Gigabyte Gaming A16 16" GAMING CTHI3US894SH Black Steel
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong screen (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong cpu (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average portability (16th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | NTSC 45% |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte Gaming A16 16" GAMING CTHI3US894SH | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13620H | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 16" 1900x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | - | 57 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Gaming A16 16" GAMING CTHI3US894SH | 72.1 | 77 | 57.7 | 4.6 | 72.9 | 15.8 | 52.5 | 3.7 | 10 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 Compare | 94.1 | 90 | 97.9 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 12.1 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.3 | 93.9 | 61.5 | 91 | 90 | 9.7 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 89.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 92.7 | 86.1 | 96.4 | 92 | 38 | 80.6 | 54.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 91.6 | 89.2 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 74.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.7 | 65 | 89.9 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 48.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon.co.jp 1 offer From ¥272,686
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