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

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).
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Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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89.1 % | 04/2023 | Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.6 kg | 14.2 mm | 13.40" | 2560x1600 | |
89.4 % | 04/2023 | Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 20 mm | 13.40" | 2560x1600 | |
86.8 % | 03/2022 | Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 1.2 kg | 12 mm | 13.40" | 1920x1200 | |
82.1 % | 02/2023 | MSI Katana 17 B13VFK i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.8 kg | 25.2 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
86 % | 11/2022 | Acer Predator Triton 300 SE i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 19.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
82.4 % | 04/2023 | MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 22.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
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Case - The slightly thicker tablet
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.
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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.
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.
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 | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Average of class Gaming (48.5 - 209, n=92, last 2 years) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average of class Gaming (72 - 269, n=83, last 2 years) |
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 | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (740 - 1780, n=83, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (629 - 1861, n=82) | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=90, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (839 - 1890, n=82) | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average of class Gaming (980 - 1875, n=41, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (891 - 1851, n=99) | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average of class Gaming (886 - 1857, n=43, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (883 - 1857, n=98) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE |
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.

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
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 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 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
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.
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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 | |
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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 ? | 2.1 ? 68% | 44 ? -577% | 33 ? -408% | 1.36 ? 79% | 22 ? -238% |
Response Time Black / White * | 6.5 ? | 3 ? 54% | 17.6 ? -171% | 26 ? -300% | 1.36 ? 79% | 14 ? -115% |
PWM Frequency | 367.6 ? | |||||
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
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.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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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)
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. |
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.
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 |
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
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
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (13177 - 20385, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34521, n=238, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1297 - 2054, n=10) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2169, n=236, last 2 years) |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (4960 - 7716, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=240, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (428 - 792, n=10) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=240, last 2 years) |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2134 - 3100, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=243, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (211 - 297, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=244, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (91 - 1259, n=241, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (166 - 239, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (49917 - 79032, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=237, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3665 - 6600, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=238, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE |
Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (9521 - 15410, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=236, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (1140 - 2043, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2139, n=236, last 2 years) |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (14.8 - 22.3, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=241, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (38.1 - 82.8, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=237, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Average of class Gaming (0.375 - 4.47, n=237, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (0.4052 - 0.723, n=10) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (13150 - 19557, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (2585 - 55084, n=214, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (55805 - 95579, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average of class Gaming (12439 - 234848, n=214, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3193 - 4270, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (629 - 9930, n=214, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (82576 - 120181, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 186519, n=214, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 30810, n=214, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6145 - 11631, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average of class Gaming (7135 - 124377, n=214, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (34573 - 48474, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (18146 - 236139, n=214, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (48412 - 149377, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (883 - 1221, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2231, n=229, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6393 - 10716, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (1437 - 29473, n=214, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (38385 - 50488, n=10) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (8341 - 52949, n=215, last 2 years) |
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.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (7578 - 7884, n=3) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=195, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (11235 - 11539, n=3) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=194, last 2 years) |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9888 - 10222, n=3) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=194, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (10418 - 11272, n=3) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=194, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1874 - 1983, n=3) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (974 - 2295, n=117, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1779 - 1889, n=3) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (907 - 2166, n=117, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (2104 - 2195, n=3) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (1027 - 2514, n=117, last 2 years) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (1029 - 2275, n=117, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1548 - 1698, n=3) |
PCMark 10 Score | 7626 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (60600 - 73907, n=10) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (18074 - 80776, n=214, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (57722 - 75425, n=10) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average of class Gaming (20318 - 89096, n=214, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (60748 - 88505, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Average of class Gaming (15975 - 80441, n=214, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (84.5 - 101.7, n=10) | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 135.3, n=229, last 2 years) |
* ... 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.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF |
* ... 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.
DiskSpd | |
seq read | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average of class Gaming (834 - 6045, n=196, last 2 years) | |
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00 (2974 - 3289, n=2) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
seq write | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM | |
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00 (3338 - 3478, n=2) | |
Average of class Gaming (399 - 9108, n=195, last 2 years) | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE | |
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | |
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF | |
seq q8 t1 read | |
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE | |