ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516 vs ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
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ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516
From $1100
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
From $1500
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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 TUF Dash F15 FX516
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
Advantages of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (110.5 vs 140.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Width | 360 mm (14.17 inches) | 324 mm (12.76 inches) |
| Height | 252 mm (9.92 inches) | 220 mm (8.66 inches) |
| Thickness | 19.9 mm (0.78 inches) | 19.9 mm (0.78 inches) |
| Area | 907 cm2 (140.6 inches2) | 713 cm2 (110.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74% | ~75.8% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 75.3% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 180 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 60-75 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 712-1530 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1057-1740 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.42 TFLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| DirectX support | 12 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | - | 10.4 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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