GIGABYTE AERO 15 CLASSIC-XA Review

WEB: www.gigabyte.com MSRP: US$ 2,499.00 | ZAR 43,069 AUTHOR: Jonathan Horne

Introduction

The GIGABYTE AERO 15 CLASSIC-XA is the latest in the AERO range of laptops. Traditionally, this range has offered great value for midrange gaming laptops for quite some time now. Previous generations have come in various configurations including the latest Core i7 processor and GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card. The range has now been updated with the latest addition, the AERO 15 CLASSIC, which is available in four configurations. All four configurations make for a serious contender in the gaming laptop market.

Throughout the range there is plenty of processing power, with the option of either a Core i7-9750H or, on the top model, the Core i9-9980HK. What’s more, there is a good amount of GPU power to boot. The GPU ranges from the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti all the way up to the GeForce RTX 2080. All models have a 1920×1080 display, but unlike older laptops in the AERO range it isn’t a 60 Hz panel. Depending on the model, the refresh rate varies between 144 and an astounding 240 Hz. All four models are Pantone Certified and factory calibrated, so you can do more than just game.

Storage is taken care of by two M.2 slots, both of which support NVMe storage. There is no option for mechanical drives, so you won’t be walking around with more than 2 TB of storage in the laptop. That said, being a gaming laptop that shouldn’t be a problem. There are also two memory slots which offer support for up to 32 GB DDR4-2666.

GIGABYTE AERO 15 CLASSIC-XA Specifications

The model we’re looking at is the GIGABYTE AERO 15 CLASSIC-XA, which comes with a Core i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2070, 16 GB Samsung DDR4-2666 CL19 RAM in dual channel and an Intel 760p 512 GB NVMe SSD. The full specifications are listed in the following table.

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Jump to page…Page 1 – IntroductionPage 2 – Physical CharacteristicsPage 3 – Physical Characteristics – ContinuedPage 4 – Testing MethodologyPage 5 – Using the LaptopPage 6 – The DisplayPage 7 – Performance: StoragePage 8 – Performance: CineBench and HandBrakePage 9 – Performance: PCMarkPage 10 – Performance: Hitman 2Page 11 – Performance: Shadow of the Tomb RaiderPage 12 – Performance: Far Cry: New DawnPage 13 – Performance: Assassin’s Creed: OdysseyPage 14 – Performance: Metro: Last LightPage 15 – Performance: Metro: ExodusPage 16 – Performance: The Witcher 3Page 17 – Performance: F1 2018Page 18 – Performance: Just Cause 4Page 19 – Performance: Final Fantasy XVPage 20 – Performance: 3DMark and SuperPositionPage 21 – Performance: NVIDIA Reflections DemoPage 22 – Battery LifePage 23 – OverclockingPage 24 – Conclusion