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Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip review: Beefy workstation convertible with stylus

Written by admin on January 15, 2023

Well cooled: Even for a workstation with a 16-inch screen, the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is quite big and heavy. But an efficient cooling system inside the convertible easily dissipates the 140 watts of waste heat generated by the Intel Core i9-12950HX and Nvidia RTX A2000.

As the name suggests, the ExpertBooks from Asus clearly indicate the purpose for which they were created. The powerful laptops for work purposes are particularly robust, offer screens that are easy on the eyes, and run on the Intel vPro platform. The specs alone reveal that the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is a strong workstation: An Intel Core i9-12950HX and a Nvidia RTX A2000 ensure comfortable computing performance. The 360° hinge turns the laptop into a convertible, which also displays typical equipment features. Inputs can be made on the ExpertBook with the touchscreen and digital pen.

However, the 2-in-1 laptop with its 16-inch screen and wide display edges is unusually large and also quite heavy as a workstation. Asus has placed a very strong cooling system into the somewhat bulky case so that it withstands almost any challenge. Large fans and heatsinks ensure that internal components remain cool.

Processor

Intel Core i9-12950HX 16 x 1.7 – 5 GHz, 160 W PL2 / Short Burst, 55 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-HX

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU – 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1965 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 90 W TDP, Nvidia RTX A-Series Driver 31.0.15.1763

Memory

32 GB

, 4 slots SO-DIMM DDR5 4800MHz

Display

16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, 10-Point-Multitouch, native pen support, AU Optronics Model: AUOE495, IPS, glossy: no, 120 Hz

Mainboard

Intel WM690 (Alder Lake-S PCH)

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-S PCH – cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 3 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5-mm-Audio jack, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: Ambient Light Sensor with colorperception

Networking

Intel I225-LM Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 27.2 x 383 x 272 ( = 1.07 x 15.08 x 10.71 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Camera

Webcam: Full-HD

Primary Camera: 2.1 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: 2, Keyboard: Chicklet, Keyboard Light: yes, Stylus, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

2.765 kg ( = 97.53 oz / 6.1 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

The 2-in-1 workstation from Asus is big, thick and heavy. Despite the aluminum casing, the laptop tips the scales at a heavy 2,675 grams. The manufacturer did not go too overboard with the design, making for a resilient and high-quality impression. We also find the typical design elements of Asus on the dark blue laptop. So the laptop has a certain resemblance to the old mobile phones from a certain Finnish manufacturer, at least in terms of haptics. The relatively large display bezels look somewhat retro on the opened workstation, while the screen is protected by a finely textured glass panel that is durable and yet anti-glare without negatively affecting the laptop’s image quality. The 1, 2, 3, 4 keys primarily stand out as design elements, lighting up particularly intensively with their white edges when the keyboard backlight is turned on.

As a convertible, the ExpertBook B6 Flip is relatively thick. So using it as a tablet feels a little unusual. The notebook is also remarkably large for a workstation with a 16-inch screen.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Dell Precision 7670 MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE DIN A4 383 mm / 15.1 inch 272 mm / 10.7 inch 27.2 mm / 1.071 inch 2.8 kg6.1 lbs364 mm / 14.3 inch 266 mm / 10.5 inch 30.23 mm / 1.19 inch 3 kg6.51 lbs362 mm / 14.3 inch 264 mm / 10.4 inch 21.4 mm / 0.843 inch 2.4 kg5.29 lbs356 mm / 14 inch 258.34 mm / 10.2 inch 24.7 mm / 0.972 inch 2.7 kg6.01 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 256 mm / 10.1 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 2.4 kg5.23 lbs356 mm / 14 inch 242 mm / 9.53 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 1.8 kg4.03 lbs325 mm / 12.8 inch 221 mm / 8.7 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.5 kg3.35 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

The selection of ports on the Asus Expertbook B6 Flip is relatively standard for a conventional workstation. At most, an SD card reader is missing here. The USB Type-C ports are fully equipped with Thunderbolt, DisplayPort and PowerDelivery. The large vents right next to the USB-A port on the right side are somewhat awkward. If not careful, you may accidentally damage the cooling fins with a USB plug.

An Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 module takes care of the WLAN connections, providing high transmission speeds in both directions in the ExpertBook.

Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (1003 – 1501, n=4)	1320 MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Workstation (767 – 1506, n=23, last 2 years)	1286 MBit/s ∼97%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	884 (468^min – 938^max) MBit/s ∼67%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (1178 – 1623, n=4)	1409 MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Workstation (579 – 1553, n=23, last 2 years)	1319 MBit/s ∼94%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	579 (368^min – 652^max) MBit/s ∼41%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	1690 (1617^min, 1618.16^P1 – 1721^max) MBit/s ∼100% +5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1646 (1567^min, 1579.18^P1 – 1666^max) MBit/s ∼97% +2%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1628 (1564^min – 1677^max) MBit/s ∼96% +1%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1608 (1578^min – 1631^max) MBit/s ∼95%
Average of class Workstation (1291 – 1690, n=9, last 2 years)	1541 MBit/s ∼91% -4%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (883 – 1857, n=65)	1502 MBit/s ∼89% -7%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1291 (749^min – 1395^max) MBit/s ∼76% -20%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1718 (841^min – 1737^max) MBit/s ∼100% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1631 (1562^min – 1660^max) MBit/s ∼95% +5%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1552 (1432^min – 1585^max) MBit/s ∼90%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (839 – 1748, n=32)	1417 MBit/s ∼82% -9%
Average of class Workstation (986 – 1631, n=3, last 2 years)	1390 MBit/s ∼81% -10%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	1659 (1602^min, 1605.19^P1 – 1702^max) MBit/s ∼100% +6%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1622 (1552^min, 1563.02^P1 – 1659^max) MBit/s ∼98% +3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1568 (1139^min – 1656^max) MBit/s ∼95%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1534 (1271^min – 1631^max) MBit/s ∼92% -2%
Average of class Workstation (891 – 1659, n=9, last 2 years)	1418 MBit/s ∼85% -10%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (891 – 1851, n=65)	1393 MBit/s ∼84% -11%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1097 (844^min – 1256^max) MBit/s ∼66% -30%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1454 (737^min – 1496^max) MBit/s ∼100% +2%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1430 (1044^min – 1567^max) MBit/s ∼98%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (800 – 1861, n=32)	1281 MBit/s ∼88% -10%
Average of class Workstation (1113 – 1430, n=3, last 2 years)	1255 MBit/s ∼86% -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1222 (849^min – 1432^max) MBit/s ∼84% -15%

The workstation has a Full HD webcam, which is also capable of face recognition via Windows Hello. The webcam’s contrast and general image quality are good, but the color reproduction leaves a lot to be desired. Skin tones in particular are poorly displayed in our test card. However, some AI improvements or adjustments to the image could be made through the MyAsus application.

ColorChecker Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2: 16.79 ∆E min: 3.02 – max: 25.8 ∆E

The workstation is strongly positioned in terms of security. In addition to standards such as TPM 2.0, the ExpertBook B6 Flip has a SmartCard reader, a fingerprint sensor, a Kensington security slot and the option of face recognition. The Intel vPro also ensures ensures increased security in the company network.

In addition to the power supply and documentation, the MPP 2.0 ASUS Pen is also included in the scope of delivery of the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip.

Asus provides an English-language service manual for the ExpertBook B6 Flip, which describes how to open the convertible and how to replace the battery, M.2-SSD, RAM modules, motherboard and screen. Two of the four RAM slots and the two M.2 slots are easily accessible after removing the baseplate. The other two RAM slots are located on the motherboard’s upper side. Those wanting to access these have to remove the entire motherboard. This is described in 16 steps in the manual. During this process, the screen and the entire cooling system must also be removed.

In our review device, RAM slots 3 and 4 as well as M.2 slot 2 are not occupied. Upgrades would thus be possible here without excessive modifications. But to replace the RTC battery, for example, the mainboard has to be removed.

The Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is offered with a three-year warranty worldwide. Depending on the country, the services offered may differ.

With a keyboard, touchscreen, clickpad and stylus, the convertible offers many input possibilities.

With key travel of 1.5 mm and a crisp pressure point, the chiclet keyboard of the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip offers excellent haptics. The keyboard’s backlight is also pleasant. However, the brightness cannot be adjusted. In any case, the separate keys in the upper row of numbers are striking.

Asus could have made better use of the space available on the laptop. The large workstation certainly has enough room for a standard numpad and full-size arrow keys. Then again, the keyboard areas have been pushed together rather closely. The manufacturer states that the keyboard is splash-proof.

Quick access can be set for the conspicuous 1 to 4 keys using the Asus ExpertWidget. In addition to some presets, customized functions can also be created.

The ClickPad on the ExpertBook measures 7.5 × 13 cm. As in many higher-end Asus laptops, the touchpad is also equipped with a glass surface. It thus offers a pleasant feel, high precision and is also resistant to abrasion. A wide variety of gestures, which Windows 11 recognizes, can be performed with up to five fingers.

The laptop’s screen also supports pen input. The MPP 2.0 ASUS Pen was included with our review sample. This stylus offers two function keys and 4,096 pressure levels and is powered by a AAAA battery. It weighs around 13 grams, has a diameter of 8 mm and a length of 14.5 cm. Inputs are precise on the ExpertBook B6 Flip.

A pen dock is not found on the workstation, but the pen can be magnetically attached to the laptop. Unfortunately, the strong magnet in the stylus can also trigger the laptop’s lock sensor. This occasionally results in the screen being turned off or the laptop being put into sleep mode or shut down (depending on the settings) when the MPP 2.0 ASUS Pen is carelessly attached.

The screen in the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip has a resolution of 2,560 × 1,660. The IPS panel is therefore in 16:10 format. No real screen bleeding is visible, but the panel polarizes the light so much that bright spots show up in the camera image. According to the spec sheet, the screen is capable of a brightness value of 500 cd/m². We measured a maximum of 447 cd/m². However, we were unable to ascertain to what extent the screen’s brightness were influenced by the light sensors above the screen during our tests. The light sensor was illuminated during the brightness measurements. Whether this stimulates the screen to full brightness cannot be determined, and the sensor cannot be deactivated.

Together with a black value of 0.3 cd/m², this results in a contrast ratio of 1,467:1. The touchscreen in the 2-in-1 workstation is protected by a glass panel. This is anti-glare thanks to a matte surface, making the screen of the work laptop easy on the eyes. This has also been certified by TÜV-Rheinland.


440 cd/m²	440 cd/m²	460 cd/m²
406 cd/m²	440 cd/m²	403 cd/m²
383 cd/m²	412 cd/m²	376 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics Model: AUOE495

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 460 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 417.8 cd/m² Minimum: 24 cd/m²

Brightness Distribution: 82 %

Center on Battery: 447 cd/m²

Contrast: 1467:1 (Black: 0.3 cd/m²)

ΔE Color 2.81 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 2.99

ΔE Greyscale 0.91 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5

85.52% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)

99.89% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)

97.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)

Gamma: 2.2

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2

AU Optronics Model: AUOE495, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE

NE160QDM-N63 , IPS LED, 2560×1600, 16.00

HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA

BOE0A52, IPS, 3840×2400, 16.00

Dell Precision 7670

Samsung 160YV03, OLED, 3840×2400, 16.00

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST

B160QAN02.N, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2

ATNA60YV02-0, OLED, 3840×2400, 16.00

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE

MNE507ZA1-1, IPS, 3072×1920, 14.50

Display P3 Coverage

97.9

71.5

-27%

97.5

99.9

97.6

99.9

65.7

-33%

sRGB Coverage

99.89

100

99.9

100

99.9

100

92.1

-8%

AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage

85.52

73.3

-14%

86.3

97.5

14%

87.4

98.6

15%

67.7

-21%

Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *

The display P3 color space and the sRGB color space are fully reproduced in the workstation convertible. The ExpertBook can render Adobe RGB at around 85%. Since the Display P3 color space is mainly used for films, the ExpertBook is more suitable for video than photo editing.

With an average color deviation of ΔΕ 2.99, the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip comes with a well-calibrated screen ex factory. When using the ICC profile from the info box, the average value drops only slightly, but the absolute values drop from ΔΕ2000 7.68 to ΔΕ2000 4.62. The screen is also able to accurately reproduce the color values in grayscale and saturation.

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession – a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19504 (minimum: 5 – maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Compared to other workstations in our database, the screen’s response times are quite high. But for a laptop that is unlikely to be used for gaming, the values are still reasonable.

Outdoors, the screen’s slightly matte surface ensures few reflections. With the sun behind you, the readability of the display is still somewhat limited. A small readjustment of the viewing angle provides significant improvements here.

The ExpertBook has an extremely viewing-angle stable display. Regardless of the angle from which you look at the screen, neither color nor brightness deviations are visible to the naked eye. Even the camera image hardly reveals any changes in the display.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip viewing angle stability

The configuration options of the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip start with the Intel Core i7-12850HX and 8 GB of RAM. An Intel Core i9-12950HX and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM represent the maximum so far. All configuration variants come with the Nvidia GeForce RTX A2000. Our review sample also comes in the best configuration (Intel Core i9 and 32 GB of RAM).

So the ExpertBook should meet the many demands of a workstation. However, the RAM may be a limiting factor, depending on the project scope. Extensive databases or 3D drawings with many components in CAD programs can quickly exhaust 32 GB. But this is upgradeable up to 128 GB.

MyAsus - Performance Control — MyAsus – Performance Control

The performance of the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is controlled via the MyAsus app. The three different performance levels from Performance mode to Whisper mode do not change the output of the Intel Core 19-12950HX. In all performance levels, the convertible can work with 160 watts for short periods and with 55 to 60 watts for long periods. This leaves only the Nvidia RTX A2000, whose performance is affected by the different stages.

In Performance mode, the graphics card’s performance is between 80 and 90 watts. Standard mode limits performance to 60 watts. In Whisper mode, the performance of the graphics card drops to around 25 watts within five to ten minutes, depending on the load.

All benchmarks were run in Performance mode. We also carried out various power consumption and volume measurements in Standard and Whisper mode.

The Intel Core i9-12950HX is one of the most powerful 12th generation Intel Core processors. The i9 has eight P and eight E cores and can therefore process 24 threads simultaneously. The processor is thus able to operate at full performance in the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip, at least in spurts. In many benchmarks, the processor in our review sample sets new records among workstations. However, it quickly becomes clear in comparison with other devices that the Asus 2-in-1 laptop cannot maintain such high performance over long distances. Already in the third Cinebench R15 run, the score drops by 1,100 points.

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

3520 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

344 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

274 Points

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Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (996 – 1417, n=5)	1189 MB/s ∼100% +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE Intel Core i7-12850HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1102 MB/s ∼93% +9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1047 MB/s ∼88% +3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Core i9-12950HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1014 MB/s ∼85%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU	1013 MB/s ∼85% 0%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU	888 MB/s ∼75% -12%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Core i7-12850HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	817 MB/s ∼69% -19%
Average of class Workstation (314 – 1102, n=34, last 2 years)	558 MB/s ∼47% -45%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Xeon W-11955M, RTX A5000 Laptop GPU	0 MB/s ∼0% -100%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Xeon W-11955M, RTX A5000 Laptop GPU	0 MB/s ∼0% -100%

The strong processor benchmarks are also mirrored in the system performance benchmarks with PCMark10 and Crossmark: The Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is an exceptionally powerful laptop, with both benchmark programs attesting to its high performance capabilities. The ExpertBook also overtakes the MSI CreatorPro Z16P and Asus ProArt StudioBook 16. Both laptops, with the supposedly stronger A3000 and A5000, graphics chips, are powered with 90 watts, just like the ExpertBook. So the A2000 is able to surpass the supposedly stronger chips in terms of content creation.

Even in battery mode, the performance of Asus’ workstation is still quite high. The notebook always impresses with its high level of responsiveness. None of the tested applications from Fusion 360 to Solid Edge to various image or video editors were able to overload the laptop to such an extent that the system stalled.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7246 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	7246 Points ∼100% 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7086 Points ∼98% -2%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	6951 Points ∼96% -4%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6845 Points ∼94% -6%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	6663 Points ∼92% -8%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6321 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Workstation (4960 – 7246, n=34, last 2 years)	6142 Points ∼85% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6078 Points ∼84% -16%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10834 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	10834 Points ∼100% 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10583 Points ∼98% -2%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	10555 Points ∼97% -3%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	10287 Points ∼95% -5%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	10145 Points ∼94% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	10095 Points ∼93% -7%
Average of class Workstation (8059 – 11465, n=34, last 2 years)	9799 Points ∼90% -10%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	9431 Points ∼87% -13%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10374 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	10374 Points ∼100% 0%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	9397 Points ∼91% -9%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9351 Points ∼90% -10%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	9008 Points ∼87% -13%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	8971 Points ∼86% -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	8683 Points ∼84% -16%
Average of class Workstation (7080 – 10374, n=34, last 2 years)	8504 Points ∼82% -18%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	7889 Points ∼76% -24%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	91728 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	91728 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Workstation (4477 – 91728, n=34, last 2 years)	10117 Points ∼11% -89%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	10015 Points ∼11% -89%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9757 Points ∼11% -89%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	9212 Points ∼10% -90%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	9006 Points ∼10% -90%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	8443 Points ∼9% -91%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6954 Points ∼8% -92%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1962 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1962 Points ∼100% 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1932 Points ∼98% -2%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1843 Points ∼94% -6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1786 Points ∼91% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1720 Points ∼88% -12%
Average of class Workstation (1367 – 1962, n=17, last 2 years)	1661 Points ∼85% -15%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1509 Points ∼77% -23%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1836 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1836 Points ∼100% 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1823 Points ∼99% -1%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1723 Points ∼94% -6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1653 Points ∼90% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1611 Points ∼88% -12%
Average of class Workstation (1389 – 1836, n=17, last 2 years)	1601 Points ∼87% -13%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1445 Points ∼79% -21%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2156 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	2156 Points ∼100% 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2091 Points ∼97% -3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2071 Points ∼96% -4%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2049 Points ∼95% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1943 Points ∼90% -10%
Average of class Workstation (1430 – 2156, n=17, last 2 years)	1818 Points ∼84% -16%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1682 Points ∼78% -22%

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1865 Points ∼100% +3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1805 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	1805 Points ∼97% 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1545 Points ∼83% -14%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1491 Points ∼80% -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1454 Points ∼78% -19%
Average of class Workstation (1107 – 1865, n=17, last 2 years)	1422 Points ∼76% -21%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1238 Points ∼66% -31%

PCMark 10 Score		7246 points
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Despite the latest drivers at the time of review, we observed increased DPC latencies. Real-time applications are occasionally executed with a delay of more than 2 ms. If production machinery is to be controlled by the ExpertBook, this should be taken into account and programs with the largest possible buffer should be used.

On the other hand, no dropped frames were registered during the playback of a 4K60 Hz YouTube test video.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2258 μs * ∼100%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	1493 μs * ∼66% +34%
Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1205.3 μs * ∼53% +47%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1136.6 μs * ∼50% +50%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1076 μs * ∼48% +52%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	512.3 μs * ∼23% +77%

* … smaller is better

The Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip has a problem with temperature. The Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR gets so hot during operation that it has to reduce its power after short periods of time. Consequently, the performance of the M.2 SSD in the DiskSpd loop drops by half. Subsequent tests show that this can become even worse, with the performance of the SSD dropping below 800 MB/s in sequential read. Such temperature increases occur again and again in modern NVMe SSDs when they are installed without cooling, as is the case here. It is often sufficient for manufacturers to attach thermal pads under the SSDs to dissipate the waste heat from the small circuit board of the M.2 SSD to the larger motherboard underneath. On YouTube, creator der8auer recently examined the effects of various cooling methods for SDDs. The video shows that even small changes can have a big impact.

DiskSpd Loop with temperature monitoring

Sequential Read:
5548.33MB/s

Sequential Write:
4477.47MB/s

Access Time Read:
0.038ms

Access Time Write:
0.02ms

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1761 – 4634, n=43)	3752 MB/s ∼100% +103%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3491 (3384.54^min – 3491.28^max) MB/s ∼93% +89%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3455 (3405.26^min – 3454.64^max) MB/s ∼92% +87%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	2931 (2920.07^min – 2930.98^max) MB/s ∼78% +59%
Average of class Workstation (1461 – 4273, n=34, last 2 years)	2683 MB/s ∼72% +45%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	2419 (2064.08^min – 2418.84^max) MB/s ∼64% +31%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	2388 (2192.8^min – 2388.07^max) MB/s ∼64% +30%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1844 (1797.68^min – 1844.45^max) MB/s ∼49%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	7185 (7028.4^min – 7184.53^max) MB/s ∼100% +59%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4516 (4459.06^min – 4515.6^max) MB/s ∼63%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2226 – 4516, n=43)	3595 MB/s ∼50% -20%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3396 (3236.14^min – 3395.84^max) MB/s ∼47% -25%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3248 (2832.2^min – 3247.86^max) MB/s ∼45% -28%
Average of class Workstation (1353 – 7185, n=34, last 2 years)	2970 MB/s ∼41% -34%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	2755 (2420.1^min – 2754.55^max) MB/s ∼38% -39%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	2720 (2204.11^min – 2719.6^max) MB/s ∼38% -40%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6607 (6240.5^min – 6607.08^max) MB/s ∼100% +64%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6431 (5584.03^min – 6430.64^max) MB/s ∼97% +59%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (3421 – 7005, n=43)	6329 MB/s ∼96% +57%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	6274 (5892.58^min – 6274.29^max) MB/s ∼95% +55%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	6053 (5002.76^min – 6052.8^max) MB/s ∼92% +50%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	5974 (5689.31^min – 5973.95^max) MB/s ∼90% +48%
Average of class Workstation (2991 – 7036, n=34, last 2 years)	4911 MB/s ∼74% +22%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4037 (3423.05^min – 4037.23^max) MB/s ∼61%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	9243 (9104.19^min – 9242.96^max) MB/s ∼100% +80%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	5154 (5111.23^min – 5153.51^max) MB/s ∼56% 0%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	5146 (4733.66^min – 5145.56^max) MB/s ∼56% 0%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5131 (5103.91^min – 5130.89^max) MB/s ∼56%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4961 (4564.02^min – 4960.96^max) MB/s ∼54% -3%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2226 – 5259, n=43)	4788 MB/s ∼52% -7%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4543 (4312.16^min – 4542.64^max) MB/s ∼49% -11%
Average of class Workstation (2683 – 9243, n=34, last 2 years)	4280 MB/s ∼46% -17%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	92.2 (90.8^min – 92.21^max) MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (48.7 – 97.4, n=43)	78.2 MB/s ∼85% -15%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	58.8 (58.07^min – 58.79^max) MB/s ∼64% -36%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	58.2 (57.23^min – 58.2^max) MB/s ∼63% -37%
Average of class Workstation (37.6 – 92.2, n=34, last 2 years)	56.2 MB/s ∼61% -39%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	50.9 (43.69^min – 50.91^max) MB/s ∼55% -45%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	44.1 (38.83^min – 44.09^max) MB/s ∼48% -52%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	49.4 (46.05^min – 49.39^max) MB/s ∼54% -46%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	251 (244.61^min – 251.27^max) MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (49.9 – 275, n=43)	194.4 MB/s ∼77% -23%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	153 (151.36^min – 152.95^max) MB/s ∼61% -39%
Average of class Workstation (96.6 – 273, n=34, last 2 years)	151.9 MB/s ∼61% -39%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	148.6 (146.64^min – 148.59^max) MB/s ∼59% -41%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	135.6 (133.9^min – 135.64^max) MB/s ∼54% -46%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	106 (104.21^min – 105.58^max) MB/s ∼42% -58%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	102 (100.51^min – 101.6^max) MB/s ∼41% -59%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3965 (3935.17^min – 3965.45^max) MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (376 – 4185, n=43)	2593 MB/s ∼65% -35%
Average of class Workstation (577 – 4185, n=34, last 2 years)	1523 MB/s ∼38% -62%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1176 (1023.94^min – 1175.98^max) MB/s ∼30% -70%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	920 (850.96^min – 920.44^max) MB/s ∼23% -77%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	855 (808.2^min – 855.13^max) MB/s ∼22% -78%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	783 (693.78^min – 782.9^max) MB/s ∼20% -80%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	769 (682.08^min – 768.78^max) MB/s ∼19% -81%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3306 (3235.54^min – 3305.73^max) MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (291 – 3559, n=43)	1953 MB/s ∼59% -41%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1192 (947.36^min – 1192.4^max) MB/s ∼36% -64%
Average of class Workstation (291 – 3512, n=34, last 2 years)	1120 MB/s ∼34% -66%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	443 (434.35^min – 442.99^max) MB/s ∼13% -87%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	434 (421.48^min – 433.64^max) MB/s ∼13% -87%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	425 (417.87^min – 425.06^max) MB/s ∼13% -87%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	371 (359.13^min – 370.86^max) MB/s ∼11% -89%

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8992 Points ∼100% +4%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8646 Points ∼96%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2577 – 9147, n=44)	6925 Points ∼77% -20%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	5422 Points ∼60% -37%
Average of class Workstation (3541 – 8992, n=32, last 2 years)	5295 Points ∼59% -39%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	4256 Points ∼47% -51%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	4226 Points ∼47% -51%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4048 Points ∼45% -53%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3378 Points ∼100% +3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3265 Points ∼97%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (983 – 3469, n=44)	2491 Points ∼74% -24%
Average of class Workstation (983 – 3378, n=32, last 2 years)	1879 Points ∼56% -42%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	1765 Points ∼52% -46%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1730 Points ∼51% -47%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1490 Points ∼44% -54%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1123 Points ∼33% -66%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3941 Points ∼100% +5%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3762 Points ∼95%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3258 Points ∼83% -13%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (921 – 4043, n=44)	3233 Points ∼82% -14%
Average of class Workstation (1413 – 3941, n=32, last 2 years)	2529 Points ∼64% -33%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2463 Points ∼62% -35%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	1722 Points ∼44% -54%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	1662 Points ∼42% -56%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	7153.24 MB/s ∼100% +29%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5548.33 MB/s ∼78%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5033 MB/s ∼70% -9%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2834 – 5588, n=44)	4850 MB/s ∼68% -13%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4845 MB/s ∼68% -13%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4429.99 MB/s ∼62% -20%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	4317 MB/s ∼60% -22%
Average of class Workstation (2423 – 7379, n=32, last 2 years)	4083 MB/s ∼57% -26%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	5986.45 MB/s ∼100% +34%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4477.47 MB/s ∼75%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3879 MB/s ∼65% -13%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1617 – 4477, n=44)	3237 MB/s ∼54% -28%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2831 MB/s ∼47% -37%
Average of class Workstation (1049 – 6302, n=32, last 2 years)	2492 MB/s ∼42% -44%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	2037 MB/s ∼34% -55%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1875.88 MB/s ∼31% -58%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	84 MB/s ∼100% +4%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	80.58 MB/s ∼96%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (45.9 – 88.1, n=44)	73.7 MB/s ∼88% -9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	59.57 MB/s ∼71% -26%
Average of class Workstation (42.2 – 84, n=32, last 2 years)	57.9 MB/s ∼69% -28%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	55.56 MB/s ∼66% -31%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	54.37 MB/s ∼65% -33%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	48.97 MB/s ∼58% -39%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	217.2 MB/s ∼100% +3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	210.34 MB/s ∼97%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (135.8 – 241, n=44)	190.3 MB/s ∼88% -10%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	168.04 MB/s ∼77% -20%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	152.43 MB/s ∼70% -28%
Average of class Workstation (83 – 217, n=32, last 2 years)	151.3 MB/s ∼70% -28%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	128.07 MB/s ∼59% -39%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	112.4 MB/s ∼52% -47%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2790.34 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2629.41 MB/s ∼94%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (421 – 2854, n=44)	1932 MB/s ∼69% -27%
Average of class Workstation (421 – 2790, n=32, last 2 years)	1411 MB/s ∼51% -46%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	1253 MB/s ∼45% -52%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	960.49 MB/s ∼34% -63%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	945.86 MB/s ∼34% -64%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	624.83 MB/s ∼22% -76%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3336.29 MB/s ∼100% +7%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3103.76 MB/s ∼93%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2807.07 MB/s ∼84% -10%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (367 – 3451, n=44)	2719 MB/s ∼81% -12%
Average of class Workstation (927 – 3336, n=32, last 2 years)	2130 MB/s ∼64% -31%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2122.82 MB/s ∼64% -32%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	1473 MB/s ∼44% -53%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	935.09 MB/s ∼28% -70%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.064 ms * ∼100% -68%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	0.055 ms * ∼86% -45%
Average of class Workstation (0.02 – 0.156, n=32, last 2 years)	0.05169 ms * ∼81% -36%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	0.045 ms * ∼70% -18%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.038 ms * ∼59%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.02 – 0.08, n=44)	0.0367 ms * ∼57% +3%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.027 ms * ∼42% +29%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.022 ms * ∼34% +42%
Dell Precision 7670 SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	0.089 ms * ∼100% -345%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	0.083 ms * ∼93% -315%
Average of class Workstation (0.019 – 0.107, n=32, last 2 years)	0.04213 ms * ∼47% -111%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.018 – 0.089, n=44)	0.0335 ms * ∼38% -68%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.025 ms * ∼28% -25%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.023 ms * ∼26% -15%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.02 ms * ∼22%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.019 ms * ∼21% +5%

* … smaller is better

The Nvidia RTX A2000 is a graphics card for professional users. Like the GeForce RTX 3050, it is based on the GA107 chip. The more recent version of the graphics card with 8 GB of GDDR6 RAM is installed here. Since the graphics chip in the ExpertBook B6 Flip can work with up to 90 watts, the graphics unit is above average here. Hence, the graphics performance in the ExpertBook is almost on par with the MSI CreatorPro Z16P, although a more powerful A3000 is installed in the latter, which also operates on 90 watts. Only in applications that require a lot of graphics memory can it show off its performance advantage.

Our benchmarks with 3DMark, Blender and other programs display the ExpertBook’s strengths, with the workstation’s graphics card demonstrating above-average performance.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	83487 Points ∼100%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	73282 Points ∼88% -12%
Average NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU (36447 – 86411, n=4)	62230 Points ∼75% -25%
Average of class Workstation (22719 – 86411, n=18, last 2 years)	45934 Points ∼55% -45%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX	36447 Points ∼44% -56%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, Intel Xeon W-11955M	27271 Points ∼100% +71%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	19710 Points ∼72% +23%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	15988 Points ∼59%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX	14295 Points ∼52% -11%
Average NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU (11970 – 15988, n=6)	13697 Points ∼50% -14%
Average of class Workstation (3572 – 29610, n=33, last 2 years)	13230 Points ∼49% -17%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	13157 Points ∼48% -18%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	11356 Points ∼42% -29%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, Intel Xeon W-11955M	10307 Points ∼100% +69%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	7320 Points ∼71% +20%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	6108 Points ∼59%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX	5831 Points ∼57% -5%
Average NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU (4616 – 6108, n=6)	5310 Points ∼52% -13%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H	5016 Points ∼49% -18%
Average of class Workstation (1091 – 11580, n=33, last 2 years)	4985 Points ∼48% -18%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	4454 Points ∼43% -27%

3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		88954 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		52450 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		15042 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		6692 points
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	58 Seconds * ∼100% -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	54 Seconds * ∼93% -20%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	53 Seconds * ∼91% -18%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	45 Seconds * ∼78%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	42 Seconds * ∼72% +7%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	34 Seconds * ∼59% +24%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	111 Seconds * ∼100% -41%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	93 Seconds * ∼84% -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	90 Seconds * ∼81% -14%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	79 Seconds * ∼71% -0%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	79 Seconds * ∼71%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	60 Seconds * ∼54% +24%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	388 Seconds * ∼100% -19%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	359 Seconds * ∼93% -10%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	339 Seconds * ∼87% -4%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	337 Seconds * ∼87% -3%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	326 Seconds * ∼84%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	312 Seconds * ∼80% +4%

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	117970 Points ∼100% +64%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	93937 Points ∼80% +31%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	72661 Points ∼62% +1%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	71829 Points ∼61%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	70090 Points ∼59% -2%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	58687 Points ∼50% -18%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	53776 Points ∼46% -25%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	49448 Points ∼100% +468%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	19538 Points ∼40% +125%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	18825 Points ∼38% +116%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	17793 Points ∼36% +105%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	8700 Points ∼18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	8339 Points ∼17% -4%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	7729 Points ∼16% -11%

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	153 fps ∼100%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	152.94 fps ∼100% 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	151.63 fps ∼99% -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	135.52 fps ∼89% -11%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	121.26 fps ∼79% -21%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	279.21 fps ∼100% +30%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	218.66 fps ∼78% +2%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	214 fps ∼77%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	190.69 fps ∼68% -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	135.15 fps ∼48% -37%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	99.91 fps ∼100% +26%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	79.2 fps ∼79%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	75.83 fps ∼76% -4%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	67.42 fps ∼67% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	58.79 fps ∼59% -26%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	102.82 fps ∼100% +34%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	77.52 fps ∼75% +1%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	76.8 fps ∼75%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	69.14 fps ∼67% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	54.66 fps ∼53% -29%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	228.37 fps ∼100% +17%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	206.15 fps ∼90% +6%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	195 fps ∼85%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	157.65 fps ∼69% -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	117.19 fps ∼51% -40%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	44.09 fps ∼100% +20%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	36.8 fps ∼83%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	36.03 fps ∼82% -2%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	33.46 fps ∼76% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	23.85 fps ∼54% -35%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	235.49 fps ∼100% +25%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	189 fps ∼80%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	149 fps ∼63% -21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	117.06 fps ∼50% -38%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	252.25 fps ∼100% +8%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	233 fps ∼92%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	230.27 fps ∼91% -1%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	185.92 fps ∼74% -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	159.05 fps ∼63% -32%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	181.04 fps ∼100% +10%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	165 fps ∼91%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	158.96 fps ∼88% -4%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	120.96 fps ∼67% -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	120.47 fps ∼67% -27%

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	199.4 fps ∼100% +40%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	170.08 fps ∼85% +20%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	142.27 fps ∼71% 0%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	142 fps ∼71%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	114.52 fps ∼57% -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	106.28 fps ∼53% -25%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	309.1 fps ∼100% +44%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	284.49 fps ∼92% +32%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	219.04 fps ∼71% +2%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	215 fps ∼70%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	179.08 fps ∼58% -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	136.88 fps ∼44% -36%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	58.7 fps ∼100% +64%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	46.59 fps ∼79% +30%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	38.36 fps ∼65% +7%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	35.9 fps ∼61%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	31.84 fps ∼54% -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	26.96 fps ∼46% -25%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	290 fps ∼100% +31%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	286.54 fps ∼99% +30%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	241.79 fps ∼83% +9%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	221 fps ∼76%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	174.79 fps ∼60% -21%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	172.4 fps ∼59% -22%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	67.9 fps ∼100% +84%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	44.7 fps ∼66% +21%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	36.9 fps ∼54%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	35.95 fps ∼53% -3%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	33.53 fps ∼49% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	26.06 fps ∼38% -29%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	139.7 fps ∼100% +24%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	113 fps ∼81%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	111.74 fps ∼80% -1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	101.07 fps ∼72% -11%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	93.92 fps ∼67% -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	65.51 fps ∼47% -42%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	98.8 fps ∼100% +46%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	80.27 fps ∼81% +18%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	67.9 fps ∼69%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	65.05 fps ∼66% -4%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	57.81 fps ∼59% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	46.02 fps ∼47% -32%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M	123.1 fps ∼100% +69%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H	103.02 fps ∼84% +41%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX	72.9 fps ∼59%
Dell Precision 7670 NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	69.89 fps ∼57% -4%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H	62.64 fps ∼51% -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DGE NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX	58.54 fps ∼48% -20%

* … smaller is better

Even though the ExpertBook is unlikely to be used as a gaming laptop, it also offers potential in this area. In summary, comparatively high FPS were achieved in all games tested, thus placing the ExpertBook B6 within striking distance of notebooks with stronger graphics cards.

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Xeon W-11955M, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU	89.9 (87^min, 88^P1) fps ∼100% +38%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	65.2 (63^min, 64^P1) fps ∼73%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU	59.6 (54^min, 56^P1) fps ∼66% -9%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Core i7-12850HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	57.4 (55^min) fps ∼64% -12%
Average of class Workstation (11.4 – 101.5, n=32, last 2 years)	49.8 fps ∼55% -24%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	48.8 (46^min, 47^P1) fps ∼54% -25%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU	42.8 fps ∼48% -34%

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU	95.3 (6.43^min, 66.7^P1) fps ∼100% +13%
Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Xeon W-11955M, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU	85.8 (21.2^min, 52.6^P1) fps ∼90% +2%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	84 (7.33^min, 55.6^P1) fps ∼88%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Core i7-12850HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	79.1 (5.42^min, 52.6^P1) fps ∼83% -6%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	72.1 (6.57^min, 47.6^P1) fps ∼76% -14%
Average of class Workstation (13.3 – 102.6, n=24, last 2 years)	61.3 fps ∼64% -27%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU	57.8 (7.16^min, 32.3^P1) fps ∼61% -31%

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 Intel Xeon W-11955M, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU	160 (89.3^min, 114^P1) fps ∼100% +47%
Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	108.8 (68.6^min, 83.3^P1) fps ∼68%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU	108 fps ∼68% -1%
Dell Precision 7670 Intel Core i7-12850HX, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	103.5 (61.1^min, 79.3^P1) fps ∼65% -5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	92 fps ∼58% -15%
Average of class Workstation (24.5 – 191, n=23, last 2 years)	90.7 fps ∼57% -17%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU	82.1 (35.6^min, 62.9^P1) fps ∼51% -25%

In order for the ExpertBook B6 Flip to crank its fans up to full speed, the CPU and GPU need to be placed under considerable stress. At 52 dB(A), the notebook is then no longer as quiet as in normal operations. Most applications hardly bring the workstation into ranges where the cooling really works. If this indeed happens, we can confirm that no unpleasantly high noises are emitted by the notebook’s fans.

In Whisper mode, which still leaves a lot of performance room for the CPU, the fans spin significantly less than in Performance mode. Here, the ExpertBook becomes an extremely quiet notebook at around 32 dB(A) that is nevertheless high-performing. This combination is more familiar from well-cooled desktop computers.

Noise Level

Idle		32.4 / 32.4 / 32.4 dB(A)
Load		51.9 / 52.1 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 26 dB(A)

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	Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	Dell Precision 7670 RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12850HX, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N	MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, W-11955M, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0)	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
off / environment *	26	24 8%	22.7 13%	24.1 7%	26 -0%	24.6 5%
Idle Minimum *	32.4	24 26%	22.9 29%	27.1 16%	26 20%	24.6 24%
Idle Average *	32.4	27.7 15%	22.9 29%	27.1 16%	26 20%	24.6 24%
Idle Maximum *	32.4	27.7 15%	24.5 24%	27.1 16%	26.5 18%	24.6 24%
Load Average *	51.9	39.8 23%	48.7 6%	42.9 17%	42 19%	45.1 13%
Load Maximum *	52.1	47.7 8%	52.1 -0%	47 10%	43 17%	50.4 3%
Witcher 3 ultra *		44.3	45.2	44		49.1

* … smaller is better

The ExpertBook B6 Flip blows out its waste heat upwards. There are two vents between the hinges, which can get very warm. Despite the powerful hardware, the workstation remains decidedly cool in the keyboard and palm rest areas. The same applies to the underside of the notebook. Compared to the room temperature, no part of the notebook that is normally in contact heats up more than 10 °C.


36.3 °C 97 F	48.4 °C 119 F	32.6 °C 91 F
28.5 °C 83 F	35.6 °C 96 F	29.2 °C 85 F
23.6 °C 74 F	24.4 °C 76 F	24.3 °C 76 F

Maximum: 48.4 °C = 119 F

Average: 31.4 °C = 89 F


31.6 °C 89 F	52.3 °C 126 F	48 °C 118 F
30.4 °C 87 F	36.6 °C 98 F	35.8 °C 96 F
24.2 °C 76 F	25.3 °C 78 F	24.1 °C 75 F

Maximum: 52.3 °C = 126 F

Average: 34.3 °C = 94 F

Power Supply (max.) 56.5 °C = 134 F | Room Temperature 22.6 °C = 73 F | FIRT 550-Pocket

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 31.4 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 31.9 °C / 89 F for the devices in the class Workstation.

(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 48.4 °C / 119 F, compared to the average of 38 °C / 100 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.

(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 52.3 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 41.4 °C / 107 F

(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 31.9 °C / 89 F.

(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 32.3 °C / 90 F, compared to the device average of 31.9 °C / 89 F.

(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 25 °C / 77 F and are therefore cool to the touch.

(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (+2.8 °C / 5 F).

The stress test also reveals that the workstation’s CPU and GPU are not bothered by temperature problems. During one hour of load in Prime95 and Furmark, temperatures and performance values remain constant. At 70 °C and 73 °C for the CPU and GPU, respectively, one may even get the idea that both chips are not being fully utilized.

The two downward-facing speakers in the ExpertBook produce quite good sound. Balanced mids and highs meet a not too weak bass here. The measured maximum volume of 81 dB(A) is still in a good range.

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Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)

Bass 100 – 315 Hz

(±) | reduced bass – on average 13.6% lower than median

(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)

Mids 400 – 2000 Hz

(+) | balanced mids – only 3.4% away from median

(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)

Highs 2 – 16 kHz

(+) | balanced highs – only 3.6% away from median

(+) | highs are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)

Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz

(+) | overall sound is linear (11.7% difference to median)

Compared to same class

» 13% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 81% worse

» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 17%, worst was 31%

Compared to all devices tested

» 8% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 90% worse

» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%

HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.6 dB)

Bass 100 – 315 Hz

(±) | reduced bass – on average 8.7% lower than median

(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.4% delta to prev. frequency)

Mids 400 – 2000 Hz

(+) | balanced mids – only 3.7% away from median

(+) | mids are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)

Highs 2 – 16 kHz

(+) | balanced highs – only 2.7% away from median

(+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)

Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz

(+) | overall sound is linear (9.3% difference to median)

Compared to same class

» 4% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 93% worse

» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 17%, worst was 31%

Compared to all devices tested

» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse

» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%

Asus includes a 240-watt power supply with the ExpertBook. Although this is not fully utilized, the convertible with dGPU can consume well over 200 watts over longer periods of time. If the workstation’s hardware is only minimally stressed, the power consumption is moderate and ranges between 10 and 20 watts.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2

i9-12950HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00

HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA

i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS, 3840×2400, 16.00

Dell Precision 7670

i7-12850HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N, OLED, 3840×2400, 16.00

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST

i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560×1600, 16.00

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2

W-11955M, RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 2x Micron 2300 2TB MTFDHBA2T0TDV (RAID 0), OLED, 3840×2400, 16.00

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE

i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS, 3072×1920, 14.50

Average NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU

Average of class Workstation

Idle Minimum *

10.5

7.2

31%

7.5

29%

10.8

-3%

12.4

-18%

7.1

32%

6.9

With its 90 Wh battery, the ExpertBook B6 Flip can manage long periods without power from the outlet. More than eight hours was reached in the Wi-Fi web surfing test. Even under load, the laptop can last well over an hour without an power adapter, despite the powerful hardware.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		12h 32min
WiFi Websurfing		8h 44min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness		5h 32min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		5h 47min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 44min

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2

i9-12950HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA

i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 86 Wh

Dell Precision 7670

i7-12850HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 83 Wh

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST

i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2

W-11955M, RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro X 14IAH7 82TK006CGE

i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, 70 Wh

Average of class Workstation

Reader / Idle

752

472

-37%

789

Pros

+ Strong processor performance even in whisper mode

+ upgradeable and maintainable with service manual

+ Nvidia RTX A2000 with exhausted TGP potential

+ splash-proof keyboard

+ good screen

Cons

– comparatively bulky case

– unprotected heat sink next to USB port

– no SD card reader

– overheating SSD

– no pen dock

– pen triggers shutter sensor

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip: Review sample provided by Asus

The Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is big, thick and heavy, even for a workstation. But in this case, the manufacturer avoids many problems that often plague current laptops. Without getting loud or overheating, the laptop scores well with its performance and stamina. Only the SSD has temperature problems. If you do not require the highest frame rates, you can simply activate standard mode. This gives you a quiet laptop that continues to operate with a combined CPU and GPU power of a good 115 watts. Those who do not use 3D applications could even utilize Whisper mode, because the Intel Core i9-129500HX can also unleash its full performance potential in this mode. The 2-in-1 workstation’s performance in the individual benchmarks is decidedly good.

In terms of design, the laptop is somewhat retro after all. The large workstation has wide display edges, is angular and is reminiscent of laptops from 2010 in many respects. But it becomes immediately clear upon closer inspection that we have a modern device on our hands. The connectivity leaves hardly anything to be desired, the display is of excellent quality, the webcam with face recognition is solid, and a fingerprint sensor and other security features are included. Apart from the form factor, the Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip is very convincing overall.

As a 2-in-1 workstation, this laptop is unique. The Asus ExperBook B6 Flip is probably one of the most powerful convertibles.

When comparing the convertible with other workstations, you often notice that this device is very powerful, notwithstanding the difference in size. The MSI CreatorPro Z16P offers a stronger A3000, but it cannot leverage this advantage consistently in all areas. Only the Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 with its Nvidia RTX A5000 hows significantly better performance than the ExpertBook in almost all graphics benchmarks. The Dell Precision 7670 and the HP ZBook Studio 16 come with better screens and slimmer cases. However, there are hardly any noteworthy differences in system performance. Even though the Asus ExpertBook tops most benchmark lists here, all workstations in the comparison field are still markedly strong.

Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2
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01/11/2023 v7

Marc Herter

Connectivity

74 / 80 → 92%

Application Performance

97%

Workstation – Weighted Average

Editor of the original article: Marc Herter – Tech Writer – 198 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021

From an early age I liked to thoroughly examine all kinds of devices to see how they worked, which also involved taking my own devices apart and therefore not always to the delight of my parents. Nevertheless, with my grandfather’s support, I became a computer and electronics tinkerer. With the family PC and Lego Mindstorms, my interested in software and programming took off, and I am currently an engineering program student. I enjoy building all sorts of gadgets with Arduino and 3D printers, and I still like to put electronic devices through their paces. By joining the Notebookcheck editorial team, I have been able to turn my hobby into a profession.

Translator: Jacob Fisher – Translator – 144 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022

Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.

Marc Herter, 2023-01-14 (Update: 2023-01-14)