ROG Zephyrus M15 vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Zephyrus M15 and Surface Laptop 4 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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ROG Zephyrus M15 Pros
Reasons that ROG Zephyrus M15 is better than Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
Intel Core i7-10875H inside ROG Zephyrus M15 has a 41% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
ROG Zephyrus M15 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
ROG Zephyrus M15 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 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” since it has onboard memory.
Memory | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Slots | x1 | Onboard |
Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 80W TGP vs. integrated
ROG Zephyrus M15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than ROG Zephyrus M15.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Zephyrus M15. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus M15.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 34% lighter than the 4.18 pounds ROG Zephyrus M15.
Weight | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Pound | 4.18 lbs. | 2.79 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.90 kg | 1.27 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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Exterior | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Dimensions | Brushed Black models
| 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm) |
Weight | 4.18 lbs (1.9 kg) |
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Colors | Brushed Black Prism Gray |
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Display | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Size | 15.6 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Internal Specs | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Memory | Up to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM 16GB on-board memory. | 8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
Discrete Graphics | ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LW
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Storage |
| 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Wi-Fi | Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
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Battery | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Size | - | 45.8 Wh |
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Software | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Built-in Apps | Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Misc | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency |
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More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
Key Features | ROG Zephyrus M15 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Comparison Summary
ASUS has released the ROG Zephyrus M15, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-10875H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 80W TGP.
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in early-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The ROG Zephyrus M15 has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. In addition, the ROG Zephyrus M15 weighs 4.18 lbs. about 49% heavier than the 2.79 lbs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.78”, the ROG Zephyrus M15 is much bulkier than the Surface Laptop 4 13.5” at 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57”.
Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ROG Zephyrus M15 supports up to 48GB 3200 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 Surface Laptop 4 13.5”, it supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike ROG Zephyrus M15, 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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