Acer helios 300 15.6 review
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Brute force hunter. With 17 inches, an expansive cooling system, and overclocking via button press, the Predator isn't really sneaking up quietly, but rather aims to convince the gaming community with brute force. Our test shows whether this gameplan works out. Show
Christian Hintze, 👁 Christian Hintze, ✓ Anton Avdyushkin (translated by Mark Riege), Published 11/19/2022 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 It's been two years since we tested the last 17-inch Helios 300, so it's about time now. Last year, only the 15-inch version of the Predator Helios 300 reached our test bench, and at that time it still used a Comet Lake CPU and RTX 3070. Now the 17-inch version is equipped with an Alder Lake CPU and RTX 3070 Ti with 150 watts. For comparison, we let the current Helios compete against its 15-inch predecessor, and we also include the Razer Blade 17, the HP Omen 17, the Aorus 17(X), and the MSI Vector GP76. Processor Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 115 W PL2 / Short Burst, 115 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H Memory 32 GB , 2x 16 GB Samsung DDR5-4800 Display 17.30 inch 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixel 170 PPI, BOE0A1A, IPS, glossy: no, 165 Hz Mainboard Intel Alder Lake-P PCH Soundcard Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech) Connections 1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: headset port Networking Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth Bluetooth 5 Size height x width x depth (in mm): 27.65 x 399.3 x 295.5 ( = 1.09 x 15.72 x 11.63 in) Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 Home Camera Webcam: 1080p webcam Primary Camera: 2 MPix Additional features Speakers: speakers by DTS X: Ultra Audio, Keyboard: Pulsar Lightning keyboard, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty Weight 2.993 kg ( = 105.58 oz / 6.6 pounds), Power Supply: 1.034 kg ( = 36.47 oz / 2.28 pounds) Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications. The current Helios 300 still shows many similarities to its ancestor from two years ago, but there are also some differences. What remained the same is the matte-black color and the materials. While the top of the base and display are made of metal, the display bezels and bottom plate are made of plastic. The "Predator" labeling disappeared from the inside and outside of the display lid, and you only see the symbol now. Another thing that has disappeared is the slim LED bars on the display lid. Overall, the design is slightly more modest now, even if the new Predator still doesn't really hide its gaming ambitions with its blue color accents, the slim LED bar in front, and the cooling system sticking out in the back. The metal makes the display and base fairly robust with both of them remaining fairly stiff, only producing minimal creaking noises in our attempts of warping. On the other hand, the display creaks a bit more. We did not notice any unusual gaps between the materials, and the workmanship is at a good level. The 17-inch laptop is of course heavier and deeper than its 15-inch sibling, but it is also almost 5 mm (~0.2 in) thicker. With its cooling system sticking out in the back similar to the Alienware models, it has significantly more depth, which makes it larger than other 17-inch gaming laptops. In terms of weight, it is also at least 100 grams (~3.5 oz) heavier than the competitors. HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Aorus 17 XE4 MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B DIN A4 398 mm / 15.7 inch 261 mm / 10.3 inch 31 mm / 1.22 inch 2.8 kg6.18 lbs399.3 mm / 15.7 inch 295.5 mm / 11.6 inch 27.65 mm / 1.089 inch 3 kg6.6 lbs398 mm / 15.7 inch 254 mm / 10 inch 27 mm / 1.063 inch 2.6 kg5.77 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 284 mm / 11.2 inch 25.9 mm / 1.02 inch 2.9 kg6.28 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 260 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.08 lbs363.4 mm / 14.3 inch 255 mm / 10 inch 22.9 mm / 0.902 inch 2.2 kg4.89 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs Two years ago, the 17-inch Predator didn't have any connections in the back. This changes now, which also creates more space on the sides. The number of connections, however, remains the same. One of the USB-A ports was slightly updated, and the Thunderbolt USB-C port now supports DisplayPort. There is still no SD card reader. In addition to the LAN connection, the device offers the Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i WLAN module, which also allows you to surf within the 6-GHz network. While the transfer rates are decent, they are still about 10% slower that the average possible with this module. The Blade 17 is also around 10% faster. On the other hand, the performance is constant. Networking iperf3 transmit AX12Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) 1514 (764min - 1561max) MBit/s MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 1364 (756min - 1486max) MBit/s Average of class Gaming (450 - 1580, n=28, last 2 years) 1143 MBit/s Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (986 - 1257, n=2) 1122 MBit/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng MediaTek MT7921 885 (808min - 986max) MBit/s iperf3 receive AX12MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 1623 (1min - 1710max) MBit/s Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) 1340 (678min - 1403max) MBit/s Average of class Gaming (423 - 1700, n=28, last 2 years) 1229 MBit/s Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (1137 - 1270, n=2) 1204 MBit/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng MediaTek MT7921 881 (818min - 900max) MBit/s iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHzRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz 1558 (1159min - 1622max) MBit/s +15% Average of class Gaming (843 - 1878, n=65, last 2 years) 1519 MBit/s +13% Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (1229 - 1659, n=16) 1502 MBit/s +11% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter 1350 (1269min - 1405max) MBit/s iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHzAverage of class Gaming (853 - 1857, n=67, last 2 years) 1526 MBit/s +8% Average Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (1327 - 1723, n=17) 1522 MBit/s +7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz 1486 (1196min - 1555max) MBit/s +5% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter 1416 (680min - 1453max) MBit/s 0501001502002503003504004505005506006507007508008509009501000105011001150120012501300135014001450150015501600Tooltip What is also new is the 1080p webcam with face recognition, which produces fairly decent pictures indoors in good lighting conditions. The colors, however, are not so impressive. 6.2 ∆E 14.4 ∆E 12.3 ∆E 12.8 ∆E 14.9 ∆E 16.8 ∆E 17 ∆E 7.4 ∆E 8.2 ∆E 10.5 ∆E 18.8 ∆E 20.7 ∆E 14.4 ∆E 14 ∆E 6.6 ∆E 19.8 ∆E 10.9 ∆E 10 ∆E 14.1 ∆E 11.3 ∆E 9.8 ∆E 7.9 ∆E 2.5 ∆E 2.6 ∆E ColorChecker Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti): 11.83 ∆E min: 2.45 - max: 20.74 ∆E A Kensington Lock is supported, as also TPM 2.0. On the other hand, a fingerprint sensor is lacking, but we can forgive that. What is harder to take is the lack of a webcam shutter. Acer is greedy with accessories, and none are included. In Germany, the warranty period covers two years with shipping service. You have to remove 11 similar-length Philips screws to take off the bottom of the case. But even then, the case bottom remains fixed very tightly and is extremely hard to pry open. The best way to do this is to start in the front corners since it is not clear where the bottom plate ends in the back. Because of the soft plastic bottom, you also have to be very careful using suitable prying tools. Once you have removed the bottom plate, you get access to the SSD, fans, Wi-Fi module, and battery. The DDR5-RAM is also accessible, but it sits underneath an additional metal cover that you have to remove with another screw. Acer uses a keyboard with a number block and "Pulsar" background illumination that can also be adjusted for each key individually. The number block also includes a special key that is reserved for opening the Predator Sense software, which functions as some sort of control center. The keys themselves have a rather short to medium stroke, but they offer a clear pressure point, resulting in good feedback. The keyboard allows you to type fairly fast and comfortably. The typing noise is very moderate, but the space key is slightly louder. Under pressure, the center of the keyboard can be bent down, but this won't be the case during regular typing. The touchpad, which we had criticized two years ago, received an overhaul. At about 12.15 x 8.3 cm (~4.8 x 3.3 in), the touchpad offers good sliding characteristics, and the integrated keys also have a comfortable and easily noticeable pressure point. The click noises are also moderate here. Acer uses a matte IPS display from BOE with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels (16:9) and a 165 Hz refresh rate. Alternative options are only available for the 15-inch Predator (Full HD). At a brightness of 340 Nits, not only does the panel surpass its predecessor, but also the Blade 17. The brightness distribution is relatively even at 85%. The black value and contrast correspond to a good class average. However, we are unable to confirm the advertised response time of only 3 ms, but instead, we measure about 11 ms for the change from black to white. The panel doesn't suffer from PWM. 327 cd/m²336 cd/m²365 cd/m²333 cd/m²366 cd/m²362 cd/m²312 cd/m²340 cd/m²316 cd/m² Distribution of brightness BOE0A1A tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3 Maximum: 366 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 339.7 cd/m² Minimum: 21 cd/m² Brightness Distribution: 85 % Center on Battery: 365 cd/m² Contrast: 1181:1 (Black: 0.31 cd/m²) ΔE Color 3.56 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 3.31 ΔE Greyscale 2.84 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3 84.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D) 99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D) 96.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D) Gamma: 2.29 Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) BOE0A1A, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Sharp LQ156M1JW09, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) BOE CQ NE173QHM-NZ1 (BOE09F9), IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30HP Omen 17-ck1075ng BOE09EE, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30Aorus 17 XE4 Sharp LQ173M1JW12, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 AUO B173HAN05.4, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30Display -16% 1% -26% -15% -15% Display P3 Coverage 96.8 68.4 -29% 97.9 1% 59.03 -39% 69 -29% 70.09 -28% sRGB Coverage 99.9 99.4 -1% 99.9 0% 87.46 -12% 99.4 -1% 98.98 -1% AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage 84.8 70.4 -17% 85.5 1% 61.04 -28% 71.2 -16% 70.91 -16% Response Times 13% 4% 13% 4% 53% Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * 16.4 (7.8, 8.6) 15.2 (7.6, 7.6) 7% 15.2 (7.4, 7.8) 7% 14 (7, 7) 15% 15.2 (7.6, 7.6) 7% 4 (1, 3) 76% Response Time Black / White * 11.2 (5.8, 5.4) 9.2 (4.8, 4.4) 18% 11.2 (5.8, 5.4) -0% 10 (6, 4) 11% 11.2 (6.8, 4.4) -0% 8 (4, 4) 29% PWM Frequency 23580 (13) 100 (50) Screen -4% -26% 10% 10% 3% Brightness middle 366 312 -15% 341 -7% 321 -12% 274 -25% 274 -25% Brightness 340 290 -15% 308 -9% 302 -11% 267 -21% 264 -22% Brightness Distribution 85 87 2% 82 -4% 84 -1% 82 -4% 87 2% Black Level * 0.31 0.32 -3% 0.45 -45% 0.41 -32% 0.25 19% 0.25 19% Contrast 1181 975 -17% 758 -36% 783 -34% 1096 -7% 1096 -7% Colorchecker dE 2000 * 3.56 3.03 15% 4.16 -17% 1.62 54% 2.07 42% 2.53 29% Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * 5.66 6.81 -20% 8.14 -44% 4.08 28% 4.89 14% 6.76 -19% Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * 3.31 0.71 79% 3 9% 1.93 42% 0.83 75% 0.98 70% Greyscale dE 2000 * 2.84 4.7 -65% 5.09 -79% 1.24 56% 3 -6% 3.49 -23% Gamma 2.29 96% 2.177 101% 2.48 89% 2.41 91% 2.207 100% 2.31 95% CCT 6835 95% 6676 97% 6884 94% 6261 104% 6999 93% 6714 97% Total Average (Program / Settings) -2% /-4% -7% /-16% -1% /3% -0% /3% 14% /6% * ... smaller is better The covered color space is fairly good and able to compete with that of the Razer Blade. In addition to the full sRGB color space, DisplayP3 is also covered to almost 97%, and AdobeRGB is still to around 85%. The display is adjusted fairly well in the state of delivery, and calibration with our Portrait Display Calman color calibration tool only brings minimal improvement. This makes calibration by the users really unnecessary. Display Response Timesℹ Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times. ↔ Response Time Black to White11.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 5.8 ms rise ↘ 5.4 ms fallThe screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.8 ms). ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey16.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 7.8 ms rise ↘ 8.6 ms fallThe screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.3 ms). Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)ℹ To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether. Screen flickering / PWM not detected In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18694 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. Outdoors, the 340-nit brightness, and matte display surface will bring some advantages. However, you should still look for a shady place to avoid direct sunlight. With a Core i7-12700H and RTX 3070 Ti, the Helios can be placed in the upper midrange to the high end of the gaming class. The processors are accompanied by ample 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1 TB storage solution. With this, the laptop should be able to reproduce almost all the current games in the native resolution smoothly. The Predator Sense software is preinstalled as control center software. For the best benchmark results, we choose the "Extreme" performance mode, where the CPU and GPU are probably slightly "overclocked." Beyond Extreme, there is also a Turbo mode, for which there is also an extra key to activate or deactivate. However, the fans are always running at full speed for this, so for us, the Extreme mode, which is not really quiet either, should be sufficient. The software also allows you to make various adjustments to the fan control, performance, etc., in addition to configuring the RGB background illumination. Users should therefore take a closer look at this software. The Intel Core i7-12700H often takes part in our gaming laptop tests. The CPU from Intel's Alder Lake generation offers 6 Performance and 8 Efficiency cores with 20 threads and a clock speed of 1.8 to 4.7 GHz. It should be able to handle all the games well. With the Extreme mode, the CPU performance is very good, reaching significantly above that of an average i7-12700H due to the slight overclocking - at least in our Cinebench R15 loop. The very constant performance at a TDP of about 120 watts is also convincing. With this, our test unit beats the comparison devices, and only MSI Vector is able to half-way keep up. The Helios beats the predecessor with Comet Lake by almost 100% in the multi-thread tasks. However, the single-core performance is only average. If you switch to the quieter Standard mode, the TDP only reaches the full 120 watts in the first run. After that, it ranges more around 85 watts within one run. Afterwards, the Helios is unable to maintain the maximum of 2,840 points as in the Extreme mode but drops to about 2,230 points after the first few runs. In battery mode, the performance is limited drastically. Even though the TDP briefly reaches about 40 watts, after one second it always ends up at only around 21 watts. 01452904355807258701015116013051450159517401885203021752320246526102755Tooltip CPU Performance RatingAverage of class Gaming 85.2 pt MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 84.1 pt Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 81.6 pt Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 80.9 pt Average Intel Core i7-12700H 79.2 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 79.1 pt HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 75.6 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 49 pt Cinebench R23 / Multi CoreMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 18203 Points +6% Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34613, n=237, last 2 years) 17979 Points +5% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 17133 Points Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 16034 Points -6% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4032 - 19330, n=63) 15636 Points -9% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 15386 Points -10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 11814 Points -31% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 7953 Points -54% Cinebench R23 / Single CoreRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 1828 Points +4% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 1811 Points +3% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 1778 Points +2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 1765 Points +1% Average of class Gaming (527 - 2169, n=235, last 2 years) 1759 Points +1% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (778 - 1826, n=62) 1758 Points 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 1750 Points Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 1172 Points -33% Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 6889 Points +18% Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=235, last 2 years) 6821 Points +17% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 6150 Points +5% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1576 - 7407, n=63) 5933 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 5846 Points Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 5383 Points -8% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 4847 Points -17% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 2975 Points -49% Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 706 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 697 Points Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 694 Points 0% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 692 Points -1% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 686 Points -2% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (300 - 704, n=63) 679 Points -3% Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=235, last 2 years) 678 Points -3% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 451 Points -35% Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64BitAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 2886 Points MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 2872 (2287.68min - 2523.66max) Points 0% Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=241, last 2 years) 2860 Points -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 2697 (2132.31min - 2697.42max) Points -7% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 2670 Points -7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 2580 (2349.9min - 2579.98max) Points -11% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 2518 (1886.88min - 2518.1max) Points -13% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1379 - 2916, n=69) 2517 Points -13% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 1327 Points -54% Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64BitRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 266 Points +5% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 263 Points +4% Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=240, last 2 years) 261 Points +3% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 256 Points +1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 256 Points +1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 250 Points -2% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 254 Points Average Intel Core i7-12700H (113 - 263, n=64) 253 Points 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 189 Points -26% Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPUAcer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 355 Seconds * -67% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 246 Seconds * -15% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 234 Seconds * -10% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (168 - 732, n=62) 225 Seconds * -6% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 220 Seconds * -3% Average of class Gaming (87 - 1259, n=233, last 2 years) 215 Seconds * -1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 213 Seconds * MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 208 Seconds * +2% 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=232, last 2 years) 71662 MIPS +6% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 67427 MIPS MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 62405 MIPS -7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 62231 MIPS -8% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (22844 - 73067, n=62) 60292 MIPS -11% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 57987 MIPS -14% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 55958 MIPS -17% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 36926 MIPS -45% 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=233, last 2 years) 5977 MIPS +4% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 5851 MIPS +2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 5818 MIPS +1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 5761 MIPS 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 5760 MIPS Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2743 - 5972, n=62) 5648 MIPS -2% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 5510 MIPS -4% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 4969 MIPS -14% Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-CoreAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 13414 Points Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=239, last 2 years) 12714 Points -5% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 12096 Points -10% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 12008 Points -10% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 11934 Points -11% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (5144 - 13745, n=63) 11729 Points -13% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 11626 Points -13% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 6210 Points -54% Geekbench 5.5 / Single-CoreAorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 1781 Points +3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 1771 Points +3% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 1769 Points +3% Average of class Gaming (158 - 2139, n=239, last 2 years) 1760 Points +2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 1749 Points +2% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (803 - 1851, n=63) 1732 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 1723 Points Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 1218 Points -29% HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k PresetAverage of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=236, last 2 years) 19.8 fps +20% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 19 fps +15% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4.67 - 21.8, n=63) 16.7 fps +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 16.5 fps Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 16.3 fps -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 16.2 fps -2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 14.6 fps -12% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 10.2 fps -38% LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDFAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 95.3 s * Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=231, last 2 years) 49 s * +49% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (34.2 - 95.3, n=62) 45.7 s * +52% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 44.9 s * +53% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 43.5 s * +54% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 42.9 s * +55% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 41.3 s * +57% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 36.4 s * +62% R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall meanAcer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H 0.635 sec * -39% Average of class Gaming (0.375 - 4.47, n=233, last 2 years) 0.482 sec * -6% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62) 0.4723 sec * -4% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H 0.4659 sec * -2% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H 0.4609 sec * -1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H 0.4556 sec * Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H 0.455 sec * -0% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H 0.4534 sec * -0% * ... smaller is better Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit 205.51 fps Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit 99.6 % Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit 2886 Points Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit 254 Points Help Performance RatingAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 94.3 pt Average of class Gaming 93.9 pt HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 89.1 pt Average Intel Core i7-12700H 72.7 pt MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 69.7 pt Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 62.8 pt Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 60.5 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 54.5 pt AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-TraceAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 17329 KRay/s Average of class Gaming (2585 - 60169, n=229, last 2 years) 16453 KRay/s -5% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 15078 KRay/s -13% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2585 - 17957, n=62) 10834 KRay/s -37% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 9955 KRay/s -43% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 8399 KRay/s -52% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 7694 KRay/s -56% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 7233 KRay/s -58% AIDA64 / FPU JuliaAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 90760 Points Average of class Gaming (12439 - 252486, n=229, last 2 years) 82705 Points -9% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 75435 Points -17% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12439 - 90760, n=62) 52825 Points -42% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 48850 Points -46% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 40635 Points -55% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 37471 Points -59% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 34372 Points -62% AIDA64 / CPU SHA3Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 4002 MB/s Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=229, last 2 years) 3953 MB/s -1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 3791 MB/s -5% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 3408 MB/s -15% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (833 - 4242, n=62) 3077 MB/s -23% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 2693 MB/s -33% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 2525 MB/s -37% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 2474 MB/s -38% AIDA64 / CPU QueenAverage of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=229, last 2 years) 105086 Points +3% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 102833 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 102178 Points Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 99702 Points -2% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (57923 - 103202, n=62) 97916 Points -4% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 97195 Points -5% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 94232 Points -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 72173 Points -29% AIDA64 / FPU SinJuliaAverage of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=229, last 2 years) 11525 Points +16% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 9939 Points MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 9835 Points -1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 9634 Points -3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 9271 Points -7% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (3249 - 9939, n=62) 9055 Points -9% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 8783 Points -12% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 7576 Points -24% AIDA64 / FPU MandelAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 44760 Points Average of class Gaming (7135 - 134044, n=229, last 2 years) 43239 Points -3% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 37158 Points -17% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (7135 - 44760, n=62) 27939 Points -38% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 24711 Points -45% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 22321 Points -50% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 21600 Points -52% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 19904 Points -56% AIDA64 / CPU AESHP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 136241 MB/s +67% Average of class Gaming (18146 - 328679, n=229, last 2 years) 103933 MB/s +28% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 100255 MB/s +23% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (31839 - 144360, n=62) 85388 MB/s +5% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 81465 MB/s Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 81335 MB/s 0% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 56372 MB/s -31% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 28643 MB/s -65% AIDA64 / CPU ZLibAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 1159 MB/s MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 1124 MB/s -3% Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2409, n=229, last 2 years) 1113 MB/s -4% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 1034 MB/s -11% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 1004 MB/s -13% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (305 - 1171, n=62) 970 MB/s -16% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 875 MB/s -25% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 562 MB/s -52% AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-TraceAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 9589 KRay/s Average of class Gaming (1437 - 31796, n=229, last 2 years) 8954 KRay/s -7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 7989 KRay/s -17% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1437 - 9692, n=62) 5986 KRay/s -38% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 5397 KRay/s -44% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 4769 KRay/s -50% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 4246 KRay/s -56% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 4160 KRay/s -57% AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxxAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 38193 MPixel/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 34944 MPixel/s -9% Average of class Gaming (8341 - 60161, n=230, last 2 years) 34937 MPixel/s -9% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12863 - 52207, n=62) 33149 MPixel/s -13% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 31329 MPixel/s -18% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 27001 MPixel/s -29% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 25893 MPixel/s -32% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 21588 MPixel/s -43% In PCMark 10, our Helios 300 PH317 test unit also runs faster than the average of all laptops with the same CPU in our database. The performance advantage is between 3 and 10%. However, the MSI Vector is still able to place first, barely ahead of the Helios. PCMark 10 / ScoreMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 7947 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 7899 Points Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 7700 Points -3% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (6941 - 7947, n=11) 7554 Points -4% Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years) 7473 Points -5% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 7357 Points -7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 7248 Points -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 6034 Points -24% PCMark 10 / EssentialsAorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 10765 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 10679 Points Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years) 10653 Points 0% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 10648 Points 0% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 10646 Points 0% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9892 - 10935, n=11) 10525 Points -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 10227 Points -4% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 8953 Points -16% PCMark 10 / ProductivityMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 10638 Points +7% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 9984 Points Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 9820 Points -2% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9024 - 10638, n=11) 9816 Points -2% Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years) 9638 Points -3% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 9279 Points -7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 9136 Points -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 8022 Points -20% PCMark 10 / Digital Content CreationAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 12546 Points MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 12038 Points -4% Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 11721 Points -7% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (10165 - 12546, n=11) 11337 Points -10% Average of class Gaming (5288 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years) 11113 Points -11% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 11057 Points -12% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 10938 Points -13% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 8300 Points -34% CrossMark / OverallAorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 2000 Points +6% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 1957 Points +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1879 Points Average of class Gaming (974 - 2295, n=160, last 2 years) 1852 Points -1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 1833 Points -2% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (974 - 2000, n=12) 1817 Points -3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1790 Points -5% CrossMark / ProductivityAorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 1962 Points +11% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 1921 Points +9% Average of class Gaming (907 - 2166, n=160, last 2 years) 1770 Points 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1767 Points Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (907 - 1962, n=12) 1761 Points 0% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 1741 Points -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1709 Points -3% CrossMark / CreativityAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2057 Points HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 2012 Points -2% Average of class Gaming (1027 - 2514, n=160, last 2 years) 2002 Points -3% Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 1992 Points -3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1948 Points -5% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 1938 Points -6% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1027 - 2057, n=12) 1873 Points -9% CrossMark / ResponsivenessAorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 2142 Points +24% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 2134 Points +24% Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1029 - 2142, n=12) 1833 Points +6% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1724 Points Average of class Gaming (1029 - 2275, n=160, last 2 years) 1696 Points -2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 1613 Points -6% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1594 Points -8% PCMark 10 Score 7899 points Help AIDA64 / Memory CopyAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 56902 MB/s Average of class Gaming (18074 - 88014, n=229, last 2 years) 56650 MB/s 0% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25615 - 80511, n=62) 53891 MB/s -5% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 53008 MB/s -7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 48643 MB/s -15% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 45062 MB/s -21% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 44627 MB/s -22% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 32253 MB/s -43% AIDA64 / Memory ReadAverage of class Gaming (20318 - 89096, n=229, last 2 years) 60251 MB/s +1% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 59935 MB/s +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 59391 MB/s Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25586 - 79442, n=62) 57340 MB/s -3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 56629 MB/s -5% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 48780 MB/s -18% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 47618 MB/s -20% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 35460 MB/s -40% AIDA64 / Memory WriteAverage of class Gaming (15975 - 103259, n=229, last 2 years) 58943 MB/s +4% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 58827 MB/s +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 56791 MB/s Average Intel Core i7-12700H (23679 - 88660, n=62) 54793 MB/s -4% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 50923 MB/s -10% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 47203 MB/s -17% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 44515 MB/s -22% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 40864 MB/s -28% AIDA64 / Memory LatencyHP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 100.8 ns * -10% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 93.5 ns * -2% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 91.7 ns * -0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 91.3 ns * Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 136.8, n=226, last 2 years) 82.7 ns * +9% Average Intel Core i7-12700H (76.2 - 133.9, n=60) 77.8 ns * +15% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 71.3 ns * +22% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 0 ns * +100% * ... smaller is better While there are no problems when opening the browser or various tabs on our homepage, the problems start when playing our 4K/60-fps YouTube video. Even though it completes with zero dropped frames, there are some latencies that turn out high on average in the comparison. DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95HP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TB 9988 μs * -554% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 1907.6 μs * -25% Aorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 1681 μs * -10% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 1527.7 μs * Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 866 μs * +43% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 659 μs * +57% * ... smaller is better Acer uses a fast Samsung 980 Pro with 1 TB of storage space and PCIe 4.0 x4 support. In our SSD ranking list, the model places 10th. In our test, the SSD reaches good values in the comparison, but unfortunately it is unable to maintain those in the constant load test, despite the cooling pad and powerful cooling performance. Since this was a surprise to us, we repeated the test three times later, but always received a similar result. CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6648.9 MB/s CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5243.9 MB/s CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 515.11 MB/s CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 403.78 MB/s CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 90.69 MB/s CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 227.49 MB/s CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 1758.31 MB/s CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 2262.05 MB/s Drive Performance Rating - PercentAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 88.6 pt Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 85.3 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 82.7 pt Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 73.6 pt MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 72.6 pt Average of class Gaming 71.6 pt HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 64.8 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B -1! Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 42.1 pt DiskSpd seq readAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4272 (1951.61min - 4271.9max) MB/s Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4206 (4139.89min - 4205.63max) MB/s -2% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1761 - 4677, n=74) 3745 MB/s -12% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3631 (2734.69min - 3631.22max) MB/s -15% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 3605 (3533.55min - 3604.72max) MB/s -16% Average of class Gaming (1291 - 6045, n=199, last 2 years) 3407 MB/s -20% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 2305 (2285.48min - 2305.19max) MB/s -46% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 834 (825.26min - 833.84max) MB/s -80% seq writeAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4394 (4343.95min - 4393.95max) MB/s Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4001 (3961.52min - 4001.33max) MB/s -9% Average of class Gaming (535 - 9108, n=199, last 2 years) 3663 MB/s -17% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 3593 (3469.74min - 3593.2max) MB/s -18% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2220 - 4564, n=74) 3562 MB/s -19% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3446 (3433.09min - 3446.49max) MB/s -22% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 2200 (2057.65min - 2200.33max) MB/s -50% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 809 (799.93min - 809.08max) MB/s -82% seq q8 t1 readAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 7034 (6341.05min - 7034.27max) MB/s +11% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 6799 (6449.16min - 6798.76max) MB/s +8% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 6644 (5616.47min - 6644.2max) MB/s +5% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (3421 - 7061, n=74) 6442 MB/s +2% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 6319 (1848.3min - 6318.66max) MB/s Average of class Gaming (1620 - 16089, n=199, last 2 years) 6073 MB/s -4% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3638 (3412.7min - 3638.2max) MB/s -42% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 3267 (3037.94min - 3266.52max) MB/s -48% seq q8 t1 writeAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 5259 (5245.4min - 5258.61max) MB/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 5199 (5035.05min - 5198.72max) MB/s -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4999 (4982.41min - 4998.56max) MB/s -5% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2216 - 5259, n=74) 4791 MB/s -9% Average of class Gaming (86.2 - 14571, n=199, last 2 years) 4534 MB/s -14% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3611 (3605.71min - 3610.88max) MB/s -31% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3481 (3457.79min - 3481.27max) MB/s -34% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 2946 (812.28min - 2946.29max) MB/s -44% 4k q1 t1 readAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 88.8 (88.08min - 88.8max) MB/s +3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 88.3 (87.29min - 88.27max) MB/s +2% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 86.5 (85.74min - 86.52max) MB/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 77 (72.23min - 77max) MB/s -11% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (48.4 - 97.4, n=74) 77 MB/s -11% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 70.9 (69.93min - 70.9max) MB/s -18% Average of class Gaming (30.6 - 97.4, n=199, last 2 years) 68.5 MB/s -21% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 33.4 (33.34min - 33.39max) MB/s -61% 4k q1 t1 writeMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 386 (378.43min - 386.17max) MB/s +81% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 356 (354.39min - 355.65max) MB/s +67% Average of class Gaming (66.6 - 421, n=199, last 2 years) 228 MB/s +7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 222 (220.1min - 221.87max) MB/s +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 213 (195.99min - 212.69max) MB/s HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 205 (191.92min - 205.24max) MB/s -4% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (49.9 - 280, n=74) 187.4 MB/s -12% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 77.8 (77.7min - 77.82max) MB/s -63% 4k q32 t16 readRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3638 (3612.61min - 3638.32max) MB/s +13% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3582 (3579.98min - 3581.55max) MB/s +11% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3222 (3204.74min - 3221.65max) MB/s Average of class Gaming (313 - 5870, n=199, last 2 years) 2533 MB/s -21% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (376 - 4185, n=74) 2521 MB/s -22% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 1860 (1859.57min - 1859.93max) MB/s -42% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 1274 (1194.32min - 1273.9max) MB/s -60% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 660 (656.04min - 660.33max) MB/s -80% 4k q32 t16 writeAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3604 (3589.06min - 3603.58max) MB/s +37% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3361 (3349.29min - 3360.57max) MB/s +28% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2748 (2715.51min - 2748.13max) MB/s +5% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2623 (2563.77min - 2622.75max) MB/s Average of class Gaming (288 - 4869, n=199, last 2 years) 2161 MB/s -18% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (291 - 3559, n=74) 1900 MB/s -28% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 553 (499.28min - 552.72max) MB/s -79% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 548 (543.15min - 547.96max) MB/s -79% AS SSD Score TotalAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 9279 Points +27% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 8336 Points +14% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 7830 Points +7% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 7306 Points Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2577 - 9147, n=75) 6831 Points -7% Average of class Gaming (1923 - 10783, n=186, last 2 years) 6784 Points -7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 5693 Points -22% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 5030 Points -31% Score ReadAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3549 Points +25% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3057 Points +8% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2837 Points MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 2766 Points -3% Average of class Gaming (528 - 4721, n=186, last 2 years) 2508 Points -12% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (983 - 3469, n=75) 2411 Points -15% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 1898 Points -33% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 1843 Points -35% Score WriteAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3996 Points +35% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3753 Points +27% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3636 Points +23% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (921 - 4043, n=75) 3257 Points +10% Average of class Gaming (515 - 5339, n=186, last 2 years) 3060 Points +3% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2964 Points HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 2955 Points 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 2265 Points -24% Seq ReadHP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 5233.79 MB/s +53% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 5031 MB/s +47% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2638 - 5621, n=75) 4874 MB/s +42% Average of class Gaming (1473 - 12763, n=186, last 2 years) 4750 MB/s +38% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4672 MB/s +36% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3431 MB/s MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3199 MB/s -7% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 2792 MB/s -19% Seq WriteAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 4370 MB/s Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3826 MB/s -12% Average of class Gaming (495 - 11316, n=186, last 2 years) 3474 MB/s -21% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1617 - 4526, n=75) 3289 MB/s -25% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 3173 MB/s -27% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3162 MB/s -28% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 2355.42 MB/s -46% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 2311 MB/s -47% 4K ReadAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 108 MB/s +35% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 91.56 MB/s +14% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 80.14 MB/s Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 79.26 MB/s -1% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (45.9 - 89.2, n=75) 72.5 MB/s -10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 68.25 MB/s -15% Average of class Gaming (28.8 - 112.1, n=186, last 2 years) 68.2 MB/s -15% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 48.34 MB/s -40% 4K WriteMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 340.52 MB/s +74% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 308.6 MB/s +57% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 224.32 MB/s +14% Average of class Gaming (59 - 364, n=186, last 2 years) 210 MB/s +7% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 196.06 MB/s Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 188.59 MB/s -4% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (118.6 - 246, n=75) 186.9 MB/s -5% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 93.9 MB/s -52% 4K-64 ReadAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 2938 MB/s +22% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2510.86 MB/s +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2413.38 MB/s MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 2355 MB/s -2% Average of class Gaming (312 - 3395, n=186, last 2 years) 1959 MB/s -19% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (421 - 2854, n=75) 1851 MB/s -23% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 1516 MB/s -37% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 1306.59 MB/s -46% 4K-64 WriteAorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 3371 MB/s +45% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 3181.34 MB/s +36% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 2978 MB/s +28% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (367 - 3451, n=75) 2741 MB/s +18% Average of class Gaming (277 - 4533, n=186, last 2 years) 2503 MB/s +7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 2495.32 MB/s +7% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 2331.1 MB/s Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 1940 MB/s -17% Access Time ReadHP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 0.078 ms * Average of class Gaming (0.02 - 0.163, n=184, last 2 years) 0.05116 ms * Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 0.048 ms * Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.018 - 0.083, n=74) 0.03753 ms * Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 0.027 ms * MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 0.027 ms * Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 0 ms * Access Time WriteMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK 0.169 ms * -668% Average of class Gaming (0.011 - 1.028, n=186, last 2 years) 0.05324 ms * -142% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR 0.04 ms * -82% Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.017 - 0.101, n=75) 0.03365 ms * -53% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 0.022 ms * -0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR 0.022 ms * HP Omen 17-ck1075ng WDC PC SN810 1TB 0.017 ms * +23% Aorus 17 XE4 Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 0.013 ms * +41% * ... smaller is better 034569010351380172520702415276031053450379541404485483051755520586562106555Tooltip As the graphics card, there is an Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 Ti with a TGP target of 150 watts including dynamic boost. In the 3DMarks, the Helios is able to place first overall and is surpassed only in Fire Strike by 1 to 2% by the Vector 17 and the Blade 17. If the Helios runs in battery operation, the 3D performance is reduced significantly. Of the 28,088 GPU points in Fire Strike, only 13,938 points then remain. 3DMark Performance Rating - PercentAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 99.1 pt MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 -1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 98.2 pt Average of class Gaming 96.7 pt HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 95.6 pt Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 93.6 pt Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H 91.9 pt Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 91.7 pt Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H 83.9 pt 3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPUAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 38883 Points Average of class Gaming (1029 - 72070, n=231, last 2 years) 38610 Points -1% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 38435 Points -1% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H 37915 Points -2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 37112 Points -5% Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 35988 Points -7% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (13799 - 42569, n=36) 35944 Points -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H 31913 Points -18% 3DMark1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard GraphicsAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 149796 Points HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 146239 Points -2% Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 140844 Points -6% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H 136558 Points -9% Average of class Gaming (15902 - 193851, n=159, last 2 years) 133637 Points -11% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (33126 - 181005, n=25) 130456 Points -13% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H 111837 Points -25% 1920x1080 Fire Strike GraphicsMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 28843 Points +3% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H 28555 Points +2% Average of class Gaming (781 - 53059, n=240, last 2 years) 28355 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 28088 Points HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 28012 Points 0% Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 27776 Points -1% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (22612 - 32550, n=37) 27554 Points -2% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H 24468 Points -13% 2560x1440 Time Spy GraphicsAverage of class Gaming (224 - 22547, n=238, last 2 years) 11416 Points +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 11316 Points Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H 11012 Points -3% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 10938 Points -3% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 10521 Points -7% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (8142 - 12324, n=37) 10478 Points -7% Aorus 17 XE4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 10462 Points -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10750H 8853 Points -22% 3DMark 11 Performance 33193 points3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score 62873 points3DMark Fire Strike Score 24043 points3DMark Time Spy Score 11693 points Help Blender v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTXAverage NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (22 - 30, n=15) 25.3 Seconds * -5% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 25 Seconds * -4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 24 Seconds * Average of class Gaming (9 - 142, n=142, last 2 years) 23.5 Seconds * +2% v3.3 Classroom CUDAAverage NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (36 - 46, n=16) 41.4 Seconds * -4% Average of class Gaming (16 - 175, n=147, last 2 years) 40.6 Seconds * -2% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 40 Seconds * -0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 40 Seconds * v3.3 Classroom CPUHP Omen 17-ck1075ng NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 447 Seconds * -18% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H 379 Seconds * Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (285 - 459, n=16) 376 Seconds * +1% Average of class Gaming (138 - 907, n=159, last 2 years) 319 Seconds * +16% * ... smaller is better In The Witcher 3, the Helios runs a head-to-head race with the MSI Vector. Due to the Extreme mode, it fares very well overall during gaming, reaching on average about 10% above an average RTX 3070 Ti. During gaming, the quasi predecessor is surpassed by about 30% (however: Extreme mode vs. Normal mode). The device only doesn't seem to like DOTA 2 Reborn. In Standard mode, the frame rate in The Witcher 3 ends up about 10 fps lower (~110 vs 100 fps). The Witcher 31920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 219 (10.9min, 64.3P0.1, 149.7P1) fps +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 210 fps HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 204.8 fps -2% Average of class Gaming (17.5 - 449, n=176, last 2 years) 204 fps -3% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (139.7 - 226, n=27) 188.8 fps -10% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 180 (32.6min, 55P0.1, 121P1) fps -14% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 173.4 fps -17% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 154 (43.6min, 55.3P0.1, 96.2P1) fps -27% 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 119 fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 112.8 (10.7min, 57.6P0.1, 86.9P1) fps -5% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 111.6 fps -6% Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=233, last 2 years) 110.2 fps -7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 103.7 fps -13% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (76.8 - 124.1, n=39) 102.4 fps -14% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 99.9 (29.7min, 45.7P0.1, 74.1P1) fps -16% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 91.3 (7.19min, 24.3P0.1, 50.1P1) fps -23% Far Cry 52560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:TAverage of class Gaming (14 - 194, n=83, last 2 years) 111.4 fps 0% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 111 fps Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 102 fps -8% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (77 - 111, n=15) 97.4 fps -12% 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:TMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 138 fps +10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 137 (106min) fps +9% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 130 (104min) fps +3% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 126 fps Average of class Gaming (14 - 218, n=132, last 2 years) 121.9 fps -3% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (91 - 138, n=25) 120.4 fps -4% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 116 fps -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 99 (75min) fps -21% 1920x1080 High Preset AA:TMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 147 fps +8% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 146 (123min) fps +7% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 138 (113min) fps +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 136 fps Average of class Gaming (16 - 232, n=123, last 2 years) 129.9 fps -4% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (99 - 147, n=23) 129.6 fps -5% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 123 fps -10% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 103 (74min) fps -24% GTA V2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16xAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 103 (4.61min, 62.5P1) fps Average of class Gaming (5.61 - 160.6, n=126, last 2 years) 99.6 fps -3% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (72.7 - 108.7, n=22) 92.9 fps -10% 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16xHP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 117.5 (5.88min, 83.3P1) fps +4% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 117 (24.8min, 83.3P1) fps +4% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 112.9 (6.2min, 76.9P1) fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 109.7 fps -3% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (44 - 123.9, n=36) 106.7 fps -5% Average of class Gaming (6.38 - 167.7, n=221, last 2 years) 104.1 fps -8% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 103.8 (9.16min, 71.4P1) fps -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 85 (15.8min, 55.6P1) fps -25% 1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8xHP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 177.3 (2.97min, 111.1P1) fps +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 175.8 (3.61min, 125P1) fps Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 175 (6min, 111P1) fps 0% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 167.9 (4.46min, 125P1) fps -4% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (80 - 181.9, n=28) 165.5 fps -6% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 164.2 (4.34min, 100P1) fps -7% Average of class Gaming (15.3 - 187.1, n=181, last 2 years) 162.2 fps -8% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 142 (7.71min, 90.9P1) fps -19% Strange Brigade2560x1440 ultra AA:ultra AF:16Average of class Gaming (34.8 - 318, n=125, last 2 years) 169.8 fps +12% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 151.4 (99.1min, 121.3P1) fps Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (110.7 - 160.5, n=21) 137.4 fps -9% 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 209 (59min, 156.2P1) fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 195.1 (81.6min, 145.4P1) fps -7% Average of class Gaming (14.6 - 421, n=231, last 2 years) 194.5 fps -7% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 191.7 (101.9min, 136.5P1) fps -8% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 186.4 (71.9min, 139.2P1) fps -11% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (109 - 221, n=37) 179.9 fps -14% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 178 (94.9min, 133P1) fps -15% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 159 (71min, 118P1) fps -24% 1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 241 (61.1min, 160.8P1) fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 222 (94.8min, 155.5P1) fps -8% Average of class Gaming (17.5 - 465, n=193, last 2 years) 218 fps -10% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 217 (77min, 153.8P1) fps -10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 214 (73.2min, 156.4P1) fps -11% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (112 - 248, n=27) 203 fps -16% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 200 (42.1min, 151P1) fps -17% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 179 (61.7min, 130P1) fps -26% Final Fantasy XV Benchmark2560x1440 High QualityAverage of class Gaming (19.8 - 162.9, n=151, last 2 years) 92.5 fps +8% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 85.4 fps Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 78.5 fps -8% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 76 fps -11% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (57.9 - 93, n=24) 76 fps -11% 1920x1080 High QualityAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 116.8 fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 107.7 fps -8% Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 194.9, n=232, last 2 years) 106 fps -9% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 103.2 fps -12% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 102.8 fps -12% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (49.5 - 122.4, n=35) 98.5 fps -16% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 96.5 fps -17% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 85.1 fps -27% 1920x1080 Standard QualityAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 154.8 fps Average of class Gaming (13 - 230, n=176, last 2 years) 139 fps -10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 137.8 fps -11% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 134.3 fps -13% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (113.9 - 162.6, n=24) 133.6 fps -14% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 126 fps -19% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 110 fps -29% Dota 2 Reborn1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best lookingRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 141.6 (124min) fps +7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 140.8 (121min) fps +6% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 134.4 (116.3min) fps +1% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 139 (122.8min) fps +5% Average of class Gaming (26.9 - 220, n=244, last 2 years) 138.9 fps +5% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (68.7 - 160.5, n=38) 135.6 fps +2% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 134.5 (115min) fps +1% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 132.8 (108.1min) fps Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 114 (98.1min) fps -14% 1920x1080 high (2/3)Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 150 (131.4min) fps +9% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 148.4 (127.8min) fps +7% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 141.2 (124.2min) fps +2% Average of class Gaming (29.9 - 244, n=243, last 2 years) 147.9 fps +7% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 147 (130.6min) fps +6% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (75.4 - 170.2, n=38) 142.8 fps +3% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 140.9 (121.7min) fps +2% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 138.1 (111.2min) fps Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 120 (95.4min) fps -13% 1366x768 med (1/3)Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 159.3 (141.6min) fps +7% Average of class Gaming (31.5 - 255, n=230, last 2 years) 156.7 fps +6% Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 155 (136.7min) fps +5% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 153.7 (133.7min) fps +4% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 152.8 (134.5min) fps +3% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (79.7 - 178.4, n=37) 151.2 fps +2% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 150.7 (130.7min) fps +2% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 148.2 (123.3min) fps Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 131 (109.5min) fps -12% X-Plane 11.111920x1080 high (fps_test=3)Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 103 fps +11% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 101.6 fps +10% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 91.4 fps -1% Average of class Gaming (12.4 - 166.2, n=248, last 2 years) 98.1 fps +6% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 95.8 fps +4% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (51.6 - 116.9, n=37) 95.5 fps +3% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 92.4 fps MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 91.1 fps -1% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 74.4 fps -19% 1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)Aorus 17 XE4 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 131 fps +18% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 128 fps +15% HP Omen 17-ck1075ng Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 109.1 fps -2% Average of class Gaming (13.7 - 190.3, n=238, last 2 years) 122.9 fps +11% Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (57.3 - 145.7, n=36) 118.4 fps +6% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 117.7 fps +6% MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 114.7 fps +3% Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 111.2 fps Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 86.6 fps -22% Even though the frame rate in The Witcher 3 also remains very constant over time, the Helios doesn't seem to get any particular advantage over Blade 17 in this. The GPU clock speed remains fairly constant at about 1.6 GHz, with the GPU warming to a temperature of 71 °C (160 °F). The graphics card consumes 150 watts almost throughout the whole time, but this is also what it is designed for. 0102030405060708090100110Tooltip To be clear, in the Extreme mode, the Helios 300 is one of the loudest devices we ever tested. Even during idle operation, the fans already whir at more than 40 dB, which is very loud. While gaming or during the stress test, the noise level then increases to more than 60 dB! The similarly powerful MSI Vector already reaches 56 dB, but the rest of the competitors are significantly quieter at around 50 dB. For more sensitive ears, we, therefore, recommend the Standard mode, with which we measure "only" 50 dB in The Witcher 3, instead of 62 dB. During idle operation, this mode remains significantly quieter, and in parts, the fans then even remain completely turned off or they whir quietly at 25.6 dB. In our opinion, the small performance increase in the Extreme mode is hardly worth the extreme noise level. Noise Level Idle 23 / 25.92 / 40.67 dB(A) Load 42.7 / 62.67 dB(A) 30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud min: dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203230.7322535.736.235.73137.140.337.14028.829.228.85026.224.726.26327.317.727.38024.417.124.410033.716.633.712528.216.628.216032.717.332.720036.522.836.525038.81838.831537.413.837.440036.713.236.750037.411.337.463041.710.241.780044.510.544.51000469.846125047.89.347.8160052.810.152.8200051.310.351.3250051.310.651.3315053.910.953.9400053.811.153.8500051.311.351.3630050.611.650.6800049.311.649.31000048.511.848.51250045.911.745.91600040.710.740.7SPL62.723.562.7N15.40.515.4median 45.9median 11.3median 45.9Delta7.32.57.338.331.138.330.137.930.136.737.136.733.431.733.43232.93230.129.530.12820.72830.123.330.128.91928.926.118.626.130.121.630.132.318.532.330.413.730.434.61334.633.811.433.834.311.134.336.910.636.937.28.337.238.98.538.939.98.839.939.99.539.936.610.136.636.710.736.73211323111.13130.111.930.126.31226.323.911.723.918.211.418.213.610.813.648.223.448.260.56median 32median 11.4median 324.92.44.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLRAcer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLRRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLRHP Omen 17-ck1075ng GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 1TBAorus 17 XE4 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFKNoise 4% 15% -1% -0% -4% off / environment * 23 25 -9% 23 -0% 25.4 -10% 24 -4% 25.6 -11% Idle Minimum * 23 25 -9% 23 -0% 28 -22% 30 -30% 27 -17% Idle Average * 25.92 27 -4% 23 11% 28 -8% 31 -20% 27 -4% Idle Maximum * 40.67 35 14% 23 43% 31.2 23% 34 16% 30.1 26% Load Average * 42.7 46 -8% 36.92 14% 52.2 -22% 44 -3% 54.4 -27% Witcher 3 ultra * 62.48 49 22% 50 20% 52.2 16% 51 18% Load Maximum * 62.67 51 19% 50 20% 52.2 17% 49 22% 56.2 10% * ... smaller is better At least, the high noise level of the cooling system also has one advantage, and the device remains relatively cool even under high loads. Particularly the top of the case remains below 40 °C (104 °F) even during gaming, a feat that only the HP Omen 17 is able to top. 32 °C 90 F35 °C 95 F33 °C 91 F 29 °C 84 F34 °C 93 F30 °C 86 F 23 °C 73 F26 °C 79 F26 °C 79 F Maximum: 35 °C = 95 F Average: 29.8 °C = 86 F 41 °C 106 F53 °C 127 F42 °C 108 F32 °C 90 F38 °C 100 F30 °C 86 F24 °C 75 F23 °C 73 F23 °C 73 F Maximum: 53 °C = 127 F Average: 34 °C = 93 F Power Supply (max.) 44 °C = 111 F | Room Temperature 18.5 °C = 65 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Fluke 62 Mini (+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 29.8 °C / 86 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming. (+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming. (-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 53 °C / 127 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F (+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F. (+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.8 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F. (+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 26 °C / 78.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch. (+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+2.9 °C / 5.2 F). The cores start our stress test at up to 3.8 GHz. After about 2 minutes, they reach temperatures of 100 °C (212 °F), resulting in a drop of the TDP from 100 - 110 watts to only 65 watts. Correspondingly, the clock speeds also drop to around 2.1 GHz, with the Efficiency cores being significantly faster at around 2.9 GHz than the more powerful Performance cores (ca. 1.5 GHz). The CPU temperature levels out at about 85 °C (185 °F). During the test, the GPU clock speed varies between 1.1 and 1.8 GHz, with the storage speed also varying slightly (1.5 - 1.8 GHz). But the temperature is not as high at around 71 °C (160 °F) and a maximum of 75 °C (167 °F). On average, the GPU only consumes 118 watts of power. CPU Clock Speed (GHz) GPU Clock Speed (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C) Prime95 + FurMark Stress 2.1 1.4 85 71 The Witcher 3 Stress 3 GHz 1.6 GHz 71 71 The speakers are disappointingly quiet for the 17-inch form factor. While the high frequencies are good, the mids and even the bass are at least still average. A headset port in the 3.5-mm format is available for analog audio devices. dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.830.732.82540.436.240.43141.640.341.64032.529.232.55029.624.729.66332.717.732.78027.717.127.71002716.62712534.216.634.216045.817.345.820050.922.850.925053.81853.831557.613.857.640055.313.255.350051.511.351.563058.510.258.580063.910.563.91000669.866125064.19.364.1160066.410.166.420006210.362250059.910.659.931506010.960400056.211.156.2500057.111.357.1630059.111.659.1800060.111.660.11000061.511.861.51250055.611.755.61600052.810.752.8SPL73.823.573.8N32.90.532.9median 57.6median 11.3median 57.6Delta52.5536.531.136.54137.9414037.14034.831.734.832.832.932.834.929.534.938.320.738.349.323.349.354.91954.960.818.660.864.421.664.467.418.567.469.513.769.570.21370.267.911.467.969.811.169.871.910.671.970.18.370.171.28.571.270.38.870.376.79.576.774.410.174.464.610.764.660.31160.362.211.162.266.411.966.465126566.111.766.163.411.463.459.210.859.282.723.482.755.50.555.5median 66.4median 11.4median 66.44.22.44.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices) Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) audio analysis(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (73.83 dB) Bass 100 - 315 Hz (±) | reduced bass - on average 12.7% lower than median (±) | linearity of bass is average (11.2% delta to prev. frequency) Mids 400 - 2000 Hz (±) | higher mids - on average 5.5% higher than median (±) | linearity of mids is average (7.9% delta to prev. frequency) Highs 2 - 16 kHz (+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median (+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency) Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz (±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.8% difference to median) Compared to same class » 33% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 60% worse » The best had a delta of 7%, average was 19%, worst was 132% Compared to all devices tested » 19% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 76% worse » The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134% Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) audio analysis(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.67 dB) Bass 100 - 315 Hz (±) | reduced bass - on average 6.7% lower than median (±) | linearity of bass is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency) Mids 400 - 2000 Hz (+) | balanced mids - only 4.6% away from median (+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency) Highs 2 - 16 kHz (+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median (+) | highs are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency) Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz (+) | overall sound is linear (9.9% difference to median) Compared to same class » 3% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 95% worse » The best had a delta of 7%, average was 19%, worst was 132% Compared to all devices tested » 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse » The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134% In comparison, the power consumption is slightly higher than that of the competitors. While gaming at least, the Helios also consumes the most power with its good performance. Even the similarly fast Vector consumes about 30 watts less when playing The Witcher 3. We measure brief consumption peaks of 290 watts. While gaming, the consumption is around 230 watts. The very wide but also slim power supply is specified at 280 watts, so it should always be able to recharge the laptop. Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30HP Omen 17-ck1075ng i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN810 1TB, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30Aorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30MSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFK, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU Average of class Gaming Power Consumption 33% 7% 11% -6% -1% 1% 4% Idle Minimum * 15 4 73% 14.4 4% 12.2 19% 20 -33% 13.5 10% 14.2 (4 - 34.6, n=27) 5% 14.1 (3 - 64, n=186, last 2 years) 6% Idle Average * 20 11 45% 20 -0% 18 10% 23 -15% 15.6 22% 19.9 (8.9 - 43, n=27) -0% 19.3 (6.5 - 68.2, n=186, last 2 years) 3% Idle Maximum * 22.3 24 -8% 21.5 4% 19.4 13% 28 -26% 20.6 8% 26.2 (14.3 - 47.3, n=27) -17% 26.5 (8.9 - 101.1, n=185, last 2 years) -19% Load Average * 133 91 32% 119 11% 128 4% 120 10% 198 -49% 125.8 (87.2 - 202, n=27) 5% 111.8 (32.1 - 202, n=186, last 2 years) 16% Witcher 3 ultra * 231 164 29% 218 6% 209 10% 196 15% 199 14% Load Maximum * 290 220 24% 248 14% 266 8% 257 11% 319 -10% 248 (160 - 319, n=27) 14% 247 (64.5 - 418, n=185, last 2 years) 15% * ... smaller is better 0153045607590105120135150165180195210225240255270285Tooltip 0153045607590105120135150165180195210225Tooltip Acer uses a 90-Wh battery here, so with the exception of the Aorus, all the competitors use smaller batteries. Depending on the screen brightness, the battery lasts between 5 and 6 hours of surfing or around 6 hours of playing videos. Of the competitors, only the HP Omen does slightly better here, so the battery life is ok. On the other hand, the Blade 17 also achieves a similar battery life with a smaller battery (82 Wh). By the way, since neither the Standard nor the Silent mode drops the refresh rate automatically to 60 Hz, our battery measurements are based on the default refresh rate of 165 Hz. Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing6h 02minWiFi Websurfing max. Brightness5h 04minBig Buck Bunny H.264 1080p5h 54minLoad (maximum brightness)1h 45min Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 90 WhAcer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-786B i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 58.75 WhRazer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 82 WhHP Omen 17-ck1075ng i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 78 WhAorus 17 XE4 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 99 WhMSI Vector GP76 12UGS-434 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 65 WhAverage of class Gaming Battery Runtime 3% -5% 14% -7% -11% -3% H.264 354 406 15% 295 -17% 366 3% 383 (56 - 747, n=99, last 2 years) 8% WiFi v1.3 362 386 7% 353 -2% 371 2% 308 -15% 307 -15% 359 (57 - 745, n=184, last 2 years) -1% Load 105 91 -13% 108 3% 131 25% 94 -10% 99 -6% 87.2 (36 - 228, n=151, last 2 years) -17% Reader / Idle 633 532 513 440 533 (57 - 1217, n=87, last 2 years) Gaming 62 62 (last 2 years) Pros
Cons- larger and heavier than the competitors - not easy to open for maintenance - SSD throttles over time - high noise level - high consumption The Predator is large, heavy, and loud, but also offers plenty of performance according to gamers. However, the good performance isn't all, and the fairly good display also surprises us with 97% coverage of the DisplayP3 color space. It is also able to prevail against the panel in Blade 17. An overclocked gaming laptop - or its user - also has to struggle with the usual disadvantages we mentioned above. On the other hand, overclocking is optional, and those who like it quieter and can live with a few less frames per second can also switch to the significantly more moderate Standard mode. Then the Helios 300 won't be any louder than the competitors. The Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317 offers a good display and even two overclocking modes with correspondingly powerful performance. Even though this is achieved with the usual disadvantages, those modes are optional. Among the competitors, the Razer Blade 17 recommends itself. Although it doesn't offer the same amount of brute performance, it also remains relatively quiet and cool. If it has to be a similarly high performance, you might also take a look at the MSI Vector, which consumes slightly less power at an almost similarly high performance. Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)- 11/14/2022 v7 Christian Hintze Pointing Device 84 / 10-66 → 100% Connectivity 68 / 95 → 72% Games Performance 99 / 90 → 100% Application Performance 97% Gaming - Weighted Average More articles related to this deviceAcer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) (Predator Helios 300 Series) Related ArticlesPricecompareA C64 marked my entry into the world of PCs. I spent my student internship in the repair department of a computer shop and at the end of the day I was allowed to assemble my own 486 PC from “workshop remnants”. As a result of this, I later studied computer science at the Humboldt University in Berlin, with psychology also being added to my studies. After my first job as a research assistant at the university, I went to London for a year and worked for Sega in computer game translation quality assurance. This included working on games such as Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and Company of Heroes. I have been writing for Notebookcheck since 2017. Having worked as a programmer for 20 years (medical devices, AI, data management systems), I've been following the computer scene for many years and especially enjoy finding out about new technology advances. Originally from Germany but living in the US, I've been working as a translator more recently, with Notebookcheck allowing me to combine my interest in new devices and translation. Other interests include Buddhism, spending time in Tibetan monasteries, and translating ancient Tibetan texts. Is Acer Predator Helios 300 a good gaming machine?Acer's 15.6-inch Predator Helios 300 offers solid features for the money and remains an excellent large-screen, midrange gaming machine. PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing . Which is better Zephyrus M16 or Acer Predator Helios 300 spatiallabs edition?With plenty of hardware options, it’s easy to configure a better value Zephyrus M16 that is not only more portable than the Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition but can easily outperform it. I used the Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition as my main machine for just over two weeks. Is the 2021 Predator Helios 300 better than the 2020 model?The 2021 Predator Helios 300 uses the same processor as the 2020 model, but somehow Acer significantly improved its performance (or rather, fixed it; the 2020 system underperformed, as I noted in its review at the time). Is the Helios 300 a good laptop?The Helios 300's results ranged from middle-of-the-pack to the front rank, winning a couple of our CPU tests. All five laptops were well over the 4,000-point threshold in PCMark 10 that indicates excellent productivity for the likes of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Is Acer Predator Helios 300 worth?The Predator Helios 300 isn't spectacular, but it's respectable and well worth its price. Gamers who rarely travel with their laptop or don't mind its bulky frame will look past the laptop's limited portability and appreciate its top-notch performance. Is Acer Predator Helios 300 reliable?Acer's Predator Helios 300 remains a good value among 15.6-inch gaming notebooks, but doesn't stand out in a fiercely competitive field. Is Acer Predator Helios 300 better than Acer Nitro 5?Midrange Predator Helios 300 laptops have almost the same specs as the top Nitro 5 laptops but are packaged in premium chassis and have better cooling systems. Top-tier Predator laptops like the Helios 500, Helios 700, and Triton 500 to 900 have far superior hardware than Nitro laptops. How long does Acer Predator Helios last?Battery Life The 90Wh battery inside the Acer Predator Helios 300 is no slouch, but it isn't the best either. With such a beefy processor and graphics card, you should expect to use this laptop near an outlet most of the time. We averaged around 5 hours and 20 minutes on this laptop with regular use. |
