Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51)

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Evaluation of Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023) and Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
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22.2
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Value Index
22.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
  • Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (109.7 vs 128.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51)
  • Performs slightly better (up to 14%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 312 x 227 x 19.5-20.5 mm
12.28 x 8.94 x 0.77-0.81 inches
324.12 x 255.35 x 19.52-20.9 mm
12.76 x 10.05 x 0.77-0.82 inches
Area 708 cm2 (109.8 inches2) 828 cm2 (128.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~73.7%
Side bezels 5.3 mm 5.9 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 155°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 52.2 dB 52 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 156 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 75.3% -
Response time 3 ms 7 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 200 / 240 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 682 / 727 grams 754 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.75 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 16 18
L3 Cache 16 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 680M Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 6 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 95 W -
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1530 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz -
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 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 7.9 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1246 2007
Solar Bay 22486 28386
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
Max. ram size 48 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 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~80 dB ~87 dB
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.8 x 7.6 cm 12.0 x 7.0 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023):
    - Full magnesium-alloy body.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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