ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 386H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Stellar Grey
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
61 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong ram (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average portability (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1100 nits |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon 8050S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 100 | 74 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 | 91.9 | 95.7 | 79.5 | 53 | 97.6 | 9 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 69 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.7 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Compare | 97.2 | 98.5 | 89.1 | 97.2 | 95.7 | 9.7 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 89.9 | 2.1 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 92.8 | 85.2 | 99.1 | 80.1 | 74.1 | 61.6 | 98.5 | 33.4 | 0 | 3 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 97.2 | 97.4 | 59.8 | 89.4 | 90 | 10 | 65.3 | 60.4 | 88.5 | 8.9 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.2 | 92 | 42.3 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall61.1
- AI/LLM57.2
- Gaming84.1
- Portability40.4
- Creator82.7
- Student49.1
- Business54.5
- Developer73.3
- Entertainment69.5
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