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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) and the Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024) are both Windows gaming laptops. However, the ASUS is a 14-inch model that sacrifices performance for portability, while the Dell is an 18-inch model that sacrifices portability for performance. In short, the ASUS is a better choice if you want to game (or work) on the go; just know that you'll have to dial down the game settings a bit more to get smooth gameplay. On the other hand, if you want the best performance and don't mind a bulky, heavy laptop with a short battery life, go with the Dell.
Variants
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UV-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UI-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9494BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
General Productivity
General Productivity
Threshold
General Productivity
7.4
5.7
Portability
8.0
2.7
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.1 hrs
4.1 hrs
CPU/RAM Performance
7.3
8.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
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Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.0
Build Quality Photo
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Hinge
9.1
9.2
Hinge Photo
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Range
135°
145°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.0
2.7
Dimensions Photo
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Size
14"
18"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
1.2" (3.1 cm)
Width
12.2" (31.0 cm)
16.2" (41.2 cm)
Depth
8.7" (22.0 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)
Volume
85.3 in³ (1,398.1 cm³)
249.4 in³ (4,087.0 cm³)
Weight
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
8.7 lbs (3.9 kg)
Charger Size
14.1 in³ (231.0 cm³)
25.2 in³ (412.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
9.1
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Ease Of Access
7.5
9.0
RAM Slots
0
2
Storage Slots
1
4
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
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Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
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Resolution
2880 x 1800
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
241 PPI
125 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
86%
Refresh Rate
8.7
9.8
Motion Blur
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Refresh Rate
120 Hz
480 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
10
6.9
Contrast Photo
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Native Contrast
53,950 : 1
1,080 : 1
Brightness
7.7
6.6
Maximum Brightness
364 cd/m²
266 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
14 cd/m²
Reflections
9.2
7.5
Reflections Photo Off
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Reflections Photo Max
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Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
1.47%
5.37%
Indirect Reflections
0.69%
4.74%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.78%
0.63%
Black Uniformity
10
5.7
Black Uniformity Photo
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.236%
2.180%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.9
4.0
White Balance Screencap
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Gamma Curve Screencap
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Color Screencap
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Avg. White Balance dE
1.54
5.99
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.1
Avg. Color dE
4.19
5.28
Avg. Color Temperature
6,339 K
5,908 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.4
Gamut SDR
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sRGB xy
151.24%
99.9%
sRGB uv
145.71%
99.58%
Adobe RGB xy
93.94%
88.8%
Adobe RGB uv
97.71%
94.83%
Gamut HDR
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DCI-P3 xy
99.99%
99.26%
DCI-P3 uv
99.99%
98.86%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.85%
73.22%
Rec. 2020 uv
83.92%
75.49%
Flicker
4.5
10
Flicker Graph
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Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
120 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
9.2
Keyboard Photo
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Typing Quality
8.5
9.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
61 gf
Actuation Force
40 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
1.15 mm
1.14 mm
Total Travel
1.42 mm
1.76 mm
Touchpad
8.5
8.2
Touchpad Photo
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Tracking Quality
8.5
8.0
Size
15.7 in² (101.6 cm²)
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.7
7.6
Frequency Response Plot
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.8 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.3
0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
138 Hz
364 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
12 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
3.5 dB
0.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
9.5
Ports Photo
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USB-A Ports
2
3
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
Mini DisplayPort 1.4
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
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
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Core i9-14900HX
Core Count
8
24
Thread Count
16
32
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
8 GB
12 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
90W
175W
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR5x
DDR5
Speed
6,400 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
909 GB
919 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Western Digital PC SN810 NVMe
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
CPU/RAM Performance
7.3
8.3
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
100 points
123 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
762 points
1,681 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,531
2,929
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
11,378
18,271
Blender - CPU (Avg)
60 samples/min
135 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
27,002
51,828
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,705
3,666
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
335 ms
316 ms
Low Tier Graphics
8.3
8.4
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
119,143
189,527
Basemark Web 3.0
2,492
1,309
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
596
766
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
20,837
25,927
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
1,003.0
1,681.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
94,989
151,520
High Tier Graphics
7.2
8.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
2,263
4,405
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
2,374
4,801
Basemark GPU (DX12)
114,457
231,471
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
107,793
210,614
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
N/A
14,792 Frames
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
4.7
6.9
Blender - GPU (Avg)
1,152 samples/min
1,924 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
10,819 points
18,303 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
7.5
8.5
Civilization VII - AI
19.0 s/turn
17.5 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
228.3 fps
256.9 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
104.0 fps
133.3 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
60.8 fps
128.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
51.1 fps
86.5 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
30.9 fps
59.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.2
9.1
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.7
8.6
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.6
8.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
51.3 fps
102.9 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
44.8 fps
87.9 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
43 fps
55 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
35 fps
47 fps
GTA V (Avg)
93.1 fps
164.4 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
77.0 fps
65.3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
28 fps
66 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
25 fps
58 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
67.7 fps
128.5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
52.2 fps
71.2 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.6
9.4
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.1
8.0
Ray Tracing Performance
4.1
6.9
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
38.9 fps
78.2 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
34.5 fps
69.4 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
24 fps
44 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
21 fps
37 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
16 fps
45 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
13 fps
38 fps
Storage Drive Performance
9.2
9.7
Sequential Write Speed
1,614.2 MB/s
2,713.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,665.0 MB/s
5,222.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
73.0 MB/s
116.9 MB/s
Random Read Speed
43.5 MB/s
69.0 MB/s
Battery
7.2
3.8
Capacity
73 Wh
97 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.1 hrs
4.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.0 hrs
3.1 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
1.2 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
2.8 hrs
Thermals And Noise
6.5
5.4
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Keyboard Temp While Idle
37 °C (99 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
51 °C (124 °F)
50 °C (122 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.0 dBA
55.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.5
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
88 °C
99 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
3% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
78 °C
68 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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