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ROG Mothership GZ700 vs. MacBook Air 13” 2018: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ROG Mothership GZ700 and MacBook Air 13” 2018 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Mothership GZ700 Pros

Reasons that ROG Mothership GZ700 is better than MacBook Air 13” 2018.

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside ROG Mothership GZ700 has a 347% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Mothership GZ700 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

MacBook Air 13” 2018 - Intel Core i5-8210Y

1,455

ROG Mothership GZ700 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2018. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Max system memory size

ROG Mothership GZ700

64 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2018

16 GB

ROG Mothership GZ700 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2018. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Memory type and speed

ROG Mothership GZ700 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2018 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 up to 200W vs. integrated

ROG Mothership GZ700 has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Display size

ROG Mothership GZ700

17.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2018

13.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2018 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2018 is better than ROG Mothership GZ700.

MacBook Air 13” 2018 weighed 2.75 pounds, 75% lighter than the 10.58 pounds ROG Mothership GZ700.

Weight	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Pound	10.58 lbs.	2.75 lbs.
Kilogram	4.80 kg	1.25 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ROG Mothership GZ700 Price
	Puccy Tempered Glass Screen Protector Film, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" （Active Area Cover Only） Protective Protectors Guard new version By Puccy $40.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy 2 Pack Touch Pad Film Protector, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" TPU TouchPad Trackpad Guard （ Not Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ） new version By Puccy $12.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy Tempered Glass Screen Protector Film, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" （Active Area Cover Only） Protective Protectors Guard By Puccy $40.98	See at Amazon
MacBook Air 13” 2018 Price
	Late 2018 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 Dual-Core (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $389.95	See at Amazon
	2018 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $379.95	See at Amazon
	Apple 13in MacBook Air (2017 Newest Version) 1.8GHz Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD (Renewed) By Apple $238.49	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Released	2019	2018
Release Date	-	Available on October 30, 2018
Pricing	-	$1,199 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,399 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Dimensions	16.4” x 12.5” x 1.17” (410 X 320 X 29.9 mm)	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)
Weight	10.58 lbs (4.8 kg)	Starting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	The detachable keyboard stays wired or goes wireless Backlit Chiclet Keyboard N-key rollover Per key RGB Aura Sync 2.5mm travel distance 0.3mm keycap curve	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Size	17.3 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	17.3-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 25ms, 100% Adobe RGB, G-SYNC® 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC®	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio

Ports	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C / Thunderbolt 3 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort™ 1.4 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A / USB charger + 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x 3.5mm microphone jack 1 x RJ-45 jack 1 x SD card reader 1 x Kensington lock	Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Memory	Up to 64GB Dual Channel 2666MHz DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SODIMM slots.	8GB Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (Boost Clock: 1880MHz, 200W), 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)
Storage	3 x M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x4 512GB SSD Supports RAID-0	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD

Connectivity	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Wi-Fi	Intel ® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Size	-	50.3 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	2 x 280W power adapters	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Mojave
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	4x4W speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone	Stereo speakers Three microphones 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	ROG Mothership GZ700	MacBook Air 13” 2018
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 10.58 lb 4.80 kg Powered By Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 up to 200W	Released in Late 2018 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.75 lb 1.25 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz Geekbench 5 728 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,455 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz Up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3