However, the fans will spin if you keep the laptop on Performance or Turbo, regardless of the CPU/GPU temperatures. They spin quietly with light use, at sub 30 dB, but that’s still enough to hear them in quiet environments. I just wish the 0dB technology would work on the other profiles as well, so I wouldn’t have to manually switch between these power modes during daily use. di lingkungan gelap, memungkinkan Anda menjatuhkan musuh yang bersembunyi di bayangan. Gunakan GameVisual There’s a MUX on this design, for uncompromised gaming performance, with support for Nvidia’s Advanced Optimus technology and GSync on the main display. Both the CPU and the GPU run at about 65-75% of their capabilities in this mode, due to the power limitations applied by the profile. Nonetheless, these are still solid results for how quietly the laptop runs in this mode. Performance on USB-C power

We’ll update this section in the future. In the meantime, though, follow this link for updated configurations and prices in your region at the time you’re reading this article. Final thoughts- 2023 Asus ROG Flow X16 review ROG GameVisual software offers six expertly tuned graphic modes designed to optimize your visual experience for specific game genres. First Person Shooter (FPS) mode, for example, enhances visibility in dark environments, allowing you to get the drop on any enemies lurking in the shadows. Use GameVisual to get the best experience for every game in your library. To remove the thermal limitation, I switched over the Manual mode and maxed out the fans. This bumps the noise to 50+ dB at head level, but allows the CPU to run at 80W sustained, 4.3+ GHz, and temperatures in the low 90s. Either way, it is likely that gaming on battery would be considered "very casual gaming" and therefore all kinds of compromises would be acceptable:

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You could also opt for the Manual profile which allows customizing the power setting and fan profiles. For testing, I’ve pushed all the fans to 100% rpms, bumped the laptop on a raiser stand, and kept the power settings as they come by default, but that’s hardly worth it on this laptop. Other sorts of tweaks might be worth pursuing, though, but I’ll let you play around with the settings. This variant ran more efficiently, and that’s all due to the less power-hungry IPS display. Thus, if runtimes are that important to you, aim for an IPS display configuration (if available in your region, for either the 2022 or 2023 generations). However, you have to understand and accept that this laptop won’t perform at its best of its abilities while flat on the desk, because of the low-profile rubber feet that choke the intakes, as explained in the previous section. Hence, you should use this on a raiser stand or in tent mode for long work/gaming sessions. On Turbo, the design allows up to 140W of combined CPU+GPU power in games and demanding loads. The GPU takes up to 125W with Dynamic Boost, and the reminding 15W go to the CPU.

Another is the excellent Balanced mode, which delivers solid all-around performance at sub 42 dBA noise levels and OK temperatures. Here are some benchmark results on this Balanced mode: I’ll also add that having the laptop on either single or multi-zone screen mode doesn’t impact the runtimes in any notable way, per our tests. Multi-zone might allow the display to consume less power with some content, but the differences are within the margin of error. With the laptop sitting on the desk and in the games that scale well with Dynamic Boost, we’re looking at temperatures in the low-80s C on the CPU side, but 85+ on the GPU side, with a slight GPU thermal throttling. This is minor, and doesn’t affect the performance in a noticeable way. The fans ramp up to about 45-46 dB at head-level on this Turbo mode.

The keyboard on the Flow X16 is a standard Asus implementation, similar to the one offered on the Zephyrus G15 and Zephyrus G16 lineups over the last few years. Here’s how this 2023 ROG Flow X16 performs on the Performance profile, which limits the fans to around 40 dB at head level.

As far as the IPS panel option goes, that will be available in some markets with the lower-specced configurations. The thermal/power design of this Flow X16 allows the processor to run at up to 80W of sustained power in demanding CPU loads, ensuring the maximum multi-threaded performance that this AMD platform is capable of. That’s only possible on Manual mode with maxed-out fans, though. We’ll get to that in a bit. Down below I’ve gathered my thoughts and impressions on this 2023 ROG Flow X16 series, with a close look at all the details that you should be aware of as a potential buyer. Specs sheet as reviewed – Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601VIBattlefield V, Cyberpunk, Doom, Witcher 3 – recorded with Fraps/in-game FPS counter in campaign mode; Another interesting comparison is with the 2021 AMD Ryzen 7 + RTX 3060 130W implementation in the full-size Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, one of the most popular full-size laptops of its generation, which this Flow X16 outmatches in most tests. With all these high-performance profiles out of the way, if you’re looking for even quieter noise levels when running games without mingling with the manual settings, your options are either the Balanced or the Silent default modes. You can also opt for the Silent profile, in which case the fans won’t go over 35 dB. Here’s what we got in this case: