ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA402XZ-CS94 2022
Cramming an RTX 4080 GPU and Ryzen 9 7940HS into a 14-inch chassis, this laptop drives a 165Hz Mini-LED display with 600 nits brightness. Its 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and Thunderbolt connectivity make it a capable portable workstation for color-critical tasks despite a 3.5kg weight. This laptop is best for gamers seeking high-frame-rate 1440p play and creators who edit HDR video on the go.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong port (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong screen (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA402XZ-CS94 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA402XZ-CS94 | 84.2 | 90.7 | 58.4 | 82.5 | 81.3 | 54.6 | 69.7 | 59 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.2 | 99.2 | 67.4 | 99.7 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 |
Usage Scores
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