ROG Strix G G531 vs. Intel MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between ROG Strix G G531 and Intel MacBook Air, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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ROG Strix G G531 Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix G G531 is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Strix G G531 has a 61% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Strix G G531 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
ROG Strix G G531 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7
3,018
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7
2,818
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4
1,942
Supports larger memory

ROG Strix G G531 supports a larger memory capacity than the Intel MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Intel MacBook Air.

Max system memory size
ROG Strix G G531
32 GB
Intel MacBook Air
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

17% larger display

ROG Strix G G531 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air.

Display size
ROG Strix G G531
15.6-inch
Intel MacBook Air
13.3-inch

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than ROG Strix G G531.

Supports faster memory

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Strix G G531. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Strix G G531.

Memory type and speed
Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
ROG Strix G G531 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 47% lighter

Intel MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 47% lighter than the 5.28 pounds ROG Strix G G531.

WeightROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Pound
5.28 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
2.39 kg
1.27 kg

Prices

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

ROG Strix G G531 Price
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G513RM-IS74
 ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G513RM-IS74
By ASUS
$1,019.99
$1,199.99 15% OFF
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ASUS ROG Strix G Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 120Hz IPS Type Full HD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, Intel Core i5-9300H, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB KB, Windows 10, GL531GU-WB53
 ASUS ROG Strix G Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 120Hz IPS Type Full HD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, Intel Core i5-9300H, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB KB, Windows 10, GL531GU-WB53
By ASUS
$749.00
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G614JI-XS96,Eclipse Gray
 ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G614JI-XS96,Eclipse Gray
By ASUS
$1,986.99
$2,199.99 10% OFF
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Intel MacBook Air Price
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
 2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$221.53
$249.00 11% OFF
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Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
 Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$371.27
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Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1 GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1 GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$464.95
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Released20192020
Release Date-
  • Announced on March 18th, 2020
  • Available on March 18th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $999 - Intel Core i3 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,299 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Size Comparison
ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Dimensions
  • Metal Chasis.
    14.18” x 10.82” x 0.98” (360.3 x 275 x 24.9 mm)
  • Plastic Chasis.
    14.18” x 10.82” x 1.01” (360.3 x 275 x 25.8 mm)
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight5.28 lbs (2.395 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Original Black Glacier Blue
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Armoury Crate)
ROG Strix G G531GT/GU
  • 1 Zone RGB lighting
ROG Strix G1 G531GV/GW
  • 4 Zone RGB lighting
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • 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 Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
ROG Strix G15 G531GT
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel 60Hz
ROG Strix G15 G531 GT/GU/GV/GW
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel 120Hz
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
  • True Tone technology

Ports

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
ROG Strix G G531 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 X USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C
    support DisplayPort™
  • 3 x USB3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI
    (HDMI 2.0b support 4K HDR), HDCP SPEC 2.2
  • 1 x Audio combo jack 
    Mic-in and Headphone
  • 1 x LAN RJ-45 jack
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 Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 9W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 10W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Discrete Graphics
ROG Strix G G531GT
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Ti
    4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G G531GU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G G531GV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G G531GW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
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Storage
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD
  • 1TB
    SSHD
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD

Connectivity

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
Size-49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life-
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply
ROG Strix G G531GT
  • 150W power adapter
ROG Strix G G531 GU/GV/GW
  • 230W power adapter
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Catalina
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 Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
CameraNo Built-in camera.720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • Array Microphone
ROG Strix G G531 GT
  • 2 x 1.5W speaker for W/O Smart AMP technology
ROG Strix G G531 GU/GV/GW
  • 2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
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 6K display with 6016-by-3384 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • One external 5K display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

ROG Strix G G531Intel MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
5.28 lb
2.39 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-9750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,044
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,880
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
ROG Strix G G531 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2020
16:10 QHD+
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C/8T, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,119
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,018
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X

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