ASUS G751J Gaming Notebook Review
Category : Notebooks / Tablets
Published by Marc Büchel on 10.07.15
The G-Series gaming Notebooks from ASUS are known for offering a lot of performance, a unique design and they also feature a great cooling system. Today we're going to find out, whether the latest incarnation of ASUS gaming notebooks can convince with the same attributes or not.
On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the G751J Gaming Notebook from ASUS.
Preview
Specifications / Chassis
Test Model / Avialable Models
| Digitec (Test model) | Media Markt | Interdiscount | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4720HQ, 2.60 GHz Standard, 3.60 GHz Turbo | Intel Core i7-4710HQ, 2.40 GHz Standard, 3.40 GHz Turbo | Intel Core i7-4720HQ, 2.60 GHz Standard, 3.60 GHz Turbo |
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 Multi-Language | Windows 8.1 Multi-Language | Windows 8.1 Multi-Language |
| Chipset | Intel HM87 Express Chipset | Intel HM87 Express Chipset | Intel HM87 Express Chipset |
| Memory | DDR3 1600 MHz, 3 x SODIMM, 24 GB (3 x 8 GB) | DDR3 1600 MHz, 2 x SODIMM, 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) | DDR3 1600 MHz, 2 x SODIMM, 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) |
| Display | 17.3'' Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (LG Philips LP173WF4-SPD1) IPS | 17.3'' Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (LG Philips LP173WF4-SPD1) IPS | 17.3'' Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (LG Philips LP173WF4-SPD1) IPS |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 4 GByte GDDR5, 1038 MHz Core, 5000 MHz Memory | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 3 GByte GDDR5 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M, 3 GByte GDDR5 |
| Hard drive | 256 GB SSD (M.2') Samsung XP941 1000 GB HDD (2.5'') Travelstar 7K1000 |
256 GB SSD (M.2') Samsung XP941 | 256 GB SSD (M.2') Samsung XP941 1000 GB HDD (2.5'') Travelstar 7K1000 |
| Network | 1 x Gigabit LAN 1 x WLAN 802.11ac |
1 x Gigabit LAN 1 x WLAN 802.11ac |
1 x Gigabit LAN 1 x WLAN 802.11ac |
| ODD | Blu-ray RW | Blu-ray RW | Blu-ray RW |
| Video Camera | HD Web Camera | HD Web Camera | HD Web Camera |
| Connectors | 1 x 3.5mm Jack 4 x USB 3.0 1 x Thunderbolt 2 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x mini DisplayPort 1 x HDMI Type A 1 x VGA |
1 x 3.5mm Jack 4 x USB 3.0 1 x Thunderbolt 2 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x mini DisplayPort 1 x HDMI Type A 1 x VGA |
1 x 3.5mm Jack 4 x USB 3.0 1 x Thunderbolt 2 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x mini DisplayPort 1 x HDMI Type A 1 x VGA |
| Audio | Built-in Speakers incl. Subwoofer and Microphone | Built-in Speakers incl. Subwoofer and Microphone | Built-in Speakers incl. Subwoofer and Microphone |
| Battery | 6000 mAh, 8 Cells | 6000 mAh, 8 Cells | 6000 mAh, 8 Cells |
| Dimensions | 410 x 318 x 50 mm (W x D x H) | 410 x 318 x 50 mm (W x D x H) | 410 x 318 x 50 mm (W x D x H) |
| Weight | 4.5 kg | 4.5 kg | 4.5 kg |
| Price | CHF 2204.- | CHF 1959.- | CHF 2099.- |
Châssis / Design / Build Quality
As soon as you take the G751J out of the box you'll see that this is one serious gaming notebook. Small wonder it weighs 4.50 kilogram and it therefore leaves lasting impressions - positive as well as negative ones. Nevertheless one M.2 solid state drive and an additional hard drive, a high-end notebook GPU, a quad core CPU with eight threads, 24 GByte memory, a 17.3 inch FullHD IPS display and a powerful cooling solution do need some space and cause additional weight. As a matter of fact the G751J can produce more than 200 Watts of dissipation power, which make the cooling system mission critical. ASUS decided to put GPU and CPU underneath the speakers, close to the display. The CPU can be found on the left side and the GPU has been placed on the right side. Furthermore there are two radial fans which blow hot air out of the case. The entire cooling solution is very efficient and keeps the temperatures low and even the noise level is on a very reasonable level.
Like its predecessor, the G751J also comes with a grippy surface. Paired with its distinctive shape and black as well as silver color the design itself reminds of a stealth bomber. ASUS decided to stick to their design theme. The overall impression as well as build quality is great and LAN party gamers will like the toughness of this device.
Display / Input Devices
Display
ASUS equipped the G751J with a 17.3'' IPS display that features Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution. Furthermore the display comes with LED backlight and the panel surface received a matte coating, which reduces reflections to a minimum. Although this is an IPS panel color reproduction could be better, since only 82 percent for the sRGB color space are covered. The brightness is on a very good level with an anverage of up to 320 Candela per squaremeter. The contrast is at 951:1, which is a very good value once again and the black level is convincing at 0.35 cd/m2. Since ASUS is using an IPS panel with this notebook, viewing angle sability is great as well.
With this notebook you also get NVIDIA's G-Sync technology. G-Sync is capable of adjusting the refresh rate of the display to the frames per second reached in the games you're playing. This removes any nasty tearing effects and compared to V-Sync there is no performance hit.
Input Devices
The G751J Gaming Notebook comes with a standard keyboard and a number pad next to it. Inbetween you also find arrow keys which are suitable not only for gamers, office users will enjoy them equally. Basically the keyboard is much alike an Apple keyboard. The key drop is well chosen and the pressure point leaves a good impression. The keys themselves come with a slightly rough surface and provide good grip. Furthermore the chassis doesn't bend. This is another indicator for high build quality.
Centered, below the keyboard you can find the touchpad. Fortunately this has not been integrated into the material of the chassis and offers a left and a right key. The touchpad also offers supports multitouch gestures, which work perfectly fine. Overall the touchpad is what you expect it to be: precise and responsive. Apart from that the two mousebuttons - left and right - are also as responsive as they should be and they offer a well defined release point.
Test setup
Regarding our notebook reviews we use a practical approach. To get a detailed impresson of the device the tester uses it to work with. In case of gaming notebooks it replaces the testers gaming PC during the time of the test. These methods allow us to provide detailed user experience to you.Regarding performance benchmarks - which are listed below - we don't go very deep. What we do, is that we use benchmarking software which over the years have established as standards for reviewing purposes. Furthermore the specific game benchmarks give insight to the playability of recent games.
Benchmarking Suite
- Futuremark PCMark 7
- Total Score
- Cinebench
- 1 Core
- Multicore
- Futuremark
- PCMark 7
- 3DMark
- Games
- Battlefield 4
- Watch Dogs
- Tomb Raider
- Crysis 3
- Thief
- GRID
- Sleeping Dogs
- Metro Last Light
- Far Cry 4
- GTA V
- Battery Life
- Load
- WLAN and Browser
- Idle
- Noise Level
- Load
- Idle
- Temperature
- Load
Performance
System |
G751J |
| PCMark 7 | 6'089 Points |
| Cinebench R11.5 - Single CPU | 1.56 Points |
| Cinebnech R11.5 - Multi CPU | 7.31 Points |
| AS SSD - Sequential Read | 1'140.37 MB/s |
| AS SSD - Sequential Write | 743.01 MB/s |
| AS SSD - 4K Read | 25.83 MB/s |
| AS SSD - 4K Write | 70.34 MB/s |
| AS SSD - 4K-64 Read | 411.22 MB/s |
| AS SSD - 4K-64 Write | 216.38 MB/s |
| Access Time Read | 0.064 ms |
| Access Time Write | 0.057 ms |
Games |
G751J |
| 3DMark Total Performance | 8'292 Points |
| 3DMark Total Extreme | 4'203 Points |
| 3DMark Total Ultra | 2'223 Points |
| Unigine Heaven - Very High Details - 1080p | 1'186 Points |
| Battlefield 4 - Very High Details - 1080p | 65.79 FPS |
| Watch Dogs - Very High Details - 1080p | 43.77 FPS |
| Tomb Raider - Very High Details - 1080p | 34.73 FPS |
| Crysis 3 - Very High Details - 1080p | 25.74 FPS |
| Thief - Very High Details - 1080p | 55.10 FPS |
| GRID - Very High Details - 1080p | 82.60 FPS |
| Sleeping Dogs - Very High Details - 1080p | 52.50 FPS |
| Metro Last Light - Very High Details - 1080p | 40.42 FPS |
| Far Cry 4 - Very High Details - 1080p | 47.85 FPS |
| GTA V - Very High Details - 1080p | 82.06 FPS |
Temperatures / Noise level / Power consumption / Battery life
Temperatures |
G751J |
| Idle - CPU | 37°C |
| Load - CPU | 90 °C |
| Idle - GPU | 36 °C |
| Load - GPU | 79 °C |
Noise level |
G751J |
| Idle | 32.8 dBA |
| Load | 39.9 dBA |
Power consumption |
G751J |
| Idle | 35 Watt |
| Load | 210 Watt |
Battery life |
G751J |
| Idle | 3h 36min |
| Load | 1h 16min |
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| Overall the ASUS G751J leaves a great impression and you get a very solid and fast gaming notebook. We especially liked the high build quality, the comfortable keyboard and responsive touchpad, and next to the nice design, we were happy about the performance the GTX 980M graphics chips is able to provide. We also like that there is an anti-glare display, which supports G-Sync. When it comes to cooling and noise level, ASUS has a great system in place, which excels especially under load. In idle there would still be room for improvement to drive the noise level towards inaudible. | - G-Sync
- Form factor -Cooling |
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| Display / Input devices | + | - | |
ASUS provided the G751J with an overall good
display with IPS panel, that features a size of 17.3 inch and offers FullHD resolution. Apart from that there is an anti-glare surface, which removes reflections effectively. We were actually surprised, that the color space is not as good as we expected. Nevertheless brightness, contrast and black level are on good to very good levels. |
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| Performance | + | - | |
| Equipped
with a Core i7-4720HQ quad core CPU which features eitght threads clocked
at 2.6 GHz there is plenty of performance slumbering under the bonnet.
Combined with the new NVIDIA GTX 980M this notebook is really quick when it comes
to 3D performance. The GTX980M is even powerful enough to provide plenty of frames per second to an external 1440p display! As you can imagine the frame reates, when playing at FullHD are even higher, which means there are enough FPS in any of today's games, when you use the integrated display. Also regarding 2D performance there is plenty of performance under the bonnet. When it comes to battery life we would like to see that improved, since there still is headroom. |
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Gaming Performance
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- Battery Life | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you should be looking for a gaming notebook that comes with a great design, a and offers a lot of performance and is silent, then the G751J will be a great choice. | - Gaming Notebook - Desktop Replacement | ||
| Rating | |||
| The ASUS G751J Gaming Notebook receives very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
