Gigabyte G5 KF (2023) Laptop Review

1. Introduction2. Game Benchmarks3. Thermal, Noise & Power4. Synthetic Benchmarks & Battery Life5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

The Gigabyte G5 KF (2023) delivered some very solid results when considering the price. The combination of an RTX 4060 and a 1080p display is a great pairing for gaming and should be able to keep up with the latest titles. In games that support DLSS 3 Frame Generation, that gaming performance can be pushed even further.

The performance profile is rather aggressive, leading to the CPU using 75 watts over a sustained workload, which in turn does lead to very high temperatures which may lead to thermal throttling in some situations, but this was observed during synthetic workloads and benchmarks which push the system harder than everyday use.

The all-plastic chassis does feel relatively cheap, as does the trackpad. However, they are acceptable when we take the price and specs into consideration as a premium machine, this is not.

Battery life was disappointing, however, with the G5 only managing 177 minutes during our PC Mark 10 Modern Office battery test, placing it at the bottom of the comparable results. Even so, considering the price point, there is a lot to like here, so if you are after a 1080p gaming laptop – perhaps for a student – this is well worth a look.

You can purchase the Gigabyte G5 KF (2023) for £1099.99 from Overclockers UK HERE

Pros:

• Competitively priced.
• Latest generation RTX GPU.
• Slim chassis and build.

Cons:

• Small SSD.
• All plastic build.
• Poor battery life when in performance mode.

KitGuru says: For the price, this is a great gaming laptop. The inclusion of a latest generation Nvidia graphics card helps it deliver solid gaming performance and the 12th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU is no slouch either. The SSD will need to be upgraded if you plan on installing a lot of software and the build quality and cooling are certainly not the best, but for the price Gigabyte are asking for this laptop, I cannot find much to dislike. A solid entry point to DLSS 3 gaming in a small and compact laptop. 

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