ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PM-ES96 2025, Ryzen 9 8940HX, 64GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Eclipse Gray
The 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX and RTX 5060 with 8GB GDDR7 drive high frame rates on the 18-inch 240Hz WQXGA display, while HIDevolution’s upgraded liquid metal and Gelid GC Extreme thermal compounds keep temperatures in check. Its 64GB of DDR5 RAM and PCIe 4.0 storage handle memory-intensive multitasking and fast load times without bottlenecking. This machine suits gamers and creators who need a large, high-refresh screen and substantial multi-threaded performance in a desktop replacement form factor.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3 kg
Battery 90 Wh
57 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PM-ES96 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PM-ES96 | 95.2 | 87.5 | 97.7 | 77.4 | 88.2 | 1.8 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall57.1
- AI/LLM49.6
- Gaming77.2
- Portability35.4
- Creator76.8
- Student44.5
- Business49.9
- Developer72.7
- Entertainment62.3
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Other Configurations22
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