ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605, Core Ultra 9 285H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Eclipse Gray
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 90 Wh
55 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong cpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
- Below average portability (24th percentile)
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605 | 90.1 | 92.6 | 50 | 22.8 | 84.4 | 24.2 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 24.8 | 9.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.9 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 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 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.2 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.3 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall55
- AI/LLM40.5
- Gaming75.1
- Portability41.9
- Creator72.4
- Student46.3
- Business50.8
- Developer61.7
- Entertainment62.5
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Other Configurations29
ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MIIntel Core Ultra 9 185H16GB1TBGray$2,399ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CPIntel Core Ultra 9 285H16GB2TBEclipse Gray$2,700ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CR-XS97Intel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB2TBBlack$2,800ROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CW-XS98Intel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBPlatinum White$3,599ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CWIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBPlatinum White$3,699ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CWIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB4TBEclipse Gray$4,389ROG Zephyrus 16" GU605Intel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBPlatinum White$4,600ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBPlatinum White$4,799ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB4TBPlatinum White$5,159
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ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB4TBEclipse Gray$5,549ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB4TBPlatinum White$5,749ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB8TBEclipse Gray$6,249ROG Zephyrus 16" GU605MV-DS92-CAIntel Core Ultra 7 155H16GB512GBPlatinum WhiteROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CW-XS98-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBEclipse GrayROG Zephyrus G16Intel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBZephyrus G16 16"Intel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB2TBROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CM-DS94-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 285H16GB1TBROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MI-DS91-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 185H16GB1TBROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CR-RS96-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CR-XS98-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBWhite PlatinumZephyrus G16 GU605CX-XS98-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBROG Zephyrus G16 GU605CP-XS96-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBPlatinum WhiteROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CW-XS98-CAIntel Core Ultra 9 285H64GB2TBPlatinum WhiteROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CM-BH96-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBEclipse GreyROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CM-BS74-CBIntel Core Ultra 7 255H16GB1TBEclipse GreyZephyrus G16 GU605CP-BS96-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBEclipse GreyZephyrus G16 GU605CM-BS96-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB1TBROG Zephyrus 16" GU605CX-XS98AMD Ryzen 5 160064GB2TBPlatinum WhiteZephyrus G16 GU605CM-BS95-CBIntel Core Ultra 9 285H32GB512GBEclipse Grey
