ROG Zephyrus M15 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 ROG Zephyrus M15 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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ROG Zephyrus M15

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Specifications

Availability

ROG Zephyrus M15
Released2020
Generations
ROG Zephyrus M15 Price
Newest Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" FHD 240Hz IPS Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
 Newest Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" FHD 240Hz IPS Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
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$1,799.00
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Laptop Brushed Black Top Cover US English Backlit Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Assembly 6053B1883901 Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502 Series
 Laptop Brushed Black Top Cover US English Backlit Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Assembly 6053B1883901 Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502 Series
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$172.49
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Laptop Prism Gray Top Cover US English Backlit Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Assembly 6053B1798501 Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502 Series
 Laptop Prism Gray Top Cover US English Backlit Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Assembly 6053B1798501 Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502 Series
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$109.24
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Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop | 16" WUXGA IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3060 6GB Graphic | Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C Win11Pro + HDMI Cable
 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop | 16" WUXGA IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3060 6GB Graphic | Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C Win11Pro + HDMI Cable
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$1,299.00
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ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Home, GU502GW-AH76
 ROG Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-key RGB, Windows 10 Home, GU502GW-AH76
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$1,595.65
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Exterior

ROG Zephyrus M15
DimensionsBrushed Black models
  • 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)
Prism Gray / Black
  • 14.17” x 9.92” x 0.78” (360 x 252 x 19.9 mm)
Weight4.18 lbs (1.9 kg)
Colors
Brushed Black Prism Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chicklet keyboard
  • Brushed Black: Per-key RGB lighting
  • Prism Gray / Black: One-zone RGB lighting
  • Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover

Display

ROG Zephyrus M15
Size15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch 4K UHD (3840x2160) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 100% Adobe RGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated
  • 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz

Ports

ROG Zephyrus M15
Ports
ROG Zephyrus M15 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 M15
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

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ROG Zephyrus M151
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 M151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
06,874
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
MemoryUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
16GB on-board memory.
Discrete GraphicsROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LW
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1360MHz, 90W)
ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1450MHz, 90W)
ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1690MHz 80W)
Storage
  • Single
    • 512GB 1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
  • Dual
    • 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
      Supports RAID 0.

Connectivity

ROG Zephyrus M15
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Zephyrus M15
Battery Life
  • Up to 7 hours and 47 minutes
    Web Browsing.
  • Up to 8 hours and 41 minutes
    Video Playback.
Power Supply
  • 230W power adaptor
    Propriety charger.
  • Supports charging via USB-C
    Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.

Software

ROG Zephyrus M15
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III

Camera & Audio

ROG Zephyrus M15
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphone

Key Features

ROG Zephyrus M15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:0
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
4.18 lb
1.90 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
Upgradable up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
ROG Zephyrus M15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6 80W TGP

Photos

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Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about ROG Zephyrus M15.

Supports Windows 11

ROG Zephyrus M15 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

RequirementsROG Zephyrus M15
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorIntel Core i7-10750H → Intel Core i7-10875H
4GB RAM16GB → 48GB
64GB Drive512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU6 → 8 cores
Good battery life of up to 8.5-hours

According to ASUS, the ROG Zephyrus M15 lasts up to 8.5 hours of battery life.

  • Up to 7 hours and 47 minutes
    Web Browsing.
  • Up to 8 hours and 41 minutes
    Video Playback.
Upgradable storage

ROG Zephyrus M15 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage SlotsROG Zephyrus M15
M.2x2
Upgradable memory

The ROG Zephyrus M15 has an onboard memory module and an additional RAM slot for expansion. Learn more

MemoryROG Zephyrus M15
Slotsx0,1
TypeDDR4
Speed3200 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 80W TGP

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside ROG Zephyrus M15 has a 40% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Zephyrus M.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Zephyrus M15 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
ROG Zephyrus M15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
ROG Zephyrus M - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Supports larger memory

ROG Zephyrus M15 supports a larger memory capacity than the ROG Zephyrus M. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus M.

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus M15
48 GB
ROG Zephyrus M
32 GB
Supports faster memory

ROG Zephyrus M15 supports a faster memory speed than the ROG Zephyrus M. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ROG Zephyrus M.

Memory type and speed
ROG Zephyrus M15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
ROG Zephyrus M - DDR4
2,666 MHz

FAQs

To further help, here are some frequently asked questions you may have about the 2020 ROG Zephyrus M15:

  1. Can you add more RAM to a ROG Zephyrus M15?
  2. Can you upgrade SSD storage on a ROG Zephyrus M15?
  3. What Wi-Fi and Bluetooth does ROG Zephyrus M15 have?
  4. What ports are on a ROG Zephyrus M15?

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