ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517 review
The TUF – F15 was … wait, the TUF Dash F15 was a very solid laptop last year. However, it was hindered by its 35W CPU. In fact, we are pretty sure that a lot of manufacturers were really deceived by Intel’s promises. While Tiger Lake proved to be successful in general, the 35W solutions were just not good enough, due to their low core count.
Looking at the specs sheet of the TUF Dash F15 FX517 (or 2022), we see that the CPU choice is once again unorthodox. Instead of going for the absolute beast Core i7-12700H, ASUS has “settled” for a Core i7-12650H. Once again limited by a low core count. Well, this is what someone would think if it hadn’t had experience with the Alder Lake CPUs.
Even though it sports 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, we are pretty positive that it is going to wipe the floor with the 4-core/8-thread Core i7-11375H from last year. However, let’s leave the performance battles for later and focus on something else – for instance, the exterior, where ASUS seems to have made a step in further narrowing the footprint.
The graphics cards have also been given a bit of a boost, but what is even more important in this section is the MUX switch, making it a clean sweep of TUF devices that come with one. This is absolutely fantastic news for the gamers out there.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/asus-tuf-dash-f15-fx517/
Contents
Specs Sheet
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (Laptop, 105W) #58 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) #41 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 105W) #76 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 105W) #97 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 75W) #134 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W) #160 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 + 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11
- Battery
- 76Wh, 4-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 354 x 251 x 19.9 - 20.7 mm (13.94" x 9.88" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- 1x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4
- HDMI
- 2.0b
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Array Microphone with AI Noise Cancelling
- Speakers
- 2x Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock