Review: Aorus X7 DT v8

Benchmarks: CPU

Been awaiting a good reason to upgrade? An 8th Gen Intel Core processor could be it. The six-core, 12-thread Core i7-8850H featured in the Aorus hits speeds of up to 4.3GHz, putting it among the quickest 17in laptops we've ever tested. Performance in the multi-threaded tests is a significant step-up over last-generation equivalents, and the only challenger in our charts is the ROG Strix GL702ZC, which you might recall uses a desktop Ryzen 7 1700 chip.