Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra vs Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023)
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Review
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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 310 grams less (around 0.68 lbs)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023)
- Can run popular games at about 57-77% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 88 against 76 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 33% sharper screen – 283 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.65 inches |
354 x 255 x 18-22 mm 13.94 x 10.04 x 0.71-0.87 inches |
Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 903 cm2 (140 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~82.2% |
Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 4.7 mm |
Colors | Gray | Silver |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 125° | 180° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 41 dB | 55.2 dB |
Display
Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
Type | OLED | OLED |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 212 ppi | 283 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3840 x 2400 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Contrast | 13333:1 | 12999:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Adobe RGB profile | 96.3% | 96.4% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.9% | 99.9% |
Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Right, Bottom |
Charge power | 100 W | 240 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 323 grams | 705 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
Threads | 20 | 20 |
L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 60 W | 105 W |
Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
FLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS | 15 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3072 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 96 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
Clock | 6000 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
Upgradable | No | Yes |
Total slots | - | 2 |
Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Loudness | ~83 dB | ~81.6 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | Yes | No |
Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1 mm | 1.7 mm |
Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 12.1 x 7.6 cm |
Surface | Glass | - |
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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