ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) vs. Razer Book 13 (2020): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) and Razer Book 13 (2020) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) is better than Razer Book 13 (2020).

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) 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 S17 (2019) - 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 S17 (2019) 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 S17 (2019)
32 GB
Razer Book 13 (2020)
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

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

29% larger display

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 17.3-inch screen size 29% larger than the 13.4-inch Razer Book 13 (2020).

Display size
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
17.3-inch
Razer Book 13 (2020)
13.4-inch

Razer Book 13 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Book 13 (2020) is better than ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

Razer Book 13 (2020) supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019). It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Memory type and speed
Razer Book 13 (2020) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 49% lighter

Razer Book 13 (2020) weighed 2.95 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.73 pounds ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

WeightROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Pound
5.73 lbs.
2.95 lbs.
Kilogram
2.60 kg
1.34 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” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99
By ASUS
$2,367.82
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
$1,389.99
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 S17 (2019)Razer 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

Exterior

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Dimensions15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73” (399 x 272 x 18.7 mm)11.6” x 7.8” x 0.60” (295.6 mm x 198.5 mm x 15.15 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.6 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
  • Per-key RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • 1.4mm travel distance
  • N key rollover
  • 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 S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size17.3 Inches13.4 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
  • 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 S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
  • 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
  • 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 S17 (2019)Razer 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
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 4267MHz
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.
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Storage
  • 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x2 SSD
  • 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 SSD
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 256GB, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 5 with Gig+ performance (802.11ac)Intel® 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 S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size-55Wh lithium-ion polymer
Battery Life
  • Up to 10 hours of video playback.
  • Up to 6 hours 21 minutes of web browsing.
  • 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 Supply230W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
65W USB-C Power Adapter

Software

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III
Razer Synapse

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
  • 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 Microphones
  • Stereo, 2 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • 4 Array microphone
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • 3.5mm Combo-Jack

Misc

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
Sensors-
  • IR Camera Sensor
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded, TMP 2.0
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition

Key Features

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)Razer Book 13 (2020)
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 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

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