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ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) vs. Surface Laptop 2: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) and Surface Laptop 2 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) is better than Surface Laptop 2.

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 24GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Max system memory size

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)

24 GB

Surface Laptop 2

16 GB

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Memory type and speed

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Surface Laptop 2 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5 with Max-Q vs. integrated

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2.

Display size

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)

15.6-inch

Surface Laptop 2

13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 2 is better than ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017).

2018 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Laptop 2 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Surface Laptop 2 weighed 2.76 pounds, 44% lighter than the 4.85 pounds ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017).

Weight	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Pound	4.85 lbs.	2.76 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	1.25 kg

Prices

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

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) Price
	ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” 16:10 FHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G614JI-AS94, Eclipse Gray By ASUS $1,649.99 $1,999.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 16” 16:10 FHD 165Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G614JV-AS74 By ASUS $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD Display, Intel 14-Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070 (Up to 5.40GHz), 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe 4.0, TB 4, RGB KB, WiFi 6, VR Ready, PDG HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro By ASUS $2,049.99	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $249.00 $304.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Tablet 13.5" (2256x1504) Touchscreen Laptop Intel Core i5-8350U 1.7GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi, Camera, Silver, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $316.90	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2, 13.5" (2256 x 1504) Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-8650U Up to 4.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Microsoft $375.25	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Released	2017	2018
Release Date	-	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16 2018
Pricing	-	Starting at 999$
Generations	-	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop

Exterior	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Dimensions	14.92” x 10.31” x 0.66 ~ 0.70” (379 x 262 x 16.9 ~ 17.9 mm)	12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
Weight	4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)	Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
Colors	-	Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue
Keyboard and Trackpad	AURA RGB Backlit chiclet keyboard Marked QWER / WASD keys Hot keys: Ten-key Function / ROG Gaming Center 1.4mm travel distance	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Size	15.6 Inches	13.5 Inches
Info	15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 120Hz, 100% sRGB	Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels) Display Density: 201 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C over Thunderbolt™ 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Up to 24GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (Max-Q) 8GB GDDR5X VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 (Max-Q) 8GB GDDR5X VRAM.	-
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2 x M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x 4	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Soldered BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Wi-Fi	802.11ac 2x2 WLAN	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Size	-	45.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 2 hours of battery life	Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	230W power adapter	44W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect output: 39W

Software	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center ROG GameFirst ROG GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (Free) Android App	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Camera	HD Front-facing webcam.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	2 x 1W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones	Dual microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor
Security	Kensington lock slot	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	-	Surface Laptop 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features	ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)	Surface Laptop 2
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 120Hz Weight 4.85 lb 2.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C/8T, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz Geekbench 5 852 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,208 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 24GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5 with Max-Q	Released in Late 2018 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.76 lb 1.25 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3