Laptop performance - am I expecting too much

Conanius · 7 Jun 2025 at 16:46

Hi Folks

I've bought the kids a couple of laptops.

One, is an ASUS TUF Gaming FX707VI. 17.3 Inch 1080p Spec is
i7-13620H, Nvidia 4070, and then I've upgraded the RAM to 32GB DDR5 RAM (2x16GB), and Storage to also have a Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB Evo M2 alongside the factory 1TB M2.

The other, is a HP Victus 15-fa1007na 15 Inch 1080p, Spec is
i5-12500H, Nvidia 4050, and then again, I've upgraded the RAM to 32GB DDR4 RAM (2x16GB), and Storage is now a single Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB Evo.

Before I say this - they both work great. They do exactly what I wanted them to do.

I decided for lulz I'd quickly run Timespy on them both to see what the performance was like.

ASUS:

HP:

What has surprised me, is the CPUs aren't pinned at max frequency for the run. The HP seems to have coped much better, but the ASUS is all over the place.

They were both plugged into mains with 'best performance' power plan enabled.

Is there a setting somewhere for them to push harder, or is this the joy of mobile gaming.

Slogan · 8 Jun 2025 at 17:39

Do you have temperature information on the tests? I'm not sure if it's much use if you're trying to eek out a bit extra score-wise but I found that putting my Lenovo Legion into the Balanced mode actually gave me slightly better in-game performance compared to the Max / Turbo mode.

The CPU (5800HX) was trying to turbo to the maximum, which it couldn't due to the physical cooling limitations, it would downclock and the GPU usage would take a hit as a result. Moving to Balanced gained me about 10-15 frames and more tolerable temps. From memory, I think the CPU stayed around 80-83c (either side of 90c on Max) and the GPU (3070) never exceeded 73c.

dave28 · 8 Jun 2025 at 18:05

gaming laptops these days tend to be much thinner than ideal with slim fans

Conanius · 9 Jun 2025 at 12:42

So - I realised Armoury Crate wasn't installed on the Asus laptop.

Fired that in, put fans on max. Its still throttling a bit, but I gained 1000 3dmark points. CPU Frequency is much more solid through the first test but then it falls away again. Balanced Mode didn't make any difference

Suggests it probably is be cooling related. HWInfo showed a Peak of 90 on the CPU and peak of 85 on the GPU before turning the fans right up.

Scrutinize · 11 Jun 2025 at 22:44

Scores look about right to me. Mobile GPUs lag a fair way behind desktop for loads of factors. Both of those are pretty low-mid tier laptops too so don't benefit from the same tweaks/boosts (inc from Cooling) as higher end Rog/Strix etc.

Are these scores laptop screen or MUX Switch to external monitor?

Wait till you try on battery only...if you want maximum disappointment.

Key question, do they play the games you want at the detail you are happy with? Benchmarks are irrelevant if you can.

If lamenting, just pay for GeForce Now Ultimate. Way cheaper than the equivalent upgrade to comparable machine. Ultra settings at high frame rates in any game even on battery....