Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 (33/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 33)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 44)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 16)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 33.0 Poor
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 16.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 44.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 180 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 545 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.1
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Wi-Fi standard — v6

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 157 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Base frequency — 2.8 GHz
Cores — 8
Fabrication process — 7 nm
Integrated GPU — Radeon RX Vega 8
L3 Cache — 16 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Area — 713 cm2(110.5 inches2)
Colors — Black, Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 324 x 220 x 19.9 mm12.76 x 8.66 x 0.78 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 52.7 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 145°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~75.8%
Side bezels — 7.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Blender GPU — 366

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
FLOPS — 3.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1380 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1560 MHz
GPU performance — 3.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 4 GB
Memory speed — ~12 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 1024
TGP — 50 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 3200 MHz
Max. ram size — 32 GB
Total slots — 1
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~77.2 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2.5W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
Bus — PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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