Gigabyte G5

Gigabyte G5

Gigabyte G5

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BEST RATING
Engineering & Design:
4.4
GENERAL USE: Good7.3/10
GAMING/AI: Good7.4/10
ENG/DESIGN: Very Good8.0/10
SOFTWARE DEV: Good7.1/10
CONTENT CREATION: Good7.3/10
PORTABILITY: Good7.2/10
BATTERY: Poor5.5/10
OVERALL SCREEN QUALITY: Fair6.7/10
OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Very Good8.4/10
SIZE: 15.6"

The Gigabyte G5 is a laptop positioned in the lower midrange price bracket offering solid performance for gaming and general use with a main processor of Intel i7 and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU. It comes with a reasonable amount of storage and memory, suitable for multitasking and demanding applications. The laptop features a 15.6-inch IPS display that does not support a touchscreen but offers a full HD resolution and a high refresh rate for smooth visuals. The battery life is not particularly long, which may affect portability, and it weighs just over four and a half pounds, making it moderately comfortable to carry around. It includes multiple modern connectivity options such as USB-C and an Ethernet port, has a number pad on the backlit keyboard, and supports hardware ray tracing for gaming. It is released in May 2023 and comes with a Windows 11 Home operating system pre-installed. It scores well in various performance and quality aspects, especially for gaming, 3D rendering, and engineering use. However, keep in mind that the screen's color accuracy might not be the best if you're looking for professional-grade color work. Give Feedback

this description is based on the product variant with some specs. At the time of writing, the variant with some specs cost some dollars.








Evaluation

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Pros
  • Decent general performance
  • Good for 3D and machine learning
  • Fair portability
  • Solid build quality
  • Backlit keyboard with number pad
Cons
  • Average battery life
  • Heavy for frequent travel
  • Screen not very bright
  • Limited color coverage

Ratings by Category

Engineering & Design:
4.4
The Gigabyte G5 is well-suited for engineering and design use primarily because it has a high-performance CPU and GPU, which are crucial for running demanding software applications used in these fields. Additionally, its ample RAM supports multitasking and complex tasks, and the quality IPS display ensures clear visuals for detailed work, although the resolution is standard at Full HD.
Gaming & AI:
4.2
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability as well as AI performance, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work. While performance (especially graphics performance) is the most important factor determining this score, we also give modest weight to screen quality, heat management, keyboard quality, and storage.
Content Creation:
4.2
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.
Keyboard Quality:
4.2
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
General Use:
4.1
The Gigabyte G5 is equipped with ample RAM and a potent CPU, which together ensure smooth performance for everyday tasks and multitasking, while its IPS screen with Full HD resolution delivers clear and sharp visuals for a comfortable viewing experience.
Portability:
4.1
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
Build Quality:
4.1
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.
Software Development:
4.0
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.
General Use Screen Quality:
4.0
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.
Operating Noise:
3.5
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.

Full Specs

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GENERAL

Price
$918
Release Date
May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 9.4'' x 0.89''
Weight
4.59 lbs
Width
14.2"
Depth
9.4"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-12650H
RAM
16 GB
DDR Memory Version
5
RAM Slots
2
Storage
512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
3.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
54 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"
Display Technology
IPS
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
144Hz
Display Brightness
248 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
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7.2/10
Portability Score
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7.2/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
Yes
Premium Business Laptop
No
Fan Noise Score
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6.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
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7.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
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8/10
Webcam
720p
Fingerprint Reader
No
Backlit Keyboard
Yes
Number Pad
Yes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
2
USB-C ports
2
USB-C Charging
No
Display Outputs
2
Thunderbolt Ports
0

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Vaidyanathan Subramaniam | April 2023
"The Gigabyte G5 KE is a midrange gaming laptop that checks most boxes. Gigabyte makes good use of the Core i5-12500H and RTX 3060 Laptop GPU combo, and we find no untoward issues with overall performance. The dual-fan quad-heatpipe cooling arrangement does well to ensure that the underlying hardware doesn't throttle under load. That being said, the display is below par when compared to 2023 standards, especially when competing devices."

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