Compare AORUS 15 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs Gigabyte AORUS 17X
Variants
AORUS 15 9KF
AORUS 15 9MF
AORUS 15 9SF
AORUS 15 BKF
AORUS 15 BMF
AORUS 15 BSF
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 2070
RTX 2070 SUPER
RTX 2080 SUPER
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
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x DisplayPort 1.4 / USB-C + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
97 WHr
94 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam / HD (720p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
HD
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speakers + 1x 3W Subwoofer
Dimensions
Size | Depth
272 mm / 10.7"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
293 mm / 11.53 inch
Size | Height
20.9 mm / 0.82"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
38 mm / 1.49 inch
Size | Width
360 mm / 14.2"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
396 mm / 15.59 inch
Weight
2.25 kg / 4.96 lbs
3.75 kg / 8.26 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS IGZO, matte (240Hz) / IPS, matte (300Hz)
Gamut
45% NTSC / 100% DCI-P3 / 100% sRGB / 100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 240 Hz / 360 Hz / 165 Hz
240 or 300Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
ESS Sabre HiFi Audio DAC, Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel UHD Graphics 630 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, RTX 2070 SUPER Max-Q 8GB, or RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H, i7-10875H, or i9-10980HK
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA) + 1x 2.5" SATA
Production
Debut
2020
Made In
Taiwan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
73%
88%
Pros
- Clean styling
- Decent power
- Reasonable port selection
- Upgradable
- No numeric keypad
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Powerful gaming performance with ray-tracing enabled
- Excellent mechanical keyboard and trackpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Plastic construction
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Mediocre audio
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