Surface Book 3 15” vs. 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Book 3 15” and 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14.

7% larger display

Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 7% larger than the 14-inch 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Display size
Surface Book 3 15”
15-inch
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
14-inch

2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 Pros

Reasons that 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS inside 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 has a 142% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS
9,043
Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Supports faster memory

The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 3 15”. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 3 15”.

Memory type and speed
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Upgradable memory

The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 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 Book 3 15” since it has onboard memory.

MemorySurface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Slots
Onboard
x0,1
TypeLPDDR4XDDR5
About 14% lighter

The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 weighed 3.64 pounds, 14% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

WeightSurface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Pound
4.20 lbs.
3.64 lbs.
Kilogram
1.91 kg
1.65 kg
Has one more port and slot

The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Book 3 15”. It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Surface Book 3 15”.

PortsSurface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
full-size SD card slotYesNo
HDMINoYes
headphone jackYesYes
microSD card slotNoYes
power portYes x2Yes
USB-AYes x2Yes x2
USB-CYesYes x2
Total78
Slightly more versatile connectivity

The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Book 3 15”. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Book 3 15”.

PortsSurface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
headphone jackYesYes
power portYesYes
USB-AYesYes
USB-CYesYes
full-size SD card slotYesNo
HDMINoYes
microSD card slotNoYes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Book 3 15” and 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Book 3 15”
32 GB
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
32 GB

Prices

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

Surface Book 3 15” Price
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,319.00
Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$999.95
Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$1,349.00
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 Price
Asus 2022 ROG Zephyrus 14'' Flagship Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS(8 Cores), GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 144Hz 100% sRGB Pantone, Backlit Keyboard, White (16GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
Asus 2022 ROG Zephyrus 14'' Flagship Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS(8 Cores), GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 144Hz 100% sRGB Pantone, Backlit Keyboard, White (16GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$999.00
Asus 2022 Newest ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 14'' FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Moonlight White w/Mouse Pad (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
Asus 2022 Newest ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 14'' FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Moonlight White w/Mouse Pad (24GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
By Asus
$1,023.00
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14.0" 165 Hz FHD IPS Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 4060 8B GDDR6, Backlit KYB, WiFi 6, BT 5.3, Win 11 Home) w/Hub
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14.0" 165 Hz FHD IPS Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 4060 8B GDDR6, Backlit KYB, WiFi 6, BT 5.3, Win 11 Home) w/Hub
By ASUS
$949.99

Availability

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Released20202022
Release Date
  • Introduced: May 6, 2020
  • Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020
  • Released: May 12, 2020
Announced on January 05, 2022 (CES 2022)
PricingFor Consumer
  • $2,299 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,799 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,999 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,399 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
For Commercial
  • $2,399 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,899 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,099 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,499 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,499 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | RTX 3000
  • $3,699 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | RTX 3000
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Generations

Exterior

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Dimensions13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)12.28 x 8.94 x 0.73 inches (312 x 227 x 18.5 mm)
Weight
  • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
  • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
3.64 lbs. (1.65 kg)
Colors
Platinum
Eclipse Gray Moonlight White
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
    • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard
    ROG Overstroek Calibrated Keystrokes N-Key Rollover Fast-Actuating Key Switches
  • White light or One Zone RGB.
  • Fingerprint login on the power button
  • Gaming Hotkeys
    Volume down volume up mute Armoury Crate
  • Precision Touchpad
Chasis Information-Device Lighting
  • Optional AniMe Matrix™
    AniMe Matrix™ and Virtual Pet OMNI have both gotten an upgrade. More LEDs mean more animation possibilities, and OMNI returns with a whole host of mini-games, like the Slot Machine, Shoot’em Up, and Whack-A-Mole. The games will also light up the AniMe Matrix™ as you progress, and getting high scores will unlock more animations for OMNI as he joins you on the desktop.
Hinge
  • Flexible 180-degree ErgoLift hindge.

Display

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Size15 Inches14 Inches
Info 
  • Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 260 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1600:1
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • 14” WQHD 120Hz
    16:9 2560 x 1440 IPS-level panel 120Hz 500-nits 100% DCI-P3 Pantone® Validated Adaptive Sync MUX Switch + Optimus Dolby vision 91% screen-to-body ratio
  • 14” FHD 144Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 IPS-level panel 144Hz 100% sRGB 75.35% Adode RGB Pantone® Validated Adaptive Sync MUX Switch + Optimus Dolby vision 91% screen-to-body ratio

Ports

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Surface Book 3 15” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left (3)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
    UHS-II performance
Right (3)
  • 1 x power port
    Charging, Docking
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x power port
    Charging, Docking, On the tablet
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4x
16GB 32GB
Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz Memory.
1 x 8GB or 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q
    Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q
    Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6,  192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
  • AMD Radeon RX 6700S - 8GB GDDR6
  • AMD Radeon RX 6800S - 8GB GDDR6 
    ROG Boost up to 105W (SmartShift).
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
PCIe SSD
512GB 1TB
PCIe Gen 4 SSD.
1 x M.2 slot.

Connectivity

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth 5.2
More
  • Xbox Wireless built-in
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Battery

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Size
  • Total: 90Wh
    Clipboard: 23Wh
    Base: 67Wh
76 Wh
4-cell Li-ion battery
Battery LifeUp to 17.5 hours of typical device usage-
Power Supply127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.
  • 240W
      ø6.0 mm power adapter.
  • 100W
      USB-C power adapter.
  • Supports Fast charging up to 50% in just 30 minutes.

Software

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Windows 11 Home
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
Armoury Crate GameVisual

Camera & Audio

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
  • Front-facing 720p HD camera.
    Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
  • Built-in IR Camera. 
    For Windows Hello Facial Authentication.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
    • Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
    • Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones
  • Speakers
    • 2 x speakers with Smart Amp Technology.
    • 2 x tweeters.
    • Supports Dolby Atmos.
    • 1.78x louder than the 2021 G14.
  • Microphones
    • Built-in array microphone.
    • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.
    • Versatile 3D mic array.

Misc

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
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Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows Hello Facial Authentication
  • Kensington Lock Slot
In the box
  • Surface Book 3 15”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
  • Power Adapter
  • ROG Zephyrus G14 Sleeve (2022)
    Optional.
  • ROG Chakram Core mouse P511
    Optional.
  • ROG STRIX Impact mouse P303
    Optional.
WarrantyOne-year limited hardware warranty-
MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.
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Key Features

Surface Book 3 15”2022 ROG Zephyrus G14
At Glance
Released in Mid
2020
3:2 3.2K
15”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.20 lb
1.91 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Book 3 15” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Early
2022
16:9
14”
1440p 120Hz
Weight
3.64 lb
1.65 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,559
Single Core
Geekbench 5
9,043
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
4800 MHz DDR5
2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 Ports
AMD Radeon
RX 6800S
8GB GDDR6 SmartShift up to 105W

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