Gigabyte Aero 14 OLED (2023) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2023)
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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 14 OLED (2023)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 510 grams less (around 1.12 lbs)
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
- 71% sharper screen – 243 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (106.5 vs 133.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 90 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 26-36% higher FPS
- Around 47% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 53%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 90 against 63 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 311 x 220.8 x 17 mm 12.24 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
355 x 243 x 19.9-22.3 mm 13.98 x 9.57 x 0.78-0.88 inches |
| Area | 687 cm2 (106.4 inches2) | 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~86% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | Silver | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 126° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.9 dB | 60 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Zephyrus G16 (2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aero 14 OLED (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 4230:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 88.7% | 71% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.8% | 74% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 130 W | 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 557 grams | 720 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 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 | 45 W | 120 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1140 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1605 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 8.2 TFLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1906 | 2723 |
| Solar Bay | 25190 | 37194 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| 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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 6x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.7 dB | ~78 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.1 x 7.8 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | 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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