![]() ![]() Performance: We tested an RTX 4080 rig with the Intel i9-13980HX processor that comes with both this and the 4090 configuration, drawing a 17,611 Time Spy score and 32,876 Fire Strike score to beat out the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 by some margin. The ROG Strix Scar 16 can move up to an i9-13980HX CPU with an RTX 4090 card - those are specs that are sure to satisfy anyone looking for a top shelf rig. That's, of course, backed up with a high-end set of configuration options. Throw in Dolby Atmos and a solid virtual surround system and you've got a seriously immersive experience. Between 1,024 dimming zones and 1,100+ nits of peak brightness, colors pop with an excellent vividity and balance well with a deep, rich contrast. Asus has branded its Mini LED screens 'Nebula HDR', and they sing. However, it's not such an in your face design, and putting those LEDs to sleep certainly keeps the vibe slick.įeatures: We've also got one of the best screens we've had the pleasure of using on a gaming laptop. The lid sports a large ROG logo and a series of etched diagonal lines along the chunky grill towards the back, further removing this rig from your everyday office laptop. The translucent design across the main deck wasn't quite our favorite touch and does add to this gamer aesthetic while slightly cheapening the experience, but this is down to personal preference. ![]() While the RGB panel running across the lower lip can be switched off, this is still very much a gaming laptop. ❌ You don't need the latest top of the range specs: If your Steam library simply won't make the most of those top shelf graphics cards and processors, the Strix isn't going to be worth it.ĭesign: This isn't a machine for the more subtle amongst us, though. ❌ You prefer a sleek form factor: The extra space required to achieve such performance is a necessary evil here. ![]() While it's good value in its price bracket, it's still a premium machine. A follow-up tweet suggested the new integrated GPU (a successor to the current Iris Xe) will deliver nearly 2x the performance as it currently does – according to clock speeds, anyway.❌ You don't want to spend over $3,000: The Strix series is at the top of Asus's range, so we're unlikely to see cheaper configurations surfacing. This should, in turn, benefit battery life. There’ll still be the the mix of performance and efficiency cores, but this new chiplet design will supposedly allow processor components to be combined more easily (according to The Verge).Īccording to Twitter leaker Raichu in a now-private tweet, the target for Meteor Lake chips is to be around 1.5x the efficiency of the Raptor Lake equivalent. In April 2022, AnandTech said that Meteor Lake will be the company’s first to use EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) in manufacturing, moving away from the current hybrid architecture. A clock speed of 3.1GHz would be an upgrade compared to the 2.4GHz on the i7-13700H, but this might not be the maximum figure. These cores are split into six performance and 10 efficiency, with two of the latter housed with the tile of the main system on a chip (SoC) module. It features 16 cores and 22 threads, with the article suggesting it could be a successor to the current Core i7-13700H (which has 14 cores and 20 threads). MSI’s latest Prestige 16 Evo, announced at Computex in May 2023, is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor with specs that haven’t been announced yet. It’s scheduled to arrive in the fourth quarter of the year (October-December), which seems to line up with Intel’s usual schedule.Īs Tom’s Hardware reports, we now have our first look at a Meteor Lake chip. That’s in line with information from leaker ECSM on Chinese social platform Bilibili, who suggested Meteor Lake K-series CPUs would arrive first, before less powerful versions in November or December 2023.ĭesktop processors will go on sale shortly after an official announcement (if there is one), but what about Meteor Lake laptops? At Computex in May 2023, it looks like MSI’s Prestige 16 Evo has already been revealed as the first (via Tom’s Hardware). However, the bulk of the CPUs are likely to arrive at CES 2024 next January. But if 2022 was anything to go by, they’ll make their debut at Intel’s Innovation event, which usually takes place in September or October. Alongside the company’s Q1 2023 earnings report in April 2023, Intel confirmed (via AnandTech) that Meteor Lake has “an expected launch in the second half of 2023”.Įxactly when that’ll be remains to be seen. ![]()
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