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	91.8 pt
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	81.8 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	70.4 pt
Average of class Gaming	63.6 pt
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	62.2 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	69777 Points +2%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	69211 Points +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	68692 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	67073 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (56764 - 73027, n=36)	65041 Points -5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	63818 Points -7%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	56565 Points -18%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	44381 Points -35%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	43823 Points -36%
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=232, last 2 years)	40487 Points -41%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	164399 Points +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	159724 Points +12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	150156 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	142552 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	142520 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (95671 - 164399, n=12)	142108 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming (15902 - 193851, n=142, last 2 years)	136246 Points -4%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	49247 Points +10%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	49220 Points +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	48101 Points +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (40220 - 53059, n=34)	46315 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	46047 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	44759 Points
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	40570 Points -9%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	33120 Points -26%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	32849 Points -27%
Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=236, last 2 years)	29457 Points -34%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	22479 Points +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	22254 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	21900 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	21278 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	21167 Points -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (17620 - 23292, n=36)	20991 Points -1%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	18441 Points -13%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	13455 Points -37%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	12684 Points -40%
Average of class Gaming (224 - 22547, n=234, last 2 years)	12066 Points -43%

3DMark 06 Standard Score		60717 points
3DMark 11 Performance		47487 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		66757 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		34788 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		19708 points
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... in comparison

Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Average of class Gaming (9 - 142, n=180, last 2 years)	23.1 Seconds * -65%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	15 Seconds * -7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3)	14 Seconds *
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3, dGPU, Cooling)	12 Seconds * +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9 - 19, n=34)	12 Seconds * +14%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	11 Seconds * +21%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	10 Seconds * +29%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3, dGPU)	10 Seconds * +29%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average of class Gaming (16 - 175, n=187, last 2 years)	39.8 Seconds * -109%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	22 Seconds * -16%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3)	19 Seconds *
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3, dGPU, Cooling)	19 Seconds * -0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16 - 24, n=34)	18.4 Seconds * +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	18 Seconds * +5%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (3.3.3)	17 Seconds * +11%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (3.3.3, dGPU)	18 Seconds * +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (3.3.3)	17 Seconds * +11%

Geekbench 5.5
OpenCL Score
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	215531 Points +8%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	215425 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	215359 Points +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (6841 - 226512, n=34)	199598 Points 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	198772 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	190582 Points -4%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	173311 Points -13%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	147189 Points -26%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	138625 Points -30%
Average of class Gaming (5039 - 226512, n=233, last 2 years)	121546 Points -39%
Vulkan Score
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU, Cooling)	134644 Points +1429%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	90003 Points +922%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1952 - 160279, n=31)	77192 Points +777%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK	76932 Points +774%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (dGPU)	76039 Points +764%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	75965 Points +763%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	71346 Points +710%
Average of class Gaming (1952 - 160279, n=229, last 2 years)	42001 Points +377%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	27460 Points +212%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	8804 Points

Geekbench 6.0
GPU Vulkan
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1827 - 159996, n=9)	53177 Points +460%
Average of class Gaming (1827 - 159996, n=43, last 2 years)	46212 Points +387%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	9497 Points
GPU OpenCL
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	213472 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX	208453 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (160333 - 213472, n=10)	192750 Points -10%
Average of class Gaming (30029 - 213472, n=44, last 2 years)	116331 Points -46%

V-Ray 5 Benchmark
GPU RTX
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	3590 mpaths +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU)	3569 mpaths +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1)	3551 mpaths
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	3533 mpaths -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1982 - 3824, n=27)	3462 mpaths -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU, Cooling)	3335 mpaths -6%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	2655 mpaths -25%
Average of class Gaming (171 - 3824, n=127, last 2 years)	2038 mpaths -43%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (5.0.1)	1880 mpaths -47%
GPU CUDA
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	2644 mpaths +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1)	2589 mpaths
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU)	2589 mpaths 0%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	2582 mpaths 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1454 - 2797, n=27)	2528 mpaths -2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU, Cooling)	2424 mpaths -6%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	1945 mpaths -25%
Average of class Gaming (120 - 2797, n=130, last 2 years)	1468 mpaths -43%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (5.0.1)	1384 mpaths -47%
CPU
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU, Cooling)	21230 mpaths +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1)	21011 mpaths
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (5.0.1, dGPU)	20543 mpaths -2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (5.0.1)	20438 mpaths -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (12404 - 25897, n=25)	20002 mpaths -5%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (5.0.1)	18935 mpaths -10%
Average of class Gaming (1690 - 26944, n=142, last 2 years)	13420 mpaths -36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK (5.0.1)	12463 mpaths -41%

V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10
GPU
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (v4.10.07 )	1261 mpaths +1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (v4.10.07 )	1252 mpaths 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07 )	1252 mpaths
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07, dGPU)	1244 mpaths -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (873 - 1334, n=25)	1215 mpaths -3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07, dGPU, Cooling )	1122 mpaths -10%
Average of class Gaming (54 - 1334, n=187, last 2 years)	601 mpaths -52%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (v4.10.07 )	511 mpaths -59%
CPU
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX (v4.10.07 )	32727 ksamples +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07, dGPU, Cooling)	32036 ksamples +1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13980HX (v4.10.07 )	31821 ksamples 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07 )	31769 ksamples
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX (v4.10.07, dGPU)	31120 ksamples -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (18206 - 37629, n=25)	29510 ksamples -7%
Average of class Gaming (2741 - 37629, n=187, last 2 years)	19222 ksamples -39%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (v4.10.07 )	14909 ksamples -53%

SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (31.3 - 37.6, n=7)	34.6 fps +3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	34.28 fps +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	33.6 fps
Average of class Gaming (2.93 - 231, n=36, last 2 years)	32.8 fps -2%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	30 fps -11%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	59.5 fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	56.7 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (50 - 59.9, n=7)	55.3 fps -7%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	49.97 fps -16%
Average of class Gaming (23.5 - 59.9, n=36, last 2 years)	38.8 fps -35%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	610.71 fps +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (529 - 687, n=6)	595 fps +13%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	555.93 fps +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	528.8 fps
Average of class Gaming (99.8 - 687, n=34, last 2 years)	397 fps -25%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	76.1 fps
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	74.95 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (70.6 - 76.5, n=7)	73.8 fps -3%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	62.41 fps -18%
Average of class Gaming (20.6 - 76.5, n=36, last 2 years)	42.3 fps -44%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	138.99 fps +6%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	131.4 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (113.3 - 141.9, n=7)	131.3 fps 0%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	130.27 fps -1%
Average of class Gaming (44 - 141.9, n=35, last 2 years)	103.5 fps -21%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	116.64 fps +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	112.8 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (17.8 - 117.2, n=7)	100.2 fps -11%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	98.79 fps -12%
Average of class Gaming (17.8 - 117.2, n=36, last 2 years)	70.5 fps -37%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	212.6 fps +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX	206.8 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (128 - 221, n=7)	197.4 fps -5%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	177.9 fps -14%
Average of class Gaming (25.7 - 221, n=36, last 2 years)	122.5 fps -41%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming performance

The X40 lets users play games at QHD+ and max settings. It is possible to use a higher resolution if you connect the laptop to an appropriate monitor. The games we tested generally ran at frame rates similar to what we have seen from the RTX 4090 until now. Depending on the game, you may be able to get higher frame rates by driving the display directly from the GeForce GPU.

Performance Rating - Percent
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	98.2 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	98.1 pt
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W ^-1! Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	96.5 pt
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	96.3 pt
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	93.8 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	92.7 pt
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	90.7 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	71.8 pt
Average of class Gaming	64.4 pt
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	60.5 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU)	206 (178.6^P1) fps +6%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU, Cooling)	204.9 (178^min) fps +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	198.9 (190^min, 191^P1) fps +2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (139.2 - 216, n=32)	197.4 fps +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	195.1 (169^min) fps
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	176.8 (159^min) fps -9%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	128 (124^min) fps -34%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	121 (98^min) fps -38%
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=227, last 2 years)	117.1 fps -40%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU)	151.6 (4.06^min, 90.9^P1) fps 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	151.3 (2.81^min, 111.1^P1) fps
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU, Cooling)	149.8 (3.42^min, 111.1^P1) fps -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	141.3 (4.69^min, 100^P1) fps -7%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	140.9 (3.54^min, 83.3^P1) fps -7%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	140.7 (3.02^min, 100^P1) fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (91.1 - 167.7, n=35)	138.7 fps -8%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	126.3 (5.94^min, 90.9^P1) fps -17%
Average of class Gaming (6.38 - 167.7, n=218, last 2 years)	107.4 fps -29%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	101.8 (18.4^min, 71.4^P1) fps -33%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.3)	187.4 fps +6%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.3, dGPU)	187.4 fps +6%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.3, dGPU, Cooling)	186.8 fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.3)	177.6 fps +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.3)	176.2 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (122.2 - 194.9, n=35)	173.2 fps -2%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (1.3)	157.8 fps -10%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	127.8 fps -27%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.3)	122.8 fps -30%
Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 194.9, n=228, last 2 years)	111.4 fps -37%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, dGPU, Cooling)	378 (79.8^min, 269^P1) fps +4%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12, dGPU)	376 (53.4^min, 284^P1) fps +3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	373 (29.9^min, 272^P1) fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	366 (29.1^min, 263^P1) fps 0%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	365 (90.9^min, 268^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (233 - 421, n=34)	355 fps -3%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	323 (61.7^min, 222^P1) fps -12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	213 (71.8^min, 156.1^P1) fps -42%
Average of class Gaming (14.6 - 421, n=226, last 2 years)	207 fps -43%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	201 (41.3^min, 148.1^P1) fps -45%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	194.7 (160^min) fps +14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	190.2 (160.9^min) fps +11%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	185.9 (157.5^min) fps +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU, Cooling)	184.5 (155.3^min) fps +8%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU)	182.3 (154.8^min) fps +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (115.7 - 220, n=37)	176.6 fps +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	171.5 (144.2^min) fps
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	158.9 (139.1^min) fps -7%
Average of class Gaming (26.9 - 220, n=238, last 2 years)	142.8 fps -17%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	121.4 (106.8^min) fps -29%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	142.8 fps +11%
Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	137 fps +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU)	136.8 fps +7%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (dGPU, Cooling)	136.6 fps +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	134.2 fps +5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	134.1 fps +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (77.8 - 166.2, n=41)	131 fps +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	128.3 fps
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	112.9 fps -12%
Average of class Gaming (12.4 - 166.2, n=243, last 2 years)	102 fps -20%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	80.3 fps -37%

Returnal | Atomic Heart | Hogwarts Legacy | Company of Heroes 3 | Sons of the Forest

Returnal
1920x1080 Epic Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (141 - 155, n=3)	147.3 fps +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	146 (65^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (27 - 155, n=25, last 2 years)	85.8 fps -41%
2560x1440 Epic Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (113 - 119, n=3)	115.7 fps +2%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	113 (67^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (45 - 119, n=20, last 2 years)	71.9 fps -36%
1920x1080 Epic Preset + Epic Ray-Tracing
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (126 - 128, n=2)	127 fps +1%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	126 (63^min) fps
Average of class Gaming (4 - 128, n=11, last 2 years)	73.5 fps -42%

Atomic Heart
1920x1080 Atomic Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (128.6 - 166, n=3)	144.4 fps +12%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	128.6 (29^min, 91.2^P0.1, 105.8^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (10.2 - 166, n=17, last 2 years)	74.4 fps -42%
2560x1440 Atomic Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (93.8 - 135, n=3)	112.2 fps +20%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	93.8 (31.5^min, 68.5^P0.1, 76^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (43.4 - 135, n=10, last 2 years)	72.3 fps -23%

Hogwarts Legacy
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:High T
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	166.1 (7.97^min, 44.8^P0.1, 101.4^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (41.2 - 166.1, n=4)	93 fps -44%
Average of class Gaming (10.3 - 166.1, n=25, last 2 years)	74.7 fps -55%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:High T
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	125.9 (16.5^min, 32.2^P0.1, 83.3^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (40.6 - 125.9, n=4)	78.4 fps -38%
Average of class Gaming (35 - 125.9, n=16, last 2 years)	63.3 fps -50%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Full Ray Tracing AA:High T
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	65.5 (24.6^min, 27.1^P0.1, 39.9^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (52.2 - 67, n=3)	61.6 fps -6%
Average of class Gaming (26.8 - 67, n=13, last 2 years)	46.3 fps -29%

Company of Heroes 3
1920x1080 Maximum Settings
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (215 - 235, n=2)	225 fps +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	215.2 (32.4^P0.1, 87.8^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (43.8 - 235, n=15, last 2 years)	131.6 fps -39%
2560x1440 Maximum Settings
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (176.4 - 194.8, n=2)	185.6 fps +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	176.4 (58.8^P0.1, 92.22^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (81.4 - 194.8, n=8, last 2 years)	129.4 fps -27%

Sons of the Forest
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (85.7 - 93.9, n=2)	89.8 fps +5%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	85.7 (46.8^min, 52.9^P0.1, 64.8^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (14.8 - 93.9, n=18, last 2 years)	69.2 fps -19%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (85.2 - 89.6, n=2)	87.4 fps +3%
Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	85.2 (38^min, 57.3^P0.1, 64.9^P1) fps
Average of class Gaming (49.9 - 89.6, n=8, last 2 years)	67.8 fps -20%

To test out whether the laptop can run games at mostly stable frame rates over an extended period, we ran The Witcher 3 for roughly 60 minutes at Full HD and max quality settings without moving the player character. We didn't observe any dip in frame rates.

Witcher 3 FPS graph

Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø189.4 (179-197)

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Ø198.9 (190-214)

Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Ø166.9 (141-179)

SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 R9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø119.7 (105-125)

Alienware x17 R2 P48E i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø121.3 (111-128)

Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU; dGPU, Cooling: Ø200 (186-211)

GPU metrics during the Witcher 3 test (Optimus)

GPU metrics during the Witcher 3 test (dGPU, water cooling)

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD
GTA V (2015)	187.5	187.1	186	151.3	145.3
The Witcher 3 (2015)	586.4	511.4	363.8	195.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	215	193.5	182.6	171.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	232	207	176.2		146.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	187.1	162.9	128.3
Far Cry 5 (2018)	199	172	167	158	151
Strange Brigade (2018)	515	387	369	365	292
Hunt Showdown (2020)	367	285	262		168
Death Stranding (2020)	179	171.4	166.6	163	162.1
Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)	179.7	167.7	166.6	152.3	138.1
Back 4 Blood (2021)	403		309	309	327
Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)	163	160	158	152	141
Riders Republic (2021)	209	200	185	179	146
Elex 2 (2022)	118.2	117.1	116.2	116.2	116.7
F1 22 (2022)	301	290	268	118.2	79.9
The Quarry (2022)	278	211	177.3	146.1	100.2
Hogwarts Legacy (2023)	242	204	186.5	166.1	125.9
Returnal (2023)	178	171	164	146	113
Atomic Heart (2023)	205	161.8	144.2	128.6	93.8
Company of Heroes 3 (2023)	285.3	262.9	235.2	215.2	176.4
Sons of the Forest (2023)	96.1	90	87.9	85.7	85.2

Emissions - The Erazer laptop can get quite noisy

Noise emissions

The laptop is relatively quiet in everyday use (e.g. office applications, web browsing). The fans may even stop spinning once in a while. Unsurprisingly, the X40 can get pretty loud under heavy load, producing as much as 53 dB(A) of noise during the stress test and Witcher 3 test. Despite the fairly high noise levels, the sound produced by the two fans is tolerable as a whole: a whooshing noise is accompanied by a sonorous whirring that gradually turns into light whistling with increasing fan speed.

The laptop's fans ease off when the external water cooling unit is connected. However, the unit itself also adds to the overall noise: although the pump is relatively quiet in use, the fan inside the cooler makes more racket. All things considered, we think the overall noise is more pleasant when the water cooling unit is used.

Noise Level

Idle		25 / 29 / 35 dB(A)
Load		51 / 53 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24 dB(A)

	Medion Erazer Beast X40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 6900HX	Alienware x17 R2 P48E GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX
Noise		-3%	13%	-3%	15%	4%
off / environment *	24	24.6 -3%	23 4%	26 -8%	22.7 5%	23.9 -0%
Idle Minimum *	25	29.2 -17%	23 8%	26 -4%	23.1 8%	23.9 4%
Idle Average *	29	29.2 -1%	23 21%	29 -0%	23.1 20%	32.6 -12%
Idle Maximum *	35	29.2 17%	23.6 33%	40 -14%	23.1 34%	32.6 7%
Load Average *	51	50.7 1%	39 24%	47 8%	31.9 37%	35.9 30%
Witcher 3 ultra *	51	53.3 -5%	51.6 -1%	52 -2%	52.5 -3%
Load Maximum *	53	61 -15%	51.3 3%	54 -2%	52.5 1%	55.8 -5%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Chassis temperatures stay within an acceptable range in everyday use cases, such as running office software and Internet browsers. The laptop gets noticeably warm but not overly hot under load, as we noted during the stress test and Witcher 3 test. CPU temperatures also gave us no cause for concern.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


46 °C 115 F	48 °C 118 F	44 °C 111 F
45 °C 113 F	45 °C 113 F	40 °C 104 F
33 °C 91 F	28 °C 82 F	29 °C 84 F

Maximum: 48 °C = 118 F
Average: 39.8 °C = 104 F


50 °C 122 F	52 °C 126 F	44 °C 111 F
38 °C 100 F	40 °C 104 F	36 °C 97 F
32 °C 90 F	34 °C 93 F	33 °C 91 F

Maximum: 52 °C = 126 F
Average: 39.9 °C = 104 F

Power Supply (max.) 47 °C = 117 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


29 °C 84 F	29 °C 84 F	30 °C 86 F
30 °C 86 F	29 °C 84 F	29 °C 84 F
27 °C 81 F	25 °C 77 F	26 °C 79 F

Maximum: 30 °C = 86 F
Average: 28.2 °C = 83 F


31 °C 88 F	31 °C 88 F	31 °C 88 F
29 °C 84 F	30 °C 86 F	29 °C 84 F
27 °C 81 F	27 °C 81 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 31 °C = 88 F
Average: 29.2 °C = 85 F

Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


46 °C 115 F	47 °C 117 F	46 °C 115 F
46 °C 115 F	46 °C 115 F	41 °C 106 F
34 °C 93 F	29 °C 84 F	31 °C 88 F

Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 40.7 °C = 105 F


50 °C 122 F	52 °C 126 F	44 °C 111 F
43 °C 109 F	42 °C 108 F	38 °C 100 F
33 °C 91 F	34 °C 93 F	33 °C 91 F

Maximum: 52 °C = 126 F
Average: 41 °C = 106 F

Power Supply (max.) 47 °C = 117 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.8 °C / 104 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 48 °C / 118 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 52 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.2 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 40.7 °C / 105 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34 °C / 93.2 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-5.1 °C / -9.2 F).

	Medion Erazer Beast X40 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
Heat		13%	9%	-2%	4%	-0%
Maximum Upper Side *	48	40.6 15%	40 17%	49 -2%	49.6 -3%	54 -13%
Maximum Bottom *	52	41.1 21%	37.6 28%	52 -0%	42.4 18%	46 12%
Idle Upper Side *	30	26.2 13%	32.4 -8%	30 -0%	29.2 3%	30 -0%
Idle Bottom *	31	30.3 2%	31.4 -1%	33 -6%	32 -3%	31 -0%

* ... smaller is better

Stress test

For the stress test, we let Prime95 and FurMark run for a prolonged period. It represents an extreme scenario designed to evaluate how stable the system is under full load. The CPU started off at high clock speeds (P-cores: 4 GHz, E-cores: 3.3 GHz) while the GPU fluctuated between 1 and 1.5 GHz. After roughly five minutes, the CPU's P-cores and E-cores gradually dropped to 2 GHz and 1.8 GHz respectively, but the GPU clock climbed to about 2.3 to 2.4 GHz

Speakers

The stereo speakers sound decent but produce hardly any bass. We recommend using a pair of headphones or external speakers for a better audio experience.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Medion Erazer Beast X40 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 36% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 57% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 21% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (90.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 7% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 5% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power management - The X40 offers fairly good stamina

Power consumption

The X40's power consumption averaged 280 watts in the Witcher 3 test and briefly peaked at 363 watts in the stress test. Whilst power usage dropped slightly over the course of the Witcher 3 test, it fluctuated throughout the stress test. At idle, the laptop draws a fairly normal amount of power for the hardware inside. The included charger is rated at 330 watts and thus can supply enough power to the laptop.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.1 / Watt
Idle	11 / 18 / 30 Watt
Load	136 / 363 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: 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.

	Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 R9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	Alienware x17 R2 P48E i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	Average of class Gaming
Power Consumption		-5%	-14%	31%	-42%	-30%	-16%	5%
Idle Minimum *	11	14 -27%	15.2 -38%	7 36%	24.1 -119%	17.3 -57%	16.8 ?(7 - 32.3, n=22) -53%	13.8 ?(2 - 64, n=179, last 2 years) -25%
Idle Average *	18	21.6 -20%	22.8 -27%	11 39%	28.5 -58%	27 -50%	23.2 ?(14.2 - 42.6, n=22) -29%	19.2 ?(8 - 67, n=179, last 2 years) -7%
Idle Maximum *	30	24.8 17%	49.8 -66%	17 43%	60 -100%	46 -53%	34.3 ?(14.5 - 57.9, n=22) -14%	27 ?(9 - 101.1, n=179, last 2 years) 10%
Load Average *	136	122.5 10%	121.2 11%	92 32%	128.7 5%	133 2%	130 ?(79 - 164.1, n=22) 4%	111.3 ?(32.1 - 202, n=178, last 2 years) 18%
Witcher 3 ultra *	280	265 5%	242 14%	221 21%	254 9%
Load Maximum *	363	418 -15%	273.7 25%	306 16%	323 11%	329 9%	326 ?(221 - 418, n=22) 10%	251 ?(64.5 - 418, n=177, last 2 years) 31%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

Medion Erazer Beast X40; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø280 (254-311)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø259 (234-307)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø19.1 (11.1-96.6)

Power consumption with external monitor

Medion Erazer Beast X40; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø184 (178.8-203)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø222 (202-262)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø243 (231-254)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø285 (269-318)

Medion Erazer Beast X40; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø27.2 (20.4-72)

Battery life

The 17-inch laptop lasted 6h 22m and 6h 56m respectively in the Wi-Fi test (accessing websites automatically using a script) and video test (looping the short film Big Buck Bunny, encoded in H.264, at Full HD). For both tests, all power-saving features were disabled on the laptop, and screen brightness was set to about 150 cd/m². The wireless adapter was also disabled when we were carrying out the video test.

On the whole, the Erazer delivers great battery life for such a high-performance laptop. It can outlast most of the competitors, even those with identical battery capacity.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		9h 25min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 110)		6h 22min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		6h 56min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 54min

	Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.8 Wh	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh	Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 95.2 Wh	SCHENKER XMG Neo 17 M22 R9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99 Wh	Alienware x17 R2 P48E i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 87 Wh	Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY-N6005W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Average of class Gaming
Battery Runtime		-18%	-13%	15%	-63%	-13%	-10%
Reader / Idle	565		533 -6%	722 28%	234 -59%		542 ?(57 - 1290, n=84, last 2 years) -4%
H.264	416	358 -14%		398 -4%		419 1%	397 ?(56 - 747, n=93, last 2 years) -5%
WiFi v1.3	382	319 -16%	365 -4%	537 41%	117 -69%	428 12%	368 ?(57 - 745, n=182, last 2 years) -4%
Load	114	86 -25%	81 -29%	109 -4%	46 -60%	56 -51%	84.1 ?(36 - 173, n=144, last 2 years) -26%
Witcher 3 ultra						53	80.6 ?(47 - 155, n=23, last 2 years)

Pros

+ 16:10 QHD display

+ good colour reproduction

+ G-Sync

+ Advanced Optimus

+ slim bezel

+ robust metal chassis

+ high system performance

+ 2 PCIe 4.0 SSDs each 1 TB

+ Thunderbolt 4

+ mechanical keyboard

+ great battery life

+ water cooling option available

Cons

- display could use more contrast

- loud under load

- no Power Delivery

Verdict - Exceptional high-end gaming notebook

The Erazer Beast X40 was kindly provided by Medion.

The Medion Erazer Beast X40 is a laptop designed for highly demanding usage scenarios, such as video editing, rendering and gaming. The computing muscle required for these applications is provided by one of the most powerful CPU-GPU combinations right now: a Core i9-13900HX paired with a GeForce RTX 4090.

The processor and graphics card are capable of running consistently at high clock speeds, and the X40 produces a fairly normal amount of heat and noise for this class of device.

All in all, the Erazer Beast X40 is a compelling laptop for gaming and other demanding applications.

The matt 17-inch 16:10 display (QHD, IPS, 240Hz, G-Sync, sRGB) looks great for the most part. The only downside is that its contrast is slightly too low. The superb mechanical keyboard (with RGB lighting) makes the laptop look even more attractive. Those who have never used a mechanical keyboard before are in for a new typing experience. The Thunderbolt 4 port on the laptop opens up expansion options (e.g. external GPU, docking solution) but doesn't support Power Delivery.

One possible alternative to the Erazer Beast X40 is the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2023 G834JY. The Asus ROG stands out with its 18-inch 16:10 QHD+ panel, more RAM (64 GB) and RAID support. At about €4,800 (US$5,177), it is in the same price bracket as the Beast. If money is no object, you can take a look at the MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V as another alternative. It offers slightly more CPU performance, three SSD slots, RAID support and four RAM sockets. The exceptionally bright mini-LED display with excellent contrast is a highlight on the device. But the overall package will set you back around €6,600 (US$7,120).

Verdict on water cooling

The optional water cooling unit fundamentally does what it is supposed to: improving performance (Medion promises up to 10% increase) and reducing heat and noise. In actual use, however, the performance gain is rather modest, and the laptop is confined to a stationary spot. The only advantages left are lower temperatures and noise levels. It is up to every X40 owner to decide whether these benefits are worth the extra €250 (US$270).

Price and availability

In Germany, the review configuration of the Medion Erazer Beast X40 is available from Saturn.de and has a price tag of €4,499 (US$4,856).

Medion Erazer Beast X40 - 2023-03-20 03/20/2023 v7
Sascha Mölck

Chassis

84 / 98 → 86%

Keyboard

89%

Pointing Device

86%

Connectivity

69 / 80 → 86%

Weight

57 / 10-66 → 84%

Battery

70 / 95 → 74%

Display

90%

Games Performance

100%

Application Performance

95%

Temperature

83 / 95 → 87%

Noise

69 / 90 → 77%

Audio

76%

Camera

44 / 85 → 52%

Average

78%

88%

Gaming - Weighted Average

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Medion Erazer Beast X40 review: Gaming notebook with RTX 4090

Comparison with possible competitors

Case - The Erazer has a metal chassis

Size comparison

Specifications - Thunderbolt 4 for the Beast

SD card reader

Connectivity

Webcam

Accessories

Maintenance

Warranty

Input devices - Mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches

Keyboard

Touchpad

Display - QHD+ with 16:10 aspect ratio

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance - Raptor Lake meets Ada Lovelace

Test conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

System performance

DPC latency

Mass storage

Sustained Load Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Witcher 3 FPS graph

Emissions - The Erazer laptop can get quite noisy

Noise emissions

Temperature

Stress test

Speakers

Medion Erazer Beast X40 audio analysis

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI audio analysis

Power management - The X40 offers fairly good stamina

Power consumption

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

Power consumption with external monitor

Battery life

Pros

Cons

Verdict - Exceptional high-end gaming notebook

Verdict on water cooling

Price and availability

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