ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen

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
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen 2017, Core i7-7600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen 2017, Core i7-7600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

Lenovo
43 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

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen 2017, Core i7-7600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
Lenovo
11
Entertainment
ASUS
89
Lenovo
40
Creator
ASUS
87
Lenovo
17
Developer
ASUS
86
Lenovo
37
Compact
ASUS
85
Lenovo
65
Business
ASUS
83
Lenovo
52
Student
ASUS
82
Lenovo
75
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
Lenovo
14

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★Intel Core i7 7600U
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
3,701
Cores12★2
Frequency2.0 GHz2.8 GHz★
L3 Cache24 MB★4 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
1,534
Typediscrete—
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7—
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★LPDDR3
Storage 12 TB★512 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size14"14"
Resolution2880 px★1920 px
PanelOLED★IPS
Refresh Rate120 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★—
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 5
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 4.2★
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1RJ-45
Physical
Weight1.57 kg1.18 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

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

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon 5th Gen 2017, Core i7-7600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

  • Strong portability (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average cpu (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average ram (25th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Verdict

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

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.

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

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment