XMG Neo 15 (M21) vs Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the XMG Neo 15 (M21)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 33% sharper screen – 188 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition
- Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 165 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 14-19% higher FPS
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.8 x 243 x 26 mm 14.17 x 9.57 x 1.02 inches |
354.9 x 259.9 x 27.2 mm 13.97 x 10.23 x 1.07 inches |
| Area | 874 cm2 (135.6 inches2) | 922 cm2 (142.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.8% | ~72.8% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 55 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 300 Hz |
| PPI | 188 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 98.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 68.5% | - |
| Response time | 14 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 W | 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 890 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | 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 | 115 W | 115-150 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | AMD Switchable Graphics |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1387 MHz | 2116 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1702 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.1 TFLOPS | 16.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC1220 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | 79 dB | - |
| Microphones | 1 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | Mechanical | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 2 mm | - |
| Size | 11.6 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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