The ASUS ROG Strix G18 typically costs slightly less and offers a larger screen, higher resolution, more storage, and a more powerful main processor and graphics card, making it better suited for intensive gaming, 3D rendering, and engineering tasks. However, it's heavier, reducing portability. On the other hand, the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is lighter, which may be an advantage if you often carry your laptop around. Despite being usually slightly more expensive, it has a smaller screen and lower storage capacity. Its main processor and graphics card are less powerful, so while it's still capable of gaming and creative work, it might not handle intensive tasks as well as the ASUS. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS ROG Strix G18
Very good for general use
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Good battery life
Best in class speakers
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 5
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has no clear advantages over the ASUS ROG Strix G18.
Key differences
General Use
8.3/10
7.5/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
422.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
8.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
5.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 offers superior CPU performance and better screen quality, including higher resolution and color accuracy, which are very important for general use, but is less portable and has shorter battery life than the Gigabyte Aorus 5. In contrast, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 maintains decent CPU performance and good screen quality, it excels in portability with its lighter weight and longer battery life, making it convenient for users who need to move around frequently.
Gaming and AI
8.7/10
7.9/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.2/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.2/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 surpasses the Gigabyte Aorus 5 in gaming and 3D capabilities mainly due to its more powerful Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU and a higher screen refresh rate of 240 Hz, which is essential for smooth graphics rendering in fast-paced games. However, the Aorus 5, while having a less robust RTX 3070 GPU, offers a higher 360 Hz refresh rate, which could benefit highly competitive gamers seeking the utmost in fluid motion, despite its somewhat lower screen resolution and performance. Both have excellent CPUs, but the ASUS's is more powerful, and while both screens are of high quality, the ASUS offers a larger and higher resolution display.
Engineering and Design
8.9/10
8.2/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 and Gigabyte Aorus 5 are both very good for engineering and design, though the ASUS ROG Strix G18 is somewhat better.
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 stands out for engineering and design due to its advanced CPU and GPU, ample RAM, and superior screen quality with higher resolution, brightness, and color coverage, which benefits detailed engineering work; however, it is heavier and less portable. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 5 offers solid performance with a capable CPU and GPU, sufficient RAM, and a quality screen, while being lighter and more transportable, though with lower screen resolution and color fidelity compared to the ASUS model.
Content Creation
8.6/10
7.6/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
8.1/10
7.3/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
8.7/10
8.0/10
18.0in
SIZE
15.6in
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
422.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 5 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 offers superior visuals for general use and engineering tasks due to its higher resolution, brightness, and extensive color gamuts that ensure precise color representation, which is crucial for design work. Unfortunately, its lower refresh rate negatively impacts gaming and 3D applications where fluid motion is paramount. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 5, while still providing decent color accuracy and brightness for everyday tasks and design work, falls behind in gaming experiences as it shares a similar shortfall in refresh rate.
Battery
8.0 Hours
5.0 Hours
The ASUS ROG Strix G18 has 8 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has 5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Poor
Fair
18.0in
SIZE
15.6in
6.6 lbs
WEIGHT
5.0 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has only fair portability, while the ASUS ROG Strix G18 has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
"With the ROG Strix G18, Asus has made an almost consistently good debut in the still quite new 18-inch laptop segment. The base unit case shows a few signs of weakness in the area of stability and is something which has an effect on the perceived quality of the input devices (the chassis tends to rattle a bit). Nevertheless, thanks to generous port features (incl. Thunderbolt 4), a striking design, and extensive lighting (keyboard, LED strip on the front), gamers get a fitting gaming platform."
"The Gigabyte Aorus 5 SE4 is a capable mainstream gaming notebook that will run the latest PC games with aplomb. However, it's not your stereotypical flashy gaming PC. Gigabyte has added some interesting tweaks. For example, the webcam placement and its Microsoft Azure AI tool — to automatically switch between power modes — are unusual for this genre. But more importantly, the pricing is fairly competitive and reasonable."
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About ASUS
ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.
About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
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