ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 - Review

Here is the review of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 ultra-slim gaming notebook. This one is packing a surprise in terms of battery life!
Specs
1080p 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™
i7 10875H - 8 Cores 16 Threads
16GB Memory
RTX 2070 Super @115W
1TB NVMe SSD
76Wh 4 Cell Battery
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#ZephyrusS15 #Review #Laptop

[@CETechTips]

Let me know what you think about this notebook! What would you like me to review next. I have a Acer Triton 300 and MSI GE75 on order. Sorry no game footage on this one. I'll have that back for the next one!

[@armughanmunir5251]

Could you please review the RTX 2080 Super, 32GB RAM, this was far lower. i am comparing it with equivalent Alienware m15 r3

[@CETechTips]

@@armughanmunir5251 Based on the higher thermals in this unit I know the Alienware will fair better but I'll see if I can add it to the list.

[@Reckless2Crypto]

Was this 16GB ram dual or single channel? Sorry if i missed it in the video

[@CETechTips]

@@Reckless2Crypto My laptop was dual channel.

[@emersonfox3650]

i guess I am quite randomly asking but does anybody know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?

[@KTMLaranjinha]

I'm enjoying your reviews. Keep going.

[@CETechTips]

Thanks! Count on it!

[@270yaser]

now its very welll visible by the lighting broooo so goood

[@CETechTips]

Awesome glad it is better for you. I could tweak it some more. I'll try some different light positions in the future.

[@bucatcadumitru8008]

Very efficient and useful video, everything that I needed to know

[@CETechTips]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@Jade-hd1ft]

great vid and very helpful review!

[@CETechTips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@270yaser]

keep up the good work bro its reallly nice

[@CETechTips]

Thanks!

[@pritampraballakra9778]

Just awesome review was looking for s15 review.....finally a satisfying review.

[@CETechTips]

Thanks glad you liked it!

[@pritampraballakra9778]

I have few questions though,should i wait for rtx 30 series laptop or get it now with rtx 2080? Is there any possibility for ryzen processors with high end rtx 30 series......is it future proof to get a i7 10th gen intel...or better wait for future ryzen laptops? I would be very thankful to you for your reply.

[@CETechTips]

@@pritampraballakra9778 I would say there is nothing that is future proof. There is specs that you can get that will give you longevity. So I would say if you can wait, I would do that. Otherwise buy what you can afford to your budget. Unfortunately we don't have a date of the mobile processors or the mobile 30 series just yet, hopefully earlier next year.

[@pritampraballakra9778]

@@CETechTips thank you sir for your reply. One last thing... since you tested s15 i wanted to know how are it's thermals, i was thinking to get rtx 2080 varient , in your openion how are the thermals and most important of all should i get it. Because for me i need a portable workstation type of laptop . Because i can't build a desktop for now atleast for few years. And what would you recommend mainly for 4k editing and for animation works , which also has longevity.

[@CETechTips]

@@pritampraballakra9778 You would like get a bit more performance from a 2080, however this really is at its limits in terms of thermals. If you are looking for the most performance I would look at the Legion 7i or the Alienware m15 R3.

[@Ello0999]

Nice review 👍👍, Review Asus rog Zephyrus m15!!

[@DevanshuSehgal]

Bought 32gb RAM version for $1,770 today. Excited to use it.

[@270yaser]

sooo goood its looking nice brooooooo.

[@CETechTips]

Thanks for watching!

[@GK-st6qm]

Thanks for the another great review. Which one would you recommend between the Zephyrus S15, Legion 7i and Blade 15 if they all had the same specs?

[@CETechTips]

Personally I would go with the Legion 7i between those three. You get better performance and quieter noise levels.

[@axelrivera6461]

Thanks for the video man, you have really good videos. I like to ask you, If you have to choose between this S15 and Alienware M15 2020, which one you choose or recommend? and Why?

[@CETechTips]

I would go with the Alienware if that was the case. The sheer performance of the M15 and how quiet it is makes it the winner for me. That said the battery life is the issue on the M15, so that certainly hurts it. Hope that helps!

[@riswanc]

Nice review, quite a premium laptop, i have the s17 as my daily driver and gaming hard, no complaints except you spotted on how the thermal squeeze everything out despite having unique cooling solutions and liquid metals One thing im curious, how did you undervolt it? I love the built. Very top of the class but came at premium price too

[@CETechTips]

Thanks for watching! It really is at its limits. If you can get a Decent CPU I think you could undervolt even more to reduce the temps. But that will be luck of the draw. I undervolted through the BIOS on this one.

[@BigShak77]

Hey I’m Considering buying this laptop next week. I’m scared about the mechanism of the cooling system, is that a issue about damage or problems with that mechanism?

[@bsayan3154]

how are the keyboard deck temps while gaming ?

[@facejoker1349]

After i returned MSI GS66 twice and Lenovo 7i, i got my self this Zephyrus S15. I'm happy so far. No issue regarding QC. No failure out of the box. Mine unit doesn't has that screen issues ( 2:59 ). Yes i have also screen bleed. But very little on the left and right button. No big deal. Almost not noticeable. The Armory Crate is almost the same with MSI Dragon Center. It is good and easy to use. Meanwhile the Lenovo RGB control center is pain is the a$$. This laptop also start up with no crazy rainbow RGB light. It remember your settings and start with it. The way a like. This laptop is also more sturdy to carry than GS66. Meanwhile the GS66 has 99 watt battery but the battery life is almost the same with S15. Weird huh !. Lenovo 7i doesnt support Optimus. They advertise 7i made also for other than gaming. But no Intel GPU(Optimus)??? Come on!!! Oooo guess what? They bring the 7i slim models. Maybe that one support Optimus. Already found some pictures with build problem of GS66(hinge, body, fans & keyboard RGB) and 7i(hinge & keyboard RGB). Meanwhile i still cannot find build problem with S15(2020 model) reported on web. MSI made gs66 with usb c charging support. But i tried with my usb c charger and does not work. Meanwhile it works with my S15. The 7i does not support usb c charging at all. The speakers sound is better than GS66. G66 has no low frequency. Kinda yelling all the time. I have not experience overheating issues with my S15. By owning this S15, i also missing things from other laptop. But i can accepted because better build quality. Its a laptop. So its not laptop any more if its has build quality. Like hinges problems. - No webcam. No finger sensor. No Windows hello capability. So i bought a small usb finger scanner for easy login. - No notepad and no super wide touchpad. But it is the way i like. My hands is more center while typing and not to much touching the touchpad. - No Intel i9 CPU. But its only 15 procent boost. Not a big deal at all. Most important, S15 has full RTX 2070 super mobile GPU. Not a Max-Q. - When the S15 fans spinning at max(turbo), it's produced kinda weird sound. It's like when you spinning a rope. I liked the fans sound of GS66. - I like the back ports of Lenovo 7i. - I like the 7i screen. But i need longer battery life. - No 180 open screen capability on S15. But the lid build quality is very important for a laptop. Still until now i cannot find a perfect laptop. They made it that way, i think. But Zephyrus S15 suits me very well. I need a laptop for editing, study and work. I also use the laptop on my lap. Still no bending issue. GS66 has it. I'm curious about the build and components quality after a couple of months. We'll see.

[@CETechTips]

Awesome post, thanks for sharing! The unicorn of laptops still eludes me as well. Sounds like you have a really good one there.

[@mocknugget]

What were your issues with the gs66? Im kinda interested between the zephyrus and that

[@winstooonw9072]

please compare with Alienware m17r3

[@pieroginomicon]

Hey, great review. I do have a question though. The battery life you mention is really good and I have not seen this results in any other review of this model. How did you measure it? It is quite surprising given the battery size and the specs.

[@CETechTips]

Thanks, I used PcMark 10 Battery Test. Same of what I use on all my notebooks. Screen set to 20% brightness.

[@pieroginomicon]

@@CETechTips cool, thanks for that. Have you measured or observed similar running times during a typical day-to-day usage?

[@CETechTips]

@@pieroginomicon Yes I have, which has been great. Keep in mind this was without the 2070 active in the unit.

[@pieroginomicon]

@@CETechTips thank you for the answer. I am looking for a powerful machine which can keep for longer. G14 is almost impossible to find with a 32GB version, so I am really interested in this one.

[@CETechTips]

@@pieroginomicon It is a good one if you are looking for light weight, decent performance and really good battery life.

[@knotp37]

I got 2019 version with just 1100$ with bundled of 32GB ram and 2TB SSD. (2060 + 9750H)

[@CETechTips]

That is a good deal, good score!

[@imageofchaos]

Based on the fan intake design and lifting hinge, would a laptop cooling pad not help much?

[@CETechTips]

Have not tested myself, but I would say it would limited compared to other more traditional models

[@ferryjunigwanmurdiansyah4307]

Hey thanks for your review. Im torn betwern this and razer blade 15 advanced model 2070 super. Which one is better and more worth the money in your opinion. I know you mentioned razer blade at the end. But just want to know your straight answer to that. Thanks

[@CETechTips]

This would be better in my opinion and would be my choice between the two.

[@ferryjunigwanmurdiansyah4307]

@@CETechTips thanks mate

[@topical6896]

Are there any temperature or noise issues when being played by high spec games such as GTA5?

[@CETechTips]

This one is hot and loud based on my testing. It will still perform decent though.

[@TYGA909]

Hey could you share your settings for getting that good a battery life?

[@CETechTips]

Certainly, Screen brightness set to 20%, two steps above minimum and silent in Armory Crate.

[@larsgibsonsmelker1365]

Have you considered looking at the g14? Again we had talked about the Alienware and the 7i.... and I have to say the G14 although smaller, is my pick

[@CETechTips]

I just wish it had a beefer video card. I do want to bring that unit in though.

[@larsgibsonsmelker1365]

@@CETechTips I agree especially coming from the 2070 on the 7i. Pretty good sales right now on them at the good ol Best Buy.

[@CETechTips]

@@larsgibsonsmelker1365 I have two notebook to get through then I'll go on the hunt for the G14.

[@larsgibsonsmelker1365]

@@CETechTips can you check something on the m15 for me. Can you see if the bezel at the top of the screen wiggles or feels loose? Weird request

[@CETechTips]

@@larsgibsonsmelker1365 The bezel itself was okay on mine, no issues there for me. You have this?

[@Tsototar]

Magnesium alloy chassis actually feels very "plastic", I don't know why

[@CETechTips]

It does have a unique feel. It is almost like a high grit sand paper.

[@anuragnarayan7365]

bro in case of thermals and fan noise alienware m15 r3 or this is good please tell me as i have seen a lot of video telling that m15 r3 has bad cooling system

[@CETechTips]

I have not seen that, take a look at my Alienware m15 R3 review.

[@CheelxEagle]

This laptop support Max 48GB of RAM. But how can we achive that? 8GB is already soldered which give us 1 RAM slot. How can i spec it up.to 48?

[@CETechTips]

Likely in this case you would need to get the notebook with 32GB of memory so there was 2x16GB. Then you would need to swap out the 16GB module for a 32GB module.

[@Abdullah-ou7bp]

I think zephyrus g14 design exceed s15 design

[@SwiftNightSet]

I need your opinion do i go legion 5 or asus rog strix g17 g712lw

[@CETechTips]

I have not reviewed a Legion 5, the G17 is a great value oriented gaming notebook.

[@theanti-racistcorporationo597]

CE Touch Tips

[@kamitube351]

Please tell me, how much wattage was the cpu pulling during cinebench after the undervolt? When it was at 95 degrees?

[@CETechTips]

It is would be as high as 90w then step down to around 80w if I recall correctly. With out the undervolting it would step down further to 70ish watt or as low as 60w.

[@kamitube351]

@@CETechTips Okay. Was the Scar 15 any better in this regard? I'm confused between the Scar 15 and Zephyrus S15, which one would you suggest picking? Also can you run that cinebench in optimus mode and see how many watts it can do? Because in gsync mode, the gpu runs hotter I guess, which can reduce the cooling headroom for the cpu as its a shared heatsink.

[@kamitube351]

@@CETechTips I also checked on Ultrabookreview, their s15 2080 max Q prototype was doing 74 degrees at 70W during cinebench. Could yours be slightly off, thermal paste application wise? Like one core shooting higher than others?

[@CETechTips]

@@kamitube351 I don't recall the wattage. The SCAR 15 model I had was a 10980HK vs the S15 10875H. So 4550 vs. 3959 respectively. I personally prefer the S15 for the battery life. Cinebench on S15 was in optimus mode.

[@CETechTips]

@@kamitube351 It is possible, it is the same processor in both. My score was slightly higher by 100 points in R20. It is possible it is just holding the wattage longer.

[@G-Dimension]

Looks like there is no big difference between all this graphics cards. Anything above 2060 115 watt. performance gain is minimal. Especially when you consider price difference

[@CETechTips]

The gains certainly are much less and there is a shallowing of the performance curve. However what I have been noticing is that you can get some of these cards for not much more money over some of the 2060 counterparts.

[@rofaidasamy8845]

Thank you for the great review. Which one would you recommend between Alienware M15 R3 and ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L?

[@CETechTips]

Personally I would go with the Alienware. However the S15 offers much more battery life.

[@MonsieurNarlan]

"Look at that unique design, it gets only at 45°"... it's doesn't get cool at all. What would be refreshing would be to see reviews that don't look like advertising.

[@bevin26]

I feel that shooting the vid at 30 fps instead of 60 would be more confortable for the eyes.

[@CETechTips]

That is the first comment I have got on the fps being an issue at 60fps.

[@69IKON69]

Have you tried any clevo or tongfang laptop?

[@CETechTips]

Not yet, it is tougher to get those in Canada. I do want to test these out though. They look impressive. Found a supplier, I'll see what I can do about bring one of these in.

[@69IKON69]

@@CETechTips look for the sager NP8358F2 it's under $1600 usd. I've compared my numbers to your Alienware and I got it beat. Pulled a 7000 pcmark 10 score. 9.6k Timespy and gaming fps numbers a tad higher. Amazing thermals keyboard and value. I had an Alienware but returned it great machine though I just wanted to save a bit

[@CETechTips]

@@69IKON69 That is good to hear. That unit is a fair bit thicker it looks like. I do want to find a unit that can take on the Alienware. How do you find the noise levels?

[@69IKON69]

@@CETechTips go for tongfang then they are lighter and thinner. Clevo goes for performance and thermals. Tongfang still perform well but like the Zeph S15 it's thin and hard to breathe

[@69IKON69]

@@CETechTips fan noise is pretty great. I don't even use the performance toggle entertainment still powerful and less noise heat. Also did you know Alienware was a Clevo reseller before dell bought them out? They got so popular cause clevo is legit

[@billcosby3700]

This of the tuf 3070

[@CETechTips]

3070 should perform better

[@anuragnarayan7365]

suggest me high end laptop under 3700 dollars

[@CETechTips]

My number 1 choice right not is a the Alienware m15 R3. The Legion 7i is my second.

[@sudeshsachintha5737]

please Compare with scar 15

[@CETechTips]

I have some more content on that in the next few days.

[@kamitube351]

@@CETechTips Please include gameplay footages in that video. Because it's hard to believe that the S15 can run cooler than the Scar 15 during games, never crossing 90s, which was the case with the Scar 15.

[@CETechTips]

@@kamitube351 It does have a slightly lower processor though so that helps.

[@kamitube351]

@@CETechTips Yes it does, but even the 10875H variant of the Scar 15 runs at the same temps in the 90s. So please, include gameplay footages in next video, as it would clear our doubts :) We can have both the scar and Zephyrus side by side in the footage.

[@jatingoyal9085]

@@CETechTips Yes, please show the gameplay footages. A user had uploaded a video of s15 with a weaker 10750H + 2070 Super running above 90 degrees, and GPU getting as high as 85 degrees. So it would be good if you can include gameplay in your coming videos, so that we can be assured that the temps stay cool enough under 90s. Here is the video of the S15 10750H owner: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqLIdod9j9yAl5o

[@kohaashi]

What laptop would you recommend that performs well in silent mode? - that you would use when sat with your wife while she watches tv?

[@CETechTips]

If you are looking to game and have decent performance, Alienware m15 or m17 R3 were both the best I have reviewed so far.

[@kohaashi]

CE Tech Tips Thanks. Will you be reviewing the Aorus 15G, 17G of 17X?

[@CETechTips]

@@kohaashi Yes I want to, just need to get my hands on them.

[@Clickzy1]

How much is this

[@CETechTips]

Comes in at $3000 CDN.

[@nicolasroux3839]

@@CETechTips I just bought it for 1500 euros but to play at Baldur's gate 2 and to work on it -> enough for me. Nice review

[@SwiftNightSet]

hey just a tip u should probably script and reverse ur script beforehand and try to make the video not too long

[@CETechTips]

Yeah my last two reviews have been a bit more long, I want to be more thorough. I'll work.to.make them a bit more concise. Thanks for the feedback.

[@gamersanditparadise]

Nice video. I bought this Zephyrus S15. Everything is great, however I'm having a strangely loose touchpad, it makes a lot of noise/rattles when tapped. Can you please check yours for this issue and verify the same? Here's the link to the video of the issue: www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/jcv7a6/zephyrus_s15_loose_touchpadrattling_issue_can/?

[@CETechTips]

Mine is not like that, it isn't loose or raise above the deck like the video has. I would return it or contact support.

[@gamersanditparadise]

@@CETechTips Okay. So yours doesn't make that tapping noise, right? This was the last piece on amazon in my area (at least for now) and I'm feeling so unlucky, because I got an otherwise really good laptop as far as thermals go. I'm easily getting 4300+ points after -80 mV in Cinebench, and it easily sustains 90+ W under 90 degrees. Asus should really look into their QC at least for their Zephyrus products.

[@gamersanditparadise]

@@CETechTips But by all means, thanks a lot for the review. You listened to us and reviewed the 2070 Super variant, instead of others who are only reviewing the 2080 Super Max Q variant. Really appreciate your content. Your channel is just awesome, and totally unbiased. Thanks a ton again.

[@CETechTips]

@@gamersanditparadise Thanks, much appreciated! Just happy to help!

[@CETechTips]

@@gamersanditparadise No tapping issue at all. Strange issue for sure. Those are really good number, you do got a good model there. Hope you can get the TouchPad fixed.

[@romainrahni8682]

this is soooooo long , you take too much time to make your sentences , this isnt a play or a sketch , we are here fore information so pls go go go

[@CETechTips]

Thanks for the feedback, I hope my newer videos are a bit better for you. You could also increase the playback speed. I work to improve this.