ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2023) review
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2023) — from 2023, 2.6 kg, performance 69.
Technical specifications
| Type | Gaming |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Screen | 17.3" · 1920x1080 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 12700H , Intel Core i7 13620H , Intel Core i7 13700H , Intel Core i9 13900H |
| Graphics | GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB |
| Max. RAM | 32 GB |
| Weight | 2.6 kg |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
Performance scores
The 2023 F17: huge battery, fourteen cores, the memory trade
The TUF Gaming F17 of 2023 asks $922 with a fourteen-core Core i7-12700H, an RTX 4050, and 32 GB of RAM — the diagonal-stretched twin of the same-year F15 in this batch, at the identical ticket. Its top strength is the 90 Wh battery, huge tier at 26.8 percent above the class median. The flagged weakness is memory: 32 GB at half the class norm of 64. Mobility reads 24, 17.2 percent below median — the low band, the 17-inch tax.
The twin choice, stated once
Same silicon, same 4050, same $922 as the F15: the difference is the diagonal and the memory — this F17 halves the RAM bank where the F15 of 2022 did, inverting the family's earlier pattern. The receipt sheet is identical and green: Overwatch, GTA V, and Rainbow Six Siege at recommended, Photoshop and Visual Studio Code at minimum. A buyer choosing between the twins chooses screen area against nothing at all — the data prints them as equals otherwise, with this seat carrying the bigger panel and the smaller bank.
The honest shape
The 90 Wh tank is the standout strength — huge-tier capacity that gives the 17-inch body real unplugged legs for once in this family. Mobility 24 is the disclosed cost of the diagonal, low band against the class and lower still in portability terms; this remains a machine that mostly lives at a desk, just one it can occasionally unplug from. The 32 GB ceiling is the year's configuration choice, flagged plainly.
Current-silicon decay
The measured rate is 16.26 percent per year with no unit anchor. Two years retain roughly two-thirds of the $922 — the standard 2023-platform slope, paid against the fourteen-core engine and the huge battery.
Positioning on the shelf
No analog peers are returned. The shelf's $922 row is crowded this batch — the Strix G16 and the SCAR machines among them — and this seat's distinction there is the diagonal plus the battery: the big-screen 4050 with the huge tank.
Bottom line
For the buyer who wants the 2023 platform on the biggest screen with the biggest battery, this is the seat, and its twin-brother pricing makes the diagonal feel free. The memory ceiling and the low-band mobility are the two printed costs. Green receipts end to end — the family's honest formula, stretched wide.
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⭐ What stands out
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memory capacity is lower than typical gaming class (+50%) (professional).
below class average -
battery capacity is higher than typical gaming class (+26.8%) (huge).
top 25% of its category -
mobility is lower than typical gaming class (+17.2%) (low tier).
below class average
🎮 What it can run
⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration easily handles AAA games at ultra settings, 4K video editing, and engineering applications.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 53) ↔ price (median 749.6).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 29) ↔ overall performance (median 73.9).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 100) ↔ battery life (median 2.5).
TUF Gaming F17 (2023): verdict
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