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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Gigabyte Aorus 17H offers stronger performance, especially for 3D, machine learning, and gaming, due to its more powerful graphics card. It has a larger screen, which is advantageous for multitasking and immersive gaming, albeit making it less portable. Conversely, the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is more portable due to its smaller size and weight, but also less expensive; this makes it more suitable for general use and everyday mobility. Both have similar battery capacities and build qualities, but expect shorter battery life with the Aorus 17H due to its higher-spec components. Choose the 17H for performance-heavy tasks or the Aorus 5 for a balance between performance and portability. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17H
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Good battery life
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 5
  • The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has no clear advantages over the Gigabyte Aorus 17H.

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.7
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
7.9
9.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.

Screen Quality

8.3
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
8.0
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
351.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 5 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.

Portability

Poor
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
5.0 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has only fair portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17H has poor portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.9
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
7.5
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
351.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
5.9/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte Aorus 5 are both good for general use.

Engineering and Design

8.6
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
8.2
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
9.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte Aorus 5 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

8.0
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
7.6
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
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 Aorus 5 is good.

Software Development

7.5
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
7.3
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte Aorus 5 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
5.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has 6 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has 5 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.4
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
7.4
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Gigabyte Aorus 5 both have good build quality.

Cost

$2,370
Aorus 17H
Aorus 5
$2,359
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$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has a price of $2,370 and the Gigabyte Aorus 5 costs $2,359.

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How the Gigabyte Aorus 17H and the Gigabyte Aorus 5 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte Aorus 17HGigabyte Aorus 5
Gigabyte Aorus 17HGigabyte Aorus 5

GENERAL

Price
$2,370
$2,359
Release Date
January 1, 2023June 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
15.7'' x 10.2'' x 1.18''14'' x 10'' x 1.08''
Weight
5.95 lbs5.07 lbs
Width
15.7"14"
Depth
10.16"10"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-13700HIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours5 Hours
Battery Capacity
99 Wh99 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
360Hz360Hz
Display Brightness
351 nits280 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
5.9/106.7/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
23
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
YesNo
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
44

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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."

Gigabyte Aorus 5

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Can Buy or Not

Vincent Chang | June 2022
"The Gigabyte Aorus 5 SE4 is a capable mainstream gaming notebook that will run the latest PC games with aplomb. However, it's not your stereotypical flashy gaming PC. Gigabyte has added some interesting tweaks. For example, the webcam placement and its Microsoft Azure AI tool — to automatically switch between power modes — are unusual for this genre. But more importantly, the pricing is fairly competitive and reasonable."

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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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