Gaming Laptops With Best Battery Life
Which gaming laptops have the best battery life? This list shows the battery life results for all of the different laptops that I’ve ever reviewed on the Jarrod’sTech YouTube channel. But first, I need to explain how the battery tests are performed.
How I Test Laptop Battery Life
- The laptop battery always starts with a full 100% charge.
- All testing prior to 2022 has been done with the screen set to 50% brightness. I was not normalizing screen brightness to a specific nit value which is a potential cause of variance depending on the output of the panel. Starting 2022, all panels will be limited to 200 nits.
- By default, Windows will hibernate the laptop at 5% battery charge left. I attempt to lower this to 1%. If this is not possible I pause the timer once it shuts off, turn the machine back on and continue timing until it no longer powers back on.
- The test is started by removing the power cable and starting a stopwatch simultaneously, the machine is monitored until the battery runs out.
- Any keyboard or other lighting effects are turned off.
- Ethernet is used in favor of Wi-Fi wherever possible.
Gaming
- I test by running The Witcher 3 at 1080p medium settings. The test is reproducible as I leave it sitting in the same section of the game.
- Nvidia battery boost limits the frame rate of the game to 30 FPS when running on battery. I use this default to represent what most people would experience when unplugging. You can of course increase the frame rate through GeForce Experience, but expect lower battery life. A 2022 update changed this and made the frame rate more dynamic, so for consistency and fair comparison with older data I now manually limit the max fame rate in Nvidia control panel to 30 FPS.
- If a result in the table below is listed as 0, means the laptop does not have discrete graphics and the test was not attempted, or that the frame rate was not good enough for a playable experience.
- Gaming on battery isn’t recommended if it can be avoided, as discussed here.
YouTube Playback
- I run the same 6 hour 720p video on loop in cinema mode using Google Chrome.
- I test with the lowest power profile available through what ever software the vendor offers.
These results are useful for comparing different laptops against each other. Actual battery life will of course vary based on what you’re doing, so expect different results based on that.
Gaming Laptops With Best Battery Life
You can click the heading titles to sort the data from lowest to highest, or type a specific model in the search box. All values are in minutes, higher is better.
| Laptop / Battery | YouTube Playback (minutes) | Gaming (minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Metabox Prime-Ai / Eluktronics THICC-15 / XMG Apex 15 (Clevo NH58AF) (Ryzen 7 3700X/2070 115W) | 75 | 47 |
| Alienware 51m (i9-9900K/2080 180W) 90Wh | 97 | 53 |
| Metabox Prime-X (Clevo X170KM-G 2021) - (i9-11900K/3080 16GB 150-165W) 98Wh | 108 | 85 |
| Acer Triton 900 (i7-9750H/2080 180W) 71.9Wh | 125 | 63 |
| Aftershock Terra 15 (i7-9750H/RTX 2070 115W) 64Wh | 153 | 53 |
| MSI Sword 15 / GF66 (2021) - (i7-11800H/3060 80-85W) 53.5Wh | 159 | 39 |
| MSI GE65 9SE (i7-9750H/2060 90W) 51Wh | 186 | 59 |
| Dell G3 (i7-9750H/1660 Ti Max-Q 60W) 51Wh | 205 | 49 |
| Aftershock Vapor 15X (i7-10875H/2060 115W) 62Wh | 211 | 65 |
| Metabox PB51RF-G (i9-9980HK/RTX 2070 115W) 62Wh | 215 | 67 |
| MSI GP75 9SF (i7-9750H/2070 115W) 51Wh | 218 | 59 |
| MSI GE75 8RF (i7-8750H/1070 115W) 51Wh | 219 | 52 |
| Aorus 7 SA (i7-9750H/1660 Ti 80W) 48.96Wh | 220 | 62 |
| Aorus 5 NA (i7-9750H/1650 50W) 51.28Wh | 223 | 59 |
| Gigabyte Aorus 17X (2022) - (i9-12900HX/3070 Ti 125-130W) 99Wh | 225 | 90 |
| MSI GP75 10SFK (i7-10750H/2070 115W) 51Wh | 235 | 62 |
| ASUS GX701GX (i7-8750H/2080 Max-Q 90W) 76Wh | 236 | 80 |
| Razer Blade 17 (2022) - (i7-12800H/3080 Ti 150-165W) 82Wh | 236 | 80 |
| Infinity M7 / Prometheus XVII (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3080 16GB 135-150W) 62Wh | 237 | 71 |
| ASUS ROG Mothership (i9-9980HK/2080 200W) 90Wh | 245 | 70 |
| Acer Nitro 5 (2021) - (Intel i5-11400H/3060 85-95W) 57Wh | 245 | 88 |
| Aftershock Vapor 15X / Eluktronics MAX 15 (2022) - (i7-12700H/3060 135-140W) 62Wh | 245 | 89 |
| MSI GP66 Vector (2022) - (i7-12700H/3070 Ti 150W) 65Wh | 249 | 60 |
| ASUS Zephyrus Duo 15 (i9-10980HK/2080 Super Max-Q 100W) (Both Screens On) | 251 | 68 |
| ASUS Scar 17 SE (2022) - (i9-12950HX/3080 Ti 16GB 170-175W) 90Wh | 252 | 75 |
| MSI Crosshair 15 (2022) - (i7-12700H/3070 115-140W) 90Wh | 253 | 85 |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i (2022) - (i7-12650H/3050 Ti 85W) 45Wh | 254 | 58 |
| MSI GP76 Leopard 10UG (i7-10750H/3070 125-140W) 65Wh | 258 | 92 |
| Acer Helios 300 (2021) - (i7-11800H/3070 75-110W) 58Wh | 259 | 90 |
| Aorus 17 YA (i9-9980HK/2080 200W) 94Wh | 261 | 67 |
| Acer Helios 300 (i7-10750H/2070 Max-Q 90W) 58Wh | 261 | 69 |
| ASUS GX502GW (i7-9750H/2070 115W) 76Wh | 263 | 60 |
| MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK (Ryzen 7 3750H/5500M 85W) 51Wh | 263 | 57 |
| ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (i7-10875H/2070 Super 115W) 66Wh | 265 | 89 |
| MSI Stealth 15M (i7-1185G7/2060 Max-Q 65W) 52Wh | 267 | 68 |
| MSI Creator 17 (i7-10875H/2080 Super Max-Q 80W) 82Wh | 267 | 83 |
| MSI GL65 10SEK (i7-10750H/2060 115W) 51Wh | 273 | 62 |
| Gigabyte Aorus 17 XE4 (2022) - (i7-12700H/3070 Ti 100-130W) 99Wh | 273 | 85 |
| MSI GE76 Raider 10UH (i9-10980HK/3080 16GB 150W) 99.9Wh | 273 | 130 |
| ASUS Scar II (i7-8750H/2060 80W) 66Wh | 274 | 64 |
| Razer Blade Pro 17 (i7-9750H/2070 Max-Q 100W) 70.5Wh | 276 | 81 |
| XMG Apex 15/Gigabyte A5 X1 (Clevo NH57ER) (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3070 115-130W) | 279 | 73 |
| Alienware m15 R6 (2021) - (i7-11800H/3080 8GB 115-125W) 86Wh | 280 | 110 |
| ASUS Zephyrus S17 (2021) - (i9-11900H/3080 16GB 100-140W) 90Wh | 281 | 107 |
| MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG (i9-9900K/2080 200W) 90Wh | 283 | 49 |
| MSI GE76 Raider 11UH (2021) - (i9-11980HK/3080 16GB 150-165W) 99.9Wh | 284 | 100 |
| Razer Blade 15 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3080 Ti 16GB 90-110W) 80Wh | 293 | 77 |
| Gigabyte Aero 17 YD (2021) - (i9-11980HK/3080 16GB 75-105W) 99Wh | 293 | 100 |
| ASUS Scar III (i7-9750H/2070 115W) 66Wh | 294 | 64 |
| Eluktronics MAX-15 (i7-9750H/2070 115W) 62Wh | 295 | 0 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i Pro (2022) - (i7-12700H/3070 Ti 125-150W) 80Wh | 296 | 88 |
| ASUS FX505DU (Ryzen 7 3750H/1660 Ti 80W) 48Wh | 298 | 69 |
| Lenovo Y545 (i7-9750H/2060 85W) 57Wh | 298 | 45 |
| HP Pavilion 15-dk1082nr (i5-10300H/1660 Ti Max-Q 60W) 52.5Wh | 299 | 76 |
| MSI GS76 Stealth (2021) - (i7-11800H/3060 80-95W) 99.9Wh | 299 | 93 |
| MSI GE75 10SGS (i9-10980HK/2080 Super 150W) 65Wh | 300 | 65 |
| MSI Raider GE67 HX (2022) - (i7-12800HX/3070 Ti 150W) 99.9Wh | 302 | 103 |
| Dell G5 15 SE 5505 (Ryzen 7 4800H/5600M ~95W) 51Wh | 303 | 55 |
| ASUS TUF A15 FA506IV (Ryzen 7 4800H/2060 90W) 48Wh | 304 | 56 |
| Alienware m15 R2 (i7-9750H/2080 Max-Q 90W) 76Wh | 305 | 44 |
| Chuwi CoreBook Pro (i3-6157U/Iris 550) 46.2Wh | 306 | 0 |
| ASUS StudioBook 17 W700G1T (Xeon E-2276M/T1000 40W) 57Wh | 308 | 69 |
| Eluktronics RP-15 / XMG Core 15 (Ryzen 7 4800H/2060 110W) 62Wh | 310 | 67 |
| MSI Titan GT77 (2022) - (i9-12900HX/3080 Ti 16GB 170-175W) 99.9Wh | 310 | 104 |
| Infinity W5 (i7-10875H/2070 Super 115W) 94Wh | 310 | 105 |
| MSI Prestige 14 A10SC (i7-10710U/1650 Max-Q 30W) 52Wh | 312 | 48 |
| Acer Triton 500 (i7-8750H/2060 90W) 84Wh | 313 | 94 |
| MSI GE76 Raider 12UHS (2022) - (i9-12900HK/3080 Ti 16GB 170-175W) 99.9Wh | 320 | 94 |
| Lenovo L340 (i5-9300H/1650 50W) 45Wh | 325 | 53 |
| MSI GS75 8SG (i7-8750H/2080 Max-Q 80W) 82Wh | 325 | 76 |
| MSI P65 Creator 9SF (i9-9880H/RTX 2070 Max-Q 80W) 82Wh | 327 | 66 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i (2021) - (i5-11400H/3060 115-130W) 80Wh | 328 | 100 |
| ASUS Zephyrus M16 (2021) - (i9-11900H/3070 65-100W) 90Wh | 328 | 111 |
| MSI GS66 10SGS (i9-10980HK/2080 Super Max-Q 80W) 99.9Wh | 334 | 79 |
| Acer Swift 5 (i7-1165G7/Intel Xe) 54.5Wh | 337 | 0 |
| MSI Stealth GS77 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3080 Ti 16GB 75-105W) 99.9Wh | 338 | 90 |
| ASUS Zephyrus Duo 16 (Ryzen 9 6900HX/3080 Ti 16GB 160-165W) - Both Screens On | 342 | 97 |
| XMG Core 17 / Eluktronics RP-17 (Ryzen 7 4800H/2060 110W) 46Wh | 345 | 75 |
| Lenovo Y740 (i7-8750H/2070 Max-Q 90W) 76Wh | 347 | 89 |
| ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3080 Ti 16GB 125-150W) 90Wh | 347 | 90 |
| Dell G5 15 SE 5505 (Ryzen 5 4600H/5600M ~95W) 51Wh | 348 | 55 |
| MSI Stealth GS66 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3070 Ti 70-105W) 99.9Wh | 349 | 110 |
| Razer Blade Stealth 13 (i7-1065G7/1650 Ti Max-Q 35W) 53.1Wh | 350 | 69 |
| Acer Helios 300 (i7-9750H/1660 Ti 80W) 58Wh | 351 | 81 |
| Dell G15 5520 (2022) - (i7-12700H/3070 Ti 125-140W) 86Wh | 358 | 96 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3050 Ti 40W) 56Wh | 361 | 87 |
| ASUS Zephyrus M16 (2022) - (i9-12900H/3070 Ti 100-120W) 90Wh | 365 | 100 |
| Aftershock Vapor 17X (i7-10875H/2060 115W) 91Wh | 368 | 104 |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (Ryzen 5 4600H/1650 Ti 50W) 45Wh | 369 | 74 |
| ASUS TUF A15 FA506II (Ryzen 5 4600H/1650Ti 50W) 48Wh | 370 | 57 |
| Lenovo Y540 (i7-9750H/1660 Ti 80W) 57Wh | 373 | 48 |
| Acer Nitro 5 (2021) - (Ryzen 5 5600H/3060 90-95W) 57Wh | 373 | 107 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (Ryzen 5 3550U/Vega 9) 45.8Wh | 375 | 0 |
| Lenovo Y7000 (i7-9750H/1660 Ti 80W) 57Wh | 376 | 49 |
| Dell XPS 13 (i7-1185G7/Intel Xe) 52Wh | 378 | 0 |
| Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XA (i7-9750H/2070 Max-Q 90W) 94Wh | 380 | 75 |
| Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB (i7-10875H/2070 Super Max-Q 90W) 94Wh | 380 | 82 |
| ASUS Zephyrus M15 GU502 (i7-10750H/1660 Ti 80W) 76Wh | 382 | 102 |
| Razer Blade Stealth 13 (i7-1165G7/1650 Ti Max-Q 35W) 53.1Wh | 389 | 98 |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 (2022) - (i9-12900HK/3080 Ti 16GB 90-105W) 99Wh | 390 | 86 |
| Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XA (i9-9980HK/2070 Max-Q 90W) 94Wh | 392 | 79 |
| Aorus 15G XB (i7-10875H/2070 Super Max-Q 90W) 94Wh | 395 | 80 |
| XPG Xenia 15 / Intel NUC X15 (2021) - (i7-11800H/3070 120-145W) 93Wh | 405 | 117 |
| Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XC (i7-10870H/3070 75-105W) 99Wh | 410 | 120 |
| Lenovo Legion 7i (i7-10875H/2070 Max-Q 105W) 80Wh | 421 | 84 |
| Razer Blade 15 Advanced (i7-10875H/2080 Super Max-Q 90W) 80Wh | 424 | 99 |
| Microsoft Surface Book 3 (i7-1065G7/1660 Ti Max-Q 55W) 85Wh | 424 | 84 |
| MSI Bravo 15 (Ryzen 5 4600H/5500M 65W) 51Wh | 425 | 66 |
| Eluktronics MAX-17 (i7-9750H/2070 115W) 92Wh | 429 | 76 |
| MSI GE66 10SGS (i9-10980HK/2080 Super Max-Q 105W) 99.9Wh | 429 | 118 |
| Razer Blade 14 (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3080 8GB 90-100W) 61.6Wh | 433 | 99 |
| Aftershock Vapor 15 Pro (i7-9750H/GTX 1660 Ti 80W) 94Wh | 440 | 129 |
| Razer Blade Stealth 13 (i7-1065G7/1650 Max-Q 35W) 53.1Wh | 441 | 50 |
| Acer Swift 5 (i7-1065G7/Iris Plus Graphics 940 15W) 56Wh | 447 | 0 |
| ASUS ROG Flow X13 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800HS/1650 Max-Q 35W) 62Wh | 450 | 77 |
| Lenovo Legion 7 (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3080 16GB 150-165W) 80Wh | 451 | 135 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3070 125-140W) 80Wh | 452 | 126 |
| ASUS ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA (i7-1165G7/Intel Xe) 70Wh (Both Screens On) | 453 | 0 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G15 (2022) - (Ryzen 9 6900HS/3070 Ti 100-120W) 90Wh | 456 | 113 |
| ASUS Zephyrus Duo 16 (Ryzen 9 6900HX/3080 Ti 16GB 160-165W) - 2nd Screen Off | 458 | 102 |
| MSI WS66 10TK (i7-10750H/Quadro RTX 3000 80W) 99.9Wh | 464 | 95 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 (Ryzen 7 4800H/1660 Ti 80W) 60Wh | 465 | 108 |
| ASUS GA502DU (Ryzen 7 3750H/1660 Ti Max-Q 60W) 76Wh | 467 | 90 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G14 (Ryzen 9 4900HS/RTX 2060 Max-Q 65W) 76Wh | 471 | 96 |
| Xiaomi Mi Air 12.5" (m3-8100Y/UHD 615) 36.5Wh | 479 | 0 |
| ASUS TUF Dash F15 (2021) - (i7-11370H/3070 80-85W) 76Wh | 479 | 109 |
| Dell G7 7700 (i7-10750H/2070 115W) 97Wh | 481 | 120 |
| Huawei Matebook X Pro 2020 (i7-10510U/MX250) 56Wh | 482 | 0 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G15 (Ryzen 9 4900HS/2060 Max-Q 65W) 76Wh | 483 | 106 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/6600M 100W) 80Wh | 488 | 116 |
| Dell XPS 15 7590 (i7-9750H/1650 50W) 97Wh | 491 | 105 |
| Razer Blade 14 (2022) - (Ryzen 9 6900HX/3080 Ti 16GB 90-100W) 61.6Wh | 500 | 80 |
| HP Omen 15 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3070 100W) 70.9Wh | 512 | 118 |
| ASUS TUF A15 FA506IU (Ryzen 7 4800H/1660Ti 80W) 90Wh | 523 | 109 |
| Alienware m15 R5 (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3070 110-125W) 86Wh | 539 | 139 |
| MSI Prestige 15 A10SC (i7-10710U/1650 Max-Q 35W) 82Wh | 546 | 122 |
| XMG Neo 15/Eluktronics Mech-15 G3 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3070 125-140W) 93Wh | 549 | 111 |
| HP Omen 15-en0029nr (Ryzen 7 4800H/1660 Ti 80W) 70.9Wh | 553 | 126 |
| Dell XPS 17 9700 (i7-10750H/1650 Ti 50W) 97Wh | 554 | 93 |
| HP Omen 15 (2021) - (Ryzen 5 5600H/3060 100W) 70.9Wh | 554 | 123 |
| HP Envy x360 (Ryzen 5 4500U/Radeon Graphics) 51Wh | 556 | 128 |
| ASUS ZenBook Duo UX481FL (i5-10210U/MX250) 70Wh (Both Screens On) | 556 | 136 |
| ASUS Strix G15 Advantage (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/6800M 115-150W) 90Wh | 560 | 98 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G14 GA401QM (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HS/3060 60-80W) 76Wh | 560 | 124 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3060 115-130W) 80Wh | 575 | 136 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G15 (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HS/3080 8GB 75-100W) 90Wh | 578 | 117 |
| ASUS ROG Scar 15 (2021) - (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3080 16GB 115-130W) 90Wh | 584 | 122 |
| Acer Swift 3 (Ryzen 7 4700U/Radeon Graphics) 48Wh | 585 | 145 |
| MSI Prestige 14 Evo (i7-1185G7/Intel Xe) 52Wh | 596 | 0 |
| MSI Creator 15 (i7-10875H/2060 80W) 99.9Wh | 608 | 146 |
| ASUS Zephyrus G14 GA402RK (2022) - (Ryzen 9 6900HS/6800S 75-105W) 76Wh | 625 | 74 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 (Ryzen 7 4800H/1660 Ti 80W) 80Wh | 626 | 140 |
| ASUS TUF A15 (2022) - (Ryzen 7 6800H/3060 115-140W) 90Wh | 629 | 113 |
| Acer Nitro 5 (Ryzen 5 4600H/1650 50W) 57Wh | 632 | 97 |
| Intel NUC M15 (i7-1165G7/Intel Xe) 73Wh | 640 | 0 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (Ryzen 9 5900HX/3050 Ti 50W) 96Wh | 640 | 176 |
| Lenovo C940 (i7-1065G7/Iris Plus Graphics) 60Wh | 642 | 0 |
| HP Victus 16 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3060 95W) 70Wh | 669 | 120 |
| MSI Delta 15 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/6700M 95-120W) 82Wh | 698 | 102 |
| ASUS TUF A15 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3070 90-95W) 90Wh | 704 | 127 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 (Ryzen 7 4800U/Radeon Graphics) 60.7Wh | 740 | 96 |
| Dell G15 5515 (2021) - (Ryzen 7 5800H/3060 110-125W) 86Wh | 746 | 130 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M1 Pro - 10C CPU + 16C GPU ~50W) 100Wh | 1,195 | 0 |
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