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For our thermal tests, we ran Cinebench R23 and Cyberpunk 2077 for 30 minutes each and recorded steady-state temperatures at the end of the tests.
For CPU thermals, it's not a surprise to see the higher the power draw, the hotter the CPU ran, though outside of the initial 40-second boost period, things are kept in check by the Aorus 16X. The AI Gaming results hit 72C in Cyberpunk and 81C in Cinebench, while the Turbo mode still ‘only' hit 87C in Cinebench, which for a CPU drawing about 120W isn't too bad.
Likewise, GPU thermals are fine regardless of the profile used – the results with AI Off were the coolest due to the 95W power limit, but even at 115W we saw sub-80C temperatures on both the hot spot and memory.
Part of the thermal performance is undoubtedly down to the fan speed however, which can get a bit raucous. As the power draw increases, so too does fan speed, and we measured a 50dBa reading (at a 30cm distance) using the AI Creator profile in Cinebench R23. The Turbo mode puts fan speed up to maximum and increase noise further to 53dBa, which is rather unpleasant – be sure to check out the video review on the first page for a sound test.
