Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra vs Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra and Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023) important characteristics
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
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Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

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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

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

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 solution
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
Display tests
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
600 nits

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
7.4 TFLOPS
15 TFLOPS

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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
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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