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MagyarThe slim Asus ROG Flow X16 laptop review: A powerful, 16-inch gaming workstation 2-in-1 with a touchscreen display
Last year, the ROG Flow X16 was our first gaming laptop equipped with a mini-LED display. At that point, the laptop was ahead of its time and, for this reason, Asus seems to have had no cause to give this model a complete overhaul. However, the version we are reviewing here comes without a mini-LED display. Nevertheless, many features remain the same such as the case and ports with Asus only switching CPU/GPU generation.
Similarly, Asus is currently also ahead of the game in its realisation of new concepts, as proven by the new Asus ROG Ally as well as the Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet. The X16 is not exactly your everyday device: What we've got here is an ultra-slim gaming laptop that is simultaneously a 2-in-1. The display can be rotated 360 degrees allowing the laptop to be used as a tablet via the touchscreen. With direct competition hard to come by, this is why we're comparing it with normal gaming machines. As well as its predecessor, we are also using the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 and the MSI Katana 17 B13V for comparison.
Since various features found in last year's model remain the same, we aren't paying special attention to the case, accessories, servicing and input devices but prefer to point you in the direction of our review of last year's Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW, for additional information.
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.7 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2023 | Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 19.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 89.5 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W R9 6900HS, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 19.4 mm | 16.10" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.8 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, i9-13900H RTX 4070 i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 16.8 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87.9 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 90.2 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14IRH G8 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 1.5 kg | 15.6 mm | 14.50" | 3072x1920 | |
| 82.1 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | MSI Katana 17 B13VFK i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.8 kg | 25.2 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
Case - Just as slim and good as last year
The logo on the case lid is slightly different but, that aside, everything is largely unchanged.
Features - TB4 and XG Mobile Interface
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, i9-13900H RTX 4070 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, i9-13900H RTX 4070 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Communication
Transfer rates with Intel's AX211 in a 6 GHz network are very high and stable (approximately 1,600 MBit/s) and in a 5 GHz network, low transfer rates of only around 1,000 MBit/s are possible.
Webcam
In this area, Asus has upgraded the 720p camera found in last year's model to a Full HD one. Images are decent but color deviation is somewhat on the high side.
Security
TPM is available thanks to the Intel chip, however, a fingerprint sensor and even a Kensington lock are missing in action. The camera is compatible with Windows Hello.
Accessories
Unfortunately, the stylus is not included this year and theoretically, you are receiving a laptop without any additional accessories. However, depending on the package, a ROG branded laptop rucksack, the ROG Fusion II 300 headset as well as the ROG Gladius III mouse are included.
Input devices - The X16 has a large touchpad
Display - With or without mini-LED?
The X16 houses the 16-inch Asus TMX1603 or the TL160ADMP03-0 IPS panel with touchscreen functionality but without mini-LED. The same panel, albeit in the non-touch variant, can also be found in the Asus ROG Strix G16. It's a 16:10 format 2560 x 1600 pixel display which supports stylus input. Unfortunately, unlike last year when the stylus was included, this year it has to be bought separately.
Also, the same as last year, there is also the option to go for a panel with mini-LED backlighting which has been improved upon once more: The number of dimming zones has been doubled to 1,024, the refresh rate increased from 165 to 240 Hz and the peak brightness increased slightly to 1100 nits (HDR). Unfortunately, the mini-LED panel (reviewed here) is only available from RTX 4070 or higher specced models and is therefore not present in our review model.
However, the Asus website gives the impression that all models come with a mini-LED display - even those with an RTX 4050 and RTX 4060. So, pay close attention when buying!
But, even without mini-LED, our standard model measured an average brightness of around 469 nits with the illumination coming in at a very good 91 percent. The black levels are an acceptable 0.39 resulting in a contrast ratio of 1,246:1.
The response times are very fast, there's no need to worry about PWM and backlight bleeding is only very minimal with it only being visible along the top edge.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 487 cd/m²
Contrast: 1246:1 (Black: 0.39 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.27 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.93, calibrated: 0.6
ΔE Greyscale 3.36 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
84.63% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.92% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.61% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.46
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V TMX1603 (TL160ADMP03-0), IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W AUO B160QAN02.S, Mini LED, 2560x1600, 16.1" | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16, i9-13900H RTX 4070 Samsung SDC4185 ATNA60CL03-0, OLED / AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 AU Optronics B160QAN03.1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14IRH G8 LEN145-3K, IPS, 3072x1920, 14.5" | MSI Katana 17 B13VFK B173HAN04.9, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.3" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | 4% | -13% | 2% | -49% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 96.61 | 99.82 3% | 95.3 -1% | 71.2 -26% | 98.7 2% | 40.8 -58% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.92 | 99.99 0% | 99.1 -1% | 98.8 -1% | 100 0% | 61 -39% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 84.63 | 90.21 7% | 97.4 15% | 73.3 -13% | 87.6 4% | 42.2 -50% |
| Response Times | -117% | 61% | -160% | -419% | -505% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 3.8 ? | 11 ? -189% | 2 ? 47% | 14.5 ? -282% | 31.5 ? -729% | 33 ? -768% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 7.6 ? | 11 ? -45% | 2 ? 74% | 10.4 ? -37% | 15.8 ? -108% | 26 ? -242% |
| PWM Frequency | 7400 ? | 250 ? | ||||
| Screen | 16% | 2% | 8% | 26% | -111% | |
| Brightness middle | 486 | 498 2% | 403 -17% | 405.7 -17% | 441 -9% | 267 -45% |
| Brightness | 469 | 502 7% | 408 -13% | 368 -22% | 453 -3% | 256 -45% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 94 3% | 98 8% | 87 -4% | 92 1% | 93 2% |
| Black Level * | 0.39 | 0.11 72% | 0.38 3% | 0.34 13% | 0.21 46% | |
| Contrast | 1246 | 4527 263% | 1068 -14% | 1297 4% | 1271 2% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.27 | 1.87 18% | 2.63 -16% | 1.65 27% | 0.6 74% | 4.7 -107% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.73 | 6.15 -7% | 4.07 29% | 4.2 27% | 1.3 77% | 20.4 -256% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.6 | 1.94 -223% | 0.53 12% | 0.6 -0% | 4.5 -650% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.36 | 3.15 6% | 2.69 20% | 1.2 64% | 0.8 76% | 1.5 55% |
| Gamma | 2.46 89% | 330.95 1% | 2.48 89% | 2.3 96% | 2.2 100% | 2.12 104% |
| CCT | 6625 98% | 7294 89% | 6907 94% | 6453 101% | 6597 99% | 6552 99% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -33% /
-6% | 22% /
13% | -55% /
-20% | -130% /
-43% | -222% /
-154% |
* ... smaller is better
Asus advertizes the device with 100 percent DCI P3 and we measured around 97 percent. AdobeRGB is covered to approximately 85 percent and sRGB completely.
For better color accuracy, it helps to reduce the X16's brightness to about 50 percent. Subsequently, the grayscale DeltaE improves from 3.36 to only 2. In addition, ColorChecker's DeltaE drops further. Fresh calibration using i1Profiler doesn't really make sense.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3.6 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. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 3.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 11 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| 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 17146 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoors, the very high brightness helps in both direct sunlight and shade. Viewed from wide angles, the glossy touchscreen display hampers the viewing experience.
Performance - A powerful Asus slate
All configurations have the Core i9-13900H in common. This is optionally combined with an RTX 4050, RTX 4060 or RTX 4070. According to the website, the SKUs with the two weaker graphics cards are only equipped with 8 GB of RAM with the RTX 4070 configuration coming with 16 GB. However, our review unit is equipped with an RTX 4060 and 16 GB of RAM. It looks like Asus may have upgraded our review model here. Apart from that, the device can be fitted with up to 64 GB of RAM.
Test conditions
Asus gaming laptops always have two preinstalled apps from the manufacturer that are almost somewhat reminiscent of bloatware. MyAsus is responsible for support questions while Armory Crate acts for the control center and, as is unfortunately customary these days, data collection. The app is not particularly mature yet, especially when it comes to translation. There are continually missing or cut-off parts. In addition, the app sometimes updates itself voluntarily when booting meaning the user has to wait a long time before having access to things such as the performance modes - annoying!
There are a total of four performance modes (Windows, Quiet, Performance, Turbo, Manual). In order to achieve the best benchmark results, we opted for turbo. However, we still present all the results obtained by using the other modes. You can also find the MUX switch, in other words, the switching between the iGPU and dGPU here.
Processor
Despite the slim case, the X16 houses an Intel Core i9-13900H, a high-end Raptor Lake CPU with 6 P and 8 E-cores which can run from 1.9 GHz (E-core base clock speed) up to 5.4 GHz (single-core turbo).
Since the newer H-series possesses hardly any changes compared to the Alder Lake series, it's unsurprising that the X16 is unable to pull away from last year's competition. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7, with its HX-CPU, is in a different league here. However, it is impressive that the score is a whole 10 percent above our database's i9-13900H average, despite the slim form factor.
After the first two to three runs, the value dropped somewhat. Below, you can find the CPU's TDP depending on the selected performance mode, although these values are more theoretical (HWinfo). As a result, the CPU hardly draws more than 100 watts, even when using turbo mode in CinebenchR15 and during a run in quiet mode the TDP dropped to below 60 watts.
In battery mode, the quiet mode is automatically selected. Turbo is blocked but you can theoretically still turn on the power.
| Leistungsmodus/TDP der CPU | PL1 | PL2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo | 110 | 135 | 3.100 |
| Leistung | 100 | 120 | 2.882 |
| Leise | 80 | 100 | 2.342 |
| Akku Leistung | 38 | 60 | 2.199 |
| Akku Leise | 30 | 30 | 1.604 |
Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous Test
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 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max -6! | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Average of class Gaming (439 - 855, n=195, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (428 - 792, n=25) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 318, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (211 - 297, n=26) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (166 - 268, n=24) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average of class Gaming (87 - 555, n=190, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7581, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3665 - 6600, n=25) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (6.72 - 38.9, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (14.1 - 22.3, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Average of class Gaming (31.4 - 96.6, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (34.4 - 82.8, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (0.4052 - 0.723, n=25) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 0.759, n=195, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
* ... 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 | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6788 - 19557, n=25) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (22551 - 95579, n=25) | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2491 - 4270, n=25) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (65121 - 120936, n=25) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6108 - 11631, n=25) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (11283 - 48474, n=25) | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3691 - 149377, n=25) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (789 - 1254, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3655 - 10716, n=25) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=192, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H (10871 - 50488, n=25) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
System performance
In the PCMark10 tests, the X16 performed as, if not a little better than expected. There were no outliers or dips in any of our subtests.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=171, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (7578 - 7884, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (11235 - 11539, n=3) | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9888 - 10222, n=3) | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (10418 - 11272, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1874 - 1983, n=3) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=156, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1779 - 1889, n=3) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=156, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 7-16IAH 82TF004YGE | |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
| Lenovo Legion S7 16ARHA7 | |
| Razer Blade 15 OLED (Early 2022) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max | |
| Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601RW-M5082W | |
| Corsair Voyager a1600 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M2 Max | |