Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
GPU Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") and Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 important characteristics
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)

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VS
47.7
(Average)
Value Index
32.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 620 grams less (around 1.37 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 29% sharper screen – 243 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (108.3 vs 135 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 90 against 63 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches
354 x 246 x 16.2-17.2 mm
13.94 x 9.69 x 0.64-0.68 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 871 cm2 (135.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~85.2%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Silver, Gray White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 36.7 dB 46.4 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 85.2% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:52 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, Right
Charge power 65 W 100 / 200 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams 583 / 745 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 22 22
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 28 W 100 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 2587
Solar Bay - 36744
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x5W, 2x2W 6x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~80.4 dB ~83.3 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
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 No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 cm 15.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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