ASUS ROG Strix G18 G815, Core i9-14900HX, 64GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Black
The 24-core Intel i9-14900HX and RTX 5070 with 8GB GDDR7 deliver high frame rates on the 18-inch 144Hz display, backed by 64GB of DDR5 RAM for heavy multitasking. Its 100% sRGB panel and Dolby Atmos audio make it a capable entertainment hub, though the 3.2kg weight and 70Wh battery limit portability. This laptop is best for gamers and streamers who want a desktop-replacement with AI-ready graphics and don't need to travel often.
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 18" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.2 kg
Battery 70 Wh
56 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.2 kg / 7.1 lbs |
| Battery | 70 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix G18 G815 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 70 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix G18 G815 | 93.2 | 92.6 | 95.7 | 94.5 | 76.2 | 1.3 | 65.3 | 60.4 | 17.6 | 9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.2 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 12.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall55.9
- AI/LLM49.5
- Gaming77
- Portability34.1
- Creator75.1
- Student45.4
- Business48
- Developer71.9
- Entertainment59.2
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