Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 GA401 vs Lenovo Legion 5: What’s the difference

If you are a gaming freak and you want to play games in your free time to enjoy your holidays, then you should have a good gaming laptop. Whenever you think of buying a good gaming laptop, only a few companies will come to your mind. Among those few will be these two leading names, Asus Rog and Lenovo, but every customer gets confused about which is the best and which would be a good investment.

Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 GA401 vs Lenovo Legion 5: Comparison

So today we will be having a discussion on which is the best among both of them.

	Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 GA401	Lenovo Legion 5
Preview:
Display:	14 Inches	15.6 Inches
RAM:	16 GB	16 GB – 32GB
Storage:	1TB SSD	512 GB SSD
Processor:	Ryzen 9	Ryzen 5 – Core™ i7 – Core™ i9
GPU:	RTX 2060 or GTX 1650	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series
Battery Life:	10 Hours	6 Hours
Weight:	3.64 lbs	5.5lbs

Brand:

Both these brands are one of the best laptop brands available. However, ASUS would be a preference for the old gamers, as ASUS has been manufacturing gaming laptops like a pro company.

 The first gaming laptop Asus Rog Zephyrus g14, is from the brand named ROG which is abbreviated as Republic of Gamers. It has been used by Asus since 2006. On the other hand, Lenovo is also one of the leading brands that have been manufacturing laptops for ages, so we cannot compare them on the basis of their brands. Rather, they can be compared on the basis of their specifications.

CPU:

A laptop with a good CPU is destined to be a good laptop. The laptop Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 has its AMD Ryzen 7 5th generation. It also has AMD Radeon  RX 6800S mobile graphics, which act as fuel for this powerful machine. This feature has been added by the company for the very first time. It has an 8-core CPU processor.

If we talk about Lenovo legion 5, it has a CPU of AMD Ryzen5 5600H series mobile and also comes with Core i7 & Core i9 processors, which comes with 6 ultra-responsive cores, which make the gaming experience better.

As compared to the AMD i7 processor, the Hexa core processor is a bit weak, so for professional gamers, the ASUS ROG will be the best.

GPU:

This is the unit that is designed for the acceleration of images, graphics, and videos. The Graphic adapter of Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 is Geforce GTX 1660, providing speed for everyday operations and gaming too. On the contrary, the Lenovo legion comes with the NVIDIA RTX 3050 mobile 4G processor.

If we compare the two, the Lenovo legion’s performance might be better than the ASUS ROG as the Latest one has the 30 series RTX processor.

Coming towards the GPU Size, the ASUS ROG laptop comes with a bigger GPU with 6GB memory, while the Lenovo legion has only 4GB.

RAM:

The RAM in Lenovo legion 5 is 16 GB, and the same is in Asus Rog Zephyrus g14. Lenovo legion 5 has DDR4 SODIMM slots. The memory of Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 can be upgraded. Both these RAMs are upgradable, and one can go as high as 32GB.

Weight :

Weight is also an important factor that you should see when you are going to buy a laptop. As there can be a need to carry your laptop outside with you so in that situation, a laptop having less weight is considered. The Asus Rog Zephyrus  g14 has a weight of almost 3.64lbs which is equal to 1.65 kilograms. The Lenovo legion 5 has a weight of 5.5lbs which is equal to 2.5 kilograms. In terms of weight, the Asus Rog g14 is better.

Storage :

Storage is the amount of data that can be stored on the laptop in the form of documents, pictures, videos, etc. The laptop Lenovo legion 5 has a hard disk of 1 TB, which is huge, and its SSD storage is 256 Gb, while the ASUS ROG comes with a 512GB base storage. Thus, those who wish to have a gaming laptop that can cater to all their needs, including gaming, must consider the ASUS ROG laptop.

Battery life:

Battery life is one of the most deciding factors when it comes to the choice of laptop as all the procedures take place with the battery life. The tried and tested battery life of Asus Rog g14 Zephyrus is 10 hours and 08 minutes which is fine for a gaming laptop, and it comes with a 76Wh battery.

But Lenovo has even less battery life than this. The battery span of Lenovo legion 5 is only 6 hours and 15 minutes. If battery life is your determining factor, then your choice should be Asus Rog Zephyrus g14.

Connectivity:

Those who want a  laptop with a high number of USB A ports should think about Lenovo legion; however, in the case of USB C ports both laptops have the same number of ports. one of the main missing ports in ASUS ROG is an ethernet port, you can have it with Lenovo legion.

Final words:

To conclude the discussion, both laptops are best in their own categories as if you want to buy a laptop seeing its battery timing you can go for Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 and in terms of connectivity both are same, then for storage than Asus Rog g14 will be better.  In the end, it depends on the buyer. 

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