The Gigabyte Aorus 15X offers high performance with a powerful processor and graphics card, making it suitable for intensive tasks like gaming, 3D rendering, or machine learning, but it's heavier and has lower battery life compared to the Razer Book 13, which is more portable with a longer battery life, touchscreen, and better portability score, making it better for general use and mobile productivity. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 15X
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Advantages of the Razer Book 13
Very good overall build quality
Excellent portability
Excellent battery life
Very good keyboard
Key differences
Gaming and AI
8.5/10
6.2/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.7/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for gaming and AI, while the Razer Book 13 is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is equipped with a high-refresh-rate screen and a powerful Nvidia RTX GPU, making it well-suited for gaming and 3D tasks, while the Razer Book 13, with its lower refresh rate and integrated graphics, offers moderate performance for the same tasks but excels in portability and battery life.
Engineering and Design
8.6/10
7.1/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.7/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for engineering and design, while the Razer Book 13 is good.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Screen Quality
8.2/10
7.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
13.4in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
301.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
507.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a better screen than the Razer Book 13 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a display with good resolution and brightness for everyday tasks, while also covering a wide color gamut essential for engineering and design work, but its lower refresh rate makes it less suitable for the fast-paced visuals in gaming and 3D applications. The Razer Book 13 also offers a vibrant and sharp screen for general activities and accurate color rendition for creative professionals, yet it suffers similarly for gaming and 3D content due to a lower refresh rate. For both laptops, the strength lies in their ability to display crisp images and accurate colors, making them ideal for productivity and creative tasks but less so for high-frame-rate gaming.
Battery
5.5 Hours
14.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Razer Book 13 has 14 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
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
13.4in
5.7 lbs
WEIGHT
3.0 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Razer Book 13 has excellent portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 15X has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.5/10
The Razer Book 13 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 15X has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,600
$1,389
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a price of $1,600 and the Razer Book 13 costs $1,389.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and Razer Book 13 are both good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X offers high-end CPU and graphics performance suitable for intensive tasks, a quality screen, and a larger display with a high refresh rate for a more responsive visual experience, but with a shorter battery life and it's less portable due to its size and weight. In contrast, the Razer Book 13 is lighter with longer battery life, making it more portable, its screen is high quality with better brightness and higher resolution, although it features a less powerful CPU and integrated graphics, limiting its suitability for demanding applications.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.6/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 15X to be very good for content creation, while the Razer Book 13 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
7.7/10
7.5/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and Razer Book 13 are both good for software development.
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.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 15X and the Razer Book 13 compare to other laptops
"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."
"The Razer Book is like an XPS 13, but faster. The Book 13 combines the design philosophy and performance of a Blade Stealth with the 16:10 display of a Dell XPS 13 for an impressive piece of hardware. Office users who want something more stylish than the typical Dell, HP or Lenovo will certainly find themselves drawn to this Razer subnotebook. If your priorities are to have the best-looking and fastest 13-inch laptop in the office over auxiliary features, however, then the Book 13 proudly fulfills that niche."
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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.
About Razer
Razer is an American-Singaporean technology company. Razer is best known for their Blade series laptops, well known for their strong performance and sleek design. Although Razer charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a stealthy laptop with clean fit and finish and strong performance. All of their models offer great portability and build quality compared to other gaming laptops.
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