Reviewing the AYANEO 2 Handheld Gaming Computer: In-Depth Evaluation of Game Performance and Comprehensive Testing

In this article, the author will test the performance of AYANEO 2 to see how well the game works with this handheld computer.

Processor and battery life performance test

In the first half of the paragraph, we first look at the hardware specifications of AYANEO 2 and the performance of its processor. It should be noted that although the official specifications of AYANEO 2 indicate that it is equipped with LPDDR5 type memory, the specification we checked through CPU-Z is DDR5-3200.

During the test process, except for PCMark 10 battery life, which was only conducted for one round, each score was tested for two rounds, and the average was taken after confirming that there were no extreme values. “Absolute Force: Global Offensive” uses FPS Benchmark map with NVIDIA FrameView to analyze at 1080p 1080p resolution with the highest quality setting, while other games run the game’s built-in test mode at 1080p resolution and the lowest quality setting.

It is recommended that readers can compare with the test data of the following three articles.

Further reading:
Performance measurement of AMD Ryzen 5600G and 5700G with Zen 3 APU on par with its own processor
AMD Ryzen 5600G, 5700G built-in display performance measurement, CPU and APU are suitable for general-purpose decisive battle
RDNA 2 internal display “Dian Yu Ren Ke 2077” rushed to 60 frames, Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED thin and light laptop performance measurement

testing platform:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
Motherboard: AYANEO 2 (UEFI version: 1.04)
Memory: DDR5-3200 16GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 680M (built-in graphics)
Storage device: CingKo 5000 1TB
Software environment: Windows 11 22H2 Professional Edition (Build 22621.525), Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 22.10.1

▲ The CPU-Z information of AYANEO 2 shows that the memory specification is DDR5-3200 16GB.

▲ AYANEO 2 GPU-Z information, equipped with AMD Radeon 680M built-in graphics chip with 12 RDNA 2 architecture computing units (CUs).

▲ CrystalDiskInfo information of AYANEO 2.

▲ First of all, we first saw the results of AYANEO 2’s Cinebench R20 and R23 rendering tests. Its single-core performance is similar to that of Ryzen 7 5700G, but its multi-core performance is poor due to power consumption constraints.

▲ In the 3DMark CPU Profile test, the performance of Ryzen 7 6800U on AYANEO 2 is close to that of Ryzen 7 5700G in threads 1 and 2, but the growth slows down after 4 threads, and the performance of 8, 16, and Max threads is also relatively good. low.

▲ In the Modern Office project of the PCMark 10 battery life test, it can provide 2 hours and 1 minute of battery life with the screen brightness at its maximum.

▲ In the game project, the battery life is only 42 minutes.

Comprehensive and game performance testing

In the following paragraphs, the author will use PCMark 10, 3DMark for testing, and finally conduct an actual game performance test.

Since AYANEO 2 only has a built-in graphics chip integrated into the processor, it can be expected that the game performance cannot be compared with products equipped with independent graphics cards and independent graphics chips. Except for Global Offensive, which uses the highest quality setting, the rest of the games use the lowest quality setting or the Steam Deck setting template, and the resolution is fixed at 1920 x 1080. On the other hand, in order to reflect the characteristics of AYANEO 2 as a “handheld gaming computer”, this part of the test is carried out in battery mode.

▲ Regardless of whether AYANEO 2 is in battery or plug-in mode, the performance of PCMark 10 is quite consistent. The performance of AYANEO 2 is not only higher than the previously tested Zenbook S 13, but also better than desktop processors such as Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 5700G.

▲ 3DMark Fire Strik uses Direct X 11 drawing API with 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080). The image score of AYANEO 2 is higher than Zenbook S 13’s 6339 points, and it is also much higher than Ryzen 7 5700G’s 4071 points.

▲ Fire Strike Extreme increases the resolution to 2K (2560 x 1440). Compared with the previous Fire Strik, the physical score of AYANEO 2 has not changed much, but the image score has dropped.

▲ Fire Strike Ultra further increases the resolution to 4K (3840 x 2160), and the image score also drops significantly.

▲ 3DMark Time Spy uses Direct X 12 with 2K resolution, which can better reflect the performance trend of today’s games. The image score of YANEO 2 is still higher than Zenbook S 13’s 2118 points and Ryzen 7 5700G’s 1305 points

▲ Time Spy Extreme increases the resolution to 4K, and YANEO 2 seems a bit powerless.

▲ Speed ​​Way is the latest test item added to 3DMark. It uses DirectX 12 Ultimate drawing API and DirectX Raytracing tier 1.1 ray tracing technology. It has global lighting and reflection effects, and optimizes performance through Mesh Shaders. Due to the higher performance requirements, YANEO 2 is also struggling to cope.

▲ 3DMark Port Royal uses DirectX Raytracing (DXR) ray tracing graphics technology with 2K resolution. Although the RDNA 2 architecture built-in display chip on YANEO 2 can support ray tracing, its performance is not outstanding.

▲ The 3DMark DirextX ray tracing function test also uses DXR technology, and the ability of YANEO 2 is limited to the completion of the test project.

▲ For the performance and picture quality settings of each game, please refer to the description in the chart. YANEO 2 is at least capable of carrying these AAA masterpieces over the FPS threshold of 30 frames.

▲Execute the performance test of “Dian Yu Ren Ke 2077” 1080p, low-quality setting template on AYANEO 2. (Video via capture box)

Overall, AYANEO 2 has the basic performance of being able to execute AAA masterpiece games with FPS above 30 frames, and the game handle on the body also has a good operating feel, which can meet the application requirements of game consoles.

However, the price of the 16GB / 1TB version of the Taiwan agency version is as high as NT$46,900, which is much higher than the Chinese price of RMB 6999 (about NT$31,430), and it is also higher than the current Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED 16GB / 1TB model. NT$39,900, resulting in unsatisfactory CP value.

series of articles
Hands-on with AYANEO 2 handheld gaming computer (1): Unboxing, specifications and system features
AYANEO 2 handheld gaming computer hands-on (2): Comprehensive and game performance test (this article)
AYANEO 2 handheld gaming computer hands-on (3): emulator performance test (working)