Introducing the new ROG G20CB a powerful, compact, console-sized 9.5-liter gaming desktopwith refined aesthetics. Unlike most powerful SFF systems, the G20 runs cool and quiet—thanks to a sophisticated customcooling module and a fanless power adapter. The G20CB includes a 6th generation Intel i7 Skylake processor, and its light zones are now fully customizable, offering 8 million colors in pulse, color cycle or music equalizer modes.
Along with 2.5” and 3.5” slots for SSDs and HDDs, the G20 supports the latest M.2 NVMe SSDs that deliver storage bandwidth in the GB/s range, facilitating ultrafast game installs and level loading times. With up to an Nvidia GTX 980, the G20 is suited for surround displays or for 2K or 4K monitors. It also includes exclusive ASUS ROG Aegis II software with GameAlive for instant gameplay recording, editing, and streaming, and GameFirst III for network traffic management.
Getting Started
Before testing the ROG G20CB, please ensure that the pre-loaded Windows 10 Operating System, drivers, and ASUS software are up to date. To check for ASUS software updates, locate the ASUS Live Update app in the Start Screen menu or in the system tray, or by performing a Windows search using the keywords “Live Update”.
Technical Specifications*
CPU – Intel® Core™ i7-6700 8MB cache @ 3.4GHz (4.0GHz Turbo)
GPU – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 with 4GB GDDR5
Memory – 2 x 16 GBDDR4 2133MHz (32GB total)
Storage-
1 x 256GB M.2 SSD
1 x 2.5” SATA III (3TB HDD)
1 x 2.5” SATA I ODD (Blu-ray)
Connectivity-
Intel Gigabit Ethernet with GameFirst III traffic management
Wi-Fi: Intel® dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.0
Audio – 7.1 Surround Sound with ASUS SonicMaster
Rear IO
2 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
2 x USB 3.1
HDMI 1.4 (Intel HD 530 IGP)
Up to HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2, DVI-I (depends on VGA)
3.5mm audio jack X6 (7.1 Surround Sound)
Front IO – 2 x USB 3.0 (1 x Ai charger support) Mic + headphone jack
AC Adapter – 19V 230W + 19V 180W
Operating System – Windows 10, 64 bit
Dimensions and Volume
104 x 358 x 340mm
12.5L edge to edge (9.5L actual)
Weight – 6.38 kg
Reference Benchmark Scores
The following benchmarks are provided to ensure that your device is functioning at optimal performance levels. Please contact your local ASUS representative if you experience scores that vary significantly from those listed below.
3DMark 2006: 33000
3DMark 2011: P14500
3DMark Cloud Gate: 28500
3DMark Sky Diver: 30000
3DMark Ice Storm: 160000
PCMark8 Home Accelerated: 4500
PCMark8 Home Basic: 4100
Cinebench R15 OpenGL: 120 fps
Cinebench R15 CPU: 800
Unigine Heaven v4.0 – 100 FPS – 2500 – 30 min – 200 max
Unigine Valley v1.0 – 120 FPS – 5000 – 30 min – 200 max
AIDA64 v5.60
Memory Read: 31000MB/s Memory Write: 32200MB/s Memory Copy: 30500MB/s MemoryLatency: 63ns
CPU Queen: 45000
CPU Photoworxx: 20000 MP/s
CrystalDiskMark v5.02 x64 (read/write MB/s)
525/300 – Seq Q32T1
325/275 – 4K Q32T1
500/300 – Seq
22/100 – 4K
Power Consumption
Sleep (S3) ~ 1W
Web browsing ~25W
Blu-ray Video playback ~40W
Gaming ~100-300W (depends on VGA)
Configuration Tested
Windows 10 Home, 64 bit
Intel® Core™ i7-6700 8MB cache @ 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo)
2x 8GB DDR4 2133 MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 with 4GB GDDR5 (ForceWare 358.50)
1 x 2.5” SATA III (256GB SSD)
1 x 2.5” SATA III (1TB HDD)
CrystalDiskMark v5.02 x64 (read/write MB/s)
525/300 – Seq Q32T1
325/275 – 4K Q32T1
500/300 – Seq
22/100 – 4K
Power Consumption
Sleep (S3) ~ 1W
Web browsing ~25W
Blu-ray Video playback ~40W
Compact Design
– Extremely compact, console-sized device
– Slim tower fits next to any display or TV
– Sophisticated design suits any room
– Optional Blu-ray optical disk drive for entertainment
Maximum Performance
– Powerful Intel Skylake quad-core CPU with up to 4 GHz turbo
– GTX 980 GPU with 7 GHz GDDR5 memory
– 32GB of fast DDR4 memory
– Supports NVMe – the fastest SSDs on the market
– Up to 3TB storage
– USB 3.1 for extremely fast data transfer and battery charging
Surprisingly Quiet
– Whisper-quiet idle volume
– External fanless, zeroDB PSU
– Convection-aided air chimney design
RGB light zones
– 3 individually programmable RGB zones
– Extensive color fine-tuning (8 million colors)
– Steady, pulsing, or color cycle modes
– Audio EQ soundbar mode syncs with in-game audio or music
Lightning fast Internet
– Intel Gigabit NIC for low latency internet access
– Supports fastest Wi-Fi standard (802ac) for up to 867Mbps
– GameFirst III traffic management
Air Chimney
The G20 features a sophisticated air chimney that draws cool air in at the bottom of the case and exhausts it at the top. Theair chimney design is inspired by desert-home architecture and uses natural air currents and air convection to passively cool. This unique design allows for a slim, compact tower profile while also ensuring that the fastest desktop CPU and VGA remain cool.
Full Range of Lighting Options
Three individually customizable RGB light zones illuminate the intricate maya pattern on the front and top of the G20: Thefront left, front right, and bottom of the tower glow in subtle, custom colors. Lights can be set to pulse, cycle through the colorpalette, or interactively respond to
in-game sounds or music or movies.
SOFTWARE:
Game Alive
Create tutorials or share entertaining moments with Game Alive. Game Alive makes it easy to capture screenshots or in-gamefootage, and it also allows users to adjust images or footage through its video editor.
ROG GameFirst III
The latest iteration of the GameFirst utility adjusts the firmware of the NIC to both increase game data bandwidth and prioritize game data packages. It helps reduce loading times and latencies and also helps prevent dropped or delayed packages that cause glitches, missed shots, or in-game stutter.
