Going into 2023 we already have an idea how the new round of CPUs for laptops will go given what we got on the desktop side. For Intel, Raptor Lake gave us an E-core count bump as well as a slight increase in clock speeds. On the GPU side we have the new RTX 40-series GPUs from NVIDIA and between the two, these new generation of graphics have something that really stands out: Frame Generation.
Regardless of where you stand if Frame Generation is advantageous or not, unless you’ve really tried, you cannot deny the actual, visual fidelity that the technnology brings. While it does drop off at a certain point, if the performance is there, then its going to be rare on when its a bad thing to enable.
For our first taste of this year’s gaming laptops we have the 2023 edition of the AORUS 15 with SKU code BSF-73PH754SH which features a 13th-generation Intel Core i7-13700H as well as an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU. Read on to find out more how this laptop performs in this review.
Video Review
Specification
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
| CPU | 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H Processor 5.0 GHz (24MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 P-cores and 8 E- cores) |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, Boost Clock 2175 MHz / Maximum Graphics Power 140W |
| Display | 15.6inch 16:9 Thin Bezel QHD 2560×1440, 165Hz, up to 100% DCI-P3, TÜV Rheinland-certified |
| System Memory | 16GB DDR5 RAM, 2x DDR5 slots (DDR5-4800, Max 64 GB) |
| Chipset | N/A |
| Storage | 1TB SSD Gen4, 2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0×4) |
| Keyboard Type | Three-Zone RGB Keyboard, Per Key Macro |
| Optical Disk Drive | N/A |
| I/O Port |
Left side: Right Side: Rear side: |
| Audio | 2x 2W Speaker Microphone DTS: X Ultra Audio Technology |
| Communications | WIFI: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2×2 Bluetooth: Bluetooth V5.2 |
| Webcam | FHD (1080p) Webcam Build-in array Microphone Support Windows Hello Face Authentication |
| Security | Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT) |
| Battery | Li Polymer 99Wh |
| Adapter | 240W |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 36.0(W) x 27.2(D) x 2.09(H) cm/ 14.2(W) x 10.7(D) x 0.82(H) inch |
| Weight | 2.39 kg/5.27 lb |
