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ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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Size
13.4"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
14"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
Although both devices have ample processing power to handle intensive workloads, the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302 and the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) are very different devices. The Flow Z13 is a gaming-focused 2-in-1 tablet PC, while the MacBook Pro is a traditional clamshell workstation. The user experience is better on the MacBook Pro, as it has a more tactile keyboard, an easier-to-use haptic touchpad, better-sounding speakers, and a higher-quality webcam. Additionally, its battery life is significantly superior to that of the Flow Z13. The Flow Z13 is obviously better for gaming, not only because there are more games on Windows than macOS, but because the Flow Z13 has a 180Hz display with better motion handling and VRR support.
Variants
- ROG Flow Z13 (GZ302EA-DS96) (Off Black - 2.5K/180Hz/Touch/Ryzen AI Max Pro 390/Radeon 8050S/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Flow Z13 (GZ302EA-XS99) (Off Black - 2.5K/180Hz/Touch/Ryzen AI Max+ 395/128GB/1TB)
- ROG Flow Z13 (GZ302EA-XS96) (Off Black - 2.5K/180Hz/Touch/Ryzen AI Max+ 395/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Flow Z13 (GZ302EA-R9641TB) (Off Black - 2.5K/180Hz/Touch/Ryzen AI Max+ 395/64GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2X3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2W3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX14LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2G3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2E3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2F3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2V3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2U3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX04LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2K3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2H3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2J3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
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Form Factor
Tablet
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
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Hinge
6.9
9.1
Hinge Photo
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Range
170°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
7.6
8.5
Dimensions Photo
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Size
13.4"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.8 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
11.8" (30.0 cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
8.0" (20.4 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)
Volume
67.2 in³ (1,101.6 cm³)
71.5 in³ (1,172.2 cm³)
Weight
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
17.4 in³ (285.0 cm³)
7.3 in³ (120.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.9 lbs (0.8 kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
3.5
Internals Photo
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Ease Of Access
9.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
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Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
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Resolution
2560 x 1600
3024 x 1964
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
225 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
91%
89%
Refresh Rate
9.3
8.7
Motion Blur
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Refresh Rate
180 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
7.8
10
Contrast Photo
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Native Contrast
1,609 : 1
25,075 : 1
Brightness
8.6
8.9
Maximum Brightness
491 cd/m²
557 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
24 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
8.4
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
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Reflections Photo Max
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Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
2.79%
1.82%
Indirect Reflections
0.86%
0.26%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.93%
1.6%
Black Uniformity
9.4
10
Black Uniformity Photo
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.563%
0.127%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
8.3
10
White Balance Screencap
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Gamma Curve Screencap
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Color Screencap
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Avg. White Balance dE
1.44
1.28
Avg. Gamma
2.26
2.2
Avg. Color dE
3.6
0.89
Avg. Color Temperature
6,617.2 K
6,381.6 K
Color Gamut
9.3
9.5
Gamut SDR
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sRGB xy
99.62%
99.99%
sRGB uv
98.52%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
90.39%
89.18%
Adobe RGB uv
95%
94.44%
Gamut HDR
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DCI-P3 xy
97.62%
99.7%
DCI-P3 uv
94.89%
99.56%
Rec. 2020 xy
72.02%
73.01%
Rec. 2020 uv
71.83%
74.71%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
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Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
6.7
8.0
Keyboard Photo
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Typing Quality
6.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
1.09 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.44 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
7.6
9.2
Touchpad Photo
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Tracking Quality
7.5
9.5
Size
14.7 in² (94.7 cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
4.7
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
71 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.7 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.3
0.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
381 Hz
137 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
9 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.5 dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
9.5
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
8.5
Ports Photo
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USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Asus DC Power Input Port
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Ryzen AI MAX+ 395
M4 Pro
Core Count
16
12
Thread Count
32
12
GPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Radeon 8060S Graphics
M4 Pro
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
4 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
55W
N/A
RAM
Capacity
64 GB
24 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
8,000 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
878 GB
459 GB
Drive 1
Micron MTFDKBK1T0QGN-1BN1AABGA
Apple SSD AP0512Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,190 points
CPU Multi-Thread
21,120 points
GPU Compute
112,194 points
CPU/RAM Performance
8.6
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
174 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,481 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
3,893
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
20,855
Blender - CPU (Avg)
113 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
33,677
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
5,562
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
264 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
2,033 points
Multi-Thread
28,894 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.0
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
101,346
Basemark Web 3.0
2,777
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
332.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
19,030
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.8 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
6.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
N/A
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
1,541
Basemark GPU (DX12)
N/A
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
105,629
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
6,725 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
123,158
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
3.3
Blender - GPU (Avg)
793 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
7,671 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.9
Civilization VII - AI
14.1 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
199.3 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
148.6 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
25.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
87.2 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
48.1 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.7
Previous Methodology Score Converted
4.1
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
5.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
40.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
20.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
26 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
21 fps
GTA V (Avg)
N/A
GTA V (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
74.8 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
48.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
7.8
Previous Methodology Score Converted
6.2
Borderlands 3
7.7
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
116 fps
1% Low
59 fps
0.1% Low
33 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
215 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
3.5
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
24.8 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
20.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
21 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
17 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Civilization VI
8.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
181 fps
1% Low
106 fps
0.1% Low
62 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
373 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.14 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,510.4 MB/s
5,937.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,209.0 MB/s
5,168.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
113.5 MB/s
55.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
53.5 MB/s
59.3 MB/s
Battery
7.3
9.5
Capacity
70 Wh
72 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
9.4 hrs
15.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.7 hrs
13.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.1 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.9 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
8.7
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
176fps
1% Low
78fps
0.1% Low
55fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
292fps
Thermals And Noise
8.5
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
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Keyboard Temp While Idle
27 °C (80 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
29 °C (84 °F)
43 °C (109 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
48.1 dBA
47.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.3
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
123 fps
1% Low
76 fps
0.1% Low
44 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
154 fps
Performance Over Time
9.5
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
94 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
3% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
79 °C
94 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
Yes
No
Touch Pen Support
MPP 2.0
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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