ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450
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| ASUSROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) | LenovoThinkPad T450 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | March 2025 | February 2015 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1600 × 900 |
| Brightness | – | 250 nits |
| Panel | OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | – |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Display type | 14-inch 3K OLED, 16:10; non-touch confirmed by Ultrabookreview's exact GA403WR review | HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits |
| Colour range | 100% DCI-P3; Pantone Validated | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-reflection coating | Anti-glare |
| Display features | NVIDIA G-SYNC; MUX switch and Advanced Optimus; 0.2 ms response; Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR True Black 500; ASUS gives 500 nits panel peak without specifying an SDR or HDR measurement | – |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core i5-5200U |
| CPU cores | 12 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 24 | 4 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| AI engine (NPU) | 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 32 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB to 2 TB (better) | 256 GB |
| CPU | Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in the listed UK configurations; other regional models offer Ryzen 9 270 | Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5 |
| GPU | RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, 12 GB GDDR7; up to 110 W including 25 W Dynamic Boost, 1812 MHz in Turbo mode; other regional models offer RTX 5060, 5070 or 5080 | Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary |
| AI engine | AMD XDNA 2 NPU, up to 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory type | 32 GB LPDDR5X-8000 onboard in the listed UK configurations; no memory expansion; global range up to 64 GB | DDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB |
| Storage type | 1 or 2 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD; one M.2 slot including the installed drive | 2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck) |
| Cooling | ROG Intelligent Cooling with liquid metal; heatpipe and fan arrangement varies by GPU configuration | – |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | – | Up to 10.08 hours |
| Battery capacity | 73 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.57 kg (better) | 1.73 kg |
| Thickness | 18.3 mm (better) | 21 mm |
| Width × depth | 311 × 220 mm | 339 × 232.5 mm |
| Battery life detail | 73 Wh, 4-cell Li-ion | Optional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries |
| Charger | 200 W adapter for the listed UK configurations | 45 W or 65 W |
| Materials | Aluminium chassis; listed UK RTX 5070 Ti models weigh 1.57 kg and are 15.9–18.3 mm thick; lower GPU regional variants have different dimensions and weight | Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models |
| Colours | Eclipse Gray; Platinum White (availability varies by SKU) | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | USB4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | Optional Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Webcam | 1080p with IR for Windows Hello | Optional 720p |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | USB4 40 Gbps with DisplayPort and power delivery; USB-C 10 Gbps with display and power delivery; 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps; HDMI 2.1 FRL; microSD UHS-II; 3.5 mm combo audio; supports XG Mobile GC34 | Three USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot |
| External displays | – | Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz |
| Keyboard | RGB backlit chiclet keyboard with Copilot key; Slash Lighting on the lid | Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight |
| Trackpad | Large touchpad | Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons |
| Speakers | Four force-cancelling woofers and two tweeters, Smart Amplifier and Dolby Atmos | 1 W × 2 stereo speakers |
| Microphones | Three-microphone array with AI noise cancellation | Dual-array microphone |
| Biometrics | IR camera for Windows Hello | Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2 |
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