ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L vs. M1 MacBook Pro 13”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L and M1 MacBook Pro 13” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is better than M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 48GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
48 GB
M1 MacBook Pro 13”
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

SlotsROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
M.2
Yes x2
Onboard
17% larger display

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Display size
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
15.6-inch
M1 MacBook Pro 13”
13.3-inch

M1 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 13” is better than ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10875H inside ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
About 30% lighter

M1 MacBook Pro 13” weighed 3.1 pounds, 30% lighter than the 4.40 pounds ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

WeightROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Pound
4.40 lbs.
3.1 lbs.
Kilogram
2.00 kg
1.41 kg

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
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Price
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$679.99
$725.56 6% OFF
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed)
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$684.95
$728.98 6% OFF
Apple 2020 MacBook Air with M1 Chip 13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple 2020 MacBook Air with M1 Chip 13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$715.99

Availability

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Released20202020
Release Date-Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $1,299
    Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,499
    Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations-

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Dimensions14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 15.6 mm)
Weight4.40 lbs (2.0 kg)Starting at 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)
Colors
Brushed Black
Space Gray Silver
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 Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures

Display

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Ports

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
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
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
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. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
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. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
MemoryUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
  • 8GB
    4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
  • Configurable to 16GB
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).
-
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 with RAID 0 support
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
-

Battery

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Size-58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 8.3 hours of 1080p video playback.
  • Up to 17 hours wireless web
  • Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply240W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
61W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones
  • Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
Sensors-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Pro 13”
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”
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 Late
2020
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
3.1 lb
1.41 kg
Powered By
Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
8C/8T, 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,705
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,414
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M1 iGPU
8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
Unified Memory
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Ports

Comparison Summary

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L vs. M1 MacBook Pro 13”

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 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13” was introduced by Apple around the same year in late-2020. It comes with an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). It has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13466.51%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19269.91%
M1 MacBook Pro 13”1
Apple M11,705100.00%
01,705

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41273.00%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,87492.72%
M1 MacBook Pro 13”1
Apple M17,414100.00%
07,414

The ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13”. In addition, the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L weighs 4.40 lbs. about 41% heavier than the 3.1 lbs. M1 MacBook Pro 13”. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74”, the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is much bulkier than the M1 MacBook Pro 13” at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61”.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LM1 MacBook Pro 13”

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 M1 MacBook Pro 13”, it supports up to 16GB Unified memory. Unlike ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Furthermore, it also has an integrated storage module and has no M.2 slots for replacement.

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