Review: Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR (2020)

by Parm Mann on 15 April 2020, 14:01

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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Test Methodology

Comparison Laptops - Part One
System Name
Form Factor
15.6in
14.0in
15.6in
15.6in
15.6in
CPU
Intel Core i7-8750H
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Intel Core i7-9750H
Intel Core i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-9750H
CPU Base Frequency
2.2GHz
3.0GHz
2.6GHz
1.8GHz
2.6GHz
CPU Turbo Frequency
4.1GHz
4.3Hz
4.5GHz
4.6GHz
4.5GHz
CPU Cores / Threads
6 / 12
8 / 16
6 / 12
4 / 8
6 / 12
CPU TDP
45W
35W
45W
15W
45W
Integrated GPU
-
AMD Radeon
Intel UHD 630
Intel UHD 620
Intel UHD 630
Memory
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
32GB DDR4 (2x16GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
Memory Speed
2,666MHz
3,200MHz
2,666MHz
2,400MHz
2,666MHz
Dedicated GPU(s)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 8GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q 2GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB
Display
15.6in LGD05E8 Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
14.0in Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
15.6in AUO82ED Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
15.6in BOE07D8 Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
15.6in SDCA029 UHD AMOLED (3,840x2,160)
Touchscreen
No
No
No
No
No
Battery Capacity
62Wh
76Wh
76Wh
73Wh
94Wh
Wireless
Killer Wireless-AC 1550i
Intel WiFi 6 AX200
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
Network
Killer E2500
-
Realtek Gigabit
-
Killer E2600
Primary Storage
512GB Intel 760p M.2 SSD
1TB Intel 660p M.2 SSD
2x 512GB Intel 660p M.2 SSD (RAID 0)
512GB WD PC SN520 M.2 SSD
512GB Intel 760p M.2 SSD
Secondary Storage
2TB Seagate BarraCuda 2.5in HDD
-
-
-
-
Power Supply
180W
180W
230W
90W
230W
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Dimensions (W x D x H)
361mm x 246mm x 24.4mm
324mm x 222mm x 17.9mm
360mm x 252mm x 18.9mm
354mm x 220mm x 17.9mm
356mm x 250mm x 20mm
Weight
2.4kg
1.6kg
2.0kg
1.6kg
2.0kg
Standard Warranty
Two years
Two years
TBC
One year
Two years
Date Reviewed
April 2019
March 2020
September 2019
March 2019
July 2019
Price When Reviewed
£1,900
£1,799
£2,300
£1,400
£2,499

Comparison Laptops - Part Two
System Name
Form Factor
17.3in
17.3in
15.6in
16.1in
15.6in
CPU
Intel Core i7-10875H
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Core i7-9750H
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750H
CPU Base Frequency
2.3GHz
2.4GHz
2.6GHz
2.2GHz
2.2GHz
CPU Turbo Frequency
5.1GHz
5.0GHz
4.5GHz
4.1GHz
4.1GHz
CPU Cores / Threads
8 / 16
8 / 16
6 / 12
6 / 12
6 / 12
CPU TDP
45W
45W
45W
45W
45W
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD
Intel UHD 630
Intel UHD 630
Intel UHD 630
Intel UHD 630
Memory
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
Memory Speed
2,933MHz
2,666MHz
2,400MHz
2,400MHz
2,666MHz
Dedicated GPU(s)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 8GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB
Display
17.3in AUO329B UHD IPS (3,840x2,160)
17.3in AUO329B UHD IPS (3,840x2,160)
15.6in BOE07AF Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
16.1in CMN1602 Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
15.6in LGD05C0 Full-HD IPS (1,920x1,080)
Touchscreen
No
No
No
No
No
Battery Capacity
94Wh
94Wh
46Wh
62Wh
80Wh
Wireless
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
Network
Killer E2600
Killer E2600
Realtek Gigabit
Realtek Gigabit
-
Primary Storage
512GB Samsung PM981 M.2 SSD
512GB Intel 760p M.2 SSD
512GB Intel 760p M.2 SSD
512GB Samsung 970 Pro M.2 SSD
512GB Samsung SM981 M.2 SSD
Secondary Storage
-
-
1TB Seagate BarraCuda 2.5in HDD
1TB Seagate BarraCuda 2.5in HDD
-
Power Supply
230W
230W
180W
180W
230W
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10
Dimensions (W x D x H)
396mm x 270mm x 21.4mm
396mm x 270mm x 21.4mm
359mm x 236mm x 22mm
380mm x 252mm x 19.9mm
355mm x 235mm x 17.8mm
Weight
2.5kg
2.5kg
2.0kg
2.3kg
2.1kg
Standard Warranty
Two years
Two years
Three years
Three years
One year
Date Reviewed
April 2020
October 2019
May 2019
February 2019
April 2019
Price When Reviewed
£2,700
£3,499
£1,249
£1,999
£2,450

CPU Benchmarks
HEXUS PiFast Our number-crunching PiFast test is used to benchmark the computational power of each system's CPU.
Cinebench Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses as many cores as possible.
HandBrake Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores.

Memory and Storage Benchmarks
AIDA64 Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency.
CrystalDiskMark Popular free-to-use storage benchmark, used to gauge sequential performance and aggregated 4K QD32 speeds.

System and Gaming Benchmarks
PCMark 10 The tests in this benchmark cover a wide range of activities from everyday productivity tasks to demanding work with digital media content.
3DMark 3DMark Time Spy is a DirectX 12 benchmark test for Windows 10 gaming PCs.
Gaming A selection of modern titles are tested at various resolutions.

Miscellaneous Benchmarks
Display Datacolor's Spyder Elite professional monitor analyser is used to return a quantitative assessment of display quality.
Power Consumption Noted for system idling, under HandBrake video-transcoding load, and while gaming.
Temperature Noted for CPU idling, under HandBrake video-transcoding load, and for GPU while gaming.
Battery Life Measured while looping a high-definition movie clip with 50 per cent screen brightness and flight mode enabled.

Notes

It is helpful to have similar configurations of the 2019 and 2020 Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR in our graphs. What's eye-opening is the fact that the newer model, with 10th Gen CPU, upgraded GPU, quicker memory and faster SSD comes to market priced £800 below its predecessor.


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