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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) vs Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size18"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UV-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UI-DS91-CA) (Eclipse Gray - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UV-G14.R94060) (Platinum White - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA403UI-G14.R94070) (Platinum White - Ryzen 9 8945HS/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9494BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9583BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) and the Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024) are both Windows gaming laptops. However, the ASUS is a 14-inch model that sacrifices performance for portability, while the Dell is an 18-inch model that sacrifices portability for performance. In short, the ASUS is a better choice if you want to game (or work) on the go; just know that you'll have to dial down the game settings a bit more to get smooth gameplay. On the other hand, if you want the best performance and don't mind a bulky, heavy laptop with a short battery life, go with the Dell.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
8.2
6.3
Portability
8.0
3.0
Battery
7.2
3.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.2
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
145°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.0
3.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
18"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
1.1" (2.7 cm)
Width
12.2" (31.0 cm)
16.2" (41.2 cm)
Depth
8.7" (22.0 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)
Volume
85.3 in³ (1,398.1 cm³)
217.2 in³ (3,559.7 cm³)
Weight
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
8.7 lbs (3.9 kg)
Charger Size
14.1 in³ (231.0 cm³)
25.2 in³ (412.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
9.1
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
9.0
RAM Slots
0
2
Storage Slots
1
4
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1800
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
241 PPI
125 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
86%
Refresh Rate
8.7
9.8
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
480 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
10
6.9
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
53,950 : 1
1,080 : 1
Brightness
7.7
6.6
Maximum Brightness
364 cd/m²
266 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
14 cd/m²
Reflections
9.2
7.5
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
1.47%
5.37%
Indirect Reflections
0.69%
4.74%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.78%
0.63%
Black Uniformity
10
5.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.236%
2.180%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
5.7
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
38°
20°
Color Washout From Right
39°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
19°
18°
Color Shift From Right
20°
23°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
42°
27°
Brightness Loss From Right
43°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
48°
22°
Black Level Raise From Right
34°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
44°
18°
Gamma Shift From Right
44°
23°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.1
5.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
32°
22°
Color Washout From Above
36°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
18°
16°
Color Shift From Above
20°
25°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
40°
24°
Brightness Loss From Above
41°
31°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
27°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
40°
21°
Gamma Shift From Above
43°
28°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.9
4.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.54
5.99
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.1
Avg. Color dE
4.19
5.28
Avg. Color Temperature
6,339 K
5,908 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
151.24%
99.9%
sRGB uv
145.71%
99.58%
Adobe RGB xy
93.94%
88.8%
Adobe RGB uv
97.71%
94.83%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.26%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
98.86%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.85%
73.22%
Rec. 2020 uv
83.92%
75.49%
Flicker
4.5
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
120 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
9.2
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
9.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
61 gf
Actuation Force
40 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
1.15 mm
1.14 mm
Total Travel
1.42 mm
1.76 mm
Touchpad
8.5
8.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
8.0
Size
15.7 in² (101.6 cm²)
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.7
7.6
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.8 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.3
0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
138 Hz
364 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
12 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
3.5 dB
0.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
9.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
3
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
Mini DisplayPort 1.4
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
Yes
Proprietary Port
Asus DC Power Input Port
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Core i9-14900HX
Core Count
8
24
Thread Count
16
32
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
8 GB
12 GB
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR5x
DDR5
Speed
6,400 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
909 GB
919 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Western Digital PC SN810 NVMe
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
10
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,995 points
2,039 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,367 points
18,807 points
GPU Compute
127,117 points
203,416 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.9
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,799 points
2,004 points
Multi-Thread
15,533 points
27,346 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
9.6
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.6 min
1.5 min
GPU Render Time
0.3 min
0.2 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
9 s
6 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.6
10
Basemark Image
Overall Score
107,911
220,316
Storage Drive Performance
9.2
9.7
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,614.2 MB/s
2,713.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,665.0 MB/s
5,222.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
73.0 MB/s
116.9 MB/s
Random Read Speed
43.5 MB/s
69.0 MB/s
Battery
7.2
3.8
Capacity
73 Wh
97 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.1 hrs
4.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.0 hrs
3.1 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
1.2 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.6
8.9
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
100 fps
207 fps
1% Low
59 fps
108 fps
0.1% Low
30 fps
47 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
24 ms
17 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
181 fps
290 fps
Civilization VI
8.2
9.1
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
154 fps
312 fps
1% Low
81 fps
180 fps
0.1% Low
42 fps
116 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
2 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
5 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
275 fps
405 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.82 s
6.5 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
8.2
9.1
Avg. FPS
148fps
304fps
1% Low
63fps
121fps
0.1% Low
45fps
66fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
12 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
212fps
427fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.9
9.6
Avg. FPS
132 fps
221 fps
1% Low
95 fps
135 fps
0.1% Low
63 fps
97 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
6 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
158 fps
237 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.5
5.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
37 °C (99 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
51 °C (124 °F)
50 °C (122 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.0 dBA
55.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.5
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
88 °C
99 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
3% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
78 °C
68 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition
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