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ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024)
Dell Alienware m16 R2 (2024)
The ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024) and the Dell Alienware m16 R2 (2024) are both high-end 16-inch gaming laptops. In terms of raw performance, the ASUS takes the crown as its 14th Gen Core i9 14900HX CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU option are much faster than the Dell's Meteor Lake CPUs and RTX 4070 option. That said, while the ASUS is faster overall, its performance isn't quite as consistent as the Dell. The Dell also provides a slightly better user experience with a superior mechanical keyboard and much better-sounding speakers.
Variants
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JIR-AS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - FHD+/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JVR-ES94) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JVR-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JVR-ES96) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JIR-AS94) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JIR-XS96) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Strix G16 (G614JZR-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - QHD/240Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m16 R2 (AWM16) (Dark Metallic Moon - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- Alienware m16 R2 (AWM16-7032BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- Alienware m16 R2 (AWM16-7025BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- Alienware m16 R2 (AWM16-9487BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.0
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.4
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
180°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.0
5.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.3" (3.4 cm)
0.9" (2.3 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.5 cm)
14.4" (36.5 cm)
Depth
10.4" (26.5 cm)
9.8" (25.0 cm)
Volume
195.2 in³ (3,198.4 cm³)
128.1 in³ (2,098.8 cm³)
Weight
6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
Charger Size
30.4 in³ (498.9 cm³)
12.4 in³ (204.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
Serviceability
8.6
9.1
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
9.0
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
188 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
89%
82%
Refresh Rate
9.6
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
7.1
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,183 : 1
1,300 : 1
Brightness
8.4
6.9
Maximum Brightness
461 cd/m²
296 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
22 cd/m²
15 cd/m²
Reflections
7.4
7.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.19%
5.69%
Indirect Reflections
4.03%
3.97%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.16%
1.72%
Black Uniformity
6.7
7.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.491%
1.348%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.3
5.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.65
5.29
Avg. Gamma
2.2
2.31
Avg. Color dE
3.77
4.36
Avg. Color Temperature
6,587.6 K
5,675.9 K
Color Gamut
9.5
8.8
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.94%
99.96%
sRGB uv
99.72%
99.85%
Adobe RGB xy
89.61%
81.04%
Adobe RGB uv
95.41%
91.01%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.68%
83.58%
DCI-P3 uv
99.22%
89.01%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.91%
60.1%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.24%
65.41%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.8
8.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
8.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
75 gf
Actuation Force
41 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
1.28 mm
1.29 mm
Total Travel
1.77 mm
1.74 mm
Touchpad
8.6
6.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
6.5
Size
17.1 in² (110.5 cm²)
12.5 in² (80.5 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.1
8.3
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.6 dB
4.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.9
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
233 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
17 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.9 dB
0.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
5.3
7.0
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.0
7.0
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
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
No
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
Asus DC Power Input Port
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i9-14900HX
Core Ultra 7 155H
Core Count
24
16
Thread Count
32
22
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
12 GB
8 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
135W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
901 GB
921 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Samsung PM9A1 NVMe 1024GB
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
1,770 points
CPU Multi-Thread
16,673 points
GPU Compute
108,092 points
CPU/RAM Performance
8.4
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
128 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,614 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
3,041
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
17,800
Blender - CPU (Avg)
139 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
52,305
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,642
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
302 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,807 points
Multi-Thread
18,673 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.4
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
143,480
Basemark Web 3.0
1,417
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
793
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
29,028
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
1,724.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
149,097
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.2 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
9 s
High Tier Graphics
8.5
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
4,177
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
4,473
Basemark GPU (DX12)
210,038
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
195,866
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
14,009 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
120,228
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
6.9
Blender - GPU (Avg)
1,918 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
18,476 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.5
Civilization VII - AI
15.0 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
246.9 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
164.3 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
116.3 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
81.6 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
58.3 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.9
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.4
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
7.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
95.9 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
82.2 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
53 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
45 fps
GTA V (Avg)
157.9 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
59.3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
44 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
39 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
144.5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
99.8 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.7
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.2
Borderlands 3
7.8
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
101 fps
1% Low
60 fps
0.1% Low
35 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
18 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
130 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
6.0
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
74.3 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
66.1 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
41 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
35 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
23 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
19 fps
Civilization VI
9.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
168 fps
1% Low
109 fps
0.1% Low
102 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
330 fps
Avg. Turn Time
5.99 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.6
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,725.1 MB/s
2,108.1 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,672.2 MB/s
2,705.8 MB/s
Random Write Speed
98.9 MB/s
129.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
43.0 MB/s
77.2 MB/s
Battery
5.8
6.4
Capacity
90 Wh
90 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.6 hrs
6.9 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.6 hrs
7.8 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
2.8 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
9.1
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
227fps
1% Low
99fps
0.1% Low
61fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
324fps
Thermals And Noise
7.2
5.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (86 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
48 °C (119 °F)
51 °C (124 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
44.0 dBA
53.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.4
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
133 fps
1% Low
80 fps
0.1% Low
44 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
155 fps
Performance Over Time
9.2
8.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
79 °C
100 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
13% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
76 °C
62 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
1% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
No
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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