Asus unveiled the TUF FX505DY at CES 2019 alongside the AMD Zen+ family of processors. It has the distinction of being all AMD inside and the first to carry a Zen+ Ryzen 5 3550H CPU that will have a lot to prove in a market dominated by Intel H-class CPUs. Much like how the 2017 Asus Zephyrus GX501 was the premier Nvidia Max-Q laptop, the TUF FX505 is AMD's premier Zen+ laptop with all eyes on performance.

The TUF series is home to Asus' budget-mainstream gaming laptops in contrast to the higher-end ROG series. Since the Ryzen 5 3550H is also targeting budget-mainstream laptops, the TUF FX505DY should be a snug fit to showcase the Zen+ CPU at its best. Asus has chosen to pair AMD's brand new processor with the two-year old Radeon RX 560X Polaris GPU, so this uncommon combination should make some interesting results when compared to the sea of Intel-Nvidia alternatives currently available.

The FX505 is the successor to last year's FX504 with a newer chassis. Nonetheless, we will still be comparing the system to the FX504 as well as some competing budget Intel-Nvidia 15.6-inch alternatives like the Gigabyte Sabre 15, Lenovo Legion Y530-15ICH, MSI GP63, Acer Nitro 5 AN515, Samsung Odyssey 15, and HP Pavilion 15 Gaming. Our Asus has the notable advantage of costing only $700 MSRP compared to the $900+ launch prices of the aforementioned alternatives.

Note that Asus is also planning to launch a 17.3-inch version of the model we have here called the TUF FX705DY.

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