ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA507, 2023) review – superb battery life and display color accuracy


    Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life

    Max CPU load

    In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.

    Average core frequency (base frequency + X); CPU temp.

    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (35W TDP)0:02 – 0:10 sec0:15 – 0:30 sec10:00 – 15:00 min
    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA507, 2023)3.91 GHz @ 73°C @ 76W3.89 GHz @ 81°C @ 76W3.90 GHz @ 93°C @ 77W
    MSI Bravo 15 C7U3.64 GHz @ 72°C @ 65W3.74 GHz @ 78°C @ 65W3.75 GHz @ 87°C @ 65W
    MSI Bravo 15 C7U Max Fans3.77 GHz @ 65°C @ 65W3.76 GHz @ 71°C @ 65W3.77 GHz @ 84°C @ 65W
    MSI Bravo 15 C7V3.75 GHz @ 81°C @ 65W3.74 GHz @ 84°C @ 65W3.75 GHz @ 84°C @ 65W
    Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-47)3.94 GHz @ 73°C @ 75W3.86 GHz @ 77°C @ 70W3.87 GHz @ 85°C @ 70W

    The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA507, 2023) has the upper hand in terms of CPU clocks and power limits compared to the other laptops with the Ryzen 7 7735HS that we have reviewed up to date. The frequencies are rock solid under any kind of load but this results in 93°C CPU temperature in longer periods of maximum processor stress.

    Real-life gaming

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min)GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min)
    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA507, 2023)2520 MHz @ 78°C @ 112W2520 MHz @ 81°C @ 111W
    Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 42475 MHz @ 76°C @ 107W2475 MHz @ 77°C @ 108W
    HP Victus 16 (16-r0000)2520 MHz @ 77°C @ 107W2520 MHz @ 76°C @ 107W

    The mobile GeForce RTX 4060 can maintain 2520 MHz and 111W TGP after 30 minutes of gaming which is a very good achievement. Still, the core temperatures are a bit higher.

    Comfort during full load

    In “Turbo” mode, the fans aren’t loud but they aren’t quiet either. The WASD area is cool under heavy load because the cooling solution draws fresh air through the keyboard. The other part of the board isn’t too hot to the touch. You can choose between a bunch of performance presets in the ASUS Armoury Crate app.

    You can have a look at the fans’ speed of the three presets in idle mode. In “Turbo”, the rotation speed is ~2900RPM while in “Performance” the result is ~2300-2400RPM. The laptop can produce zero noise in “Silent” mode because the fans are completely turned off in light loads.

    Battery

    Now, we conduct the battery tests with Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. This laptop has a 90Wh battery pack. It lasts for 25 hours of Web browsing or 10 hours of video playback. This is a superb result!



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    Siolu
    Siolu
    2 years ago

    Perfect laptop for students with its out of world battery.
    Would love more such laptops especially in smaller chassis and non-gaming vibes.

    Martin
    Martin
    1 year ago

    Bottlenecking by the Ryzen 7 7735HS sounds strange for me. Intel Core i7-13620H is better in this case?