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There’s a 90Wh battery inside all the 2021 ROG Strix models, both the 15 and 17-inch options, a welcomed upgrade from the 66 Wh in the previous generations. W (~8+ h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, Wi-Fi ON;
This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating. There’s also an extra performance gap when connecting an external monitor, more noticeable at FHD and smaller at QHD resolution. This once more indicates the platform’s performance potential in a design with dual-rank RAM and some MUX switch that would connect the internal display straight into the RX 6800M dGPU. There’s no such design right now, but that might happen at some point. Spec-wise, this Strix G15 Advantage series is an all AMD notebook and the first to bundle the Ryzen 9 5000 processors with the RX 6000M graphics chips, alongside AMD’s software suite. SmartShift is the more interesting software part and is AMD’s alternative for Nvidia’s Dynamic Boost technology, but it works on a larger range of powers. From what I’m seeing, the 6800M in this laptop runs at between 110 to 160 W between the different titles and resolutions, and the combined CPU+GPU power of this platform is around 180W, with the technology seamlessly allocating the power between the CPU and GPU. Much closer results, with still an edge for the 3070 model at FHD resolution, but wins for the 6800M at QHD on an external screen. Now, we do know that the single-rank memory impacts the all-AMD model. Still, we haven’t yet documented the impact of the same kind of RAM on the AMD + Nvidia configuration, which I plan to pursue in a future article.
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With Specviewperf, the all-AMD Strix G15 is faster in most tests than the R9+ RTX 3070 in the Strix G17 and even beats the i9+RTX 3080 in the GE76 Raider in some loads, and only significantly falls behind in the Energy loads. The Upgraded RAM doesn’t make much of a difference in most tests, except for Catia. Gaming performance
All in all, despite these, I still feel there’s very good value in this laptop and it should be on your short-list this year. You might have to save some money for the upgraded RAM, and if you do, this will outmatch any of the other options in its segment in terms of performance, across the board. The memory in the StrixG Advantage Edition is fully upgradeable, so anyone interested in getting the most out of their ROG StrixG Advantage Edition and has access to an older 8+8GB memory kit or a 16+16GB memory kit can get a couple of extra FPS by swapping their memory. Gaming aside, this laptop runs quietly with everyday multitasking, browsing, or video streaming, even if there’s no 0dB Technology and the fans are active most of the time. I also notice some occasional electronic noises when running Specviewperf, but they’re usually covered up by the fans, and did not occur with everyday use. Although Cezanne comes a long way here, it is still slightly behind Tiger Lake in terms of web performance. Much of this comes down to the single-thread performance of the processor, and AMD’s efficiency advantage does not come into play, as the system will not be anywhere near its TDP. Storage Performance
Storage Performance
In the meantime, we also ran some Workstation related loads on this Ryzen 9 + RX 6800M configuration on the Turbo profile: These are some solid results. Few other laptops can beat this at CPU multi-threaded tests, but the i9-11900H in the Zephyrus M16 or the Zephyrus S17 are also some of the faster options tested so far. BTW, here’s a detailed comparison of the S17 and M17 lineups, if interested in those two. UL’s PCMark suite is a comprehensive benchmark tool which stresses all aspects of a system. In the overall suite, there are three sub-categories each focusing on different aspects of the system. The Cezanne powered ASUS G513QY is slightly behind the Intel reference system with the latest Tiger Lake-H processor in the CPU-related tasks, but the grunt of the Radeon RX 6800M GPU pulls it up significantly in the Digital Content Creation subcategory, which bumps the ASUS up to the very top of the list on the overall combined score. Cinebench The keyboard is a standard rubber-dome implementation and a standard layout, without a NumPad section, but with a set of media keys at the right and top-left. I would have preferred to see Home/End/PgUp/PgDn instead of those media controls in the column and the very right, but you can rebin them in software if you want to. For two reasons. Firstly, this ships with single-rank RAM, which impacts the performance in some games. Asus says this kind of RAM is the norm now for 2×8 GB kits, and the impact should diminish with newer and more memory-efficient games. Nonetheless, I’d recommend swapping the RAM for the faster kind, and while you’re at it, even consider upgrading to a 32 GB 2×16 kit, which are all dual-rank (for now).
TimeSpy result at 1440p, P.S for some reason it thinks I modified the tessellation rendering when in fact it is on AMD optimized ( default ) .The 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage is available in the US right now, but not yet in most other regions. The G15 Advantage is available with a choice of two panels: an FHD 300 Hz with 100% sRGB colors or a QHD 165 Hz with 100% DCI-P3 colors.
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