Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 vs Acer Predator Triton 300 SE (2021)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 76 against 60 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 29-40% higher FPS
- Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 330 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324 x 220 x 19.9 mm 12.76 x 8.66 x 0.78 inches |
323 x 228 x 17.9 mm 12.72 x 8.98 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 713 cm2 (110.5 inches2) | 736 cm2 (114.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% | ~73.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52.7 dB | 62.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | - | 1020:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 76% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 77% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 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 | 180 W | 180 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 545 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.8 GHz | 3.0-3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 8 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | 75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1380 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1560 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS | 4.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 3.2 TFLOPS | 4.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 366 | 738 |
| Solar Bay | - | 16506 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | - | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 10.4 x 6.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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