I checked the powerful cooling and benchmark of ASUS's gaming smartphone 'ROG Phone 7 Ultimate'



The biggest features of the ' ROG Phone 7 Ultimate ' announced by ASUS on July 19, 2023 are the specs comparable to gaming notebooks and the external cooling device 'AeroActive Cooler 7' that supports it. So, this time, after benchmarking the gaming performance of ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, I measured the temperature of ROG Phone 7 Ultimate in use and checked the power of AeroActive Cooler 7.

ROG Phone 7 Ultimate | ROG Phone | Gaming Smartphones | ROG - Republic of Gamers | ROG Japan

https://rog.asus.com/jp/phones/rog-phone-7-ultimate/

In this article, we'll take a look at the under-the-hood capabilities of the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate. You can see how you are checking the features that you can see from the appearance from the following article.

ASUS 'ROG Phone 7 Ultimate' exterior review, which is no longer the ultimate form of gaming smartphone - GIGAZINE



First, I checked the performance of the CPU using Geekbench 6 , a standard benchmark application. As a result, the single-core score was 2038 and the multi-core score was 5688.



On the other hand, looking at the benchmark score ranking aggregated on

the official Geekbench website , the top single score (left) is 1873 for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra equipped with the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 as ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, multi-core (Right) was 5145 of Vivo X90 Pro+ also equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. All the scores of ROG Phone 7 Ultimate exceeded the first place result, and it was found that ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a CPU performance that greatly exceeds the current machine.



The score measured by OpenCL for the performance of the GPU, which has a large impact on drawing game graphics, was 9034, which was equivalent to the second place in the ranking.



Also, the Vulkcan benchmark score is 9247, which is equivalent to the 1st ranking. It also showed top-class ability in video processing ability.



No matter how good the specs are, if thermal runaway or

thermal throttling occurs due to heat generation, the original performance cannot be demonstrated. Therefore, we decided to check the heat generation with and without the external cooling device 'AeroActive Cooler 7' attached to ROG Phone 7 Ultimate and verify its cooling performance.

The 3DMark benchmark test '3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test' is used this time. It is a severe test that loops extremely high-load video processing for 20 minutes, so it heats up violently during execution. The mode is 'X mode +' which demonstrates the highest performance.



First, I started benchmarking without a cover or AeroActive Cooler 7. Considering that the exhaust heat from the back will be bad if it is placed flat, I leaned it against the wall and made a small gap.



When shooting ROG Phone 7 Ultimate during benchmarking with the thermal camera

FLIR ONE , the temperature on the display side rose to 57 degrees. When this happens, it's not very hot to hold with bare hands.



The temperature on the back was blatantly high, about 56 degrees.



The benchmark result is 3766 on the top and 3517 on the bottom.



Looking at the internal temperature graph, it was over 50 degrees. Note that the temperature rises sharply.



From this test result and the image of the thermal camera, it was found that if you play the latest game with high load for a long time, the display may become hot to nearly 60 degrees and it may not be possible to tap.



Next, wait for the temperature of the main unit to cool down, attach AeroActive Cooler 7, and try the test again.



The surface temperature of the display was slightly above 50 degrees.



The temperature on the back is even lower, and even the hot part is just over 40 degrees.



The benchmark score is 3745 on the top and 3663 on the bottom. The score itself is almost the same as it is the same model.



However, there was a big difference in how the internal temperature rose. Looking at the graph showing the transition, the temperature is 46 degrees at the highest, and the temperature rise in the second half is stable. From this, it was confirmed that when AeroActive Cooler 7 is attached, the terminal can be cooled properly so that it does not get too hot above a certain level.



The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, which will be released on Friday, July 21, 2023, can be purchased at ASUS's official online store, and the price is 179,800 yen including tax.

ASUS Store - ROG Phone 7 Ultimate (ROG7U-WH16R512)

https://jp.store.asus.com/store/asusjp/en_JP/pd/productID.5784558300



In addition, the ROG Phone 7 model with 12 GB of memory and 256 GB of storage that does not come with AeroActive Cooler 7 is 129,800 yen including tax, and the model with 16 GB of memory and 512 GB of storage is 149,800 yen including tax. The color variations are storm white and phantom black, respectively, and together with the top model ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, there are a total of 5 models. Detailed specifications for each model (PDF file) can be found at

this link .

ASUS Store - ROG Phone 7 Series
https://jp.store.asus.com/store/asusjp/ja_JP/list/categoryID.5264011200

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