ROG Zephyrus M vs. Razer Book 13 (2020): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Zephyrus M and Razer Book 13 (2020) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ROG Zephyrus M Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus M is better than Razer Book 13 (2020).

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Zephyrus M has a 8% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Razer Book 13 (2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Zephyrus M - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus M supports a larger memory capacity than the Razer Book 13 (2020). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Razer Book 13 (2020).

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus M
32 GB
Razer Book 13 (2020)
16 GB
Upgradable memory

ROG Zephyrus M 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 Razer Book 13 (2020) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Slots
x1
Onboard
TypeDDR4LPDDR4X
Supports discrete graphics

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

16% larger display

ROG Zephyrus M has a 15.6-inch screen size 16% larger than the 13.4-inch Razer Book 13 (2020).

Display size
ROG Zephyrus M
15.6-inch
Razer Book 13 (2020)
13.4-inch

Razer Book 13 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Book 13 (2020) is better than ROG Zephyrus M.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

Razer Book 13 (2020) supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Zephyrus M. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus M.

Memory type and speed
Razer Book 13 (2020) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
ROG Zephyrus M - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 30% lighter

Razer Book 13 (2020) weighed 2.95 pounds, 30% lighter than the 4.18 pounds ROG Zephyrus M.

WeightROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Pound
4.18 lbs.
2.95 lbs.
Kilogram
1.90 kg
1.34 kg

Prices

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

ROG Zephyrus M Price
ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Home, GU502GW-AH76
ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Home, GU502GW-AH76
By ASUS
$1,645.00
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 15.6" FHD 3ms IPS Level, Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 1TB RAID 0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GX502LXS-XS79
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 15.6" FHD 3ms IPS Level, Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 1TB RAID 0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GX502LXS-XS79
By ASUS
$1,298.00
ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512B PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GU502GU-XH74-BL, Blue
ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512B PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GU502GU-XH74-BL, Blue
By Asus
$899.00
$1,699.99 47% OFF
Razer Book 13 (2020) Price
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD+ Touch (1920 x1200), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4, Intel Evo Certified, Mercury White
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD+ Touch (1920 x1200), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4, Intel Evo Certified, Mercury White
By Razer
$849.00
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD 60Hz (1920x1200), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD PCIe M.2 - Windows 11 - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - Mercury White
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD 60Hz (1920x1200), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD PCIe M.2 - Windows 11 - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - Mercury White
By Razer
$2,099.00
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
By Razer
$1,599.99
$1,799.99 11% OFF

Availability

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Released20192020
Release Date-Announced on November 5th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $1,199.99
    Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | FHD+ Non-Touch
  • $1,599.99
    Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD | FHD+ Touch
  • $1,999.99
    Intel Core i7-1135G7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | UHD+ Touch
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Dimensions14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)11.6” x 7.8” x 0.60” (295.6 mm x 198.5 mm x 15.15 mm)
Weight4.18 lbs (1.9 kg)
  • 2.95 lbs (1.34 kg)
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Non-Touch Panel.
  • 3.09 lbs (1.40 kg)
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ or UHD+ Touch Panel.
Colors
Brushed Black
Mercury White
Made from CNC Anodized Aluminum with tone-on-tone Razer logo.
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Armoury Crate)
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
    • Per-Key RGB, powered by Razer Chroma™
    • Anti-Ghosting
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    • A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Size15.6 Inches13.4 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 13.4” FHD+ Non-Touch
    1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, non-touch display.
  • 13.4” FHD+ Touch
    1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating.
  • 13.4” UHD+ Touch
    3840 x 2400, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating.

Ports

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
ROG Zephyrus M Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C
    DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery.
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack
  • 1 x Audio Jack Mic-in
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Kensington Lock
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 4.
    Supports power delivery up to 100W, 4 lanes of PCI Express.
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1.
    Support data transfers 5Gbps.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Slot.
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.

Internal Specs

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
DDR4 2666 MHz SDRAM.
8GB or 16GB on-board memory.
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 4267MHz
Discrete GraphicsROG Zephyrus M GU502GW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
ROG Zephyrus M GU502GV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
ROG Zephyrus M GU502GU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
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Storage
  • Single
    • 512GB 1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
  • Dual
    • 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
      Supports RAID 0.
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 256GB, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Wi-FiIntel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-FiIntel® Wireless-AX201
(IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Size-55Wh lithium-ion polymer
Battery Life
  • Up to 7 hours and 47 minutes
    Web Browsing.
  • Up to 8 hours and 41 minutes
    Video Playback.
  • Up to 14 hours of battery life
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Touch/Non-Touch models.
  • Up to 11 hours of battery life
    Razer Book 13 with UHD+ models.
Power Supply
  • 230W power adaptor
    Propriety charger.
  • Supports charging via USB-C
    Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
65W USB-C Power Adapter

Software

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual
Razer Synapse

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD).
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone
  • Stereo, 2 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • 4 Array microphone
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • 3.5mm Combo-Jack

Misc

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
Sensors-
  • IR Camera Sensor
Security-
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded, TMP 2.0
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition

Key Features

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:0
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
4.18 lb
1.90 kg
Powered By
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
Upgradable up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
ROG Zephyrus M Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6
Released in Late
2020
16:10 4K UHD+
13.4”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.95 lb
1.34 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

ROG Zephyrus M vs. Razer Book 13 (2020)

ASUS has released the ROG Zephyrus M, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 13.4-inch Book 13 was introduced by Razer about a year later in late-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Zephyrus M1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04475.98%
Razer Book 13 (2020)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19586.97%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,374100.00%
01,374

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ROG Zephyrus M1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,880100.00%
Razer Book 13 (2020)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98081.56%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,48791.95%
04,880

The ROG Zephyrus M has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.4-inch Razer Book 13 (2020). In addition, the ROG Zephyrus M weighs 4.18 lbs. about 41% heavier than the 2.95 lbs. Razer Book 13 (2020). Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74”, the ROG Zephyrus M is much bulkier than the Razer Book 13 (2020) at 11.6” x 7.8” x 0.6”.

ROG Zephyrus MRazer Book 13 (2020)

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ROG Zephyrus M supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

For Razer Book 13 (2020), it supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike ROG Zephyrus M, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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