The Gigabyte Aorus 15's high-performance CPU and substantial RAM make it excellent for engineering and design applications that require significant processing power. Its quality GPU, coupled with an IPS display that boasts impressive color accuracy, also ensures detailed and vibrant visual renderings essential for design work.

The Gigabyte Aorus 15 is equipped with a powerful CPU and a high-quality screen with great color accuracy, which are very important for smooth performance and clear visuals essential in general use. However, it is somewhat heavy and has moderate battery life, meaning it's less ideal for frequent travel and extended use without charging.

The Gigabyte Aorus 15 excels in gaming and 3D applications largely due to its high-performance Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU, which can efficiently handle graphically intensive tasks. Additionally, its 165Hz refresh rate screen ensures smooth motion visuals during fast-paced scenes, complemented by a quality IPS display that offers clear and consistent colors.

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, and video editing work. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.

The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.

The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.

PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.

PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability. Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify. Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.

PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.

PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.

PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.