ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED with Core i7-12700H hits all time low at Best Buy after sizeable 33% cut

[Redaktion]

The ASUS Vivobook 16X is currently enjoying a considerable US$400 discount at Best Buy. Featuring a Core i7-12700H CPU and a stunning 16-inch 4K OLED panel, the laptop is perfectly suitable for media consumption as well as some light content creation.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/ASUS-Vivobook-16X-OLED-with-Core-i7-12700H-hits-all-time-low-at-Best-Buy-after-sizeable-33-cut.742931.0.html

[julia_top]

My question is there this ultrabook with Zen 4 7040 Phoenix it would be a great purchase since I am more interested in RDNA 3 compared to the intel Xe IRIS with which you cannot render CAD, CAM or 3D, you cannot play AAA either

[Neenyah]

My question is there this ultrabook with Zen 4 7040 Phoenix it would be a great purchase since I am more interested in RDNA 3 compared to the intel Xe IRIS with which you cannot render CAD, CAM or 3D, you cannot play AAA either

Good luck working with a h.265 4:2:2 10bit 4K 60 fps footage (Canon R5 as example) on AMDs iGPUs. You can use a Threadripper and it won't be as anywhere near as smooth as with Iris Xe (where is buttery-smooth). And lol since when Iris Xe can't render CAD? Fusion 360 works like a charm on it even with complex models.

You can get a far better gaming machine for less money to play AAA games though, you won't need to stick to low to low-medium details to get 60 fps as you have to with 780M, in fact with i5 + 3050 at same details and resolution you will have at least double the fps for literally 25% less money.
 
Edit: Here, to not stay just on words...

Cheapest two options with 3050:

• Gigabyte G5 GE-51DE263SD -  i5 12500H, no OS, barely over 700€: https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/p/90926503
• Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gaming - R7 6800H, just above 800€: https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/p/90930371

Absolutely cheapest 7040 currently available is:

• HP EliteBook 845 G10 with R5 7540U and 740M at almost 1100€: https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/p/90927958

RTX 3050 is stomping that 740M which is clearly too weak, 760M and 780M are far superior especially the latter, so let's expand our search to just the 780M, shall we?

Cheapest option:

• HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 with R7 7840HS for more than 1500€: https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/p/90929906

 
So you pay literally twice more money to get almost twice less performance, haha. Seems like a sensible buying idea to play AAA games and for general productivity, no? 🤨
 
Comparison of the 780M v the RTX 3050: https://www.notebookcheck.net/GeForce-RTX-3050-4GB-Laptop-GPU-vs-Radeon-780M_10592_11564.247598.0.html

Yes, the RTX 3050 despite being the absolute bottom end is wiping the floor with the 780M at 40-50% lower price.