Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Legion Pro 7i GEN 8 vs Razer Blade 16

Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4060
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4070
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4070
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4080
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4090

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ) / 2 x 2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ), Bluetooth 5.1
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
99.99 Wh
95.2WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Colors
Onyx Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio
4 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x2)

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9.6mm, L/R 4.66mm, Bottom 8.08mm
Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
262.15 mm / 10.32 inch
244mm / 9.61"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
21.95-25.9 mm / 0.86-1.01 inch
21.99mm / 0.87"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
355mm / 13.98"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
from 2.8 kg
2.45kg / 5.4lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16"
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% RGB
DCI-P3 100%
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
240 Hz VRR
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms w/ OverDrive
Viewing Angle
170 degrees

Function

AI
LA2-Q AI chip
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Fast Charging
Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12 GB GDDR6 (175W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16 GB GDDR6 (175W)
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certifie
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Yes
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX / i9-13900HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX 5.6 GHz
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.0mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Overclocked 6000Mhz DDR5
DDR5-5600MHz
Power Supply
240W
330W Slim Gallium (GaN) Adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)

Production

Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
77%
90%
93%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good port selection
  • Powerful internals
  • Neatly packaged
  • Checks all the boxes
  • HX-series Intel CPU
  • Up to RTX 4090
  • Large battery
  • Serious styling
  • Premium build quality
  • Highly-equipped
  • No numeric keypad
Cons
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Uninspiring, generic styling and feature set
  • Not the best speakers
  • Has numeric keypad
  • Reliability concerns
  • Very expensive
  • Is i9 necessary?

Price

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