Slim Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED laptop review: Efficient RTX 4070 for gamers and creatives

Gigabyte's Aero 16 OLED is an interesting mix of gaming laptop and workstation for creatives. In addition to the switch from Alder to Raptor Lake CPU and from Nvidia RTX 30x to RTX 40x, other changes have also been made, such as to the case and the ports.
We've previously reviewed the predecessor with the RTX 3080 Ti and our current configuration has an RTX 4070. So far we've only reviewed the new Razer Blade 18 with the same GPU, so the 18-incher will have to serve as comparison in the 3D benchmarks. Otherwise we compare previous generation 16-inch competitors, including the Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED, the Asus TUF Gaming A16 and the MSI CreatorPro Z16P with its Nvidia A300.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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86.2 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 18 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
84.7 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 22.4 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
91.4 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 21.9 mm | 18.00" | 2560x1600 | |
88.4 % v7 (old) | 12 / 2022 | Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 19.5 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
86.2 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 R7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S | 2.2 kg | 27 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
84.3 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2022 | MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case - Sturdy metal chassis in silver color
At first glance, the design appears to be unchanged, but if you take a closer look, you can see that the narrow, silver metal chassis has changed quite a bit. For example, it has become even thinner and Gigabyte has finally shifted some of the ports to the back. Overall, the manufacturer's design is more in the direction of a business and office laptop than a gaming laptop, which will certainly please the target group. So the hidden gamer looks quite inconspicuous in an office setting, even alongside a MacBook.
The smooth metal unibody is still stable, especially at the base, which can hardly be twisted. The keyboard has been lowered slightly.
The display lid, on which the illuminated "Aero" logo is emblazoned, is somewhat less rigid. Only the display frame is made of plastic.
Ventilation grilles are practically everywhere, namely at the back, on the sides, below and above. The build quality seems to be on a good level and no gaps were found.
At just 18 mm, the Aero 16 is slightly thinner than the ZenBook Pro 16X or the MSI CreatorPro Z16P. It is also lighter, with the predecessor having weighed 200 g more.
Equipment - Aero 16 with ports at last!
A lot has changed in the ports, fortunately, because the meager three USB-C ports of the predecessor had to be expanded with an Aero Hub to include HDMI, USB-A, etc.
This year, the new Aero houses almost all the necessary ports. To do this, it utilizes the space at the back where the mains connection is, for example. We would have preferred a USB-A instead of one of the three USB-C ports on the side, and a LAN port is still missing, but at least there is now an HDMI port and a (microSD) reader. The port distribution is good, except for USB-A at the back instead of on the side.
SD Card Reader
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 (Angelibird AV Pro V60) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=82, last 2 years) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST (AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 (Angelibird AV Pro V60) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=82, last 2 years) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST (AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) |
Communication
The Intel AX210 chip was also installed in last year's model and again ensures good transfer rates, though the MSI CreatorPro is even faster.
The module supports Wifi 6E and thus the 6 GHz range.
Webcam
Gigabyte has finally installed a Full HD camera into the creative laptop, with the resulting image being quite usable, even in suboptimal lighting conditions. A look at the ColorChecker, however, unfortunately shows that the colors deviate greatly. The predecessor had a 720p camera.

Security
The Aero is not really for security fanatics. TPM is on board, but there is no fingerprint sensor or Kensington connection.
Accessories and Warranty
No accessories are included together with the laptop upon purchase.
In Germany, the manufacturer provides a 24-month warranty. This may differ in other regions, so interested buyers should double-check before purchase.
Maintenance
First, 10 torx screws need to be removed. Afterwards, finding a gap in the tight chassis for inserting level tools is not so easy. The best way to do this is towards the back. Once the first step has been made, it becomes much easier and the baseplate can be detached quite effortlessly.
Inside, you have access to the fans, the battery, the replaceable WLAN module, the two RAM slots and the two M.2 SSD slots, one of which is occupied. There are cooling pads on the base plate for the two SSD slots.
Input Devices - Usable inputs
Keyboard
The layout looks very tidy. None of the keys appear out of place, and even the arrow keys are of normal size - very good. Keys are of medium size and are all well spaced apart.
Key travel is around 1.7 mm and the feedback just barely perceptible. Typing is quick and the noise moderate, but the space bar is a little louder.
Although the on/off switch is integrated into the top right of the keyboard, it has a much firmer pressure point and is a little smaller so that it is not so easy to press accidentally. In Gigabyte laptops, the special keys for brightness (further left here) and volume (further right here) are usually swapped, which takes some getting used to.
Touchpad
The touchpad remains the same size as its predecessor (approx. 12.1 x 7.6 cm), but is now silver instead of black and offers good gliding properties, even with very slow movements.
The integrated keys provide clear feedback and are thus slightly louder than the keyboard keys, but still moderate.
Display - 16 inch OLED, the highlight
Gigabyte again installs a 16-inch OLED panel from Samsung with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 4K resolution of 3,840 x 2,400. The panel has a new version number, but still only offers 60 Hz - a downside for gamers. Otherwise the OLED panel boasts a rich contrast, a great black level and very good illumination. The IPS competition can no longer keep up here.
We measured a brightness of just under 400 nits in SDR display mode. But the panel also meets the HDR600 standard. So we measured in HDR mode and arrived at a peak brightness of 620 nits. This is only possible with a small measuring field, since OLEDs quickly darken on large, bright areas.
Screen bleeding is not an issue with OLEDs. Response times are also excellent.
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Brightness Distribution: 97 %
Center on Battery: 387.56 cd/m²
Contrast: 12999:1 (Black: 0.03 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9, calibrated: 1.68
ΔE Greyscale 2.23 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
96.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.41
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF Samsung SDC4191 (ATNA60YV09-0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 Samsung SDC416B, AMOLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 AU Optronics B180QAN01.0, IPS, 2560x1600, 18" | Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W Samsung SDC415D, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 NE160WUM-NX2 (BOE0B33), IPS-Level, 1920x1200, 16" | MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST B160QAN02.N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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Display | -5% | -3% | -20% | -4% | ||
Display P3 Coverage | 99.9 | 96.9 -3% | 99.84 0% | 69.4 -31% | 97.6 -2% | |
sRGB Coverage | 100 | 99.8 0% | 99.99 0% | 97.8 -2% | 99.9 0% | |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 96.4 | 85.3 -12% | 88.9 -8% | 70.9 -26% | 87.4 -9% | |
Response Times | -7% | -207% | -1% | -580% | -407% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 2 ? | 2.4 ? -20% | 4.2 ? -110% | 2 ? -0% | 17 ? -750% | 12.8 ? -540% |
Response Time Black / White * | 1.98 ? | 2 ? -1% | 8 ? -304% | 2 ? -1% | 10.1 ? -410% | 7.4 ? -274% |
PWM Frequency | 60 | 60 ? 0% | 59 ? -2% | |||
Screen | 34% | -208% | -8% | -80% | -118% | |
Brightness middle | 389.97 | 368 -6% | 549.6 41% | 346 -11% | 308 -21% | 407 4% |
Brightness | 395 | 368 -7% | 524 33% | 354 -10% | 293 -26% | 388 -2% |
Brightness Distribution | 97 | 93 -4% | 89 -8% | 96 -1% | 90 -7% | 88 -9% |
Black Level * | 0.03 | 0.01 67% | 0.53 -1667% | 0.23 -667% | 0.36 -1100% | |
Contrast | 12999 | 36800 183% | 1037 -92% | 1339 -90% | 1131 -91% | |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2 | 2.33 -17% | 3.32 -66% | 2.28 -14% | 1.47 26% | 1.3 35% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.1 | 4.34 -6% | 6.63 -62% | 4.94 -20% | 2.98 27% | 2.5 39% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.68 | 2.7 -61% | 2.16 -29% | 1.02 39% | 0.7 58% | |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.23 | 0.8 64% | 2 10% | 1.64 26% | 2.2 1% | 2.1 6% |
Gamma | 2.41 91% | 2.119 104% | 2.29 96% | 2.37 93% | 2.228 99% | 2.26 97% |
CCT | 6323 103% | 6569 99% | 6319 103% | 6384 102% | 6228 104% | 6437 101% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 14% /
23% | -140% /
-164% | -4% /
-5% | -227% /
-138% | -176% /
-135% |
* ... smaller is better
The display is already well calibrated ex works; our calibration via Portrait Displays Calman Color Calibration pushes the DeltaE values down slightly even more. So the display has only very slight color and grayscale deviations. Our ICC profile can be downloaded above.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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1.98 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.5 ms rise | |
↘ 1.48 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. » 8 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1 ms rise | |
↘ 1 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 7 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.7 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 60 Hz | ||
The display backlight flickers at 60 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 60 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8627 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance - Good 3D performance despite 105 W
The Aero houses brand-new hardware. The combination of i9-13900H, RTX 4070 and 32 GB DDR5-4800 should not pose any problems for users, whether gaming or using creative applications.
However, all this hardware is packed into a slim case, so it does not run at full power, as will be shown below. After all, a creative laptop is not supposed to be a super-hot roaring laptop, so hardcore gamers will have to suffer a little here.
Testing Conditions
Our test device didn't have a Control Center preinstalled, so there were no performance modes to begin with. The power modes preinstalled in Windows by Gigabyte had virtually no influence on CPU performance in Cinebench R15.
Therefore, and because the fans never stood still at first, we installed the Gigabyte Control Center afterwards. Here we were faced with the difficult choice of the performance mode: there are a total of five here, and we had a hard time choosing between Content Creator and Gaming. So we had to decide between good performance but louder fans, or quieter operation with weaker performance.
In the end, we performed the CPU benchmarks without the Control Center, i.e. in the delivery state. The GPU benchmarks then run in gaming mode.
The software isn't always entirely free of errors. For example, it just displayed a black window during some starts. Also confusing is that, in addition to the modes, there is another selection window "Power Mode" with further options for power control. These likely represent the energy modes, because if you set this to Custom, the Windows power modes can be selected.
There is also an "AI" switch on the left of the main modes. The "AI" independently selects the best mode depending on the situation, for example, the energy-saving mode when we disconnect the power plug.
Processor
At the heart of the Aero is an Intel Core i9-13900H, one of the flagships of Intel's brand new Raptor Lake series. This provides 6 performance and 8 efficiency cores, with the former clocking at up to 5.4 GHz in turbo! Alternatively, the device is also available with an i7-13700H.
In our Cinebench R15 loop, the Aero comes out on top, but the advantage over the i9-12900H from the Alder Lake series is marginal and the predecessor is hardly slower across all CPU tests.
A look at the power consumption shows that you should definitely install the Control Center. Because in delivery state, the CPU only treats itself to 70 W for a short time before falling to 45 W. On the other hand, if you switch to Gaming Mode in the Control Center, the short-term TDP increases to 115 W, and then hangs at around 60 W for the rest of a Cinebench run. So it very much depends on the power settings.
Without Gaming mode, the new Aero 16 is no faster than its predecessor across all CPU benchmarks.
The CPU can only draw on around 20 W in battery mode and the Cinebench score is correspondingly lower.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (5668 - 36249, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (11997 - 20385, n=28) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2235, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1297 - 2054, n=26) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (2179 - 13832, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (4935 - 7716, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (439 - 856, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (428 - 792, n=25) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (905 - 5663, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2061 - 3100, n=26) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 318, n=178, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (211 - 297, n=26) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (166 - 268, n=24) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (87 - 555, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (23795 - 140932, n=174, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (45045 - 79032, n=25) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7581, n=174, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3665 - 6600, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF |
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (4557 - 23194, n=174, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (9094 - 15410, n=26) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (986 - 2210, n=174, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1140 - 2043, n=26) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (6.72 - 38.9, n=174, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (14.1 - 22.3, n=25) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (34.4 - 82.8, n=25) | |
Average of class Gaming (19 - 96.6, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (0.4052 - 0.723, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 0.759, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6788 - 19557, n=25) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (22551 - 95579, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2491 - 4270, n=25) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (65121 - 120936, n=25) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6108 - 11631, n=25) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (11283 - 48474, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3691 - 149377, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (789 - 1254, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3655 - 10716, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (10871 - 50488, n=25) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
System Performance
In PCMark 10, our Aero exchanges blows with last year's MSI CreatorPro Z16P. Unfortunately, the Aero has a weak productivity score, but it does very well in the other sub-tests.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=156, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (5855 - 8538, n=8) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12600, n=156, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8835 - 11940, n=8) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=156, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7967 - 10991, n=8) | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (6807 - 18475, n=156, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7738 - 13575, n=8) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1104 - 1974, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1058 - 1914, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=135, last 2 years) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1178 - 2254, n=7) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1037 - 1952, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W |
PCMark 10 Score | 8058 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=171, last 2 years) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (37448 - 74486, n=25) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (41599 - 75433, n=25) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=171, last 2 years) | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (36152 - 88505, n=25) | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=171, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (75.8 - 102.3, n=25) | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Shortly after starting LatencyMon, the software detects the first DPC latencies. These increase further when launching the browser and opening multiple tabs. Our 4K/60 fps YouTube video, on the other hand, is rendered smoothly and without skipped frames.
The Razer Blade 18 has even worse latency values than our Aero.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W | |
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Device
The manufacturer uses a very fast PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD from its own company. It is currently ranked second in our best list.
The model here doesn't quite reach its best performance, especially since the Phison memory in the predecessor (rank 1) is a tad faster.
At least performance is relatively constant, and it's good that a cooling pad is attached to the base plate.
* ... smaller is better