PC Magazine - USA (2021-02)

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the AMD chip’s two extra cores can be advantageous for
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Impressively, the Alpha 15 didn’t get more than
lukewarm on its top and bottom throughout my gaming
sessions. Its processor and graphics card also stayed
under their maximum rated temperatures—the Ryzen 7
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pick out the noise from across my living room while the
Alpha 15 was running full tilt.

As far as Intel

versus AMD

goes, the Core

i7-10750H is

just as

capable of

gaming as the

Ryzen 7

4800H.