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Advantages of the Gigabyte A5
  • Good portability
  • Very good speakers
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Engineering and Design

7.9
A5
Aero 5
8.7
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Content Creation

7.7
A5
Aero 5
8.2
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Software Development

7.3
A5
Aero 5
7.9
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte A5 are both good for software development, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

8.0
A5
Aero 5
8.6
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
325.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
446.0 nits
The Gigabyte A5 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aero 5 for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Build Quality

7.2
A5
Aero 5
7.8
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte A5 both have good build quality, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 has somewhat better build quality.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.7
A5
Aero 5
7.9
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
325.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
446.0 nits
6.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte A5 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.5
A5
Aero 5
7.9
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte A5 are both good for gaming and AI.

Battery

6.5 Hours
A5
Aero 5
7.0 Hours
The Gigabyte A5 has 6.5 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life.

Portability

Good
A5
Aero 5
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
4.6 lbs
WEIGHT
5.0 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
1.0in
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte A5 to have good portability, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,250
A5
Aero 5
$1,250
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$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

The Gigabyte A5 has a price of $1,250 and the Gigabyte Aero 5 costs $1,250.

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How the Gigabyte A5 and the Gigabyte Aero 5 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte A5Gigabyte Aero 5
Gigabyte A5Gigabyte Aero 5

GENERAL

Price
$1,250
$1,250
Release Date
February 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.2'' x 1''14'' x 10'' x 1.08''
Weight
4.68 lbs5.07 lbs
Width
14.21"14"
Depth
10.15"10"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
44
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6.5 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
49 Wh99 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Refresh Rate
240Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
325 nits446 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.8/10
Portability Score
7/106.7/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7.5/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/106.8/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
33
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Florian Glaser | September 2022
"Ignoring price, the Gigabyte A5 has a hard time against the similarly fast competition. Besides the loud noise in 3D mode (performance mode), the high temperature development of the components should be mentioned on the downside. Despite the relatively thick case, the laptop gets very warm and loud under load, which does not exactly speak for the cooling system. The plastic surfaces look rather cheap and also tend to rattle. In most other disciplines - be it the input devices, the screen, the connectivity or the battery runtime - the Gigabyte laptop does not stand out from the crowd, neither positively nor negatively. However, those who primarily pay attention to the price-performance ratio will get a pretty good offer with the Gigabyte A5."

Gigabyte Aero 5

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The Tech Revolutionist

Zhi Cheng | May 2022
"It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook."

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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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