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ASUS ROG Strix G16, Ryzen 9 8940HX, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 4.5 kg
Battery 90 Wh
56 Overall Score
Price CA$3,199
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average portability (8th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Physical
| Weight | 4.5 kg / 9.9 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-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 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 | 95.2 | 87.5 | 72.1 | 10 | 86.1 | 7.9 | 65.3 | 60.4 | 15 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 69 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.2 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 8.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.2 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.3 | 97.3 | 61.1 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 12.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$3,199
Canada Computers 2 offers From CA$3,199
Price History
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Usage Scores
- Overall55.6
- AI/LLM46.4
- Gaming76.8
- Portability35.7
- Creator74.2
- Student49.6
- Business51.5
- Developer67
- Entertainment63.9
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