The Gigabyte Aorus 5 offers solid performance with a mid-range price, making it a good choice if you're looking for a balance between cost and capabilities; it's less expensive than the Razer Blade 17 but has a powerful processor and graphics card enough for most tasks, including gaming. However, the Razer Blade 17 comes with a superior processor, more RAM, and a higher resolution screen, making it a better fit for very intensive tasks like 3D rendering or engineering simulations. It's also more portable despite its larger screen due to a slimmer design. Both have similar battery life, but the Razer Blade 17 has a higher build quality and better overall performance, reflected in its higher price. If portability and top-tier performance are crucial for you and you don't mind a higher cost, the Razer Blade 17 could be the better choice, otherwise, for daily tasks and moderate gaming, the Gigabyte Aorus 5 will serve you well and save money. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 5
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has no clear advantages over the Razer Blade 17.
Advantages of the Razer Blade 17
Very good for general use
Excellent for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Very good overall build quality
Excellent speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.5/10
8.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
280.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
486.0 nits
5.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.5 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.7/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Razer Blade 17 is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
The Razer Blade 17 outperforms the Gigabyte Aorus 5 in general use primarily because it has a more powerful CPU and double the RAM, which leads to better multitasking and overall smoother performance. Additionally, the Razer Blade 17 features a superior screen with higher resolution and color accuracy, making it more suitable for visual tasks, although it is slightly heavier and less portable than the Gigabyte Aorus 5, which may impact its suitability for on-the-go users.
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
8.6/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.2/10
The Razer Blade 17 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
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.
Engineering and Design
8.2/10
9.1/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.2/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Razer Blade 17 is excellent for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is very good.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is well-suited for engineering and design with a robust CPU, high RAM capacity, powerful GPU, and quality screen, but the Razer Blade 17 outshines it with an even stronger CPU, double the RAM, a more advanced GPU, and a far superior screen resolution and color accuracy, making it excellent for the most demanding tasks. However, the tradeoff comes in portability and cost, as the Razer Blade 17 is heavier and typically more expensive, while the Aorus 5 offers a more budget-friendly option without drastically compromising on essential specs for engineering and design work.
Content Creation
7.6/10
8.5/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Razer Blade 17 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 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
7.3/10
8.5/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Razer Blade 17 is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
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
8.0/10
8.6/10
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
280.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
486.0 nits
The Razer Blade 17 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 5 for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 offers a balance suitable for general use and engineering with its pleasing resolution and brightness, alongside respectable color accuracy, providing a suitable canvas for most tasks. However, its lower refresh rate compared to specialized gaming laptops means it's less smooth for fast-paced 3D games. The Razer Blade 17 steps up with vibrant colors and excellent brightness, enhancing the experience for both general users and professionals in engineering and design, but similarly, its refresh rate may not satisfy gamers looking for ultra-smooth motion in their 3D gaming experiences.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.5/10
The Razer Blade 17 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$2,359
$4,300
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has a price of $2,359 and the Razer Blade 17 costs $4,300.
"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."
"Our test configuration of the Blade 17 targets gamers and creative professionals. A Core i9-12900H processor, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (175 watts TGP after the BIOS update, 16 GB of VRAM), and 32 GB of working memory equip the laptop for video processing, rending, and 4k gaming at the highest level. In addition, a fast PCIe-4 SSD (1 TB) ensures short load and storage times. With the Blade 17 (Early 2022), Razer delivers a successful and powerful work device for creative professionals. But this also has its price."
Get a great deal on the Gigabyte Aorus 5 or the Razer Blade 17
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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