ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX-XS74 vs ExpertBook B1500 B1500CEA-XS74 Laptop Comparison

ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX-XS74 and Asus ExpertBook B1500 B1500CEA-XS74 are both laptops with the same RAM Size (16 GB), Memory Type (DDR4) and SSD Capacity (512 GB). The main differences are in better single-core performance (+20%), better multithreading performance (+1%), better gaming performance (+543%) and CPU.

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX-XS74	Asus ExpertBook B1500 B1500CEA-XS74
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock $2,999.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $3,319.99 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $1,112.99 - Buy now
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model GX531GX-XS74	Model B1500CEA-XS74 B1500CEAXS74
Release Date 📅 December 2018	Release Date 📅 December 2021
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Single-Core Performance (Charts) (-20%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (-1%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) (0%) * Performance may vary depending on the OEM's TGP configuration	Gaming Performance (Charts) (-543%) * Performance may vary depending on the OEM's TGP configuration
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
CPU Intel i7-8750H	CPU Intel i7-1165G7
CPU Cores 6	CPU Cores 4
CPU Clock Rate 2200 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 2800 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4100 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4700 MHz
RAM Size 16 GB	RAM Size 16 GB
Memory Type DDR4	Memory Type DDR4
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q	GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
SSD Capacity 512 GB	SSD Capacity 512 GB
SSD Type NVME SSD	SSD Type NVMe,PCI Express 3.0
Screen Size 15.6"	Screen Size 15.6"
Resolution 1920 x 1080	Resolution 1920 x 1080
Panel Type IPS	Panel Type -
Refresh Rate 144 Hz	Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Front Camera Yes	Front Camera Yes
Front Camera Resolution -	Front Camera Resolution HD
Dimensions 269 mm x 361 mm x 15 mm	Dimensions 358 mm x 236.5 mm x 19.4 mm
Operating System Windows 10 Pro	Operating System Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.09 Kg	Weight 1.73 Kg
Battery Capacity -	Battery Capacity 42 Wh
USB 2.0 Ports 2	USB 2.0 Ports 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports 1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports -
Ethernet Ports -	Ethernet Ports 1
Ethernet Speed -	Ethernet Speed 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
HDMI Ports 1	HDMI Ports 1
HDMI Version 2.0b	HDMI Version 1.4
VGA Ports -	VGA Ports 1
Fingerprint Reader -	Fingerprint Reader Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 5	Wi-Fi Generation 6
Keyboard Backlit Yes	Keyboard Backlit -
Keyboard Backlit Color RGB	Keyboard Backlit Color -

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX-XS74:

Monstrously better gaming performance, around +543% (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q)
2 more cores (Intel i7-8750H)
Higher Refresh Rate (144 Hz)
+1 Ports USB 2.0
+1 Ports USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
Keyboard Backlit