Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 vs Strix G18
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1100 grams less (around 2.43 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 90 against 64 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (133.8 vs 181.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G18
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 243 x 19.9 mm 13.98 x 9.57 x 0.78 inches |
399 x 294 x 23.1-30.8 mm 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.21 inches |
| Area | 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) | 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86% | ~80.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56 dB | 46 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 126 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Strix G18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
ROG Zephyrus M16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 75.3% | 75.3% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:45 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 | 140 / 240 / 280 W | 240 / 280 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 550 / 1050 grams | 480 / 647 / 1050 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 16 (8P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 60-75 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1598 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 8.2 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1312 | 1374 |
| Solar Bay | 23500 | 24885 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 48 GB | 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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80 dB | ~88 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Size | 12.9 x 8.6 cm | 13.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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