Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 Black 2018
Microsoft
42 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
ASUS
88 Overall Score
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 Black 2018
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.
Pros
- Excellent build quality
- Stunning OLED display
- Impressive gaming performance
- Great battery life with tuning
- Powerful speakers
Cons
- Fan noise during gaming
- Trackpad could be better
- Requires tuning for optimal battery
- Armoury Crate software bloat
Build quality 5
Display quality 5
Gaming performance 5
Battery life 4
Speaker quality 3
Fan noise 3
Scores
Gaming
Entertainment
Creator
Student
Developer
Compact
Business
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | — | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | — | 12★ |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 24 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 | LPDDR5X★ |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 13.5" | 14" |
| Resolution | 2256 px | 2880 px★ |
| Panel | LCD | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | — | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | — | 500 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | — | 100 percent |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | — | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | — | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.25 kg★ | 1.57 kg |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 2 Black 2018
- Strong portability (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong screen (79th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average storage (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average cpu (22nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (22nd percentile)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong screen (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong gpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
Verdict
Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 29 specs.