After we had already tested the just under 1,800 Euros (~$1788) A5 X1 with Ryzen 9 5900HX and GeForce RTX 3070, Gigabyte has now sent us the much cheaper A5 K1, which also has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (2x 8 GB Dual Channel) and a 512 GB NVMe-based SSD, but has to make do with less CPU and GPU power. However, a Ryzen 5 5600H and a GeForce RTX 3060 are very respectable for around 900 Euros (~$894). In this price range you often only get a GeForce RTX 3050 or 3050 Ti. Gigabyte (or the barebone manufacturer Clevo) uses a matte 144 Hz panel with 1920 x 1080 pixels for the display. Attention: The computer actually only comes with FreeDOS. However, Gigabyte was kind enough to install Windows 11 Pro for us in advance.

The A5 K1's competitors include other 15-inch gamers with GeForce RTX 3060 or the equal Radeon RX 6600M like the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM, the Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A and the MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK, which are, except for the Legion, much more expensive. The latter notebooks appear in the tables as comparison devices. P2.5 Fixed Led Display

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Since the chassis is identical in construction to the A5 X1 except for minimal changes (the sides are now textured/structured in places), we will not re-evaluate the case, ports and input devices in this article. You can find the corresponding information in the linked test report.

The screen scores a bit weaker compared to the A5 X1, but is still on a pretty good level overall.

Instead of a panel from AU Optronics, our test configuration of the A5 K1 had a BOE panel on board. Besides the illumination (the display struggles with visible screen bleeding), the brightness could also be better. An average of 281 cd/m² might be sufficient for most indoor environments, but you will quickly wish for a higher luminosity in brighter places like winter gardens, balconies or terraces. The more expensive brother still achieved 325 cd/m² here.

The advantage of the A5 K1 is the slightly lower black value (0.29 vs 0.4 cd/m²), which leads to a noticeably higher contrast on paper (1,107:1 vs 838:1). However, the differences are limited in practice because the A5 X1 offers a larger color space.

The latter is also slightly ahead in terms of color accuracy. Viewing angles and response times are satisfactory in both devices.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19356 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

With a hexa-core CPU and a 6 GB GPU, the A5 K1 makes itself comfortable between the mid-range and the high-end. 16 GB of RAM are also not bad for the advertised price.

Among other things, the power mode can be changed in the preloaded Gaming Center, which is visually familiar from other Clevo barebones. Apart from the battery test, which was performed in entertainment mode, our measurements were taken with the power profile (including automatic fan speed setting). For a longer battery life and a lower operating noise, we recommend the power-saving mode and the silent mode, which does not quite live up to its name.

Perimeter Outdoor Led Display Board The Ryzen 5 5600H is an ideal companion for the GeForce RTX 3060. The six-core model from AMD's Cezanne generation offers 16 MB L3 cache and can process up to 12 threads in parallel via SMT. The TDP of the 7 nm chip is 45 watts. Although the Ryzen 5 5600H unsurprisingly cannot compete with the stronger AMD brothers Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 9 5900HX, the processor delivers a good performance. In the loop test with Cinebench R15, the result remained very consistent and was on par with the Lenovo Legion 5, which is also equipped with a 5600H.