Verdict: Gets a lot of things right, save for the display
The Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA is built well, with a lot of thought given into often overlooked details such as securing the Wi-Fi antennas.
The ExpertBook B5 offers a good set of connectivity options, although a more equitable port distribution on either side of the device would be preferable. The webcam can also use some improvements.
The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U together with the Arc 4-core iGPU does not top performance charts but offers enough power to sail through Office and web-based productivity tasks.
That being said, Asus has cut a sharp corner on the display side of things. The FHD+ IPS panel is a touchscreen, but its dull colors and lower measured brightness mar the overall experience.
The ExpertBook B5 is quite economical when it comes to power draws, which helps in longer battery run times upwards of 12 hours.
Businesses should negotiate with Asus for customization and pricing options, especially given that competitors like the EliteBook 845 G10 offer a lot more bang for the buck.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
Asus offers the ExpertBook B5 with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H in the US at prices starting from $1,339.99 on the Asus eStore.
In India, the Asus ExpertBook B5 starts from ₹1,10,200 for the Core Ultra 5 variant. Businesses can directly reach out to Asus and customize the laptop as per requirement.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Gets a lot of things right, save for the display
- Specifications
- Case and Connectivity: Light-weight metal build and high wireless throughput
- Input devices: Satisfying input experience with multi-touch and pen support
- Display: FHD+ 60 Hz touchscreen with poor gamut coverage and no PWM
- Performance: Core Ultra 7 155U offers enough for business as usual
- Emissions and Power consumption: Tolerable and frugal
- Notebookcheck's overall impressions of the Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA
- Potential competitors in comparison
Asus has increased its focus on the ExpertBook line of business laptops lately, particularly in the Indian market. Among the recently introduced ExpertBook models, we have reviewed the following SKUs so far:
- ExpertBook P5 P5405 (Intel Core Ultra 7 258V)
- ExpertBook P1 P1503CVA (Intel Core i7-13700H)
- ExpertBook B1 BM1503CDA (AMD Ryzen 5 7535U)
- ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA (Intel Core i5-13420H)
- ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (Intel Core Ultra 5 225H)
In this review, we take a look at the Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA featuring the Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra 7 155U, 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, and 1 TB of NVMe storage.
Specifications
Case and Connectivity: Light-weight metal build and high wireless throughput
Being a business laptop, the ExpertBook B5's design is bland but quite functional. The laptop comes in a Star Black color, measuring 19 mm (0.75 inches) in thickness and weighing a very portable 1.29 kg.
The construction is primarily aluminum with the keyboard deck made of magnesium-aluminum alloy. The ErgoLift hinges are sturdy and allow the laptop to lay 180° flat.
Lifting the lid with one finger requires a bit of effort due to the sturdy hinges, but this ensures that the display does not wobble. The lid is largely resistant to flex when twisted deliberately.
The ExpertBook B5's Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 WLAN card delivers high throughput in both 5 GHz and 6 GHz 6E bands in combination with our reference Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 router.
Both bands offer stable receive performance but are inconsistent when it comes to transmit speeds.
Customers can also configure the ExpertBook B5 with optional 4G LTE.
| Networking / iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (64 - 1921, n=262) | |
| Average of class Office (47.8 - 1793, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Networking / iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (582 - 1890, n=262) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (104.2 - 1775, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Networking / iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (385 - 1851, n=219) | |
| Average of class Office (385 - 1961, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Networking / iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (1065 - 1790, n=46, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (700 - 1857, n=219) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
The 1080p webcam features a mechanical privacy shutter and is just about passable for basic video calls in adequate light. Windows Studio Effects are supported.
Sustainability
The ExpertBook B5's packaging is largely recyclable with minimal use of plastic. The chassis is made from post-industrial recycled magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis.
More information about the company's sustainability practices can be found here.
Accessories and Warranty
An MPP 2.0 stylus comes included in the package apart from the usual paperwork and the 65 W power adapter.
Asus offers a three-year global warranty for the ExpertBook B5, which can be extended up to five years. Businesses can also choose from a variety of warranty extension and add-on service plans available.
Security
The ExpertBook B5 comes with several in-built security hardware including a TPM 2.0 module, smart card reader, and a Kensington Nano security slot.
Windows Hello biometric logins can be configured using the IR camera, the fingerprint reader integrated into the power button, or both.
Additionally, the laptop supports Absolute Persistence 2.0 (Computrace) firmware for data protection and remote IT management, along with a slew of BIOS protection measures.
Asus also offers a Business Manager utility to restrict various aspects of the laptop including USB ports and registry editing along with system backtrack, file shredder, and drive encryption features.
Input devices: Satisfying input experience with multi-touch and pen support
The ExpertBook B5's keyboard offers 1.5 mm key travel and decent tactility, which lend to a good typing experience. A three-stage backlight helps typing the dark; the 1-4 number keys have transparent edges that allow more light to pass through.
There are dedicated keys for invoking Copilot and muting the microphone, along with useful shortcuts on the function row keys.
The large 13 cm x 8 cm touchpad clicks relatively quiet and glides smoothly without much resistance. Windows Precision gestures are fully supported, though we did experience the occasional missed or wrong gesture.
The touchscreen registers multi-touch inputs well, and the included MPP 2.0 Asus Pen supports 4,096 pressure levels along with interchangeable pen tips including 2H, H, HB, and B.
Display: FHD+ 60 Hz touchscreen with poor gamut coverage and no PWM
The ExpertBook B5 sports a 14-inch 60 Hz FHD+ IPS touch display. We measured an average brightness of 281 nits with an acceptable 79% uniformity.
Subjectively, the display quality is nothing to write home about, but it still gets you by for regular business work.
The glossy screen can be a distraction when working in direct lighting. There is no privacy filter layer.
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Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 278 cd/m²
Contrast: 1318:1 (Black: 0.22 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 6.61 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.83}
calibrated: 4.25
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 4.1 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5.1}
41.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
59.1% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
39.7% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 1.81
CCT: 7048 K
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA BOE NV140WUM-N43, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 AU Optronics B140UAN03.2, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 SDC ATNA33AA02-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.3", 60 Hz | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 BOE NV140WU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES CMN1435, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Chi Mei 133JCG, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 4% | 119% | 82% | 74% | 66% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.7 | 41.3 4% | 99.7 151% | 76.5 93% | 70.6 78% | 66.5 68% |
| sRGB Coverage | 59.1 | 61.8 5% | 100 69% | 100 69% | 100 69% | 96.9 64% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 41.1 | 42.7 4% | 97 136% | 76 85% | 72.4 76% | 68.6 67% |
| Response Times | -26% | 89% | -54% | -112% | -123% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 23.65 ? | 28.8 ? -22% | 1.88 ? 92% | 35.65 ? -51% | 59.7 ? -152% | 53 ? -124% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 14.83 ? | 19.1 ? -29% | 2.1 ? 86% | 23.35 ? -57% | 25.5 ? -72% | 32.9 ? -122% |
| PWM Frequency | 60 ? | |||||
| Screen | 20% | 42% | 30% | 39% | 41% | |
| Brightness middle | 290 | 369.9 28% | 362.6 25% | 333 15% | 409 41% | 470.7 62% |
| Brightness | 281 | 361 28% | 368 31% | 326 16% | 391 39% | 448 59% |
| Brightness Distribution | 79 | 93 18% | 97 23% | 85 8% | 92 16% | 92 16% |
| Black Level * | 0.22 | 0.24 -9% | 0.27 -23% | 0.27 -23% | 0.27 -23% | |
| Contrast | 1318 | 1541 17% | 1233 -6% | 1515 15% | 1743 32% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 6.61 | 5.2 21% | 4.66 30% | 2.46 63% | 2.3 65% | 3.31 50% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 20.32 | 18.41 9% | 7.25 64% | 4.58 77% | 4.4 78% | 5.16 75% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.25 | 2.04 52% | 0.56 87% | 1.31 69% | 0.9 79% | 0.8 81% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.1 | 3.5 15% | 2.6 37% | 2.1 49% | 2.4 41% | 3.4 17% |
| Gamma | 1.81 122% | 2.06 107% | 2.2 100% | 2.2 100% | 2.06 107% | 2 110% |
| CCT | 7048 92% | 6204 105% | 6055 107% | 6578 99% | 6293 103% | 6133 106% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -1% /
10% | 83% /
69% | 19% /
29% | 0% /
25% | -5% /
23% |
* ... smaller is better
The panel covers only close to 60% of the sRGB color gamut and is thus not suited for any color-sensitive workflows.
Our calibration routine using the X-Rite i1Basic Pro 3 spectrophotometer and Calman Ultimate software from Portrait Displays results in significant improvements in Grayscale DeltaE 2000 values from 4.1 to 0.4.
The panel struggles with accurate reproduction of the 100% Blue and 100% Magenta colors resulting in high ColorChecker DeltaE 2000 values.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14.83 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.62 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.21 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 34 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 23.65 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.27 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.38 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  | |
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8327 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor viewing is legible provided there is no direct sunlight falling on the display. We observe some loss of brightness and somewhat muted colors at extreme viewing angles.
Performance: Core Ultra 7 155U offers enough for business as usual
The ExpertBook B5404CMA can be configured with a choice of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (our unit) or the Core Ultra 5 125H. Both SKUs come with 16 GB DDR5-5600 memory as standard.
Testing conditions
Asus offers three power modes that can be set via the MyAsus app: Whisper (15 W / 57 W), Standard (32 W / 57 W), and Performance (32 W / 57 W).
We used the Performance mode for all benchmarks and the Whisper mode for battery tests.
Processor
The Core Ultra 7 155U cannot match up to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U in the HP EliteBook 845 G10 in multi-core, but single-core performance between the two CPUs is more or less on similar lines.
Interestingly, the ExpertBook B5 is up to 15% faster than the Lenovo Yoga Book 9 featuring the Core Ultra 7 155U in Cinebench multi-core tests, likely due to the lower PL2 in the latter.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU | v3.3 Classroom CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 20399, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (7884 - 10780, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (1265 - 1782, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8086, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (3075 - 4167, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (285 - 815, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (485 - 682, n=6) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3132, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (1378 - 1740, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (99.5 - 312, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (230 - 256, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Office (163 - 1956, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (309 - 410, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average of class Office (245 - 3964, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (548 - 749, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (33897 - 41498, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (3046 - 6497, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (3666 - 4920, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (662 - 14998, n=96, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (7592 - 9829, n=6) | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (457 - 2894, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (1534 - 2382, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 14192, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (6989 - 8805, n=6) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2096, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (891 - 1717, n=6) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 22.4, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (8.41 - 12.4, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (44.3 - 146.7, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (41.1 - 129.6, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (0.4853 - 0.947, n=6) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.06, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (1685 - 31245, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (7048 - 9320, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (8977 - 125394, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (34928 - 48070, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 5398, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (1827 - 2564, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (20636 - 115197, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (44936 - 46822, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (1064 - 18321, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (4251 - 5887, n=6) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (4415 - 66922, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (17116 - 23999, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (38152 - 49200, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (546 - 755, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (138.6 - 1366, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (859 - 17834, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (3521 - 4932, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (25065 - 44831, n=6) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (9310 - 55359, n=87, last 2 years) | |
System performance
The ExpertBook B5 isn't a chart leader in overall system benchmarks, but we faced no issues in typical daily productivity and web browsing tasks.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (5931 - 6313, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (2823 - 7578, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (10249 - 11088, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (6567 - 20841, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (7994 - 8817, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (6303 - 7558, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (1393 - 1566, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (1409 - 1529, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1880, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (1451 - 1671, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (319 - 2155, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (1192 - 1382, n=5) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (36706 - 77717, n=5) | |
| Average of class Office (19648 - 108783, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (10084 - 127282, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (41704 - 64033, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average of class Office (20073 - 117935, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (38436 - 63600, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (123.2 - 162.9, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (261 - 286, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (245 - 253, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1966, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (525 - 558, n=5) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 5222 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 5491 points | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6086 points | |
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DPC latency
Our LatencyMon test shows the Classpnp.sys driver to have the highest execution time resulting in increased DPC latency.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
The included Micron 2400 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD is 11% slower overall compared to the Micron 2550 512 GB drive in the Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1, but offers good sustained performance.
There's no scope for adding SATA drives, but an M.2 2242 slot is available for storage expansion.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU performance
The Intel Arc Graphics 4-core iGPU is only suited for basic 3D rendering tasks, but this shouldn't be a major concern given the ExpertBook B5's business leanings.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5545 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 126761 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 21534 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4048 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 1856 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2131 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 387 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 1610 points | |
Help | ||
| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES -2! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 -2! | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Average of class Office (6.65 - 29.6, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Average of class Office (7.96 - 31.6, n=40, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (3.98 - 47.8, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (6.45 - 36.5, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 | |
| Dell Latitude 13 7350 | |
| Average of class Office (13.4 - 121.2, n=88, last 2 years) | |
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra fps chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 95.3 | 83.6 | 19.5 | 7.94 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 99 | 54.3 | 58 | 54.4 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 39.7 | 22.2 | 18.3 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 36.7 | 29.2 | 24.5 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 41 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 80.4 | 38.5 | 31.7 | 27.1 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 17.6 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 18.9 | 15.3 | 13 | 11.6 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 33 | 30.1 | 22.6 |
Emissions and Power consumption: Tolerable and frugal
System noise
Fan noise in the Performance mode can get loud at 52 db(A) under max load. The Standard (37.40 db(A)) and Whisper modes (30.18 db(A)) offer much quieter operation.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 27.38 / 27.38 / 27.38 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 45.35 / 52.21 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 15% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 12% | |
| off / environment * | 23 | 24.6 -7% | 23.3 -1% | 23.03 -0% | 22.9 -0% | 23.3 -1% |
| Idle Minimum * | 27.38 | 24.6 10% | 23.3 15% | 23.53 14% | 22.9 16% | 23.3 15% |
| Idle Average * | 27.38 | 24.6 10% | 23.3 15% | 23.53 14% | 22.9 16% | 26.6 3% |
| Idle Maximum * | 27.38 | 24.6 10% | 24.6 10% | 23.53 14% | 22.9 16% | 27.7 -1% |
| Load Average * | 45.35 | 27.5 39% | 26.2 42% | 38.54 15% | 24.3 46% | 30.5 33% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 52.3 | 39.4 25% | 38.2 27% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 52.21 | 42.5 19% | 27.3 48% | 38.21 27% | 33.9 35% | 41.9 20% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 27.3 | 32.4 | 34.8 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperatures
Surface temperatures are generally tolerable. Under max load, the bottom heats up to a maximum of 45 °C.
The palm rests and touchpad areas still remain cool, nevertheless.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.6 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.4 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 32.2 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.6 °C / 88.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-4 °C / -7.2 F).
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 20% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 17% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 38.6 | 35 9% | 39.2 -2% | 41.2 -7% | 45.4 -18% | 35.2 9% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 48 | 35.6 26% | 41 15% | 45 6% | 50.6 -5% | 37.8 21% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 28.8 | 23.8 17% | 32.2 -12% | 27.2 6% | 26.8 7% | 25 13% |
| Idle Bottom * | 33.4 | 24.8 26% | 31.6 5% | 26.2 22% | 26.8 20% | 25.2 25% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The ExpertBook B5's speakers are decently loud. The mids and highs are well balanced, which helps with clearer conferencing and audio playback.
External audio devices can be connected via the 3.5 mm combo audio jack or Bluetooth 5.3.
Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
The ExpertBook B5 shows significantly economic power consumption compared to other Core Ultra 7 155U-powered laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 and the Yoga Book 9.
The supplied 65 W power adapter is sufficient to power the laptop even under full load.
| Off / Standby | 0.39 / 0.6 Watt |
| Idle | 2.57 / 5.95 / 6.85 Watt |
| Load |
45.6 / 55.7 Watt |
   
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max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.3" | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Ultra 5 135U, Graphics 4-Core, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3" | Average Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -37% | -86% | 8% | 8% | 18% | -18% | -28% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 2.57 | 5.4 -110% | 7.1 -176% | 2.23 13% | 3.2 -25% | 2 22% | 3.81 ? -48% | 4.56 ? -77% |
| Idle Average * | 5.95 | 9.7 -63% | 9.1 -53% | 5.36 10% | 5.1 14% | 4.4 26% | 6.88 ? -16% | 7.54 ? -27% |
| Idle Maximum * | 6.85 | 10.4 -52% | 18.4 -169% | 6.8 1% | 5.4 21% | 4.6 33% | 8.25 ? -20% | 8.98 ? -31% |
| Load Average * | 45.6 | 49.2 -8% | 51.3 -13% | 51.2 -12% | 39.1 14% | 34.8 24% | 40.4 ? 11% | 42.2 ? 7% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 48.6 | 50.1 -3% | 29.5 39% | |||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 48 | 47.1 2% | 34.6 28% | |||||
| Load Maximum * | 55.7 | 68.9 -24% | 65.5 -18% | 69.9 -25% | 46.6 16% | 63.3 -14% | 64.8 ? -16% | 61.7 ? -11% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 41.5 | 39.8 | 28.5 |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption: Cyberpunk 2077 / Stress test
Power consumption: External monitor
Battery life
The 63 Wh battery can power the ExpertBook B5 through a typical workday easily. We noted run times north of 12 hours in Wi-Fi browsing and H.264 1080p video playback, both at 150 nits brightness.
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, 63 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, 47 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, 80 Wh | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, 57 Wh | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, 51 Wh | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Ultra 5 135U, Graphics 4-Core, 57 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -28% | -23% | -9% | -1% | 15% | -5% | |
| H.264 | 760 | 741 -2% | 760 0% | 790 ? 4% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 786 | 566 -28% | 608 -23% | 660 -16% | 779 -1% | 905 15% | 675 ? -14% |
| Reader / Idle | 1370 | 1331 ? | |||||
| Load | 87 | 81 | 111.1 ? |
Notebookcheck's overall impressions of the Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA
The Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA gets most basics right for a business laptop, with the only major shortcoming being the low quality IPS touch display.
Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA
- 07/23/2025 v8
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam
Total Sustainability Score: Potential competitors in comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 83.1%  | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5404CMA Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,493.99 List Price: 1340 USD | 1.3 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
2. 84.8%  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,050.30 List Price: 990 USD | 1.5 kg | 17.99 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
3. 87% v7 (old)  | Lenovo Yoga Book 9 13IMU9 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory | Amazon: $1,699.00 List Price: 2000 USD | 1.4 kg | 15.95 mm | 13.30" 2880x1800 255 PPI OLED |
4. 87.7%  | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,295.00 List Price: 2279 USD | 1.5 kg | 17.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
5. 90.5% v7 (old)  | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES AMD Ryzen 7 7840U ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $699.99 HP EliteBook 845 G10 14" Not... 2. $15.99 65W Laptop Charger for HP El... 3. $1,341.21 HP EliteBook 845 G10 14" Not... List Price: 999€ | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
6. 86.2%  | Dell Latitude 13 7350 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,500.93 Dell Latitude 7350 13" Noteb... 2. $899.00 Dell Latitude 7340 13" Lapto... 3. $1,399.00 Dell Latitude 7350 Laptop - ... List Price: 1800 USD | 1.1 kg | 18.2 mm | 13.30" 1920x1200 170 PPI IPS |
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