Gamers Nexus | ASUS' Weird ROG Ally Non-Extreme: Z1 Benchmarks vs. Z1 Extreme Ally @GamersNexus | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
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The new ASUS ROG Ally was announced at the same time as the model carrying the Z1 Extreme, but only just launched. This version of the Ally has (mostly) the same name, so we'll refer to it as the "non-extreme" for simplicity. This lower-end model is significantly reduced in specs, at 6C/12T (vs. 8C/16T) for the CPU and 4 CUs (vs. 12 CUs) for the GPU. That makes the battery life a particularly interesting test when both devices are unbound, but otherwise, we expect there to be large performance gaps between these. One thing we ran into during the course of testing was STAPM limitations, which we've accounted for by running both an average set of results (as STAPM limits go from unapplied to applied) and a 'steady state gaming' set of results (with STAPM limits engaged).
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The New ASUS ROG Ally
02:34 - ASUS Ally Extreme vs. Non-Extreme Specs
04:45 - STAPM Throttling & Methodology
07:28 - F1 2022 Game Benchmarks (Ally Z1 vs. Extreme)
08:50 - Battery Life Comparison in Gaming
09:30 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Benchmarks
10:24 - Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty Benchmarks
11:16 - STAPM Throttling Behavior
12:25 - Baldur's Gate 3 Handheld Benchmarks
13:50 - GPU Busy & Frametime Benchmarks
15:55 - Dying Light 2 Benchmarks
16:22 - Resident Evil 4 Benchmarks
17:03 - FFXIV ASUS ROG Ally Benchmarks
17:49 - Conclusions
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Host, Writing: Steve Burke
Testing, Writing: Patrick Lathan
Video: Vitalii Makhnovets
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The new ASUS ROG Ally was announced at the same time as the model carrying the Z1 Extreme, but only just launched. This version of the Ally has (mostly) the same name, so we'll refer to it as the "non-extreme" for simplicity. This lower-end model is significantly reduced in specs, at 6C/12T (vs. 8C/16T) for the CPU and 4 CUs (vs. 12 CUs) for the GPU. That makes the battery life a particularly interesting test when both devices are unbound, but otherwise, we expect there to be large performance gaps between these. One thing we ran into during the course of testing was STAPM limitations, which we've accounted for by running both an average set of results (as STAPM limits go from unapplied to applied) and a 'steady state gaming' set of results (with STAPM limits engaged).
Check out our Lenovo Legion Go review! youtube.com/watch?v=I37mxlDqLrk
Watch our ROG Ally Z1 Extreme review! Includes thermals, acoustics, power, and more! youtube.com/watch?v=Na1y7DyDe2w
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
ASUS ROG Ally on Amazon: geni.us/Z8fx5M
Valve Steam Deck on Amazon: geni.us/MpiCea
Nintendo Switch on Amazon: geni.us/nDe8mZz
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The New ASUS ROG Ally
02:34 - ASUS Ally Extreme vs. Non-Extreme Specs
04:45 - STAPM Throttling & Methodology
07:28 - F1 2022 Game Benchmarks (Ally Z1 vs. Extreme)
08:50 - Battery Life Comparison in Gaming
09:30 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Benchmarks
10:24 - Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty Benchmarks
11:16 - STAPM Throttling Behavior
12:25 - Baldur's Gate 3 Handheld Benchmarks
13:50 - GPU Busy & Frametime Benchmarks
15:55 - Dying Light 2 Benchmarks
16:22 - Resident Evil 4 Benchmarks
17:03 - FFXIV ASUS ROG Ally Benchmarks
17:49 - Conclusions
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
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t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
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Host, Writing: Steve Burke
Testing, Writing: Patrick Lathan
Video: Vitalii Makhnovets
