ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Around 52% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~79%) battery – 100 against 56 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 15% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- 60% sharper screen – 226 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354 x 259 x 27.2 mm 13.94 x 10.2 x 1.07 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 917 cm2 (142.2 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.2% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 4.3 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5616 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50 dB | 46.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 226 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | - | 1331:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 47.3% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.4% |
| Response time | - | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 150 / 200 / 240 W | 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 560 grams | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 65 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1380 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1560 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| Power | 2x4W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 78 dB | 82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | - | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 13.0 x 7.7 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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