Asus zephyrus g14 reviews

The G14 is lightweight compared to the Helios 300, which makes sense, it is a small 14 inch machine. Both laptops have 180 watt power bricks fitted, so for those included the G14 is 800g or 1.7lb lighter. The G14 is smaller on all sides compared to the Helios, which was much smaller, wider and deeper, so the G14 definitely has a limit on the portability department. With no more than 14 inch screen options on the market, ASUS had to work with a panel vendor to get the 120Hz1080p option on the G14. Some have reported higher response times compared to what is typical on a mobile gaming computer, I work to find a setting here to test response times in the future, but while playing games on it I didn’t see any problems, but I might have a lot of dirty feedback to see. The G14 is available with a 1440p 60Hz option, which in my opinion is probably 14 inches higher than what you need. Gambling on the 15-inch screen gives you more space, but I used to use a little 14 inch faster and I had no problem with it. The G14 has the Free Sync advantage, while the Helios does not have Free Sync or G-Sync. The Helios 300 on the other hand is available with a 1080p 60Hz panel, as I came here, or a 144Hz panel that seems to be the most common, and honestly the best option for the specs it has. I rated both panels with Spyder 5, and interestingly they were similar in terms of sRGB, NTSC and Adobe RGB color coverage.

The G14 was a bit shiny and had a slightly lower comparative value yet, but at the end of the day, with both looks it looks great on gaming laptops. Expect different results with 144Hz Heliosor 1440p G14. Back hemorrhage was very low in both cases, but this will vary between laptops and panels. Although the bezel is thin, the Helios 300still has a camera at the top of the screen, while the G14 has no camera at all, an action taken by ASUS on their recently played laptops. Even though there is no camera, it still has microphones, and this is what it sounds like to us. The 720p camera is almost standard, it looks but a little dim, and the microphone sounds almost average. Here’s how typing sounds, and here’s what it sounds like when you hit the turbo button and increase the fan speed.

There has been a lot of flexibility on screen with Helios, however it is also great due to the large size that can play a role. There may be more flexibility in the keyboard port with the G14 when it deliberately presses down hard,

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during normal use I had a problem with zero anyway, and this is due to the hinge lift design available on the G14. When you open the back cover it actually rises by 15mm, which has the advantage of giving a little typing inclination, improving cooling as more air enters, and making the speakers sound better with less clutter on the desk. With the lid open, there are a few rubber feet that meet the desk, and while I have not found it to slip on a flat surface like others with this design, this can lead to some chassis flex as easily as there are a few connections between laptop and desk. Go back to the keyboards though, as the Helios giant has found a place for many keys such as num keys and large arrow keys. The G14 has lost many keys such as home, end, page up and down, which may annoy some of the system. Personally I am not limited to the time of my normal use though.

The Helios 300 comes with a solid bright color keyboard, but you also got the RGB keyboard option for my 4 unit unit. On the other hand the G14 is only white light, and the brightness was low, but apparently ASUS said they would fix that. I liked typing with any keyboard, but I would probably give Helios the victory by having as many buttons available as possible with a larger size. Here’s how it feels to both give you an idea of   what to expect. The Helios has a turbo button on the top of the keyboard that will increase fan speed and mount the GPU over the clock, while the G14 has shortcuts to change the volume, mute microphone, or open ASUS case software. Helios also has a button to open the predator sens software above the num pad, while the Helios has its own power button at the top right. Personally I would like the G14 to have it at the top without a standard keyboard, no chance of accidentally pressing, provided you can always change it on Windows so pressing it does nothing. The power button on the G14 is actually really cool, a fingerprint scanner that I found to work very fast when turning on the machine, but it will actually release your fingerprint when you press it to power the machine, so once Windows is loaded it will use it to automatically log in. Helios on the other hand does not have Windows Hello functionality. Both drivers are accurate to use the touchpad, although Helios’s is large in size because it is a large machine, I preferred to use the touchpad in the G14.

It sounds very accurate and amazing to use, it is easily one of the most portable computers today. Fingerprints and dirt appear very easily on Helios due to the black finish, my G14 looks good even after use days, but the G14 is also available in black so expect that to show more there. Both have a smooth finish and are easy to clean with a microfiber cloth. Let’s get into the I / O difference. On the left they both have a rear-facing air outlet, power input, and a 3.5mm audio combo jack. Helios also has a Kensington key over here, a gigabit Ethernet port, and two USB port ports, while the G14 has an HDMI 2.0b port USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port and Display Port support. On the right the G14 has a Kensington key, while the Helios has its own HDMI 2.0 port, but also an output that includes the Mini Port 1.4. They both have a USB C port, the G14 is 3.2Gen2 anyway, one Gen1 Type-A here Helios and two Zephyrus Type-A models. So to repeat, the big difference is that Helios has Ethernet, g14 does not. Helios has a small display hole, while theg14 provides a display hole in type-c. Helios has 3 types of ports and 1 type, while the g14 has 2 each, but also the fastest gen2 speed, and no thunderstorms, but the G14 has the advantage of supporting the C-type charging that can be provided by Helios.

This means that you can take a small amount of energy when you are on a trip or battery when you do not need full operation. Both have air vents in the back, and the front is clean on both. The Helios lid has an edible logo and glows blue from the rear screen light, while the G14 looks a little cleaner. It has holes in it for the AniMe matrix display, but you have to pay more for that version. The mine does not, but with 1215LED you have the option to display animations or notifications. They both have air vents in the bottom to the rear, however the G14 looks a little cleaner, given that you probably won’t look here much longer. Access to both was straightforward, take four Phillips G14 and 10 Helios screens and remove the panel. Inside Helios has a lot of options because it is physically bigger. It has a 2.5-inch drive, two last M.2slots, and two memory locations. A 2.5-inch drive means the battery is low. On the other hand the G14 has one M.2slot and one memory slot, but mine has 8gb sold on the motherboard, so it will work with one channel as long as one space is full. The G14’s WiFi is less than the SSD, and it’s WiFi 6 compared to 5 in Helios, though that would be easier to upgrade. Both speakers point to the left and right corners, but the G14 also has a few more tweeters at the bottom of the keyboard.

The G14 sound speakers sound better, not even close, clear, slightly higher and have some bass, the G14 has some of the best laptop speakers I’ve ever tested even though they are on a small laptop. Speaking of sounds, both laptops play the following sounds in the boot. Luckily both can be disabled in the BIOSor with the software. Delay of results looks better on G14 compared to Helios 300 audio manufacturers out there. The Helios 300 has a 58 watt hour battery, while the G14 has a larger 76 watt hour battery because it doesn’t have a 2.5 inch drive bay. Despite the difference in size, the G14 did not last much longer than Helios without games, only 19 minutes long while watching YouTube, or 15 minutes longer while playing, although equal play is much stronger, so it lasts longer by 19% decent. Next let’s take a look at thermals. Both laptops were tested at a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. Inside they both share heat pipes between the CPU and the GPU, but keep in mind that the G14 has lower drinking components due to the smaller chassis size.

By default the Helios is below -0.125v, but the G14-based Ryzen does not support grounding at this time. I’ve tested both in turbo mode with added fans, and this works with the next GPU clocks, so the best operating modes are provided by each machine out of the box. These are the CPU temperatures for both devices while under

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integrated CPU and GPU loads, we will test the GPU results in the background, so now remember that these are not only the CPU effects but of the combined loads. The G14 is marked with red bars, and in almost all cases it was a few degrees warmer, even in a small chassis. These are the average CPU clock speed during these same tests. It is worth remembering that although the G14 is behind the pressure test, it also manages this function more than 8 cores compared to 6 in i7, but in sports, the G14 was still able to look forward. That’s great considering the 4900HS has a power of 35 watts, while the 7 on the Helios can surpass the 50in turbo mode. If we look at the GPU temperatures of these combined CPU and GPU loads, the G14 is also slightly warmer for the most part, but close. Helios is able to turn on a very high clock, and this and while operating is slightly cooler for the most part due to the large cooling area available. The 2060 Max-Q on the G14 is installed at 65watts, while the Helios has no problem using the 1660 Ti at its 80 watt limit, so GPU power will probably give Helios the edge in games, we’ll see soon.

Here’s what we look for in terms of Cine bench R20 scores from both devices with their own high-performance turbo modes. The G14 is still ahead here as it has 8cores cables and 16 cables compared to the 6 core 12 thread i7, however the Ryzen chip is even10% faster when it comes to one single basic speed. The Helios is also available with 4 corei5, so expect the G14 to interrupt that further. As for the places where you will be laying your hands, both were cool and under the many others did nothing. With the same pressure test going in turbo mode, Helios was cool in the middle of the keyboard, but the G14 had a cool WASD key, let’s listen to the fan noise difference. Both sounded helpless, but the G14 was silent when it did nothing. Helios was also very vocal under pressure test, and fans were organized at high speed. Let’s compare some games next. Both laptops were tested in turbo mode to get the best results, even though different types of Nvidia drivers were used as I tested the theme separately. Red Dead Redemption 2 was tested using a tool designed for measurement tool. I have Helios marked with purple bars, and G14 with red bars.

In ultra settings, the Helios was a ester, or 2 FPS. Battle field 5 is tested in campaign mode running on the same part of the game on the both laptops. Although the typical FPS from Helios ultra was 4% earlier here, there was a very significant 26% increase in performance of less than 1%. Call of Duty Modern Warfare was tested in the same way, except this time in higher settings there was a significant increase in 1% lower performance from i7, which received more than the G14 rating. This goes both ways but depends on the game. At Ghost Recon Breakpoint the G14 was rated at 1% low compared to the Helios 300 in ultra settings, though the Helios were still 5% faster according to standard FPS. In this regard, the G14 can provide a better, more robust experience. A closer look is another example where the 1% low performance from the G14 is greatly improved, probably because of the 4900HS CPU, but a little behind the scenes, probably because of the low GPU wattage, even though the 2060in on the G14 still has faster memory though it is Max-Q.

Instead of talking about the remaining games that will last forever, I will immediately skip the rest of the results, as I have tested a total of 16 games at all set levels. Feel free to pause the video if you want to take a long look at any of these graphs, but basically a summary that Helios is mostly pre-existing. On average in all of these tested games, the Helios 300 is much percent nearly 8% faster than the ASUS Zephyrus G14 in terms of standard FPS compared to the most advanced settings. I was expecting the Helios to win because of the 8080 watt GPU high, even though it was 1660 Ti, however by saying that the Helios were less so forward as I thought it would be, especially when you consider that the Intel chip is under a box with a limited capacity of more than the 45 watts we see on most gaming laptops. Things are a little more interesting when we compare the low performance of 1%. Looking at this data, Helios is now only 2.5% faster on average, the G14 was ahead of five of these games. I thought this was interesting, perhaps a combination of 4900HS faster CPU but also faster memory and VRAMof RTX 2060 faster, even though the GPU total is powered less compared to the 1660 Ti in Helios. That said, Helios also saw the best change at 1% low on COD or BF5 at the top of the graph. I also found scores for 3DMark Fire Strike and Time Spy, Helios was far ahead, and interestingly the G14 has the highest score of the Fire strike. I suspect the physics points came from the previous 4900HSis, but unfortunately did not record that data while I had it. In addition to games, I’ve also tried posting Adobe Premiere video. In this test, the Helios has an edge as the Intel CPU is able to provide faster synchronization, but in the future this may change.

Adobe has added NVENC support to BET Aversion software, and Puget’s systems have tested it and shown that it makes significant improvements compared to the Intel I GPU, which means that upcoming Ryzen laptops with Nvidia graphics will see a significant increase in speed here . I tested the storage with a Crystal disk icon, the drive in my Helios was much better for reading, but slow down when it comes to writing, but expect different results with different storage options. My Helios also comes with a pre-installed hard drive, and here’s how it goes. Now with the last difference, the price.

You can check the updated values   using the links in the description. At the time of recording, the ASUS G14 with the definitions I tested here is $ 1450 USD, while the Helios 300 is $ 1100 USD, but sold for as much as $ 930 during Black Friday, so at the moment the G14 is about $ 32% more. With all that in mind, let’s summarize the differences between the two. The Helios 300 is a clear winner when it comes to value for money if you just follow the laptop you will be playing with. It’s a little bigger, but actually increasing the size of a small size by 15 inches for most people probably won’t be a problem, and you get a bigger screen that you can play with a higher refresh rate of 144Hz and faster response time, though the G14 does offer free synchronization. The G14 has its place anyway, depending on what you want on the laptop. The CPU power provided from the 4900HS is a different plane, especially considering the small size of the G14. It can hit eight Intel options on 17-inch larger machines, all while providing a great gaming experience at the end of the day. It is easily portable due to its small size, weighing about 800g less, and can also be charged for Type-C with a small brick when traveling. Despite the small size, the G14 has a larger battery, though this has not given it a longer life without play. The battery in Helios is small because it has many final options, including a 2.5 ”drive and 2 M.2 spaces, while the G14 has one M.2 slot. The G14 has only 1 stick for uninterrupted user memory, but there is some on-board for 8gb or 16gb, so buy with that in mind as you won’t be able to upgrade it over time, even if both laptops are still running channel.

The port selection had its advantages and disadvantages for both, there is no G14 Ethernet, Helios Port mini Display Port, while the G14h has two Type C ports compared to the 1 in Helios, but the G14 also uses Gen2speeds fast. Helios thermals were cool for the most part, but they were really close, even though the Helios were also working with big fans. Speakers were much better on the G14, and the delay results were even better. I preferred the touch pad on the G14 even though it is small in size, sounds very accurate and is great to use. While I had no problem using any keyboards, the G14 does not have a num pad and other buttons such as home, end, page up and down where programmers and the like will miss out. Helios has an RGB option if that is important to you, while the G14 is only white light. The G14 has a power button scanner too, no Windows Hello Helios options. The G14 does not have a web camera however, it only has microphones so you can talk, but if you want a Helios webcam with built-in space, otherwise you will be using an external USB camera. It’s fair to say that comparing it to the 9th gen Helios 300.

I decided to make this comparison as there are currently no issues in the 10th generation update and I had a lot of requests to do it. Based on what I’ve seen from Intel 10th gen so far, I don’t expect this to make any real difference unless Acer somehow makes further improvements to the Helios 300 in terms of design or new GPUs, but we’ll have to wait and see. So all things considered, which of these two gaming laptops can you choose and why? Honestly I found myself paying more to get The killer CPU performance of the G14 when Adobe NVENC support is added, but only me. If I just wanted to play games without spending more money, then the Helios 300 would be the way, as it works better in most games and has a better screen to play.