ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA401IV-BR9N6 Moonlight White 2021

The G14 packs a 99th percentile 4TB SSD and 83rd percentile 40GB of RAM into a 1.81kg body. That's the headline. The RTX 2060 Max-Q and Ryzen 9 4900HS are aging, and the 34th percentile display is a weak spot. At $2,100 it's a storage monster; at $3,000 it's a tough sell.

Let's talk about that storage first, because it's genuinely ridiculous. 4TB of PCIe NVMe storage puts this thing in the 99th percentile. You could install your entire Steam library, a semester's worth of video projects, and still have room for a few hundred thousand photos. The 40GB of RAM is also overkill in the best way, landing in the 83rd percentile. Most gaming laptops ship with 16GB, so this is more than double the typical config.

The Ryzen 9 4900HS is an 8-core, 16-thread chip that boosts up to 4.3GHz. It's a strong performer for productivity and multitasking, though its 62nd percentile ranking reflects its age. The RTX 2060 Max-Q is a capable 1080p gaming GPU, but it's not a powerhouse. Expect solid frame rates in esports titles and older AAA games, with newer titles requiring some settings compromises. The 120Hz display helps with smooth gameplay, but the panel itself is average at best.

Stacked against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, this G14 gets absolutely demolished in CPU and GPU performance. The M4 Max is in a different universe. But the MacBook Pro also costs significantly more and doesn't have a 4TB SSD at this price point. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 offers far better gaming performance with newer hardware, but it's a much larger machine. The HP OMEN Transcend 14 is the closest direct competitor, another compact 14-inch gaming laptop, and it typically ships with newer components. The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is lighter and has a better display, but it can't touch the G14's storage and RAM. The MSI Prestige is more of a productivity machine, not a gaming contender. The G14's real edge is that storage and RAM combo, which no competitor matches at this size.

Pricing is all over the map here. US listings range from $2,100 to $3,000, a $900 spread that's hard to ignore. At the low end, you're getting a 4TB SSD and 40GB of RAM that would cost a fortune to upgrade yourself, which makes the $2,100 price point genuinely interesting. At $3,000, you're paying a premium for a 2020-era CPU and GPU that can't keep up with modern alternatives. The EUR listings are even pricier at 3,364 to 3,459, and the GBP listing at 3,285 is no bargain either. If you're in the US, hunt for the lower end of that range. If you're in Europe, this gets a lot harder to justify.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV-BR9N6 is a weird and wonderful mix. You get a 4TB NVMe SSD that sits in the 99th percentile for storage among gaming laptops, paired with 40GB of DDR4 RAM that lands in the 83rd percentile. That's a frankly absurd amount of memory and storage for a 14-inch machine that weighs 1.81kg. The Ryzen 9 4900HS is no slouch either, though its 62nd percentile CPU ranking tells you this is a 2020-era chip doing its best in a 2025 world.

The RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6GB of VRAM sits at the 77th percentile for GPU performance. That's respectable for a compact gaming laptop, but it's not going to blow anyone away in 2025. The 120Hz 1080p display is the weak link here, landing in the 34th percentile for screens. It's fine for esports titles, but you're not getting a color-accurate panel for creative work.

If you care about display quality, skip this. The 34th percentile screen ranking means you're getting a mediocre panel with average color accuracy and brightness. If you need to play the latest AAA games at high settings, the RTX 2060 Max-Q will frustrate you. And if you're outside the US, the EUR 3,364 to 3,459 and GBP 3,285 price tags are hard to swallow for aging hardware. Competitive gamers who need Ethernet should also look elsewhere, since there's no RJ45 port on this machine.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV-BR9N6 is a strange value proposition in 2025. The 4TB SSD and 40GB of RAM are genuinely impressive, landing in the 99th and 83rd percentiles respectively. But the CPU and GPU are showing their age, and the display is a letdown at the 34th percentile. If you can find this at the $2,100 end of the US price range and you need massive storage in a portable package, it's worth a look. At $3,000, you're better off with a newer machine and an external SSD. The 4.8 out of 5 customer rating suggests owners are happy, but with only 6 reviews, that's a thin sample size.