2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 and Dell XPS 15 9500 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

Supports faster memory

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 12% lighter

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 weighed 3.52 pounds, 12% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9500.

Weight2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound
3.52 lbs.
4 lbs.
Kilogram
1.60 kg
1.81 kg
Has two more ports and slots

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has eight versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
full-size SD card slotNoYes
HDMIYesNo
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesYes
power portYesNo
Thunderbolt 3NoYes x2
USB-AYes x2No
USB-CYes x2Yes
Total86
Slightly more versatile connectivity

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has five versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
headphone jackYesYes
USB-CYesYes
full-size SD card slotNoYes
HDMIYesNo
power portYesNo
Thunderbolt 3NoYes
USB-AYesNo

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 9500
64 GB
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14
32 GB
11% larger display

Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Display size
Dell XPS 15 9500
15.6-inch
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14
14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 and Dell XPS 15 9500.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
6,956
Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 - AMD Ryzen 7-4800HS
6,597
Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots
x1
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Price
2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
By Asus
$1,117.97
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 14.0" QHD(2560 x 1440) 16:10 165Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6, Win 11 Home, w/Mouse Pad (16GB RAM |1TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 14.0" QHD(2560 x 1440) 16:10 165Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6, Win 11 Home, w/Mouse Pad (16GB RAM |1TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,179.49
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop 14" QHD+ 165Hz 500nits AMD 8-Core Zen4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (>i9-12900H) 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphic Backlit USB4 Fast Charging Win11 White + HDMI Cable
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop 14" QHD+ 165Hz 500nits AMD 8-Core Zen4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (>i9-12900H) 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphic Backlit USB4 Fast Charging Win11 White + HDMI Cable
By Asus
$1,269.00
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed)
By Dell
$664.69
$799.00 17% OFF
Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,399.99
Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch FHD+ Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10thGEn, I7-10750H (6-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch FHD+ Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10thGEn, I7-10750H (6-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,250.32

Availability

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Released20202020
Release DateAnnounced at CES 2020 on January 06, 2020.Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing-Starting at $1,299.99
Generations

Exterior

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions
  • Width: 32.4cm (12.75”)
  • Depth: 22.2cm (8.74”)
  • Height:
    • Regular: 1.79cm (0.70”)
    • AniMe Matrix™: 1.99cm (0.78”)
13.56 x 9.07 x 0.30 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm)
Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm)
Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm)
Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 mm)
Weight
  • Regular: 1.6kg
  • AniMe Matrix™: 1.7kg
  • Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg)
  • Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors
Black White
  • CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black
  • Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chicklet keyboard
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard.
  • 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Size14 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 14-inch Non-glare WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, adaptive sync
  • 14-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 120Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, adaptive sync
  • 14-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 15.6-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support, 4.41W.
  • 15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen
    3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot
Dell XPS 15 9500 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x lock slot
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
    v6.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz Memory.
1 x 8GB or 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete GraphicsROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1285MHz, 65W).
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1435MHz, 60W).
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional)
Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number-2

Connectivity

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
  • Rivet Killer AX1650s
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
  • Rivet Killer AX500s DBS
    Up to 1774.50 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0
  • Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0
  • Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Size76 Wh Li-Polymer
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 10.7 hours
    Video playback.
  • Up to 9.5 hours
    Web browsing.
Full HD+ model
  • Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks).
  • Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix).
UHD+ model
  • Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks).
  • Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
Power Supply180W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
  • 90 W USB Type-C power adapter
    Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A.
  • 130 W USB Type-C power adapter
    Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Infrared camera
    576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio
  • 2 x 2.5W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • 2 x 0.7W tweeter, Array Microphones
  • With Dolby Atmos technology
  • Realtek ALC3281-CG
  • Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio
  • Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output
  • Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
Sensors-
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • One-Touch Login
    Fingerprint on the power button.
  • Kensington Lock Slot
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features

2020 ROG Zephyrus G14Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9
14”
1440p 60Hz
Weight
3.52 lb
1.60 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,080
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,956
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6
Released in Mid
2020
16:10 4K UHD+
15.6”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,196
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,788
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9500 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6

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