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Asus ZenBook 14 UX425E Review: 11th Gen Core i7 "Tiger Lake" Debut

Intel's zen moment. Asus will be one of the first major OEMs to launch a family of Tiger Lake laptop this October. We test the upcoming ZenBook 14 UX425EA equipped with the Core i7-1165G7 to see how it compares to the rising popularity of AMD Ryzen alternatives.

The Tiger Lake-powered ZenBook 14 UX425E series is set to succeed last year's ZenBook 14 UX425J series when it launches this October. The new 11th gen Intel processors are notable for their integrated Iris Xe graphics that have been designed to better compete against both the mobile AMD Ryzen Vega RX series and the Nvidia GeForce MX series. In other words, thin-and-light laptops equipped with Tiger Lake like our ZenBook 14 should be even better at video editing and running games without needing to rely on discrete GPUs. 

Aside from the updated CPU, new QHD display option, and faster RAM, the UX425E chassis remains visually identical to the UX425J. Our test unit comes configured with the Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 400-nit FHD display. Competitors in this space include other upper mid-range 13-inch or 14-inch Ultrabooks like the Huawei MateBook X Pro, Dell XPS 13 9300, LG Gram 14, MSI Modern 14, and the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7.

Though Asus has not yet revealed the price of our Core i7 Tiger Lake test unit, we suspect it to launch for around $1000 to $1200 USD to be similar to the Ice Lake-powered UX425J.

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Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA (ZenBook 14 UX425 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 x 2.8 - 4.7 GHz, Tiger Lake-UP3
Graphics adapter
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Core: 400 MHz, Memory: 1600 MHz, DDR4, 27.20.100.8439
Memory
16 GB 
, 2133 MHz, 36-39-39-90, Dual-Channel
Display
14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, AU Optronics B140HAN06.8, IPS, AUOA48F, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP
Storage
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, 1024 GB 
Soundcard
Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Card Reader: MicroSD
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 13.9 x 319 x 208 ( = 0.55 x 12.56 x 8.19 in)
Battery
67 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, USB-A to RJ-45 adapter, USB-C to 3.5 mm audio, MyAsus, McAfee Anti-Virus, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.17 kg ( = 41.27 oz / 2.58 pounds), Power Supply: 220 g ( = 7.76 oz / 0.49 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
84.2 %
09/2020
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.2 kg13.9 mm14.00"1920x1080
82.4 %
09/2020
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
i7-8565U, GeForce MX250
1.3 kg16.9 mm14.00"1920x1080
85 %
05/2020
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
1.4 kg18 mm14.00"1920x1080
81.2 %
04/2020
LG Gram 14T90N
i7-10510U, UHD Graphics 620
1.2 kg18 mm14.00"1920x1080
85.3 %
08/2020
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
R7 4800U, Vega 8
1.4 kg14.9 mm14.00"1920x1080
88.9 %
03/2020
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
1.2 kg14.8 mm13.40"1920x1200

Case

Visually, Asus has dropped the gold trim along the top row of the keyboard in favor of a more unibody look. Corners are sharper and surfaces are flatter to contribute to the thinner design.

Chassis rigidity is a step down from other ZenBooks and popular high-end Ultrabooks like the HP Spectre, Dell XPS, Razer Blade Stealth, or Lenovo Yoga Slim 7. The metal skeleton, while very light, is thin and more susceptible to warping than we would like. Attempting to twist the base from its corners would result in more creaking and warping than on the UX434, for example. The lid is even worse especially since it carries no edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass reinforcement.

The hinges could have been firmer as well since it tends to teeter a bit when adjusting angles or typing. Hinge rigidity becomes weaker at wider angles which makes the laptop difficult to pick up or transport without the display falling backwards. We don't have a lot of confidence on the longevity of these hinges over the lifespan of the laptop.

The chassis is slightly thinner and noticeably lighter than the UX434 series. However, the new design has a larger footprint due to the thicker bottom display bezel. Overall size is very similar to the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 while being as light as the LG Gram 14 which partly explains its more frail chassis.

Matte all-metal base design
Matte all-metal base design
Display opened to maximum angle (~150 degrees). ErgoLift hinges make a return
Display opened to maximum angle (~150 degrees). ErgoLift hinges make a return
The bezel around the screen is plastic in contrast to the metal base and outer lid
The bezel around the screen is plastic in contrast to the metal base and outer lid
Familiar glossy spun-metal outer lid design as most other ZenBook laptops
Familiar glossy spun-metal outer lid design as most other ZenBook laptops
Ventilation grilles hidden underneath with the hinges
Ventilation grilles hidden underneath with the hinges
Fingerprints accumulate quickly all around the smooth surfaces
Fingerprints accumulate quickly all around the smooth surfaces
325 mm / 12.8 inch 211 mm / 8.31 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.2 kg2.54 lbs320 mm / 12.6 inch 206 mm / 8.11 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.4 kg3.09 lbs319 mm / 12.6 inch 199 mm / 7.83 inch 16.9 mm / 0.665 inch 1.3 kg2.9 lbs320.6 mm / 12.6 inch 208.2 mm / 8.2 inch 14.9 mm / 0.587 inch 1.4 kg3.15 lbs319 mm / 12.6 inch 208 mm / 8.19 inch 13.9 mm / 0.547 inch 1.2 kg2.58 lbs296 mm / 11.7 inch 199 mm / 7.83 inch 14.8 mm / 0.583 inch 1.2 kg2.62 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

The most noteworthy additions are the two 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 ports along the left edge which also double as charging ports. Keep in mind that there is no integrated 3.5 mm audio port unlike on almost every other laptop out there.

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: MicroSD reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1
Right: MicroSD reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1
Rear: No connectivity
Rear: No connectivity
Left: HDMI, 2x USB-C w/ Thunderbolt 4
Left: HDMI, 2x USB-C w/ Thunderbolt 4

SD Card Reader

The spring-loaded MicroSD card reader is almost three times faster than the card reader on the older ZenBook 14 UX434. Moving 1 GB of files takes about 13 seconds compared to ~40 seconds on the aforementioned ZenBook.

The MicroSD card must be inserted upside-down unlike on most other laptops
The MicroSD card must be inserted upside-down unlike on most other laptops
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
146.3 MB/s +89%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
77.3 MB/s
LG Gram 14T90N
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
73.1 MB/s -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
36.3 MB/s -53%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
26.7 MB/s -65%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
23.33 MB/s -70%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
187.3 MB/s +119%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
85.4 MB/s
LG Gram 14T90N
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
81.6 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
37.8 MB/s -56%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
29.45 MB/s -66%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
27.5 MB/s -68%

Communication

The Intel AX201 comes standard with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. We experienced no issues when paired to our Netgear RAX200 router, but transmit rates are much slower than we would have liked.

Non-removable WLAN module
Non-removable WLAN module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1461 (1327min - 1616max) MBit/s +99%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1383 (1321min - 1649max) MBit/s +88%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
852 (232min - 1307max) MBit/s +16%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
834 (342min - 945max) MBit/s +14%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
734 (431min - 876max) MBit/s
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
532 (439min - 562max) MBit/s -28%
iperf3 receive AX12
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1417 (1353min - 1440max) MBit/s +11%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1360 (1290min - 1408max) MBit/s +7%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1343 (1313min - 1380max) MBit/s +5%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1273 (1158min - 1364max) MBit/s
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
1182 (1103min - 1261max) MBit/s -7%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
846 (461min - 913max) MBit/s -34%
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Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1273 (1158-1364)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø720 (431-876)

Webcam

ColorChecker
6.3 ∆E
8 ∆E
1.4 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
5.6 ∆E
6.2 ∆E
2.7 ∆E
11.5 ∆E
4.1 ∆E
5.1 ∆E
7 ∆E
4.7 ∆E
4.3 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
8.8 ∆E
7.2 ∆E
2.5 ∆E
5.2 ∆E
4.8 ∆E
0 ∆E
6.1 ∆E
15 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA: 6.08 ∆E min: 0 - max: 15.04 ∆E

Maintenance

The bottom panel requires a T5 Torx wrench to remove. Keep in mind that two additional screws are hidden underneath the rear rubber footing. There isn't much to upgrade once inside as both RAM and WLAN are soldered.

Accessories and Warranty

Asus includes a USB-C to 3.5 mm audio jack adapter, USB-A to RJ-45 adapter, and a carrying sleeve in each retail the box. The former will be especially useful for those who don't have Bluetooth earphones and it can be used for USB-C smartphones, too. The standard one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies.

Input Devices

Keyboard

Key clatter is louder on our Asus when compared to the Yoga Slim 7 especially for the Space and Enter keys. Key feedback is otherwise satisfactory with shallow travel as one would expect from a thin-and-light chassis. Business laptops like the HP EliteBook or Lenovo ThinkPad T series have firmer keys with stronger feedback.

We particularly like the large column of Home, PgUp, PgDn, and End keys along the right edge of the keyboard. Such keys typically get the short end of the stick on most other laptops where they are smaller and less comfortable to use.

Touchpad

The Precision clickpad is large at 13.0 x 6.6 cm compared to "only" 10.5 x 6.2 cm on the Yoga Slim 7. Its glass surface is completely smooth and responsive with only a bit of sticking when gliding at slower speeds. However, the integrated mouse clicks are both shallow in travel and weak in feedback which make accurate drag-and-drop actions difficult.

When compared to the UX434, the UX425 adds an extra column of keys along the right edge
When compared to the UX434, the UX425 adds an extra column of keys along the right edge
The virtual NumPad returns, but we still find the row of standard 0-9 keys to be easier to use
The virtual NumPad returns, but we still find the row of standard 0-9 keys to be easier to use
Key feedback and travel feel very similar to the Surface Laptop 3 15 but with slightly louder clatter
Key feedback and travel feel very similar to the Surface Laptop 3 15 but with slightly louder clatter
The arrow keys are incredibly narrow. Pressing Up without accidentally pressing Down can be a challenge for larger hands
The arrow keys are incredibly narrow. Pressing Up without accidentally pressing Down can be a challenge for larger hands

Display

The Asus system comes with the same 1080p AU Optronics B140HAN06.8 IPS panel as found on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 but with two major differences. Firstly, the latter is glossy whereas our Asus is matte meaning texts and images are slightly grainier here. Secondly, the AMD-powered Lenovo supports FreeSync to limit screen tearing when gaming while our Asus has no such adaptive sync options. Visual quality is otherwise similar between the two laptops with similar brightness levels, contrast ratios, gamuts, and response times.

Asus offers 300-nit and 400-nit 1080p panel options. We recommend the latter for better visibility when outdoors.

A QHD (2560 x 1440) option is available, but there are no touchscreen SKUs
A QHD (2560 x 1440) option is available, but there are no touchscreen SKUs
narrow side bezels but with thicker top and bottom bezels
narrow side bezels but with thicker top and bottom bezels
Matte subpixel array is slightly grainier than a glossy alternative
Matte subpixel array is slightly grainier than a glossy alternative
No major uneven backlight bleeding issues
No major uneven backlight bleeding issues
365
cd/m²
364.3
cd/m²
361.8
cd/m²
357.7
cd/m²
375.1
cd/m²
365.4
cd/m²
363.5
cd/m²
393.6
cd/m²
390
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B140HAN06.8 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 393.6 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 370.7 cd/m² Minimum: 21.34 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 375.1 cd/m²
Contrast: 1103:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.79 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.79
ΔE Greyscale 2.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
98.8% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
69.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.29
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
AU Optronics B140HAN06.8, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
AU Optronics B140HAN03.2, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
AU AUO323D, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
LG Gram 14T90N
LG Philips LP140WFA-SPY1, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AU Optronics B140HAN06.8, IPS, 14.00, 1920x1080
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Sharp LQ134N1, IPS, 13.40, 1920x1200
Display
-6%
-12%
-4%
3%
-2%
Display P3 Coverage
68.6
64
-7%
60.1
-12%
65
-5%
71.7
5%
66.3
-3%
sRGB Coverage
98.3
92
-6%
85.5
-13%
95.7
-3%
99.3
1%
97.3
-1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
69.8
65.3
-6%
61.1
-12%
66.7
-4%
72.9
4%
68.5
-2%
Response Times
8%
11%
-17%
-2%
-14%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
49.6 ?(27.6, 22)
37.6 ?(19.6, 18)
24%
36 ?(18, 18)
27%
54 ?(28.8, 25.2)
-9%
45.6 ?(23.6, 22)
8%
50 ?(22, 28)
-1%
Response Time Black / White *
26.4 ?(13.2, 13.2)
28.8 ?(18, 10.8)
-9%
28 ?(16, 12)
-6%
32.8 ?(19.6, 13.2)
-24%
29.6 ?(14.8, 14.8)
-12%
33.2 ?(16, 17.2)
-26%
PWM Frequency
2500 ?(25)
Screen
-58%
-40%
-24%
-26%
-19%
Brightness middle
375.1
355.8
-5%
280
-25%
322.2
-14%
399.6
7%
607.6
62%
Brightness
371
341
-8%
286
-23%
301
-19%
385
4%
595
60%
Brightness Distribution
91
88
-3%
78
-14%
86
-5%
89
-2%
96
5%
Black Level *
0.34
0.38
-12%
0.208
39%
0.25
26%
0.37
-9%
0.4
-18%
Contrast
1103
936
-15%
1346
22%
1289
17%
1080
-2%
1519
38%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
1.79
4.47
-150%
3.97
-122%
3.62
-102%
3.2
-79%
3.23
-80%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
3.05
9.12
-199%
8.29
-172%
6.9
-126%
6.44
-111%
8.67
-184%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.79
2.89
-61%
3.42
-91%
1.22
32%
1.73
3%
1.01
44%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.3
6.2
-170%
2.83
-23%
3.9
-70%
4.7
-104%
5.5
-139%
Gamma
2.29 96%
2.27 97%
2.34 94%
2.43 91%
2.21 100%
2.12 104%
CCT
6405 101%
8072 81%
6556 99%
6344 102%
7184 90%
6413 101%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
63.9
59.3
-7%
56
-12%
61.3
-4%
66.3
4%
63
-1%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
98.8
91.6
-7%
85
-14%
95.6
-3%
99.5
1%
97.5
-1%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-19% / -40%
-14% / -28%
-15% / -20%
-8% / -18%
-12% / -15%

* ... smaller is better

Color space is wide at nearly 100 percent of sRGB and 64 percent of AdobeRGB to be similar to most high-end subnotebooks. If deeper colors are required, larger 15.6-inch Ultrabooks like Asus' own ZenBook Pro series tend to offer >95 percent AdobeRGB or OLED options.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

X-Rite colorimeter measurements show a well-calibrated display out of the box with excellent average grayscale DeltaE and color values of only 2.3 and 1.79, respectively. Calibrating the panel ourselves would result in just marginal changes meaning an end-user calibration will not be necessary.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
26.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 13.2 ms rise
↘ 13.2 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 61 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
49.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 27.6 ms rise
↘ 22 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 83 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is acceptable if standing under shade. Otherwise, ambient lighting from the sky will overwhelm and wash out the matte screen. The good news is that maximum brightness will not automatically drop if running on battery power meaning the display will be just as bright on battery power as it can be on AC power.

Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and color shift only if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and color shift only if viewing from extreme angles

Performance

The 11th gen Core i7-1165G7 succeeds last year's 10th gen Core i7-1065G7. The gen-to-gen processor performance uptick is relatively minor, but jumping from the integrated Iris Plus G7 to the new Iris Xe G7 is significant as our benchmarks below will show. Asus will offer lesser Core i5-1135G7 and i3-1115G4 options in the near future with no word yet on any AMD variants.

LPDDR4 RAM is even faster now at up to 4266 MHz compared to 3200 MHz on the older UX425J series which will help when running games.

It seems unlikely that GeForce MX options will ever be an option on this particular model based on its motherboard design. Such an option would have been redundant anyway because the integrated Iris Xe G7 offers a similar level of performance. We set our unit to High Performance mode prior to running any performance benchmarks for the best possible scores.

 

Processor

Raw multi-thread performance is about 20 to 30 percent slower than the Ryzen 5 4500U according to CineBench benchmarks. In fact, it's barely any faster than the older Core i7-1065G7 that our i7-1165G7 is supposed to replace.

Performance sustainability is not that great as well. When running CineBench R15 xT in a loop, the high initial score of 863 points would drop by as much as 25 percent over time. The Core i7-1065G7 in the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 would behave almost identically. Clock rates are explored further in our Stress Test section below.

See our dedicated page on the Core i7-1165G7 for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R15
CineBench R15
CineBench R20
CineBench R20
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Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø653 (629.83-862.05)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77 GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø547 (525.27-680.19)
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø905 (890.95-1068.26)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05 GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø700 (692.03-734.34)
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZPZ512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø672 (632.81-836.68)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
3213 Points +86%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
2410 Points +39%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
2401 Points +39%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
2401 Points +39%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1060 - 2657, n=81)
1967 Points +14%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
1873 Points +8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1728 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1724 Points 0%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
1468 Points -15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1394 Points -19%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
1350 Points -22%
Lenovo Yoga C740-14IML
Intel Core i5-10210U
1292 Points -25%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (442 - 589, n=81)
552 Points +2%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
543 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
474 Points -13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
466 Points -14%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
460 Points -15%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
460 Points -15%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
447 Points -18%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
446 Points -18%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
441 Points -19%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
431 Points -21%
Lenovo Yoga C740-14IML
Intel Core i5-10210U
421 Points -22%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
399 Points -27%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1639 (1505.17min - 1639.01max) Points +102%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
1051 Points +30%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
1035 Points +28%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
973 Points +20%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (553 - 1027, n=86)
846 Points +4%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
810 (629.83min - 862.05max) Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
803 Points -1%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
767 (533.24min - 766.64max) Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
734 (692.03min - 734.34max) Points -9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
680 (525.27min - 680.19max) Points -16%
Lenovo Yoga C740-14IML
Intel Core i5-10210U
677 Points -16%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
622 Points -23%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
214 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (115 - 230, n=78)
212 Points -1%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
184 Points -14%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
182 Points -15%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
180 Points -16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
180 Points -16%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
178 Points -17%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
178 Points -17%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
174 Points -19%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
171 Points -20%
Lenovo Yoga C740-14IML
Intel Core i5-10210U
169 Points -21%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
152 Points -29%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
815 Seconds * -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
776 Seconds * -12%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
766 Seconds * -10%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
694 Seconds *
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
675 Seconds * +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (468 - 1138, n=80)
618 Seconds * +11%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
607 Seconds * +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
593 Seconds * +15%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
585 Seconds * +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
524 Seconds * +24%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
322 Seconds * +54%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (4478 - 5507, n=80)
5182 MIPS +2%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5096 MIPS
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
4774 MIPS -6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
4436 MIPS -13%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
4425 MIPS -13%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4422 MIPS -13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
4318 MIPS -15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4292 MIPS -16%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4288 MIPS -16%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
4029 MIPS -21%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
3755 MIPS -26%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
44804 MIPS +113%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
27115 MIPS +29%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
26652 MIPS +27%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
23610 MIPS +12%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (15347 - 27405, n=80)
22935 MIPS +9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
21036 MIPS
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
20557 MIPS -2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
20378 MIPS -3%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
19632 MIPS -7%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
17467 MIPS -17%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
16748 MIPS -20%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1302 - 1595, n=77)
1524 Points 0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1523 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1337 Points -12%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
1262 Points -17%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
1240 Points -19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1163 Points -24%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1154 Points -24%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1150 Points -24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
1101 Points -28%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
1098 Points -28%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
6950 Points +27%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
5798 Points +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5456 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (3078 - 5926, n=77)
5155 Points -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4792 Points -12%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4646 Points -15%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4503 Points -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
4079 Points -25%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
4055 Points -26%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
2839 Points -48%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
10.77 fps +102%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
7.81 fps +46%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6.72 fps +26%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
6.44 fps +21%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1.39 - 8.47, n=80)
6.3 fps +18%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U
6.032 fps +13%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
5.75 fps +8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5.34 fps
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
4.9 fps -8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
4.82 fps -10%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U
4.6 fps -14%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
72.9 s * -52%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
69.6 s * -45%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
59.8 s * -25%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
58.2 s * -22%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
57.8 s * -21%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
55.8 s * -16%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
55.3 s * -15%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (21.5 - 88.1, n=78)
49.2 s * -3%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
47.9 s *
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
0.851 sec * -44%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U
0.81 sec * -37%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1
0.705 sec * -19%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7
0.671 sec * -13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
0.639 sec * -8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
0.629 sec * -6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
0.613 sec * -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (0.552 - 1.002, n=80)
0.594 sec * -0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
0.593 sec *

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
810 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
93.8 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
214 Points
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System Performance

PCMark benchmarks are consistently below the Yoga Slim 7 despite the small GPU gains that the Core i7-1165G7 has over the Ryzen 7 4800U. The slower multi-thread performance of the Intel CPU (quad-core vs. octa-core) and the slower NVMe SSD are likely responsible for the lower scores.

We experienced no software or hardware issues during our time with the test unit. The occasional Asus and McAfee pop ups, however, can be annoying.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 10
Score
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5383 Points +14%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
4704 Points
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
4202 Points -11%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
4167 Points -11%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
4154 Points -12%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
3995 Points -15%
Essentials
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
9637 Points +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
9585 Points
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
9253 Points -3%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
8763 Points -9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
8248 Points -14%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
8011 Points -16%
Productivity
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
7631 Points +15%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
7280 Points +10%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
6956 Points +5%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
6634 Points 0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
6619 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
5759 Points -13%
Digital Content Creation
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5758 Points +29%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
4463 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
3856 Points -14%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3510 Points -21%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
3257 Points -27%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
2916 Points -35%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
4657 Points +9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
4278 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
3825 Points -11%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
3646 Points -15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3578 Points -16%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5661 Points +83%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5153 Points +67%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
5039 Points +63%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
4844 Points +57%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
3087 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4278 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
3087 points
PCMark 10 Score
4704 points
Help

DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows only minor DPC latency issues when opening multiple tabs on our homepage. 4K playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth with no dropped frames during our minute-long YouTube test. GPU utilization would sit at 31 percent compared to over 50 percent on the older UHD Graphics 620.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
14995 μs * -1356%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
2164 μs * -110%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
1985 μs * -93%
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
1208 μs * -17%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
1030 μs *
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
466 μs * +55%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

There is only one internal storage bay due to the size of the chassis. Asus has equipped its ZenBook 14 UX425EA with the same 1 TB Intel SSD 660p as found on the recent ZenBook Duo UX481FL for a similar level of performance between them. Transfer rates are more than sufficient for a 14-inch subnotebook even though they are slower than the more expensive Samsung PM981 series.

See our table of HDDs and SSDs for more benchmark comparisons.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 5.5
CDM 5.5
One internal M.2 2280 slot
One internal M.2 2280 slot
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL 81Q9
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
AS SSD
46%
21%
3%
40%
Seq Read
1219
2722
123%
2071
70%
1237
1%
2213
82%
Seq Write
947
2649
180%
1462
54%
1069
13%
1401
48%
4K Read
50.9
52.2
3%
49.82
-2%
52.1
2%
55.2
8%
4K Write
150.9
132.4
-12%
140.7
-7%
134.7
-11%
130.3
-14%
4K-64 Read
587
886
51%
869
48%
585
0%
878
50%
4K-64 Write
862
1074
25%
729
-15%
854
-1%
1478
71%
Access Time Read *
0.083
0.041
51%
0.069
17%
0.05
40%
0.036
57%
Access Time Write *
0.114
0.03
74%
0.028
75%
0.117
-3%
0.086
25%
Score Read
760
1211
59%
1126
48%
761
0%
1154
52%
Score Write
1108
1471
33%
1016
-8%
1095
-1%
1748
58%
Score Total
2260
3309
46%
2700
19%
2255
0%
3467
53%
Copy ISO MB/s
1518
2096
38%
1574
4%
1714
13%
2161
42%
Copy Program MB/s
549
395.6
-28%
553
1%
511
-7%
572
4%
Copy Game MB/s
1164
1096
-6%
993
-15%
1187
2%
1433
23%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
36%
13%
5%
32%
Write 4K
132.3
162.8
23%
168.4
27%
140.7
6%
128.6
-3%
Read 4K
51.7
51
-1%
55
6%
55.6
8%
45.25
-12%
Write Seq
1264
2078
64%
1415
12%
1949
54%
Read Seq
1484
1991
34%
1516
2%
2359
59%
Write 4K Q32T1
478.4
440.1
-8%
476.1
0%
474.5
-1%
445
-7%
Read 4K Q32T1
366.9
450.1
23%
506
38%
403.4
10%
404.5
10%
Write Seq Q32T1
1750
2998
71%
1492
-15%
1796
3%
3019
73%
Read Seq Q32T1
1970
3562
81%
2357
20%
1913
-3%
3564
81%
Write 4K Q8T8
930
Read 4K Q8T8
963
Total Average (Program / Settings)
41% / 42%
17% / 18%
4% / 4%
36% / 37%

* ... smaller is better

Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1970 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1750 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 366.9 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 478.4 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1484 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1264 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 51.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 132.3 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

3DMark benchmarks show the Iris Xe G7 to be slightly ahead of both the GeForce MX350 and Renoir Radeon RX Vega 8 or almost 2x faster than the Iris Plus G7 on last generation Core i7 Ice Lake CPUs. The raw graphics power is certainly impressive given that this is only an integrated GPU, but 3DMark results aren't necessarily a 1:1 representation of actual gaming performance especially when if used to compared GPUs from different brands.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Ice Storm Unlimited
Ice Storm Unlimited
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Time Spy
Time Spy
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
37533 Points +38%
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
30436 Points +12%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
27289 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
27160 Points 0%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (13162 - 38040, n=168)
26187 Points -4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
22247 Points -18%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
21755 Points -20%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
21630 Points -21%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
20445 Points -25%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
18282 Points -33%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
18164 Points -33%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (7024 - 18881, n=24)
15496 Points -43%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
8093 Points +57%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
6651 Points +29%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
5139 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2286 - 6143, n=204)
4897 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
4332 Points -16%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
3938 Points -23%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
3726 Points -27%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
3036 Points -41%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
2983 Points -42%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
2945 Points -43%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
2876 Points -44%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U
2655 Points -48%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (1418 - 3156, n=27)
2594 Points -50%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
2438 Points -53%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
3098 Points +121%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
2130 Points +52%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (707 - 1871, n=201)
1493 Points +7%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1401 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
1326 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
1173 Points -16%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
1147 Points -18%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
903 Points -36%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
886 Points -37%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
852 Points -39%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U
788 Points -44%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
788 Points -44%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (526 - 851, n=23)
744 Points -47%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
733 Points -48%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
3193 Points +107%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
2258 Points +47%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (789 - 2133, n=198)
1671 Points +8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1541 Points
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
1469 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
1338 Points -13%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
1280 Points -17%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
1028 Points -33%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
990 Points -36%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
967 Points -37%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
885 Points -43%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U
882 Points -43%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (587 - 963, n=23)
840 Points -45%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
825 Points -46%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
11501 Points +75%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
8903 Points +36%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
6563 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2867 - 7471, n=192)
6342 Points -3%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
6232 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
6085 Points -7%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
4927 Points -25%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
4905 Points -25%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
4400 Points -33%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4152 Points -37%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (2112 - 4630, n=28)
3996 Points -39%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U
3994 Points -39%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3585 Points -45%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
3535 Points -46%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-1065G7
9874 Points +110%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, R5 3550H
6864 Points +46%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1926 - 7238, n=191)
5505 Points +17%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
5103 Points +9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
4691 Points
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
4394 Points -6%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
4323 Points -8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3943 Points -16%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
3767 Points -20%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
3639 Points -22%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
3601 Points -23%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
3288 Points -30%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (1319 - 4163, n=28)
3189 Points -32%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), R5 3500U
2869 Points -39%
3DMark 06 Standard Score
20836 points
3DMark Vantage P Result
20704 points
3DMark 11 Performance
6547 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
83826 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
16127 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
4471 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
1541 points
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Gaming Performance

Performance in real-world games is much more complicated than what 3DMark would have you believe. Frame rates when running Witcher 3, DOTA 2, or GTA V are all noticeably slower than the AMD-powered Yoga Slim 7 despite what our 3DMark results above suggest. Frame rates fluctuate wildly in most games which is where an adaptive sync display could have really come in handy. Though performance is measurably better than the Iris Plus G7, we still recommend running most games at 1080p on the lowest settings with vsync enabled. If a locked 30 FPS can't be reached in this way, then dial back the resolution.

It's worth noting that we experienced compatibility issues with some titles. Doom Eternal and Division 2, for example, both exhibited texture issues on all settings. Meanwhile, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Hunt Showdown would crash when certain settings are enabled and Apex Legends would be stuck at single-digit frame rates for seemingly no reason for the first five minutes of gameplay. Horizon Zero Dawn wouldn't even launch at all. This is where GeForce MX shines because its graphics drivers have always been much more reliable and consistent than anything from Intel or AMD.

See our dedicated page on the Iris Xe G7 for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
146 fps +79%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
109 (19.9min, 62.5P1 - 217max) fps +33%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
101 (10.4min, 66.7P1 - 168max) fps +24%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (52 - 157, n=153)
97.4 fps +19%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
91.4 fps +12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
87 fps +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
81.7 (15.4min, 35.7P1 - 162max) fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
80.3 fps -2%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
108.5 fps +97%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
80.9 (31.1min, 41.7P1 - 155max) fps +47%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (34.7 - 115.4, n=127)
72.4 fps +31%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
69.1 (4.94min, 50P1 - 109max) fps +25%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
55.9 fps +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
55.8 fps +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
55.2 (12min, 22.2P1 - 128max) fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
50 fps -9%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
136.4 fps +105%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
95.4 (19.3min, 45.5P1 - 155max) fps +43%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (24.1 - 137, n=156)
81.9 fps +23%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
80.4 fps +21%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
77.1 fps +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
70.7 fps +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
66.6 (14.4min, 22.7P1 - 131max) fps
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
108.7 fps +125%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
82.1 (25.8min, 40P1 - 136max) fps +70%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
69.6 (5min, 45.5P1 - 119max) fps +44%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (20 - 109, n=128)
64 fps +32%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
57.1 fps +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
56 fps +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
49.5 fps +2%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
48.4 (9.05min, 16.1P1 - 122max) fps
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
47 fps +151%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
35.9 (13.5min, 23.8P1 - 83.3max) fps +92%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
29.8 (3.22min, 21.3P1 - 83.4max) fps +59%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
24.3 fps +30%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (9.39 - 51.6, n=148)
22.7 fps +21%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
22.4 fps +20%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
20 fps +7%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
18.7 (6.48min, 9.26P1 - 104max) fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (14.9 - 56.5, n=172)
39.1 fps +10%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
37.5 fps +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
35.4 fps
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
33.7 fps -5%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
30.2 fps -15%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (10.5 - 28, n=168)
21.7 fps +4%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
20.8 fps
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
18.8 fps -10%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
16.4 fps -21%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
15.2 fps -27%
1920x1080 High Quality
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (8.15 - 27.8, n=161)
16.7 fps +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
15.8 fps
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
12 fps -24%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
11 fps -30%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
9.86 fps -38%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
159.5 (147min - 171max) fps +114%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
118.3 fps +59%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (28.9 - 110, n=180)
83.8 fps +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
80.5 fps +8%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
80.3 fps +8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
74.4 (38min - 89max) fps
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
70.8 fps -5%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
68.8 fps -8%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
61.4 (52min - 70max) fps -17%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
59.5 (54min - 72max) fps -20%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
58.3 fps -22%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
54.9 fps -26%
Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL 81Q9
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
52.7 fps -29%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
51.6 fps -31%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
50.7 (17min - 59max) fps -32%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
49.7 fps -33%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
47.5 fps -36%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
47.4 fps -36%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
44.5 fps -40%
Dell XPS 13 7390 Core i7-10710U
Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
19.7 fps -74%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30, Intel HD Graphics 515
7.4 fps -90%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
92 (85min - 98max) fps +124%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
73.1 fps +78%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (21.4 - 74.1, n=178)
53.4 fps +30%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
46.5 fps +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
46.2 fps +13%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
41 (37min - 45max) fps
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
38.6 (37min - 43max) fps -6%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
38.2 fps -7%
Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL 81Q9
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
36.3 fps -11%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
34.4 fps -16%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
33.8 fps -18%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
33.5 (29min - 39max) fps -18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
33.5 fps -18%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
33 (30min - 36max) fps -20%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
32.4 fps -21%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
31.7 fps -23%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
28.4 fps -31%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
52.6 (48min - 58max) fps +107%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
42.1 fps +66%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (10.6 - 45.9, n=183)
28.6 fps +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
27.8 fps +9%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
27.4 fps +8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
25.4 (22min - 29max) fps
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
23.1 fps -9%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
22.6 fps -11%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
20.2 (17min - 22max) fps -20%
Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL 81Q9
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
19.6 fps -23%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
19.4 (16min - 24max) fps -24%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.4 (14min - 23max) fps -28%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
18 fps -29%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17 fps -33%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
16.5 fps -35%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
16.4 (14min, 15P1 - 20max) fps -35%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
15.9 fps -37%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
14.1 fps -44%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
12.8 fps -50%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
29.8 (27min - 34max) fps +150%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
24.3 fps +104%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
16.4 fps +38%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
15.8 (14min, 14P1 - 17max) fps +33%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
14.9 fps +25%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (8.79 - 20.1, n=173)
14 fps +18%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
13.2 (12min - 15max) fps +11%
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
12.6 fps +6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
11.9 (9min - 14max) fps
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
11 fps -8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
10.7 fps -10%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
10.3 (7min - 13max) fps -13%
Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL 81Q9
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
9.9 fps -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
9.8 fps -18%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
9.1 (6min - 13max) fps -24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
8.9 fps -25%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
7.8 fps -34%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
118 (103.4min) fps +53%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
116 (97.7min) fps +51%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
114 (97.7min) fps +48%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
113 (93.1min) fps +47%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
102.8 (86.4min) fps +34%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (36 - 148, n=204)
99.9 fps +30%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
98.1 (86.3min) fps +28%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
97.1 (87.3min) fps +26%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
93.9 (78.1min) fps +22%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
93.9 (83.7min) fps +22%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
93.3 (76.1min) fps +21%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
90.6 (80.3min) fps +18%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
84.2 (74.1min) fps +9%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
83.2 (69.6min) fps +8%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
77.8 (66.4min) fps +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
76.9 (40.9min) fps
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
72 (61.7min) fps -6%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
71 (62.7min) fps -8%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
57.6 (53.9min) fps -25%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
54.8 (47.5min) fps -29%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
112 (96.6min) fps +66%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
112 (98min) fps +66%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
102 (85.8min) fps +51%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
93.8 (81.8min) fps +39%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
88.6 (77.1min) fps +31%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
82.3 (74.1min) fps +22%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
77.8 (65.6min) fps +15%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (31.6 - 108.5, n=204)
75.4 fps +12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
74.2 (52.3min) fps +10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
72.8 (61min) fps +8%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
70.3 (61.6min) fps +4%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
67.4 (45.7min) fps
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
65.4 (50.4min) fps -3%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
65 (56.7min) fps -4%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
59.9 (44.4min) fps -11%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
51.6 (44.1min) fps -23%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
50.2 (37.4min) fps -26%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
47.4 (42.8min) fps -30%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
39.1 (33.9min) fps -42%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
39.1 (27.5min) fps -42%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
107 (94min) fps +131%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
84.8 (76.4min) fps +83%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
83.3 (72min) fps +80%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
62.3 (56.6min) fps +34%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
61.3 (54.4min) fps +32%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
56 (50.6min) fps +21%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (23.2 - 88.1, n=204)
53.6 fps +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
46.4 (41.6min) fps 0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
46.4 (25.8min) fps
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
45.6 (41min) fps -2%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
44.5 (36.7min) fps -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
41.4 (37.7min) fps -11%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
39.8 (36min) fps -14%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
35.5 (30.6min) fps -23%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
34.3 (26min) fps -26%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
30.7 (24.7min) fps -34%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
26.7 (21min) fps -42%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
21.5 (19.9min) fps -54%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
21.2 (19.6min) fps -54%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
19 (17.8min) fps -59%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
104 (90min) fps +146%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
76.9 (66.4min) fps +82%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
76.3 (65.9min) fps +80%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
56 (50.6min) fps +32%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
54.1 (46.7min) fps +28%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
52.5 (47.3min) fps +24%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (20.6 - 78.5, n=204)
48.9 fps +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
44.1 (39min) fps +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.9 (39min) fps +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
42.3 (27.3min) fps
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
41.5 (32.7min) fps -2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
39.1 (36min) fps -8%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
37.3 (33.8min) fps -12%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
33.5 (29.6min) fps -21%
Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
31.8 (23.7min) fps -25%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
28 (22.6min) fps -34%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
24.7 (19.7min) fps -42%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
19.2 (17.8min) fps -55%
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
18.7 (17.6min) fps -56%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
17 (16.1min) fps -60%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
79 fps +58%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
77.8 fps +55%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
64.8 fps +29%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
59.1 fps +18%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
55.9 fps +12%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
50.1 fps
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
49.2 fps -2%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.7 fps -15%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (13.4 - 88.4, n=204)
41.2 fps -18%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
40.6 fps -19%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
40.2 fps -20%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
35.1 fps -30%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
34.3 fps -32%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
31.7 fps -37%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
31.5 fps -37%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
30.9 fps -38%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
28.1 fps -44%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
27.3 fps -46%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
20.5 fps -59%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
71.5 fps +102%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
65.1 fps +84%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
51.9 fps +47%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
50 fps +41%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
45.5 fps +29%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
41.1 fps +16%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
35.4 fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (11.6 - 69.5, n=205)
35.2 fps -1%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
34.5 fps -3%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
32.5 fps -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
30.8 fps -13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
28.1 fps -21%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
24.9 fps -30%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
24.4 fps -31%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
20.6 fps -42%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.9 fps -47%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
18.5 fps -48%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17.5 fps -51%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
13.2 fps -63%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Razer Blade Stealth Core i7 GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4K
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
60.5 fps +86%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
59.1 fps +81%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05
Intel Core i5-1035G1, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
45.4 fps +39%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
44.6 fps +37%
Asus ZenBook Duo UX481FL
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
42.5 fps +30%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
37.5 fps +15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
32.6 fps
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (11.1 - 59.8, n=204)
31.6 fps -3%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
30.5 fps -6%
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
28.6 fps -12%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
27.4 fps -16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
24.9 fps -24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
22.4 fps -31%
HP ProBook 455 G7-175W8EA
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
21.9 fps -33%
Honor Magicbook 14
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
18.1 fps -44%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17.6 fps -46%
Asus VivoBook 14 X403FA
Intel Core i5-8265U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
16.7 fps -49%
LG Gram 17 17Z90N-V.AA77G
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
16.1 fps -51%
LG Gram 14T90N
Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel UHD Graphics 620
12 fps -63%
0102030405060708090100110Tooltip
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8: Ø43.9 (28-52)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 81.7 66.6 18.7 7.95
The Witcher 3 (2015) 74.4 41 25.4 11.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 76.9 67.4 46.4 42.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 35.4 20.8 15.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 50.1 35.4 32.6
Strange Brigade (2018) 77.5 35.2 28.3 23.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 41 18 15
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey (2018) 25 19 16
Apex Legends (2019) 70.6 30.8 24.8 22.3
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) 38 23 20 19
Metro Exodus (2019) 28.2 15 11.6 9.5
Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019) 113.6 43.8 29.9 20.1
The Division 2 (2019) 30 17 12 8
Anno 1800 (2019) 50.8 19.9 12.1 7.1
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019) 76.2 26.2 16.2 11
Control (2019) 42.9 14.1 9.8
Borderlands 3 (2019) 39.3 19.7 13 9.7
GRID 2019 (2019) 67.5 36.9 26.9 25.8
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019) 11.8 10.2 10.3
Hunt Showdown (2020) 38
Doom Eternal (2020) 42.1 21.4 19.9 18.6
Gears Tactics (2020) 97 39.3 21.2 16.2
F1 2020 (2020) 70 40 29 18
Death Stranding (2020) 37 22.6 21.8 21.3

Emissions

System Noise

The system is silent when idling on desktop, but don't expect that to last very long. The fan will stabilize at around 31 dB(A) when browsing or video streaming whereas the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 can remain quieter for longer. While we're not saying the UX425 is noisy, the fan is audible when working in quieter environments and its high pitch certainly doesn't help.

Running higher loads like 3DMark 06 or games will induce a fan noise between 35 dB(A) to 41 dB(A) which is a common range on many Ultrabooks.

Cooling solution consists of a single ~40 to 45 mm fan and a short copper heat pipe
Cooling solution consists of a single ~40 to 45 mm fan and a short copper heat pipe
The fan is almost always active and audible when browsing the web because of its high pitch
The fan is almost always active and audible when browsing the web because of its high pitch
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
GeForce MX250, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1
LG Gram 14T90N
UHD Graphics 620, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
Vega 8, R7 4800U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
Noise
3%
7%
3%
11%
5%
off / environment *
29.8
26.2
12%
30.1
-1%
29
3%
26.3
12%
28.3
5%
Idle Minimum *
29.9
26.2
12%
30.1
-1%
30
-0%
26.5
11%
28.3
5%
Idle Average *
31
27.2
12%
30.1
3%
30
3%
26.5
15%
28.3
9%
Idle Maximum *
31
27.2
12%
30.1
3%
30
3%
26.5
15%
28.3
9%
Load Average *
35.6
41.5
-17%
30.1
15%
35.2
1%
31.8
11%
32.5
9%
Witcher 3 ultra *
37.4
39.7
-6%
35.9
4%
39.3
-5%
Load Maximum *
40.8
41.1
-1%
32.02
22%
37
9%
35.9
12%
39.3
4%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
29.9 / 31 / 31 dB(A)
Load
35.6 / 40.8 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 29.8 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs204141.244.642.541.22534.635.236.137.237.33128.32931.430.6304027.327.73029.829.55028.928.831.330.235.6633231.332.332.729.68028.828.731.230.729.710027.82929.930.230.112527.528.42929.730.416028.428.727.930.230.620026.32726.92828.425023.325.225.225.224.131524.225.428.528.427.840021.922.624.824.424.6500202121.321.322.863020.720.218.618.322.580020.619.81716.422.6100022.720.516.715.524.4125022.921.716.814.627.316002422.316.814.426.8200023.621.816.314.426.6250025.924.116.814.228.831502825.817.814.131.1400029.627.121.315.233.2500028.126.816.51431.5630025.321.914.413.830.5800020.917.913.813.526.81000018.716.91413.223.91250015.916.214.213.219.61600014.317.915.913.515.1SPL37.435.63129.840.9N2.62.31.51.33.6median 23.6median 22.3median 17median 15.2median 26.8Delta33.24.85.43.4hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus ZenBook 14 UX425EA

Temperature

Surface temperatures are warmest toward the back of the system where the processor are heat pipe are located. Hot spots here can reach over 42 C compared to 47 C on the XPS 13 9300. The palm rests and sides of the keyboard remain relatively cool no matter the load as shown by the temperature maps below. Your hands don't typically rest on the back of the laptop and so surface temperature is not normally an issue. However, you may want a flat desk if gaming or running higher loads.

No rear or side ventilation. Instead, exhaust flows upwards towards the screen
No rear or side ventilation. Instead, exhaust flows upwards towards the screen
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
Max. Load
 35 °C
95 F
41 °C
106 F
32.6 °C
91 F
 
 32.4 °C
90 F
35.8 °C
96 F
27.2 °C
81 F
 
 28.8 °C
84 F
27.8 °C
82 F
25.6 °C
78 F
 
Maximum: 41 °C = 106 F
Average: 31.8 °C = 89 F
30.6 °C
87 F
44.4 °C
112 F
41.8 °C
107 F
29 °C
84 F
36.6 °C
98 F
35.8 °C
96 F
28.2 °C
83 F
31 °C
88 F
32 °C
90 F
Maximum: 44.4 °C = 112 F
Average: 34.4 °C = 94 F
Power Supply (max.)  36 °C = 97 F | Room Temperature 23 °C = 73 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 31.8 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 31.2 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 44.4 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 38.9 °C / 102 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 37.2 °C / 99 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-8.4 °C / -15.2 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)

Stress Test

When running Prime95 to stress the CPU, clock rates would boost to 3.7 GHz for just the first few seconds until hitting a core temperature of 95 C. Clock rates would then steadily drop until stabilizing at 2.5 GHz for a more reasonable core temperature of 68 C. "Perfect" Turbo Boost sustainability is not possible here which is common on most laptops powered by ULV U-series CPUs. Even so, we would have preferred longer-lasting sustained clocks that performance users can appreciate. Core temperature plateaus at 68 C compared to 97 C on the Ice Lake-powered XPS 13 9300.

Running Witcher 3 is more representative of sustained real-world stress. Core temperature would stabilize at only 63 C compared to 86 C on the AMD-powered Yoga Slim 7.

Running on battery will limit performance. A 3DMark 11 test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 7251 and 5846 points, respectively, compared to 8752 and 6563 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 38
Prime95 Stress 2.3 - 2.4 -- 68
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.2 - 1.3 ~850 64
Witcher 3 Stress 2.7 850 63

Speakers

Stereo speakers near front corners. The palm rests will vibrate noticeably to the touch if volume is set high
Stereo speakers near front corners. The palm rests will vibrate noticeably to the touch if volume is set high
Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is lacking in bass with roll off at around 500 Hz
Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is lacking in bass with roll off at around 500 Hz
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2042.544.642.52534.436.134.43131.331.431.34030.43030.4503331.3336330.332.330.38030.831.230.810031.129.931.112538.22938.21605127.9512005826.95825065.325.265.331569.828.569.840073.824.873.850078.721.378.763078.518.678.580077.71777.7100080.616.780.6125079.716.879.716007816.87820007416.374250072.516.872.5315066.817.866.840006921.369500072.416.572.4630070.714.470.7800064.413.864.41000057.81457.81250061.314.261.31600060.615.960.6SPL87.53187.5N71.81.571.8median 70.7median 17median 70.7Delta7.44.87.435.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus ZenBook 14 UX425EAApple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 42% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 27% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 65% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Idling on desktop draws between 4 W and 7 W much like what we observed on the Yoga Slim 7. However, power consumption begins to diverge between the two laptops when running higher loads. 3DMark 06, for example, would consume just 30 W on average on our Asus compared to 48 W on the Lenovo. The Asus system appears to be more power efficient or at least more aware of its consumption rate when running heavier loads. Maximum consumption is otherwise similar between the two laptops at up to 58 W when under 100 percent CPU and GPU utilization.

Minimum brightness from 0s to 10s and maximum brightness form 10s and onward. The difference is only 2 watts
Minimum brightness from 0s to 10s and maximum brightness form 10s and onward. The difference is only 2 watts
CineBench R15 xT initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 58 W for just a few seconds before steadily falling to 32 W due to imperfect Turbo Boost performance
CineBench R15 xT initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 58 W for just a few seconds before steadily falling to 32 W due to imperfect Turbo Boost performance
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 58 W very briefly before falling and stabilizing at 29 W
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 58 W very briefly before falling and stabilizing at 29 W
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 52 W for only the first 40 seconds or so
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 52 W for only the first 40 seconds or so
Constant consumption when running 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.38 / 0.76 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4.8 / 6.5 / 7.7 Watt
Load midlight 29.6 / 57.8 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
i7-8565U, GeForce MX250, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ1, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
LG Gram 14T90N
i7-10510U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
R7 4800U, Vega 8, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40
Power Consumption
-6%
-8%
15%
-19%
-3%
Idle Minimum *
4.8
2.9
40%
3.6
25%
2.9
40%
4
17%
4.2
12%
Idle Average *
6.5
6.2
5%
7.5
-15%
5.8
11%
6.3
3%
6.9
-6%
Idle Maximum *
7.7
7
9%
9.4
-22%
6.2
19%
7.7
-0%
7.5
3%
Load Average *
29.6
47.1
-59%
42
-42%
32.9
-11%
48.3
-63%
33.3
-13%
Witcher 3 ultra *
28.6
34.7
-21%
49
-71%
37.1
-30%
Load Maximum *
57.8
62.8
-9%
51
12%
48.5
16%
57.6
-0%
48.4
16%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Runtimes are very long at over 13 hours of real-world WLAN usage when on the Balanced power profile. Results are similar to the LG Gram 14 but with a much more powerful Tiger Lake CPU and a slightly smaller battery capacity.

Charging from empty to full capacity takes less than 1.5 hours.

Small AC adapter (~6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm) is rated for 65 W
Small AC adapter (~6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm) is rated for 65 W
Unfortunately, the prongs cannot be folded in for easier carrying
Unfortunately, the prongs cannot be folded in for easier carrying
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
25h 54min
WiFi Websurfing
13h 06min
Load (maximum brightness)
3h 14min
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 67 Wh
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
i7-8565U, GeForce MX250, 50 Wh
Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UX463FA-AI039T
i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, 50 Wh
LG Gram 14T90N
i7-10510U, UHD Graphics 620, 72 Wh
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
R7 4800U, Vega 8, 61 Wh
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 52 Wh
Battery Runtime
-31%
-41%
1%
-25%
-3%
Reader / Idle
1554
966
-38%
1966
27%
1623
4%
WiFi v1.3
786
440
-44%
461
-41%
751
-4%
619
-21%
763
-3%
Load
194
171
-12%
153
-21%
79
-59%

Pros

+ strong GPU performance for the size and weight
+ USB-C adapters and carrying sleeve in box
+ wide clickpad with virtual NumPad
+ user-upgradeable M.2 storage
+ 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports
+ well-calibrated display
+ long battery life
+ lightweight
+ IR camera

Cons

- chassis, lid, and hinges could be more rigid
- RAM and WLAN not user-upgradeable
- short-lived Turbo Boost performance
- no integrated 3.5 mm audio jack
- no fingerprint reader
- noticeable fan noise
- no adaptive sync

Verdict

In review: Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA. Test unit provided by Asus
In review: Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA. Test unit provided by Asus

The strongest advantage of the ZenBook 14 UX425EA is its high performance-per-weight. It is as light as the LG Gram 14 but with significantly faster performance and a brighter display to boot. We heralded the 2018 Razer Blade Stealth as having impressive performance for the size at the time, but the UX425EA can run games just as fast or even slightly faster while weighing less and drawing much less power in the process.

The low weight comes at the cost of chassis rigidity as alternatives like the Dell XPS, HP Spectre, Blade Stealth, Huawei MateBook X Pro, or Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 all feel stronger and better built. Raw CPU performance isn't any faster than many existing Ice Lake Core i7 options and GPU performance remains unsteady for many demanding titles..

Intel has succeeded in creating an 11th gen Core i7 U-series CPU that's better than its 10th gen predecessor. Exactly how much better, however, depends on the workload.

If you enjoy the occasional game of Rocket League or DOTA 2 while on the go, then this super-light Tiger Lake-powered Ultrabook can come in handy. Otherwise, your browsing, emailing, battery life, and video streaming experience will be essentially identical to any older 10th gen Ice Lake laptop you can find.

Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA - 09/29/2020 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
74 / 98 → 75%
Keyboard
80%
Pointing Device
81%
Connectivity
60 / 80 → 75%
Weight
73 / 20-72 → 100%
Battery
90 / 95 → 94%
Display
90%
Games Performance
66 / 90 → 73%
Application Performance
91 / 90 → 100%
Temperature
89%
Noise
84 / 95 → 89%
Audio
76%
Camera
37 / 85 → 43%
Average
76%
84%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2020-09-30 (Update: 2020-09-30)