Asus VivoBook S 14 Series
Processor: AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 365, AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 5 226VGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 880M, AMD Radeon 890M, Intel Arc 130V
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.3kg, 1.313kg
Price: 1099, 1400 euro
Average of 10 scores (from 33 reviews)
Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED M5406WA
Specifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED M5406WAProcessor: AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 890M 512 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.313kg
Price: 1400 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
After the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 inside the Zenbook S16 only fulfilled its performance potential to a limited extent, we are daring to try again by taking a look at the VivoBook S 14. In doing so, this also raises the question of whether the Radeon 890M iGPU can come close to the Intel Arc 8.
Source: 91mobiles
Priced at Rs. 1,04,990, the ASUS Vivobook S 14 delivers a compelling blend of performance, features, and battery life that makes it a strong contender against its rivals. The laptop’s standout feature is undoubtedly its vibrant OLED display, which, coupled with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, is more than capable of handling everyday tasks, multitasking, and even casual gaming, outperforming competitors like the Snapdragon X Elite and Intel Core 200V processors. There’s also an excellent battery life of over 10 hours at the very least, which should be fine for most users. However, if you can compromise a bit on the performance front and want to squeeze more juice, the Acer Swift 14 AI with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V processor is an excellent option.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/23/2025
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 85% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: 91mobiles
Priced at Rs. 1,04,990, the ASUS Vivobook S 14 delivers a compelling blend of performance, features, and battery life that makes it a strong contender against its rivals. The laptop’s standout feature is undoubtedly its vibrant OLED display, which, coupled with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, is more than capable of handling everyday tasks, multitasking, and even casual gaming, outperforming competitors like the Snapdragon X Elite and Intel Core 200V processors. There’s also an excellent battery life of over 10 hours at the very least, which should be fine for most users. However, if you can compromise a bit on the performance front and want to squeeze more juice, the Acer Swift 14 AI with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V processor is an excellent option.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/23/2025
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 85% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Laptop Media
We are pleasantly surprised by the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED M5406. Its biggest advantage is the fact that the performance is as good as the 16-inch sibling. The Ryzen 5 7535HS sustains a 3.34GHz clock in long stress which is almost 200MHz higher compared to the M5606 model. Also, the keyboard doesn’t get any hot. If you don’t care much about the higher resolution of the optional and more expensive 3K panel, the default 1200p OLED panel (ATNA40CT02-0 (SDC41A0)) is a great choice with its superb color accuracy, infinite contrast ratio, and full DCI-P3 coverage. You get the same amount of ports as the 16-inch iteration. However, the data transfer speed of the USB connectors of the Zen 3+ machine is limited to just 5 Gbps.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/06/2024
Source: Laptop Media
We are pleasantly surprised by the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED M5406. Its biggest advantage is the fact that the performance is as good as the 16-inch sibling. The Ryzen 5 7535HS sustains a 3.34GHz clock in long stress which is almost 200MHz higher compared to the M5606 model. Also, the keyboard doesn’t get any hot. If you don’t care much about the higher resolution of the optional and more expensive 3K panel, the default 1200p OLED panel (ATNA40CT02-0 (SDC41A0)) is a great choice with its superb color accuracy, infinite contrast ratio, and full DCI-P3 coverage. You get the same amount of ports as the 16-inch iteration. However, the data transfer speed of the USB connectors of the Zen 3+ machine is limited to just 5 Gbps.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/06/2024
Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/11/2024
Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/11/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Game IT
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/09/2025
Rating: Total score: 98% display: 100% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100%
Source: Game IT
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/09/2025
Rating: Total score: 98% display: 100% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100%
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 80% performance: 88% display: 89% mobility: 96% workmanship: 90%
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 80% performance: 88% display: 89% mobility: 96% workmanship: 90%
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENPositive: Bright display; powerful processor; great GPU; excellent speakers; comfortable keyboard; large touchpad; nice webcam; very quick charging; compact size; light weight; metal case. Negative: Noisy under loads; short battery life; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/28/2025
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENPositive: Bright display; powerful processor; great GPU; excellent speakers; comfortable keyboard; large touchpad; nice webcam; very quick charging; compact size; light weight; metal case. Negative: Noisy under loads; short battery life; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/28/2025
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Compact size; light weight; high performance; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/05/2024
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Compact size; light weight; high performance; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/05/2024
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; beautiful display; great ergonomics. Negative: No Thunderbolt 4 port.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: The Gioididong
VN→ENPositive: Premium design; powerful hardware; high performance; slim size; light weight; great 3K OLED display.
Hands-On, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: VNReview
VN→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; slim size; light weight; great OLED display; good cooling system; rich set of ports; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; beautiful display; great ergonomics. Negative: No Thunderbolt 4 port.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: The Gioididong
VN→ENPositive: Premium design; powerful hardware; high performance; slim size; light weight; great 3K OLED display.
Hands-On, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: VNReview
VN→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; slim size; light weight; great OLED display; good cooling system; rich set of ports; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2024
Source: Jagat Review
ID→ENPositive: Decent processor; beautiful display; 24GB RAM; modern USB-4 port. Negative: Lack of GPU card; average gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2024
Source: Jagat Review
ID→ENPositive: Decent processor; beautiful display; 24GB RAM; modern USB-4 port. Negative: Lack of GPU card; average gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2024
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Beautiful OLED display; nice speakers; comfortable keyboard; high performance; silent system; long battery life; metal case; fast SSD storage. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; only one M.2 slot.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/06/2024
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Beautiful OLED display; nice speakers; comfortable keyboard; high performance; silent system; long battery life; metal case; fast SSD storage. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; only one M.2 slot.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/06/2024
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED S5406SA
Specifications
Notebook: Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED S5406SAProcessor: Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 5 226V
Graphics Adapter: Intel Arc 130V
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.313kg
Price: 1099 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
In addition to the AMD model, Asus is now also launching the compact Vivobook S 14 OLED with the latest Intel Lunar Lake processor. We focus on the performance and fan behavior of the two models in the review as other components, including the 60 Hz FHD OLED panel, are common in both variants.
Source: Lon.TV
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/30/2025
Source: Lon.TV
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/30/2025
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENUser Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/22/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENUser Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/22/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Phong Vu
VN→ENPositive: Trendy design; high performance; slim size; light weight; impressive battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/28/2024
Source: Phong Vu
VN→ENPositive: Trendy design; high performance; slim size; light weight; impressive battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/28/2024
Source: Phong Vu
VN→ENPositive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; high performance; premium design; great display; impressive autonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/27/2024
Source: Phong Vu
VN→ENPositive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; high performance; premium design; great display; impressive autonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/27/2024
Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED M5406WA, Ryzen AI 9 365
Specifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook S 14 OLED M5406WA, Ryzen AI 9 365Processor: AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Ryzen AI 9 365
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 880M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Hardware Canucks
The Macbook Air M4 is here but there are actually some solid competitors like the new Vivobook S 14 with the Ryzen Ai 9 365 processor.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/16/2025
Comment
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
AMD Radeon 890M: The most powerful AMD iGPU as of mid 2024. It features 16 RDNA 3.5 architecture CUs (1024 unified shaders) running at up to 2,900 MHz. On average, the 890M finds itself very close to the GTX 1650 Laptop making it possible to play 2024 AAA games at 1080p with most settings set to Low.
Intel Arc 130V: An integrated graphics adapter that lower-end Intel Lunar Lake family processors employ. This is a direct successor to the Arc 7 iGPU; DirectX 12 Ultimate is fully supported here and the iGPU also supports hardware-decoding a long list of popular video codecs such as h.266 VVC, h.265 HEVC, h.264 AVC, AV1 and VP9. It is clear the 130V isn't fast enough to run most triple-A 2024 games at 1080p. However, it's still more than good enough for an occasional gaming session Helldivers 2 and Ready or Not run perfectly well at 1080p / Low.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Radeon 880M: A fairly powerful RDNA 3.5 architecture iGPU that debuted in June 2024 and a direct successor to the Radeon 780M. Its 12 CUs/WGPs (768 unified shaders) run at up to 2,900 MHz. DX12 Ultimate, ray tracing, AI image generation and other modern features are all supported here, as are many popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. Its gaming performance is good enough for playing 2024 games such as Once Human and The First Descendant at 1080p on low graphics settings.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300):
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370: A powerful Strix Point family processor that debuted in June 2024. The Ryzen AI 9 series APU comes with 12 CPU cores, the 16 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 890M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. There is still no PCIe 5 support here and 8 of the CPU cores are slower than the other 4.
Ryzen AI 9 365: A relatively powerful Strix Point family processor that debuted in June 2024. The chip features 10 CPU cores running at 2.0 GHz to 5.0 GHz, along with the 12 CU RDNA 3.5 Radeon 880M graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Other key features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-7500 RAM support. Of the 10 CPU cores, 4 are full Zen 5 cores with the other 6 being smaller Zen 5c cores.
Intel Lunar Lake:
Core Ultra 5 226V: One of the 2 slowest Lunar Lake processors as of Nov 2024. It features 4 new Skymont E-cores and 4 new Lion Cove P-cores running at up to 3.5 GHz and 4.5 GHz respectively, along with the new Arc 130V iGPU and 16 GB of on-package LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. The 226V's level 3 cache is pretty small as compared to more expensive Ultra 7 2xxV and Ultra 9 2xxV chips at 8 MB vs 12 MB. Its multi-thread performance is very close to the R7 7730U and the R7 7735U, and it eats up to 37 W in short-term loads.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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87.48%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
