An economical RTX 4060. The Acer Predator Helios 16 is simultaneously a solid and quiet gaming laptop with many high-end aspects. Thanks to the economical RTX 4060 and its mature cooling system, gaming sessions will not result in sudden deafness despite the potent 16-core CPU. We were also positively surprised by the fast QHD display and although we were not dealing with the mini-LED display variant, its deployment can be found in the key lighting.
Marvin Gollor, 👁 Christian Hintze (translated by Andrew Dickson), Published 07/18/2023 🇩🇪
As the successor to the Predator Helios 300, the Predator Helios 16 is Acer’s latest high-end gaming laptop with mid-range elements. Our review model has opted for an RTX 4060, a mid-tier GPU, and costs around $1,700, with SKUs up to an RTX 4080 also available. Acer’s pure mid-range is represented by the Helios Neo 16 and the Nitro series with the latter serving to cover the entry-level segment. By contrast, the Triton 16 is Acer’s ultra-thin gaming laptop.
In addition, an Intel Core i7-13700HX (55-watt TDP), 16 GB of DDR5 RAM (two RAM banks) and a 1 TB SSD (PCIe 4.0) are also put into action. Although a mini-LED display is also available, our model comes with a regular LED-backlit IPS panel which, unexpectedly, has gone for a high-end feature set, as our review shows.
Competition comes mainly in the form of Lenovo’s Legion Pro 5 but the Asus TUF Gaming A16, Gigabyte’s Aorus 15X and Dell’s G15 are also battling it out for the title of best mid-range gaming laptop.
Processor
Intel Core i7-13700HX 16 x 1.5 – 5 GHz, 157 W PL2 / Short Burst, 115 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-HX
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU – 8 GB VRAM, Core: 2575 MHz, Memory: 2000 MHz, 140 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, Geforce 535.95, Advanced Optimus, MUX
Memory
16 GB
, DDR5 4800, two slots (occupied), Dual Channel, SK Hynix, 40-39-39-77
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, BOE NE160QDM-NZ2, IPS LED, 100% DCI P3, glossy: no, 240 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM770 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)
Soundcard
Intel Raptor Lake-S PCH – cAVS
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm combo audio, Card Reader: microSD card reader
Networking
Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n=Wi-Fi 4/ac=Wi-Fi 5/ax=Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 26.9 x 357.8 x 278.7 (=1.06 x 14.09 x 10.97 in)
Charging
fast charging / Quickcharge
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: 1080p + IR
Primary Camera: 1080 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 2x 2-watt speakers with DTS X, Keyboard: 6-row full-size chiclet, 1.8mm key travel + mini-LED per key RGB, Keyboard Light: yes, 330-watt charger, McAfee LifeSave, Predator Sense, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.575 kg (= 90.83 oz / 5.68 pounds), Power Supply: 1.196 kg (= 42.19 oz / 2.64 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.
Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
89.5 %
07/2023
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU2.6 kg26.9 mm16.00″2560×160088.1 %
06/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU2.7 kg27.9 mm16.00″2560×160087.9 %
05/2023
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU2.5 kg26.8 mm16.00″2560×160086.2 %
04/2023
Aorus 15X ASF
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU2.3 kg19.7 mm15.60″2560×144086.2 %
02/2023
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
R7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S2.2 kg27 mm16.00″1920×120084.2 %
06/2023
Dell G15 5530
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU3 kg26.95 mm15.60″1920×1080
Just like its predecessor, the Helios 16 comes in matte black and is mostly made of brushed aluminum alloy with only the base unit and display’s edge constructed from plastic in order to avoid the disadvantages associated with heat-conducting materials.
Accents, on an otherwise understated-looking exterior, come in the form of the sleek Predator logo on the display lid and bottom bezel as well as an LED-lit, backwards-facing cooling system. The smooth surfaces do a good job of attracting fingerprints while the fit and finish are flawless – no creaks here.
The base unit is very stable while the lid can be twisted slightly but we were unable to produce image distortions, even after applying targeted pressure. The hinges are secured very firmly, the lid hardly wobbles and can be opened with one hand to an angle of up to ~145°. Overall, the Predator Helios makes a very solid impression.
The Acer Predator Helios is around 27 mm thick and weighs just short of 2.6 kg. These vital statistics can be considered average for a gaming machine with such a potent cooling system. However, despite being the same height, at 2.2 kg, the Asus TUF Gaming A16 is significantly lighter while the 19.7 mm-thick Gigabyte Aorus 15X is considerably thinner in spite of having the same TGP.
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q Dell G15 5530 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 Aorus 15X ASF DIN A4 ❌
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
260.4 mm / 10.3 inch
26.8 mm / 1.055 inch
2.5 kg5.46 lbs360.1 mm / 14.2 inch
279.9 mm / 11 inch
27.9 mm / 1.098 inch
2.7 kg5.95 lbs357.8 mm / 14.1 inch
278.7 mm / 11 inch
26.9 mm / 1.059 inch
2.6 kg5.68 lbs357.26 mm / 14.1 inch
274.52 mm / 10.8 inch
26.95 mm / 1.061 inch
3 kg6.55 lbs355 mm / 14 inch
252 mm / 9.92 inch
27 mm / 1.063 inch
2.2 kg4.82 lbs357 mm / 14.1 inch
274 mm / 10.8 inch
19.7 mm / 0.776 inch
2.3 kg5.02 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch
210 mm / 8.27 inch
1 mm / 0.03937 inch
5.7 g0.01257 lbs
The Acer gaming laptop has numerous ports including 5x USB. On the left, there is 1x USB-A 3.1 (5 GBit/s), on the right, 2x USB-A 3.2 (10 GBit/s) as well as 2x Thunderbolt 4 on the rear which includes DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery (100 watts). The laptop is also home to Gigabit ethernet, a microSD card reader, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a Kensington lock, HDMI 2.1 and the charging connector.
Paired with our AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60 reference card, the microSD card reader is not necessarily slow but also not very fast and this is a pity considering the Helios 16’s price tag. However, the devices in our field of competitors (at least the ones equipped with a card reader), read and copy data similarly fast.
The Intel Killer AX1675i Wi-Fi 6E chip is responsible for wireless network transmission, operating at a top-class speed of up to 1.6 GBit/s and is quicker than the installed Gigabit RJ45 port (Killer 2600) allows since it doesn’t support 2.5 GBit/s In particular, the Legion Pro 5 16 and the TUF Gaming A16 lag some distance behind the Helios 16. Bluetooth 5.2 is on board.
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Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1605 (1559-1673)
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1674 (1337-1789)
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1439 (1207-1477)
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1696 (876-1760)
Under good lighting conditions, the 1080p webcam delivers very good images. Confronted with a backlight (in this case, coming from a side window with no additional light sources), there is a drastic reduction in quality. Windows Hello is supported but a physical camera shutter is absent.
16 ∆E
17 ∆E
20.4 ∆E
14.6 ∆E
13.4 ∆E
11.2 ∆E
13.7 ∆E
27.3 ∆E
15.2 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
10.7 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
22.8 ∆E
21.4 ∆E
16.5 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
15.6 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
11.8 ∆E
15.8 ∆E
11.9 ∆E
3.8 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
ColorChecker Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q: 13.4 ∆E min: 2.33 – max: 27.27 ∆E
Acer has included two additional light gray magnetic fan grills in order to replace the preinstalled dark gray ones. More adventurous color accents would have been fun. Apart from that, there is only the 330-watt PSU. The manufacturer has not gone for environmentally friendly packaging.
The photos on the right apply to the Predator gaming package currently available on the German Acer store.
It’s fairly easy to access the case internals after loosening ten Torx T5 screws. The swappable parts include the RAM (two banks), the M.2 2280 SSD and the Wi-Fi chip. However, the screwed battery and the BIOS battery can also be easily replaced.
In Germany, Acer provides a 24-month warranty. With Acer Care Plus, this can be extended by up to five years.
Acer has been using the same 6-row, chiclet keyboard with 15 x 15 mm keys since the 2020 model. Despite the generous key travel, the feedback doesn’t quite reach its potential: The pressure point is tangible and could be a little more defined but the typing noise is inconspicuous. In the middle and on the right-hand side, the keyboard flexes significantly but is not annoying when typing, as long as you don’t hammer the keys.
The mini-LED backlighting is new and offers main different settings. The individual-key RGB has four available settings and can get very bright. The transitions are particularly smooth and clean while the mini-LEDs are also more energy efficient.
We like the layout and, in particular, the normal-sized arrow keys at the cost of a smaller shift. While the logo button boots the Predator Sense app, it is possible to switch between the performance modes by using the button on the left-hand side above the keyboard.
Fingers glide beautifully and with very precise feedback over the 12.6 x 8.3 mm touchpad thanks to its Gorilla Glass coating. Accordingly, multi-touch gestures and scrolling are done effortlessly. The integrated click buttons possess medium travel and satisfactory feedback.
The review device with the model number PH16-71-731Q doesn’t come with the optionally available mini-LED display and its 1,024 dimming zones. Nevertheless, we were surprised that the fast, 240 Hz, matte IPS, 2,560 x 1,600-pixel resolution panel (16:10) proudly covers 97 % of the DCI P3 color space. This means images, in games amongst other things, appear even more vivid.
All the other key data also looks good: Brightness of just under 500 cd/m², high contrast of 1:419:1 and even illumination of 94 %. In addition, PWM, which can lead to eye strain or headaches, is not used, The Acer Nitro 16 is the only competitor in our list of competing devices that manages a brightness of significantly over ~300 cd/m².
The good gray-to-gray response times of 13.6 ms and black-to-white of 6.4 ms are similar to its peers whereby the Dell G15 5530 has its nose in front with a gray-to-gray time of only 3.4 ms. Additionally, Nvidia G-Sync and Dolby Vision are also supported.
493
cd/m²515
cd/m²494
cd/m²485
cd/m²511
cd/m²499
cd/m²493
cd/m²498
cd/m²494
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
BOE NE160QDM-NZ2
X-Rite i1Pro 3
Maximum: 515 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 498 cd/m² Minimum: 28.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 511 cd/m²
Contrast: 1419:1 (Black: 0.36 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.76 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 1.56
ΔE Greyscale 3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
84.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.33
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
BOE NE160QDM-NZ2, IPS-LED, 2560×1600, 16.00Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
BOE CQ NE16QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
AU Optronics B160QAN03.1, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00Aorus 15X ASF
BOE CQ NE156QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560×1440, 15.60Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
NE160WUM-NX2 (BOE0B33), IPS-Level, 1920×1200, 16.00Dell G15 5530
AUO B156HAN, IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60 Display P3 Coverage
97.1
67.9
-30%
71.2
-27%
69.3
-29%
69.4
-29%
73.1
-25%
sRGB Coverage
100
99.1
-1%
98.8
-1%
98.2
-2%
97.8
-2%
98.4
-2%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
84.7
69.9
-17%
73.3
-13%
70.5
-17%
70.9
-16%
74.4
-12%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
13.6 ?(6.2, 7.4)
11 ?(5, 6)
19%
14.5 ?(7, 7.5)
-7%
12.4 ?(6, 6.4)
9%
17 ?(8, 9)
-25%
3.39 ?(1.4, 1.99)
75%
Response Time Black / White *
6.4 ?(2.2, 4.2)
5 ?(2, 3)
22%
10.4 ?(5.7, 4.7)
-63%
9.4 ?(4.9, 4.5)
-47%
10.1 ?(5.4, 4.7)
-58%
5.35 ?(2.34, 3.01)
16%
PWM Frequency
21620 ?(100)
Brightness middle
511
520
2%
405.7
-21%
316
-38%
308
-40%
320
-37%
Brightness
498
494
-1%
368
-26%
301
-40%
293
-41%
316
-37%
Brightness Distribution
94
91
-3%
87
-7%
90
-4%
90
-4%
94
0%
Black Level *
0.36
0.39
-8%
0.38
-6%
0.28
22%
0.23
36%
0.21
42%
Contrast
1419
1333
-6%
1068
-25%
1129
-20%
1339
-6%
1524
7%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
1.76
1.94
-10%
1.65
6%
1.54
12%
1.47
16%
4.55
-159%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
3.7
5.62
-52%
4.2
-14%
2.46
34%
2.98
19%
9.83
-166%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.56
0.74
53%
0.53
66%
1.21
22%
1.02
35%
1.51
3%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
3
2.94
2%
1.2
60%
1.3
57%
2.2
27%
6.2
-107%
Gamma
2.33 94%
2.37 93%
2.3 96%
2.307 95%
2.228 99%
2.07 106%
CCT
6341 103%
6443 101%
6453 101%
6456 101%
6228 104%
6479 100%
* … smaller is better
Since 100 % of sRGB, 97.1 % of DCI P3 and 84.7 % of AdobeRGB are covered, nothing stands in the way of photo and video editing, both of which rely on accurate colors. No gaming laptop in our comparison field can even get close to these numbers with the exception of the sRGB color space.
Out-of-the-box, the colors and gray scales are already calibrated and therefore do not exceed the DeltaE 3 limit, up to which the human eye can detect color deviations. Our calibration managed to further improve these values with no visible color cast. Our calibrated color profile can be downloaded here.
Display Response Times
ℹ
Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
ℹ
To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession – a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
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 18940 (minimum: 5 – maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.
Outdoors, the screen is legible both in the shade and semi-shaded areas. In direct sunlight, even a matte display and 500 cd/m² don’t always help.
Typical for an IPS panel, the viewing angles are stable, from above, from below and also from the side.
Our review configuration Acer Predator Helios 16 has an Intel Core i7-13700HX (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores), 16 GB of DDR5 4800 RAM, a 1 TB SSD drive (PCIe 4.0) and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 with Max TGP (140 watts). Other SKUs are available with a Core i9-13900HX (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores), an RTX 4070 or RTX 4080.
The review model’s target market is gamers who don’t need to play current games either at the highest frame rates or at the device’s native QHD resolution. Other graphic applications such as 4K video editing or 3D rendering are easily achievable with this model.
In Acer’s Control Center software, “PredatorSense”, four performance modes are available which can alternatively be selected via the button on the left-hand side above the keyboard. We carried out our performance-based benchmarks using the “Performance” mode. When unplugged from the mains, this was automatically switched to the “Balanced” mode. The “Eco” mode, which is also available here, reduces the screen brightness and all forms of LED lighting are deactivated. The Helios 16 has to be charged to at least 40 % in order to control the performance modes.
The table below highlights that very little power is lost in the “Balanced” mode with the fans remaining considerably quieter, in fact, almost pleasantly quiet. In contrast, the “Turbo” mode is unbearably loud and is therefore only useful for long video rendering or something similar.
Scenario
Turbo + Max fans
Turbo
Performance
Balanced
Quiet
Battery
CPU PL2
157 W (1:05 min)
157 W> 150 W (1 min)
157 W> 140 W (~55 sec)
157 W> 135 W (~55 sec)
157 W> 120 W (~40 sec)
25 W
CPU PL1
118 W
115 W
95 W
85 W
55 W
25 W
GPU @Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
103 W
100 W
100 W
90 W
55 W
37 W
GPU @FurMark
138 W
137 W
130 W
100 W
60 W
40 W
Performance (Cyperpunk 2077 1.6 @FHD/Ultra)
96.2fps
95.5fps
93.2fps
87.4fps
65.8fps
30fps
The Intel Core i7-13700HX processor possesses 16 cores and 24 threads (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) as well as a TDP of 55 watts. The turbo of 4.5 GHz is not fully utilized and, in the first minute, the P-cores sit between 3 GHz and 3.9 GHz and then fall to 1.9 GHz (Turbo mode) and 1.3 GHz (Performance mode), respectively.
The multi-core performance corresponds to its competitors with the same CPU. The 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS found in the Acer Nitro 16 and the Asus TUF Gaming A16 is clearly outperformed. As of the fifth Cinebench R15 run, the throttling sat at ~15 % and could be almost completely avoided by activating the loud “Turbo” mode. The optionally available Core i9-13900HX possesses twice the number of E-cores and is typically ~33 % faster in multi-core tasks. In battery mode, things look bleak since the measly 25-watt TDP limit means a drop in performance of almost 65 %.
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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
3440 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
254.07 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
272 Points
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In everyday tasks, the Acer laptop is exceptionally responsive. Surfing on the internet while playing a 4K YouTube video doesn’t even make the Intel-HX system break a sweat. This means, in the PCMark 10 benchmark, the Predator Helios sits in first place, closely followed by the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16.
Likewise, the web browsing performance, as illustrated by Mozilla Kraken 1.1 und WebXPRT, is also on a very high level thanks to the strong single-core performance.
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7743 Points ∼100%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
7691 Points ∼99% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(6909 – 7743, n=3)
7448 Points ∼96% -4%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
7332 Points ∼95% -5%
Average of class Gaming
(4477 – 9331, n=198, last 2 years)
7315 Points ∼94% -6%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7220 Points ∼93% -7%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
7178 Points ∼93% -7%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
6984 Points ∼90% -10%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11313 Points ∼100%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
11151 Points ∼99% -1%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
10872 Points ∼96% -4%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
10705 Points ∼95% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(9760 – 11313, n=3)
10648 Points ∼94% -6%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
10622 Points ∼94% -6%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10579 Points ∼94% -6%
Average of class Gaming
(7334 – 12176, n=197, last 2 years)
10506 Points ∼93% -7%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11018 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(9131 – 11018, n=3)
9970 Points ∼90% -10%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
9961 Points ∼90% -10%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
9637 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Gaming
(6161 – 11833, n=197, last 2 years)
9516 Points ∼86% -14%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9332 Points ∼85% -15%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9146 Points ∼83% -17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
9131 Points ∼83% -17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
12434 Points ∼100% +23%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
10790 Points ∼87% +7%
Average of class Gaming
(5288 – 16424, n=197, last 2 years)
10695 Points ∼86% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(9393 – 12434, n=3)
10645 Points ∼86% +5%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10558 Points ∼85% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10109 Points ∼81%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
9731 Points ∼78% -4%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
8323 Points ∼67% -18%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2105 Points ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2065 Points ∼98% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(1663 – 2105, n=3)
1847 Points ∼88% -12%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
1839 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Gaming
(974 – 2295, n=136, last 2 years)
1838 Points ∼87% -13%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1663 Points ∼79% -21%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1535 Points ∼73% -27%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1989 Points ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
1960 Points ∼99% -1%
Average of class Gaming
(907 – 2166, n=136, last 2 years)
1757 Points ∼88% -12%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(1618 – 1989, n=3)
1750 Points ∼88% -12%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
1738 Points ∼87% -13%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1618 Points ∼81% -19%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1508 Points ∼76% -24%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2274 Points ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2193 Points ∼96% -4%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
2063 Points ∼91% -9%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(1710 – 2274, n=3)
1992 Points ∼88% -12%
Average of class Gaming
(1027 – 2514, n=136, last 2 years)
1985 Points ∼87% -13%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1710 Points ∼75% -25%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1637 Points ∼72% -28%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2016 Points ∼100% +2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1983 Points ∼98%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(1577 – 1983, n=3)
1741 Points ∼86% -12%
Average of class Gaming
(1029 – 2275, n=136, last 2 years)
1685 Points ∼84% -15%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1663 Points ∼82% -16%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
1544 Points ∼77% -22%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1337 Points ∼66% -33%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
591 ms * ∼100% -18%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
591 ms * ∼100% -18%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
589 ms * ∼100% -18%
Average of class Gaming
(446 – 882, n=215, last 2 years)
558 ms * ∼94% -12%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
534 ms * ∼90% -7%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(499 – 538, n=3)
524 ms * ∼89% -5%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
509 ms * ∼86% -2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
499 ms * ∼84%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
491 ms * ∼83% +2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
343 runs/min ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
327 runs/min ∼95% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(300 – 343, n=2)
322 runs/min ∼94% -6%
Average of class Gaming
(186 – 407, n=35, last 2 years)
287 runs/min ∼84% -16%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
253 runs/min ∼74% -26%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
96670 Points ∼100% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
96413 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(86875 – 96413, n=2)
91644 Points ∼95% -5%
Average of class Gaming
(63457 – 105526, n=46, last 2 years)
86441 Points ∼89% -10%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
77270 Points ∼80% -20%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
304.963 Points ∼100% +3%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
295.422 Points ∼97%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
288.885 Points ∼95% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(263 – 305, n=3)
288 Points ∼94% -3%
Average of class Gaming
(159.8 – 341, n=88, last 2 years)
264 Points ∼87% -11%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
232.591 Points ∼76% -21%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
336 Points ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
323 Points ∼96% -4%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
294 Points ∼88% -12%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
294 Points ∼88% -12%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
291 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Gaming
(187.3 – 358, n=196, last 2 years)
289 Points ∼86% -14%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(238 – 336, n=3)
286 Points ∼85% -15%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
250 Points ∼74% -26%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
238 Points ∼71% -29%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
283 Points ∼100%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
276 Points ∼98% -2%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
273 Points ∼96% -4%
Average of class Gaming
(157.9 – 318, n=110, last 2 years)
262 Points ∼93% -7%
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(247 – 283, n=3)
259 Points ∼92% -8%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
247 Points ∼87% -13%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
225 Points ∼80% -20%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
225 Points ∼80% -20%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
199.4 Points ∼70% -30%
* … smaller is better
PCMark 10 Score
7743 points
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Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
3585.6 μs * ∼100% -118%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
1813 μs * ∼51% -10%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1644.1 μs * ∼46%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1312.1 μs * ∼37% +20%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
869.7 μs * ∼24% +47%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
237.9 μs * ∼7% +86%
* … smaller is better
The installed PCIe 4.0 SSD Micron 3400 can hold 1 TB. The sequential read transfer rates of up to 6,100 MB/s are above-average. However, after a short time, drastic thermal-related throttling kicks in that reduces the speed to a third of its capacity. Throttling is not present in the Micron 3400 found in either the Asus ROG Flow X16 or Lenovo Legion 7 but the same issue was reported in both the HP ZBook Fury 16 and ZBook Firefly 14.
The SK Hynix PC801 in the Legion Pro 5 16 can also sustain transfers of up to ~6000 MB/s while the small M.2 2242 SSD found in the Dell G15 5530 is clearly at the bottom of the pack.
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFHAcer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLRLenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115NAorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFMDell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Seq Read
5246.2
5185.49
-1%
5856.12
12%
4649.46
-11%
3976.53
-24%
2603.73
-50%
Seq Write
4435.2
3900.46
-12%
4750.28
7%
3810.26
-14%
3020.8
-32%
494.63
-89%
4K Read
65.7
62.76
-4%
77.12
17%
100.75
53%
49.25
-25%
36.37
-45%
4K Write
242.1
137.9
-43%
276.66
14%
308.92
28%
152.75
-37%
188.64
-22%
4K-64 Read
2262.3
2593.07
15%
2572.63
14%
2964.13
31%
1901.41
-16%
932.26
-59%
4K-64 Write
2618.3
3195.33
22%
3536.78
35%
3103.89
19%
1949.13
-26%
276.64
-89%
Access Time Read *
0.023
0.079
-243%
0.044
-91%
0.068
-196%
0.05
-117%
0.103
-348%
Access Time Write *
0.019
0.029
-53%
0.053
-179%
0.012
37%
0.105
-453%
0.182
-858%
Score Read
2853
3174
11%
3235
13%
3530
24%
2348
-18%
1229
-57%
Score Write
3304
3723
13%
4288
30%
3794
15%
2404
-27%
515
-84%
Score Total
7575
8452
12%
9125
20%
9097
20%
5903
-22%
2271
-70%
Copy ISO MB/s
4030.7
3037.59
-25%
566.62
-86%
1039.04
-74%
488.98
-88%
Copy Program MB/s
1323.8
968.9
-27%
1098.38
-17%
439.84
-67%
296.26
-78%
Copy Game MB/s
2727
2239.37
-18%
2670.4
-2%
721.09
-74%
452.22
-83%
seq read
3587
3520
-2%
5346
49%
3419
-5%
2460
-31%
2726
-24%
seq write
4634
2220
-52%
1495
-68%
3270
-29%
2991
-35%
535
-88%
seq q8 t1 read
6521
6661
2%
7127
9%
7018
8%
4633
-29%
2985
-54%
seq q8 t1 write
4962
2216
-55%
4903
-1%
4398
-11%
3415
-31%
539
-89%
4k q1 t1 read
68.3
48.4
-29%
65.9
-4%
73.5
8%
35.5
-48%
34
-50%
4k q1 t1 write
249
159.6
-36%
328
32%
346
39%
181.3
-27%
224
-10%
4k q32 t16 read
2848
3311
16%
2889
1%
3552
25%
2025
-29%
1054
-63%
4k q32 t16 write
2670
2193
-18%
1457
-45%
3610
35%
2291
-14%
507
-81%
* … smaller is better
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
5346 (4832.89min – 5346.06max) MB/s ∼100% +49%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3587 (2848.11min – 3587.18max) MB/s ∼67%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3520 (3490.23min – 3519.95max) MB/s ∼66% -2%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3419 (3322.79min – 3419.41max) MB/s ∼64% -5%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(1306 – 4343, n=22)
3298 MB/s ∼62% -8%
Average of class Gaming
(1049 – 6045, n=199, last 2 years)
3237 MB/s ∼61% -10%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
2726 (2058.49min – 2725.67max) MB/s ∼51% -24%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2460 (2456.1min – 2460.17max) MB/s ∼46% -31%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4634 (788.64min – 4634.04max) MB/s ∼100%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(2416 – 4954, n=22)
3859 MB/s ∼83% -17%
Average of class Gaming
(399 – 9108, n=198, last 2 years)
3444 MB/s ∼74% -26%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3270 (3004.03min – 3269.84max) MB/s ∼71% -29%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2991 (2932.66min – 2991.48max) MB/s ∼65% -35%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2220 (2186.31min – 2219.63max) MB/s ∼48% -52%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1495 (1277.34min – 1495.48max) MB/s ∼32% -68%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
535 (364.49min – 535.22max) MB/s ∼12% -88%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
7127 (6535.15min – 7127.37max) MB/s ∼100% +9%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
7018 (6152.48min – 7017.7max) MB/s ∼98% +8%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6661 (6037.07min – 6660.97max) MB/s ∼93% +2%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(6207 – 6734, n=22)
6567 MB/s ∼92% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6521 (5584.19min – 6520.64max) MB/s ∼91%
Average of class Gaming
(1620 – 16089, n=199, last 2 years)
5678 MB/s ∼80% -13%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
4633 (4029.05min – 4633.45max) MB/s ∼65% -29%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
2985 (2124.05min – 2985.09max) MB/s ∼42% -54%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4962 (4706.85min – 4962.07max) MB/s ∼100%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
4903 (812.65min – 4902.98max) MB/s ∼99% -1%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(4543 – 4991, n=22)
4832 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
4398 (3867.15min – 4398.16max) MB/s ∼89% -11%
Average of class Gaming
(86.2 – 14571, n=199, last 2 years)
4208 MB/s ∼85% -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3415 (3353.98min – 3415.42max) MB/s ∼69% -31%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2216 (2187.96min – 2215.64max) MB/s ∼45% -55%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
539 (518.84min – 539max) MB/s ∼11% -89%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
73.5 (69.87min – 73.51max) MB/s ∼100% +8%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
68.3 (66.2min – 68.29max) MB/s ∼93%
Average of class Gaming
(29.9 – 97.4, n=199, last 2 years)
66.5 MB/s ∼90% -3%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
65.9 (62.88min – 65.94max) MB/s ∼90% -4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(39.2 – 74.3, n=22)
59.7 MB/s ∼81% -13%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
48.4 (47.92min – 48.42max) MB/s ∼66% -29%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
35.5 (35.31min – 35.47max) MB/s ∼48% -48%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
34 (32.67min – 33.95max) MB/s ∼46% -50%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
346 (334.68min – 346.11max) MB/s ∼100% +39%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
328 (300.52min – 328.36max) MB/s ∼95% +32%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
249 (228.86min – 249.34max) MB/s ∼72%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
224 (206.15min – 223.94max) MB/s ∼65% -10%
Average of class Gaming
(66.6 – 421, n=198, last 2 years)
217 MB/s ∼63% -13%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(125.8 – 273, n=22)
191.2 MB/s ∼55% -23%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
181.3 (175.93min – 181.25max) MB/s ∼52% -27%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
159.6 (158.36min – 159.58max) MB/s ∼46% -36%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3552 (3501.51min – 3552.08max) MB/s ∼100% +25%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3311 (3243.78min – 3311.19max) MB/s ∼93% +16%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
2889 (2819.64min – 2889.22max) MB/s ∼81% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2848 (710.57min – 2848.08max) MB/s ∼80%
Average of class Gaming
(313 – 5829, n=198, last 2 years)
2394 MB/s ∼67% -16%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(636 – 2868, n=22)
2078 MB/s ∼59% -27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2025 (1213.07min – 2024.78max) MB/s ∼57% -29%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
1054 (829.37min – 1053.72max) MB/s ∼30% -63%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3610 (3279.33min – 3609.84max) MB/s ∼100% +35%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2670 (2662.5min – 2669.53max) MB/s ∼74%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2291 (2256.15min – 2290.93max) MB/s ∼63% -14%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2193 (2174.06min – 2193.44max) MB/s ∼61% -18%
Average of class Gaming
(288 – 4869, n=198, last 2 years)
2089 MB/s ∼58% -22%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(328 – 2786, n=22)
1793 MB/s ∼50% -33%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
1457 (1124.17min – 1456.77max) MB/s ∼40% -45%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
507 (419.46min – 506.66max) MB/s ∼14% -81%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
9125 Points ∼100% +20%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
9097 Points ∼100% +20%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8452 Points ∼93% +12%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7575 Points ∼83%
Average of class Gaming
(910 – 10745, n=187, last 2 years)
6466 Points ∼71% -15%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(3998 – 7575, n=20)
6258 Points ∼69% -17%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
5903 Points ∼65% -22%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
2271 Points ∼25% -70%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3530 Points ∼100% +24%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(1123 – 26650, n=20)
3438 Points ∼97% +21%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
3235 Points ∼92% +13%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3174 Points ∼90% +11%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2853 Points ∼81%
Average of class Gaming
(389 – 3980, n=187, last 2 years)
2408 Points ∼68% -16%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2348 Points ∼67% -18%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
1229 Points ∼35% -57%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
4288 Points ∼100% +30%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3794 Points ∼88% +15%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3723 Points ∼87% +13%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3304 Points ∼77%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(2373 – 3304, n=20)
2930 Points ∼68% -11%
Average of class Gaming
(338 – 5157, n=187, last 2 years)
2876 Points ∼67% -13%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2404 Points ∼56% -27%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
515 Points ∼12% -84%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
5856.12 MB/s ∼100% +12%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
5246.2 MB/s ∼90%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5185.49 MB/s ∼89% -1%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
4649.46 MB/s ∼79% -11%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(2201 – 5348, n=20)
4458 MB/s ∼76% -15%
Average of class Gaming
(925 – 12763, n=187, last 2 years)
4443 MB/s ∼76% -15%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3976.53 MB/s ∼68% -24%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
2603.73 MB/s ∼44% -50%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
4750.28 MB/s ∼100% +7%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4435.2 MB/s ∼93%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3900.46 MB/s ∼82% -12%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3810.26 MB/s ∼80% -14%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(1876 – 4539, n=20)
3302 MB/s ∼70% -26%
Average of class Gaming
(308 – 11316, n=187, last 2 years)
3239 MB/s ∼68% -27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3020.8 MB/s ∼64% -32%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
494.63 MB/s ∼10% -89%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
100.75 MB/s ∼100% +53%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
77.12 MB/s ∼77% +17%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
65.7 MB/s ∼65%
Average of class Gaming
(20 – 108, n=187, last 2 years)
65.6 MB/s ∼65% 0%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
62.76 MB/s ∼62% -4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(40.6 – 67.7, n=20)
58.3 MB/s ∼58% -11%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
49.25 MB/s ∼49% -25%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
36.37 MB/s ∼36% -45%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
308.92 MB/s ∼100% +28%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
276.66 MB/s ∼90% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
242.1 MB/s ∼78%
Average of class Gaming
(18 – 364, n=187, last 2 years)
196.4 MB/s ∼64% -19%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
188.64 MB/s ∼61% -22%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(97.9 – 242, n=20)
176.8 MB/s ∼57% -27%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
152.75 MB/s ∼49% -37%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
137.9 MB/s ∼45% -43%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
2964.13 MB/s ∼100% +31%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2593.07 MB/s ∼87% +15%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
2572.63 MB/s ∼87% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2262.3 MB/s ∼76%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1901.41 MB/s ∼64% -16%
Average of class Gaming
(216 – 3395, n=187, last 2 years)
1898 MB/s ∼64% -16%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(603 – 2264, n=20)
1734 MB/s ∼58% -23%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
932.26 MB/s ∼31% -59%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
3536.78 MB/s ∼100% +35%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3195.33 MB/s ∼90% +22%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
3103.89 MB/s ∼88% +19%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2618.3 MB/s ∼74%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(1959 – 2807, n=20)
2423 MB/s ∼69% -7%
Average of class Gaming
(243 – 4381, n=187, last 2 years)
2361 MB/s ∼67% -10%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1949.13 MB/s ∼55% -26%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
276.64 MB/s ∼8% -89%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
0.103 ms * ∼100% -348%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.079 ms * ∼77% -243%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
0.068 ms * ∼66% -196%
Average of class Gaming
(0.02 – 0.23, n=183, last 2 years)
0.05397 ms * ∼52% -135%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.05 ms * ∼49% -117%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(0.023 – 0.089, n=19)
0.04484 ms * ∼44% -95%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
0.044 ms * ∼43% -91%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.023 ms * ∼22%
Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11
0.182 ms * ∼100% -858%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.105 ms * ∼58% -453%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N
0.053 ms * ∼29% -179%
Average of class Gaming
(0.012 – 0.425, n=187, last 2 years)
0.05197 ms * ∼29% -174%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
(0.019 – 0.092, n=20)
0.0377 ms * ∼21% -98%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.029 ms * ∼16% -53%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.019 ms * ∼10%
Aorus 15X ASF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10
0.012 ms * ∼7% +37%
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The Helios 16’s Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 is a mid-range chip with 8 GB of VRAM which has a maximum TGP of 140 watts (115 watts + 25 watts Dynamic Boost). However, the 2,570 MHz maximum clock speed is already reached at 100 watts. Only the FurMark stress test was able to coax ~140 watts from the GPU. By contrast, when gaming, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU never draws more than ~100 W.
Performance is correspondingly similar to other gaming laptops with an RTX 4060 such as the Legion Pro 5 16 and the Dell G15 5530. The RTX 4070 in the Aorus 15X is also not far off. The synthetic benchmark results are halved in battery mode.
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
29950 Points ∼100% +20%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
29853 Points ∼100% +19%
Average of class Gaming
(781 – 53059, n=243, last 2 years)
27230 Points ∼91% +9%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
26561 Points ∼89% +6%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
26441 Points ∼88% +6%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
25514 Points ∼85% +2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
25030 Points ∼84%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(20533 – 27681, n=14)
24972 Points ∼83% 0%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
12042 Points ∼100% +15%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
11868 Points ∼99% +14%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
10855 Points ∼90% +4%
Average of class Gaming
(224 – 22547, n=244, last 2 years)
10849 Points ∼90% +4%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
10604 Points ∼88% +2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
10444 Points ∼87%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(7484 – 10855, n=14)
9664 Points ∼80% -7%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
9080 Points ∼75% -13%
3DMark 11 Performance
31728 points3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
67374 points3DMark Fire Strike Score
23631 points3DMark Time Spy Score
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MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
25 Seconds * ∼100% -14%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
25 Seconds * ∼100% -14%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
22 Seconds * ∼88% -0%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
22 Seconds * ∼88%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
21 Seconds * ∼84% +5%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
21 Seconds * ∼84% +5%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
21 Seconds * ∼84% +5%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
21 Seconds * ∼84% +5%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
21 Seconds * ∼84% +5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
44 Seconds * ∼100% -5%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
42 Seconds * ∼95%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
41 Seconds * ∼93% +2%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
40 Seconds * ∼91% +5%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
40 Seconds * ∼91% +5%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
36 Seconds * ∼82% +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
35 Seconds * ∼80% +17%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
35 Seconds * ∼80% +17%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
34.6 Seconds * ∼79% +18%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
74 Seconds * ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
1851 mpaths ∼100% +3%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1817 mpaths ∼98% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1792 mpaths ∼97%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
1694 mpaths ∼92% -5%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
1664 mpaths ∼90% -7%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1619 mpaths ∼87% -10%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
1581 mpaths ∼85% -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
1375 mpaths ∼100% +17%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1231 mpaths ∼90% +4%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
1223 mpaths ∼89% +4%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
1194 mpaths ∼87% +1%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1186 mpaths ∼86% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
1180 mpaths ∼86%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
1021 mpaths ∼74% -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
151795 Points ∼100% +45%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
127069 Points ∼84% +21%
Aorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
118531 Points ∼78% +13%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
117889 Points ∼78% +12%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
116498 Points ∼77% +11%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
104809 Points ∼69%
Dell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX
102020 Points ∼67% -3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
101472 Points ∼67% -3%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
100490 Points ∼66% -4%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Radeon RX 7600S, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
66133 Points ∼44% -37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
206.94 fps ∼100% +116%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
186.09 fps ∼90% +94%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
115.44 fps ∼56% +20%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
108.18 fps ∼52% +13%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
95.91 fps ∼46%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
413.09 fps ∼100% +1678%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
334.23 fps ∼81% +1339%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
23.23 fps ∼6%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
22.97 fps ∼6% -1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
21.83 fps ∼5% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
142.9 fps ∼100% +33%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
132.86 fps ∼93% +23%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
122.16 fps ∼85% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
107.6 fps ∼75%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
105.23 fps ∼74% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
140.01 fps ∼100% +113%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
116.87 fps ∼83% +78%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
80.13 fps ∼57% +22%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
67.75 fps ∼48% +3%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
65.6 fps ∼47%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
362.87 fps ∼100% +22%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
356.37 fps ∼98% +20%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
299.64 fps ∼83% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
297.59 fps ∼82%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
265.99 fps ∼73% -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
69.02 fps ∼100% +93%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
61.15 fps ∼89% +71%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
41.89 fps ∼61% +17%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
35.73 fps ∼52%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
35.21 fps ∼51% -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
330.97 fps ∼100% +68%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
263.41 fps ∼80% +34%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
243.69 fps ∼74% +24%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
199.33 fps ∼60% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
196.58 fps ∼59%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
369.46 fps ∼100% +155%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
302.32 fps ∼82% +108%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
158.82 fps ∼43% +10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
145.49 fps ∼39% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
145.01 fps ∼39%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
243.42 fps ∼100% +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
241.24 fps ∼99% +16%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
223.61 fps ∼92% +7%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
208.46 fps ∼86%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
206.17 fps ∼85% -1%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
262.82 fps ∼100% +18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
258.01 fps ∼98% +15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
235 fps ∼89% +5%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
223.55 fps ∼85%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
206.6 fps ∼79% -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
410.78 fps ∼100% +1653%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
308.7 fps ∼75% +1218%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
23.43 fps ∼6%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
22.59 fps ∼5% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
21.7 fps ∼5% -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
68.3 fps ∼100% +120%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
61.01 fps ∼89% +97%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
36.9 fps ∼54% +19%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
32.2 fps ∼47% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
31.01 fps ∼45%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
407.77 fps ∼100% +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
403.83 fps ∼99% +24%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
371 fps ∼91% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
324.49 fps ∼80%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
293.35 fps ∼72% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
69.15 fps ∼100% +94%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
62.08 fps ∼90% +74%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
41.73 fps ∼60% +17%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
35.65 fps ∼52%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
34.1 fps ∼49% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
165.08 fps ∼100% +73%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
117.49 fps ∼71% +23%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
104.45 fps ∼63% +10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
100 fps ∼61% +5%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
95.33 fps ∼58%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
109.77 fps ∼100% +87%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
96.23 fps ∼88% +64%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
68.6 fps ∼62% +17%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
61 fps ∼56% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
58.74 fps ∼54%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
144.56 fps ∼100% +60%
HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX
125.82 fps ∼87% +40%
Schenker XMG Neo 17 2023 Engineering Sample
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900HX
99.85 fps ∼69% +11%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13700HX
90.12 fps ∼62%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
89.6 fps ∼62% -1%
* … smaller is better
In Cyberpunk 2077 @QHD/Ultra, the Acer Predator Helios 16 was able to race to the front of our field of competitors, even slightly in front of the Legion Pro 5 16’s RTX 4070. However, in our performance rating, the competing devices are all bunched together with the Radeon RX 7600S found in the TUF Gaming A16 weakening slightly.
Switching to the dGPU-only mode results in a meagre 3 % performance gain. If this is combined with the turbo mode this increases to 6 %. With ray tracing activated, you still get 60fps in Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 Ultra/FHD instead of 93.2fps. With DLSS activated (balanced) – in this case without ray tracing – it’s 134.2fps.
Balanced performance mode drops the frame rate to 87.4 which is more than acceptable considering the significantly quieter fans. In battery mode, the frame rate drops by almost 70 % to 30fps. With “DLSS Max Performance”, it is possible to double the frame rates once more so that some new games play (and remain) relatively smoothly in battery mode.
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
119 fps ∼100% +17%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
117 (101min) fps ∼98% +15%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
113.2 (98min) fps ∼95% +11%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
105 fps ∼88% +3%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
104.6 (93min, 93P1) fps ∼88% +2%
Average of class Gaming
(8.61 – 216, n=241, last 2 years)
104.4 fps ∼88% +2%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
102.1 (82min) fps ∼86% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
102.1 (95min, 96P1) fps ∼86%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
91 (77min) fps ∼76% -11%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
117.8 (27.4min, 83.3P1) fps ∼100% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
114.1 (4.15min, 66.7P1) fps ∼97% +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
113 (10.1min, 71.4P1) fps ∼96% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
112.9 (6.2min, 76.9P1) fps ∼96% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
112.8 (2.84min, 76.9P1) fps ∼96%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
111.8 (4.01min, 76.9P1) fps ∼95% -1%
Average of class Gaming
(6.38 – 151.6, n=237, last 2 years)
100.4 fps ∼85% -11%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
97.4 (36.1min, 71.4P1) fps ∼83% -14%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
85.5 (3.46min, 62.5P1) fps ∼73% -24%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
117.5 fps ∼100% +17%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
116.8 fps ∼99% +17%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
109.1 fps ∼93% +9%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
103.9 fps ∼88% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
103.3 fps ∼88% +3%
Average of class Gaming
(9.13 – 198.1, n=236, last 2 years)
101.3 fps ∼86% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
100.1 fps ∼85%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
100.1 fps ∼85% 0%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
78.2 fps ∼67% -22%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
209 (59min, 156.2P1) fps ∼100% +13%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
201 (45.1min, 149.8P1) fps ∼96% +9%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
195.2 (34.4min, 140.1P1) fps ∼93% +5%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
192.6 (25.1min, 144.3P1) fps ∼92% +4%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
189.6 (28.6min, 138.5P1) fps ∼91% +2%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
185.2 (23min, 136.7P1) fps ∼89%
Average of class Gaming
(13.8 – 421, n=236, last 2 years)
183.4 fps ∼88% -1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
171.2 (74.4min, 123.2P1) fps ∼82% -8%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
162.7 (111.4min, 120.7P1) fps ∼78% -12%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
153 (129.5min) fps ∼100%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
149.4 (125.9min) fps ∼98% -2%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
144.8 (126.1min) fps ∼95% -5%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
144 (127.1min) fps ∼94% -6%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
135.7 (113.9min) fps ∼89% -11%
Average of class Gaming
(22 – 194.7, n=252, last 2 years)
134.2 fps ∼88% -12%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
132.8 (108.1min) fps ∼87% -13%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
114.8 (97.8min) fps ∼75% -25%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
110 (85.8min) fps ∼72% -28%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
117.1 fps ∼100% +23%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
115.6 fps ∼99% +21%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
111.7 fps ∼95% +17%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
103.1 fps ∼88% +8%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
95.4 fps ∼81%
Average of class Gaming
(12.4 – 146.4, n=255, last 2 years)
93.7 fps ∼80% -2%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
92.4 fps ∼79% -3%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
76.3 fps ∼65% -20%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
55 fps ∼47% -42%
Average of class Gaming
(10.7 – 130.3, n=69, last 2 years)
61 fps ∼100% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
58.6 fps ∼96%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
58.1 (37.8min) fps ∼95% -1%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
53.49 (30.89min) fps ∼88% -9%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
51.7 (33.3min) fps ∼85% -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(45.9 – 58.6, n=5)
50.8 fps ∼83% -13%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
49.1 (17min) fps ∼80% -16%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
42.9 (30min) fps ∼70% -27%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
98.9 (35.5min) fps ∼100% +6%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
93.2 fps ∼94%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
87.4 (50.9min) fps ∼88% -6%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
86.03 (29.41min) fps ∼87% -8%
Average of class Gaming
(22.3 – 159.7, n=94, last 2 years)
83.9 fps ∼85% -10%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
80 (40.7min) fps ∼81% -14%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
79.4 (50.8min) fps ∼80% -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(57.9 – 93.2, n=7)
78.3 fps ∼79% -16%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
69.7 (46min) fps ∼70% -25%
Average of class Gaming
(13.6 – 135.8, n=32, last 2 years)
83.6 fps ∼100% +39%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
76.9 fps ∼92% +28%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
64.2 fps ∼77% +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(60 – 64.2, n=2)
62.1 fps ∼74% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
60 fps ∼72%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
112.1 fps ∼100% +28%
Average of class Gaming
(9.7 – 189.4, n=42, last 2 years)
104.6 fps ∼93% +19%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
92.7 fps ∼83% +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(85.2 – 92.7, n=3)
88.6 fps ∼79% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
87.9 fps ∼78%
Average of class Gaming
(21 – 92.2, n=58, last 2 years)
58.3 fps ∼100% +53%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
54.8 (47min, 45P1) fps ∼94% +44%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
52.2 (44min, 39P1) fps ∼90% +37%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
50.3 (43min, 41P1) fps ∼86% +32%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
44.8 (38min, 35P1) fps ∼77% +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(38 – 44.8, n=7)
41.7 fps ∼72% +10%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
40.9 (31min, 29P1) fps ∼70% +8%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
38 fps ∼65%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
fps ∼0% -100%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
84.1 (71min, 59P1) fps ∼100% +29%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
79.3 (66min, 59P1) fps ∼94% +22%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
78.7 (66min, 49P1) fps ∼94% +21%
Average of class Gaming
(13 – 144.7, n=80, last 2 years)
78.1 fps ∼93% +20%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
70.1 (60min, 58P1) fps ∼83% +8%
Dell G15 5530
Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
66.1 (53min, 40P1) fps ∼79% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
65.2 (56min, 51P1) fps ∼78%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER
Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
64.2 (52min, 38P1) fps ∼76% -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(48.7 – 70.1, n=10)
62.9 fps ∼75% -4%
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S
fps ∼0% -100%
Average of class Gaming
(48 – 119, n=14, last 2 years)
76.5 fps ∼100% +29%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
66 (39min) fps ∼86% +11%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
59.4 (32min, 34.97P1) fps ∼78%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
55 (37min) fps ∼72% -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(48 – 59.4, n=2)
53.7 fps ∼70% -10%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
48 (28min) fps ∼63% -19%
Average of class Gaming
(61 – 155, n=16, last 2 years)
95.1 fps ∼100% +42%
Aorus 15X ASF
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
90 (43min) fps ∼95% +34%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
77 (39min) fps ∼81% +15%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
70 (38min) fps ∼74% +4%
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
67 (34min, 45P1) fps ∼70%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
(62 – 70, n=3)
66.3 fps ∼70% -1%
0102030405060708090100110120Tooltip
In idle use when surfing the internet and undertaking simple office tasks, the Predator Helios 16 is almost always pleasantly silent and, it goes without saying, in quiet mode or battery operation.
In terms of pure CPU load, 36.6 dB(A) was reached but was also not very annoying. When gaming, the performance mode gets very loud at 49 dB(A) which is the average for gaming laptops. In turbo mode, it gets unbearably loud without any real added value. By contrast, the balanced mode achieves almost pleasant background noise while very little performance is lost. Finally, the quiet mode is easy on the ears with drops of around 30 % in 3D applications.
However, charging our review model resulted in an a clearly audible whining noise.
Noise Level
Idle
24 / 24 / 32.32 dB(A)
Load
36.66 / 49.49 dB(A)
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
min: 
dB(A)
0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2034.839.134.82532.543.432.53124.638.324.64025.737.325.75026.837.226.86331.328.931.38027.61927.61002621.42612528.21728.216030.516.330.520030.312.930.325032.813.832.831533.31133.340034.810.834.85003411.83463036.512.536.580037.89.637.8100037.79.437.7125037.89.337.8160040.511.440.5200040.714.440.7250037.91237.9315037.511.537.5400037.811.537.8500035.611.435.6630035.211.635.2800032.811.832.81000030.111.630.11250027.611.227.61600021.910.621.9SPL49.523.949.5N70.57median 34.8median 11.6median 34.8Delta3.80.93.835.8343535.738.823.921.323.12430.119.619.522.319.426.120.123.717.819.423.523.527.222.121.224.525.224.823.520.423.723.41919.919.727.221.117.716.315.725.322.717.914.713.525.925.219.414.213.829.125.520.412.212.329.528.520.711.111.731.83021.614.714.934.231.822.512.113.436.732.122.310.411.136.732.723.111.911.238.234.924.499.140.734.624.19.39.340.537.825.89.19.543.337.324.39.99.543.435.522.41010.242.236.923.310.310.343.736.322.711.310.643.437.722.311.211.345.535.517.811.711.443.834.515.511.711.844.331.213.511.911.742.527.214.212.111.839.424.314.112.411.736.624.814.412.411.732.147.634.523.12354.8620.40.49.8median 32.1median 21.6median 11.7median 11.7median 39.44.52.70.91.45.439.740.741.239.141.835.635.938.136.538.742.343.544.44144.92730.731.129.630.229.34140.739.831.93432.527.126.532.927.922.621.31839.32420.319.114.635.128.224.418.714.330.929.527.821.917.133.132.428.124.624.235.430.524.324.419.636.630.624.717.713.336.133.523.618.611.238.536.226.519.311.342.137.226.119.511.643.338.425.818.21143.939.126.718.110.845.839.72617.410.946.541.427.116.61148.639.82515.311.147.338.52314.312.346.136.420.114.412.544.235.82513.412.443.937.620.613.813.145.540.918.914.213.747.135.316.613.813.245.228.615.513.613.443.624.814.213.312.538.523.214.515.312.232.750.336.228.624.957.67.42.51.10.612.1median 35.8median 24.4median 17.4median 12.5median 43.64.532.51.44.8hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAcer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731QLenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8Aorus 15X ASF
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFHAcer Nitro 16 AN16-41
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLRLenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115NAorus 15X ASF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
Radeon RX 7600S, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFMDell G15 5530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13650HX, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11off / environment *
24
25.7
-7%
23
4%
25
-4%
24
-0%
20.41
15%
Idle Minimum *
24
25.7
-7%
23.1
4%
28
-17%
24
-0%
26.85
-12%
Idle Average *
24
25.7
-7%
23.1
4%
29
-21%
25
-4%
26.85
-12%
Idle Maximum *
32.32
26.3
19%
26.6
18%
36
-11%
28
13%
26.85
17%
Load Average *
36.66
33.9
8%
34.7
5%
50
-36%
42
-15%
27.65
25%
Witcher 3 ultra *
49.06
47.6
3%
54
-10%
50
-2%
47.9
2%
Load Maximum *
49.49
62
-25%
54.8
-11%
58
-17%
50
-1%
47.86
3%
* … smaller is better
Acer’s gaming laptop remains astonishingly cool and, during gaming sessions, most of the surfaces don’t even reach 40 °C. The heat is only concentrated on the protruding cooling system on the rear where hot spots can reach 55 °C when gaming. Only in the combined stress test, we measured a hot spot of 66 °C, although this doesn’t happen during everyday use. Users will mostly never come into contact with the rear bar but, when placed on the lap, occasional contact with the device will be unpleasant when gaming.
39 °C
102 F39 °C
102 F41 °C
106 F 31 °C
88 F36 °C
97 F36 °C
97 F 28 °C
82 F28 °C
82 F32 °C
90 F
Maximum: 41 °C=106 F
Average: 34.4 °C=94 F
55 °C
131 F66 °C
151 F54 °C
129 F38 °C
100 F40 °C
104 F36 °C
97 F32 °C
90 F26 °C
79 F25 °C
77 F
Maximum: 66 °C=151 F
Average: 41.3 °C=106 F
Power Supply (max.) 44 °C=111 F | Room Temperature 22 °C=72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Fluke 62 Mini
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 34.4 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 66 °C / 151 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 32.4 °C / 90 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.1 °C / 92 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32 °C / 89.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 29 °C / 84.2 F (-3 °C / -5.4 F).
In the stress test (FurMark + Prime95), after one minute, the P-cores clock rate dropped from 3.6 GHz to only 0.85 GHz, significantly below the base clock rate of 2.1 GHz. On activating the turbo mode and “max fans”, the clock rate only dropped after 3 minutes (to ~1.1 GHz). The CPU heats up to 86 °C (and 83 °C, respectively) and continuously draws 100 watts.
The GPU more or less maintains its clock speed at 2,500 to 2,600 MHz, doesn’t get too warm (81 °C) and draws 115 watts. In the Witcher 3 stress test and in nearly all games, the RTX 4060 only requires 100 watts to reach its maximum clock speed. However, in models with an RTX 4080 that ought to look different.
In the pure GPU stress test (FurMark), the GPU continued to almost reach the maximum clock speed of around 2,430 MHz, drawing 129 watts and heating up to 76 °C. In turbo mode + max fans, up to 2,625 MHz is reached (slight overclocking), drawing 136 watts (a peak of 139 watts), while the GPU remains relatively cool at 71.5 °C.
Even during the pure CPU stress, after one minute, the P-cores only clock in at 0.92 GHz as it is limited to 100 watts, although the CPU only reaches 70 °C. The cooling system could clearly manage more. If turbo mode + max fans are activated, it is still 1.45 GHz at 115 watts and 73 °C. The ability to select the PL limits would have been sensible, especially when choosing an SKU with a Core i9-13900HX.
@Performance Mode
P-Cores / E-Cores Clock (GHz)
GPU Clock (MHz)
Average CPU Temperature (°C)
Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle
0,07 / 0,07
–
33
37
Prime95 Stress
0,95 / 3,5
10
71
49
Prime95 + FurMark
0,85 / 3,4
2.500
86
81
FurMark Stress
0,55 / 0,02
2.450
54
76
Witcher 3 Stress
1,6 / 0,02
2.475
61
73
The downward-firing 2-watt stereo speakers produce balanced mids and highs but the bass is almost completely absent, while the maximum volume of 76.1 dB(A) is rather average. The gaming laptops in our comparison field don’t do any better.
As an alternative, either the Asus ROG Strix G16, Lenovo’s Legion Pro 7 offers better sound or you could use a headset or sound system via the audio jack or Bluetooth.
dB(A)
0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2029.339.129.32528.443.428.43123.338.323.34022.337.322.35030.337.230.36317.428.917.48016.21916.210026.221.426.212537173716047.716.347.720051.612.951.625055.213.855.231561.31161.340063.910.863.950067.511.867.563061.512.561.580065.89.665.81000679.4671250639.363160061.311.461.3200061.414.461.4250065.51265.5315061.711.561.7400059.711.559.750006611.466630061.211.661.2800067.311.867.3100006511.6651250063.711.263.71600059.810.659.8SPL76.123.976.1N40.10.540.1median 61.5median 11.6median 61.5Delta4.90.94.936.73536.730.923.130.928.722.328.725.917.825.923.622.123.623.123.523.124.419.924.42016.32023.314.723.331.314.231.338.312.238.344.411.144.444.814.744.851.812.151.856.110.456.160.911.960.96396363.29.363.261.19.161.1629.96257.41057.459.110.359.153.911.353.956.211.256.258.711.758.76111.76165.911.965.963.512.163.558.212.458.249.312.449.372.723.172.730.50.430.5median 57.4median 11.7median 57.48.90.98.9hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAcer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731QLenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.12 dB)
Bass 100 – 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass – on average 15% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (15% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 – 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids – only 2.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 – 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs – only 2.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 17%, worst was 47%
Compared to all devices tested
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (72.7 dB)
Bass 100 – 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass – on average 23.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 – 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids – only 3.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 – 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs – only 3.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 73% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 21% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 17%, worst was 47%
Compared to all devices tested
» 51% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 42% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%
At 20 watts, the idle power consumption is very high, even for an Intel HX system while the AMD HS systems deliver the best results among Acer’s competitors.
175 watts when gaming is relatively low, however, nearly all of the RTX 4060 laptops record this value since the GPU reaches its maximum clock speed at 100 watts. 240 watts to 276 watts are only reached in the everyday (and not typical) stress test with this being easily absorbed by the 330-watt PSU.
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS-LED, 2560×1600, 16.00Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00Aorus 15X ASF
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, IPS, 2560×1440, 15.60Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
R7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, IPS-Level, 1920×1200, 16.00Dell G15 5530
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11, IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Average of class Gaming
Idle Minimum *
15.9
11.6
27%
24.5
-54%
11
31%
8
50%
8.4
47%
12.1 ?(6 – 24.5, n=12)
24%
13.6 ?(3 – 64, n=187, last 2 years)
14%
Idle Average *
20.5
15.6
24%
29.2
-42%
16
22%
11
46%
14.98
27%
16.3 ?(8.8 – 29.2, n=12)
20%
18.7 ?(6.5 – 68.2, n=187, last 2 years)
9%
Idle Maximum *
20.9
16.5
21%
34.3
-64%
24
-15%
16
23%
15.56
26%
20 ?(11.9 – 42.7, n=12)
4%
25.9 ?(8.9 – 76, n=186, last 2 years)
-24%
Load Average *
106
155
-46%
98.7
7%
104
2%
97
8%
96.8
9%
107.5 ?(77 – 190, n=12)
-1%
113.6 ?(48.4 – 202, n=187, last 2 years)
-7%
Witcher 3 ultra *
175
154.8
12%
178.6
-2%
185.4
-6%
161.5
8%
186
-6%
Load Maximum *
276
205
26%
249.6
10%
272
1%
168
39%
271.42
2%
221 ?(99 – 284, n=12)
20%
240 ?(99 – 418, n=186, last 2 years)
13%
* … smaller is better
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With a brightness of 150 cd/m² while surfing the internet, and a variable refresh rate from 120 to 240 Hz, the Helios 16’s battery life measures a little over 5.5 hours and is roughly the average for gaming laptops. The AMD systems, the Acer Nitro 16 and Asus TUF Gaming A16 have much longer staying power at 9 and 12 hours, respectively. At only 3.5 hours, the Legion Pro 5 16 brings up the rear.
After half an hour, the battery is once more charged to 50 % with 100 % taking around 1.15 hours. It’s also possible to charge the laptop via USB-C, however, this is slower.
Battery Runtime
Witcher 3 ultra 150cd
1h 27min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge v114)
5h 38min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge v114)
4h 19min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
4h 46min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 28min
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 90 WhAcer Nitro 16 AN16-41
R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 WhLenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 80 WhAorus 15X ASF
i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 99 WhAsus TUF Gaming A16 FA617
R7 7735HS, Radeon RX 7600S, 90 WhDell G15 5530
i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 86 WhAverage of class Gaming
H.264
286
614
115%
472
65%
405
42%
377 ?(56 – 747, n=95, last 2 years)
32%
WiFi v1.3
338
540
60%
205
-39%
489
45%
724
114%
391
16%
359 ?(57 – 745, n=183, last 2 years)
6%
Witcher 3 ultra
87
47
-46%
80.2 ?(45 – 155, n=24, last 2 years)
-8%
Load
88
105
19%
41
-53%
118
34%
90
2%
50
-43%
85.2 ?(36 – 228, n=156, last 2 years)
-3%
Reader / Idle
729
401
679
1212
554 ?(57 – 1217, n=93, last 2 years)
Pros
+ powerful Intel HX processor
+ bright 240Hz QHD display
+ 97 % DCI P3, Dolby Vision & G-Sync
+ relative quiet in balanced mode
+ individual mini-LED key lighting
+ HDMI 2.1, RJ45 + 2 x TB4
+ Advanced Optimus
+ robust aluminum case
+ USB-C Power Delivery
+ simple maintenance + two RAM banks
+ fast Wi-Fi 6E 160 MHz
+ powerful cooling system …
Cons
– … hot spots below the rear cooling bar
– average battery life
– heavy SSD throttling
– mediocre speakers
– Power Limits cannot be set manually
– 1/3 CPU /GPU performance in battery mode
– fingerprint magnet
– hefty PSU
– charging port makes a whining noise
The Acer Predator Helios 16 gaming laptop has many strengths but also some smaller trade-offs. We were positively surprised by the fast, vivid-color, 240 Hz QHD display with 97 % DCI P3 and Dolby Vision meaning nothing stands in the way of doing creative work.
Paired with the power of the Intel HX CPU and a similarly very powerful RTX 4060, you get a mid-range gaming laptop with many high-end elements.
We were also impressed by the metal case despite the keyboard deck flexing a little. The keys themselves could do with more feedback, but, conversely, we liked the particularly vivid-color and energy-saving mini-LED key lighting. Nevertheless, the battery life is mediocre and will probably be even shorter when using the optionally available mini-LED display – especially when combined with the most powerful SKU (Core i9-13900HX + RTX 4080).
High-level performance, a vivid 240 Hz QHD display and peace and quiet when gaming all sound like the ideal recipe for a gaming laptop and creative workstation. However, we have to accept some trade-offs.
The powerful cooling system helps keep the internal temperatures low, ensuring quiet and stable performance, particularly in either the balanced or quiet modes. What we missed was the individually customizable Power Limits in order to push the cooling system to its limits. The temperature-related SSD throttling appears to be a blemish on an otherwise positive overall picture with a seemingly excessive 25-watt CPU limitation in battery mode.
With its review variant SKU, the laptop currently costs $1,900 and $1,750, respectively but it is occasionally also possible to purchase a cheaper model for around $1,450 with a slightly less colorful 165 Hz display. However, it is often possible to find its main competitor, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16 for around $1,400 with the device offering nearly the same benefits. Differences can only be seen in the details such as the absence of Advanced Optimus, a better keyboard and a 165 Hz QHD display lacking DCI P3 coverage.
Additionally, the Asus ROG Strix G16 is an interesting option, comes with an RTX 4060 and also costs around $1,800. This investment will also get you better speakers, longer battery life, a keyboard with more pronounced feedback and faster display response times.
The Acer Predator Helios 16 with the model number PH16-71-74UU (Core i7-13700HX, RTX 4060 and a 165 Hz display) currently costs $1,650 on Amazon. The mini-LED model, combined with a Core i9-13900HX and the RTX 4080, is currently out of stock.
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q
–
07/05/2023 v7
Marvin Gollor
Connectivity
76 / 80 → 95%
Application Performance
94%
Gaming – Weighted Average
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
My fascination with computers began as a preschooler. After Windows 95 and the 486, I quickly got into the Internet, which has now completely taken hold of me – and never quite let go. At the age of 11 I built my own PC, but since 2016 I have completely switched to notebooks: Because it allows me to have my entire PC with me everywhere as a traveling freelancer. Still, I’m not a full-time N3rd and passionately play drums, lift weights and love being in our Finnish log cabin!
Translator: Andrew Dickson – Translator – 52 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022
My lifelong passion for tech was born in a gadget-filled household in Scotland. From games consoles to cameras to computers. Early adopters, so early the phrase might have been coined with our family in mind.
On finishing school, I trained and qualified as a golf professional before moving to Germany, where I have worked and lived for over 30 years.
In 2002, I formed a successful English language centre, providing training, translations and digital learning systems to numerous businesses in the Rhein Neckar metropole area.
Whether augmented or virtual reality, smart devices, mobile technology, sustainable environmental solutions, the tech world is as exciting now as it has ever been.
Working with Notebookcheck allows me to combine my love of both tech and language.
Marvin Gollor, 2023-07-18 (Update: 2023-07-18)
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