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Asus ROG Flow Z13 in review: Madness - RTX 4060 in an impressive gaming tablet

The somewhat different "tabletop". Nvidia's new, more efficient RTX 40 generation makes it possible: the high-end graphics cards can be packed into ever smaller form factors. Asus takes this even further, simply installing an RTX 4060 in a 13-inch tablet instead of a 13-inch laptop. This comes with a magnetic keyboard, thus doubling it as a convertible. So can we play AAA games on tablets now?

Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally and co. are currently making the concept of a small form factor gaming PC respectable. The new CPU and GPU generations are becoming more and more efficient, and manufacturers are now attempting to cover new niches by installing powerful components in ever smaller and thus more mobile cases.

The Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a 13-inch tablet with a high-resolution touchscreen and a magnetically attachable keyboard case. What's special is that instead of tempered and economical office components, the not-so-thin tablet utilizes real high-end gaming hardware. The compact, powerful device should also appeal to content creators.

We also recently reviewed an special edition of the Z13. This one has a different case and an RTX 4070, whereas the predecessor only had an RTX 3050 Ti. Of course, we include both models for comparison.

The field of competitors for comparison is thin here, so we have to resort to real gaming laptops in on top of the predecessor and the special edition. For a comparison of the RTX 4060's performance, we use the new MSI Katana 17 as well as the MSI Cyborg 15, otherwise we compare it with last year's 14-inch Acer Predator Triton 300 SE (RTX 3060).

Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V (ROG Flow Z13 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-13900H 14 x 1.9 - 5.4 GHz, 65 W PL2 / Short Burst, 35 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU - 8 GB VRAM, 65 W TDP ( including 15 W Dynamic Boost), Geforce 528.49, Advanced Optimus, MUX
Memory
16 GB 
, 8GB*2 DDR5-5200 on board, dual channel
Display
13.40 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 225 PPI, Touchscreen, native pen support, TL134ADXP01-0, IPS, glossy: yes, detachable screen, HDR, 165 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00, 1024 GB 
, 960 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Raptor Lake-S PCH - cAVS
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm headset, Card Reader: microSD card reader, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 14.2 x 302 x 206 ( = 0.56 x 11.89 x 8.11 in)
Battery
56 Wh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 13MP camera and 5MP IR camera
Primary Camera: 13 MPix
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix IR camera for Windows Hello
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet RGB, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.551 kg ( = 54.71 oz / 3.42 pounds), Power Supply: 479 g ( = 16.9 oz / 1.06 pounds)
Price
2400 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible competitors in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
89.1 %
04/2023
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
1.6 kg14.2 mm13.40"2560x1600
89.4 %
04/2023
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1.7 kg20 mm13.40"2560x1600
86.8 %
03/2022
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.2 kg12 mm13.40"1920x1200
82.1 %
02/2023
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg25.2 mm17.30"1920x1080
86 %
11/2022
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1.7 kg19.8 mm14.00"2880x1800
82.4 %
04/2023
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2 kg22.9 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case - The slightly thicker tablet

Viewing window on the back
Viewing window on the back

Even without the shoulder strap or the near-rugged design of the special edition, the Z13 is an eye-catcher: the back is mostly aluminum, the lower half of which folds out as a stand, and there's an interesting, narrow "viewing window" with a view to the internal hardware of the gaming tablet.

The exhaust vents are located at the top of the two corners and on the back. The main camera on the back blends almost inconspicuously into the generally stylish design on the top right.

The tablet itself is very stable due to the aluminum chassis and general thickness and cannot be twisted. The stand's hinges are also very stable and keep the tablet in a good position when standing.

The keyboard cover is magnetically docked. Of course, the thin dock is a little less torsion-resistant, but it serves its purpose.

For a 13-inch tablet, the Z13 is comparatively thick and heavy. This is hardly surprising given the powerful hardware, and the device is still impressively small compared to much larger gaming laptops. The total weight includes the keyboard, while the tablet alone weighs around 360 g less.

The recorded dimensions, however, represent the tablet without the keyboard dock. With the keyboard, the width increases to 21.1 cm and the thickness to approx. 1.8 cm, which is still below the dimensions of the bulkier special edition. The predecessor was a little thinner at 12 mm.

Of course, other tablets are also thinner, such as the Apple iPad Pro 12.9, namely less than half as thin. In return, it is wider, but also not as long.

Size comparison of gaming competitors

398 mm / 15.7 inch 273 mm / 10.7 inch 25.2 mm / 0.992 inch 2.8 kg6.08 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 250 mm / 9.84 inch 22.9 mm / 0.902 inch 2 kg4.37 lbs313.4 mm / 12.3 inch 227 mm / 8.94 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 1.7 kg3.82 lbs302 mm / 11.9 inch 214 mm / 8.43 inch 20 mm / 0.787 inch 1.7 kg3.76 lbs302 mm / 11.9 inch 206 mm / 8.11 inch 14.2 mm / 0.559 inch 1.6 kg3.42 lbs302 mm / 11.9 inch 204 mm / 8.03 inch 12 mm / 0.4724 inch 1.2 kg2.61 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Size comparison of 13-inch tablets

367 mm / 14.4 inch 229 mm / 9.02 inch 16 mm / 0.63 inch 1.4 kg3.13 lbs326.4 mm / 12.9 inch 208.6 mm / 8.21 inch 5.5 mm / 0.2165 inch 726 g1.601 lbs302 mm / 11.9 inch 206 mm / 8.11 inch 14.2 mm / 0.559 inch 1.6 kg3.42 lbs293.35 mm / 11.5 inch 203.98 mm / 8.03 inch 6.2 mm / 0.2441 inch 830 g1.83 lbs285.6 mm / 11.2 inch 184.5 mm / 7.26 inch 5.6 mm / 0.2205 inch 565 g1.246 lbs280.6 mm / 11 inch 214.9 mm / 8.46 inch 6.4 mm / 0.252 inch 682 g1.504 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Equipment - Fit for RTX 4090!

At first glance, there is only one USB-C port with Thunderbolt on the left side and one USB-A and a headset jack port on the right side. A rubber strip covers other ports, namely a docking port called ROG XG Mobile Interface and a second USB-C port. The XG Mobile is a dock with additional ports and houses an external RTX 4090. At US$1,999.99, the ROG XG Mobile costs at least as much as our Z13.

Both USB-C ports support DisplayPort and Power Delivery, so the tablet can also be charged via these ports. The included, smaller 130-W power supply is also of the USB-C type. 

Of course, you have to do without dedicated ports such as LAN, HDMI and the like on a tablet. A UDB hub can help out if necessary, and the same applies to the connection of gamepads. At least there is a microSD reader.

Right: USB-A 3.0, headset jack
Right: USB-A 3.0, headset jack
Left: ROG XG Mobile Interface with USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4
Left: ROG XG Mobile Interface with USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4
Top: exhaust vents
Top: exhaust vents
Bottom: Magnetic pins for the keyboard dock
Bottom: Magnetic pins for the keyboard dock

SD Card Reader

The microSD reader is located underneath the stand, so it cannot be reached in tablet mode; you have to unfold the stand first. The reader took just over five seconds to copy 1 GB of images from our AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60 reference card to the desktop. The speed of the card reader is very high in the comparison field, particularly the read rates in the AS-SSD benchmark.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
189.5 (184.93min - 191.52max) MB/s ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
189 MB/s ∼100% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
108 MB/s ∼57% -43%
Average of class Gaming
  (48.5 - 209, n=92, last 2 years)
105.5 MB/s ∼56% -44%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
263.4 MB/s ∼100% +26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
211 MB/s ∼80% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
209.84 MB/s ∼80%
Average of class Gaming
  (72 - 269, n=83, last 2 years)
129.8 MB/s ∼49% -38%

Communication

Intel provides the AX211 with Wifi6E as the Wi-Fi module, which means it also communicates in the 6 GHz range and is quite fast and very stable.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1606 (1267min - 1656max) MBit/s ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1584 (1451min, 1476.81P1 - 1630max) MBit/s ∼99%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1569 (1259min - 1667max) MBit/s ∼98%
Average of class Gaming
  (740 - 1780, n=83, last 2 years)
1342 MBit/s ∼84%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (629 - 1861, n=82)
1318 MBit/s ∼82%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1679 (1634min - 1714max) MBit/s ∼100%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1675 (1509min - 1726max) MBit/s ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1526 (1470min, 1470.29P1 - 1588max) MBit/s ∼91%
Average of class Gaming
  (685 - 1890, n=90, last 2 years)
1435 MBit/s ∼85%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (839 - 1890, n=82)
1432 MBit/s ∼85%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1601 (1470min - 1650max) MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming
  (980 - 1875, n=41, last 2 years)
1511 MBit/s ∼94% -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1482 (1273min - 1624max) MBit/s ∼93% -7%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (891 - 1851, n=99)
1416 MBit/s ∼88% -12%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1642 (821min - 1658max) MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming
  (886 - 1857, n=43, last 2 years)
1546 MBit/s ∼94% -6%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (883 - 1857, n=98)
1506 MBit/s ∼92% -8%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1454 (1377min - 1497max) MBit/s ∼89% -11%
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Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1601 (1470-1650)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1614 (821-1658)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1569 (1259-1667)
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1606 (1267-1656)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1674 (1509-1726)
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1679 (1634-1714)

Webcam

On the front, a 5 MP IR camera is used for taking selfies, logging in via Windows Hello and video calls. As usual for tablets, there is also a main camera on the back, which has a resolution of 13 MP.

Videos and photos are still "only" recorded in 2 MP or Full HD, but the quality of the webcam is significantly better than in most laptop models, especially in suboptimal light conditions. Although there is some image noise and red has too high color deviations, the colors and contrasts are still impressive.

The camera is the same as in the special edition. Our video review includes test shots of both cameras and the microphones.

13 MP main rear camera
13 MP main rear camera
5 MP IR webcam on the front
5 MP IR webcam on the front
ColorChecker: main camera
ColorChecker: main camera
Test chart: main camera
Test chart: main camera
ColorChecker
13.3 ∆E
9.7 ∆E
10.1 ∆E
10.9 ∆E
11.8 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
12.6 ∆E
15.9 ∆E
21.8 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
9.9 ∆E
7.2 ∆E
14.7 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
26.7 ∆E
7.7 ∆E
21.5 ∆E
11.6 ∆E
3.7 ∆E
1.4 ∆E
7 ∆E
9.3 ∆E
8.5 ∆E
6.3 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V: 11.33 ∆E min: 1.36 - max: 26.73 ∆E

Security

TPM 2.0 is on board, but other features such as Kensington or a fingerprint sensor are missing. In addition to TPM, Asus also includes the security features "BIOS Administrator Password" and "User Password Protection", which we like.

Accessories

The Z13 comes with a keyboard cover and the 130 W USB-C power adapter, but there are no other accessories.

Of course, the XG Mobile Interface is an extra accessory. It is a hub and eGPU (RTX 4090) in one, but costs an extra US$1,999.99.

Maintenance

M.2 2230 SSD
M.2 2230 SSD

Sure, gaming on a tablet is awesome, but when it comes to maintenance, we encounter one of the disadvantages of the tablet compared to "normal" gaming laptops: the Z13 cannot be opened easily by the user. There is at least a small maintenance hatch under the hinge, through which you can access the SSD in the M.2 2230 form factor and swap it out. You can't dust off the fans, change the Wifi module or RAM on the Z13.

Input Devices - Z13 with keyboard cover or touchscreen

The tablet has a capacitive touchscreen, which works excellently and also supports pen input. However, the associated stylus is not included and costs an additional US$79.99.

The keyboard cover is attached to the lower edge of the Z13 using magnetic pins and also receives power for the backlight through this.

The pins on the tablet ...
The pins on the tablet ...
... are magnetically docked to the keyboard
... are magnetically docked to the keyboard

The keyboard lights up in different colors and in three brightness levels. It can either lie flat on the desk or be tilted slightly, which also changes the typing noise a little. But this is generally still moderate. 

A cover keyboard is naturally a little less stable than a fixed keyboard. The typing board bends a little when typing, especially when tilted, but remains within tolerable limits. At least the key travel of 1.7 mm is quite deep for this type. The feedback is also noticeable, so that typing is quick despite the rather small key size.

The lettering is easy to see in decent light, but it could be a bit brighter to increase the contrast between the dark keys and the not so bright lettering. The backlight helps in the dark.

The keyboard with somewhat dark lettering
The keyboard with somewhat dark lettering
3-stage, single-zone lighting
3-stage, single-zone lighting
The touchpad
The touchpad

The touchpad is of course relatively small (approx. 10.5 x 6.1 cm), but offers good gliding properties and hardly falters, even during very slow movements.

The integrated keys have a very short travel, but noticeable feedback. The right button is a bit louder and feels like it has a deeper travel.

Display - ROG Nebula QHD+ and 500 nits

The touch overlay is visible
The touch overlay is visible
No backlight bleeding visible
No backlight bleeding visible

Asus has changed the panel - instead of Sharp, the new model comes from Tianma Micro Electronics, which is based in China and Japan. The 13.4-inch display has a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 in a 16:10 aspect ratio and offers a refresh rate of 165 Hz.

The brightness is very good at just over 500 nits in SDR mode, while the illumination (88%) decreases somewhat towards the lower right edge in particular. The black value is not nearly comparable to that of an OLED, but the contrast is still okay.

Response times are fast for both black to white and gray to gray. Screen bleeding is not visible on our Z13. Overall, we have a bright and high-resolution touch display here.

509
cd/m²
528
cd/m²
526
cd/m²
513
cd/m²
537
cd/m²
515
cd/m²
501
cd/m²
500
cd/m²
472
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
TL134ADXP01-0
X-Rite i1Pro 3
Maximum: 537 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 511.2 cd/m² Minimum: 27.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 538 cd/m²
Contrast: 1193:1 (Black: 0.45 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.49 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 1.12
ΔE Greyscale 1.66 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
85.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.43
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
TL134ADXP01-0, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.40
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
TL134ADXP01-0, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.40
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
LQ134N1JW54, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
B173HAN04.9, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.30
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Samsung ATNA40YK07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
AU Optronics B156HAN15.1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display
0%
-17%
-49%
6%
-47%
Display P3 Coverage
97
96.94
0%
67.5
-30%
40.8
-58%
99.9
3%
42.3
-56%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
99.92
0%
97.1
-3%
61
-39%
100
0%
62.6
-37%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
85.3
85.17
0%
69.3
-19%
42.2
-51%
99
16%
43.7
-49%
Response Times
61%
-374%
-354%
79%
-177%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
6.5 ?(3.1, 3.4)
2.1 ?(2.1, 2.1)
68%
44 ?(22, 22)
-577%
33 ?(16, 17)
-408%
1.36 ?(0.68, 0.68)
79%
22 ?(9, 13)
-238%
Response Time Black / White *
6.5 ?(3.1, 3.4)
3 ?(3, 3)
54%
17.6 ?(6, 11.6)
-171%
26 ?(13, 13)
-300%
1.36 ?(0.52, 0.84)
79%
14 ?(7, 7)
-115%
PWM Frequency
367.6 ?(100)
Screen
-15%
-5%
-111%
-60%
-66%
Brightness middle
537
464
-14%
515
-4%
267
-50%
414.3
-23%
247
-54%
Brightness
511
455
-11%
476
-7%
256
-50%
416
-19%
234
-54%
Brightness Distribution
88
89
1%
87
-1%
93
6%
99
13%
89
1%
Black Level *
0.45
0.4
11%
0.35
22%
0.21
53%
0.25
44%
Contrast
1193
1160
-3%
1471
23%
1271
7%
988
-17%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
1.49
2
-34%
1.6
-7%
4.7
-215%
4.68
-214%
3.78
-154%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
3.68
4.2
-14%
4
-9%
20.4
-454%
7.78
-111%
6.42
-74%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.12
1.2
-7%
1.2
-7%
4.5
-302%
3.94
-252%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
1.66
2.7
-63%
2.5
-51%
1.5
10%
1.8
-8%
2.16
-30%
Gamma
2.43 91%
2.24 98%
2.2 100%
2.12 104%
2.22 99%
2.33 94%
CCT
6772 96%
6832 95%
6939 94%
6552 99%
6207 105%
6906 94%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
15% / -1%
-132% / -60%
-171% / -132%
8% / -17%
-97% / -78%

* ... smaller is better

Asus specifies 100 percent DCI-P3; we measured 97%. AdobeRGB has 85% coverage, while sRGB is completely covered, of course.

sRGB
sRGB
Display P3
Display P3
AdobeRGB
AdobeRGB

The display is already very well calibrated ex works and has DeltaE values, i.e. deviations of less than 2 for both the grayscale and ColorChecker. A manual calibration using Portrait Display's Calman Color Calibration reduces the deviations even further. Our icc profile can be downloaded above.

Together with good color space coverage, we have a display that is well suited to photo- and video editing.

Grayscale
Grayscale
Saturation
Saturation
ColorChecker
ColorChecker
Grayscale calibrated
Grayscale calibrated
Saturation calibrated
Saturation calibrated
ColorChecker calibrated
ColorChecker calibrated

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
6.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 3.1 ms rise
↘ 3.4 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 13 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
6.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 3.1 ms rise
↘ 3.4 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 11 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18925 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoors, the Z13 is well positioned in shady areas without direct light, which is mainly due to the good brightness. However, the reflective surface quickly proves to be counterproductive in direct light.

Outdoors with a direct overhead view
Outdoors with a direct overhead view
Reflections from an side viewing angle
Reflections from an side viewing angle

When looking at the screen from the sides, it proves to be very viewing angle stable.

Performance - Tablet? No, gaming laptop!

This is no typical tablet, but rather a real gaming laptop, as the combination of a Core i9-13900H and an RTX 4060 as well as 16 GB RAM speak for themselves. Alternatively, the Z13 is also available with an RTX 4050, and the special edition, which differs in many areas, even has an RTX 4070.

So you should be able to play all current games on this tablet. At the same time, the powerful Asus tablet should also be exciting for content creators.

Testing Conditions

Asus' gaming devices always have at least two apps preinstalled. Updates and service information are available via MyAsus, while performance settings are made in the Armoury Crate app. The latter mimics the Control Center.

Users should familiarize themselves with the software: in addition to the four performance modes Quiet, Performance, Turbo and Manual, there is the option of switching the graphics, customizing the lighting, configuring the audio and much more. If you want to do this, you have to agree to Asus' (anonymized) data collection beforehand. The app also searches for updates for an agonizingly long time, and the search is occasionally triggered unintentionally. At least the app can be easily closed and restarted.

Because of its tablet-like character, we carried out all benchmarks in Performance mode, but we also present values for the Turbo and Quiet modes.

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Asus collects user data
Asus collects user data
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On startup, the app searches for updates without prompting on part of the user

Processor

The Intel Core i9-13900H usually has no place in a tablet, as it is more likely to appear in gaming laptops. The high-end Gen13 CPU from the Alder-Lage series has all 6 P and 8 E cores, which clock between 1.9 (base clock E core) and 5.4 GHz (single turbo).

Depending on the performance mode, the PL1 and PL2 values vary:

Performance modes PL1 PL2 CB R23 Multi
Quiet 20 36 8.686
Performance 55 95 15.788
Turbo 65 95 16.811
Battery 55 55 14.283
Quiet mode
Quiet mode
Performance mode
Performance mode
Turbo mode
Turbo mode
Battery mode
Battery mode

In the Cinebench loop, the Z13 initially reaches a TDP of 100 W, but this quickly drops to around 55 W before remaining stable. In parallel, the score is slightly higher in the first two CB15 runs, then drops a little and stabilizes, while other gamers with the same CPU are more consistent and thus also compute faster over time. On the other hand, the difference between the tablet and gaming laptops is remarkably small in terms of CPU performance.

Performance is top notch across all tests, the performance rating is exactly on par with an i9-13900H. You hardly notice that this is a tablet.

Away from the power socket, CPU performance drops from 2908 to 1875 points in Cinebench R15, a difference of around 35%.

Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load

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Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V Intel Core i9-13900H: Ø2466 (2355.02-2908.24)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H: Ø2295 (2246.31-2349.07)
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF Intel Core i9-13900H: Ø2829 (2772.58-2962.96)
MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 Intel Core i9-13900H: Ø2950 (2913.75-3025.49)
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X Intel Core i9-13900H: Ø2914 (2871.5-3068.66)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
84.5 pt ∼85%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
80.7 pt ∼81%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
 
79.3 pt ∼79%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
76.5 pt ∼77%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
76.3 pt ∼76%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
71.1 pt ∼71%
Average of class Gaming
 
70.9 pt ∼71%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
68 pt ∼68%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
18682 Points ∼100% +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
17959 Points ∼96%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (13177 - 20385, n=10)
17935 Points ∼96% 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34521, n=238, last 2 years)
16258 Points ∼87% -9%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
15906 (14978min - 15906.4max) Points ∼85% -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
15496 Points ∼83% -14%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
15229 Points ∼82% -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
14252 Points ∼76% -21%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2038 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
2020 Points ∼99% -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1917 Points ∼94% -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1910 Points ∼94% -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (1297 - 2054, n=10)
1871 Points ∼92% -8%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
1805 Points ∼89% -11%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
1758 Points ∼86% -14%
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2169, n=236, last 2 years)
1675 Points ∼82% -18%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
7126 Points ∼100% +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
6921 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (4960 - 7716, n=10)
6852 Points ∼96% -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=240, last 2 years)
6138 Points ∼86% -11%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
6108 Points ∼86% -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
5905 Points ∼83% -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
5506 Points ∼77% -20%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
5491 Points ∼77% -21%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
792 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
779 Points ∼98% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
734 Points ∼93% -7%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
733 Points ∼93% -7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (428 - 792, n=10)
713 Points ∼90% -10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
693 Points ∼88% -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
679 Points ∼86% -14%
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 825, n=240, last 2 years)
646 Points ∼82% -18%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2908 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
2885 (2523.5min - 2885.38max) Points ∼99% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (2134 - 3100, n=10)
2831 Points ∼97% -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
2779 (2140.64min - 2779.32max) Points ∼96% -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=243, last 2 years)
2606 Points ∼90% -10%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
2407 (2251.36min - 2406.88max) Points ∼83% -17%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
2349 (2246.31min - 2349.07max) Points ∼81% -19%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
2155 Points ∼74% -26%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
295 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
292 Points ∼99% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (211 - 297, n=10)
276 Points ∼94% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
275 Points ∼93% -7%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
271 Points ∼92% -8%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
258 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 312, n=244, last 2 years)
251 Points ∼85% -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
243 Points ∼82% -18%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
250 Seconds * ∼100% -30%
Average of class Gaming
  (91 - 1259, n=241, last 2 years)
234 Seconds * ∼94% -21%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
217 Seconds * ∼87% -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
215 Seconds * ∼86% -11%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
201 Seconds * ∼80% -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
193 Seconds * ∼77%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (166 - 239, n=10)
187.2 Seconds * ∼75% +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
184 Seconds * ∼74% +5%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
70948 MIPS ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (49917 - 79032, n=10)
70736 MIPS ∼100% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
70269 MIPS ∼99% -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=237, last 2 years)
65845 MIPS ∼93% -7%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
64899 MIPS ∼91% -9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
64146 MIPS ∼90% -10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
62324 MIPS ∼88% -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
55420 MIPS ∼78% -22%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
6600 MIPS ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
6279 MIPS ∼95% -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
6102 MIPS ∼92% -8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (3665 - 6600, n=10)
5990 MIPS ∼91% -9%
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=238, last 2 years)
5820 MIPS ∼88% -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
5765 MIPS ∼87% -13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
5742 MIPS ∼87% -13%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
5590 MIPS ∼85% -15%
Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
14102 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
14083 Points ∼100% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
13796 Points ∼98% -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (9521 - 15410, n=10)
13408 Points ∼95% -5%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
12963 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=236, last 2 years)
11579 Points ∼82% -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
11289 Points ∼80% -20%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
11041 Points ∼78% -22%
Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2003 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
1978 Points ∼99% -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1892 Points ∼94% -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (1140 - 2043, n=10)
1876 Points ∼94% -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1854 Points ∼93% -7%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
1793 Points ∼90% -10%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
1781 Points ∼89% -11%
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2139, n=236, last 2 years)
1690 Points ∼84% -16%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
20.5 fps ∼100% +5%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (14.8 - 22.3, n=10)
19.7 fps ∼96% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
19.6 fps ∼96%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
18.7 fps ∼91% -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=241, last 2 years)
18.2 fps ∼89% -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
17.2 fps ∼84% -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
17.1 fps ∼83% -13%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
16.1 fps ∼79% -18%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
16.1 fps ∼79% -18%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
82.8 s * ∼100% -105%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
56.8 s * ∼69% -41%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (38.1 - 82.8, n=10)
52.9 s * ∼64% -31%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=237, last 2 years)
50.7 s * ∼61% -25%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
41.9 s * ∼51% -4%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
41.2 s * ∼50% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
40.4 s * ∼49%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
39.1 s * ∼47% +3%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average of class Gaming
  (0.375 - 4.47, n=237, last 2 years)
0.503 sec * ∼100% -24%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
0.47 sec * ∼93% -16%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (0.4052 - 0.723, n=10)
0.459 sec * ∼91% -13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
0.4438 sec * ∼88% -10%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.4292 sec * ∼85% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.428 sec * ∼85% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
0.4253 sec * ∼85% -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
0.4052 sec * ∼81%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2908 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
214.51 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
295 Points
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Performance Rating
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
94.6 pt ∼95%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
92.5 pt ∼93%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
 
92 pt ∼92%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
89.4 pt ∼89%
Average of class Gaming
 
87.9 pt ∼88%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
73.5 pt ∼74%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
72.2 pt ∼72%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
66 pt ∼66%
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
16924 KRay/s ∼100% +7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (13150 - 19557, n=10)
16239 KRay/s ∼96% +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
15746 KRay/s ∼93%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
15140 KRay/s ∼89% -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (2585 - 55084, n=214, last 2 years)
14839 KRay/s ∼88% -6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
13601 KRay/s ∼80% -14%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
12590 KRay/s ∼74% -20%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7594 KRay/s ∼45% -52%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
83437 Points ∼100% +6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (55805 - 95579, n=10)
81793 Points ∼98% +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
79015 Points ∼95%
Average of class Gaming
  (12439 - 234848, n=214, last 2 years)
77881 Points ∼93% -1%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
75181 Points ∼90% -5%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
68900 Points ∼83% -13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
67187 Points ∼81% -15%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
35010 Points ∼42% -56%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (3193 - 4270, n=10)
3809 MB/s ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
3754 MB/s ∼99% +6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3676 MB/s ∼97% +4%
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 9930, n=214, last 2 years)
3657 MB/s ∼96% +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
3542 MB/s ∼93%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2992 MB/s ∼79% -16%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2773 MB/s ∼73% -22%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2698 MB/s ∼71% -24%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
113464 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
113164 Points ∼100% 0%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
111168 Points ∼98% -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (82576 - 120181, n=10)
106930 Points ∼94% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
103950 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 186519, n=214, last 2 years)
101463 Points ∼89% -11%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
84959 Points ∼75% -25%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
78352 Points ∼69% -31%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 30810, n=214, last 2 years)
11138 Points ∼100% +7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
10888 Points ∼98% +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
10412 Points ∼93%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (6145 - 11631, n=10)
10052 Points ∼90% -3%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9702 Points ∼87% -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
9125 Points ∼82% -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8557 Points ∼77% -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8421 Points ∼76% -19%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
41886 Points ∼100% +8%
Average of class Gaming
  (7135 - 124377, n=214, last 2 years)
41499 Points ∼99% +7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (34573 - 48474, n=10)
41034 Points ∼98% +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
38948 Points ∼93%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
36920 Points ∼88% -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
32787 Points ∼78% -16%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
31425 Points ∼75% -19%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
20833 Points ∼50% -47%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
132544 MB/s ∼100% +85%
Average of class Gaming
  (18146 - 236139, n=214, last 2 years)
105570 MB/s ∼80% +47%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
82978 MB/s ∼63% +16%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (48412 - 149377, n=10)
81011 MB/s ∼61% +13%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
77608 MB/s ∼59% +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
71745 MB/s ∼54%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
65015 MB/s ∼49% -9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
58525 MB/s ∼44% -18%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1193 MB/s ∼100% +14%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (883 - 1221, n=10)
1107 MB/s ∼93% +6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
1045 MB/s ∼88%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1029 MB/s ∼86% -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2231, n=229, last 2 years)
954 MB/s ∼80% -9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
919 MB/s ∼77% -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
891 MB/s ∼75% -15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
818 MB/s ∼69% -22%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
9055 KRay/s ∼100% +6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (6393 - 10716, n=10)
8866 KRay/s ∼98% +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8569 KRay/s ∼95%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8122 KRay/s ∼90% -5%
Average of class Gaming
  (1437 - 29473, n=214, last 2 years)
8057 KRay/s ∼89% -6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
7364 KRay/s ∼81% -14%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
6708 KRay/s ∼74% -22%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4417 KRay/s ∼49% -48%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
48269 MPixel/s ∼100% +10%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (38385 - 50488, n=10)
44221 MPixel/s ∼92% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
43980 MPixel/s ∼91% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43917 MPixel/s ∼91% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
43838 MPixel/s ∼91%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
36156 MPixel/s ∼75% -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
34544 MPixel/s ∼72% -21%
Average of class Gaming
  (8341 - 52949, n=215, last 2 years)
31427 MPixel/s ∼65% -28%

System Performance

The Z13 does well in PCMark 10. It leaves its predecessor behind by around 17 percent; the Gigabyte Aero 16 laptop with the same CPU only has a lead of 6 percent, which is quite impressive for a tablet!

Everything also feels wonderfully smooth in everyday use.

PCMark 10
PCMark 10
PCMark 10 / Score
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
8018 Points ∼100% +5%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (7578 - 7884, n=3)
7696 Points ∼96% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
7626 Points ∼95%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7620 Points ∼95% 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (4477 - 9331, n=195, last 2 years)
7263 Points ∼91% -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
7160 Points ∼89% -6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
7098 Points ∼89% -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
6335 Points ∼79% -17%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
11499 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (11235 - 11539, n=3)
11424 Points ∼99% -1%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11132 Points ∼97% -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
11088 Points ∼96% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
10809 Points ∼94% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
10755 Points ∼94% -6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
10669 Points ∼93% -7%
Average of class Gaming
  (7334 - 12176, n=194, last 2 years)
10460 Points ∼91% -9%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10097 Points ∼100% 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (9888 - 10222, n=3)
10053 Points ∼100% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
10048 Points ∼100%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
9931 Points ∼98% -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
9882 Points ∼98% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
9785 Points ∼97% -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (6161 - 11833, n=194, last 2 years)
9457 Points ∼94% -6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9308 Points ∼92% -7%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
12766 Points ∼100% +23%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (10418 - 11272, n=3)
10774 Points ∼84% +3%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10682 Points ∼84% +3%
Average of class Gaming
  (5288 - 16424, n=194, last 2 years)
10572 Points ∼83% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
10418 Points ∼82%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9903 Points ∼78% -5%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
9159 Points ∼72% -12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
6556 Points ∼51% -37%
CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2108 Points ∼100% +6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1983 Points ∼94%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1971 Points ∼94% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1874 - 1983, n=3)
1938 Points ∼92% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1937 Points ∼92% -2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1857 Points ∼88% -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (974 - 2295, n=117, last 2 years)
1842 Points ∼87% -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1798 Points ∼85% -9%
CrossMark / Productivity
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2033 Points ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1889 Points ∼93%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1877 Points ∼92% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1779 - 1889, n=3)
1842 Points ∼91% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1820 Points ∼90% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1765 Points ∼87% -7%
Average of class Gaming
  (907 - 2166, n=117, last 2 years)
1762 Points ∼87% -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1718 Points ∼85% -9%
CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2195 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2172 Points ∼99% -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2165 Points ∼99% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (2104 - 2195, n=3)
2152 Points ∼98% -2%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2107 Points ∼96% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2013 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Gaming
  (1027 - 2514, n=117, last 2 years)
1988 Points ∼91% -9%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1936 Points ∼88% -12%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2168 Points ∼100% +28%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1869 Points ∼86% +11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1734 Points ∼80% +3%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 2275, n=117, last 2 years)
1690 Points ∼78% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1689 Points ∼78%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1654 Points ∼76% -2%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1651 Points ∼76% -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1548 - 1698, n=3)
1645 Points ∼76% -3%
PCMark 10 Score
7626 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
74264 MB/s ∼100% +10%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
73354 MB/s ∼99% +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
67615 MB/s ∼91%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
66769 MB/s ∼90% -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (60600 - 73907, n=10)
66708 MB/s ∼90% -1%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
56679 MB/s ∼76% -16%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
53391 MB/s ∼72% -21%
Average of class Gaming
  (18074 - 80776, n=214, last 2 years)
52718 MB/s ∼71% -22%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
74642 MB/s ∼100% +19%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
69882 MB/s ∼94% +11%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (57722 - 75425, n=10)
66518 MB/s ∼89% +6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
65453 MB/s ∼88% +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
63054 MB/s ∼84% 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
62942 MB/s ∼84%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
61613 MB/s ∼83% -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (20318 - 89096, n=214, last 2 years)
56589 MB/s ∼76% -10%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
75529 MB/s ∼100%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
73816 MB/s ∼98% -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (60748 - 88505, n=10)
71158 MB/s ∼94% -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
63565 MB/s ∼84% -16%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
63215 MB/s ∼84% -16%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
56131 MB/s ∼74% -26%
Average of class Gaming
  (15975 - 80441, n=214, last 2 years)
53741 MB/s ∼71% -29%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
50700 MB/s ∼67% -33%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106 ns * ∼100% -24%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
101.7 ns * ∼96% -19%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
101.7 ns * ∼96% -19%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (84.5 - 101.7, n=10)
91.6 ns * ∼86% -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
90.9 ns * ∼86% -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
89.7 ns * ∼85% -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
85.7 ns * ∼81%
Average of class Gaming
  (76.2 - 135.3, n=229, last 2 years)
73.6 ns * ∼69% +14%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

Upon opening the web browser, the first latencies set in, which are intensified by opening multiple tabs. Playing our 4K/60fps YouTube video also increases the latencies further, even though no frames are dropped. In the end, a very high value sets in, and the problem of high latencies in the current Nvidia drivers should be largely eliminated. Geforce 531.68 was released during our review, but the update didn't change anything about the high latency rates. So there is definitely room for improvement in the Z13 in this respect, especially if Asus wants to appeal to professionals.

Another test revealed a latency of more than 5,500 us when opening a text file and copying a URL to the clipboard.

YouTube test
YouTube test
LatencyMon main
LatencyMon main
LatencyMon drivers
LatencyMon drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
9037.2 μs * ∼100%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2698.9 μs * ∼30% +70%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2396.6 μs * ∼27% +73%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1676.2 μs * ∼19% +81%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
1474 μs * ∼16% +84%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1219.9 μs * ∼13% +87%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Due to the limited space available, Asus installs a 1 TB NVMe SSD in the small M.2 2230 format. Replacements for this are usually a little more expensive than the commonly used M.2 2280 SSDs. The Western Digital SN740 is ranked 110 in our best list, so it's not the fastest model, but it does support PCIe 4.0 and also achieves the targeted speed. Above all, it consistently achieves this speed, at least in Performance mode.

Crystaldiskmark
Crystaldiskmark
AS SSD
AS SSD
AS SSD copy
AS SSD copy
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 5275 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 4879 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 590 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 525 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 72.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 164.6 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 509 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1075 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE -11!
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
85.7 pt ∼86%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
82.1 pt ∼82%
Average of class Gaming
 
80.2 pt ∼80%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
75.3 pt ∼75%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
70.8 pt ∼71%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
69.9 pt ∼70%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
 
65 pt ∼65%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
59.1 pt ∼59%
DiskSpd
seq read
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3289 (3207.89min - 3289.31max) MB/s ∼100% +11%
Average of class Gaming
  (834 - 6045, n=196, last 2 years)
3145 MB/s ∼96% +6%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (2974 - 3289, n=2)
3132 MB/s ∼95% +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2974 (2950.9min - 2974.18max) MB/s ∼90%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2762 (2451.7min - 2761.95max) MB/s ∼84% -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2641 (2618.08min - 2641.4max) MB/s ∼80% -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2578 (2552.79min - 2578.03max) MB/s ∼78% -13%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2252 (2241.23min - 2252.02max) MB/s ∼68% -24%
seq write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3478 (3234.47min - 3477.88max) MB/s ∼100% +4%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (3338 - 3478, n=2)
3408 MB/s ∼98% +2%
Average of class Gaming
  (399 - 9108, n=195, last 2 years)
3358 MB/s ∼97% +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3338 (3184.11min - 3338.46max) MB/s ∼96%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3266 (1415.26min - 3266.31max) MB/s ∼94% -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
3217 (2128.61min - 3217.03max) MB/s ∼92% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3115 (2904.62min - 3115.38max) MB/s ∼90% -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2567 (2503.61min - 2566.81max) MB/s ∼74% -23%
seq q8 t1 read
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6449 (5531.66min - 6449.16max) MB/s ∼100% +26%