The ASUS Vivobook 15X is more budget-friendly with adequate performance for general use, a comfortable keyboard, and reasonable portability. It's suitable for everyday tasks but may struggle with more intense engineering software and gaming due to its basic integrated graphics. The Gigabyte Aorus 15X, while more expensive, offers top-tier performance with a high-end processor and graphics card, making it ideal for engineering work, 3D rendering, and gaming. It also provides a sharper and brighter display with higher color accuracy, but it's heavier and less portable, and has a shorter battery life suitable for short stints away from a power source. Choose the ASUS for general, cost-effective use or the Gigabyte for performance-intensive tasks and a superior screen. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS Vivobook 15X
Good battery life
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 15X
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Good for software development
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Good speakers
Good keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.1/10
7.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
250.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
301.0 nits
8.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.5 Hours
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
7.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and ASUS Vivobook 15X are both good for general use, though the Gigabyte Aorus 15X is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X offers a superior experience for general use with its more powerful Intel i9 processor, double the RAM, and a higher-quality screen with better resolution and color coverage compared to the ASUS Vivobook 15X, which has a fair performance with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and adequate RAM for basic tasks, but a lower resolution screen with less color accuracy. Additionally, the Gigabyte excels in portability despite its larger battery, offering longer battery life, although it is heavier, indicating a trade-off between longevity and weight.
Gaming and AI
6.0/10
8.5/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for gaming and AI, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X provides a superior gaming and 3D experience due to its powerful Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics card and a high 240Hz screen refresh rate, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X, with its integrated AMD Ryzen 5 7530U Vega 7 graphics and a standard 60Hz screen refresh rate, offers a fair experience, better suited for less demanding games.
Engineering and Design
6.3/10
8.6/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.9/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for engineering and design, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X outperforms the ASUS Vivobook 15X in engineering and design tasks primarily due to its superior main processor, double the RAM, and a more powerful GPU, which are crucial for demanding software and multitasking. Additionally, the Aorus 15X boasts better screen quality with a higher resolution and refresh rate, enhancing visual clarity and fluidity; however, it is less portable and emits more operating noise, which are trade-offs to consider.
Content Creation
7.1/10
8.0/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for content creation, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X 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
6.9/10
7.7/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is good for software development, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X is only fair.
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
6.2/10
8.2/10
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
250.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
301.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a better screen than the ASUS Vivobook 15X for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use, the Vivobook's display offers adequate clarity and brightness for casual activities, but the Aorus outshines it with a sharper and brighter screen, enhancing visual comfort and content crispness. When it comes to engineering and design, the Aorus's ability to represent a wider range of colors makes it suitable for precision work, while the Vivobook's more limited color range may be less accurate for professional color work. However, neither laptop is ideal for gaming and 3D applications due to their lower refresh rates, even though they both may have decent resolutions and panel types for less demanding visual tasks.
Battery
8.0 Hours
5.5 Hours
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has 8 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has 5.5 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
Good
Good
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
3.7 lbs
WEIGHT
5.7 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The ASUS Vivobook 15X and Gigabyte Aorus 15X both have good portability, though the ASUS Vivobook 15X has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$525
$1,600
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has a price of $525 and the Gigabyte Aorus 15X costs $1,600.
"All in all, my day on the Vivobook had its ups and downs. It is a really pretty and well-built device, and it had all of the functionality I needed to get me through my browser-based workload. But the speakers weren’t my favorite, and the battery life was just too short."
"The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is a strong showing of Raptor Lake and RTX 4000 series. While the Aorus had trouble keeping up in older games like Grand Theft Auto V, it nudged past the competition in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It also flexed its next-generation muscle in Far Cry 6 and Borderlands 3. While we were impressed with the overall build quality and design of the Aorus 15X, the keyboard lacked good tactile feedback. The display performed well in real-world testing despite its on-paper shortcoming with brightness, but the speakers are lackluster at best."
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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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