ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) vs. ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) and ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) is better than ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

10% larger display

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

Display size
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
17.3-inch
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
15.6-inch

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is better than ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L has a 40% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a larger memory capacity than the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019). It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
48 GB
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
32 GB
Supports faster memory

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Memory type and speed
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - DDR4
3,200 MHz
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 24% lighter

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L weighed 4.40 pounds, 24% lighter than the 5.73 pounds ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

WeightROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Pound
5.73 lbs.
4.40 lbs.
Kilogram
2.60 kg
2.00 kg

Prices

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

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Price
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 165Hz IPS Type QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HM-DB76
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 165Hz IPS Type QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HM-DB76
By ASUS
$3,898.00
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 M16 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD 240Hz Display, 13th Gen Intel 14-Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070 140W, 64GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe 4.0, VR Ready, Thunderbolt 4, RGB Keyboard, WiFi 6, Win 11 Pro
ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD 240Hz Display, 13th Gen Intel 14-Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070 140W, 64GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe 4.0, VR Ready, Thunderbolt 4, RGB Keyboard, WiFi 6, Win 11 Pro
By ASUS
$2,124.99
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

Availability

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Released20192020

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Dimensions15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73” (399 x 272 x 18.7 mm)14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.6 kg)4.40 lbs (2.0 kg)
Colors
Brushed Black
Brushed Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per-key RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • 1.4mm travel distance
  • N key rollover
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per-key RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover

Display

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Size17.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated
ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR
  • 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, HDR
15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™

Ports

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    Support DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 2.0
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
  • 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 headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock
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

Internal Specs

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  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
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  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
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAMUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GVR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GWR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
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 Gen3x2 SSD
  • 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 SSD
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 with RAID 0 support

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 5 with Gig+ performance (802.11ac)Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Battery Life
  • Up to 10 hours of video playback.
  • Up to 6 hours 21 minutes of web browsing.
Up to 8.3 hours of 1080p video playback.
Power Supply230W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
240W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.

Software

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
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

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones

Misc

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Kensington lock slot

Key Features

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 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
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6
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

Comparison Summary

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) vs. ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L

ASUS has released the ROG Zephyrus S17 , a 17.3-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 2080 with 8GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L was introduced by ASUS about a year later 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 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.58%
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13495.13%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,192100.00%
01,192

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88070.99%
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
06,874

The ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 17.3-inch display which is slightly larger than the 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L. In addition, the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) weighs 5.73 lbs. about 30% heavier than the 4.40 lbs. ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L. Moreover, measured at 15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73”, the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) is considerably bulkier than the ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L at 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74”.

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) supports up to 32GB 2666 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 ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L, it supports up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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