ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) 14" OLED 3K 120Hz Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - 32GB LPDDR5X - GeForce RTX 4070 - 1TB SSD - Platinum White

I’m loving the Zephyrus G14. It’s almost perfect for me and does a great job both at gaming and being a general purpose thin-and-light laptop. As a gaming laptop, its wattage-limited GPU makes it a little underpowered compared to other 14 inch options, but for the portability I think the small performance hit is worth it. The build quality is great. The body is aluminum and very lightweight and thin, but also solid at the same time. The hinge is hidden away on the bottom of the laptop and feels solid with minimal wobble while typing. For ports, there are 2 USB-C, one that is 10 Gbps and one that is 40 Gbps, and 2 USB-A, both 10 Gbps. There is also a microSD slot, an HDMI out, headphone jack, and a proprietary charging port. The 40 Gbps USB-C port accepts up to 100W via a USB Power Delivery 3.0 charger, but the included proprietary charger is 180W. It’s a little disappointing Asus didn’t incorporate PD 3.1 and do away with the proprietary port, but the included charger is at least relatively compact and easy to pack away. If they were going to include an SD card slot I also wish it was a full size one instead of microSD, but it is still useful if you have something like a GoPro or a drone and need to get the files off of those cards. The screen is a 14” 16:10 120Hz OLED that supports G-Sync and it looks fantastic. The default SDR color profile out of the box is a little oversaturated, but if you set it to sRGB mode it looks great. The 2880x1800 resolution is a little bit higher-res than 1440p and sort of straddles the line between 1440p and 4K. Not every game will run the native resolution well, but upscaled games still look great. The general performance with the Ryzen 8945HS is as fast as you’d expect. Every application launches quickly and I haven’t experienced any hitches so far. The 8945HS performance should be largely the same as the previous generation 7940HS and this version just adds more AI performance. There are a couple of neat tricks with that like being able to set the camera to maintain eye-contact and better background blurring, but in general I don’t think most people using this for gaming purposes would notice much of a difference. The RTX 4070 laptop GPU is definitely not a match for its desktop equivalent and it’s limited to 90W, so it will fall behind other 4070 laptops with higher power limits. Still, the gaming performance for me has been very good and I can run most games at high settings and be at 60+ FPS. I’ve been playing Helldivers 2 a lot as an example and the ‘High’ preset with ‘Quality’ rendering is getting around 70 FPS. Having frame generation and DLSS helps a lot in the games that support them, but in general I was leaving ray tracing off. You are also limited to 8GB of VRAM with the laptop 4070, which is beginning to be an issue for some games. Overall I still think it gives good performance for the form factor. You also get a Radeon 780M with the 8945HS, which from my experience with the ROG Ally should be able to handle some lighter games, but this would likely need to be something you’d enable deliberately and I did not test any games using the integrated GPU. The battery life so far is the best I’ve seen on a gaming laptop, though to be fair most of the ones I’ve used in the past have been ‘desktop replacements’ where that kind of thing wouldn’t be prioritized. For non-gaming tasks, I’m seeing around 7-9 hours. If I was using this as my work laptop I don’t think I’d leave the charger at home for a full work day, but you could pack a smaller 100W PD charger instead if you aren’t doing any gaming (performance is limited when not using the Asus charger). In general usage, I could barely hear the laptop and the fans spin up only very occasionally in silent mode. In performance and turbo modes, the fans are definitely audible under heavy load, but not loud enough that I found them to be unbearable to listen to and with headphones on I did not hear them at all. The laptop also stays cool and never felt hot to the touch. The keyboard feels great to use and type on and the trackpad is very spacious and responsive. I did notice the single-zone RGB lighting on the keyboard isn’t quite uniform and fades a bit at the top of the keys, but I didn’t really notice this in my normal use. There’s a diagonal ‘Slash’ light strip across the back of the screen that has a few preset effects you can set in the Asus software. The amount of customization you can do with the Slash lighting is limited, but it still looks nice and ultimately I ended up setting it to ‘Sonic Match’, which mirrors the sound. Miscellaneous Notes: The 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM is soldered to the motherboard and not upgradeable. It should be enough for most people, but if you are between this model and the 16GB version I’d consider that for longevity purposes. The bottom panel is secured by Torx screws of very lengths. Be careful not to mix those up if you open this up, but the only real upgrades you’d be able to do would be replacing the Wi-Fi card or the SSD (there is only one SSD slot). The 1TB SSD is a Western Digital SN560 PCIe Gen 4. It’s not top of the line, but performance is still decent with 5000 MB/s read and 3000 MB/s write. The speakers sound great and get quite loud and clear without any distortion. The webcam has IR sensors for Windows Hello, so that makes logging in convenient. The webcam quality is excellent and so is the microphone, so if you are planning to use this for video calls it’s a good choice. Overall I’m really happy with the 2024 G14. If you are after a purely gaming-focused machine there are better performing options, but I think this strikes the right balance of portability and power for me. There are a couple of things that keep it from being perfect for me, but overall I’d give it a 4.5/5.

Great gaming laptop I’ve been using this for school and a bit of light gaming. Overall solid performance the 3rd fan does make a noise but it’s not too noticeable Light- very important form factor. The 4070 and 32GB is a steep price tag but it’s worth it as it’s light and packs huge power in a small form factor. Speakers are great it comes with Dolby atmos . Color editing and video editing solid 100 as it can handle everything you throw at it. Same with photoshop and any other demanding games. I’m putting 4 stars because it’s a high price tag to have all these features. Solid battery life performance. Averaging around 8 hours use.

Wow, this laptop is amazing! Build quality, screen quality, audio, performance, everything is amazing! I have used many laptops over the years, and this is as close to a perfect portable laptop that can be used for gaming and business as I have ever seen. Gamers and creatives will love it. The styling is not fully gamer specific so I would feel comfortable taking this into work or a coffee shop. Pros: -Screen quality -Audio quality -Gaming performance -Connectivity -Runs cool -Professional looks Cons: -Battery life isn’t the longest Build quality: After unboxing and setting it up, I was very impressed with the build quality of this device. The chassis is aluminum and feels very sturdy with very little flex in the keyboard. Some parts are glass such as the power button and large trackpad. All seams are flush and appear to have precise engineering. The dash lighting is neat and can do patterns or sync up to audio. The keyboard has its own lighting you can configure to your liking. Gaming: Getting to the main point of this machine, it is a gaming powerhouse! All tests and benchmarks were conducted using Turbo performance mode at maximum resolution with HDR enabled when available. VSYNC is also off in all tests. Also, default drivers are GeForce Studio drivers for creatives, but you can easily switch over to game drivers in the GeForce Experience app. The GeForce 4070 runs at 90W. Destiny 2 performs very well. At highest settings & full resolution, you can expect 60 FPS when things get intense. If you want a higher framerate with little loss of fidelity, high settings result in 80-90 FPS. Doom Eternal worked at 120 FPS on average on Ultra Nightmare settings with Ray Tracing off. If you want to use Ray Tracing, I recommend turning down the settings or resolution as at max resolution at Ultra Nightmare, frame rates went to 40 FPS with some stutter. The Horizon Zero Dawn benchmark provided an average of 91 FPS. The game looks amazing with HDR on this screen and never bogs down. Alan Wake looks beautiful, but you will likely need to play with settings you are happy with. I tested it on the Quality DLSS setting with all other settings maxed out including raytracing. At best you can expect 30 FPS, at worst, single digits. Turning off Ray Tracing and keeping everything else the same things seemed to average around 40 FPS. Keep in mind this game is very demanding. Heat management: I was very impressed with how this machine keeps up with temperatures. While on external power, the CPU hovers around 71C in performance mode. While gaming or rendering something, the most I saw was 91C for the CPU, 83C for the GPU and fans around 45 dBA. When not gaming, the fans are usually very quiet. Cooling is advertised as using liquid metal. Heat blows out under and behind the screen. On battery in silent mode (great for work and school), the CPU hangs out around 56C. I only lost about 4% while typing this review which I did take my time on while listening to music. Display: This screen is beautiful! At 2880x1800 16:10 it runs at 3K 243 PPI. No matter how close I put my face to the screen, I cannot discern any pixels at all. It supports Dolby Vision at 500 nits so your games should look amazing in HDR, just be sure to turn it on in Windows settings. The screen is great for creators and gamers alike as the refresh rate is 2ms and supports 100% DCI-P3. I do photography so this is perfect for my situation. The OLED colors pop out. The ROG Armory Crate app has some additional OLED protection settings you should check out as the screen supports DC dimming. Audio: The 6 speakers sound loud and impressive. There is plenty of base for listening to music. There is some distortion over 50% but at that volume it is already outrageously loud. I recommend setting Dolby Atmos to Dynamic in the settings. Of note, the Realtek Audio setup only supports 16 bit 44,000 hz, you might want to consider a DAC if you do any audio engineering. Connectivity: There are a plethora of high end ports here. On the left side is the power input, a USB-C 4 port which supports DP 2.0 and PD 3.0 at 40Gbps, HDMI 2.1 port, a USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 port at 10 Gbps and a headphone jack. On the right side is another USB-C port supporting DP 1.4 at 10Gbps, a Micro SD card slot supporting UHS II and a USB-A port identical to the other one. Wi-Fi connects to my WiFi6e network with no issue and Bluetooth 5.3 is supported. Battery: Battery life is fed from a 73Wh battery. It is sufficient for most people, but the Ryzen processors do not have any efficiency cores as it has 8 general purpose cores (and 16 threads). I get decent battery life for work, but if you intend to use anything with the included Radeon 780 GPU or GeForce 4070 on battery, you are better off plugging it in. For simple web browsing and typing, the battery should be fine for a day. It charges quickly with the 180W adaptor. Benchmarks: With 32 GB of DDR5X 6400 RAM and a PCIE 4.0 NVME 1TB hard drive, performance is great all around as well as the processor and GPU setup. This hard drive is fast btw. Geekbench 6 CPU - Single Core: 2267 Multi Core: 12320 Geekbench 6 OpenCL - 4070: 113271 Geekbench 6 Vulkan - 4070: 112749 GeekbenchML CPU - 3159 GeekbenchML DirectML - 4070: 12944 Lightroom export 24MP 156 photos - 2 min 31 sec Cinebench R23 multicore: 15127 CrystalDiskMark: Read: 5015 MB/s Write 3553 MB/s Repairability / upgradability: I attached a photo of the internals. Otherwise, I would give it a near perfect score with the exception of RAM as it is soldered onto the motherboard, so be sure to get the RAM setup you want as you cannot upgrade it later. The bottom lid is held on with 11 hex screws, two of which are hidden under rubber stoppers. Prying the lid off is a bit of a challenge as the fit is near perfect, but once you get a plastic tool under a corner, you can slide it in the direction of the other corner which will pop off the front making the rest easy. Inside you can upgrade the SSD and replace nearly every part aside from the RAM easily.

Let's jump into it, this ROG laptop is a show stopper and "WOWS!" right off the bat! Simply stated the styling and sound system of the ASUS is top notch. This is the first laptop in over five years that has floored my expectations when it comes to sound and style. This is a gamer and audiophiles dream laptop. Normally I pop my headphones on so I can immerse myself in my movies or games but I am in awe of how amazing the sound is. The bass is nice and low and the trebles are evenly distributed. All of this was accomplished without even having to adjust or play with the sound settings (if you can believe that). If you're like me when it comes to unboxing your tech then you take into account how thoughtful or modern the experience is and this was top notch. The Zephyrus (not sure where the name comes from) comes in this matte black box with the ASUS ROG icon on the top in this shiny crisp, black ink. I liken this box to one of your luxury bag companies that comes neatly packaged. There is laptop, charging wire, and manuals in the box and then you turn it on. This stylish and compact laptop are simple to set up where you're ready to game in a handful of minutes. I'm a person who loves bells and whistles so as I'm turning it on I am observing everything and then I looked behind the screen on the case and was so giddy to see this diagonal silver line (slash) across the case in chrome silver. It is so crisp and a great accent to the grey milky case. What amazed me was that the slash has LED lights that light up and are responsive to your gaming. You can literally tailor the lights with Armoury Crate which is ROG's built-in software that helps you create the perfect gaming environment and to really take hold of your laptops features. The keys are responsive, nice and wide set, with a linear font that is easy to read and easy on the eyes. Some laptop makers get fussy and try to jazz up the font on the keys and that just takes away from the device. There is RGB backlit keys but I have turned them off because I love how contemporary the keys are with the case of the laptop (they really blend well). My top 3 features thus far have been cloud gaming, the audio system, and the sharp screen visuals. There is nearly no latency and it feels like I'm playing right on my console via a TV. My favorite game to stream and play with my team is Fortnite so it is vital that there are no delays in my loading time and that I have responsive controls. Night one this week I was up and going without any problems. In fact, I won my first round on the laptop which was validating. That leads me to the sound which I cannot boast enough. If you don't believe head on over the a Best Buy store and try the speakers out if you can. I absolutely love the audio system in this laptop. I popped on over to stream my favorite music and Bring Me the Horizon amped me up, then I tried some Karol G where the acoustics and dance beats also came through perfectly. Asus notes that there is AI technology throughout the device and that is clear from the audio and making it feel like I have surround sound in my immediate area. I have zero negative feedback for the sound because I just love it. Quick note, it isn't a loud laptop where the fans are blaring or too noisy so that was also an advantage. Finally, the screen and visuals are beautiful, the colors are perfect, there are no small dots apparent anywhere or static lines switching between scenes in my games. I also downloaded AppleTV and I was able to watch a soccer game (picture attached). Again, I was amazed when I was streaming it I felt like I was in the audience when my team scored a goal. I had to read the manual to realize that the screen has OLED technology which is why I love the picture. This is the perfect laptop for numerous reasons and I think this is why my house is an Asus house. I love my ROG Ally and this will join the ranks of one of the best laptops I have owned in a long time. I have been able to get business/work done, I haven't even begun to tap into the AI features where creating content is concerned, I can play all of my games, and watching tv on it looks great. I'm going to have to say that this is great for anyone in the family because of its versatility and awesomeness.

First off, I have to say ASUS absolutely killed it this year with the new redesigned G14! For some background ive owned and used at some point every G14 ever released. Ive also had a couple other models like X16 flow, zephyrus M16 along with a plethora of other gaming laptops from other manufacturers over the past 3-4 years doing deep dives on performance, benchmarks (see some below in the CPU and GPU sections), daily use etc to the extreme trying to find the best balance of all things with the least amount of sacrifice. That being said the design this year is basically new from the ground up and absolutely perfect. When they did the last redesign in 2022 for the G14 it was really close to ideal in just about every way with only a few drawbacks to speak on. These have all been addressed and out the window with this 2024 version. Notable things I saw as a con on the last generation was the screen hinge as I never liked how it flip flopped to prop itself up higher for cooling, though it made sense it just made it awkward to use in your lap as it dug into your legs. This year that no longer exists and its flat on the bottom which is perfect. Another thing that was a bit annoying was the amount of heat that came through the keyboard previously. This was also taken care of as the new model has way way more airflow coming in from both sides of the laptop to vent at the read and when it does this it actively cools the keyboard deck and track pad to the point it barely feels warm at all when gaming which is a huge step up from years prior. The mini LED display of last years 4090 model was really really good but as mini led always does it had blooming issues to speak of around bright colored objects on a dark background making some things look strange. Im happy to say this new 4070 model here has their brand new OLED panel which of course only lights the pixels in use as needed resolving any of that type of behavior and creating an extremely immersive display for a 14” laptop with not only color depth but even brightness, refresh rate (120hz g-sync) and most of all HDR! There is not a single other 14” gaming laptop on the market right now that can even come close to touching the display on this laptop, it’s just that good. Next on the list is speakers and audio. Some how some way this years is even better and not only that the surround modes in the dolby software you can turn on actually surround your head just like a MacBook does which is normally the benchmark to beat as far as audio quality. That said this is easily the best 14” windows laptop speakers ive ever heard providing a full rich sound which is sadly extremely uncommon in this size laptop but in this case sets the G14 even more apart from the rest. Honestly I cant believe how much better they are when last years was already the best at the time. The new Ryzen processor 8945HS is an extremely solid performer for the chassis size and doesnt seem to have any compromises. It can routinely score above 1800 single core and 17k multi-core in cinnebench R23 benchmark which is very solid. Yet in silent mode can run so cool during web browsing and video watching that the fans all stay OFF which is wild for a gaming laptop at this size. The tried and true second year of the 40 series RTX GPUs in these gave ample time to get drivers completely up to perfection which these are. This model comes stock with the studio drivers rather than the gaming version which is essentially just a more stable release and what I prefer to run on them for such. As this specific laptop has the RTX4070 which is sadly the top sku this year for this chassis (4090 last year) it is still an extremely good performer. Running a benchmark such as 3dmarks time spy you’ll be looking at scores in the high 11 thousands overall with my specific testing at 12,043 GPU and 11,326 CPU which again is extremely good all things considered and at the top of the range with these chips even versus 16” models with similar specs. The chassis design itself is a CNC milled aluminum piece which is absolutely top tier in every way you can think of. This thing is not only the perfect size for daily commute and travel but also gaming on the go or at home. It has plenty of ports with HDMI 2 usb c (one is USB4) usb A audio combo jack basically anything you’d need. There is a new rectangular power plug this year which is also a great addition as I didnt much like the old barrel style plugs as they could loosen up over time. The power brick itself shrunk this year as well which is a welcome change and really lightens things up. Honestly on the go though I dont even bring the brick I use a USB c charger instead as im not gaming it does perfectly fine through my work day. One day that I forgot my charger all together it still had enough juice at half screen brightness to get through the entire 8 hours on silent mode in armoury crate which is again a feat of strength for this. The bottom and back side filled with ventilation holes for the fans to push a pull air which again need no more said about how well this design works because it just does no matter what your doing and isnt at all sketchy like it has been in the past for heat. The track pad is glass and still spring board style but the smoothest ive used of such and I have no complaints. The keyboard somehow again feels even better than last years which I didnt think was possible. Overall you really cant get any better of a gaming laptop that can also be cross used not only as a gaming power house, but work horse for daily use by day, video editing machine by night with the power to edit canon raw files from the R5 (many fail at this) but also can be used to watch your favorite shows at night while in silent mode without the worry of fans spinning up or overheating on your bed. It’s absolutely amazing in every way! Though I wish there was a 4090 model again this year I cant be mad about it because this thing is even lighter than a 14” MacBook Pro while having the power of a gaming desktop machine in a thin and light 14” form factor its just crazy. Some tips if you buy this machine make sure and go through when you first start it up and update all your drivers in windows update, armoury crate, the Nvidia graphics driver, windows store and the myasus app. That seems like a lot but most of these would update themselves over time naturally but for the best possible experience you can have its best to just get through all these right off the bat as it will restart a few times and then your good to go.

Bottom Line: Even though this Asus G14 Zephyrus laptop is super light and thin it still performs as a great gaming and business laptop. The OLED display is really spectacular due to its rich color, contrast and details and this was evident as soon as I started up Forza Horizon 5. Any game with high quality graphics will really excel on this laptop. The only concern I have is that this laptop does get hot when pressed to the gaming limits – see my comments below. Here are things that you need to know about this laptop’s performance and upgradability -

I've reviewed quite a few laptops in recent years and I have to say this ROG Zephyrus G14 is my new #1! As soon as I unboxed it, I was shocked at how they could pack so much in such a slim and lightweight laptop. I was worried 14" would feel drastically smaller than what I'm used to, but it added portability. Since it's on the smaller side, the 3K OLED screen looks incredible and gameplay was buttery smooth on the 120hz display. Every game I played, ran on the high settings with ease. The 32gb of RAM is more than enough for a laptop and I'm still in awe that it includes a GeForce 4070 GPU. Even after hours of gaming, I had no issues with overheating and the fans are very quiet. The audio experience is arguably the biggest standout for me. Without a doubt, this is the best sound from a laptop I've ever heard. It has everything you want from Punchy, full-sounding bass, noise cancellation, and crisp highs that don't distort at higher volumes. I found myself increasingly impressed the more I listened. Music, film, video games—you name it. Not a single flaw in the audio department. My biggest surprise was how well the noise cancellation actually worked. As long as I stayed centered with the screen, I could barely hear background noise like the TV or people talking five feet away from me, something I didn't think was possible without headphones. Of course, Asus's Armoury Crate is pre-installed, so it was easy to customize my different performance settings for gaming and the RGB lighting. I love having different profiles depending on what I'm using it for. I'm still in disbelief that so much power can be packed into such a compact laptop. ASUS has outdone themselves with the ROG Zephyrus G14. Specifically, the standouts are the audio and the compact design without sacrificing performance. This makes the perfect all rounder for gamers on the go and business alike.

Incredibly light laptop, very portable, it is the same size as my 13'3 Surface Laptop, but lighter than it. Best speakers of any Windows Laptop, and onboard audio is good enough to drive even more demanding headphones like Dan Clark Aeon X Closed (barely). Very good keyboard and amazing trackpad. Fan noise is very acceptable, doing office work (internet browsing, watching videos) the fan doesn't even run, when doing more intensive tasks and gaming it can get loud but not loud enough to bother. Also, due to the amazing speakers the fan noise is hardly a distraction in the end. I don't play a lot of games, but it does a pretty good job delivering "good enough" performance in any title. As a buyer you need to have the right expectations, this is not a super powerful gaming laptop, or a desktop replacement, this is an incredibly portable, light, that can run pretty much any game you throw at it 45+ fps just fine. If your primary use is gaming, there are better options, but this is something you can do anything you need very competently, including gaming, and still carry it around anywhere with you. There are just two areas for improvements, the storage (1tb is too small and it is not a fast NVMe) and keyboard backlight is average at best. If you swap the storage for a higher performance and spacious one, and don't mind the backlight this is the best 14 inches laptop in the market, period.

ASUS and their Republic of Gamers (ROG) line of gaming PCs continue a good run, including this Zephyrus G14 2024 model. Over the last few years, I acquired a ROG Flow and the 2023 version of this model notebook and have been using them nonstop since. The Zephyrus G14 (2024) is a fairly compact white/crème laptop with a LED pattern on the top cover which flashes and provides cool visual effects. The Zephyrus is packed with hot technology including a updated AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU, NVIDIA RTX 4070 GPU w/8GB of DDR6 memory (both of which are updates from last years Zephyrus model which had a 7040HS CPU & a NVIDIA 4060 GPU), this model also includes 32GB of DDR5 6400mhz RAM, a matte 14" QHD (16:10) 165Hz OLED non touchscreen. Rounding the system out with a 1TB SSD - PCIe Gen4 all with Windows 11 Home operating system. Ergonomically the Zephyrus feels good and is lighter and thinner than last year, 3.31lbs. A backlit keyboard and large trackpad are featured. Armoury Crate is ASUS’ software which provides you with deep insight and tuning abilities primarily with a CPU and GPU focus. Several preset modes are provided to keep all the performance related black magic behind the scenes. Performance profiles include Windows, Silent, Performance, Turbo (AC Powered only) and a Manual preset. Be aware some of the enhanced performance modes overclock the CPU/GPU and can really raise the temperature and get those cooling fans working. I will avoid diving too deeply into gaming performance, I only play a few games, but those I do play including ACE Combat 7 looked silky smooth with no dropped frames or glitches. As for my other passion, creating content – including moderately advanced video editing, it handles those tasks well. So everything I mentioned with the previous model of this line have been addressed. Bigger SSD, more standard memory. Pros: -