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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
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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
Price
89.1 %
v7 (old)
04 / 2023
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
1.6 kg14.2 mm13.40"2560x1600
89.4 %
v7 (old)
04 / 2023
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1.7 kg20 mm13.40"2560x1600
86.8 %
v7 (old)
03 / 2022
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.2 kg12 mm13.40"1920x1200
82.1 %
v7 (old)
02 / 2023
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg25.2 mm17.30"1920x1080
86 %
v7 (old)
11 / 2022
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1.7 kg19.8 mm14.00"2880x1800
82.4 %
v7 (old)
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 in 273 mm / 10.7 in 25.2 mm / 0.992 in 2.8 kg6.08 lbs359 mm / 14.1 in 250 mm / 9.84 in 22.9 mm / 0.902 in 2 kg4.37 lbs313.4 mm / 12.3 in 227 mm / 8.94 in 19.8 mm / 0.78 in 1.7 kg3.82 lbs302 mm / 11.9 in 214 mm / 8.43 in 20 mm / 0.787 in 1.7 kg3.76 lbs302 mm / 11.9 in 206 mm / 8.11 in 14.2 mm / 0.559 in 1.6 kg3.42 lbs302 mm / 11.9 in 204 mm / 8.03 in 12 mm / 0.4724 in 1.2 kg2.61 lbs297 mm / 11.7 in 210 mm / 8.27 in 1 mm / 0.03937 in 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Size comparison of 13-inch tablets

367 mm / 14.4 in 229 mm / 9.02 in 16 mm / 0.63 in 1.4 kg3.13 lbs326.4 mm / 12.9 in 208.6 mm / 8.21 in 5.5 mm / 0.2165 in 726 g1.601 lbs302 mm / 11.9 in 206 mm / 8.11 in 14.2 mm / 0.559 in 1.6 kg3.42 lbs293.35 mm / 11.5 in 203.98 mm / 8.03 in 6.2 mm / 0.2441 in 830 g1.83 lbs285.6 mm / 11.2 in 184.5 mm / 7.26 in 5.6 mm / 0.2205 in 565 g1.246 lbs280.6 mm / 11 in 214.9 mm / 8.46 in 6.4 mm / 0.252 in 682 g1.504 lbs297 mm / 11.7 in 210 mm / 8.27 in 1 mm / 0.03937 in 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
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
189 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
108 MB/s -43%
Average of class Gaming
  (19 - 204, n=69, last 2 years)
95.6 MB/s -50%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
263.4 MB/s +26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
211 MB/s +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
209.84 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (25.8 - 261, n=68, last 2 years)
121.8 MB/s -42%

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
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1584 (1451min, 1476.81P1 - 1630max) MBit/s
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1569 (1259min - 1667max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (64 - 1921, n=253)
1233 MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (469 - 1862, n=118, last 2 years)
1232 MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1679 (1634min - 1714max) MBit/s
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1675 (1509min - 1726max) MBit/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1526 (1470min, 1470.29P1 - 1588max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (680 - 1741, n=118, last 2 years)
1412 MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (582 - 1890, n=253)
1389 MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1601 (1470min - 1650max) MBit/s
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1482 (1273min - 1624max) MBit/s -7%
Average of class Gaming
  (648 - 2355, n=53, last 2 years)
1412 MBit/s -12%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (385 - 1851, n=217)
1366 MBit/s -15%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1642 (821min - 1658max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (700 - 1857, n=217)
1493 MBit/s -9%
Average of class Gaming
  (853 - 1788, n=53, last 2 years)
1471 MBit/s -10%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1454 (1377min - 1497max) MBit/s -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 tested with 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 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 1.12
ΔE Greyscale 1.66 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
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, 13.4"
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
TL134ADXP01-0, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.4"
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
LQ134N1JW54, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.4"
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
B173HAN04.9, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.3"
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Samsung ATNA40YK07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14"
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
AU Optronics B156HAN15.1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"
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. » 18 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.7 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 17 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.3 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 8437 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) 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.

Main screen with performance modes ...
Main screen with performance modes ...
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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 5.5: 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
Average of class Gaming
 
82.7 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
77.2 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
73.4 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
 
70.3 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
70 pt
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
69.8 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
64.9 pt
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
62.2 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Gaming
  (5668 - 40970, n=146, last 2 years)
22794 Points +27%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
18682 Points +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
17959 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (11997 - 20385, n=28)
16813 Points -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
15906 (14978min - 15906.4max) Points -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
15496 Points -14%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
15229 Points -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
14252 Points -21%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2038 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
2020 Points -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1917 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (1136 - 2267, n=146, last 2 years)
1916 Points -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1910 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (1297 - 2054, n=26)
1887 Points -7%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
1805 Points -11%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
1758 Points -14%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming
  (2179 - 16108, n=146, last 2 years)
8768 Points +27%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
7126 Points +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
6921 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (4935 - 7716, n=25)
6533 Points -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
6108 Points -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
5905 Points -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
5506 Points -20%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
5491 Points -21%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
792 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
779 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (439 - 870, n=146, last 2 years)
737 Points -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
734 Points -7%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
733 Points -7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (428 - 792, n=25)
720 Points -9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
693 Points -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
679 Points -14%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (1537 - 6271, n=149, last 2 years)
3515 Points +21%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2908 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
2885 (2523.5min - 2885.38max) Points -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
2779 (2140.64min - 2779.32max) Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (2061 - 3100, n=26)
2676 Points -8%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
2407 (2251.36min - 2406.88max) Points -17%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
2349 (2246.31min - 2349.07max) Points -19%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
2155 Points -26%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
295 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
292 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (191.9 - 343, n=146, last 2 years)
283 Points -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
275 Points -7%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
271 Points -8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (211 - 297, n=26)
269 Points -9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
258 Points -13%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
243 Points -18%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
250 Seconds * -30%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
217 Seconds * -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
215 Seconds * -11%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (166 - 268, n=24)
205 Seconds * -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
201 Seconds * -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
193 Seconds *
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
184 Seconds * +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (80 - 517, n=140, last 2 years)
166.7 Seconds * +14%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Gaming
  (23795 - 144064, n=144, last 2 years)
85910 MIPS +21%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
70948 MIPS
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
70269 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (45045 - 79032, n=25)
66435 MIPS -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
64899 MIPS -9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
64146 MIPS -10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
62324 MIPS -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
55420 MIPS -22%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
6600 MIPS
Average of class Gaming
  (4199 - 7573, n=144, last 2 years)
6311 MIPS -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
6279 MIPS -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
6102 MIPS -8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (3665 - 6600, n=25)
6054 MIPS -8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
5765 MIPS -13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
5742 MIPS -13%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
5590 MIPS -15%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming
  (4557 - 27010, n=143, last 2 years)
15449 Points +10%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
14102 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
14083 Points 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
13796 Points -2%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
12963 Points -8%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (9094 - 15410, n=26)
12649 Points -10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
11289 Points -20%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
11041 Points -22%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
2003 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
1978 Points -1%
Average of class Gaming
  (986 - 2423, n=143, last 2 years)
1932 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (1140 - 2043, n=26)
1895 Points -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1892 Points -6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
1854 Points -7%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
1793 Points -10%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
1781 Points -11%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming
  (7.7 - 44.3, n=144, last 2 years)
24.7 fps +26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
20.5 fps +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
19.6 fps
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
18.7 fps -5%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (14.1 - 22.3, n=25)
18.5 fps -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
17.2 fps -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
17.1 fps -13%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
16.1 fps -18%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
16.1 fps -18%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
82.8 s * -105%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
56.8 s * -41%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (34.4 - 82.8, n=25)
47.6 s * -18%
Average of class Gaming
  (19 - 96.6, n=142, last 2 years)
47.5 s * -18%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
41.9 s * -4%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
41.2 s * -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
40.4 s *
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
39.1 s * +3%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H
0.47 sec * -16%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (0.4052 - 0.723, n=25)
0.4493 sec * -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H
0.4438 sec * -10%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3551 - 0.759, n=145, last 2 years)
0.4359 sec * -8%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.4292 sec * -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.428 sec * -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H
0.4253 sec * -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H
0.4052 sec *

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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
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6921 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
792 Points
Cinebench R23 Single Core
2038 Points
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
17959 Points
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Performance Rating
Average of class Gaming
 
96.7 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
76.6 pt
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
76.3 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
72.6 pt
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
 
70.7 pt
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
59.7 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
58.3 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
55.8 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (7192 - 85542, n=143, last 2 years)
24367 KRay/s +55%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
16924 KRay/s +7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
15746 KRay/s
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
15140 KRay/s -4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (6788 - 19557, n=25)
15135 KRay/s -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
13601 KRay/s -14%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
12590 KRay/s -20%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7594 KRay/s -52%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Gaming
  (35040 - 252486, n=143, last 2 years)
114789 Points +45%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
83437 Points +6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
79015 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (22551 - 95579, n=25)
76236 Points -4%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
75181 Points -5%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
68900 Points -13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
67187 Points -15%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
35010 Points -56%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Gaming
  (1728 - 10389, n=143, last 2 years)
5236 MB/s +48%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
3754 MB/s +6%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3676 MB/s +4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (2491 - 4270, n=25)
3561 MB/s +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
3542 MB/s
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2992 MB/s -16%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
2773 MB/s -22%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2698 MB/s -24%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Gaming
  (50699 - 200651, n=143, last 2 years)
116266 Points +2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
113464 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
113164 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
111168 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (65121 - 120936, n=25)
105169 Points -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
103950 Points -8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
84959 Points -25%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
78352 Points -31%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Gaming
  (5020 - 32988, n=143, last 2 years)
13581 Points +30%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
10888 Points +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
10412 Points
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9702 Points -7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (6108 - 11631, n=25)
9675 Points -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
9125 Points -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8557 Points -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8421 Points -19%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Gaming
  (17585 - 134044, n=143, last 2 years)
58638 Points +51%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
41886 Points +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
38948 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (11283 - 48474, n=25)
37712 Points -3%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
36920 Points -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
32787 Points -16%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
31425 Points -19%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
20833 Points -47%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
132544 MB/s +85%
Average of class Gaming
  (19065 - 328679, n=143, last 2 years)
108305 MB/s +51%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (3691 - 149377, n=25)
87238 MB/s +22%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
82978 MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
77608 MB/s +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
71745 MB/s
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
65015 MB/s -9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
58525 MB/s -18%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Gaming
  (373 - 2531, n=143, last 2 years)
1411 MB/s +35%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
1193 MB/s +14%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
1045 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (789 - 1254, n=25)
1040 MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1029 MB/s -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
919 MB/s -12%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
891 MB/s -15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
818 MB/s -22%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (3856 - 45446, n=143, last 2 years)
13074 KRay/s +53%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
9055 KRay/s +6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
8569 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (3655 - 10716, n=25)
8215 KRay/s -4%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8122 KRay/s -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
7364 KRay/s -14%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
6708 KRay/s -22%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4417 KRay/s -48%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
48269 MPixel/s +10%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
43980 MPixel/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43917 MPixel/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
43838 MPixel/s
Average of class Gaming
  (10805 - 62274, n=143, last 2 years)
41022 MPixel/s -6%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (10871 - 50488, n=25)
39722 MPixel/s -9%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
36156 MPixel/s -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
34544 MPixel/s -21%

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 +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (5776 - 9852, n=130, last 2 years)
7940 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (7578 - 7884, n=3)
7696 Points +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
7626 Points
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7620 Points 0%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
7160 Points -6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
7098 Points -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
6335 Points -17%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
11499 Points
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (11235 - 11539, n=3)
11424 Points -1%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11132 Points -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
11088 Points -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
10809 Points -6%
Average of class Gaming
  (9057 - 12600, n=130, last 2 years)
10761 Points -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
10755 Points -6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
10669 Points -7%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10097 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (9888 - 10222, n=3)
10053 Points 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
10048 Points
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
9931 Points -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
9882 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (6662 - 14612, n=130, last 2 years)
9873 Points -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
9785 Points -3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9308 Points -7%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Gaming
  (7440 - 19351, n=130, last 2 years)
12959 Points +24%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
12766 Points +23%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (10418 - 11272, n=3)
10774 Points +3%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10682 Points +3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
10418 Points
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
9903 Points -5%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
9159 Points -12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
6556 Points -37%
CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2108 Points +6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1983 Points
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1971 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1874 - 1983, n=3)
1938 Points -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1937 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (1247 - 2344, n=109, last 2 years)
1923 Points -3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1857 Points -6%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1798 Points -9%
CrossMark / Productivity
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2033 Points +8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1889 Points
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1877 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1779 - 1889, n=3)
1842 Points -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1820 Points -4%
Average of class Gaming
  (1299 - 2204, n=109, last 2 years)
1820 Points -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1765 Points -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1718 Points -9%
CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2195 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2172 Points -1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2165 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (2104 - 2195, n=3)
2152 Points -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (1275 - 2660, n=109, last 2 years)
2119 Points -3%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2107 Points -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2013 Points -8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1936 Points -12%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2168 Points +28%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1869 Points +11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1734 Points +3%
Average of class Gaming
  (1030 - 2330, n=109, last 2 years)
1710 Points +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1689 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1654 Points -2%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1651 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (1548 - 1698, n=3)
1645 Points -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 +10%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
73354 MB/s +8%
Average of class Gaming
  (21750 - 97515, n=143, last 2 years)
67765 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
67615 MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
66769 MB/s -1%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (37448 - 74486, n=25)
61864 MB/s -9%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
56679 MB/s -16%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
53391 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
74642 MB/s +19%
Average of class Gaming
  (22956 - 102937, n=143, last 2 years)
70806 MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
69882 MB/s +11%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
65453 MB/s +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
63054 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
62942 MB/s
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (41599 - 75433, n=25)
62438 MB/s -1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
61613 MB/s -2%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
75529 MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
73816 MB/s -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (22297 - 108954, n=143, last 2 years)
69909 MB/s -7%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (36152 - 88505, n=25)
65109 MB/s -14%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
63565 MB/s -16%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
63215 MB/s -16%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
56131 MB/s -26%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
50700 MB/s -33%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106 ns * -24%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
101.7 ns * -19%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
101.7 ns * -19%
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 259, n=143, last 2 years)
98.2 ns * -15%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
90.9 ns * -6%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
89.7 ns * -5%
Average Intel Core i9-13900H
  (75.8 - 102.3, n=25)
89.3 ns * -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
85.7 ns *

* ... 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 *
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2698.9 μs * +70%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2396.6 μs * +73%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1676.2 μs * +81%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
1474 μs * +84%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1219.9 μs * +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
Average of class Gaming
 
84.3 pt
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE -11!
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
83.4 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
80.1 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
73.1 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
68.4 pt
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
68 pt
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
 
64.5 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
57 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Gaming
  (281 - 7045, n=126, last 2 years)
3410 MB/s +15%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3289 (3207.89min - 3289.31max) MB/s +11%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (2970 - 3687, n=8)
3288 MB/s +11%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2974 (2950.9min - 2974.18max) MB/s
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2762 (2451.7min - 2761.95max) MB/s -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2641 (2618.08min - 2641.4max) MB/s -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2578 (2552.79min - 2578.03max) MB/s -13%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2252 (2241.23min - 2252.02max) MB/s -24%
seq write
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=126, last 2 years)
3806 MB/s +14%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3478 (3234.47min - 3477.88max) MB/s +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3338 (3184.11min - 3338.46max) MB/s
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3266 (1415.26min - 3266.31max) MB/s -2%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (2521 - 4121, n=8)
3253 MB/s -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
3217 (2128.61min - 3217.03max) MB/s -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3115 (2904.62min - 3115.38max) MB/s -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2567 (2503.61min - 2566.81max) MB/s -23%
seq q8 t1 read
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6449 (5531.66min - 6449.16max) MB/s +26%
Average of class Gaming
  (2594 - 15056, n=126, last 2 years)
6407 MB/s +25%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (5076 - 5265, n=8)
5194 MB/s +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
5134 (4615.2min - 5134.25max) MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
5076 (4420.41min - 5075.53max) MB/s -1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
4719 (4052.12min - 4719.01max) MB/s -8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
3629 (3340.34min - 3628.78max) MB/s -29%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
3345 (2561.25min - 3345.4max) MB/s -35%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 11581, n=126, last 2 years)
4966 MB/s +20%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4606 (4445.88min - 4605.99max) MB/s +12%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (4130 - 4824, n=8)
4562 MB/s +10%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
4482 (4457.08min - 4481.82max) MB/s +9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
4130 (4116.86min - 4129.71max) MB/s
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3629 MB/s -12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
3215 (3201.61min - 3214.59max) MB/s -22%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2813 (2739.96min - 2813.36max) MB/s -32%
4k q1 t1 read
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
83.2 (76.7min - 83.24max) MB/s +9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
76.5 (73.98min - 76.52max) MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
76.3 (74.19min - 76.34max) MB/s
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
70.5 (68.62min - 70.48max) MB/s -8%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
67.4 (65.12min - 67.38max) MB/s -12%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (43.6 - 83.7, n=8)
67.4 MB/s -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (32.9 - 95.9, n=126, last 2 years)
67 MB/s -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
37.7 (37.23min - 37.65max) MB/s -51%
4k q1 t1 write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
391 (388.2min - 391max) MB/s +124%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
286 (269.48min - 285.84max) MB/s +64%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
259 (255.34min - 258.92max) MB/s +49%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
239 (229.28min - 238.84max) MB/s +37%
Average of class Gaming
  (78 - 397, n=126, last 2 years)
219 MB/s +26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
174.3 (169.24min - 174.29max) MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
171.4 (152.13min - 171.38max) MB/s -2%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (85.6 - 301, n=8)
161.9 MB/s -7%
4k q32 t16 read
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2816 (2326.5min - 2816.32max) MB/s +256%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2769 MB/s +250%
Average of class Gaming
  (417 - 6172, n=126, last 2 years)
2517 MB/s +218%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2116 (2103.16min - 2115.54max) MB/s +168%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
1846 (1842.83min - 1846max) MB/s +133%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (601 - 2300, n=8)
1039 MB/s +31%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
791 (762.43min - 791.09max) MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
764 (761min - 764.36max) MB/s -3%
4k q32 t16 write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2751 (2683.65min - 2751.16max) MB/s +432%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2635 (2459.5min - 2634.95max) MB/s +410%
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 5588, n=126, last 2 years)
2065 MB/s +299%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1923 (1866.75min - 1922.74max) MB/s +272%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1556 (1408.86min - 1555.81max) MB/s +201%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (277 - 2441, n=8)
738 MB/s +43%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
517 (507.17min - 517.15max) MB/s
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
513 (399.04min - 513.31max) MB/s -1%
AS SSD
Score Total
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
7472 Points +49%
Average of class Gaming
  (2271 - 13854, n=120, last 2 years)
6760 Points +35%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
6311 Points +26%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
5577 Points +11%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
5023 Points
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (2963 - 6460, n=8)
4375 Points -13%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
3393 Points -32%
Score Read
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2592 Points +77%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2446 Points +67%
Average of class Gaming
  (776 - 4721, n=120, last 2 years)
2393 Points +63%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2279 Points +55%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1468 Points
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (872 - 2658, n=8)
1404 Points -4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1093 Points -26%
Score Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
3541 Points +24%
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=120, last 2 years)
3210 Points +12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2861 Points
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2658 Points -7%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (1686 - 2898, n=8)
2303 Points -20%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2151 Points -25%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1835 Points -36%
Seq Read
Average of class Gaming
  (2260 - 9653, n=120, last 2 years)
4983 MB/s +18%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
4220 MB/s
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (3913 - 4496, n=8)
4148 MB/s -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
4040 MB/s -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3920 MB/s -7%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
3136.99 MB/s -26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2903 MB/s -31%
Seq Write
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 9486, n=120, last 2 years)
3792 MB/s +38%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
3007 MB/s +9%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2886 MB/s +5%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (1863 - 4258, n=8)
2857 MB/s +4%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2754 MB/s
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
2554.35 MB/s -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1863 MB/s -32%
4K Read
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
88.7 MB/s +32%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
74.2 MB/s +10%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
67.4 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (27.8 - 112.1, n=120, last 2 years)
65.4 MB/s -3%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (40.3 - 76.3, n=8)
59 MB/s -12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
58.8 MB/s -13%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
52.7 MB/s -22%
4K Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
334.6 MB/s +41%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
249 MB/s +5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
238 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (79.4 - 512, n=120, last 2 years)
216 MB/s -9%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
207.87 MB/s -13%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (156.2 - 258, n=8)
198.2 MB/s -17%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
161.5 MB/s -32%
4K-64 Read
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2213 MB/s +126%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
1995 MB/s +104%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1890.81 MB/s +93%
Average of class Gaming
  (451 - 3630, n=120, last 2 years)
1821 MB/s +86%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
978 MB/s
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (428 - 2132, n=8)
930 MB/s -5%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
637 MB/s -35%
4K-64 Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
2917 MB/s +24%
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=120, last 2 years)
2619 MB/s +12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
2347 MB/s
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
2108 MB/s -10%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (1212 - 2388, n=8)
1819 MB/s -22%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
1688.15 MB/s -28%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
1487 MB/s -37%
Access Time Read
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
0.104 ms * -126%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
0.102 ms * -122%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.094 ms * -104%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (0.026 - 0.104, n=8)
0.06525 ms * -42%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.016 - 0.379, n=119, last 2 years)
0.05734 ms * -25%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
0.046 ms *
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
0.028 ms * +39%
Access Time Write
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
0.182 ms * -911%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
0.096 ms * -433%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=120, last 2 years)
0.04938 ms * -174%
Average WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
  (0.016 - 0.071, n=8)
0.03263 ms * -81%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
0.03 ms * -67%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
0.023 ms * -28%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
0.018 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Read Performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00: Ø5053 (4209.82-5091.26)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM: Ø4543 (2707.25-4716.49)
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH: Ø2189 (453.55-6466.22)

Graphics Card

The tablet contains an Nvidia Geforce RTX 4060 - the only question is where in the slim case. Of course, you have to accept a few 3D performance cuts with the tablet form factor, so the power consumption is limited to a maximum of 65 W (50 + 15 W Dynamic Boost).

Optimus regularly fails in 3DMark
Optimus regularly fails in 3DMark
Fire Strike battery
Fire Strike battery

In 3DMark, switching to the dGPU via Optimus sometimes doesn't work. If you switch to the dGPU via MUX, the scores are much closer to the competition after a restart.

In terms of results, the RTX 4060 in the Z13 performs about 17 to 18 percent less than the average gaming laptop with the same GPU.

Unlike the CPU test, the scores in the synthetic benchmarks clearly benefit from Turbo mode. Here, the lead of laptop gamers in the performance rating narrows down to just four percent! The special edition with its RTX 4070 (also in Turbo Mode) is only seven percent faster.

If you disconnect the tablet from the mains, 3D performance drops, but significantly less than we had expected, as another Fire Strike run still resulted in 17,368 3D points instead of the 20,553 points on the mains. So you can still play with the Z13 on the go without a power outlet, but the question is for how long. More on that below.

Fire Strike in Performance mode
Fire Strike in Performance mode
Fire Strike in Turbo mode
Fire Strike in Turbo mode
Time Spy in Performance mode
Time Spy in Performance mode
Fire Strike in Turbo mode
Fire Strike in Turbo mode
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Gaming
 
96 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
85.2 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
 
78.4 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
70.9 pt
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
69.8 pt
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12650H
65.4 pt
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
61.6 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE -1!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
31 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming
  (10741 - 73596, n=137, last 2 years)
45116 Points +60%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
36323 Points +29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (28136 - 38912, n=57)
34860 Points +24%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
32783 Points +16%
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
30751 Points +9%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
28200 Points
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12650H
28136 Points 0%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
13939 Points -51%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
177440 Points +54%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (81407 - 180228, n=29)
150196 Points +30%
Average of class Gaming
  (84648 - 193851, n=62, last 2 years)
148896 Points +29%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12650H
142065 Points +23%
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
136766 Points +19%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
115191 Points
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (2913 - 56116, n=150, last 2 years)
32501 Points +58%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
27681 Points +35%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (20533 - 29656, n=54)
25780 Points +26%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
23000 Points +12%
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
22876 Points +11%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12650H
21062 Points +3%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
20533 Points
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
10600 Points -48%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming
  (2295 - 25040, n=146, last 2 years)
13734 Points +79%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
10299 Points +35%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (7484 - 11451, n=56)
9943 Points +30%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
9513 Points +24%
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
8734 Points +14%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
7655 Points
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12650H
7484 Points -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
4041 Points -47%
3DMark 11 Performance
26702 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
55913 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
17992 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
8065 points
Help
Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
35 Seconds * -25%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
28 Seconds *
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
25 Seconds * +11%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
25 Seconds * +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (19 - 28, n=53)
22.9 Seconds * +18%
Average of class Gaming
  (9.9 - 95, n=137, last 2 years)
20.4 Seconds * +27%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
61 Seconds * -15%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
53 Seconds *
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
44 Seconds * +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (39 - 53, n=53)
43.2 Seconds * +18%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
41 Seconds * +23%
Average of class Gaming
  (15 - 110, n=138, last 2 years)
34.5 Seconds * +35%
v3.3 Classroom CPU
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H
353 Seconds * -4%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
348 Seconds * -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
340 Seconds *
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13900H
322 Seconds * +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (189 - 452, n=53)
309 Seconds * +9%
Average of class Gaming
  (122 - 962, n=143, last 2 years)
285 Seconds * +16%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming Performance

Gaming on the tablet is perfectly possible with the Z13 in view of the benchmarks. However, that the RTX 4060 can only consume a maximum of 55 W quickly becomes clear. Bigger gamers such as the Katana 17 with the same GPU have a higher TGP and thus achieve better results; for example, the aforementioned Katana is a whole 28% faster in Witcher 3 Ultra. The MSI Cyborg achieves similar rates, but its RTX 4060 can only consume 45 W.

Far Cry 5 is still very playable at 71 fps in the 16:9 resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 in Performance mode, while Turbo mode squeezes a few more fps out of it.

Dying Light 2 runs at 52 fps in FHD and high settings and is thus 12% behind laptops with the same GPU. This is 56.7 fps in Turbo mode, almost on par with the average RTX 4060. 35 fps is the result in 2560x1440. Ray tracing can also be enabled, but only together with Frame Generation (AI support), which results in around 36 fps.

Almost every game can thus be played in high resolutions in FullHD, sometimes even in QHD. Impressive for a tablet.

Performance modes Witcher 3 FHD Ultra Dying Light 2 FHD High
Quiet 67 fps 41 fps
Performance 77 fps 52 fps
Turbo 83 fps 56,7 fps
Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Gaming
 
97.4 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
89 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
79.2 pt
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
70.9 pt
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
70.1 pt
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
59.4 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming
  (18.4 - 224, n=103, last 2 years)
127.5 fps +66%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
104.7 (88min) fps +36%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
83.2 (79min, 80P1) fps +8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
77.4 (66min) fps +1%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
77 fps
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37.1 (34min, 35P1) fps -52%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average of class Gaming
  (12.1 - 168.2, n=123, last 2 years)
116.1 fps +51%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
112.1 (8min, 62.5P1) fps +46%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
94.8 (4.6min, 62.5P1) fps +23%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
89.3 (20.5min, 55.6P1) fps +16%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
76.9 (3.91min, 47.6P1) fps
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
54.9 (7.72min, 37P1) fps -29%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (19.2 - 210, n=139, last 2 years)
123.6 fps +65%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106 fps +41%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
96.1 fps +28%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
93.3 fps +24%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
76.9 fps +2%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
75.1 fps
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Gaming
  (38.9 - 434, n=135, last 2 years)
238 fps +76%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
185.1 (15.5min, 136.7P1) fps +37%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
174.8 (57min, 127.6P1) fps +29%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
137.3 (59.3min, 93P1) fps +1%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
135.3 (16min, 97P1) fps
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
68 (49.8min, 52.8P1) fps -50%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
156.3 (132.3min) fps +12%
Average of class Gaming
  (65.1 - 220, n=142, last 2 years)
150.7 fps +8%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
139.3 (121.8min) fps
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
137 (116.9min) fps -2%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
135.4 (113.7min) fps -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
135 (117.4min) fps -3%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
118.9 fps +15%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
110.3 fps +6%
Average of class Gaming
  (33.4 - 166.2, n=145, last 2 years)
104.6 fps +1%
ROG Flow Z13 Leistung
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
103.6 fps
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
96.8 fps -7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
92.5 fps -11%
The Witcher 3
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Gaming
  (40.1 - 424, n=72, last 2 years)
240 fps +68%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
206 (166min) fps +44%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (110 - 229, n=36)
185.1 fps +29%
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
145.6 (133min) fps +2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
143 fps
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
140.7 (125min) fps -2%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
74 fps -48%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming
  (18.4 - 224, n=103, last 2 years)
127.5 fps +66%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
104.7 (88min) fps +36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (77 - 159.7, n=42)
100.4 fps +30%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
83.2 (79min, 80P1) fps +8%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
77.4 (66min) fps +1%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
77 fps
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
75 (69min) fps -3%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37.1 (34min, 35P1) fps -52%
Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
134 (109min) fps +41%
Average of class Gaming
  (34 - 218, n=67, last 2 years)
129.4 fps +36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (95 - 148, n=34)
121.8 fps +28%
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
102 (82min) fps +7%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
95 fps
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
59 fps -38%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average of class Gaming
  (79 - 194, n=54, last 2 years)
117.7 fps +66%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
99 (84min) fps +39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (71 - 111, n=26)
94.9 fps +34%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
71 fps
Dying Light 2
1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (n=1last 2 years)
155.6 fps +199%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
64.7 (35min, 45P0.1, 55.4P1) fps +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (52 - 64.7, n=2)
58.4 fps +12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
52 fps
2560x1440 High Quality
Average of class Gaming
  (n=1last 2 years)
117.3 fps +229%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
43.8 (26min, 34.2P0.1, 37.6P1) fps +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (35.6 - 43.8, n=2)
39.7 fps +12%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
35.6 fps
1920x1080 High Quality Raytracing
Average of class Gaming
  (n=1last 2 years)
74 fps +215%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
30.8 (17.5min, 18.8P0.1, 23.7P1) fps +31%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
  (23.5 - 30.8, n=2)
27.2 fps +16%
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
23.5 fps

The Witcher 3 frame rate is very stable and exhibits the typical wave character (day/night change). An interesting observation is that in Turbo mode, our Z13 seems to be as fast as the special edition with its RTX 4070.

When looking at the log data, the maximum of 65 W is not exhausted in Performance mode. Here the GPU draws a maximum of 55 W from the power supply and an average of just under 50 W. The GPU heats up to around 64 °C and has an average clock rate of 1.9GHz. The memory clock fluctuates between 1,400 and 1,750 MHz.

GPU clock
GPU clock
GPU memory clock
GPU memory clock
GPU temperature
GPU temperature
GPU power consumption
GPU power consumption

Witcher 3 FPS chart

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ROG Flow Z13 Leistung i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: Ø76.3 (72-82)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: Ø83.2 (79-91)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø37.1 (34-40)
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: Ø92.2 (89-98)
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: Ø75.3 (71-79)
ROG Flow Z13 Turbo i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: Ø82.9 (81-86)
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 183.4 173.1 144 76.9
The Witcher 3 (2015) 325 228 143 77
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 173.3 156 148.8 139.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 100.8 75.1 56 32.2
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 154.8 129.1 103.6
Far Cry 5 (2018) 154 110 104 95 71
Strange Brigade (2018) 385 196.2 156.1 135.3
Dying Light 2 (2022) 80 64 52 35.6

Emissions - Quieter than some gaming laptops

Noise

Despite its small form factor, the Z13 is not overly loud compared to other gamers. In Performance mode, we measured around 41 dB during gaming. In Turbo mode, however, the volume increases to around 47 dB. This is of course loud for a tablet, but other gaming notebooks easily exceed 50 dB.

Incidentally, the internal fans spin at around 36 dB in Quiet mode. Compared to Turbo mode, you lose about 19% performance, but you get a 23% quieter device.

Performance modes Fan noise level Refresh rate
Quiet 36 dB 67 fps
Performance 41 dB 77 fps
Turbo 47 dB 83 fps

Noise Level

Idle
24 / 24 / 24 dB(A)
Load
38.61 / 43.59 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2029.830.529.82539.633.839.63140.537.740.54028.429.128.45025.423.625.46324.324.924.38024.724.124.710030.222.630.21252214.12216022.214.122.220025.820.925.825028.920.828.931530.313.330.340031.68.931.650033.58.533.563034.2834.280033.97.933.9100033.68.233.6125030.48.430.4160033.89.333.8200033.210.133.2250032.110.232.1315031.910.731.9400030.511.330.5500028.611.728.6630026.811.726.8800025.911.825.91000021.511.921.51250016.911.916.91600013.911.113.9SPL43.623.243.6N4.50.54.5median 30.3median 11.3median 30.3Delta5.22.15.225.933.640.539.425.931.637.942.643.331.637.640.144.349.737.626.937.336.438.426.925.241.740.538.925.222.531.641.539.322.517.524.630.632.517.520.526.533.531.920.519.825.632.432.319.818.127.430.229.718.116.72530.431.316.716.424.132.131.816.416.825.135.23516.815.324.635.235.915.315.124.133.332.915.115.223.934.134.315.215.126.438.538.415.11525.937.738.11514.727.640.841.414.714.328.94443.914.314.629.446.546.614.614.62746.746.814.614.425.347.247.314.414.524.146.346.514.514.422.544.144.414.414.421.943.443.414.414.321.843.943.914.314.422.443.944.114.414.422.140.240.214.414.221.229.229.714.226.884.33856.256.326.80.863.42.810.310.40.8median 14.7median 25.1median 38median 38.4median 14.7median 13.80.64.46.46.12.513hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301VMSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB
Noise
-11%
-1%
-24%
-18%
-36%
off / environment *
24
24
-0%
24.5
-2%
24.5
-2%
23.8
1%
27
-13%
Idle Minimum *
24
24
-0%
24.5
-2%
24.5
-2%
23.8
1%
27
-13%
Idle Average *
24
24
-0%
24.5
-2%
24.5
-2%
23.8
1%
37.5
-56%
Idle Maximum *
24
36.5
-52%
24.5
-2%
40
-67%
30.6
-28%
38
-58%
Load Average *
38.61
41.3
-7%
41
-6%
48.3
-25%
44.2
-14%
56.3
-46%
Witcher 3 ultra *
41.24
44.7
-8%
41
1%
56
-36%
60.1
-46%
Load Maximum *
43.59
46.9
-8%
41
6%
59.1
-36%
60
-38%
56.3
-29%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

During gaming in particular, the Z13 heats up moderately, at least in Performance mode. We measured hot spots of 42 °C on the back during Witcher 3 Ultra. Surface temperatures increased up to 47 °C in the stress test. Since the keyboard is only docked, the palm rest and WASD keys always remain cool.

Max. Load
 41 °C
106 F
42 °C
108 F
39 °C
102 F
 
 36 °C
97 F
37 °C
99 F
34 °C
93 F
 
 38 °C
100 F
37 °C
99 F
35 °C
95 F
 
Maximum: 42 °C = 108 F
Average: 37.7 °C = 100 F
43 °C
109 F
47 °C
117 F
41 °C
106 F
43 °C
109 F
46 °C
115 F
39 °C
102 F
37 °C
99 F
38 °C
100 F
35 °C
95 F
Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 41 °C = 106 F
Power Supply (max.)  49 °C = 120 F | Room Temperature 18 °C = 64 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Fluke 62 Mini
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 37.7 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.8 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.3 °C / 96 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 38 °C / 100.4 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-9.1 °C / -16.4 F).
Witcher 3 - front
Witcher 3 - front
Witcher 3 - back
Witcher 3 - back
Witcher 3 - power supply
Witcher 3 - power supply
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Heat
6%
-5%
-7%
0%
3%
Maximum Upper Side *
42
42.5
-1%
45.3
-8%
41.6
1%
43
-2%
47.5
-13%
Maximum Bottom *
47
42.6
9%
48.3
-3%
43.1
8%
46.4
1%
35.5
24%
Idle Upper Side *
27
26.2
3%
29.2
-8%
32
-19%
28.2
-4%
27.7
-3%
Idle Bottom *
30
26
13%
30
-0%
35.8
-19%
28.4
5%
29.5
2%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

The CPU cores start our stress test briefly at 4.1 GHz and consume 95 W. The core temperature rises to 86 °C after just a few seconds, after which it throttles. Ultimately, the clock rates level off between 2 and 3.2 GHz with a power consumption of around 43 W, and the temperatures stabilize at around 75 °C.

GPU memory clock constantly drops to 200 MHz
GPU memory clock constantly drops to 200 MHz

At the same time, the GPU clock fluctuates strongly between 750 and 2055 MHz over the entire test. The memory clock is also very inconsistent and tries to stay at 1.2 GHz, but regularly drops to 200 MHz. The graphics card heats up to around 64 °C, but never gets hotter than 70 °C. The power consumption also fluctuates, but is only 23 W on average. Load peaks of 50.5 W were measured.

So if both the CPU and the GPU are under heavy load, performance fluctuates greatly and 3D performance in particular is lost. The TDP of just 23 W and the drop in the memory clock rate to just 200 MHz clearly reflect this. 


CPU clock
CPU clock
CPU clock
CPU clock
CPU power consumption
CPU power consumption
CPU power consumption
CPU power consumption
CPU temperature
CPU temperature
CPU temperature
CPU temperature
CPU clock (GHz) GPU clock (MHz) average CPU temperature (°C) average GPU temperature (°C)
Prime95 + FurMark stress 2,65 1.368 75 64
Witcher 3 stress 382 1.931 66 64

Speakers

Speakers at the bottom of the rear side
Speakers at the bottom of the rear side

Asus installs stereo speakers in the lower two corners of the tablet that direct outwards. Since sound is not directed to the front but rather to the sides, the speakers are not particularly loud. 

The balanced mids and highs are good, the lack of bass less so. Audio devices can be connected via the headset port.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.225.232.22534.428.934.43139.13339.14031.627.531.6503126.7316335.421.235.48035.315.235.31003513.53512537.212.637.216043.615.343.620048.121.748.125054.21254.231558.79.458.740062.69.862.650066.29.766.263062.110.562.180063.19.763.1100068.19.668.1125070.19.770.1160066.39.966.3200067.610.167.6250064.310.564.3315070.510.870.5400065.611.165.650006511.265630063.611.663.680006411.964100006511.965125006011.3601600044.510.844.5SPL78.62378.6N44.20.544.2median 63.6median 10.8median 63.6Delta6.21.56.225.938.725.931.639.631.637.642.837.626.935.626.925.236.225.222.532.122.517.526.817.520.52920.519.837.219.818.148.818.116.752.516.716.463.216.416.866.716.815.369.915.315.169.115.115.269.415.215.173.515.11571.41514.77114.714.365.714.314.671.714.614.670.214.614.467.514.414.568.214.514.473.414.414.476.214.414.375.914.314.477.814.414.473.214.414.262.714.226.884.326.80.863.40.8median 14.7median 69.4median 14.70.65.40.6hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301VMSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.64 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 31% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 19% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.79 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 25% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 69% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 16% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Power Management - Not particularly frugal

Power Consumption

The small USB-C power supply
The small USB-C power supply

A gaming tablet is obviously not so economical compared to other tablets. Nonetheless, the comparison with gaming laptops is surprising. For example, the MSI Cyborg consumes less overall despite a much larger screen and similar performance. While consumption rates are almost the same in gaming, the Z13 does not perform particularly well in idle consumption. The Cyborg is much more frugal here. The significantly lower idle consumption with an external monitor suggests that the bright and high-resolution Nebula display draws quite a bit of power.

The consumption differences in Witcher 3 Ultra (depending on performance mode) are listed in the table below.

We measured short-term peaks of 135 W maximum. This is likely to exhaust the pleasantly small 130 W USB-C power supply, but we measured an average consumption of 102 W in the stress test, so there shouldn't be any problems here.

Performance modes/Measurement values Fan noise level Refresh rate Consumption
Quiet 36 dB 67 fps 76 W
Performance 41 dB 77 fps 88 W
Turbo 47 dB 83 fps 105 W
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.26 / 1 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 8.5 / 12.4 / 13.3 Watt
Load midlight 93 / 135 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.4"
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.4"
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 2450 1TB MTFDKBK1T0TFK, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.4"
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 17.3"
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, OLED, 2880x1800, 14"
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
 
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
-4%
10%
-34%
-26%
16%
-35%
-66%
Idle Minimum *
8.5
8.9
-5%
8.8
-4%
12.2
-44%
7.6
11%
6
29%
11.5 ?(3 - 33, n=48)
-35%
Idle Average *
12.4
12.6
-2%
12.1
2%
14.9
-20%
12.3
1%
8.8
29%
16 ?(6.9 - 35, n=48)
-29%
Idle Maximum *
13.3
13
2%
12.7
5%
15.8
-19%
17.6
-32%
11.9
11%
20.3 ?(7.6 - 45, n=48)
-53%
Load Average *
93
92.5
1%
72.3
22%
85.22
8%
111
-19%
89
4%
92.9 ?(59 - 190, n=47)
-0%
Witcher 3 ultra *
87.8
104.4
-19%
77.3
12%
151.1
-72%
117.1
-33%
90.3
-3%
Load Maximum *
135
133.6
1%
103.1
24%
212.8
-58%
245.8
-82%
99
27%
210 ?(99 - 364, n=48)
-56%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

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Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø87.8 (74.06-115.04)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø101.8 (62.77-135.16)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø12.4 (11.507-21.908)

Power consumption with an external monitor

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Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø93.9 (92.96-94.41)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø93.8 (93.77-93.92)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø95.8 (81.55-134.22)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø93.7 (85.04-94.38)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø89.9 (84.1-92.53)
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø2.83 (0.0139-12.367)

Battery Life

Asus specifies the battery as 90 Wh in the spec sheet on the Z13's website, which is wrong! Just like the predecessor and the special edition, the new Z13 has a 56 Wh battery installed, and a 90 Wh battery would hardly fit in the tablet. On the webshop, on the other hand, the battery is correctly specified as 56 Wh.

Incorrect battery specifications on Asus' website
Incorrect battery specifications on Asus' website
HWinfo
HWinfo

This is enough for just under 5 hours of web browsing at reduced brightness or a movie night of 5 hours and 44 minutes, also at 150 nits.

Earlier, we praised the relatively low performance loss when gaming. However, the comparatively high performance reduces the runtime so that you can only play Witcher 3 Ultra for 50 minutes.

The MSI Cyborg with similar performance and a similarly sized battery lasts much longer in all battery tests, while the Katana 17 performs worse under similar conditions.

Battery Runtime
Witcher 3 ultra 150cd
0h 50min
WiFi Websurfing
4h 58min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
4h 04min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
4h 44min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 01min
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 56 Wh
Asus ROG Flow Z13 ACRNM
i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 56 Wh
Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301ZE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 56 Wh
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 53.5 Wh
Acer Predator Triton 300 SE
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 76 Wh
MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF
i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 53.5 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
10%
13%
-23%
26%
84%
46%
H.264
284
312
10%
358
26%
480
69%
WiFi v1.3
298
398
34%
338
13%
176
-41%
374
26%
452
52%
Witcher 3 ultra
50
47
-6%
Load
61
52
-15%
72
18%
58
-5%
77
26%
140
130%
Reader / Idle
486
817

Pros

+ gaming laptop in tablet form, high performance
+ port for XG Mobile Interface with RTX 4090
+ smaller USB-C power adapter
+ good cameras for a "gaming laptop"
+ supports active stylus
+ bright QHD+ display

Cons

- few connections
- few maintenance/upgrade options
- weak speakers

Verdict - AAA gaming on the tablet is possible

Asus ROG FLow Z13, provided by Asus.
Asus ROG FLow Z13, provided by Asus.

To be honest, we expected the disadvantages of the small form factor to be much more pronounced with powerful hardware. But the Asus ROG Flow Z13 proves that AAA gaming can now also work on a tablet. Current games in Full HD can be played without hesitation.

Of course, the performance is a little lower than large gaming laptops with higher TGPs, but the trade-offs are rather small. At the same time, critical gaming parameters such as fan noise or temperatures are very moderate, sometimes even restrained.

If Asus can get the rather high dpc latencies under control, creators will also be happy about the high-performance tablet with its high-resolution Nebula display and comparatively good cameras.

You "only" have to do without a number of maintenance options, a decent keyboard and a wide range of ports.

The Asus ROG FLow Z13 can play current games smoothly in Full HD or even in native QHD+ resolution thanks to the RTX 4060.

Alternative gaming tablets at this level are rare so far, so the Z13 currently occupies a niche. You would have to look at one of the equally rare 13- or even 14-inch gaming laptops for an alternative.

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Price and Availability

In Asus' USA webshop, only the RTX 4050 variant of the Z13 appears to be available for a price of $1,749.99, but is currently out of stock. Interested buyers in other locations are advised to check directly via Asus' webshop (where applicable) to see which configurations are available.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ301V - 04/26/2023 v7 (old)
Christian Hintze

Chassis
86 / 98 → 88%
Keyboard
80%
Pointing Device
88%
Connectivity
71 / 80 → 89%
Weight
73 / 10-66 → 100%
Battery
61 / 95 → 64%
Display
89%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
92%
Temperature
87 / 95 → 91%
Noise
92 / 90 → 100%
Audio
77%
Camera
56 / 85 → 66%
Average
81%
89%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Asus ROG Flow Z13 in review: Madness - RTX 4060 in an impressive gaming tablet
Christian Hintze, 2023-04-30 (Update: 2024-08-15)