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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
While the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) and ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 are powerful 16-inch laptops, they're designed for different purposes. The ASUS is a gaming laptop with gaming-focused features, while the Apple is a premium mobile workstation. The Apple laptop's user experience is better overall, thanks to its superior build quality, a brighter and more color-accurate display, a larger haptic touchpad, and better-sounding speakers. The ASUS is still well-built; it can't compete with Apple's industry-leading design and build. While the M4 Max SoC is faster than the Intel Meteor Lake CPUs found on the ASUS, the ASUS has the Apple beat in terms of discrete GPU options; it comes with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU that vastly outperforms the M4 in gaming. Otherwise, the ASUS's 240Hz OLED display has a much faster response time than the Apple's 120Hz Liquid Retina XDR display, giving you a clearer image in fast-paced games, and it supports G-SYNC to minimize screen tearing.
Variants
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MI-G16.U94070) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MZ-G16.U94080) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MY-G16.U94090) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2V3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2W3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (16-Core CPU, 40-Core GPU)/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2T3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2U3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/48GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX303LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX313LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (16-Core CPU, 40-Core GPU)/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2X3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2Y3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/48GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.3
7.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.8" (2.0 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.7 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.8 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
108.1 in³ (1,770.7 cm³)
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
Weight
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
16.6 in³ (271.7 cm³)
13.7 in³ (225.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Serviceability
6.8
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
3456 x 2234
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
90%
Refresh Rate
9.6
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
10
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
99,750 : 1
53,450 : 1
Brightness
7.7
9.1
Maximum Brightness
368 cd/m²
604 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
18 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
9.1
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.73%
1.92%
Indirect Reflections
1.5%
0.18%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.23%
1.74%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.023%
0.088%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.8
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.05
1.39
Avg. Gamma
2.14
2.21
Avg. Color dE
4.43
0.93
Avg. Color Temperature
6,481 K
6,331.2 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
152.82%
99.99%
sRGB uv
141.35%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
96.88%
88.85%
Adobe RGB uv
99.07%
93.81%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.99%
99.89%
DCI-P3 uv
99.99%
99.81%
Rec. 2020 xy
80.78%
73.27%
Rec. 2020 uv
81.96%
74.17%
Flicker
9.0
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
960 Hz
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
63 gf
60 gf
Actuation Force
41 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
1.15 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.43 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
8.9
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
9.5
Size
23.3 in² (150.0 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
8.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
84 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.5 dB
4.2 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.3
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
141 Hz
122 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
4.7 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
9.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
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
SD 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 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core Ultra 9 185H
M4 Max
Core Count
16
16
Thread Count
22
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
M4 Max
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
8 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
105W
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
48 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,467 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
909 GB
958 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Apple SSD AP1024Z
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
1,834 points
3,910
CPU Multi-Thread
12,824 points
26,053
GPU Compute
126,773 points
195,622
CPU/RAM Performance
8.9
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
1,803 points
179 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
17,452 points
2,067 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
1,834 points
3,910
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
12,824 points
26,053
Blender - CPU (Avg)
2.4 min
169 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
43,766
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
6,039
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
253 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,803 points
179 points
Multi-Thread
17,452 points
2,067 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.3
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
126,773 points
195,622
Basemark Web 3.0
2,461
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
812.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
39,837
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.4 min
169 samples/min
GPU Render Time
0.3 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
9 s
High Tier Graphics
8.3
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
N/A
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
3,579
Basemark GPU (DX12)
N/A
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
177,985
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
15,515 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
125,055
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
6.6
Blender - GPU (Avg)
1,740 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
16,676 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.3
Civilization VII - AI
14.0 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
239.4 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
108.4 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
82.1 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
113.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
60.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.2
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.7
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.7
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
63.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
54.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
31 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
22 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)
135.6 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
101.2 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.5
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.0
Borderlands 3
7.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
95 fps
1% Low
46 fps
0.1% Low
24 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
118 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
4.4
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
41.5 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
34.2 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
22 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
17 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Civilization VI
8.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
170 fps
1% Low
106 fps
0.1% Low
97 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
298 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.3 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.0
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,521.1 MB/s
5,844.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,550.5 MB/s
2,555.5 MB/s
Random Write Speed
88.5 MB/s
43.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
48.5 MB/s
41.0 MB/s
Battery
6.2
9.5
Capacity
90 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.5 hrs
13.0 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.4 hrs
12.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
1.9 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
1.7 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
8.2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
157fps
1% Low
61fps
0.1% Low
45fps
1% Low Delta
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
231fps
Thermals And Noise
6.5
6.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (88 °F)
30 °C (86 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
53 °C (128 °F)
48 °C (119 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.5 dBA
51.6 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
7.9
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
110 fps
1% Low
66 fps
0.1% Low
35 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
19 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
117 fps
Performance Over Time
8.8
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
89 °C
95 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
7% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
79 °C
80 °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
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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