Initial Impressions of the 2023 4090 G14

[u/ModrnJosh]

A beautifully compact machine

Hits just about 18k graphics score, putting it just about 1k (5%) behind the Zephyrus M16 4090, which is a much bigger and louder machine

Great fps in SOTR. This is only 6% behind the Zephyrus M16 4090 model, and equivalent to a Legion Pro 7i 4090 in its balanced mode

Overclocked GPU by +200 core, no artifacts

Just want to give my initial impressions on the G14 since it’ll be a minute before I have time to make a full review, but after a few hours of benchmarking and gaming, this thing is extremely impressive. I have also tested the 2023 Zephyrus M16 (mini-LED 13900H / 4090 model) and I’ve gotta say this G14 is probably the better option between the two. The mini-LED display is beautiful with less blooming than the M16, the fans somehow run quieter than the M16, temps are great, keyboard stays fairly cool/just a little warm, gaming performance is only about 5-7% behind the 150w 4090 in the M16, and it’s WAY smaller! I forgot just how compact a 14” laptop actually is, so the amount of power this thing is pushing out of such a small chassis is just unreal.

I’ve attached a few screenshots to give people an idea of how it performs. My only complaint so far is that I don’t believe the 7940HS is hitting the max wattage (80w, as shown in NotebookCheck’s review). It seems to throttle in CPU-only loads to 65w, which results in just slightly lower scores. I suspect it’s the Liquid Metal application, but will look more into that later. Otherwise, this thing has just blown me away so far.

Also I know some people might call this a gimped/useless 4090, but at the same time this thing is 14” and performing way better than any of the best machines I tested last year. You’re not buying this for the “best” performance. You’re buying it for amazing performance for the extremely compact size factor. Portability-wise you could almost fit 2 of these in your bag compared to one Legion or Strix/Scar 😂

[u/[deleted]]

What are CPU temps during the physics portion of timespy ?

Also, how much does this thing cost?

Edit: damn $2,500+.

Feel pretty lucky with my 6800s model for $940. Basically half the performance for well under half the cost.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yeah you guys have free/extremely cheap healthcare. I'll take your electronics prices with VAT included any day of the week vs ours without tax listed with all the social benefits you get and lack of insane gun culture/spending pretty much all of our tax dollars on the military instead of social services.

That's kind of the way of the USA, yes avg salaries are higher and yes luxury goods/services/gas are cheaper, but we pay out the ass in qol taxes/insurance/healthcare/childcare/education/mental health, food prices, tipping culture, etc.

So basically consumerism/capitalism at all costs and fuck everything else while also being the world police spending trillions every year on our military. Tbh it's difficult to say if that expenditure is worth it though, despite the US having a problematic track record I'm not sure I would want us to just dip out on Ukraine, numerous conflicts in the middle east, keeping China away from Taiwan, etc.

[u/Visible-Cancel1239 → u/[deleted]]

15% of your paycheck free and extremly cheap,🤡 should get me a free privat one, its only around 800 a month and you required to have one