Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14


Generation: 3rdProcessor: AMD Ryzen 5-4600HS
No. of CPU Core: 6No. of Threads: 12
Base Clock Speed: 3 GHzMax. Boost Clock: 4 GHz
L1 Cache: 384 KBL2 Cache: 3 MB
L3 Cache: 8 MBCMOS: 7 nm
Memory: 8GB DDR4Storage: 512GB SSD
Operating System: Windows 10 Screen Size: 14-inch
Graphics Card: 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6No. of GPU Core: 1024




Unlike the other gaming laptops, ROG Zephyrus G14 has a thin and light factor. It is not slim and thin like an ultrabook, but it is sleek. This laptop is premium not only from the looks. You can feel its material that is premium though. In the lid, the plastic element is used and the bottom designed with magnesium aluminium alloy. From the top-outside of the laptop lid, it is created with honeycomb pattern reinforcement chassis.

The lid comes with 6536 CNC holes milled on a magnesium alloy. It has 1215 LED’s beneath the display and G14 opens a big LED canvas to design, write and play. The hexagonal shape power on/off button has an embedded fingerprint sensor. It has two separate vents furnished on the backside and right above the keyboard deck. The G14 holds the Asus’s common ergolift hinge design that allows better heat diffusion and easy typing.

In addition to this, the ergonomic lifts the device height by 15mm. It helps to improve typing, audio and cooling results. There are three buttons above the function keys one for volume control, microphone mute and ROG Armoury Crate. The Armoury crate can command on downloading, updating the drivers and other utilities. Further, the lighting control of LEDs and other various function adjusts by this software.


We all know Intel is ruled over laptop world, but now AMD comes up with efficient Ryzen series. This best version laptop powered by AMD Ryzen 5 processor offers up to 6cores and 12 threads. It gives blistering fast performance over the multitasking due to its multiple cores and threads. The clock speed of running programs is 3 GHz and goes up to 4 GHz with a maximum turbo boost.

Apart from the processor, the other factors that matter for the performance are memory and storage. In terms of memory, it has dual-channel 8GB RAM with 3200 MHz bandwidth that is 1.33 times faster than 2400 MHz. It can store temporary running program files. It has an option for expansion up to 24GB. Next, storage, it offers SSD with 512GB capacity, and better read/write speed than the previous SATA III interface. It has a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface that has four-lane and generation 3 expansion card.


The 14-inch screen has an IPS level panel with 120Hz refresh rate that delivers best contrast and image depth than other panels of the display. This hardware machine has an adaptive sync features that help to adjust the vertical refreshing rate over the graphics card’s frame rate. Besides, Pantone Validation for colour accuracy usage in high-end video editing apps.

The Full HD screen has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 supports 100% sRGB colour spectra. Viewing angles and black levels of this laptop’s screen is satisfactory. Zephyrus G14’s screen performs well for casual use, gaming and editing. The screen’s brightness fits for all light conditions unless you want to sit in the sunlight and do work or play games. The thin bezel pushes the screen limit out, and you get 85% of screen to body ratio.


In this Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU responsible for great visuals. It packs with 4GB GDDR6 video memory, and this makes a best tool for different editing software. Many creative apps can run on it like Adobe Lightroom Classic, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve.

GTX 1650 video adapter based on Turing architecture, and it optimized the cores and caches. The CUDA core offers concurrent execution to increase the performance for heavy computing workloads of modern games. It doesn’t require extra power for most of the laptops. The response efficiency of this model is 50% faster than GTX 1050.

With this GPU, you may struggle in high demanding games. Still, it is the best version of the Graphics card that fulfils the role of a budget gaming laptop.

Cooling system

Asus uses the strategic mix of hardware and features to get ideal cooling. This system keeps the component and chassis at a normal stage while working on heavy load. Asides, it combines smart software that observes the load of work and play.

This model has an intelligent cooling system that involves self-cleaning of fan design. The creative design of the ROG Zephyrus lets the fan breathe freely from the back to improve cooling. Whereas self-cleaning keeps the cooling component free from dust. It is crucial to sustaining long term stability of the system.

With more blades amplify the airflow, the Dual N blade allows to draw more air with each rotation. The blades must be thin, made from special material, and strong enough to withstand high RPMs. The benefit of the cooling method is to keep the keyboard in the cool zone. During marathon gaming session laptop keyboard becomes heat up. Under the WASD keys allows the fan to generate airflow through the board and keeping inputs cool.

Keyboard & Trackpad

In this laptop, you get isolated arrow keys well placed at the corner. The spacebar key extended from other laptops. The keys have more travel distance up to 1.7 mm, that gives a fantastic experience. Although the font of the keys could have been a little bit clear but maybe Asus wants to show gaming chops. The curved keycaps offer better typing.

It has backlit keys, and the intensity of lighting is very low, especially in white variants. During the daylight, the keys seem clearer with backlit turned off. At the night time, the keys have some use. The backlight bleeds across the keys and brighter than the light coming out from glyphs(symbolic or special character keys). The N key rollover detects all the keystrokes and avoids the ghosting.

The trackpad uses glass surface that provides smooth scrolling. Moreover, it featured Windows Touchpad precision drivers that enable the multi-touch gesture and smoother scrolling. There is no sudden skips, jump, and unusual action.


Asus ROG comes with 76WHr battery that can run the laptop from 6-7 hours on a single charge. It has 180W charger of a cylindrical pin, and it can also charge with 65W USB Type-C PD (Power Delivery) charger.

In testing, it lasts for around six to seven hours with 50% brightness, and Bluetooth & WiFi turned on. If you turned off the Bluetooth and work on light web browsing, then it can last for 8-10 hours. When your laptop isn’t connected with the charger, you can expect to play high-power games for 1.5-2 hours. Yet, it is believed that despite when you are gaming on the go, you would have access to a power source.

The Zephyrus G14 has changed the game in the matter terms of power, efficiency and battery life for gaming laptops. Due to 7nm fabrication process, it operates at a lower voltage without affecting the output. This CMOS technology raises the battery life of the laptop.

Ports & Connectivity

For connecting with external devices, this compact Asus laptop has slots on its edges. On the left side, you would get a power connector, an HDMI port, USB Type-C and a headphone jack. There is another type-C USB port, two USB Type-A ports and Kensington lock on the right side. Moreover, it also supports the fast reverse charge.

For wireless connectivity, the system features involve Bluetooth 5 and dual-band WiFi 6. Its Bluetooth has a fast transfer rate and long coverage distance. In case of WiFi connection, it uses to operate on 1 GHz to 5 GHz frequency.


It contains the quad-speaker and out of two is 2.5 W with dedicated amplifiers and 0.7 W tweeter speakers. The tweeter speakers produce high-pulse audio. You would find dual microphones for better voice control detection.

You can change the audio settings in the Dolby access app that provide a whole array of pre-settings. You overwhelmed with the sound output of this model as it releases the exact epic electric guitar of playing Doom Eternal.

Other Features

Biometric Login: One Touch Login Power and fingerprint reader provides secure login. It is three times faster and embedded in the power button.

Portable: The overall weight of the laptop near about one and a half kilograms. It is easy to carry around with lightweight and lasting battery backup.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14- Verdict

Asus has made a reputation of being a reliable and robust competitor in the gaming devices. Undoubtedly, both combo of CPU and GPU takes the most demanding render loads. Apart from the lack of Ethernet port and web camera, another best thing about this laptop is top-notch build quality.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is an awesome 14-inch gaming laptop that delivers on many fronts, with outstanding performance and battery life and unbeatable portability. It is a compelling option for gaming and productivity.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the role of Adaptive Sync in the visuals?

It is the dynamic adjustment of laptop’s screen, monitor’s vertical refresh rate to the frame of the Graphics card. Adaptive Sync removes tear, stutter and judder effects and improves the image quality. This method developed for video gaming activity.

2. Is 120hz suitable for a gaming laptop?

When the matter comes to gaming laptops, while things like lots of memory and a graphics card are essential, a screen with a high refresh rate is important too. Most laptops with maximum refresh rate displays charges a considerable cost.

3. What is the difference between NVIDIA GTX and RTX?

GTX stands for Giga Texel Shader extreme and RTX stands for Ray Tracing Texel extreme, these are not simple terms to understand. Still, the most fundamental difference between the two is that the RTX is designed explicitly for performing Real-Time Ray Tracing.

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