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2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE vs. M1 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE and M1 MacBook Pro 16” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE is better than M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Slots	x1	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 115W TGP vs. integrated

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

M1 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 16” is better than 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 16” has a 59% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)

11,988

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX

7,663

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

M1 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE. It supports up to 64GB versus 48GB of system memory on the 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Max system memory size

M1 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE

48 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.7 pounds, 15% lighter than the 5.47 pounds 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Weight	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Pound	5.47 lbs.	4.7 lbs.
Kilogram	2.48 kg	2.13 kg

Prices

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

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE Price
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, GX551QM-ES76 By ASUS $1,099.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74 By ASUS $1,699.99 $2,499.99 32% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, GX551QS-XS98 By ASUS $2,199.99	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,262.15	See at Amazon
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip 10-core CPU (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium) By Apple $1,499.95	See at Amazon
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Max Chip (16-inch, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on February 1, 2021	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.
Pricing	-	$2,499 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 512GB $2,699 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 1TB $3,499 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 32GB 1TB $3,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 1TB $4,299 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 2TB $4,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 4TB $6,099 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 8TB
Generations	2023 ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 2022 ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	14.17 x 10.55 x 0.82” (360 x 268 x 20.9 mm)	Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm) Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm) Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Weight	5.47 lbs (2.48 kg)	4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) M1 Pro models. 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) M1 Max models.
Colors	Black	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size Backlit Chiclet Keyboard Per-Key RGB Supports ASUS AURA Sync 1.4mm key travel N-KEY rollover	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID 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

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE

M1 MacBook Pro 16”

Size

15.6 Inches

16.2 Inches

Info

Main Screen

15.6” 4K UHD 120Hz
16:9 3840 x 2160 120Hz 3ms 132.7% sRGB 100% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare FreeSync Pantone Validated
15.6” FHD 300Hz
16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75.35% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated

ScreenPad™ Plus

14.1” UHD 60Hz
3840 x 1100 60Hz 72% NTSC touchscreen IPS Level Anti-Glare
14.1” FHD 60Hz
1920x550 60Hz 72% NTSC touchscreen IPS Level Anti-Glare

Liquid Retina XDR display
- 16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;10 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)
- Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness
- 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- Color
  1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology
Refresh rates
- ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
- Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Image Source: ASUS 1 x USB Type-C™ Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, PD input 20 V/5A；output 5 V/3A 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x Audio combo jack 1 x RJ45 1 x MicroSD card reader Supports MicroSD 4.0, with Bus Speed 312MB/s 1 x DC-in	Image Source: Apple Left (4) 1 x power port 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI 4K@60Hz 1 x full-size SD card slot

Internal Specs	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	16GB 32GB 48GB Dual-Channel LPDDR4 3200MHz Memory. 1 x 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 16GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).	-
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0. 2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	90 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 14 hours wireless web Up to 21 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	240W 280W ø6.0 mm power adapter. Supports USB-C™ Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W	140W USB‑C Power Adapter Charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with included USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.

Software	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate Screen Xpert Aura Creator 1M Xbox Game Pass	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	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Camera	No built-in webcam.	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology. 2 x 2W tweeter. Supports Dolby Atmos. Built-in array microphone Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	16‑inch MacBook Pro 140W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage every 12 months, 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	-	Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max) Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K 120Hz 15.6” w/ ScreenPad+ Weight 5.47 lb 2.48 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,416 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,663 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz Upgradable up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 115W TGP	Released in Late 2021 16:10 XDR 16.2” 2234p 120Hz Weight 4.7 lb 2.13 kg Up to Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10C/10T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,747 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,185 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 64GB Unified Memory