120 Hz Refresh Rate — 21 Laptops Compared

Decision table

120 Hz Refresh Rate: which one for what?

The 21 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Thin & Light Battery Life Content Creation

Leads for Gaming: MSI Raider 18 HX AI80%

Leads for Thin & Light: Dell XPS 13 (DX13260)80%

Leads for Battery Life: Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro (16)72%

Leads for Content Creation: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 202485%

#13#15#8#16
ASUS Zenbook DUO UX8406ASUS
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · 14 inch
50% 54% 58% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 75 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#11#4#15#14
ASUS Vivobook S 15 S5507ASUS
15.6 inch
50% 71% 53% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 1.42 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#12#10#7#15
ASUS Vivobook S 16 OLED S5606ASUS
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · 16 inch
50% 56% 58% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 75 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#10#18#6#5
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506ASUS
15.6 inch
50% 51% 58% 70%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 75 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- OLED panel
#14#6#5#17
ASUS Zenbook S 16 UX5606ASUS
16 inch
50% 68% 61% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
Why it ranks here
- 78 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#9#17#19#13
ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED K3605ASUS
Intel Core i9-13900H · 16 inch
50% 51% 50% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#1#19#4#2
MSI Raider 18 HX AIMSI
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU · 64 GB
80% 50% 62% 85%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 99.9 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
#8#7#2#10
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13Lenovo
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 32 GB · 14 inch
53% 63% 64% 62%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 0.99 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#7#3#16#8
Huawei MateBook X Pro (Core Ultra Premium Edition)Huawei
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H · 32 GB · 14.2 inch
53% 76% 53% 66%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 0.98 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#15#14#1#12
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro (16)Samsung
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 16 GB · 16 inch
50% 55% 72% 59%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 76 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#2#5#12#1
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 2024ASUS
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU · 32 GB
77% 68% 56% 85%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
- OLED panel
#5#2#10#11
Dell XPS 14 (DA14260)Dell
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · 32 GB · 14 inch
58% 77% 58% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 1.36 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#6#1#14#18
Dell XPS 13 (DX13260)Dell
Intel Core 5 320 · 8 GB · 13.4 inch
55% 80% 55% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 1 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#3#16#18#4
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025)ASUS
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU · 32 GB
72% 51% 51% 80%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
- OLED panel
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
#17#21#13#7
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16AKP10Lenovo
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · 32 GB · 16 inch
48% 48% 56% 68%
Why it ranks here
- 21 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 21 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 84 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 21 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- OLED panel
- 21 months on the market — a successor may be near
#18#20#3#9
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Pro)Apple
Apple M4 Pro · 24 GB · 14.2 inch
47% 49% 63% 64%
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
#19#12#9#21
Dell XPS 13 (9350)Dell
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 16 GB · 13.4 inch
45% 56% 58% 48%
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
#16#11#20#6
ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)ASUS
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 32 GB · 14 inch
48% 56% 50% 69%
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- OLED panel
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
#21#13#11#20
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)Microsoft
Snapdragon X Elite · 16 GB · 13.8 inch
45% 56% 58% 50%
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.34 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
#20#8#21#19
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15ILL9Lenovo
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V · 16 GB · 15.3 inch
45% 63% 48% 56%
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
#4#9#17#3
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8Lenovo
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU · 32 GB
72% 59% 53% 81%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 73.6 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- OLED panel
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near