The Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat more expensive but offers a high-resolution OLED screen, more storage, and a more powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU, which is beneficial for intensive engineering tasks and 3D/machine learning applications. It also boasts a higher color accuracy, making it suitable for tasks that require precise color work. However, it has less portability due to its weight. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 7 is less expensive, has a faster refresh rate which is great for gaming, and a larger screen size, but lower storage capacity and its Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU is not as powerful as the Aero 5's, making it less ideal for highly intensive tasks. It's also heavier, affecting portability further. Choose the Aero 5 for high performance and screen quality or the Aorus 7 for better value and gaming at the cost of lower performance in demanding applications. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
Very good for content creation
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 7
Good speakers
Key differences
Engineering and Design
8.7/10
8.1/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both very good for engineering and design, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 excels in engineering and design due to its high-resolution OLED screen which provides excellent color accuracy and contrast, paired with a powerful GPU and sufficient memory. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 7, albeit with a larger screen and high refresh rate, trades off some screen color accuracy for a newer GPU, making it also suitable for demanding engineering tasks, but with slightly less emphasis on visual precision. Both are similarly equipped with substantial CPUs and RAM, making them capable in intensive scenarios, yet their size and weight may limit portability and they produce some operational noise.
Content Creation
8.2/10
7.6/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 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
7.9/10
7.4/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both good for software development, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat better.
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
8.6/10
8.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
446.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
351.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 7 for general use, engineering and design, software development, and content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 has a better screen for gaming and AI.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a screen that boasts high resolution and brightness, along with a wide color gamut, making it ideal for tasks that require color accuracy and detailed imagery, which is essential for both general use and professional engineering and design work. On the other hand, it lacks a high refresh rate, hence it falls short for gaming and 3D applications, where smooth motion and fast screen updates are crucial. The Gigabyte Aorus 7 also offers decent resolution and respectable color reproduction, suitable for everyday and professional tasks, but similarly underperforms for gaming and 3D due to the less optimal refresh rate.
Portability
Fair
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
5.9 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 both have only fair portability, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 offers strong performance for general use with its high-quality OLED screen, a capable processor and graphics card, ample RAM, and a sizable solid-state drive, making it suitable for tasks that demand good screen quality and computing power despite moderate portability and battery life. On the other hand, the Gigabyte Aorus 7 provides similar RAM and a newer but less powerful processor with a larger but lower-resolution screen that's better for multitasking, though its bulkier size and slightly shorter battery life make it less portable.
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
7.8/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.1/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both good for gaming and AI.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Battery
7.0 Hours
6.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has 6 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.
Build Quality
7.8/10
7.4/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,250
$1,190
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
$2,000
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a price of $1,250 and the Gigabyte Aorus 7 costs $1,190.
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How the Gigabyte Aero 5 and the Gigabyte Aorus 7 compare to other laptops
"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."
"The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is a gaming laptop that is pitched at perhaps the hardest market to get right: the mid-range. So, unlike high-end gaming laptops that can throw the latest and greatest components together in a bid to attract gamers with plenty of money to spend, or budget gaming laptops that can make wise cuts that are justified as long as the price is low enough, mid-rangers like the Gigabyte Aorus 7 have to balance the two."
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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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