ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L vs. 2020 ROG Strix G15: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L and 2020 ROG Strix G15 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is better than 2020 ROG Strix G15.

Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ROG Strix G15. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ROG Strix G15.

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
48 GB
2020 ROG Strix G15
32 GB
About 14% lighter

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L weighed 4.40 pounds, 14% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2020 ROG Strix G15.

WeightROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Pound
4.40 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
2.00 kg
2.30 kg

2020 ROG Strix G15 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of 2020 ROG Strix G15 over ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L and 2020 ROG Strix G15.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2020 ROG Strix G15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Price
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
ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,379.90
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
$1,156.99
2020 ROG Strix G15 Price
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G512LV-ES74
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G512LV-ES74
By ASUS
$879.99
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G512LWS-PH74
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2020) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G512LWS-PH74
By ASUS
$1,299.00
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15” 16:10 FHD 144Hz, GeForce RTX 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H/HS, 16GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G513RC-ES73, Eclipse Gray
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15” 16:10 FHD 144Hz, GeForce RTX 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H/HS, 16GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G513RC-ES73, Eclipse Gray
By ASUS
$799.99
$999.99 20% OFF

Availability

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Released20202020
Applicable Models-
  • 2020 ROG Strix G15
  • ROG Strix G15 (2020)
  • ROG Strix G15 G512
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Dimensions14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)14.17” x 10.82” x 0.82 ~ 1.01” (360 x 275 x 21 ~ 25.8 mm)
Weight4.40 lbs (2.0 kg)5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)
Colors
Brushed Black
Original Black Glacier Blue Electro Punk
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per-key RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • N-key rollover
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys (Volume down, volume up, mute, Armoury Crate)
ROG Strix G15 G512 LI
  • 1 Zone RGB lighting
ROG Strix G15 G512 LWS/LW/LV/LU
  • 4 Zone RGB lighting

Display

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™
ROG Strix G15 G512 LW/LV/LU/LI
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) vIPS-level panel 144Hz 100% RGB
ROG Strix G15 G512 LWS/LV/LU/LI
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms 100% RGB

Ports

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery.
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x 3.5mm Audio jack (ESS Hi-Fi DAC)
  • 1 x Audio jack mic-in
  • 1 x Kensington lock
  • 1 x RJ-45 jack
2020 ROG Strix G15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (4)
  • 3 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Back (4)
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x power port

Internal Specs

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  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
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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
MemoryUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAMUp to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LWS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1480MHz, 115W).
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LXS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1330MHz, 90W).
ROG Strix G15 G512LI
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Ti
    4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G15 G512LU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G15 G512LV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G15 G512LW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ROG Strix G15 G512LWS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 with RAID 0 support
  • Single: M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 256G/512G/1TB SSD
  • Dual: M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 512G+512G/1TB+1TB SSD(support RAID 0)
  • Up to 3 SSDs

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Intel® 802.11AX (2x2) +BT Gigabit Wi-Fi support Rangeboost technology
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Battery LifeUp to 8.3 hours of 1080p video playback.-
Power Supply240W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
ROG Strix G15 G512LI
  • 150W power adapter
ROG Strix G15 G512LWS/LW/LV/LU
  • 230W power adapter

Software

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
No Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones
  • Array Microphone
ROG Strix G15 G512 LI
  • 2 x 1.5W speaker for W/O Smart AMP technology
ROG Strix G15 G512 LWS/LW/LV/LU
  • 2 x 4.2W speakers with Smart AMP technology

Misc

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
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Key Features

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
4.40 lb
2.00 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Strix G15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L vs. 2020 ROG Strix G15

ASUS has released the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L, 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 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch ROG Strix G15 was introduced by ASUS around the same time in 2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-10875H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13495.13%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,192100.00%
2020 ROG Strix G151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06189.01%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13495.13%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,192100.00%
01,192

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
2020 ROG Strix G151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74754.51%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
06,874

Both ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L and 2020 ROG Strix G15 have the same 15.6-inch display size. In addition, The ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L weighs 4.40 lbs. about 15% lighter than the 5.07 lbs. 2020 ROG Strix G15. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74”, the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is much more portable than the 2020 ROG Strix G15 at 14.17” x 10.82” x 1.01”.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L2020 ROG Strix G15

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. 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 2020 ROG Strix G15, it supports up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has three M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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