ASUS Zephyrus M16 (2022) Review - A Thin 16" Gaming Laptop!
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ASUS Zephyrus M16 (2022) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Laptop Specs
0:30 Video Sponsor - GALAX!
1:23 Build Quality & Design
2:14 Size & Weight
2:33 MUX Switch & Screen
4:14 Camera & Mic
4:29 Keyboard & Touchpad
5:24 I/O Ports
6:52 Getting Inside + Internals
7:26 Wi-Fi & Upgradeability
7:41 Soldered RAM a Problem?
8:47 Speakers / Latencymon
9:16 Battery Life
10:31 Thermals & Software Modes
11:13 Temperatures / Clock Speed / TDP
13:00 Game at Different Performance Modes
13:24 Turbo vs Manual Mode in Games
13:41 CPU Performance (On & Off Battery)
14:48 Exterior Temperatures
15:23 Fan Noise
15:51 Hot Air on Screen?
16:19 Game Performance Comparison
18:08 3DMark & Content Creation
19:20 SSD & MicroSD Card Speed
19:43 BIOS & Linux Support
20:16 Pricing & Availability
20:37 Conclusion - M16 Worth It?
23:07 Prefer a Thinner Zephyrus Laptop?
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Update: I mentioned last years version didn't have a camera but it did, I must have been confusing it with the G14/G15.
I'd like to see the Zephyrus G14 with the RX 6700S to see how big is the difference between it and the 6800S.
Hi I'm up ti buy a laptop (for gaming) and i don't know which one, can you help me?
Msi ge66 €1499 :
i9 10980syst
1t SSD
32GB RAM
RTX3070
Legion 5 €1422:
Ryzen 7 5800 H
512 GB SSD
16 GB RAM
RTX 3070
gigabyte A7 €1519
Ryzen 9 5900HX
512GB SSD
16 GB
RTX 3070
Considering everything, what's your verdict? Can you recommend this laptop? I'm looking at possible options and was considering this.
Finally yay the review I have been waiting for... Might just get it ... nah jokes will wait for the Asus Zephyrus G15 review to drop first before deciding... and centrecom are getting stock back in May it is tempting... since I will be going overseas sometime next year and I am not bringing my 3.5kg Asus G551JW gaming laptop with me if I can help it... waay too heavy for a everyday carry bag...
Have you noticed any subtle wrinkly or wavy discoloration on the screen when viewing solid colors? mine is very noticeable :(
In regards to the hot air blowing to the screen, I have Zephyrus G15 that I bought last year with almost the same situation. I had no issues so far caused by the hot air moving onto the screen.
Just wait for 1 year more, your screen will get affected
@@baredesigns1 How so? :0
its been a year, is the screen fine?@@GuuMonster
so its been 2 years, i just got a 2022 zephyrus m16 and now im scared that the hot air will mess up my display. Is your g15 still ok?
This is literally the best channel. To the point. Compares everything. Touches everything. No shitty over the top enthusiasm. THANK YOU !!
Good to see that you are getting many sponsors🎉😀
I love being able to get deals all in one video. Now I can afford to organize my wallet, remove hair from my balls, add hair to my skull, and get a monitor
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Thank you for another great review, Jarrod. I thought I really wanted this laptop until you surprised me by saying there is very little bass in the audio. I just may pick up the Scar model instead
TIP for bleeding on your m16, dont always have the brightness up past half way because these backlights are insanely bright at full brightness, less light overtime means less bleed. My unit has bleed but not noticeable
thank you for all of your work, Jarrod!
Thanks for digging into that power mode stuff; your explaination seems satisifying.
Looking forward to the MSI review
Thanks! This review was very helpful. Have you done any updated testing on egpu performance with the new Alder lake / thunderbolt 4 systems like this? Supposedly pcie bandwidth is higher
good to see you gettng sponsers.
Thank you for the very detailed review! Are you planning to do a review on the Mini-Led version of Gigabyte Aero 16?
Man, amazing review, thank you so much!
I was just waiting for this review
Thanks. This is great review and very informative.
Looking forward to that GP66 Vector review!
Hey i gotta say! Thank you for making these videos! You've taught me a lot. I don't make much money myself but I'm living the life that i want and I'm happy. So for me to buy an expensive laptop is heavy on the wallet. I've rewatched several of your videos and made the better purchase thanks to you. I just bought this version and i love it. Thank you very much and keep up the good work 👍
Hey! I wanted to say thanks, your review vids for a ton of laptops have really helped me to find and compare the best laptops to find what fits me best.
I'm planning an on the go animation work station, and after a lot of comparing the m16 honestly looks like the best fit for me. It was a close call between the M16 2022 vs the Razer Blade 14 2022, both with 3070 ti's (I know your razer blade 14 review had a 3080 ti but as you've said in other videos, its a marginal difference between a 3080 ti and a 3070 ti in a laptop because of thermals and power draw) with the two laptops.
It mainly came down to CPU performance, and the M16 really is better for it compared to the Blade 14, especially for work programs since I'd be using Toon Boom Harmony for 2d animation.
Edit: I should also note size and weight were a big thing, my main cut off for other laptops was needing to be 2 cm thick or under, that and price, under $4500 Australian dollars
is there any thermal throttling you are experiencing with the m16?
With Intel XTU it is possible to tweak the CPU up to 135w in PL1 and PL2. My M16 could only run like 8 seconds with 135w. Highest stable was 110w with a cooling pad and Turbo mode.
Waited for so long! Really love this video!
Idk if I missed it but I remember there being an option to cap the charge at 90% so the battery lasts longer in the test of time
I am excited about the ROG zephyrus G15 rewiev. I have already ordered it.
If it’s thin and light enough then a considerable sacrifice to performance is a reasonable cost really. Sometimes portability is what’s most needed in laptops. If it’s 20% lighter than a legion, then a 20% decrease to performance is a fair trade.
20% decrese might be too much, unless you are satisfied with the performance
Problem is that _weight_ is just one part of "portability". Other end of that equation is _Battery Life_ and with just 4 hours, the M16 does not even come close to meeting most of our needs.
Not to mention unbearable heat and noise during non-gaming light use due using Intel chip in a chassis with poor cooling.
@@blue4059 this is why the G15 is much better for the purpose either of these are meant for.
@@blue4059 well, if you don't care about other components quality in a laptop, then ryzen is the way to go...
@@blue4059 I never use my laptop unplugged so it's fine for me
You should check other thin and light in the market. I think the Asus Zephyrus and MSI Stealth GS series are few of the high end options in the market. However, at the lower end we have the Asus TUF Dash F15 2022 and the MSI Stealth 15M. It's a great alternative to both their bigger brother and definitely should be on the radar for this year.
MSI Stealth GS is almost 1kg heavier then this M16, compare to GS77, although the price is same but M16 is in I9 and gs77 is in i7
@@schkchow There's an i9 version to for GS version too. But they wil be price accordingly. Asus does offer s premium over MSI most of the time.
Yes , it does support ai9 version , but I didn’t compare the i9 version is be cuz the price is different, so I just compare with the similar price model
The bigger capacity difference performance disparity is because the ram will only operate in dual channel up to the value of the ram that's soldered.
Great review, hoping to see ASUS TUF DASH F15 2022
i have been dieing for ur alienware m15 r7 RTX 3060 review plss
-fan of ur works
Great video but not the gaming laptop for me. Can I ask when you show your benchmark test the xmg neo only appears only on the game benchmarks. Does this mean it’s not good at the other stuff?
Jarrod how many laptops are you currently testing?😅
Reviews and game tests are coming out so fast
Thanks Jarrod for another great review. Please cover the 2022 TUF Dash F15, it seems to have better thermals with higher wattage and not to mention a real 10C 16T CPU. It would be interesting to see the difference in 12650h and 12700h. It might become the most improved device this year.
Looking forward to your review.
Still waiting on ASUS to get the TUF stuff!
Hi Jarrod, when you test for total system latency do you do so with the Ultra Low Latency Mode enabled in the Nvidia control panel?
Hi Jarrod excellent review. Need your help a bit more.
There has been so many comments on this device getting too hot and thermal throttling (+ lower power input to 3070Ti) so i believe a cooling pad aor any cooling device could possibly increase the performance here. Could you take a look at this please? In your opinion which is the best cooling solution here for Zephyrus M16 (i9, 3070Ti, 32 Gb)?
Plus is there any way the HDMI 2.0 option can be upgraded externally (Since 3070Ti def supports HDMI 2.1)??
gread video, thanks!
gor pretty higth expectations for this laptop so bought it earlier. Pretty amazed, its good, especially for development tasks.
I also looking forward to upgrade mine to 8 + 32 RAM, so have a question...
When you're saying about worse parformance in a bigger capacity difference between RAM that you've checked is it apply to a newer DDR5 as well?
I didn't check new ddr5, but in ddr4 memory 8 + 32 gb means that firtst 16(8 from first stick, 8 from second) will work in dual channel, then other 24gb from second stich will work in single channel
Hey Jarrod, Nice review
just a correction, last year M16 had a camera too, you might be confusing it with G15&G14 that didn't
Oops.
Sir jarrod i have a question:
In using your cooling pad (the one linked in description).. how do you position the m16? Do you use its ergo lift or lay it flat? (Meaning the hinge is hanging)
And another question: how to position it in cooling pads like the 'IETS GT 300S/500'
Jarrod ,can you make a video on "How much temperature is harmful for gaming laptops?"
I play around 4hrs a day in my legion5 pro (ryzen5800+rtx3060) and get around 90° even with cooling pad.
hey Jarrod, i was wondering if you have experienced any of the issues that are going around on the web regarding stuttering and crackling audio due to high latency, specially when on battery and with the igpu mode. do you know or think this is related to the fTPM issue AMD is having???. i have an asus g15 3070 btw
Hey jarrod, could you show us wich 65w charger should we use for our laptops?
Thx
My Razer Blade 15 recently stopped working and I work as an editor for a company so I needed to get a machine and I decided to get this laptop. It has been amazing to me to as I work with the Adobe apps primarily after effects and premier, no photoshop because I use procreate instead. I alos love to game on my free time, I play Apex Legends and I have over a thousand hours on it so it was very important to me that I could get great consistent frames, my razer blade 15 with rtx2070 couldn't really maintain constant 144fps but this one never deeps under 165fps while running on the map, it is mazing. Also I like to play single player games and get the best experience (graphically) I have been playing Elden Ring and the game runs very smoothly compared to my RB 15 and the fps are consistent. Control also runs amazing with RTX and everything set to max, always being above 60fps. Overall working and playing on this machine has been a great experience, I always work and play with headphones so fan noise doesn't really bother me, but I would rather deal with noise that deal with components than run hot and will have a shorter battery life. Also this machine looks discrete at the office which helps me look professional. As someone that needs the versatility of a laptop so that I can easily get feedback on my work from my bosses this machine has met my expectations while also providing me an amazing experience. One thing is my keyboard backlight is weird on the "B" and "Space" keys when the light is not set to red, they flick a little on color hue, which is not a big deal to me lol the red color works just fine so I just us that color when I need the ight lol Amazing machine, great render times and absolutely beautiful screen t play games!!
I got the one with i9 and RTX 3070ti with 16gb of ram but I expanded it to 40GB. I know this is not ideal but my sticks have the same speed and that seems to help a lot as I definitely noticed how premier would run better after I upgraded the memory, honestly if you work creating content it is 100% worth it. Again, just make sure your DDR5 sticks run at the same speed
I was waiting patiently for this review before purchase 😀
Hope you like it!
@@JarrodsTechYes great review sir.
Hey Jarrod. How does the Lenovo ideapad feel. Does it almost feel like aluminum. Is the trackpad smooth when touching. Can Plastic affect heating?
Hi Jarrod! Would like to ask what is your suggested settings for the MANUAL mode? (CPU, GPU and FAN) thanks in advance!
I have no clue if the hot air will once make issues but im probably gonna make a 2 year warranty extension because of that. keeping the laptop closed while using with external monitors so that no hot air gets onto the Screen.
Hi Jarrod, do you have an overview of all DPC latency Notebook results?
I just purchased that exact laptop save I have the 16gb version. Love it! It can run hot but not enough to worry so far. Thanks for the review, it helped me decide!
buy a computer cooler, cost £20 and gives you 10 more fps
How is the temps on keyboard for non gaming tasks
@@mohammedomar1870 It is cool if doing office or simple tasks. It really heats up when streaming videos, gaming or heavier loads.
@@optimalprimidius7295 if i watched a movie on it it gets hot?
Well im gonna need it for programming for several hours so im gonna need to use the keyboard im worried thats it gets warm and annoying
@@mohammedomar1870 It can get warm. But not that warm. Anything that stresses the cpu will make the fans sound like jet engines taking off. I should have gone AMD!
Love the COB shirt!
The camera + microphone bit was hilarious. It was like you were trapped in the computer screen.
4:23: Wow, the build in camera and mic quality....😬
They should´ve better left that out instead of implementing THAT.
Besides that: THANK YOU so much for including latencymon test! I do audio production and that test it crucial for me!
Asus ROGS Reviews are the best! Thanks for the Video 🙏🏼
I was just looking while. You post
id be interested in seeing performance with a setup of 8+32 memory on this and the G14 2022 as every option readily available right now in the US is ONLY the 16gb options (8gb soldered)
In mine the usb-a ports are tight as well. Plugging in my mouse was a challenge
Just got this laptop. My speakers work with Pop_OS!, however, the volume control doesn't seem to work properly. The volume sliders don't control the volume, but rather control the high frequencies/treble speakers. Did you experience the same?
Hey Jarrod, appreciate this content.
Question regarding your statement at @6:35. You mentioned that when the mux switch is off, TB4 connects to the dGPU. Can you verify?
I have this laptop and set the GPU to Ultimate.
I have a 150hz 4k monitor and using DP to usb-c cable plugged in to the USB-C/DP port to have it connected to the dGPU because of the reason below.
When I plug in the cable to USB-C/TB4 port and check the "Advanced Display" setting of the monitor in the display setting, it is showing as Intel HD. But, when I connect the cable to USB-C/DP port, it shows that the monitor is connected to dGPU.
Love your vids
This channel is 95% perfect. The only thing my heart desires are chapters. Such a good job !
There are chapters/timestamps on this (and all) video.
Nice to see that linux support part!!!
Hey Jared. Any reason that NO ONE, seems to review any of the SAGER/CLEVO laptops? For instance the Sager NP8872. All these machines are unrestricted wattage machines. I would have thought they would be quite popular with gamers.
Jarrod what do think about the legion 5 pro with rtx3070 / intel i7-11800?
QUESTION. Anyone knows the case of replacement the interior (keyboard) panel from G15 to M16? To get rid of the fingerprint magnet.
Found that GA503 and GU603 both have the similar size interior panels, but different size (or structure) of the screen lids.
Is it worth buying the razer blade 15 (2020) which has i7-10875H and 2080 super max-q. Would this perform as well as 3060 and the 3070?
Hey jarrod I am planning of buying asus tuf f15 2022 i7 12th gen 3060 1tb 16gb ram .Is there any other in comparison and what's your take on this laptop and when you review this
Ayy the RAM combo pro tip! Youre not helping me scratch the itch with this M16 Jarrod! 🙃
QUESTION. The screen lid and back lid are both soft-touch? Or they are just metal and plastic as on the G15?
Can you review the MSI GS66 Stealth 12th Generation Laptop?
Currently have this laptop and just wondering how it will fair against a 2021 g15 with 3080 or the 2022 g15s 3070ti or 3080
Can you do a testing with an external monitor with the M16?
Yo the Type-A ports situation was the same as mine. WTF Asus?? (anyway, im currently watching this vid rn wid my new Zephyrus M16! Awesome!!)
Jeez, that microphone test was pretty Jarring
The Galax monitor is looking beautiful. Specifically the bottom bezel is thin enough than many others 👌
Yoooo! i just bought the exact model today.. im downgrading it now to windows 10. :D
So is the legion 5/7 better? I'm looking to buy something soon for coding and gaming.
Any recommendations on what to use to clean this thing?
Hi! Are you gonna review the zepyrus 16 duo, anytime soon?
What I am waiting out for aswell.
I won one of these a couple months ago in a contest Intel ran. Mine only has 16gb RAM and a 1TB drive, but I plan to upgrade soon.
My biggest gripe is the keyboard. I'd rather have one with a numeric keypad. DaVinci Resolve requires one. Does anyone know if there are any after market upgrades available? I have a wireless external keyboard, but that isn't always convenient to carry with me.
I have the BestBuy model. 16GB is not a problem for me though everyone else has ripped it in the comments about the soldered ram. screen is fine so far with the air "blowing" onto it, i haven't noticed any issues. the only odd thing is I found some models came with the Samsung OEM NVME which is equivalent to the 980 Pro, but the BB model comes with a Hynix or something that isn't as good. I swapped mine out for the original 980 Pro tier.
BTW @Jarrod'sTech, do you have any good suggestions for manual mode tweaking, fan curves, tdp and all that?
Could you update me on the manual modes tips if you come across any, please? Thanks 👍
Can you test the m16 Rtx 3080ti model? I wonder if the performance will be similar to strix scar 15 3080ti.
Hey mate any chance of a Metabox flo review?
When MSI vector gp66 review? I really looking forward to it, do you guys recommended it? I used it for design & gaming
O yea i really want the ge66 raider 2022 version, but I9 is too much for me, is there a i7 rtx3070ti version? It'll be a sweet spot for me
@@kotanbar4207 there should be one tho, i think ive stolen a glance the specs in the manufaturers website
3:00 i have the same model as this laptop, but its the base i7 variant. Is my screen worse? or is it at the same lvl as this??
do you think that Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 with the same specs as this (i9 12900H, 3070ti, 16gb DDR5) would perform better?
About the battery life, what's your brightness level at ?
what i'm curious on Jarrod is that heat shield over the m.2 does that cover the left side as well or should i be looking for a separate heat shield for the left side?
Personally I don't care about them at all, if the laptop has one I'd use it but I'm not going out of my way to add my own.
I just bought a hp omen desktop 25L 5600g 16gb and 3060ti for 880 euro. Was that a good deal ???
I’ve just had an issue with the 2021 model where the screen developed ripples in the bottom right corner. This I believe is due to heat, resolution still pending.
Great review as always Jarrod. Maybe someone can help me out here, I purchased this laptop about a week ago and I can’t figure out if it’s the 2022 model but I’m not sure (M16 GU603ZW) it’s the 3070ti/I9-12900H configuration. I also am curious if an update removed my mux or if they just folded it into *Turbo* mode? I’m very confused, I’m a newb computer guy but I’m seriously lost here.
Looks like it should be the 2022 model. They updated Armoury Crate and moved where the mux switch settings are. You can now find it under GPU mode, as shown here: rog.asus.com/articles/rog-gaming-laptops/maximize-your-rog-laptops-performance-with-a-mux-switch/
Can you do a review of the Zephyrus G15 2022?
Perfect mic for gamer
Jarrod, do you have a link where we can compare the benchmarks of all the computers you've ever tested? I want to compare last year's G14 to this year's M16
I'm pretty sure the M16 will outrank it in performance
@@aadharshkrishnaa sure but the question is by how much
@@nikilragav a significant amount
The alder lake chip has proved to be a worthy competitor
I have i7 12700h 3060 model.. and yeah, talking about that stiffness while trying to stick in usb-a port - I also had that issue. I thought that it was a faulty copy. But after few tries it all ended good.. 🤷🏼♂️
Sort of USB-A port virginity I guess 😁
how is the 3060 version? im gonna get one too
@@SoheilHab it’s great. Since playing games is not my main priority, 3060 is plenty for what I need this laptop for… and that is Photoshop and Lightroom
I got the M16 and I love it.. I was between the G15 and the M16.. ya the fan noise is loud but you can live with it.
I would like to see a detailed Armoury Crate video of the , what is the best manual settings and more
Hi, if you are doing just some normal tasks, like browsing is it loud?
@@florin7538 No, because you can just put the settings to silent so it doesn't use a lot of power and there will be no noise at all
@@saoudzainal4795 thank man, btw are you using an external 2k monitor? I'm wondering if this laptop can handle it a 2k monitor with 144hz
@@florin7538 it should.. but the laptop monitor is soooo good.. it's 16:10 aspect ratio, QHD 165Hz/3ms display & Pantone® Validation, 100% PCI-P3 & Dolby Vision
Can you test out a laptop with an i7 12650h?
@Jarrod'sTech I dont know what to buy rtx 3060 lenovo legion 5 pro or rtx 3070 hp omen laptop (all possible specs same just rtx 3070 is marginally higher cost like 50 bucks). Is the mux switch on lenovo so OP that it can outperform rtx 3070??
I am wondering, in those memory soldered laptops., If you put 2 different size sticks, you won't get dual channel?!
I've bought this
I haven't received it yet but I'm looking forward to streaming and gaming and producing music on this
Anything I need to check out before that?
Another great review 👍 One thing that's not clear... Does this version has a fingerprintreader in the power button? Som reviewers say yes, some no?
just got, and no
@@mahmoudmohammad5595 Thanks... no poblem as it has windows hello camera!
@@dirkclaessens1152 Idk why they removed the fingerprint scanner tho is it rlly that big of a corner to cut?
@@aadharshkrishnaa No not really, just nice to have...nothing more..
It does not, they removed it in the G14 and maybe some others because now they have cameras with Windows Hello.
Hello it's 3060 variant and tufa15 7735 4060 are of same price in my country, which one should I buy
Just got it how do I turn my fps on when I’m playing games? I’m coming from a nitro 5 so this is a little different to me
These tech is absolutely incredible! It's insane how far Jarrod has come!
Thanks!
@@JarrodsTechreview Flow X16 2023
can you tell me your oppinion about Zephyrus M16 GU603ZM-LS062W? What about loud of fеns? i heared in 2021 it was a big problem.
All It Needs is ROG Logo design to light up on the cover or LED like G14