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ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 2025
CPU Intel Core i5 13450HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Home
54 Overall Score
Price $1,300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average portability (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 100 | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 16" G16 | 76.7 | 75.8 | 53.1 | 13.1 | 52 | 18.4 | 61.5 | 59.5 | 89.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.5 | 72.6 | 67 | 88.1 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 98.7 | 97 | 99.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 90.7 | 97.7 | 95.3 | 8.3 | 97.6 | 79.9 | 91.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.2 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 91.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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