Asus ROG Strix G18 vs Flow Z13 (2023)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G18
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 64 against 56 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2023)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1820 grams less (around 4.01 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 47% more compact case (96.4 vs 181.8 square inches)
- 79% sharper screen – 225 versus 126 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) | 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399 x 294 x 23.1-30.8 mm 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.21 inches |
302 x 206 x 12.9-14.2 mm 11.89 x 8.11 x 0.51-0.56 inches |
| Area | 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2) | 622 cm2 (96.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% | ~83.7% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | - | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46 dB | 46.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 126 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ROG Strix G18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
ROG Flow Z13 (2023)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~80% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1160:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 75.3% | 85.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 7 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 240 / 280 / 330 W | 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 480 / 647 / 1050 grams | 358 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 7.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88 dB | ~80.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.9 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.5 cm | 10.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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