The Lightest 16” Gaming Laptop - But There's a Catch! ASUS Zephyrus G16 (2024) Review

The ASUS Zephyrus G16 is the thinnest and lightest 16 inch gaming laptop we’ve ever tested - but what compromises have been made to make it so portable? There’s at least one major issue you need to know about!

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) Review Timestamps:
0:00 The Lightest 16” Gaming Laptop??
0:13 Design & Build Quality
1:08 Size & Weight
1:40 Laptop Specs
2:00 Keyboard, Lighting & Touchpad
2:41 Amazing Speakers! & Latencymon
3:10 Ports & Display Output Connection
4:42 Getting Inside & Internals
5:11 Wi-Fi, SSD & SD Card Speed
5:43 The Biggest Problem With The G16
6:14 Upgrade Options
6:32 Battery Size & Power Saving Features
7:08 Battery Life Comparison
7:28 New Cooling Design
8:18 Performance Modes
8:49 Thermal Testing - Temperatures / Clock Speed / TDP
10:33 Game Performance in Different Modes & DLSS Testing
10:53 CPU Performance vs Others (On & Off Battery) in Cinebench
12:04 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures
12:34 Is it Loud - Fan Noise
13:01 High Pitch Fan Noise Whine?
13:28 OLED Screen (Color, Brightness, Contrast & Bleed)
14:30 Amazing Screen Response Time & Latency
15:00 MUX Switch, G-Sync, Advanced Optimus?
15:25 Camera & Microphone Test
15:36 3x Game Comparison (1440p & 1080p)
17:29 3DMark & Content Creation
17:52 BIOS
18:02 Linux Support
18:21 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals
19:19 G16 Positives & Negatives Summarized
19:59 My Biggest Issue With The G16
21:20 Lenovo Legion 7i vs ASUS Zephyrus G16 Comparison?

Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.

[NubAnSkrub]

I'm not really a fan of non upgrable ram, but at the very least, it had upgradable m2 slots. I hope LPCAMM2 becomes a thing for laptops soon as this will enable dual channel memory on one card while keeping it thin.

[JustMatchmaking]

I think you should keep the 3DMark and other creator results, there's a lot of people looking for a laptop that can be used with college tasks like video editing and 3D modeling.

[MacA]

I would like to see a 4080 version review. It's of course more expensive but I'm curious about the performance of that vapor chamber

[scrtdrindarm]

I had exactly this machine and G Helper has been massively impactful in controlling the temps and getting consistent good performance!

[enriquelising]

Thought this was the new G16 with the new AMD cpu.

[JoshCravesTech]

It's crazy seeing it on the weight chart basically being in line with 14" laptops. About 2 lbs lighter than the Legion 7i (with charger) which is already pretty slim itself! It's also good to see another review that shows consistent (although not the best out there, especially at 1080p) performance unlike the Hardware Canucks review, and good battery life results. Seems like the Intel HX CPUs definitely help the others pull ahead especially at 1080p. Also I like the 3DMark results! It's good to know, especially for comparison.

And good point about the budget - if you don't want all the premium features, there are certainly better deals for your money.

[Damstructions-funny]

17:30 I use the 3Dmark results as a way to gauge performance in a near-universal format. I think it's superior to game benchmarks in the sense that it promotes objectivity more. I might be wrong but it's how I do, I value them.

[fhkh]

Can’t wait to see comparison of legion 7i with zeph g16

[torpedospurs]

Looks like the G16 needs a CPU that performs better at 25W. Right on cue, the Ryzen HX 370 shows up!

[davitdavid]

I feel like this is a perfect laptop for someone like me. Having an ultrabook for study and work which can also play games competently in the evening is a dream. I also feel like this laptop will benefit greatly from the efficiency of next gen hardware and even camm ram
The weight being comparable with 14 inch laptops is insane to me

[wezkerlim]

this is probably a very niche opinion, but I hope ROG can create gaming laptops that run without built in battery but directly from the wall, besides reintroducing rising keyboard & a brush metal finishing. their models in recent yrs have a super plastic look

[razorgcy]

Jarrod, I'm awaiting your review of the same laptop with the upcoming AMD Strix Point!!

[daarryal]

Finally. I was holding back on buying this only because I was waiting for your review!

[wantsomecoffe]

asus be like *look at this awesome lightstrip we added to the back of the monitor its sick dont you love love it?* Be me 'turns it off'

[joelconolly]

Wakey wakey people. Jarrod just uploaded.

[gdsl]

Now I'm excited to see all the comparison videos with this laptop

[undeadgaming]

Does there's a new model with a ryzen 9 Ai hx 370 available???

[ahmedazaz]

Yes we want the comparison between 7i v g16

[bfish]

Weird you're doing a review of the meteor lake version when the AMD version just launched

[medioqr]

I was just looking for this review, imo its rather expensive, and i hate how you have to spend so much just for 32 gigs of ram..