ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" EXCaliberPC G14 GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 2025 Review
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 270
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
74 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 92th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 85th
- Strong compact (77th percentile) 84th
- Strong cpu (77th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average port (15th percentile) 21th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 270 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Feb 21, 2026 $1,550
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" EXCaliberPC G14 GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 270 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 99 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" EXCaliberPC G14 GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 60.9 | 20.6 | 92.2 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 55.8 | 80.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 77.4 | 90.6 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 98.6 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.7 | 91.8 | 98.8 | 84 | 93.3 | 6.8 | 95.2 | 75.6 | 88.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 96.5 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.3 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 55.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95.1 | 42 | 86.9 | 94.7 | 81.2 | 87 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 97.4 |