Dell Alienware x14 R2 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Alienware x14 R2
- Higher screen refresh rate: 480 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 80.5 against 76 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
- Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 18% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 13-17% higher FPS
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (109.7 vs 129.6 square inches)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
Dimensions | 321.08 x 260.41 x 14.5 mm 12.64 x 10.25 x 0.57 inches |
312 x 227 x 19.5-20.5 mm 12.28 x 8.94 x 0.77-0.81 inches |
Area | 836 cm2 (129.6 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~68% | ~80.2% |
Side bezels | 9.8 mm | 5.3 mm |
Colors | Silver | White, Black |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 140° | 180° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
Liquid metal | No | Yes |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | - | 52.2 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 480 Hz | 144 Hz |
PPI | 162 ppi | 162 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 75.3% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:30 hr |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
Charge power | 130 W | 200 / 240 W |
Cable length | 1 meters | - |
Weight of AC adapter | 485 grams | 682 / 727 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 |
Threads | 12 | 16 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 680M |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 50 W | 95 W |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1185 MHz | 1530 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1417 MHz | 1740 MHz |
FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
Upgradable | No | Yes |
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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281 | - |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | - | ~80 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
Fingerprint | No | No |
Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
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 | No | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.2 mm | 1.7 mm |
Size | 10.8 x 5.5 cm | 12.8 x 7.6 cm |
Surface | Glass | Glass |
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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