The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is a premium laptop best suited for intensive gaming and performance-heavy tasks like 3D rendering and machine learning, featuring a high-end GPU and a larger screen with a high refresh rate. However, it is significantly heavier and has a short battery life, making it less portable. On the other hand, the Lenovo Flex 5 14 is more affordable, lighter, and offers much better battery life, with a touchscreen and a 2-in-1 form factor that enhances its versatility for general use and portability. Although suitable for everyday tasks, its integrated graphics make it less suited for demanding engineering or gaming applications. Give Feedback
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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 overall display quality
Very good speakers
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo Flex 5 14
Very good portability
Very good battery life
Key differences
Gaming and AI
8.7/10
6.2/10
9.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is very good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14 is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is deemed very good for gaming and 3D because it comes with a powerful Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU and offers a high screen refresh rate of 360Hz, providing smooth visuals for fast-paced gaming and rendering detailed 3D environments. In contrast, the Lenovo Flex 5 14 only has an integrated Vega 8 GPU and a standard 60Hz screen refresh rate, which, while adequate for less demanding tasks, makes it just fair for gaming and less suitable for intensive 3D work.
Engineering and Design
8.6/10
7.0/10
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
9.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14 is good.
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H stands out for engineering and design due to its high-performance CPU, superior GPU, and large, high-refresh-rate screen that offers vibrant colors and good brightness, making it suitable for demanding engineering tasks and detailed design work.
Screen Quality
8.3/10
6.4/10
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
351.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
277.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has a better screen than the Lenovo Flex 5 14 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, and content creation.
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H's screen offers clarity and vibrant colors for general use due to its high resolution and panel type, which are clear even in bright conditions, and it has a wide color range beneficial for engineering and design work, but its lower refresh rate makes it less suitable for the fast-paced visuals required in gaming and 3D applications. The Lenovo Flex 5 14's screen presents a compromise with acceptable resolution and brightness for day-to-day tasks and decent color representation for design work, yet the fair screen doesn't excel in any area and falls short in gaming and 3D because of its lower refresh rate compared to gaming-specific laptops. Screen performance is often about balancing qualities such as resolution, color accuracy, and refresh rate, where choices align with user priorities, like opting for color depth in design over high refresh rates in gaming.
Battery
6.0 Hours
11.5 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Flex 5 14 has 11.5 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
Poor
Very Good
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
3.4 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 has very good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17H has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$2,000
$950
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H has a price of $2,000 and the Lenovo Flex 5 14 costs $950.
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Lenovo Flex 5 14 are both good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H delivers strong performance for general use with a higher-end CPU and GPU combo and ample RAM, but its larger screen and heavier build sacrifice portability and lead to a shorter battery life compared to the Lenovo Flex 5 14, which, while offering sufficient power for general tasks with solid CPU and RAM specs, enhances portability with a smaller, lighter design and longer battery life; additionally, it boasts a touchscreen for added versatility. Both laptops have high-quality screens, but the Gigabyte's larger size and higher refresh rate are favorable for visual experiences, whereas the Lenovo's higher resolution and aspect ratio offer crisp, detailed images in a more compact form.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.6/10
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
1920 x 1080
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 17H to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14 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
7.5/10
7.4/10
9.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Lenovo Flex 5 14 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.
Build Quality
7.4/10
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17H and Lenovo Flex 5 14 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 17H and the Lenovo Flex 5 14 compare to other laptops
"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."
"The highlight of the latest IdeaPad Flex 5 14 is clearly its AMD CPU. The octa-core Ryzen 7 5700U is insanely fast even when compared to the best Tiger Lake Ultrabooks in the market or even Core H CPUs in many gaming laptops. It's a lot of raw processing power for what is supposed to be a budget 14-inch convertible. If your daily workloads can benefit from extra multi-thread CPU performance, then look no further than the inexpensive AMD-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14. For regular on-the-road browsing or video streaming, however, a slimmer and lighter 10th gen Core Yoga, Spectre, or XPS would be a more balanced option."
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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 Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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