Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: AMD CPU, Nvidia GPU, super fast

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4 жыл бұрын

Asus's ROG Zephyrus G14 is one of the best gaming laptops we've tested. It's thinner and lighter than most of the competition, and with up an Nvidia 2060 GPU and an AMD R9-4900H processor, it's legitimately faster than some high-end all-in-one PCs we've tested in the past. Combine that with great battery life, a good selection of ports, and a price under $1500, and you've got a winner.
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@ST-yj2cl 4 жыл бұрын

Basically if you are a student like me, who travels a lot, likes games, but also has to work with softwares lile Matlab, AutoCAD. This is the thing for you. Just bought mine. It is important to say that it can be charged through a USB C port therefore no need to take the AC brick if you wont use it for gaming. Finally I can show to a meeting with a decent design laptop and not bringing my msi which looks like the aliens send it to me.

@jmadluck 4 жыл бұрын

You're not gonna get the same power input from USB c PD than you will from the AC brick. You'll probably still drain the battery if you're gaming while charging with USB C

@HD-iv5ej 4 жыл бұрын

What country are you in? I want to buy one but it’s not available in North America yet

@kaushalparekh384 4 жыл бұрын

The only downside of this laptop is that it does not have a webcam. I don't use the webcam a lot but in these trying times it's kind of a necessity.

@pratikxv 4 жыл бұрын

kaushal parekh dude this corona will pass and then it would be pointless.

@nickh5525 4 жыл бұрын

"Finally I can show to a meeting with a decent design laptop and not bringing my msi" have you seen the gs66 ?

@kishores7034 4 жыл бұрын

I just love how a 35watt rated CPU smokes 100 watts desktop CPU from Intel

@useruserov8668 4 жыл бұрын

These TDP ratings are different between Intel and AMD. Thats why i don't recommend comparing these numbers directly.

@Lapisz123 4 жыл бұрын

@@useruserov8668 True, they both rate TDP differently and can only be compared by real-world power draw measurements. However, the more obvious point of his/her comment is to remark that Ryzen is still far more efficient than its Intel counterparts, and this fact is proven by other reviews on the Zephyrus G14 and comparisons of desktop Ryzen CPUs vs Coffee Lake-S Refresh in general.

@itouchmazter5973 4 жыл бұрын

WOW ONLY 1500$ COOL EVEN A BUM CAN AFFORD THIS PC

@richracing7420 4 жыл бұрын

@@itouchmazter5973 that's a pretty good deal for this. About the most powerful Ultrabook you can buy.

@post-leftluddite 4 жыл бұрын

@Jaqen Sexy Jesus H'ghar what? There are numerous CPUs that use more than 100 watts... What are you talking about

@Cooe. 4 жыл бұрын

AMD's straight up killing it. If only the OEMs weren't still giving them the shaft by still refusing to use Ryzen 4000 in ANY of their highest end laptops. It's simply insulting to my intelligence as a consumer.

@ChadPANDA... 4 жыл бұрын

I think intel is forcing OEM to use there chipset there were several leaks and comments by people working in these OEM

@michaelxz1305 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadPANDA... we have to wait a year or 2 then we'll see ... i think they'll be plenty of AMD laptops, just not laptops like the XPS

@AlejandroDeLaRosa05 4 жыл бұрын

AMD is changing the market!! Hopefully Ryzen gets adopted by more OEMS

@charleswang8608 4 жыл бұрын

i think intel has secret agreement with OEMS to stop them from working with AMD. There was news intel was fined for this in the past.

@Jimster481 4 жыл бұрын

@@faranocks No sorry, AMD chips were competitive for years. The only reason it hasn't shown as being competitive in laptops is because the laptops that AMD chips have been featured in were older models, or gimped with single channel memory, inferior cooling solutions or other garbage hardware choices. The reality is that a Ryzen 5 2500U beats an Icelake i7 quadcore in an apples to apples test. And we are talking about 15W vs 25W with the Icelake boosting to 65W. Basically Intel cannot compete with near double the average power usage compared to AMD's 14nm parts.... today it is utterly decimated by AMD's 7nm parts.

@BMotu 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, a laptop that has good performance but also not look like a Glowing Godzilla. Looking forward to get this and let my mac just be mac.

@donald2940 4 жыл бұрын

It's still hideous

@DeepStone-6 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like Mecha Godzilla and it's sick!

@neosrt10 4 жыл бұрын

The display on this is garbage its too slow for gaming 40ms response time when other gaming laptops have 8ms or less for gaming 40ms makes G14 useless.

@Aardvarked88 4 жыл бұрын

@@neosrt10 it's about 15-20ms. Still disappointing but not really the end of the world. If you're that serious about competitive gaming you wouldn't be using a 14 inch laptop screen in the first place.

@Srikar-on9ib 4 жыл бұрын

@@donald2940 Not as bad as some other gaming laptops though.

@techyvaibhav3516 4 жыл бұрын

intel : *visible confusion*

@nocturnal101ravenous6 4 жыл бұрын

I like how they are still overcharging, even for the new release their 8 core does perform better but at that TDP and battery drain its useless.

@Srikar-on9ib 4 жыл бұрын

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 they even ruined the higher end XPS models which are perfect in almost every other aspect

@kishores7034 4 жыл бұрын

I was frustrated by Intel's ubiquitous offerings in laptops There was hardly any difference between generations & their performance Thank god we have AMD It's time to drive intel out of the market

@michaelxz1305 4 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't care because I was never tempted to get an AMD mobile cpu ... until now

@MarvoloRiddle 4 жыл бұрын

Drive Intel out and AMD becomes the Tyrant...what we need is competition

@cesteres 4 жыл бұрын

Nah ARM is coming for both of them.

@MarvoloRiddle 4 жыл бұрын

@@cesteres at the speed AMD and TSMC are getting power consumption down they x86 will be in the power bracket of ARM before ARM ever gets close to full x86 performance. There's already Ryzen Renoir at 15 Watts coming up with near desktop performance. Get it down a bit more and it fits into tablets a little more and x86 is in smartphones. I don't know what ARM is going to do frankly

@bruhdabones 4 жыл бұрын

Kishore S intel found themselves on a huge lead, so they started rationing out improvements. AMD was dying, and then Lisa Su gave us Ryzen. The world has never been the same since

@qwertyfool6195 4 жыл бұрын

In memoriam: Intel core - 2020 R.I.P

@mihnealazar7039 4 жыл бұрын

Well, for video editing the Intel Quick Sync is still much better

@ap3705 Жыл бұрын

anyone know how to fix the mic on this thing? discord or anything else wont pick it up

@NareshMallya 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard that none of the G14 variants comes with a RGB keyboard but just a while backlit keyboard. But at 0:51 I can see that the keyboardi s flashing red. So is it RGB keyboard ? which variant is this laptop?

@keenesaulcrescini8687 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome review! How well does it repel dust on the holes for the LED Matrix? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@RexGalilae 4 жыл бұрын

0:11 when you love your job as a computer so much that you name yourself "hardware". Mad respect

@mohammedel-asfer9753 3 жыл бұрын

How do u see the display of fhd 130hz .. and the other one 60hz 2k? Regarding response time and nits, and brightness?

@AdventourYing 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Did you guys check the screen? is it good for photo or video editing? Thank you

@surfer1826 4 жыл бұрын

Great review and a super fast laptop especially for gaming .... also love the led matrix on the back too !!! 🔥👍

@boss_m0514 3 жыл бұрын

how to function the anime matrix in the back?

@mhuddlestone8209 4 жыл бұрын

I'm considering this for use with Photoshop and lightroom. Did you do any testing on the screen's colour gamut both Srgb and Adobe RGB?

@GingeVonDeeks 4 жыл бұрын

I use a dongle currently to connect; hdmi, ethernet, keyboard, mouse and a thumb drive to my hp spectre (over thunderbolt) would this work on this laptop?

@gative5185 4 жыл бұрын

Can i upgrade the ram and the storage later on? Does the g14 have another slot for storage or m.2 or smthin?

@samespinoza843 4 жыл бұрын

Would you say that the display would be great for color correction or lightroom? I feel that the 1080 display will not display all the colors that a Macbook Pro or a Surface Laptop?

@gabby.alcantara 4 жыл бұрын

was there any noticeable ghosting issues while playing games? some reviews mention it but others don't.

@frankemme5160 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of reviews of this laptop but it seems that you're the only one who got those good temperatures you said ( 3:25 ). Have you tweaked anything? Like thermal paste or maybe playing on max fan mode? Maybe I missed something

@zeropoint4151 4 жыл бұрын

Would this be a good laptop for creative work such as Photoshop, Premiere, etc.? As you mentioned, it has a Pantone-graded screen. So I am curiois especially because I am looking for a computer with a good build and probably long lifespan in comparison to thin, style-forward ultrabooks.

@lightcritic 4 жыл бұрын

Why couldn't I see normal temperatures? Why was it impossible to start Msi afterburner for fps monitors? If you are advertising, then talk about it.

@kiarturu 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, just asking. Isn't the 120hz model has response time issue?

@Dan_D380 4 жыл бұрын

So.. when and where can I preorder this?

@jrkradik 4 жыл бұрын

I have waited for this guys review, straight to the point and no exaggeration. Good job.

@aarongoldberg1684 4 жыл бұрын

From what I've heard the screen response time sucks, is that true?

@TheMessenger012 4 жыл бұрын

I think I read this article on the website before the video came... nice work mehn...

@gative5185 4 жыл бұрын

Does the g14 come with a smaller power brick like it comes with the g15?

@mattstrasser1616 4 жыл бұрын

Is any one else’s screen prone to slight screen burnings? Mine will sometimes burn in the hud of destiny 2. Idk why it does, but it baffles me because sometimes I play for less than an hour and burns still occur. If anyone knows anything, to help me or why it’s doing this please reach out

@MrArcan3 4 жыл бұрын

screen nits? fan noise dcb during idle and load? battery life?

@xGaLoSx 4 жыл бұрын

how do you buy one? their website doesn't have a store

@blackpanthertchallalem8522 4 жыл бұрын

Great review and thanks for the Destiny 2 review with this device. Anyway you can test gaming time with the USB C charger? I fly a lot and I know the 180 watt charger won't give me power on a plane

@dacejoy02 4 жыл бұрын

Wait a sec. In the video I can see how the keys are red but the production version only has white light right? I also can't find anything about RGB on Asus' website

@SP-vl1jh 4 жыл бұрын

Did you try Doom Eternal and REmake 3? If so, how did they run?

@clark1938 Жыл бұрын

Which would u recommend the Lenovo Legion 5 or this laptop?

@etiennewijler6830 4 жыл бұрын

I have an external webcam, but it's audio is awful. Does the g14 at least have a build-in mic?

@dotnetdevni 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see how it does in star citizen I have the strix 2 scar edition suffers from loud fans.

@b00geyman4 4 жыл бұрын

When can I order one though?!

@user-px2mb5bx8s 4 жыл бұрын

So, buy zephyrus m (1660 ti) or wait for legion 5i?

@rick-do9nz 4 жыл бұрын

How bad is the fan sound when your not gaming and your doing school work like typing in a college class, would it be too annoying? Also is the battery life good when doing light work?

@k-h-1222 4 жыл бұрын

Has anyone had A/V sync problems with this computer? Just bought one for my daughter, and audio-video sync goes out of whack on a regular basis...this doesn’t happen with other computers or tablets in the house on the same wifi network.

@arashfatehi9971 4 жыл бұрын

Any one know whether 1080p version (120 Hz) with RTX 2060 will be available in gray or not ?

@nimaiiikun 4 жыл бұрын

so between the G14 and Razer Blade, which would have better support?

@kwanz3804 4 жыл бұрын

Will this specific model be also available in Europe?

@TheWindyyy 4 жыл бұрын

I've read that the screen has a really poor screen response time of like 15+ ms. Can you confirm this? :/

@Braapstar219 4 жыл бұрын

Is 14inch too small to play competetively fps shooters? Or is it comfortable to play long hours

@jinchenniu1535 4 жыл бұрын

What is the colour accuracy of the display?

@xilusRipper 4 жыл бұрын

When does this one come out?

@jshwau 4 жыл бұрын

WHAT FPS COUNT APP DO THEY USE IN THIS VIDEO???

@sarthakzod 4 жыл бұрын

Should I buy this over asus zephyrus m GU502 having i7 9750h, 1660ti?

@Max.487 4 ай бұрын

How loud is the fan of this laptop? I heard in some reviews that the fan is loud

@heho606 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know when it will drop or when k can preorder

@jonathanwei1510 4 жыл бұрын

How is the response time of its screen?

@kishores7034 4 жыл бұрын

Bye bye Intel You looted us all these years Good lord we can get rid of you

@giveaway6314 4 жыл бұрын

Then AMD will start looting. Monopoly is never good

@andrehenriques2728 4 жыл бұрын

And the price man the price for such amount of power

@muhdzaidani2134 4 жыл бұрын

@@giveaway6314 having competition is good, hopefully Intel will improve if they want to keep up with AMD

@alvinchan5934 4 жыл бұрын

@@giveaway6314 With the price amd is asking, you call that looting? We tolerated Intel for years, can't you give the other camp something to get back? R&D isn't free you know

@giveaway6314 4 жыл бұрын

@@alvinchan5934 I am saying if any one company dominate they will loot the public so competition is good

@Redrumracecar 4 жыл бұрын

Did you experience a high response time? I saw this was a problem with dave2d so I was wondering if it was a per panel type of thing because LTT never said anything about it

@abnormal3027 4 жыл бұрын

yeah and some ghosting

@OGkush69x 4 жыл бұрын

Ive weighed out the pros and cons and am real close to pulling the trigger on this. My final question/concern. Ive never liked inclined keyboards. Ive always found it more comfortable to game on a flat laying keyboard. Has anyone that uses there g14 noticed any hand fatigue ? Has the always inclined keyboard annoyed you so much it makes u wanna get rid if it ??

@lukasneitzert7898 4 жыл бұрын

how good is it with the gtx 1660 ti?

@r-max4156 4 жыл бұрын

can you play games and stream at the same time ?

@meazyme 4 жыл бұрын

Would this be cool for a student learning video editing? (Would be editing PS4 footage)

@itsd2388 2 жыл бұрын

Do the speakers have light?

@peterfinaldi3251 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like this could be my next laptop if need be. Will keep a tab on this for sure

@H3cTicBenj45 4 жыл бұрын

Is the response time really that bad?

@orekampung 4 жыл бұрын

This specs is sick man! Do we have to expect overheat issues on this?

@rocknotus8256 4 жыл бұрын

Response time and colour?

@johnericquiambao96 4 жыл бұрын

so when you open the laptop the fan from behind blowing towards the bottom screen bezel ?? why would they do that ? that is poor design no brainer, will it damage the screen?

@VijayKumar-ot3yx 3 жыл бұрын

Macbook pro 13 vs asus zephyrus g14 ?? For more reliable years??

@rubengabrielvaldiviesomach629 4 жыл бұрын

Does it have an entirely aluminum body?

@frankie2797 4 жыл бұрын

is the fan rlly loud?

@D-One 4 жыл бұрын

People have been releasing videos about this laptop for half a year now, will it be available anytime this decade?

@moneshbhalodi2379 4 жыл бұрын

How are you getting such good thermals? Every review i have seen puts the CPU at somewhere around 90 degrees while gaming. Please try games that are taxing on CPU n GPU both like watch dogs 2 and then see what the temps are.

@tepkisiz 4 жыл бұрын

There are different options for temps and fan speeds, on defaut cpu keeps around 90 degrees to keep fans silent but you can change it according to your preference

@katherine-oh3rt 4 жыл бұрын

what’s the response time?

@TejenderPrasad 4 жыл бұрын

Guys, any idea when its launching in India? I specifically want the Ryzen 9 variant.

@anemar301 4 жыл бұрын

cooool, @ 0:51 it looks like they replaced the white keyboard back led with a red one !

@FeelMyBirdie 4 жыл бұрын

Waiting for them price cuts that are bound to come in the summer. Happened with the asus zephyrus M series last year bet its gonna hapen with the g14 this year

@RomboutVersluijs 4 жыл бұрын

WHy do i read a lot this machine has throttling issues and kind of bad cooling. Isnt a gaming laptop supposed to be able to run at full throttling without heating up???

@Lucas-gg3dd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, this was really helpful!

@hectorleon8482 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy it at??

@imsd1982 4 жыл бұрын

What about the rj45 port?

@anujpartihar 4 жыл бұрын

Yo does this laptop support dlss? It does have an rtx card.

@mrteacher1315 4 жыл бұрын

Can this laptop be charged via USB C port?

@mazfrans9568 4 жыл бұрын

When will be ready to sell worldwide?

@godzilla101188 4 жыл бұрын

So glad i just ordered this! Been waiting since Jan for it!

@netbirth 4 жыл бұрын

When you think orders will open back up

@godzilla101188 4 жыл бұрын

NetBirth so it opened today and its sold out again on best buy and it took 2 weeks when the first wave was posted and sold out so id give it another two weeks to restock?

@netbirth 4 жыл бұрын

Tri Duong Shit i gotta keep an eye. I want this real bad im gonna finance it even

@asbinojha 4 жыл бұрын

100W TDP(35+-10W CPU +65W 7nm GPU) and USB-C charging. Ultraportable and ultrapowerful. Laptop going to replace Desktop soon. Thanks to AMD.

@sghasas 4 жыл бұрын

True, AMD is nailing it

@Jacob-Pogicat 4 жыл бұрын

It won't replace a beefy, interchangeable desktop, but if you travel or wanna LAN on a portable machine, it's pretty fkin' good. I'm considering one myself.

@zachcarmichael699 4 жыл бұрын

@@LenniL-ob4ll Why not? My desktop has a i7-4770k and GTX 1070. The CPU in this laptop is scoring around 70% higher than that CPU and GPU is a bit better as well. The only thing a laptop lacks at this point is being able to upgrade CPU/GPU (without an eGPU). If my goal is just 1080p maxed out, I'd say this is a solid investment for someone wanting to sell their desktop and save space and money on their electric bill.

@Jacob-Pogicat 4 жыл бұрын

@@zachcarmichael699 I agree, it's leagues better than my i5-2500k/gtx970 combo and it's portable!

@Fauzan1812 4 жыл бұрын

It won't defeat AMD's desktop counterpart though 😅

@andrewmartinez4188 4 жыл бұрын

Would it be good for web development?

@felixl7372 4 жыл бұрын

Can you test for Linux compatibility?

@chinanyin6770 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s one of my choices to buy laptop this year

@bfstudios9163 4 жыл бұрын

Is there any ghosting on the screen

@007shabeeb 4 жыл бұрын

Is it good for Lumion

@philmania3587 4 жыл бұрын

How was it on video editing? Can this be for content creators too?

@KpBoty 4 жыл бұрын

I’m waiting for the answer

@96399441 4 жыл бұрын

When is it launching in bangalore??price???

@Logical-Titan 4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Now, where can I buy it?

@heroicslug 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty impressed with mine so far, haven’t had a chance to actually game on it yet though, as I’ve been downloading things from my steam library and getting everything set up the way I want it. I’ll try out the new Doom tomorrow. By all indications I should be able to max everything out with the 2060 model. Here in California, where we have the occasional Public Safety power shut down, the power may go off but the gaming will continue.

@scott__-kz6sj 4 жыл бұрын

heroicslug where did you buy from?

@kronusdaddy 4 жыл бұрын

@@scott__-kz6sj they have some in stock on best buys today

@zer0758 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t want a powerhouse don’t know shit about computers but can this handle modern warfare and other titles like that a steady frame rate and good performance?

@roddepixanything2616 4 жыл бұрын

what game in 3.25?

@ahyote4936 4 жыл бұрын

Ok I have this laptop but it reaches almost 200 DEGREES F WHILE GAMING. HELP.

@naliali 4 жыл бұрын

The best laptop for 2020 and beyond... WOW AMD just WOW... Can't wait to get mine

@globularvower3300 3 жыл бұрын

is it GA401IV-BR9N6?

@fabienkeller7229 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Engadget, Awesome review. Do you think it's possible to do an hackintosh with this one? Cheers from France !

@amey6126 4 жыл бұрын

Do we get the AniMatrix display in the 1450$ model??

@enochkho8071 4 жыл бұрын

High Sapien no that was has a 2070 I think but it is around 2100-2200 dollars. I wouldn’t pay that much more. Best option is the 1500 one

@nikkoa.3639 4 жыл бұрын

Those holes scare me though. I've seen a lot of videos about this laptop but only one mentioned it properly (also stuck a needle in it, shout out to Dave2D) but it's still scary.