Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603 (2022)

  • Launched: January 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~86%
  • Dimensions: 355 x 243 x 19.9 mm (13.98 x 9.57 x 0.78 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603 (2022)
Performance
76
Gaming
47
Display
56
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
79
Portability
69
BestCheck Score
66

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603 (2022)

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 243 x 19.9 mm 13.98 x 9.57 x 0.78 inches
Area 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86%
Side bezels 5.2 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 52 dB

Display

 
Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
PPI 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 2:10 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 100 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 761 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2487
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11460
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1797
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
16482

Graphics Card

 
TGP 100 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1463 MHz
GPU boost clock 1695 MHz
FLOPS 8.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance
8.7 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
Max. ram size 48 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~85 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes