ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (FX507, 2023) review – higher price but better performance


Design and construction

To make this laptop, ASUS used aluminum for the lid, and plastic for the rest of the body panels. However, you shouldn’t be worried about the structural integrity of the device, as its chassis is extremely resistant to flex (as is the lid to some extent).

In terms of dimensions, the machine has a profile of 22.4-24.9mm and weighs 2.20 kg. This is in line with other 15-inch gaming notebooks in this price range.

Thankfully, opening the lid with one hand is possible. Its hinges are fairly stable, while the top and side bezels are really thin. As you can see, the bottom one is quite substantial, while the top one features a notch, which makes gripping the lid easier, when you try to open it. Also, it houses the 720p Web camera.

Now, let’s take a look at the base. As you can see, it has a separate Power button, a vent, and a set of hotkeys above the main keyboard. Speaking of which, typing on the device is pretty comfortable, thanks to the decent key travel, and clicky feedback. You should keep in mind, that the Arrow keys are a bit small, and the RGB backlight has only one zone.

Further down below, there is the touchpad. It has the TUF logo printed in its top-right corner. The surface is really smooth, and the tracking is accurate. However, its clicking mechanism felt a bit weird, especially around the right-click area.

Next, let’s turn the laptop upside down, and observe the two speaker cutouts, as well as the ventilation grill. Hot air, respectively, gets exhausted through four vents – two on the back, and one on each side.

Ports

On the left side, there is the power plug, a LAN port, an HDMI 2.1 FRL connector, a Thunderbolt 4 port, followed by a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 2) port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery capability plus G-Sync support. After that, there is a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an Audio jack. The right side, respectively, is reserved for a Kensington lock slot, and a single USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port.



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luca
luca
8 months ago

Hi, i have a question for you guys. i’m in doubt between buying the Asus TUF f15 with i7-12700H and RTX 4060 or the Acer Nitro 5 An517-55 with i7-12700H and RTX 3060. I read both your review and (also if not with this configurations) i’m concerned about two things: 1-the low CPU performance of the ASUS (i dont understand if they are only for the i7-13th or also for the 12th), and how much they are lowest in comparation of the Acer CPU performance, always with i7-12700H; 2- i compare the two PC and don’t understand how much the… Read more »

luca
luca
8 months ago
Reply to  luca

I will never get an answer right? :’)

luca
luca
8 months ago
Reply to  Alex Iliev

Thanks Alex for the delucidations 🙂

KneeGear
KneeGear
5 months ago
Reply to  luca

I know this is late but how much is the wattage of the Nitro 5? remember even if its a 4060 if it has a lower wattage over the 3060, the 3060 will outperform the 4060

gianluca
gianluca
7 months ago

Salve,
sto cercando un computer per i miei studi in architettura, mi serve un portatile in grado di lavorare bene con programmi di rendering 3d, mi consiglieresti questo computer? grazie mille

Alex
Alex
4 months ago

Hey. I just got this laptop yesterday and I’m having issues: performance in cb23 and timespy is much worse than I see here. I get 12000 graphic score in timespy, about 1500 / 14500 for cb23 single / multi.
Also in games it heats like to 90-95

Zebari Group IT
2 months ago

Wow, I’m impressed with this Laptop. I bought it for my brother for Christmas and he loves it.

Austin
Austin
1 month ago

Hello, I have a question about the RAM.

I have a asus TUF f15 FX507VV-ds91 with a i9 core and RTX4060 and 2x8gig 3200MHz DDR4 so-dimm

I wanted to know if it is possible upgrade this to a DDR5 so-dimm 32g or 64g RAM. I read from the asus website and it does support DDR5 rams but only at 24g RAM. So I am a bit confused on this matter.

Hope to get some clarification and thank you for the informative review

fx507zm(2022)
fx507zm(2022)
26 days ago
Reply to  Austin
fx507zm 12700h rtx3060 crusial ddr5-4800 32gx2=64g
It worked
Calvin
Calvin
16 days ago

Can you tell me abit more regarding the Hinges’ durability? Do you think that ASUS TUF’s “military grade” laptop hinges are better than other budget laptop such as Acer Nitro, HP Victus, and MSI GF63? I’m really curious about how they compare. Thank you very much in advance!