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日本ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506
- Date Published: 06 Oct 2021
- Intel Core i7-11800H
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W)
- 512GB SSD
- 16GB DDR4
- 2.26 kg (5 lbs)
Pros
- Capable cooling
- Two M.2 PCIe slots and two RAM SODIMM slots
- The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521)
- Budget-conscious
- Wi-Fi 6 and an RGB backlight
- A good keyboard and touchpad combo
Cons
- The panel has slow pixel response times Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521)
- Tiny Arrow keys
- Covers only 57% of the sRGB gamut
- No SD card reader
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 512GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- 16GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Dimensions
- 395 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm (15.55" x 10.08" x 0.90")
- Weight
- 2.26 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0b
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Array Microphone with AI Noise Cancelling
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, DTS: X Ultra
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-11800H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W)
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 3050 (Laptop, 75W) | 180 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 134 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 42 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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