Battery degradation observed at 47% capacity after one year of use.
Battery degradation observed at 47% capacity after one year of use.
Hey there, your question is clear. The battery wear level on your Strix G16 is at 47% according to the software, but you've been using it heavily for gaming over the past few months. It's normal for heavy usage to affect battery health, especially with smart charging limits in place. However, if you're gaming for 10-12 hours straight while plugged in, that could put extra strain on the battery. It might be worth checking the charging settings or monitoring the battery more closely to see if it stabilizes over time.
If neither battery program talks (likely), the software might think the battery can’t be fully charged anymore.
battery wear tracking often involves a lot of assumptions. I assure you, if you run your laptop on battery for just a few days doing simple web browsing, that value will significantly improve. Not that I’m encouraging you to do that—what I mean is you’re focusing on a metric that’s unreliable at best, and you can simply "ignore it to let it go." My machine is around four years old; I’ve played games occasionally but mostly browsed online. The 'battery life remaining' reading has jumped into the high 90s after a single gaming session, then drops back down to the high 90s again after a couple of light browsing sessions. Unless YouTube somehow fixes the issue, that number is clearly off. (By the way, this isn’t just my opinion—I saw others on the forum report the same pattern.)
Heavy use always distorts the results—it's similar to claiming I regularly haul maximum weights with a truck while my fuel efficiency drops so much that the tank can't store as much fuel as it used to. It means you're consuming fuel at a faster rate. (maybe not the strongest comparison, but it could clarify) I did something similar [years ago, around ten years back] and ran my ASUS laptop under heavy usage for a year. The heat ruined the battery, so I had to replace it. Your laptop, depending on its build, either draws power from the battery or charges while bypassing it, which prevents strain on the battery. In my case, I never had the power bypass, so all loads came directly from the battery.
Perform a complete charge up to full capacity, then discharge fully, recharge again, and verify results. Measurements become inaccurate because devices don’t display true capacity.
I'll charge it fully without using ASUS Smart Charge, then allow it to drain completely to check if it enhances performance. Thanks to everyone for your responses—appreciate it!