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MagyarAsus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ laptop review: Bright display and a lot of performance
While Intel/Nvidia-based gaming notebooks are a dime a dozen, models with AMD CPUs and dedicated AMD GPUs are rare. All the better that Asus has addressed this imbalance and put together an extremely compact AMD notebook in the Zephyrus G14.
After we reviewed the GA402RK (Ryzen 9 6900HS & Radeon RX 6800S) few months ago, we put the GA402RJ version to the test. The latter is also very powerful thanks to a Ryzen 7 6800HS and a Radeon RX 6700S, accompanied by 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM (8 GB soldered, 8 GB as SO-DIMM) and a 1 TB NVMe SSD in the familiar M.2 format.
A matte and high-resolution 16:10 display with 120 Hz once again takes care of image reproduction. The fancy illumination on the lid (Anime Matrix LEDs) is also on board again. The package is rounded off by Windows 11 Home as the operating system. Cost: approximately US$2,499.99 - quite a steep price for the GPU power offered.
Competing with the Zephyrus G14 is primarily the Razer Blade 14, i.e. in the variant with a Ryzen 9 5900HX and a GeForce RTX 3070. Older G14 representatives with an RTX 3060 and an RTX 3050 Ti also appear in the following comparison tables.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86.4 % | 10/2022 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ R7 6800HS, Radeon RX 6700S | 1.7 kg | 19.5 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 86.7 % | 03/2022 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK R9 6900HS, Radeon RX 6800S | 1.7 kg | 19.5 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 82.7 % | 10/2021 | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC R9 5900HS, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1440 | |
| 83.5 % | 06/2021 | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM R9 5900HS, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.5 % | 06/2021 | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 16.8 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1440 |
Since the case is identical to the linked GA402RK (apart from the color: Eclipse Gray instead of Moonlight White), an explanation of the case, the connectivity and the input devices has been spared in this article.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=94, last 2 years) | |
Communication
Webcam
Display
In terms of display features, Asus practically offers the entire menu: 500 nits, QHD, 3 ms, 120 Hz, 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision HDR, Adaptive Sync and Pantone certification. All this ensures that the Zephyrus delivers excellent image quality in practice.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 500 cd/m²
Contrast: 1190:1 (Black: 0.42 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.45 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.2
ΔE Greyscale 3.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
85.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.213
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ BOEhydis NE140QDM-NX1, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK NE140QDM-NX1 (BOE0A1D), IPS-Level, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC TL140BDXP01-0, IPS, 2560x1440, 14.00 | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM LM140LF-1F02, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 TL140BDXP02-2, IPS, 2560x1440, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | -1% | -20% | 0% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 97.6 | 97.4 0% | 94.2 -3% | 68.1 -30% | 97.2 0% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.9 | 99.9 0% | 99.9 0% | 92.4 -8% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 85.6 | 85.5 0% | 84.5 -1% | 67.7 -21% | 85.4 0% |
| Response Times | -1% | -71% | -337% | -89% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 8.3 ? | 8.8 ? -6% | 20 ? -141% | 34.4 ? -314% | 16.4 ? -98% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 6 ? | 6 ? -0% | 6 ? -0% | 27.6 ? -360% | 10.8 ? -80% |
| PWM Frequency | 26191 ? | 27170 ? 4% | |||
| Screen | -12% | -64% | -48% | -0% | |
| Brightness middle | 500 | 480 -4% | 333 -33% | 329.4 -34% | 331.1 -34% |
| Brightness | 470 | 456 -3% | 317 -33% | 311 -34% | 318 -32% |
| Brightness Distribution | 85 | 80 -6% | 89 5% | 90 6% | 91 7% |
| Black Level * | 0.42 | 0.48 -14% | 0.36 14% | 0.39 7% | 0.36 14% |
| Contrast | 1190 | 1000 -16% | 925 -22% | 845 -29% | 920 -23% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.45 | 2.62 -7% | 5.58 -128% | 4.01 -64% | 2.25 8% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.34 | 6.71 -26% | 10.62 -99% | 8.21 -54% | 4.62 13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.2 | 1.12 7% | 2.88 -140% | 3.89 -224% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.1 | 4.2 -35% | 7.5 -142% | 3.2 -3% | 1.7 45% |
| Gamma | 2.213 99% | 2.16 102% | 2.28 96% | 2.2 100% | 2.3 96% |
| CCT | 7251 90% | 7122 91% | 7220 90% | 7070 92% | 6751 96% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -4% /
-7% | -45% /
-52% | -135% /
-83% | -30% /
-14% |
* ... smaller is better
Like the model with an R9 6900HS and an RX 6800S, the GA402RJ also performs well in almost every conceivable respect. An average brightness of 470 cd/m² is just as first-rate as 100% sRGB coverage and 86% AdobeRGB coverage. Most buyers will also be very satisfied with the response times (under 10 ms). Contrast is even slightly better than that of its sister model GA402RK (1,190:1 vs 1,000:1) due to the slightly better black value (0.42 vs 0.48 cd/m²), although this is likely due to typical series variation since the panels are essentially the same.
There is also nothing to complain about in terms of color accuracy. The G14 already offers very natural colors in its state of delivery. Moreover, the 14-incher is not only suitable for professional image and video editing: Thanks to the high brightness, the Asus laptop also looks great outside of closed rooms. Hardly any other gaming notebook is so suitable for outdoor use.
The only downside: the display flickers below 35% brightness. On the other hand, 26 KHz is so high that even sensitive people should not have any problems.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 13 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 8.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (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 (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 26191 Hz | ≤ 35 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 26191 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 35 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 26191 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
The Zephyrus G14 definitely ranks in the high-end category. The potent CPU/GPU combination, the modern DDR5 RAM and the fast NVMe SSD ensure that the laptop will be future-proof in the years to come.
Testing Conditions
The mighty Armoury Crate (see screenshots) has changed somewhat since we reviewed the GA402RK. In order to keep testing conditions comparable, we chose settings that were as similar as possible. While 3D and gaming benchmarks were performed in the Turbo profile and the GPU mode Ultimate, the rest of the tests were carried out in the Performance profile and the GPU mode Standard.
We would not recommend using the Turbo profile in practice due to the high noise development (the performance gain is disproportionate), but since the TGP fluctuates in Performance mode - the GA402RK sends its regards - and drops after a while, the Turbo mode was the better choice for our GPU measurements because it is more reliable.
| Armoury Crate | CPU PL1 (HWINFO) | CPU PL2 (HWINFO) | GPU Power Draw @Witcher 3 | Noise @Witcher 3 | FPS @Witcher 3 |
| Quiet | 90W | 113 W | ~40 W | ~38 dB(A) | ~50 FPS |
| Performance | 100 W | 125 W | ~65-75 W | ~43 dB(A) | ~80 FPS |
| Turbo | 125 W | 157 W | ~100 W | ~51 dB(A) | ~85 FPS |
Processor
Technically, the Ryzen 7 6800HS hardly differs from the Ryzen 9 6900HS. Both chips are specified with 35 watts, have a 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores, and can process 16 threads in parallel. Only the clock of the more expensive sibling is 100 MHz (base) or 200 MHz (boost) higher. Instead of 3.3 to 4.9 GHz, the 6800HS "only" manages 3.2 to 4.7 GHz, which is also plentiful.
As expected, the siblings are very close to each other in the CPU tests, which is why the almost EUR 400 more expensive G14 model is not really worth it purely from the point of view of the processor. Performance tends towards the Ryzen 9 5900HS and 5900HX predecessor chips, as our table shows.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustainted Load
| CPU Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM -2! | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 -2! | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (3069 - 60169, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Average of class Gaming (18567 - 252486, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Average of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Average of class Gaming (10291 - 134044, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (1518 - 31796, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=224, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
System Performance
In terms of system performance, the review sample comfortably takes second place ahead of the Razer Blade 14. 7345 points in PCMark 10 is only 5% less than the GA402RK.
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Average of class Gaming (5235 - 9852, n=197, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Average of class Gaming (8300 - 12334, n=196, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 11833, n=196, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Average of class Gaming (6462 - 18475, n=196, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7345 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Gaming (21842 - 92565, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Gaming (24879 - 90647, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Gaming (21619 - 103259, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 152.5, n=220, last 2 years) | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Interestingly, the latencies have improved significantly. Instead of around 4,200 µs, we measured just under 1,100 µs, which is still not an ideal value according to the LatencyMon tool. The Razer Blade 14 stands out very positively here (under 400 µs).
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The storage device leaves no room for criticism. The installed 1 TB drive from Micron (2450) is one of the strongest SSDs in the comparison of competitors, both in terms of read and write processes. Furthermore, the performance - analogous to the CPU - remains quite constant over long periods of time.
| Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
* ... smaller is better
Dauerleistung Lesen: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
The graphics card was particularly exciting for us, since we had no benchmarks for the Radeon RX 6700S up to now. In contrast to the RX 6800S, the cheaper family offshoot has to make do with 1,792 instead of 2,048 shaders. The so-called Game Frequency is 1,890 instead of 1,975 MHz, the effective memory speed 14 instead of 16 Gbps. For 2022, 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM is neither much nor particularly little.
If the synthetic graphics tests are anything to go by, the performance of the Radeon 6700HS ranks almost 20% below the 6800S and falls in the middle between the GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3070.
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK -1! | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC -1! | |
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 48289 points | |
| 3DMark Vantage P Result | 75332 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 26867 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 212851 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 59135 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 21375 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 8547 points | |
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Gaming Performance
As long as you limit yourself to Full HD and do not use ray tracing, the situation is similar in games. Apart from a few outliers here and there as known from AMD chips, the RX 6700S mostly ranks between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060. As soon as higher resolutions in the QHD or 4K range are used, 3D performance (which is also currently typical of AMD) drops more than with Nvdia, which results in performance values similar to the RTX 3060. Performance in ray tracing - as was to be expected - is rather modest. Here the RX 6700S is often equal with the RTX 3050 Ti, which is installed in much cheaper laptops. We refer to our GPU page and our gaming list for detailed comparisons.
Without ray tracing, the Zephyrus G14 is fast enough to run almost all modern titles at high to very high details in the native resolution of 2560 x 1600, even if not always at more than 60 FPS. It reaches its limits only in very demanding and/or moderately optimized games such as Dying Light 2 and Elex 2.
| The Witcher 3 | |
| 1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) | |
| Average of class Gaming (17.5 - 449, n=166, last 2 years) | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK | |
| Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM | |
| Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC | |
To check whether graphics performance remains stable, we use The Witcher 3, which have been using for quite some time now. Like its more expensive sibling, the frame rate drops noticeably in Performance mode over time - a problem that hardly ever if ever occurs in Turbo mode, which is why it was used for the 3D and gaming benchmarks as previously mentioned (despite the steep noise development).
Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
| GTA V (2015) | 170.9 | 154.7 | 81.3 | ||
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 246 | 144 | 84.3 | ||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 145.1 | 114.7 | 103 | ||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 106.7 | 78.6 | |||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 65.4 | 51.7 | 45.2 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 110 | 103 | 97 | 79 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 227 | 182.7 | 157.3 | ||
| Hunt Showdown (2020) | 124.7 | 99.3 | 72 | ||
| Doom Eternal (2020) | 218 | 194.7 | 189.7 | 120.8 | |
| Gears Tactics (2020) | 189 | 123 | 88.1 | 56.7 | |
| Death Stranding (2020) | 139.8 | 129.8 | 128 | 85.4 | |
| Crysis Remastered (2020) | 171.2 | 55 | 46.6 | 28.4 | |
| Serious Sam 4 (2020) | 102 | 94.9 | 82.9 | 73.1 | |
| Mafia Definitive Edition (2020) | 92 | 84.3 | 51.2 | ||
| Star Wars Squadrons (2020) | 286 | 245 | 224 | 146.7 | |
| Watch Dogs Legion (2020) | 109 | 96 | 59 | 38 | |
| Dirt 5 (2020) | 116 | 98 | 80.3 | 67.7 | |
| Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020) | 113 | 93 | 79 | 49 | |
| Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020) | 98.5 | 94.7 | 83.5 | 48.9 | |
| Hitman 3 (2021) | 178 | 159 | 146 | 83.4 | |
| Outriders (2021) | 115.5 | 111.3 | 96.9 | 56.3 | |
| Resident Evil Village (2021) | 195.7 | 180.1 | 142.8 | 92.3 | |
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021) | 98.4 | 95.3 | |||
| Days Gone (2021) | 117.4 | 106.5 | 77.2 | 50.6 | |
| Deathloop (2021) | 110.8 | 89 | 66.3 | 39.6 | |
| Alan Wake Remastered (2021) | 133.3 | 120.8 | 78.2 | ||
| Far Cry 6 (2021) | 107 | 93 | 86 | 59 | |
| Back 4 Blood (2021) | 200 | 171.3 | 157.3 | 92.4 | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) | 112 | 111 | 104 | 68 | |
| Riders Republic (2021) | 100 | 91 | 88 | 59 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 (2021) | 140 | 138 | 74 | 54 | |
| Farming Simulator 22 (2021) | 155.9 | 134.2 | 119.8 | 104.5 | |
| Halo Infinite (2021) | 97.9 | 80.8 | 75.9 | 53.9 | |
| God of War (2022) | 79 | 69.4 | 50.5 | 38.9 | |
| Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) | 159 | 157 | 126 | 66 | |
| Dying Light 2 (2022) | 64.8 | 50.9 | 31.1 | ||
| GRID Legends (2022) | 194 | 147 | 114 | 88.1 | |
| Elden Ring (2022) | 59.9 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 56.6 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) | 99.1 | 74 | 59.7 | 31.2 | |
| Elex 2 (2022) | 70.7 | 64.8 | 59.2 | 38.3 | |
| Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) | 116.4 | 115.3 | 115.2 | 59.8 | |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 133 | 82.4 | 62.4 | 39.1 | |
| Vampire Bloodhunt (2022) | 202 | 179.5 | 165.4 | 97.9 | |
| F1 22 (2022) | 211 | 161 | 37 | 21 | |
| The Quarry (2022) | 95.3 | 76.1 | 54.8 | 35.3 |
Emissions
Noise
When Perfomance mode is enabled, the fan cuts quite a good figure. A 3D level of 43 to 45 dB(A) is clearly audible, but quieter than many larger gaming notebooks. In idle mode and during simple activities such as office, video and web, the fans are often completely inactive, so you only hear very subtle coil whine (unfortunately, stronger coil whine often occurs in 3D mode). If you generally want it to be as quiet as possible, it is best to use the Armoury Crate's silent mode, which makes the fans even more quiet, more often, and is sufficient for many games.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25 / 26 / 29 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 45 / 45 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ Radeon RX 6700S, R7 6800HS | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 0% | -14% | -10% | 4% | |
| off / environment * | 25 | 24 4% | 30.5 -22% | 24.8 1% | 25.1 -0% |
| Idle Minimum * | 25 | 24 4% | 33.3 -33% | 25.4 -2% | 25.2 -1% |
| Idle Average * | 26 | 26 -0% | 33.3 -28% | 34.5 -33% | 25.2 3% |
| Idle Maximum * | 29 | 31 -7% | 33.3 -15% | 34.5 -19% | 25.2 13% |
| Load Average * | 45 | 45 -0% | 36.1 20% | 35.4 21% | 31 31% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 43 | 43 -0% | 52.7 -23% | 44 -2% | |
| Load Maximum * | 45 | 45 -0% | 48.6 -8% | 52.3 -16% | 51.7 -15% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Case temperatures are typical for a gaming notebook. While the 14-incher still feels reasonably cool in idle mode, both the top- and the bottom sides crack the 50 °C mark in 3D mode, which may bother some users.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 53 °C / 127 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 54 °C / 129 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 32.2 °C / 90 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 44.1 °C / 111 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 41 °C / 105.8 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-12.1 °C / -21.8 F).
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ Radeon RX 6700S, R7 6800HS | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 6% | -10% | 1% | 3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 53 | 55 -4% | 53.6 -1% | 55.4 -5% | 45 15% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 54 | 55 -2% | 49.9 8% | 62.2 -15% | 44.4 18% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 34 | 30 12% | 44.8 -32% | 31 9% | 40.2 -18% |
| Idle Bottom * | 38 | 32 16% | 44.1 -16% | 32.4 15% | 39.2 -3% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
In terms of components, the CPU in particular starts to sweat. After 60 minutes of full load with the Furmark and Prime95 tools, the Ryzen 7 6800HS reached around 90 °C. The Radeon RX 6700S remained about 10 °C cooler.
Speakers
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.3% away from median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.3% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 6.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 43% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 45% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 26% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 57% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 34% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 37% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 56% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power Management
Power Consumption
Thanks to graphics switching (MUX switch), the Zephyrus G14 consumes very little energy when idling (12 to 26 watts), although the competition permits even less. Under load, our review device emitted between 88 and 194 watts - an acceptable result.
| Off / Standby | 0.1 / 2.5 Watt |
| Idle | 12 / 18 / 26 Watt |
| Load |
88 / 194 Watt |
   
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| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ Radeon RX 6700S, R7 6800HS | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX | Average of class Gaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 14% | 22% | 33% | 10% | -16% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 12 | 7 42% | 8.1 32% | 5.6 53% | 9.4 22% | 13.8 ? -15% |
| Idle Average * | 18 | 14 22% | 12.9 28% | 10.4 42% | 15.8 12% | 19.2 ? -7% |
| Idle Maximum * | 26 | 22 15% | 16.1 38% | 18 31% | 24.1 7% | 26.9 ? -3% |
| Load Average * | 88 | 98 -11% | 102.4 -16% | 68 23% | 76.8 13% | 111.1 ? -26% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 157.7 | 141 11% | 113 28% | 154 2% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 194 | 188 3% | 135.8 30% | 158.2 18% | 189.7 2% | 251 ? -29% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Power consumption with an external monitor
Battery Life
In addition to the good display and the compact case, the battery life is one of the biggest highlights of the 14-incher. In the practical WLAN test at a reduced brightness of 150 cd/m², the Asus scion lasted around 10 hours, which predestines the Zephyrus G14 as a mobile companion.
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ Radeon RX 6700S, R7 6800HS, 76 Wh | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK Radeon RX 6800S, R9 6900HS, 76 Wh | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QEC GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, 76 Wh | Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401QM GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS, 76 Wh | Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, 62 Wh | Average of class Gaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -7% | 10% | 16% | -28% | -40% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 612 | 572 -7% | 674 10% | 710 16% | 439 -28% | 368 ? -40% |
| Reader / Idle | 1085 | 1144 | 1262 | 828 | 544 ? | |
| Load | 53 | 161 | 81 | 79 | 84.4 ? | |
| H.264 | 616 | 399 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict
The GA402RJ version with Ryzen 7 6800HS and Radeon RX 6700S will definitely find fans.
Hardly any other gaming notebook offers so much power in such a small space. Even the Razer Blade 14 will have a tough time keeping up. Asus has once again created a very potent 14-incher that, apart from raw performance, puts on a very good show overall. Be it the display, input devices, sound or battery runtimes: Quality and results are at a high level.
The fact that it does not quite achieve a "very good" rating is primarily due to smaller details such as the suboptimal port layout (centrally placed power supply port), the partly poorly visible keyboard labeling and the modest webcam.
Those looking for a compact powerhouse for all kinds of applications with a top display and high range should definitely give the Zephyrus G14 a chance.
Price and Availability
Interested buyers can check the availability of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 directly via Asus' official website. First, selection your location and type in ROG Zephyrus G14 in the search bar (via the magnifying glass symbol).
Availability appears to be widespread. For example, we found the laptop in the USA (US$2,499.99), Mexico (MX$60,299.00), the UK (£1,599.99), France (1,499.99€), Romania (7,549.00 Lei), South Africa (R39,999), the United Arab Emirates, India (₹1,46,990.00), Singapore (S$3,298.00) and Australia (AU$2,999.00).
This list is not exhaustive. Prices are as of 07.10.2022 and subject to change.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ
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10/02/2022 v7
Florian Glaser
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