ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs HP Essential-Series 14

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
vs
HP Essential-Series 14, Intel N150, 8GB, 128GB eMMC, Silver

HP Essential-Series 14, Intel N150, 8GB, 128GB eMMC, Silver

HP
29 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

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

HP Essential-Series 14, Intel N150, 8GB, 128GB eMMC, Silver

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
HP
8
Entertainment
ASUS
89
HP
22
Creator
ASUS
87
HP
10
Developer
ASUS
86
HP
23
Compact
ASUS
85
HP
48
Business
ASUS
83
HP
31
Student
ASUS
82
HP
60
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
HP
9

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080HP Essential-Series 14
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★Intel Processor N150
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
5,326
Cores12★4
Frequency2.0 GHz★0.8 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★Intel Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
1,534
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7—
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★8 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★—
Storage 12 TB★128 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSD★eMMC
Display
Size14"14"
Resolution2880 px★1366 px
PanelOLED★IPS
Refresh Rate120 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★250 nits
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI 1.4b
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth—
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.57 kg1.47 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

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 (6th percentile)6th %ile

HP Essential-Series 14, Intel N150, 8GB, 128GB eMMC, Silver

  • Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong portability (77th percentile)
  • Below average storage (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average screen (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average ram (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average cpu (17th percentile)17th %ile

Verdict

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

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 29 specs.

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

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment