ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)

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Our Verdict

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) GZ302

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)

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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)
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Design

Style 
 

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Form Factor 
 

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Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
9.5

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Hinge 
 

N/A
9.1

Hinge Photo  

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Range 
 

Lock°
135°

Stability 
 

Locked
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Locked
Yes
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Portability 
 

N/A
8.5

Dimensions Photo  

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Size 
 

Lock"
14"

Thickness 
 

Lock" (Lock cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)

Width 
 

Lock" (Lock cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)

Depth 
 

Lock" (Lock cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)

Volume 
 

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
71.5 in³ (1,172.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

Lock lbs (Lock kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)

Charger Size 
 

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
7.3 in³ (120.4 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

Lock lbs (Lock kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)

Serviceability 
 

N/A
3.5

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Ease Of Access 
 

0.0
6.0

RAM Slots 
 

Locked
0

Storage Slots 
 

Locked
0

Replaceable Battery 
 

Locked
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

Locked
No
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In The Box 
 

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

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Resolution 
 

Locked
3024 x 1964

Aspect Ratio 
 

Locked
16:10

Pixel Density 
 

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254 PPI

Panel Type 
 

Locked
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

Locked
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

Lock%
89%
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Refresh Rate 
 

N/A
8.7

Motion Blur  

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Refresh Rate 
 

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120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

Locked
Apple ProMotion
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Contrast 
 

N/A
10

Contrast Photo  

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Native Contrast 
 

Lock : 1
25,075 : 1
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Brightness 
 

N/A
8.9

Maximum Brightness 
 

Lock cd/m²
557 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

Lock cd/m²
1 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

N/A
8.8

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Screen Finish 
 

Locked
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

Lock%
1.82%

Indirect Reflections 
 

Lock%
0.26%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

Lock%
1.6%
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Black Uniformity 
 

N/A
10

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Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

Lock%
0.127%
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

N/A
10

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Avg. White Balance dE 
 

Lock
1.28

Avg. Gamma 
 

Lock
2.2

Avg. Color dE 
 

Lock
0.89

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

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6,381.6 K
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Color Gamut 
 

N/A
9.5

Gamut SDR  

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sRGB xy 
 

Lock%
99.99%

sRGB uv 
 

Lock%
99.98%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

Lock%
89.18%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

Lock%
94.44%

Gamut HDR  

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DCI-P3 xy 
 

Lock%
99.7%

DCI-P3 uv 
 

Lock%
99.56%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

Lock%
73.01%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

Lock%
74.71%
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Flicker 
 

N/A
9.0

Flicker Graph  

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Flicker-Free 
 

Locked
No

Flicker Frequency 
 

Locked
> 1000Hz

Flicker Active Below 
 

Lock%
100%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

N/A
8.0

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Typing Quality 
 

0.0
8.0

Numpad 
 

Locked
No

Backlighting 
 

Locked
Adjustable

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Operating Force 
 

Lock gf
64 gf

Actuation Force 
 

Lock gf
40 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

Lock mm
0.80 mm

Total Travel 
 

Lock mm
0.85 mm
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Touchpad 
 

N/A
9.2

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Tracking Quality 
 

0.0
9.5

Size 
 

Lock in² (Lock cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)

Material 
 

Locked
Glass

Dedicated Buttons 
 

Locked
No
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Speakers 
 

N/A
8.9

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

Lock dB SPL
78 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

Lock dB
3.9 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

Lock
0.5

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

Lock Hz
137 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

Lock kHz
20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

Lock dB
1.5 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

N/A
9.1

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Video Quality 
 

0.0
9.5

Resolution 
 

Locked
1080p

Position 
 

Locked
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

Locked
No

Face Unlock 
 

Locked
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

N/A
8.5

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USB-A Ports 
 

Locked
0

USB-C Ports 
 

Locked
3

Thunderbolt 
 

Locked
Thunderbolt 5

USB-C Charging 
 

Locked
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

Locked
Yes

HDMI 
 

Locked
2.1

DisplayPort 
 

Locked
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Locked
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

Locked
SD UHS 2

Ethernet 
 

Locked
No

Proprietary Port 
 

Locked
Apple MagSafe 3

Security Lock 
 

Locked
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Locked
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

Locked
5.3
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Locked
Apple

Model 
 

Locked
M4 Pro

Core Count 
 

Lock
12

Thread Count 
 

Lock
12
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

Locked
Apple

Model 
 

Locked
M4 Pro

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Locked
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

Lock GB
N/A

GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP) 
 

LockW
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

Lock GB
24 GB

Modules 
 

Locked
Unknown

Type 
 

Locked
LP-DDR5x

Speed 
 

Lock MHz
8,533 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

Lock GB
512 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

Lock GB
459 GB

Drive 1 
 

Locked
Apple SSD AP0512Z

Drive 1 Type  

Locked
SSD

Drive 2 
 

Locked
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

Locked
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

N/A

Geekbench Image  

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CPU Single-Thread 
 

Lock points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

Lock points

GPU Compute 
 

Lock points

CPU/RAM Performance 
 

N/A
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) 
 

N/A

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Single-Thread 
 

Lock points

Multi-Thread 
 

Lock points

Low Tier Graphics 
 

N/A
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) 
 

N/A

Blender Image  

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CPU Render Time 
 

Lock min

GPU Render Time 
 

Lock min

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A

High Tier Graphics 
 

N/A
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) 
 

N/A

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Overall Score 
 

Lock

Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated) 
 

N/A
3.3

Blender - GPU (Avg) 
 

793 samples/min

Cinebench 2024 - GPU 
 

7,671 points

CPU-Intensive Game Performance 
 

N/A
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 
 

N/A
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 
 

N/A

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

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1% Low 
 

Lock fps

0.1% Low 
 

Lock fps

1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

Lock fps

Ray Tracing Performance 
 

N/A
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 
 

N/A

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

Lock fps

1% Low 
 

Lock fps

0.1% Low 
 

Lock fps

1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

Lock fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

Lock s

Storage Drive Performance 
 

N/A
9.5

Storage Performance Image  

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Sequential Write Speed 
 

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5,937.8 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

Lock MB/s
5,168.3 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

Lock MB/s
55.1 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

Lock MB/s
59.3 MB/s
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Battery 
 

N/A
9.5

Capacity 
 

Lock Wh
72 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

Lock hrs
15.7 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

Lock hrs
13.3 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

Lock hrs
1.6 hrs

Charge Time 
 

Lock hrs
1.9 hrs
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

N/A

CS2 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

Lockfps

1% Low 
 

Lockfps

0.1% Low 
 

Lockfps

1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

Lockfps

Thermals And Noise 
 

N/A
7.5

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Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

Lock °C (Lock °F)
28 °C (82 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

Lock °C (Lock °F)
43 °C (109 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

Lock dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

Lock dBA
47.5 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

Locked
Yes
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

N/A

SOTTR Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

Lock fps

1% Low 
 

Lock fps

0.1% Low 
 

Lock fps

1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

Lock fps

Performance Over Time 
 

N/A
9.9

Performance Over Time Graph  

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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

Lock °C
94 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

Lock% loss
1% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

Lock °C
94 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

Lock% loss
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Locked
macOS

Additional Software 
 

Locked
None
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Extra Features 
 

Biometrics 
 

Locked
Fingerprint Sensor

RGB Illumination 
 

Locked
No

Touch Pen Support 
 

Locked
No Stylus Support

Secondary Display 
 

Locked
No
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