ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74 Mecha Gray 2023

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74 Mecha Gray 2023

ASUS
54 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74 Mecha Gray 2023

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
ASUS
61
Microsoft
80
Student
ASUS
48
Microsoft
79
Business
ASUS
49
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
ASUS
56
Microsoft
74
Compact
ASUS
36
Microsoft
71
Gaming
ASUS
67
Microsoft
20
Creator
ASUS
67
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
ASUS
31
Microsoft
33

Specifications

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 7735HS★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
22,314
No data
Cores812★
Frequency3.2 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
14,244
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM6 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size17.3"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate144 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness250 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut45% NTSC, 62.5% sRGBsRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports2★1
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4USB4
HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1 FRL—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps)—
Physical
Weight1.91 kg1.66 kg★
Battery90 Wh★66 Wh
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74 Mecha Gray 2023

  • Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong gpu (79th percentile)
  • Strong cpu (71st percentile)
  • Below average portability (7th percentile)7th %ile

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 30 specs.

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17.3" FA707NU-DS74 Better at:

GamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

CompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment