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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Released	2021
Release Date	Announced on May 11, 2021
Generations	2023 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 2022 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 Price
	ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray By ASUS $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF F17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 144Hz FHD IPS-Type Display, Intel Core i5-11400H Processor, GeForce RTX 3050, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, FX706HCB-ES51,Graphite Black By ASUS $839.81 $899.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	EXCaliberPC 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 FX706HE-211.TM17 (i5-11260H, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, RTX 3050Ti 4GB, 17.3" FHD 144Hz, Windows 10) Gaming Notebook - Eclipse Gray By EXCaliberPC $939.01	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF Gaming F17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type Display, Intel Core i5-10300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, Bonfire Black, FX706LI-ES53 By ASUS $796.00 $849.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS-Level Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, Intel® Core™ i5-12500H, 8GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe Gen3 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX707ZC-ES52 By ASUS $799.99 $849.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon

Exterior	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Dimensions	15.71” x 10.59” x 0.92 ~ 0.98” (399 x 269 x 23.3 ~ 24.8 mm)
Weight	5.73 lbs. (2.60 kg)
Colors	Bonfire Black Fortress Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad	Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes: Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million pressed.

Display	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Size	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080 16:9 60Hz anti-glare 62.5% sRGB:62.5% 47.34% Adobe RGB IPS-level 17.3” FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 16:9 144Hz anti-glare 62.5% sRGB:62.5% 47.34% Adobe RGB IPS-level 17.3” FHD 240Hz 1920 x 1080 16:9 144Hz anti-glare 100% sRGB:62.5% 75.35% Adobe RGB IPS-level

Ports

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17

Ports

Left

1 x USB-C
- Thunderbolt™️ 4 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4a, and G-Sync supports.
-USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4a supports on FX706HCB/HEB.
2 x USB-A
with USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
1 x HDMI 2.0b
1 x RJ45
Gigabit Ethernet port
1 x 3.5mm Audio jack
1 x DC-in
ø6.0 barrel style connector

Right

1 x USB-A
with USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
1 x Kensington lock slot

Internal Specs	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11260H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F171 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11260H1,24584.92% 2 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H1,32090.04% 3 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H1,43697.95% 4 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H1,466100.00% 5 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H1,43097.54% 01,466 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F171 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11260H5,32065.51% 2 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H5,59268.86% 3 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H6,45179.44% 4 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H7,90897.38% 5 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H8,121100.00% 08,121
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11260H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1400 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 2933 MHz or 3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2933 MHz 3200 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 - 4GB GDDR6 With ROG Boost up to 1600 MHz at 60W (75W with Dynamic Boost) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 With ROG Boost up to 1585 MHz at 60W (75W with Dynamic Boost) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 With ROG Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (85W with Dynamic Boost)
Storage	512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD Storage Slots: 2 x M.2 2280 slots Support PCIe 3.0 x 4

Connectivity	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Size	48 Wh 3-cell Li-ion battery 90 Wh 4-cell Li-ion battery
Battery Life	Up to 14.3 hours of video playback Tested on 90Wh battery models. Up to 11 hours of web browsing Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Power Supply	180W power adaptor Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/9A. 200W power adaptor Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A.

Software	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio	2 x Speakers With four cut-outs DTS:X™ Ultra technology Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets. Two-way AI Noise cancelation technology

Misc	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Security	Kensington lock BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
In the box	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 TUF Gaming backpack P304 TUF GAMING M5 V2 Mouse Marketing Giveaway (TX Sticker) Marketing Giveaway (TUF Sticker)

Key Features	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 17.3” 1080p 240Hz Weight 5.73 lb 2.60 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17.

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-11260H → Intel Core i9-11900H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	6 → 8 cores

According to ASUS, the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 lasts up to 14.3 hours of battery life.

Up to 14.3 hours of video playback
Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Up to 11 hours of web browsing
Tested on 90Wh battery models.

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
M.2	x2

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	3200 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i9-11900H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has a 50% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i7-11600H

6,451

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i5-11260H

5,320

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17.

Memory type and speed

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17.

Display size

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F17

17.3-inch

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F17

15.6-inch