Preview: Asus G74SX 3D Gaming Notebook under Review
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LGD02C5 tested with Gossen Mavo-Monitor
Maximum: 393 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 352.3 cd/m²Brightness Distribution: 78 %
Center on Battery: 393 cd/m²
Contrast: 689:1 (Black: 0.57 cd/m²)
71% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
97.4% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
69.5% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
| PCMark Vantage Result | 7227 points | |
| PCMark 7 Score | 2489 points | |
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| 3DMark 2001SE Standard | 41315 points | |
| 3DMark 03 Standard | 37888 points | |
| 3DMark 05 Standard | 22198 points | |
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 15216 points | |
| 3DMark Vantage P Result | 9227 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 2040 points | |
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Gaming Performance
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
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| Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005) | 228.5 | |||
| World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) | 32 | |||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007) | 62.2 | 14.9 | ||
| Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007) | 43.3 | |||
| Sims 3 (2009) | 78 | |||
| Anno 1404 (2009) | 52 | |||
| Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009) | 47 | |||
| Resident Evil 5 (2009) | 143.5 | 56.6 | ||
| Risen (2009) | 31 | |||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) | 66 | 35 | ||
| StarCraft 2 (2010) | 35 | |||
| Mafia 2 (2010) | 49 | |||
| Fifa 11 (2010) | 149 | |||
| Dirt 3 (2011) | 186.6 | 118.9 | 82.3 | 22.57 |
Emissions
Noise level
| Idle |
| 35.4 / 35.4 / 35.4 dB(A) |
| HDD |
| 36.4 dB(A) |
| DVD |
| 38.6 / dB(A) |
| Load |
| 37.5 / 39.5 dB(A) |
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Temperature Rise
(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 30.2 °C / 86 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 34 °C / 93 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 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.4 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30 °C / 86 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-1.2 °C / -2.2 F).
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 34 °C / 93 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 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.4 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30 °C / 86 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-1.2 °C / -2.2 F).
Battery Life
Power Consumption
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 1 Watt |
| Idle | 29.8 / 37.8 / 41.3 Watt |
| Load |
120.3 / 137.1 Watt |
   
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From the Commodore C64 to modern electric vehicles: J. Simon Leitner has followed the digital transformation since the early days of the home computer era. As a co-founder of Notebookcheck, he has been applying the expertise gained from his studies at the TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) to fact-based and independent hardware analyses since 2006. With over 20 years of experience as a technology expert, his focus today is on laptops, electric mobility, environmental technology, and the intersection of construction technology and smart home architecture.