ASUS ExpertBook B1 (B1500)

business 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~4h ⚖️ 1.72 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
53
out of 100
Fit for you
56/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus Performance 20% Mobility 20% Reliability 20%
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Profile

vs median
CPU
70
Pentium Gold 7505
GPU
24
GeForce MX330
RAM max
48 GB
DDR4
Battery
42 Wh
~4h
Price
~$686
estimate
Age
5 years
2021

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 53/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (19).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Energy efficiency (81)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (19)

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💰 Price trend

$1,300 $952 $604 2021: $1,300 2021 2022: $1,144 2023: $1,007 2024: $886 2025: $780 2026: $686 2026 2027: $604 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$123/year (9%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 53
CPU score 70 High tier
GPU score 24 Light tier
RAM max 48 GB Professional
Weight 1.72 kg Light tier
Battery 42 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

11th generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
ASUS
Series
ExpertBook (business)
Type
Business≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1366x768
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Graphics
GeForce MX330
RAM (max)
48 GB DDR4≈
Memory slots
1
Memory configuration
1x4 GB
Storage interface
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage slots
1
Weight
1.72 kg
Ports
7
Thunderbolt
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
42 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 18 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 1920 x 1080
⚙ Processors (4)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7
🔲 Memory (5)
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 48GB
💾 Storage (5)
128GB 256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce MX330
🔋 Batteries (1)
42 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 50
Portability 48
Light office 73
Gaming 19
Creative 62
Energy efficiency 81
Connectivity 100
Value 61
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 118 118 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 80 75 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 70 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 63 63 ✓ Comfortable
Rocket League 59 47 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Squadrons 49 41 ⚠ Playable
Farming Simulator 19 62 38 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 47 36 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 31 31 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 5 29 29 ✗ Low
F1 2020 39 28 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 — 27 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally 2.0 29 27 ✗ Low
Apex Legends 27 23 ✗ Low
Darksiders III 30 23 ✗ Low
Escape from Tarkov 34 23 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 23 23 ✗ Low
FIFA 20 72 22 ✗ Low
Gears Tactics 35 22 ✗ Low
Just Cause 4 27 21 ✗ Low
Outriders 26 21 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 26 21 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Heat 22 20 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 — 19 ✗ Low
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 21 18 ✗ Low
Monster Hunter World 20 17 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 17 ✗ Low
F1 2019 17 16 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 — 16 ✗ Low
Mafia Definitive Edition 17 16 ✗ Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 16 — ✗ Low
Call of Duty: Warzone 23 15 ✗ Low
Far Cry New Dawn 24 15 ✗ Low
GRID 2019 16 15 ✗ Low
Hitman 3 19 15 ✗ Low
Hunt Showdown 19 15 ✗ Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 15 — ✗ Low
Yakuza Like a Dragon 16 15 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19 14 ✗ Low
Death Stranding 15 14 ✗ Low
Hitman 2 24 13 ✗ Low
Rage 2 15 13 ✗ Low
Borderlands 3 14 12 ✗ Low
Crysis Remastered 23 12 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs Legion 14 12 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 18 11 ✗ Low
Horizon Zero Dawn 13 11 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 13 11 ✗ Low
Control 14 10 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 10 ✗ Low
Dirt 5 10 — ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 11 10 ✗ Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17 10 ✗ Low
Anno 1800 11 9 ✗ Low
Immortals Fenyx Rising 15 9 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 9 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9 8 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 13 8 ✗ Low
Serious Sam 4 13 8 ✗ Low
The Division 2 19 8 ✗ Low
Flight Simulator 2020 12 7 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 9 6 ✗ Low
💡 66 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
35%
RAM
600%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
80%
RAM
600%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
240%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
150%
RAM
600%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
86%
RAM
600%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
80%
RAM
300%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
35%
RAM
300%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
37%
RAM
600%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
80%
RAM
600%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
134%
RAM
600%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
78%
RAM
600%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
59%
RAM
600%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
96%
RAM
600%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
80%
RAM
600%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
78%
RAM
600%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
80%
RAM
600%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
96%
RAM
600%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
86%
RAM
800%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
96%
RAM
600%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
160%
RAM
600%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
59%
RAM
600%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
80%
RAM
600%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
60%
RAM
300%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
59%
RAM
600%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
60%
RAM
600%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
37%
RAM
300%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
300%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
60%
RAM
300%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
44%
RAM
600%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
219%
GPU
59%
RAM
600%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
240%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
120%
RAM
600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
100%
RAM
600%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
389%
GPU
59%
RAM
600%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
240%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
200%
RAM
600%

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≅ Similar by specs

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≈ Similar class

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