ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 386H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Stellar Grey

★★★★☆ 3.5 (6)
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 386H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Stellar Grey laptop
61 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
  • Strong ram (80th percentile) 80th

Cons

  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (8th percentile)
  • Below average portability (9th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 91.9
GPU 95.7
RAM 79.5
Ports 53
Screen 97.6
Portability 9
Storage 79.3
Reliability 60.4
Social Proof 7.8
Affordability 5.2

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
Cores 16
Frequency 2.1 GHz
L3 Cache 18 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Type Discrete
VRAM 12 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5X
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 2880x1800
Panel OLED
Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Brightness 1100 nits

Connectivity

USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 6.0

Physical

Weight 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs
Battery 90 Wh
OS Windows 11 Home

vs Competition

Spec ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US HP OMEN Transcend MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Apple M4 Max Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Intel Core i9 14900HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB) 32 64 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 1024 1024 2048 2048
Screen 16" 2880x1800 14.2" 3024x1964 15.1" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 16" 3840x2160 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 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) 2.8 1.6 2 1.6 2.7 2.5
Battery (Wh) 90 72 80 71 100 96
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AR-DB96 91.995.779.55397.6979.360.47.85.2
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 93.890.795.773.599.368.998.598.187.81.6
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.586.497.394.456.479.381.889.327.3
HP OMEN Transcend Compare 90.192.689.889.496.572.365.233.497.38.4
MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare 93.294.586.498.6989.393.960.451.310.2
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare 97.292.686.483.390.712.689.8498.414.1

Usage Scores

Overall (61.1)AI/LLM (57.2)Gaming (84.1)Portability (40.4)Creator (82.7)Student (49)Business (54.5)Developer (73.3)Entertainment (69.5)
  • Overall61.1
  • AI/LLM57.2
  • Gaming84.1
  • Portability40.4
  • Creator82.7
  • Student49
  • Business54.5
  • Developer73.3
  • Entertainment69.5

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Other Configurations4

ROG Zephyrus Duo 16" GX651AR-DS96-CAStellar GreyCA$5,500ROG Zephyrus 16" GX651AX-DB96Stellar GrayROG Zephyrus Duo 16" GX651AR-DB96Stellar GrayROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651AX-DB96Black

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