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AORUS 5 video: For the past two years, major laptop brands have invested significant resources in developing their gaming product lines,
The majority of mid to high-end laptops are gaming products, with the rest used for content creation.
As GIGABYTE’s gaming brand, AORUS accounts for most of GIGABYTES laptops.
Today, we’re going to be talking about one of the more affordable models in the AORUS series, a 15.6 inches gaming laptop – The AORUS 5,
with the SB standing for its NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti graphics card.
AORUS 5 positioned in the market as an affordable gaming laptop with a mid-range discrete graphics card.
It comes with Intel i7-10750H CPU and GPU choice between GTX 1650Ti, 1660Ti and RTX 2060 graphics.
There is also the 17-inch AORUS 7, with the main difference between the two being the size of the screen since their ID designs are similar.
Take a first look at A side. In the center is the AORUS’s eagle logo, with the entire surface using black, smooth plastic material.
Unlike the 9th generation models, the new AORUS 5, AORUS 7 have aesthetic lines on their sides, giving a simplified appearance.
The dimensions of the AORUS 5 is 361(W)x258(D)x27.9(H)mm,
Measuring weight at 2108g, it is slightly lighter than the 2.2kg stated on official website.
The thin bezel design makes the screen area a size smaller than the standard 15-inch laptop, but slightly bigger than 14-inch laptops.
The smooth chassis makes fingerprints or smudges more obvious, while the absence of RGB or Logo light is a matter of personal preference.
After opening the AORUS 5, we can see the design of B side and C side:
The hinge for the screen placed on both sides, providing high durability when opening the laptop and a maximum angle of approx. 130 degrees.
Although the 10th generation AORUS 5 uses plastic materials as well, the durability of its chassis was been enhanced compared to the 9th generation AORUS 5.
On B side, the screen comes with a 5mm ultra-thin bezel design, with a screen-to-body ratio of 81.3%,
Possessing specifications such as FHD resolution with IPS-level panel, a high refresh rate of 144Hz, 5ms, plus 72% NTSC wide color gamut;
It’s performance is superb for an entry-level or mid-range gaming laptop.
The HD webcam placed in a conventional position on top, with built-in face tracking functions.
The webcam is smooth and on par with those found in high-end gaming models.
As for C side, the full-sized 15-inch model’s keyboard comes with a numpad on the right for more convenience,
With a key travel of 2.0mm, and keystroke feedback better than keyboards of other laptops at this price range, although it is still on the soft side.
The keys come with a all-zone 15 color RGB backlit, with the touchpad having separate left and right keys for better precision,
The touchpad area supports Windows® Precision Touchpad technology and offers multiple touch gesture functions.
I/O ports on the left side of the AORUS 5:
From left to right - Kensington lock / stylized vent / USB 3.2 Gen1 / USB 2.0 / microphone jack / audio combo jack.
I/O ports on the right side of the AORUS 5:
From left to right - USB 3.2 Gen2 / MINI DP 1.2 / SD card reader / stylized cooling vents.
I/O port on both sides uses adopt anti-glare carbon fiber design, effectively raising quality,
windwithme believe that if the smooth area on A side also uses this carbon design, the laptop will looks more attractive.
I/O ports on the back side:
Stylized vents on both the left and the right, with USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Support Display 1.4) / HDMI 2.0 / RJ45 internet port / DC in, with Intel Wireless-AX200NGW chip for network connection.
Supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology comes with up to 2.4Gbps and the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology.
Here’s a list of accessories included with the laptop:
From left to right - 180W adapter, simplified manual, warranty card, SSD screws and a thermal pad,
On the bottom, we have a li polymer battery (48.96Wh) and a power cord; one plus point is the small and portable adapter.
Many years ago, laptop manufactures shifted to built-in batteries to make them thinner or more integrated, so it has been a few years I did not see a laptop with detachable batteries…
Built-in batteries might be difficult for users to change batteries themselves and would require a higher fees if to the manufacturer for battery replacements.
Detachable batteries allow your laptop used without the batter fitted in, thereby extending battery life.
In addition, users can choose to purchase spare batteries when hanging out.
Here we see D side. The top right is where the battery goes, with a large surface area vent on the chassis,
On the bottom left and bottom right are the speakers, with 4 indicator lights in the center of the bottom (the front of C side).
At the end of this article we’ll dissemble the laptop and talk about AORUS 5’s internal components, structure and heat dissipation designs.
AORUS 5 comes with its own AORUS Gaming Center software, four major functions listed as below:
Power Modes, LED Keyboard, Flexikey and FAN Speed Control.
The Power Modes page allows you to set your laptop to Power Saving, Quiet, Performance or Entertainment mode,
Using an adaptor with Performance mode gives you the best performance, so this article was testing mostly under the Performance mode.
The LED keyboard setting page allows you to control the backlights, with available settings such as 15 different colors, brightness adjustment and time display.
A more detailed fan-speed setting page shows the speed of the CPU and GPU fans,
It provides 3 different speed settings, with adjustable offset at the bottom.
Since the AORUS 5 positioned as an affordable model, having dedicated software is a nice feature.
In addition, there are some other software that could installed separately such as the DRIVERS UPDATE,
Allows you quickly find out the versions of your major software and to direct update them.
Suggest they combined in the same dedicate software column for more convenience, like the high-end model--AORUS 15G.
Nahimic 3D audio software:
I tested many MSI gaming laptops in recent years and they all use this audio software.
Recently, even DELL Alienware series had adopted this software, the AORUS series also following,
The main page provides 4 different sound stages and 3 functions for a variety of detailed settings.
The microphone page has two settings – Chat or Conference, with 3 adjustable detail settings.
Below is my impression of AORUS 5’s speaker, this part is subjective:
When the speaker is at its maximum volume, it was very loud. Had no problems with the speakers volume.
High frequency: Not too sharp, very rich detail, high quality overall.
Middle frequency: Excellent of full clarity, human vocal is a bit thin, some room for improvement.
Low frequency: Low frequency drum sounds are clean, subwoofer not too turbid. But woofer of bass sound is a bit weak.
The overall performance in sound is good. However, the sound stage is a bit weak and the mid-bass is not rich enough.
For a laptop in the $1,200 to $1,500 USD price range, the sound quality is solid.
The latest AORUS 5 comes with the Intel Core i7-10750H, 6 cores and 12 threads,
Basic clock at 2.6Ghz and single core up to 5GHz. In comparison, the Core i7-9750H,
the 9750H’s basic clock 2.6Ghz and single core up to 4.5GHz. It also has 6 cores and 12 threads.
For the CPU testing below, the numbers in parentheses are from the 9th generation AORUS 7 with i7-9750H.
CPUZ 1.92.0
Single CPU =>522.8 (475.7)
6C12T multi CPU => 3830.4 (3412.9)
Fritz Chess Benchmark => 47.32/22712 (45.63 / 21901)
CINEBENCH R15
CPU => 1363cb (1234 cb)
CPU(Single Core) => 191cb (183 cb)
The majority of mid to high-end laptops are gaming products, with the rest used for content creation.
As GIGABYTE’s gaming brand, AORUS accounts for most of GIGABYTES laptops.
Today, we’re going to be talking about one of the more affordable models in the AORUS series, a 15.6 inches gaming laptop – The AORUS 5,
with the SB standing for its NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti graphics card.
AORUS 5 positioned in the market as an affordable gaming laptop with a mid-range discrete graphics card.
It comes with Intel i7-10750H CPU and GPU choice between GTX 1650Ti, 1660Ti and RTX 2060 graphics.
There is also the 17-inch AORUS 7, with the main difference between the two being the size of the screen since their ID designs are similar.
Take a first look at A side. In the center is the AORUS’s eagle logo, with the entire surface using black, smooth plastic material.
Unlike the 9th generation models, the new AORUS 5, AORUS 7 have aesthetic lines on their sides, giving a simplified appearance.
The dimensions of the AORUS 5 is 361(W)x258(D)x27.9(H)mm,
Measuring weight at 2108g, it is slightly lighter than the 2.2kg stated on official website.
The thin bezel design makes the screen area a size smaller than the standard 15-inch laptop, but slightly bigger than 14-inch laptops.
The smooth chassis makes fingerprints or smudges more obvious, while the absence of RGB or Logo light is a matter of personal preference.
After opening the AORUS 5, we can see the design of B side and C side:
The hinge for the screen placed on both sides, providing high durability when opening the laptop and a maximum angle of approx. 130 degrees.
Although the 10th generation AORUS 5 uses plastic materials as well, the durability of its chassis was been enhanced compared to the 9th generation AORUS 5.
On B side, the screen comes with a 5mm ultra-thin bezel design, with a screen-to-body ratio of 81.3%,
Possessing specifications such as FHD resolution with IPS-level panel, a high refresh rate of 144Hz, 5ms, plus 72% NTSC wide color gamut;
It’s performance is superb for an entry-level or mid-range gaming laptop.
The HD webcam placed in a conventional position on top, with built-in face tracking functions.
The webcam is smooth and on par with those found in high-end gaming models.
As for C side, the full-sized 15-inch model’s keyboard comes with a numpad on the right for more convenience,
With a key travel of 2.0mm, and keystroke feedback better than keyboards of other laptops at this price range, although it is still on the soft side.
The keys come with a all-zone 15 color RGB backlit, with the touchpad having separate left and right keys for better precision,
The touchpad area supports Windows® Precision Touchpad technology and offers multiple touch gesture functions.
I/O ports on the left side of the AORUS 5:
From left to right - Kensington lock / stylized vent / USB 3.2 Gen1 / USB 2.0 / microphone jack / audio combo jack.
I/O ports on the right side of the AORUS 5:
From left to right - USB 3.2 Gen2 / MINI DP 1.2 / SD card reader / stylized cooling vents.
I/O port on both sides uses adopt anti-glare carbon fiber design, effectively raising quality,
windwithme believe that if the smooth area on A side also uses this carbon design, the laptop will looks more attractive.
I/O ports on the back side:
Stylized vents on both the left and the right, with USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Support Display 1.4) / HDMI 2.0 / RJ45 internet port / DC in, with Intel Wireless-AX200NGW chip for network connection.
Supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology comes with up to 2.4Gbps and the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology.
Here’s a list of accessories included with the laptop:
From left to right - 180W adapter, simplified manual, warranty card, SSD screws and a thermal pad,
On the bottom, we have a li polymer battery (48.96Wh) and a power cord; one plus point is the small and portable adapter.
Many years ago, laptop manufactures shifted to built-in batteries to make them thinner or more integrated, so it has been a few years I did not see a laptop with detachable batteries…
Built-in batteries might be difficult for users to change batteries themselves and would require a higher fees if to the manufacturer for battery replacements.
Detachable batteries allow your laptop used without the batter fitted in, thereby extending battery life.
In addition, users can choose to purchase spare batteries when hanging out.
Here we see D side. The top right is where the battery goes, with a large surface area vent on the chassis,
On the bottom left and bottom right are the speakers, with 4 indicator lights in the center of the bottom (the front of C side).
At the end of this article we’ll dissemble the laptop and talk about AORUS 5’s internal components, structure and heat dissipation designs.
AORUS 5 comes with its own AORUS Gaming Center software, four major functions listed as below:
Power Modes, LED Keyboard, Flexikey and FAN Speed Control.
The Power Modes page allows you to set your laptop to Power Saving, Quiet, Performance or Entertainment mode,
Using an adaptor with Performance mode gives you the best performance, so this article was testing mostly under the Performance mode.
The LED keyboard setting page allows you to control the backlights, with available settings such as 15 different colors, brightness adjustment and time display.
A more detailed fan-speed setting page shows the speed of the CPU and GPU fans,
It provides 3 different speed settings, with adjustable offset at the bottom.
Since the AORUS 5 positioned as an affordable model, having dedicated software is a nice feature.
In addition, there are some other software that could installed separately such as the DRIVERS UPDATE,
Allows you quickly find out the versions of your major software and to direct update them.
Suggest they combined in the same dedicate software column for more convenience, like the high-end model--AORUS 15G.
Nahimic 3D audio software:
I tested many MSI gaming laptops in recent years and they all use this audio software.
Recently, even DELL Alienware series had adopted this software, the AORUS series also following,
The main page provides 4 different sound stages and 3 functions for a variety of detailed settings.
The microphone page has two settings – Chat or Conference, with 3 adjustable detail settings.
Below is my impression of AORUS 5’s speaker, this part is subjective:
When the speaker is at its maximum volume, it was very loud. Had no problems with the speakers volume.
High frequency: Not too sharp, very rich detail, high quality overall.
Middle frequency: Excellent of full clarity, human vocal is a bit thin, some room for improvement.
Low frequency: Low frequency drum sounds are clean, subwoofer not too turbid. But woofer of bass sound is a bit weak.
The overall performance in sound is good. However, the sound stage is a bit weak and the mid-bass is not rich enough.
For a laptop in the $1,200 to $1,500 USD price range, the sound quality is solid.
The latest AORUS 5 comes with the Intel Core i7-10750H, 6 cores and 12 threads,
Basic clock at 2.6Ghz and single core up to 5GHz. In comparison, the Core i7-9750H,
the 9750H’s basic clock 2.6Ghz and single core up to 4.5GHz. It also has 6 cores and 12 threads.
For the CPU testing below, the numbers in parentheses are from the 9th generation AORUS 7 with i7-9750H.
CPUZ 1.92.0
Single CPU =>522.8 (475.7)
6C12T multi CPU => 3830.4 (3412.9)
Fritz Chess Benchmark => 47.32/22712 (45.63 / 21901)
CINEBENCH R15
CPU => 1363cb (1234 cb)
CPU(Single Core) => 191cb (183 cb)