Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 2021, Ryzen 7 Surface Edition, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 2021, Ryzen 7 Surface Edition, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Platinum

Microsoft
48 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS
88 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 2021, Ryzen 7 Surface Edition, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Platinum

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.

Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Impressive gaming performance
  • Great battery life with tuning
  • Powerful speakers
Cons
  • Fan noise during gaming
  • Trackpad could be better
  • Requires tuning for optimal battery
  • Armoury Crate software bloat
👍 Build quality 5
👍 Display quality 5
👍 Gaming performance 5
👍 Battery life 4
👍 Speaker quality 3
👎 Fan noise 3

Scores

Gaming
Microsoft
10
ASUS
100
Entertainment
Microsoft
53
ASUS
89
Creator
Microsoft
19
ASUS
87
Developer
Microsoft
44
ASUS
86
Compact
Microsoft
56
ASUS
85
Business
Microsoft
55
ASUS
83
Student
Microsoft
68
ASUS
82
Ai Llm
Microsoft
12
ASUS
74

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen 7 SurfaceAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,469
34,949
Cores812★
Frequency2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
L3 Cache8 MB24 MB★
Graphics
GPUAMD Radeon GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
26,326
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—16 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationLPDDR4XLPDDR5X★
Storage 1512 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size15"14"
Resolution2496 px2880 px★
PanelLCDOLED★
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness—500 nits★
Color Gamut—100 percent
Connectivity
USB-C Ports02★
USB Ports12★
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMI—HDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth
Ethernet—1 x HDMI 2.1
Physical
Weight1.54 kg★1.57 kg
OSWindows 10 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 2021, Ryzen 7 Surface Edition, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Platinum

  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong screen (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average gpu (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average ram (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average port selection (20th percentile)20th %ile

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

  • Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 29 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment