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ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
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Size
"
Operating System
Size
14"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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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
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School
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
°
135°
Stability
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Portability
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
"
14"
Thickness
" ( cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
" ( cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
" ( cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)
Volume
in³ ( cm³)
71.5 in³ (1,172.2 cm³)
Weight
lbs ( kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
in³ ( cm³)
7.3 in³ (120.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
lbs ( kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
RAM Slots
0
Storage Slots
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3024 x 1964
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Pixel Density
PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
%
89%
Refresh Rate
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
: 1
25,075 : 1
Brightness
8.9
Maximum Brightness
cd/m²
557 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Total Reflections
%
1.82%
Indirect Reflections
%
0.26%
Calculated Direct Reflections
%
1.6%
Black Uniformity
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
%
0.127%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
10
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.28
Avg. Gamma
2.2
Avg. Color dE
0.89
Avg. Color Temperature
K
6,381.6 K
Color Gamut
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
%
99.99%
sRGB uv
%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
%
89.18%
Adobe RGB uv
%
94.44%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
%
99.7%
DCI-P3 uv
%
99.56%
Rec. 2020 xy
%
73.01%
Rec. 2020 uv
%
74.71%
Flicker
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
Numpad
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
9.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.5
Size
in² ( cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
Speakers
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
Hz
137 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.5
Resolution
1080p
Position
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Face Unlock
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
USB-C Ports
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
HDMI
2.1
DisplayPort
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
Proprietary Port
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Apple
Model
M4 Pro
Core Count
12
Thread Count
12
GPU
Brand
Apple
Model
M4 Pro
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
W
N/A
RAM
Capacity
GB
24 GB
Modules
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
Speed
MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
GB
459 GB
Drive 1
Apple SSD AP0512Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
points
CPU Multi-Thread
points
GPU Compute
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)
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
points
Multi-Thread
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)
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
min
GPU Render Time
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)
Basemark Image
Overall Score
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
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
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
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
fps
Avg. Turn Time
s
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
MB/s
5,937.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
MB/s
5,168.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
MB/s
55.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
MB/s
59.3 MB/s
Battery
9.5
Capacity
Wh
72 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
hrs
15.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
hrs
13.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
hrs
1.9 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Low
fps
Thermals And Noise
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
°C ( °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
°C ( °F)
43 °C (109 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
dBA
47.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
fps
Performance Over Time
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
°C
94 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
°C
94 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
Additional Software
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
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