The Gigabyte Aero X16 is a thin and light laptop that offers more performance and battery life thanks to the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 and RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. Currently, the Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH is the cheapest laptop with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. At under Php 100,000, we’d normally see RTX 60-class GPUs, not to mention thicker laptops at that price point.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH Specs and Price
Our specific Gigabyte AERO X16 variant is equipped with the Ryzen AI 7 350 8 Core CPU with GB DDR5-5600MHz memory and a 1TB SSD with an additional M.2 Gen4 slot, should you wish to upgrade. It has an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with an 85W TGP.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH – A Closer Look
You have a clean lid design on the Aero X16 with only a reflective Gigabyte logo positioned off-center. Its minimalist design could easily slip through office meetings.
The Gigabyte Aero X16 measures only 20mm thin, yet Gigabyte was able to squeeze in a considerable amount of ports. The left side houses the majority of the ports, namely the charging port, one RJ45 port, one HDMI 2.1 port, one USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A port, and one USB 4 Type-C port with support for Display Port and 100W PD charging. On the right side, you have ONE USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A port, one USB 2 Type A port, and a 3.5mm combo jack.
I’d say that the Aero X16 offers your average amount of ports especially considering it’s a thin and light laptop although I would’ve like to see an SD card reader or another USB Type-C port for better connectivity.
Typing experience on the Aero X16 is one of the best ones I’ve tried among the RTX 50 series laptops I’ve tested, and even among thin and light laptops, thanks to the Golden Curve Keyboard – a scissor switch membrane that’s a bit larger than typical switches, which in turn offers a surprisingly comfortable yet silent typing experience.
That said, the matte finish on the AERO X16 1WH is a huge fingerprint magnet, more specifically fingerprint oils which easily smudges all over the whole keyboard deck, not just the keycaps.
Gigabyte placed a relatively large trackpad on the AERO X16 with satisfying clicks on both left and right sides.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH Display and Camera
The Aero X16 sports a 16-inch 16:10 2560x1600p 165Hz IPS display rated at 400nits. Gigabyte claims the panel is Pantone validated 100% sRGB display
We were able to measure 97% sRGB, 74% AdobeRGB, and 74% DCI-P3. This means that the Aero X16’s display passes for creative work, especially photo and video editing.
Benchmark Setup and Test Methodology
Gadget Pilipinas’ testing philosophy is to provide detail-oriented results as accurately as possible so that our readers can replicate our tests, given that these conditions are met. Different benchmarking apps and sequences are used depending on the tested component or device.
We use CapFrameX 1.7.5 Beta as our primary FPS capture and analysis tool for all our gaming benchmarks. The latest build version of Windows 11 Pro and WHQL-certified drivers are used for our benchmarks. Readings such as temperatures and power draws are recorded using HWINFO64 and OCCT Enterprise.
We benchmarked the Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH together with its different power settings found in the GiMate AI App – Balanced, Game Mode, and Creator Mode. The main purpose of benchmarking power profiles is to show how aggressive or conservative the manufacturer is in terms of thermal management. These profiles will affect the CPU and GPUs’ boosting behavior in terms of duration and max clock speed, which will translate to higher scores and stable frame rates.
As part of our 2024 laptop benchmark methodology revamp, we’ve changed how these profiles are tested. Synthetic and Productivity benchmarks include all of the power profiles. We decided to drop the silent or power-saving profile for gaming benchmarks as these lowest profiles generally produce unplayable frame rates, especially at 1440p and above resolutions. Moreover, games are tested at the laptop’s native resolution(in the Gigabyte AERO X16’s case, 1600p) as we expect most, if not all, gamers to game on the laptop’s native resolution.
For more information, read our Benchmark Methodology article.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH Synthetic and Productivity Benchmarks
OCCT Benchmark
OCCT is a popular benchmark and stability testing tool among overclockers, enthusiasts, and system integrators
CINEBENCH 2024
Maxon’s Cinebench benchmark is one of the most iconic benchmark applications used by reviewers and enthusiasts. The latest Cinebench 2024 uses the latest rendering architectures, including Intel’s Embree ray tracing technology and other advanced features from AMD and Intel that allow users to render the same scene on the same hardware.
PCMark10
From the same developers of the popular game benchmarking tool 3DMark, PCMark 10 is a benchmarking app for measuring a whole PC’s performance. It covers a wide variety of tests to reflect common tasks performed in a modern workplace. We selected PCMark 10’s extended benchmark and reported both the overall score and Digital Content Creation Score.
V-RAY 6
V-Ray Benchmark is a stand-alone version of V-Ray developed by Chaos Group. It is designed to test the CPU and GPU by rendering sample scenes within a fixed amount of time. V-Ray is a plug-in mostly utilized by 3D computer graphics software applications, mainly for industrial design, product design, architecture, film, and video game production. V-Ray is not limited to 64 threads as it supports multi and mega-threading.
SuperPI 32M
SuperPI is a single-threaded benchmark application that lets the CPU calculate Pi(π) to the nth digit. In this benchmark, we selected the Pi calculation to 32M, the highest available for the app.
wPrime 1024M
wPrime is a benchmark tool similar to SuperPI, but the former takes on finding prime numbers using Newton’s Method. The benchmark is set to calculate 1024 million prime numbers, and the performance is measured according to calculation time.
GeekBench 6.4
Geekbench is a multi-platform benchmark used to gauge CPU performance and compare them across Windows, Mac, and Mobile. Geekbench 6 is the latest version and doesn’t rely on memory more than the previous Geekbench 4, making it a great tool to measure both single-core and multi-core CPU performance.
Blender Open Data Benchmark
Blender is a widely used, free, open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the whole 3D pipeline process from modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, and even motion tracking. Blender has become a standard for CPU benchmarks with the BMW27 and Classroom Scene most used. This prompted the company to release Blender Open Data Benchmark in 2018, a benchmark-specific version allowing users to run a preset benchmark and share the results online like 3DMark.
3DMark Firestrike and TimeSpy
3DMark is the go-to benchmark for gamers because of the ability to share and compare results online. We test GPUs both in DX11 Firestike and DX12 Timespy to get a gauge of the performance.
CORONA RENDERER
Corona Renderer is an unbiased photorealistic render available for Autodesk 3Ds Max, Maxon Cinema 4D, and as a stand-alone application. Its popularity, similar to Blender, led Chaos Group to develop a benchmark version of the app which runs using Corona Renderer 1.3. Workstation systems, especially CPUs, can utilize Corona Benchmark as up to 72 threads can be used in the benchmark, making it very suitable for CPUs with various price segments.
BapCo CROSSMARK
Crossmark is one of the few native cross-platform benchmark tools available for Windows, Android, Linux ChromeOS, iOS, and macOS. It measures overall system performance and system responsiveness using models of real-world applications making it a great comparison point across multiple platforms.
OCTANE 2.0
Octane 2.0 is a benchmark that measures a Javascript engine’s performance by running multiple tests representing different use cases of JavaScript applications. While Google Octane is retired and no longer maintained, it is still a good representation of today’s dynamic, interactive web applications. Our Octane 2.0 benchmark is run on Microsoft’s latest Chromium-based Edge browser.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH SSD Benchmark
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH Gaming Benchmarks
RETURNAL
Returnal is one of the most technologically advanced game since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Released last April 2021 on PS5 and February 2023 on PC, it uses Unreal Engine 4 and supports multiple technologies such as Ray Tracing, DLSS, VSR, and FSR.
COUNTERSTRIKE 2
CounterStrike 2 or CS2 is the successor to the now-retired CSGO and now uses the Source 2 Engine – the same engine used on DOTA 2. CS2 is a great FPS game to test out CPU performance. Our benchmark process uses the replay function of the game.
DOTA 2
Dota 2 is a good repesentation among F2P titles especially MOBAs and RTS as it lands on the demanding side of the spectrum. Its gameplay and quality of life updates are far more frequent than most F2P titles thanks to its vast popularity. Our benchmark sequence is based on a replay of OG vs. Gaimin Gladiators in the ESL ONE Berlin Major Finals Game 4 from the team fight that happened from 23:00 to 24:00.
F1 23
F1 23 is the official video game of the 2023 Formula One and Formula 2 championships, developed by Codemasters. F1 2023 is the sixteenth installment in the franchise and uses the Ego Engine 4.0. F1 233 is a good representation of racing games thanks to its realistic graphics and fairly demanding spec requirements as well as support for Ray Tracing and the latest upscaling technologies such as DLSS, XeSS, and FSR.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably the most hyped game of 2020. Developed by CD Projekt Red, the dystopian open-world, action-adventure RPG sports is one of the most demanding titles to date. Cyberpunk 2077 also supports three Ray Tracing settings as well as DLSS, which makes the game a great tool to measure Ray Tracing performance for both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.
ASSASSIN’S CREED: MIRAGE
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest Assassin’s Creed game from Ubisoft, making it the thirteenth major installment in the franchise. It uses the AnvilNext 2.0 game engine and is the very first AC game to support the latest upscaling technology, such as XeSS, FSR, and DLSS.
Gigabyte AERO X16 1WH Temperatures
GiMate does a good job in managing the laptop’s thermals, as we only got a 92.9°CCelsius max temp on the Ryzen AI 7 350 and 75.4°C on the RTX 5070 with the Creator Mode profile. Both of which are still far from their TJMax temp, so there’s a bit more headroom to tweak the Aero X16’s performance if you want either better efficiency with quieter fans or squeeze more performance with higher clocks.
Conclusion
The Aero X16 thin and light gaming laptop. It’s not the most powerful RTX 5070 laptop given the 85W TGP, as the 5070 can go up to 100watts, but you’re getting a very well-rounded package with the Aero X16. Not to mention it’s one of the cheapest RTX 5070 laptops at only 99,995 pesos, and when you consider its form factor, it’s a steal deal. It’s a jack of all trades laptop that offers decent performance for various workloads, all while offering portability and all-day battery life.
Grant is a Financial Management graduate from UST. His passion for gadgets and tech crossed him over in the industry where he could apply his knowledge as an enthusiast and in-depth analytic skills as a Finance Major. His passion allows him to earn at the same time help Gadget Pilipinas' readers in making smart, value-based decisions and purchases with his reviews and guides.
