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Advantages of the Gigabyte A5
  • Good portability
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17H
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.6
A5
Aorus 17H
8.7
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Engineering and Design

7.9
A5
Aorus 17H
8.6
7.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is very good for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Screen Quality

8.0
A5
Aorus 17H
8.3
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
325.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
351.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has a better screen than the Gigabyte A5 for general use, gaming and AI, content creation, and software development.

Portability

Good
A5
Aorus 17H
Poor
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
4.6 lbs
WEIGHT
5.9 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
1.1in
The Gigabyte A5 has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17H has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,749
A5
Aorus 17H
$1,899
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

The Gigabyte A5 has a price of $1,749 and the Gigabyte Aorus 17H costs $1,899.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.5
A5
Aorus 17H
7.9
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
325.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
351.0 nits
6.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.0 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
7.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
5.9/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte A5 are both good for general use.

Content Creation

7.5
A5
Aorus 17H
8.0
7.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 17H to be very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte A5 is good.

Software Development

7.2
A5
Aorus 17H
7.5
7.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte A5 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.5 Hours
A5
Aorus 17H
6.0 Hours
The Gigabyte A5 has 6.5 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has 6 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.2
A5
Aorus 17H
7.4
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte A5 both have good build quality.

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How the Gigabyte A5 and the Gigabyte Aorus 17H compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte A5Gigabyte Aorus 17H
Gigabyte A5Gigabyte Aorus 17H

GENERAL

Price
$1,749
$1,899
Release Date
February 1, 2022January 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.2'' x 1''15.7'' x 10.2'' x 1.18''
Weight
4.68 lbs5.95 lbs
Width
14.21"15.7"
Depth
10.15"10.16"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HXIntel i7-13700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
22
Storage
512 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6.5 Hours6 Hours
Battery Capacity
49 Wh99 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"17.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
240Hz360Hz
Display Brightness
325 nits351 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
7/105.9/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7.5/108/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Gigabyte A5

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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 Aorus 17H

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Peter Donnell | February 2023
"Overall though, it’s *lots of swearing* fast, seriously. For work, rendering, gaming, it doesn’t matter, this is a true weapon of performance that’s going to run rings around most high-end desktop systems. If you absolutely have to game at ultra-high refresh rates on the go (but within thinking distance of a plug socket), this is the ticket. I can’t see such an extreme being that appealing to everyone, but if you take your gaming seriously, or even professionally, there’s nothing else out there that comes close that you can still fit in your backpack and travel with."

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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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