Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 review - The slim gaming laptop now with AMD Zen 5
Asus has now additionally brought out a version of its well-known ROG Zephyrus G16 featuring the new AMD Zen 5 mobile processors. However, there are only configurations available with conventional cooling systems, so the new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 can be combined with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop at most. The more powerful RTX 4080 Laptop GPUs as well as the RTX 4090 Laptop in combination with a vapor chamber cooling unit continue to only be available with Intel's Meteor Lake chips. Currently, there are two variants to choose from that are fitted with the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and 32 GB RAM. Our test device with the RTX 4060 Laptop retails for about US$2,800 and the version with the RTX 4070 Laptop costs just under US$3,000.
Apart from a new processor, this laptop only comes with minimal changes (for example its WLAN module), which is why we will be primarily focusing on performance and emissions in this article. All further information about the ROG Zephyrus G16 can be found in our detailed review of the device:
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Version | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.9 % | v8 | 08 / 2024 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 17.2 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.7 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 04 / 2024 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 Ultra 9 185H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 18.3 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
| 88.6 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 04 / 2024 | Dell XPS 16 9640 Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 18.7 mm | 16.30" | 3840x2400 | |
| 90 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 03 / 2024 | Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 17.9 mm | 16.00" | 3072x1920 | |
| 92.3 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 02 / 2024 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 16.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.9 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 10 / 2023 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.7 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 08 / 2023 | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 25.2 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Please note: We have recently updated our rating system and the results of version 8 are not comparable with the results of version 7. More information is available here.
Differences compared to the Intel model
When it comes to its case design, there are no differences whatsoever compared to the Intel model of the ROG Zephyrus G16. You still have a choice between a dark-gray or white variant, whereby the darker version continues to be quite a fingerprint magnet. As already mentioned, the new AMD models can only be purchased with a conventional cooling system which consists of a total of three fans with regular heat pipes. Again, the two hidden screws and the glued-on rubber feet make it unnecessarily hard to access the laptop's components.
The WLAN module can be swapped out and the AMD model is equipped with a Wi-Fi 7 module from MediaTek, which is an advantage over the Intel models. Its transfer rates are very good and we had no signal quality problems during our test period. Its keyboard now features a dedicated Copilot key but apart from this, it is the same as on the previous models, still making it one of the most comfortable keyboards within the field of laptops.
In general, the new AMD G16 supports the advanced Copilot functions thanks to its faster NPU, which includes live subtitling, for example. Unfortunately, it doesn't currently support Studio Effects for its webcam, which doesn't make much sense seeing as how the old Intel models as well as the Zephyrus G14 with the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS supported these. We have already been in touch with Asus and will update this article as soon as we have received an answer.
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| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
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| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
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| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
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| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
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| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
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| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
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Performance - Zen 5 with 32 GB RAM
The new GA605 variants of the ROG Zephyrus G16 are equipped with the new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and 32 GB RAM (LPDDR5x-7500) as standard, which is certainly an advancement over the old Meteor Lake models that could also be had with 16 GB RAM. However, the RAM is soldered on and there is no option to select 64 GB. This is reserved for the identically-built ProArt P16.
Testing conditions
The pre-installed Armoury Crate software features the familiar energy profiles quiet, performance and turbo. We have summarized the corresponding performance values in the following table. Moreover, there are additional settings options for GPU switching and overclocking. We performed our benchmarks and measurements using the mode performance which is set by standard.
| Energy profile | TDP | CB R23 Multi | TGP | Time Spy Graphics | Stress test | CP 2077 QHD Ultra |
max. fan noise emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet | 60/55 watts | 22,141 points | 42 watts | 7,003 points | CPU: 30 watts GPU: 42 watts |
26.6fps | 43.3 dB(A) |
| Performance | 70/65 watts | 22,724 points | 80 watts | 9,286 points | CPU: 30 watts GPU: 65 watts |
38.9fps | 48.3 dB(A) |
| Turbo | 80 watts | 23,592 points | 100 watts | 10,244 points | CPU: 35 watts GPU: 85 watts |
42.7fps | 54.8 dB(A) |
Processor - Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
We already took a closer look at the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in our CPU analysis. It features 12 Zen 5 cores with a maximum clock speed of 5.1 GHz. Its performance was outstanding and in both the multi-core and single-core tests—it clearly outperformed its competitors, including the Core Ultra 9 185H. The ROG Zephyrus G16 with the Core Ultra 7 155H was more than 20 % slower in the multi-core tests. For even better performance, you would have to use the HX CPUs from Intel or AMD (e.g. Ryzen 9 7945HX). In addition, its performance remained extremely constant even under continuous load. In battery mode, its performance was constant at first, but from a battery level of 24 % or less, the processor was only allowed to consume 19 watts. Further CPU benchmarks are available in our tech section.
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
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 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 -2! | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (5668 - 40970, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (10435 - 23902, n=26) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (1921 - 2049, n=19) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2267, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Gaming (2179 - 16108, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (6449 - 9280, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (753 - 804, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (439 - 870, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Gaming (1537 - 6271, n=144, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (2498 - 3551, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (192.1 - 315, n=18) | |
| Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 343, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (80 - 517, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (139 - 192, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Gaming (23795 - 148086, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (66154 - 83714, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7573, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (5859 - 6497, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (5340 - 22104, n=138, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (11973 - 15994, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (2780 - 2965, n=20) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (1490 - 3219, n=138, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (4557 - 27010, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (11394 - 15759, n=19) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (1957 - 2160, n=19) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (986 - 2423, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (7.7 - 44.3, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (20.3 - 28.7, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (46.8 - 66.6, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Average of class Gaming (19 - 96.6, n=140, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3551 - 0.759, n=143, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (0.3892 - 0.529, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
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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 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (24673 - 37804, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (7192 - 85542, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (95655 - 147937, n=18) | |
| Average of class Gaming (35040 - 252486, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (1728 - 10389, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (4421 - 5926, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (41744 - 99088, n=18) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (16445 - 19115, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5020 - 33636, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (50357 - 93798, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (17585 - 134044, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (67015 - 118806, n=18) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2531, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (1077 - 1530, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (13665 - 20648, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (3856 - 45446, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (36752 - 51727, n=18) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 62916, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
System performance
Subjectively, the laptop's system performance is great and this was confirmed by the benchmark results. During everyday use, inputs are executed quickly and we noted no system stability issues during the test period.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (7645 - 7915, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12600, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (10140 - 10543, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9925 - 10030, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Gaming (7440 - 19351, n=128, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (12351 - 13395, n=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1710 - 1819, n=3) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2211, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1574 - 1637, n=3) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2729, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (2077 - 2264, n=3) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1226 - 1385, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (237 - 532, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (274 - 288, n=2) | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (176.4 - 341, n=109, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (252 - 271, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average of class Gaming (397 - 674, n=132, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (430 - 450, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 7915 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (72702 - 93640, n=18) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (21750 - 97515, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (84635 - 102937, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (22956 - 104349, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (83907 - 108954, n=18) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (22297 - 133486, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (87.2 - 119.4, n=18) | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=141, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
In our standardized latency test (surfing the web, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), the test device with the current BIOS version showed no restrictions when using real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage device
The ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605 still comes with two fully-fledged M.2 2280 SSD slots. A 1-TB version of the Micron 2400 is installed in our test device, of which 860 GB is still available after first starting up the laptop. The SSD's transfer rates were only average overall, but at least its performance remained stable even under prolonged load. Further SSD benchmarks are available here.
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The processor's integrated Radeon 890M takes care of simple graphics calculations and if things get more demanding (for example when gaming), then the dedicated Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop takes over. Advanced Optimus technology is used for switching between the two, but it always lags for a short moment when doing so. Thankfully, this is completely normal. The RTX 4060 Laptop can consume up to 100 watts, or 80 watts when using performance mode.
The benchmark results were about as expected and even in performance mode, this was the fastest RTX 4060 laptop within the comparison field. The Dell XPS 16 with the RTX 4070 Laptop (60-watt TGP) was only a small amount faster and its gap behind the ROG Zephyrus G16 with the RTX 4070 Laptop was a mere 13 % in the GPU benchmarks.
The combination of the RTX 4060 Laptop and the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 means the laptop does a great job when gaming, too—all of the games we tested ran smoothly in QHD resolution and with maximum details. If you would additionally like to make use of ray tracing, then you'll have to rely on upscaling technologies such as DLSS and/or Frame Generation if the game supports them.
When running our standard selection of games, the Zen 5 test device actually performed the same as the older G16 (Core Ultra 7 + RTX 4070 Laptop) and even when playing more modern games such as Cyberpunk 2077, its lead wasn't huge.
The GPU's performance remained stable under constant load as well as during longer gaming sessions. In battery mode, the RTX 4060 Laptop is only allowed to consume a maximum of 42 watts, which is why we noted a 28 % decrease in performance in this scenario. Further GPU benchmarks can be found here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 27941 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 21496 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 9561 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 2025 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 9201 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (19 - 28, n=53) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Average of class Gaming (9 - 95, n=136, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (39 - 53, n=53) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Average of class Gaming (15 - 110, n=136, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (189 - 452, n=53) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average of class Gaming (122 - 962, n=142, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
* ... smaller is better
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Average of class Gaming (18.4 - 224, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (12.1 - 186.9, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Average of class Gaming (19.2 - 212, n=139, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Horizon Forbidden West | |
| 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Gaming (14.7 - 125.2, n=15, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (50.9 - 65.1, n=3) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| 2560x1440 Very High Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Gaming (24.1 - 98, n=14, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (39.6 - 47.9, n=3) | |
| Dell XPS 16 9640 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| Ghost of Tsushima | |
| 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Gaming (28.5 - 104.2, n=12, last 2 years) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (55.6 - 63.4, n=5) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
| 2560x1440 Very High Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Gaming (22.7 - 84.9, n=10, last 2 years) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (41.1 - 47.7, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 171.2 | 100.1 | 78.3 | ||
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 389 | 295 | 181 | 95 | 70 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 172.8 | 154.8 | 149.8 | 139.2 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 178.2 | 126.5 | 90.7 | 67.5 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 89.9 | 83.5 | 66.5 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 142 | 125 | 118 | 112 | 90 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 378 | 252 | 202 | 174.9 | 119.1 |
| F1 23 (2023) | 204 | 203 | 166.4 | 50.2 | 31.9 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 122.9 | 94.2 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 56.5 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 104.8 | 90 | 75.2 | 66.4 | 38.9 |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 (2023) | 125 | 112 | 83 | 78 | 54 |
| Horizon Forbidden West (2024) | 86.1 | 81.4 | 58.5 | 50.9 | 39.6 |
| Ghost of Tsushima (2024) | 81.7 | 69.4 | 65.9 | 55.6 | 41.1 |
Emissions & power
Noise emissions
The laptop's cooling system still consists of a total of three fans and turns out to be the Zephyrus G16's weakest point. As with the Intel model, the small system fan is the biggest issue with its high speeds. If you aren't using quiet mode, the fans almost never stand still, which is pretty annoying. We are a bit surprised because Asus apparently wanted to correct this behavior in its GU605 with the help of a BIOS update, and even the identically-built ProArt P16 was configured much better. Their maximum noise emissions under load are comparable again, whereby the AMD model is slightly louder overall than the Intel model. We noted no other electronic noises coming from our test device.
| Energy profile | 3DMark 06 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Stress test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet | 34.4 dB(A) | 42.8 dB(A) | 43.3 dB(A) |
| Performance | 42.8 dB(A) | 48.3 dB(A) | 48.3 dB(A) |
| Turbo | 53 dB(A) | 54.8 dB(A) | 54.8 dB(A) |
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 28.6 / 28.6 / 28.6 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 42.8 / 48.3 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: 24.6 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 9 185H, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N | Dell XPS 16 9640 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 | Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R7 7840HS, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N | |
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| Noise | 3% | 6% | 13% | 7% | -2% | 10% | |
| off / environment * | 24.6 | 24.3 1% | 24.5 -0% | 24 2% | 23.9 3% | 25 -2% | 22.9 7% |
| Idle Minimum * | 28.6 | 24.3 15% | 24.5 14% | 24 16% | 23.9 16% | 26 9% | 23.1 19% |
| Idle Average * | 28.6 | 24.3 15% | 24.5 14% | 24 16% | 27.8 3% | 29 -1% | 23.1 19% |
| Idle Maximum * | 28.6 | 25.8 10% | 27.5 4% | 27.2 5% | 30.1 -5% | 34 -19% | 27.7 3% |
| Load Average * | 42.8 | 48.1 -12% | 39.6 7% | 29 32% | 34.2 20% | 43 -0% | 33.3 22% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 48.3 | ||||||
| Load Maximum * | 48.3 | 53.9 -12% | 49.7 -3% | 45 7% | 46.4 4% | 48 1% | 54 -12% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 49.7 | 49.7 | 42.1 | 46.4 | 48 | 54 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
There were no surprises when it came to the laptop's surface temperatures. The case stayed nice and cool in idle mode and under low load, but we measured more than 50 °C in places under load. Even so, the area around the two fans in particular stayed very cool, which is why the WASD area of the keyboard also remains super cool when gaming. During the stress test, the processor stabilized at 30 watts and the graphics card at 65 watts after a few minutes.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 48.2 °C / 119 F, compared to the average of 40.5 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 51.3 °C / 124 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.1 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 37.9 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34.2 °C / 93.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-5.3 °C / -9.6 F).
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Dell XPS 16 9640 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 9% | 13% | 17% | -1% | -21% | 11% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 48.2 | 41.7 13% | 39.4 18% | 39.7 18% | 50.3 -4% | 55 -14% | 40.6 16% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 51.3 | 46.3 10% | 36.9 28% | 42.9 16% | 48 6% | 66 -29% | 42 18% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 28 | 26.2 6% | 28.2 -1% | 23.7 15% | 28.8 -3% | 33 -18% | 27.8 1% |
| Idle Bottom * | 28.8 | 27.2 6% | 27.4 5% | 23.5 18% | 29.8 -3% | 35 -22% | 26.6 8% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 2.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Dell XPS 16 9640 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 10% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
Overall, there were no real surprises in our consumption measurements, either, and the two ROG Zephyrus G16 models achieved very similar results due to their comparable TDP/TGP values. You can expect just under 130 watts when gaming. In the stress test, we initially measured just under 180 watts before this value leveled off at around 135 watts after a few minutes. The 200-watt power supply unit supplied is therefore perfectly adequate. Its standby consumption of 1.3 watts is slightly too high.
| Off / Standby | 0.06 / 1.3 Watt |
| Idle | 6.9 / 12.6 / 13 Watt |
| Load |
84.1 / 177.6 Watt |
   
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| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 9 185H, SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N | Dell XPS 16 9640 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 | Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R7 7840HS, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -42% | 11% | -8% | 1% | -24% | -30% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 6.9 | 10.3 -49% | 7.7 -12% | 5.2 25% | 8.3 -20% | 8 -16% | 9.4 -36% |
| Idle Average * | 12.6 | 21.9 -74% | 10.3 18% | 14.4 -14% | 12.5 1% | 12 5% | 15.5 -23% |
| Idle Maximum * | 13 | 22.4 -72% | 10.6 18% | 15.4 -18% | 12.8 2% | 23 -77% | 24.4 -88% |
| Load Average * | 84.1 | 96.9 -15% | 76.5 9% | 105.4 -25% | 71.3 15% | 94 -12% | 74.1 12% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 127.2 | ||||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 124.5 | ||||||
| Load Maximum * | 177.6 | 173.8 2% | 138.5 22% | 195.2 -10% | 169.1 5% | 215 -21% | 206.5 -16% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 159.6 | 126.4 | 107.6 | 127.5 | 181.5 | 112.9 |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Cyberpunk / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Runtimes
Its battery capacity is still 90 Wh, but the AMD version's runtimes are slightly better than the Intel model. In our WLAN test at 150 cd/m² and 60 Hz, we measured just under 8 hours (~7.5 hours at 240 Hz), which is 45 minutes longer than the GU605. At full screen brightness, however, its runtime was the same at 5:45 hours. The new GA605 also had a clear advantage in the video test at 150 cd/m², as we measured 13:44 hours compared to 11:11 hours.
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WV Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 Ultra 9 185H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 84 Wh | Dell XPS 16 9640 Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 99.5 Wh | Honor MagicBook Pro 16 2024 Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 75 Wh | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 GU605M Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 73 Wh | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh | Average of class Gaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -12% | 12% | 2% | -20% | -15% | -22% | -27% | |
| H.264 | 824 | 692 -16% | 988 20% | 784 -5% | 671 -19% | 459 ? -44% | ||
| WiFi v1.3 | 478 | 526 10% | 629 32% | 734 54% | 435 -9% | 405 -15% | 425 -11% | 386 ? -19% |
| Load | 103 | 73 -29% | 87 -16% | 58 -44% | 71 -31% | 70 -32% | 85.8 ? -17% | |
| Reader / Idle | 699 | 572 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The G16 is better with Zen 5, but its fans are still its weakness
Thanks to the new AMD Zen 5 mobile processor, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 now offers considerably better CPU performance compared to the old Intel model with the Meteor Lake chip and it runs games pretty well indeed. Furthermore, its battery life has gotten a little better and all variants of the GA605 are equipped with 32 GB RAM as standard. There still isn't a 64 GB variant available—this is reserved for the ProArt P16.
On the other hand, the AMD models can be purchased with the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop at best, and you'll have to go without the vapor chamber cooling and faster GPUs. This brings us to the AMD-G16's biggest weakness, namely its fans. The third system fan is particularly annoying during everyday use with its high rotation speeds and you are almost forced to use the quiet mode to ensure that the fans are switched off even when the laptop is idling. This surprised us, as Asus was supposed to rectify this issue on the G16 in the shape of a BIOS update and the ProArt P16, which is built identically, doesn't have to contend with this problem.
The new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 offers lots more performance than the Meteor Lake processor and has also improved the laptop's runtimes. However, the Zephyrus G16 GA605's weakness continues to be its fan configuration with an annoying third system fan.
Price-wise, the situation becomes a little trickier. This is because Asus' asking price for the GU605 with a Core Ultra 9, 32 GB RAM and an RTX 4070 Laptop is just under US$3,000 and the variant with the RTX 4060 Laptop and 32 GB RAM can already be found online for around US$2,500. Even if the AMD version is better (and the problem with the fan will likely be solved quite soon via an update), the surcharge of around US$300 compared to the comparable Meteor Lake models is hard to justify.
Price and availability
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 can currently be purchased via major online retailers such as Best Buy, where the model with an RTX 4070 and 32 GB RAM currently costs US$2,299.99.
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