Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2024) vs 16X (2024)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 16X (2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 16% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (140.1 vs 180.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 398 x 293 x 21.8 mm 15.67 x 11.54 x 0.86 inches |
356 x 254 x 20-27 mm 14.02 x 10 x 0.79-1.06 inches |
| Area | 1166 cm2 (180.8 inches2) | 904 cm2 (140.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70.7% | ~82.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 55 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync (configurable) | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aorus 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Aorus 16X (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1204:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 69.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 67.2% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 564 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 22 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2295 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 16 TFLOPS | 16 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 3072 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 16 TFLOPS | 16 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3623 | 3379 |
| Solar Bay | 45927 | 50506 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~85 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 2 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 13.3 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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