Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Early 2021) Review: Now with a 360-Hz screen

Even sharper. The Blade 15 Advanced scores some major points with its powerful hardware and great battery life. What is more, the Blade 15 Advanced now features a second M.2-2280 slot.

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The Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Early 2021) is a slim 15.6-inch gaming notebook with very powerful hardware. The competing devices include the Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021), the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q, the Aorus 15P XC and the Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05.

Because our current review device and its predecessor are identically built, we forewent including the information about the housing, connectivity, input devices and speakers in this review. Readers can find all relevant information in our reviews of the Blade 15 Advanced (2019) and the Blade 15 Advanced (2020).

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Likely Competitors

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
88 %	05/2021	Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2 kg	16.99 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86 %	03/2021	Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2 kg	19.8 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
84 %	02/2021	Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q R9 5900HS, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2 kg	20 mm	15.60"	2560x1440
86 %	02/2021	Aorus 15P XC i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	2.2 kg	27 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86 %	12/2020	Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	2.4 kg	19.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Overview of the Changes

At first glance, the Blade 15 Advanced 2020 looks exactly like the 2021 model. The colour scheme, the form and the footprint have not changed. However, the 2021 model is slightly thinner (16.9 mm vs. 17.8 mm). There were changes to the internal components, though. The 2021 model comes with new RTX 3000-series GPUs and has a second M.2-2280 SSD slot. Moreover, it has a 360-Hz 1080p screen.

Size Comparison

Aorus 15P XC Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 ❌

SDCardreader Transfer Speed
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	200 MB/s ∼100%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	198 MB/s ∼99% -1%
Aorus 15P XC (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	194 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Average of class Gaming (18 - 222, n=99, last 2 years)	108 MB/s ∼54% -46%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Aorus 15P XC (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	210 MB/s ∼100% +9%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	206 MB/s ∼98% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)	193 MB/s ∼92%
Average of class Gaming (20.5 - 248, n=99, last 2 years)	120 MB/s ∼57% -38%

Networking
iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1650 MBit/s ∼100% +46%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1422 (1349^min - 1450^max) MBit/s ∼86% +26%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1419 (1355^min - 1443^max) MBit/s ∼86% +26%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1410 MBit/s ∼85% +25%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1390 MBit/s ∼84% +23%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (976 - 1386, n=5)	1205 MBit/s ∼73% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1130 MBit/s ∼68%
Average of class Gaming (215 - 1720, n=175, last 2 years)	1035 MBit/s ∼63% -8%
iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1444 (777^min - 1768^max) MBit/s ∼100% +114%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1390 MBit/s ∼96% +106%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1386 (1331^min - 1568^max) MBit/s ∼96% +105%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1360 MBit/s ∼94% +101%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (675 - 1464, n=5)	1104 MBit/s ∼76% +64%
Average of class Gaming (201 - 1645, n=175, last 2 years)	963 MBit/s ∼67% +43%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	833 MBit/s ∼58% +23%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	675 MBit/s ∼47%

ColorChecker Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080): 23.56 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 35.14 ∆E

<a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Razer-Blade-15-Advanced-Model-2020-in-review-Detail-improvements-pay-off.484891.0.html">Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q</a> — Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

<a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Legion-7-15IMH05-Legion-7i-Laptop-Review-Top-performance-and-display.512054.0.html">Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE</a> — Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE

<a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Schenker-XMG-Pro-15-Clevo-PC50DS-with-RTX-3080-in-Review-Ultra-Thin-and-Lightweight-High-End-All-Rounder.526379.0.html">Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080)</a> — Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080)

<a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Aorus-15P-XC-Laptop-review-Lots-of-computing-power-in-a-compact-case.524197.0.html">Aorus 15P XC</a> — Aorus 15P XC

<a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Razer-Blade-15-Advanced-Early-2021-Review-Now-with-a-360-Hz-screen.536335.0.html">Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021</a> — Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021

Display - 360-Hz-IPS

Both the contrast ratio (1408:1) and the brightness (334.2 cd/m²) are quite good. The response times of the 15.6-inch IPS panel are on a good level, but they are slightly lower than the response times of the 300-Hz panel that the Blade 15 Advanced 2020 had. Positive: the screen does not exhibit PWM flickering.


335 cd/m²	336 cd/m²	335 cd/m²
344 cd/m²	338 cd/m²	331 cd/m²
329 cd/m²	338 cd/m²	322 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

TL156VDXP02-0

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 344 cd/m² Average: 334.2 cd/m² Minimum: 16 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 338 cd/m²
Contrast: 1408:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.39 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.6, calibrated: 0.97
ΔE Greyscale 1.6 | 0.64-98 Ø5.8
89% sRGB (Argyll 3D) 68% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.291

ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 TL156VDXP02-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) AU Optronics AUO7A8C (B156HAN12.0), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q CMN N156KME-GNA (CMN152A), IPS-Level, 2560x1440, 15.60	Aorus 15P XC Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE AUO048E, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Response Times		41%	19%	19%	37%	38%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	16 (7.6, 8.4)	3.6 (1, 2.6) 77%	8.8 (4.4, 4.4) 45%	11.2 (6, 5.2) 30%	8 (4, 4) 50%	6 (3, 3) 62%
Response Time Black / White *	10.4 (6, 4.4)	10 (5.2, 4.8) 4%	11.2 (6.8, 4.4) -8%	9.6 (5.2, 4.4) 8%	8 (4, 4) 23%	9 (5, 4) 13%
PWM Frequency				24040 (25)
Screen		-12%	-65%	-1%	-25%	-21%
Brightness middle	338	327 -3%	327 -3%	298 -12%	470 39%	347 3%
Brightness	334	335 0%	309 -7%	278 -17%	468 40%	328 -2%
Brightness Distribution	94	89 -5%	89 -5%	88 -6%	85 -10%	89 -5%
Black Level *	0.24	0.22 8%	0.33 -38%	0.29 -21%	0.21 12%	0.285 -19%
Contrast	1408	1486 6%	991 -30%	1028 -27%	2238 59%	1218 -13%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 *	1.39	2.18 -57%	4.49 -223%	0.96 31%	3.28 -136%	2.35 -69%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 max. *	3.31	4.24 -28%	8.42 -154%	3.22 3%	7.31 -121%	4.15 -25%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 calibrated *	0.97	1 -3%	2.27 -134%	0.83 14%	0.8 18%	1.16 -20%
Greyscale DeltaE2000 *	1.6	2.6 -63%	4.2 -163%	1.3 19%	4.49 -181%	3.04 -90%
Gamma	2.291 ^96%	2.123 ^104%	2.173 ^101%	2.242 ^98%	2.4 ^92%	2.35 ^94%
CCT	6626 ^98%	6815 ^95%	7014 ^93%	6519 ^100%	7438 ^87%	6658 ^98%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	68	71 4%	86 26%	69 1%	65 -4%	65 -4%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	89	93 4%	99 11%	91 2%	99 11%	99 11%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		15% / -4%	-23% / -53%	9% / 2%	6% / -15%	9% / -12%

* ... smaller is better

Straight out of the box, the screen is very colour-accurate. The colour deviations (DeltaE 2000 of 1.4) are well below the perceivable threshold (DeltaE 2000 of 3 or greater). The screen is not marred by a bluish cast. The colour accuracy can be further improved via calibration. Through calibration, we were able to lower the DeltaE 2000 to 0.97 and improve grayscale tracking. The panel manages to cover 89% of sRGB and 68% of AdobeRGB.

CalMAN: grayscale tracking (after calibration)

CalMAN: colour accuracy (after calibration)

Razer Blade 15 Advanced vs AdobeRGB (68%)

Display Response Times

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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
10.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 6 ms rise
10.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4.4 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 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 13 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (24.2 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
16 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 7.6 ms rise
16 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 8.4 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 0.8 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 14 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (38.4 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: 51 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 9672 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 151500) Hz was measured.

The IPS panel offers very wide viewing angles, which is why the screen content can be read from any position. Outdoors, the display is legible as long as the sun does not shine too brightly.

Performance - Enough for the next couple of years

The Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Early 2021) is a 15.6-inch gaming notebook, which can easily handle all modern titles at 1080p.

Review Settings

The pre-installed Razer Synapse utility allows users to configure the fan profiles and adjust CPU and GPU performance. We conducted most of our benchmarks in Balanced mode. Moreover, we set the fan speed to Auto. However, we conducted some of our benchmarks in Performance mode (max CPU/GPU performance). The results of the benchmarks, which we conducted in Performance mode, are marked with the word "max”.

Processor

The Core i7-10875H is an octa-core Comet Lake-based processor with a base clock of 2.3 GHz. It has an all-core boost clock of 4.3 GHz and a single core boost clock of 5.1 GHz. Hyper-threading (two cores per thread) is supported.

In Cinebench R15, the CPU runs at 2.8 to 3.4 GHz when all cores are utilised and at 4.2 to 4.8 GHz when only one core is utilised. On battery power, the all-core frequency ranges from 2 GHz to 2.2 GHz and the single-core frequency fluctuates between 1.9 and 3.8 GHz.

Multi-core performance (when plugged-in)

Single-core performance (when plugged-in)

We check if the Turbo boost can be used over an extended period of time by running the Cinebench multi-core benchmark in a continuous loop for 30 minutes. The Turbo boost technology is utilised at a low level. However, In "Performance" mode, which you can enable in the Synapse utility, the processor is able to maintain higher clocks.

Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H: Ø1091 (1047.89-1208.08)

Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H; Max.: Ø1404 (1388.12-1540)

Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H: Ø1461 (1403.21-1720.43)

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS: Ø1928 (1865.06-2020.1)

Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H: Ø1597 (1574.49-1728.16)

Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK: Ø1649 (1629.93-1670.36)

Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H: Ø1028 (1017.94-1187.05)

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

199 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1208 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

141.83 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

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... in comparison

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	211 Points ∼100% +6%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	205 Points ∼97% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (190 - 220, n=37)	204 Points ∼97% +3%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	203 Points ∼96% +2%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	200 Points ∼95% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	200 Points ∼95% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	199 Points ∼94%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	196 Points ∼93% -2%
Average of class Gaming (108 - 254, n=208, last 2 years)	189 Points ∼90% -5%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	2020 (1865.06^min - 2020.1^max) Points ∼100% +67%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	1728 Points ∼86% +43%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	1720 Points ∼85% +42%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	1670 (1629.93^min - 1670.36^max) Points ∼83% +38%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (1003 - 1833, n=38)	1554 Points ∼77% +29%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	1540 Points ∼76% +27%
Average of class Gaming (536 - 2804, n=215, last 2 years)	1382 Points ∼68% +14%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	1208 Points ∼60%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	1187 Points ∼59% -2%

Blender 2.79 - BMW27 CPU
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	411 Seconds * ∼100%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	374.7 Seconds * ∼91% +9%
Average of class Gaming (179 - 643, n=126, last 2 years)	350 Seconds * ∼85% +15%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (259 - 535, n=30)	327 Seconds * ∼80% +20%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	324 Seconds * ∼79% +21%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	309 Seconds * ∼75% +25%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	292 Seconds * ∼71% +29%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	268 Seconds * ∼65% +35%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	249 Seconds * ∼61% +39%

7-Zip 18.03
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	59680 MIPS ∼100% +64%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	49192 MIPS ∼82% +35%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	46431 MIPS ∼78% +27%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	46195 MIPS ∼77% +27%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	45180 MIPS ∼76% +24%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (29844 - 49562, n=31)	43117 MIPS ∼72% +18%
Average of class Gaming (15146 - 75612, n=127, last 2 years)	40753 MIPS ∼68% +12%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	38249 MIPS ∼64% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	36430 MIPS ∼61%
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	5669 MIPS ∼100% +7%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	5542 MIPS ∼98% +4%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	5423 MIPS ∼96% +2%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (5071 - 5780, n=31)	5360 MIPS ∼95% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	5310 MIPS ∼94%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	5247 MIPS ∼93% -1%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	5244 MIPS ∼93% -1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	5227 MIPS ∼92% -2%
Average of class Gaming (2945 - 6174, n=127, last 2 years)	5081 MIPS ∼90% -4%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	560 Points ∼100% +18%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	498 Points ∼89% +5%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (430 - 524, n=32)	486 Points ∼87% +2%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	479 Points ∼86% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	479 Points ∼86% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	476 Points ∼85%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	473 Points ∼84% -1%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	468 Points ∼84% -2%
Average of class Gaming (312 - 634, n=175, last 2 years)	466 Points ∼83% -2%
CPU (Multi Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	4733 Points ∼100% +80%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	3984 Points ∼84% +51%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	3721 Points ∼79% +41%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (1986 - 4176, n=32)	3455 Points ∼73% +31%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	3414 Points ∼72% +30%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	3403 Points ∼72% +29%
Average of class Gaming (1397 - 6321, n=176, last 2 years)	3223 Points ∼68% +22%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	2860 Points ∼60% +9%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	2632 Points ∼56%

Geekbench 5.3
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	8405 Points ∼100% +28%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	8085 Points ∼96% +23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	7910 Points ∼94% +20%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	7758 Points ∼92% +18%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	7756 Points ∼92% +18%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (5715 - 8620, n=29)	7734 Points ∼92% +17%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	6991 Points ∼83% +6%
Average of class Gaming (2783 - 11393, n=122, last 2 years)	6958 Points ∼83% +6%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	6586 Points ∼78%
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	1410 Points ∼100% +9%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	1365 Points ∼97% +5%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (1233 - 1371, n=29)	1304 Points ∼92% +1%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	1300 Points ∼92% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	1299 Points ∼92% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	1296 Points ∼92%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	1293 Points ∼92% 0%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	1285 Points ∼91% -1%
Average of class Gaming (703 - 1777, n=122, last 2 years)	1261 Points ∼89% -3%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	13.8 fps ∼100% +41%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	13.6 fps ∼99% +38%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	12.9 fps ∼93% +31%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	12.3 fps ∼89% +25%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (7.27 - 14.1, n=27)	11.7 fps ∼85% +19%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	11.5 fps ∼83% +17%
Average of class Gaming (4.35 - 19.8, n=126, last 2 years)	11.2 fps ∼81% +14%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	10.3 fps ∼75% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	9.82 fps ∼71%

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Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	60.5 s * ∼100% -8%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	55.8 s * ∼92%
Average of class Gaming (23.9 - 98.2, n=109, last 2 years)	55 s * ∼91% +1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	54.9 s * ∼91% +2%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	53.7 s * ∼89% +4%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	53.3 s * ∼88% +4%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (30.2 - 84.3, n=30)	50.3 s * ∼83% +10%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	47.94 s * ∼79% +14%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	45.1 s * ∼75% +19%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H	0.601 sec * ∼100% -4%
Average of class Gaming (0.4981 - 1.088, n=113, last 2 years)	0.597 sec * ∼99% -3%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H	0.586 sec * ∼98% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H (0.546 - 0.662, n=29)	0.582 sec * ∼97% -0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H	0.58 sec * ∼97%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H	0.579 sec * ∼96% -0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	0.578 sec * ∼96% -0%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK	0.571 sec * ∼95% +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	0.538 sec * ∼90% +7%

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System Performance

The system always feels responsive. We did not encounter any problems. The Razer laptop delivers enough performance for all current applications.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		4090 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		5339 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		5555 points
PCMark 10 Score		6167 points
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PCMark 10
Digital Content Creation
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	9539 Points ∼100% +15%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	9375 Points ∼98% +13%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	9105 Points ∼95% +10%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H (Max.)	8981 Points ∼94% +9%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (8262 - 9021, n=3)	8755 Points ∼92% +6%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	8644 Points ∼91% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	8262 Points ∼87%
Average of class Gaming (3670 - 12250, n=187, last 2 years)	7082 Points ∼74% -14%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	4747 Points ∼50% -43%
Productivity
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	9390 Points ∼100% +11%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H (Max.)	9070 Points ∼97% +8%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	8785 Points ∼94% +4%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (8422 - 9070, n=3)	8647 Points ∼92% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	8422 Points ∼90%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	8353 Points ∼89% -1%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	8289 Points ∼88% -2%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	8285 Points ∼88% -2%
Average of class Gaming (5633 - 9827, n=187, last 2 years)	7769 Points ∼83% -8%
Essentials
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	10113 Points ∼100% +11%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	9641 Points ∼95% +5%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	9624 Points ∼95% +5%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9150 - 9919, n=3)	9492 Points ∼94% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H (Max.)	9407 Points ∼93% +3%
Average of class Gaming (7148 - 11266, n=187, last 2 years)	9385 Points ∼93% +3%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	9193 Points ∼91% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9150 Points ∼90%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9118 Points ∼90% 0%
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	6896 Points ∼100% +12%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	6574 Points ∼95% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H (Max.)	6560 Points ∼95% +6%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	6463 Points ∼94% +5%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (6167 - 6560, n=3)	6419 Points ∼93% +4%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	6333 Points ∼92% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	6167 Points ∼89%
Average of class Gaming (3952 - 7884, n=189, last 2 years)	5721 Points ∼83% -7%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5093 Points ∼74% -17%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	6340 Points ∼100% +14%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	5970 Points ∼94% +7%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5555 Points ∼88%
Average of class Gaming (4265 - 6825, n=131, last 2 years)	5551 Points ∼88% 0%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (4748 - 5555, n=2)	5152 Points ∼81% -7%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	4665 Points ∼100% +14%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	4486 Points ∼96% +10%
Average of class Gaming (2832 - 6277, n=130, last 2 years)	4450 Points ∼95% +9%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	4090 Points ∼88%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (4087 - 4090, n=2)	4089 Points ∼88% 0%

DPC Latencies

Our standardised latency test (web-surfing, 4K video playback, Prime95) revealed no issues. The system is suited for work with real-time audio and video.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	1622.8 μs * ∼100% -197%
Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	1201.4 μs * ∼74% -120%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	785 μs * ∼48% -44%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	588.3 μs * ∼36% -8%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	545.5 μs * ∼34%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	355.1 μs * ∼22% +35%

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Storage Devices

A 1 TB NVMe SSD (M.2-2280) serves as the system drive. It offers very good data transfer rates. A second NVMe SSD (M.2-2280) can also be installed.

The Blade has an empty slot for a second NVMe SSD.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3232 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2976 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 534.3 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 445.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1673 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 1922 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 47.41 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 138 MB/s

	Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB	Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N	Aorus 15P XC ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4	Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)	Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		24%	15%	5%	4%	6%
Write 4K	138	160.9 17%	156.4 13%	130.2 -6%	110.42 -20%	135.7 -2%
Read 4K	47.41	54 14%	66.69 41%	45.47 -4%	55.12 16%	46.98 -1%
Write Seq	1922	2944 53%	2318 21%	2269 18%		2180 13%
Read Seq	1673	2781 66%	2151 29%	1643 -2%		1949 16%
Write 4K Q32T1	445.5	495.2 11%	525 18%	547.4 23%	466.56 5%	510.1 15%
Read 4K Q32T1	534.3	593.2 11%	452.1 -15%	654.2 22%	516.87 -3%	569.3 7%
Write Seq Q32T1	2976	3283 10%	3055 3%	2512 -16%	3423.6 15%	2984 0%
Read Seq Q32T1	3232	3549 10%	3607 12%	3382 5%	3519.4 9%	3238 0%
Write 4K Q8T8					1495.53
Read 4K Q8T8					1596.63
AS SSD		21%	6%	-0%	-1%	-6%
Copy Game MB/s	1470.73	1407.7 -4%		1200.57 -18%	1116.14 -24%	1112.61 -24%
Copy Program MB/s	706.65	592.72 -16%		555.32 -21%	544.24 -23%	505.21 -29%
Copy ISO MB/s	2127.78	2275.44 7%		1876.57 -12%	2684.44 26%	1902.96 -11%
Score Total	5280	6412 21%	5090 -4%	5698 8%	4583 -13%	4843 -8%
Score Write	2254	2722 21%	2464 9%	2598 15%	1737 -23%	2215 -2%
Score Read	2004	2457 23%	1778 -11%	2063 3%	1901 -5%	1725 -14%
Access Time Write *	0.04	0.026 35%	0.029 27%	0.039 2%	0.037 7%	0.038 5%
Access Time Read *	0.052	0.034 35%	0.064 -23%	0.079 -52%	0.051 2%	0.051 2%
4K-64 Write	1962.08	2329.04 19%	2177.16 11%	2266.89 16%	1378.48 -30%	1886.93 -4%
4K-64 Read	1746.75	2110.42 21%	1429.48 -18%	1745.64 0%	1549.29 -11%	1484.47 -15%
4K Write	89.68	141.06 57%	126.8 41%	98.77 10%	102 14%	95.45 6%
4K Read	46.53	50.88 9%	53.56 15%	47.77 3%	43.01 -8%	45.48 -2%
Seq Write	2024.1	2521 25%	1600.23 -21%	2326.7 15%	2561 27%	2322.09 15%
Seq Read	2111.97	2959 40%	2949.59 40%	2694.23 28%	3088 46%	1949.74 -8%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		23% / 22%	11% / 10%	3% / 2%	2% / 0%	0% / -2%

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Continuous read speed: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR: Ø3084 (2922.44-3101.15)

Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB: Ø3532 (3389.98-3540.25)

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N: Ø3592 (3397.72-3606.39)

Aorus 15P XC GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4: Ø2970 (2596.48-3000.61)

Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0): Ø3251 (2935.8-3302.59)

Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR: Ø3138 (2643.25-3179.07)

Graphics Card

The GeForce RTX 3080 (laptop) is Nvidia’s current highest-end GPU for notebooks. The real-world performance depends a lot on the maximum TGP, which manufacturers can determine on their own. However, laptop-makers have to stay within certain bounds defined by Nvidia.

The RTX 3080 in the Blade 15 Advanced has a maximum TGP of 95 watts (80 W (Base) + 15 W (Dynamic Boost)). These are not very high values for this particular GPU. The graphics card can draw up to 95 W in High Performance mode, which you can select in the Synapse utility. By default, the laptop runs in Balanced mode (80 W (Base) + 5 W (Dynamic Boost).

In the 3DMark benchmarks, the Blade 15 Advanced performs as expected. Here, the Aorus 15P XC with a nominally slower GeForce RTX 3070 performs slightly better, because its GPU has a maximum TGP of 130 W.

The RTX 3080 features 8 GB of fast GDDR6 VRAM. The UHD Graphics 630, which is integrated into the Core i7-10875H, is enabled and Nvidia’s graphics switching technology (Optimus) is supported. The iGPU can be disabled in the BIOS settings.

3DMark 11 Performance		24180 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		38779 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		18494 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		11163 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		8737 points
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... in comparison

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (32521 - 43744, n=10)	39823 Points ∼100% +22%
Aorus 15P XC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	36675 Points ∼92% +13%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	35513 Points ∼89% +9%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H	32521 Points ∼82%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK	31156 Points ∼78% -4%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H	28200 Points ∼71% -13%
Average of class Gaming (4545 - 43077, n=195, last 2 years)	23693 Points ∼59% -27%

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9023 - 13144, n=13)	11118 Points ∼100% +23%
Aorus 15P XC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	10500 Points ∼94% +16%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	10071 Points ∼91% +12%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	9737 Points ∼88% +8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	9439 Points ∼85% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H	9023 Points ∼81%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK	8526 Points ∼77% -6%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H	7766 Points ∼70% -14%
Average of class Gaming (852 - 13144, n=199, last 2 years)	6902 Points ∼62% -24%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Aorus 15P XC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	27764 Points ∼100% +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (20538 - 32366, n=13)	27336 Points ∼98% +9%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	27122 Points ∼98% +8%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H (Max.)	26460 Points ∼95% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H	25113 Points ∼90%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	22826 Points ∼82% -9%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK	22630 Points ∼82% -10%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H	21479 Points ∼77% -14%
Average of class Gaming (2932 - 32366, n=203, last 2 years)	17928 Points ∼65% -29%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Aorus 15P XC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	153876 Points ∼100% +9%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H	141985 Points ∼92% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H	141372 Points ∼92%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (38816 - 192950, n=11)	131577 Points ∼86% -7%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H	127741 Points ∼83% -10%
Average of class Gaming (23059 - 192950, n=178, last 2 years)	102254 Points ∼66% -28%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	72702 Points ∼47% -49%

Gaming Performance

The Blade 15 Advanced can handle current titles at 1080p on the highest settings. To achieve playable frame rates at higher resolutions (for instance, when gaming with an external monitor), the graphics settings will have to be lowered in some cases.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (90.2 - 123, n=13)	106 fps ∼100% +14%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	101 fps ∼95% +8%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (Max.)	98.7 (33.1^min, 55.5^P0.1, 71.9^P1 - 188^max) fps ∼93% +6%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	97.6 (80^min) fps ∼92% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	93.2 (37.9^min, 45^P0.1, 61.6^P1 - 167^max) fps ∼88%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	90.2 fps ∼85% -3%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	88.8 (73^min, 83^P1 - 93^max) fps ∼84% -5%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	87.7 fps ∼83% -6%
Average of class Gaming (24.3 - 123, n=199, last 2 years)	69.2 fps ∼65% -26%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	128 (111.6^min) fps ∼100% +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (103 - 156, n=12)	122 fps ∼95% +18%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	120 (103.4^min) fps ∼94% +17%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (Max.)	120 (104.1^min) fps ∼94% +17%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	119 (104.5^min) fps ∼93% +16%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	118 (102.5^min) fps ∼92% +15%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	115 (99.9^min) fps ∼90% +12%
Average of class Gaming (58.5 - 156, n=112, last 2 years)	113 fps ∼88% +10%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	103 (88.3^min) fps ∼80%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	87.6 fps ∼100% +14%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (Max.)	82.3 fps ∼94% +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (65.6 - 113, n=12)	81.9 fps ∼93% +7%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	80.8 fps ∼92% +5%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	80 fps ∼91% +4%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	79.5 fps ∼91% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	76.9 fps ∼88%
Average of class Gaming (33.3 - 113, n=109, last 2 years)	74.4 fps ∼85% -3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	72.4 fps ∼83% -6%

Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	110 (89^min - 130^max) fps ∼100% +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (75 - 146, n=8)	110 fps ∼100% +6%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (Max.)	109 (86^min - 137^max) fps ∼99% +5%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	108 (84^min - 137^max) fps ∼98% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	104 (80^min - 132^max) fps ∼95%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	91 fps ∼83% -12%
Average of class Gaming (20 - 146, n=47, last 2 years)	87.3 fps ∼79% -16%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (76.6 - 151, n=7)	111 fps ∼100% +5%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	107 fps ∼96% +1%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	106 (89^min - 162^max) fps ∼95% 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	106 (87^min) fps ∼95% 0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	106 fps ∼95%
Schenker XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080) Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	100 fps ∼90% -6%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	93 fps ∼84% -12%
Average of class Gaming (29 - 151, n=106, last 2 years)	79.9 fps ∼72% -25%

Doom Eternal - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (163 - 190, n=4)	178 fps ∼100% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	174 (71.3^min, 105^P0.1, 121^P1 - 303^max) fps ∼98%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	163 (92.3^min, 93.4^P0.1, 101^P1 - 391^max) fps ∼92% -6%
Average of class Gaming (25.9 - 219, n=47, last 2 years)	145 fps ∼81% -17%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	144.4 fps ∼81% -17%

Watch Dogs Legion
1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray Tracing (DX12)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (41 - 59.5, n=4)	46.5 fps ∼100% +12%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	45.4 (12.58^min, 32.57^P1 - 76.08^max) fps ∼98% +10%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	41.4 (14.97^min, 18.72^P1 - 71.13^max) fps ∼89%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	41 (13^min) fps ∼88% -1%
Average of class Gaming (27 - 59.5, n=13, last 2 years)	38.2 fps ∼82% -8%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (DX12)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (65 - 91.1, n=4)	74.1 fps ∼100% +10%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	72.3 (41.78^min, 55.4^P1 - 106.75^max) fps ∼98% +8%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	67.2 (32.82^min, 48.31^P1 - 93.4^max) fps ∼91%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	65 (32^min) fps ∼88% -3%
Average of class Gaming (22 - 91.1, n=18, last 2 years)	56.6 fps ∼76% -16%

Hitman 3 - 1920x1080 Maximum Settings AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (129 - 201, n=2)	165 fps ∼100% +28%
Aorus 15P XC Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	134.8 fps ∼82% +4%
Average of class Gaming (95.5 - 201, n=6, last 2 years)	134 fps ∼81% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	129.1 fps ∼78%

We use the video game known as The Witcher 3 to check if the frame rates can be maintained consistently over an extended period of time. For this, we run the game on the highest settings at 1080p for one hour. Over the entire run of gameplay, the player-controlled character just stands still. There are no frame rate drops to report.

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit in comparison
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100 (min) A4-1200, Radeon HD 8180	33
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R5 1600, NVIDIA Titan RTX	1200
Asus Strix GL504GM i7-8750H, GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	1203
Gigabyte Sabre 17-W8 i7-8750H, GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	1205
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	1208
Lenovo ThinkBook 15p Gen1 4K i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q	1208
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045 i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	1211
MSI WE75 9TK i7-9750H, Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop)	1211
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(max) R9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	4492

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo Flex 5-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
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4790K, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	24122
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q	24130
i9-9980HK, GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	24131
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	24180
R7 2700X, GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	24190
R7 2700X, GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	24241
MSI GT83VR-6RE32SR451 6820HK, GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop)	24267
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (max) R9 5950X, Radeon RX 6900 XT	42418