[As far as the ROG Zephyrus G14 is concerned, AMD's success on the desktop looks set to continue on the laptop, and while there is much to like about Asus' new laptop, it is this processor that really stands out as an absolute monster. It's the kind of monster that turns the exclusive party Intel has enjoyed so far upside down. Intel, keep up the good work.

The big news about the Ryzen 9 4900HS is the fact that it is an 8 core, 16 thread processor. Not only that, but it also has a healthy operating frequency, with a single-core turbo of 4.3 GHz and 3.8 GHz when all cores are processed together. In other words, while single-core performance is powerful, multi-core performance is even more powerful.

Incidentally, in Cinebench R20, the overall score with all cores was 4,183 pts, but the single-core performance was 486 pts. To get the benchmark yourself and see how your system compares, click here.

If you are in the mood for more comparisons, Geekbench 4's single-core score was 5,343 and its multi-core score was an impressive 29,920. You have to remind yourself that these results are for a laptop processor, not a giant desktop chip cooled by an integrated water cooler. On the other hand, in the somewhat more recent Geekbench 5, the multi-core score was 7871 and the single-core result was 1199. You can see how your machine compares online here.

All we can say from these results is that if you are looking to buy a new laptop, things are suddenly getting complicated.

Whereas previously there was only one choice of manufacturer and lots of confusingly labeled chips, now you can choose between AMD and Intel and drill down to a balance that suits you. If you're looking for a single, small form factor machine that has the power to handle serious number crunching and enjoy a bit of unusual gaming, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is not a bad choice.