ASUS TUF Dash F15
- Intel Core i7-11370H
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W)
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 240 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
- 8000GB SSD
- 40GB DDR4
- 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Pros
- Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an RGB backlight
- Interesting and efficient CPU/GPU combo
- 3200 MHz memory in dual-channel, RAID support via dual M.2 PCIe x4 slots, and Thunderbolt 4 + Wi-Fi 6 support
- The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (LM156LF-2F03)
- Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (LM156LF-2F03)
- Can be purchased with a 165Hz 1440p panel
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader
- It gets pretty loud and hot on the outside when gaming
- Covers only half of sRGB and has slow response times (despite the fast refresh rate) (LM156LF-2F03)
- Lacks a Web camera
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 8TB SSD RAID 0
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- 40GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 360 x 252 x 19.9 mm (14.17" x 9.92" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0b
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, DTS: X Ultra
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
- Gifts
- Dell WD19S 180W Docking Station
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-11370H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W)
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 144 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 79 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 242 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 212 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 158 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 116 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 141 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 83 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 53 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 411 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 54 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 323 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 262 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 248 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 366 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 244 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 176 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 317 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 278 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 270 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) | 138 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 123 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 97 FPS PLAY VIDEO |