Verdict - Zenbook S14 2026 is better and worse at the same time
The 2026 update of the Asus Zenbook S14 is an interesting update, but not all the changes are good. It is still a very sleek and lightweight 14-inch laptop with a great design, decent connectivity, comfortable input devices as well as a great sound system. The switch to the new Panther Lake CPUs pretty much doubles the CPU performance compared to the old Lunar Lake chip and slightly longer battery runtimes, but the graphics performance is actually a bit worse. This is a disappointment and we expected a premium system like the Zenbook S14 to feature the latest Core Ultra X CPUs with the fast Arc B390 graphics, but you only get the Core Ultra 386H with the slow iGPU.
The new Panther Lake chips also gets higher power limits and the overall fan noise is much louder than before. Yes, the Whisper mode is still pleasantly quiet all the time, but almost 50 dB(A) when you use the full CPU performance is pretty loud. The other problem is the new OLED screen. It is now much brighter (especially in HDR mode) and still offers 120 Hz with very accurate colors, but the image appears a bit grainy on bright surfaces due to the touchscreen layer. This is a common issue with touchscreen OLED panels, but some manufacturers do not have this issue (including Samsung's own devices, even though Asus uses a Samsung panel as well). The soldered RAM is another problem, even though 32 GB RAM should be sufficient for most users.
Considering the current price increases for laptops and the memory equipment with 32 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD, the list price of $1899 for the new Zenbook S14 is actually quite reasonable for what you get and compared to its rivals. If you do not care about the graphics performance, the new Zenbook S14 might be the right choice for you, but if you want the best Panther Lake iGPU right now, you will have to get one of the competitors.
Pros
Cons
- $1,699.99ASUS Zenbook 14 AI PC OLED Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Ultra 9 285H, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, 14" FHD+, 16-Core (> i9-13900H), Backlit, 2x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, 18-Hr Battery, IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro, UX3405
- $1,599.99ASUS Zenbook S 16 AI Laptop (16" 3K AMOLED Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (>Intel Ultra 7 155H), 24GB DDR5, 1TB SSD) Thin & Light Copilot+ PC for Business, Backlit, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Pro, UM5606, White
- $1,099.99ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED Touchscreen AI PC Laptop,14" FHD+, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H (> i9-13900H), 16GB DDR5 RAM, Backlit, 2x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, IST Computer Customized 512GB/1TB/2TB SSD, Win 11 Pro
Specifications
Case, Connectivity and Input Devices
Asus slightly changed the design of the new Zenbook S14 and the while the lid on the old model had had a large ProArt logo and a slightly different surface pattern, the new model now uses a lid with a small Zenbook logo and the color is now identical to the base unit. The chassis quality with its ceraluminum material is once again excellent and the Zenbook S14 is still a very slim and lightweight (1.2 kg) device that easily fits in every bag. The internal layout is pretty much the same as before despite the larger battery and you can replace the M.2-2280-SSD, but both the memory as well as the Wi-Fi module are soldered.
Connectivity has stayed the same with dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, a regular USB-A port as well as HDMI. The Wi-Fi 7 module from Intel manages excellent transfer rates north of 4 Gbps with a corresponding router, and the picture quality from the 1080p webcam is still decent in good lighting conditions.
We still like the input devices. The key travel is limited at just 1.1 mm, but the feedback is still very crisp and the overall typing experience is very comfortable. The mechanical clickpad still works very well, even though mechanical clicks are slightly on the loud side.
| Networking | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Display
Asus upgraded the OLED touchscreen. It still features the 2.8K resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate, but the brightness is now much higher than before. While the maximum SDR brightness is now 450 instead of 370 nits, the maximum HDR brightness is now 1,050 instead of 615 nits. The black value and the contrast ratio are excellent, just like the response times. The overall image quality is very good, but the image can appear a bit grainy on bright images due to the touch layer. We also detected PWM flickering at 960 Hz. Both the brightness and color temperature can be controlled via sensor.
There are different color profiles from Asus and our calibration with the professional CalMAN software reveals very accurate colors and grayscale performance, so image editing is no problem right out of the box. Both the sRGB and P3 color gamut are covered completely. We could not improve the color accuracy with our own calibration.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 454 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.72}
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.8 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.97}
86.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
98.3% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
CCT: 6550 K
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA ATNA40HQ05-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA ATNA40CT06-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 ATNA40CU09-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 Samsung SDC4215, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA ATNA40CU07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 EDO14.55, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6", 120 Hz | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 LG Philips 140WUX, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 120 Hz | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 IPS, 2560x1664, 13.6", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | -1% | -21% | -0% | |
| HDR Peak Brightness (cd/m²) | 1050 | ||||||||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 98.3 | 99.5 1% | 99 1% | 99.9 2% | 99.9 2% | 99.3 1% | 96.3 -2% | 64 -35% | 98.1 0% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 99.9 | 98.8 -1% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 95.3 -5% | 98.6 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 86.7 | 88.9 3% | 89.2 3% | 92.3 6% | 95.7 10% | 87.7 1% | 85 -2% | 66.2 -24% | 86.8 0% |
| Response Times | -12% | 22% | 15% | -12% | -11% | 49% | -5003% | -1895% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 2 ? | 1.22 ? 39% | 0.7 ? 65% | 0.58 ? 71% | 0.83 ? 58% | 0.64 ? 68% | 0.55 ? 72% | 57.7 ? -2785% | 24.3 ? -1115% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 0.53 ? | 1.26 ? -138% | 0.71 ? -34% | 0.87 ? -64% | 0.69 ? -30% | 0.94 ? -77% | 0.51 ? 4% | 38.8 ? -7221% | 14.7 ? -2674% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 960 ? | 480 ? | 480 ? | 927.13 ? | 240 ? | 479.46 ? | 120 ? | ||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 40 | 15 62% | 26 35% | 25 37% | 66 -65% | 50 -25% | 11 72% | ||
| Screen | -11% | 3% | -23% | -32% | -24% | 4% | -33% | -37% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 458 | 404 -12% | 374 -18% | 446 -3% | 400 -13% | 470.7 3% | 519 13% | 561.2 23% | 546 19% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 457 | 408 -11% | 379 -17% | 447 -2% | 402 -12% | 488 7% | 526 15% | 505 11% | 519 14% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 98 | 98 0% | 98 0% | 99 1% | 99 1% | 94 -4% | 89 -9% | 85 -13% | 90 -8% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1 | 1.1 -10% | 1 -0% | 1.76 -76% | 2.1 -110% | 2.21 -121% | 1.1 -10% | 2.09 -109% | 2.1 -110% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.6 | 3.3 -27% | 2.2 15% | 3.29 -27% | 3.3 -27% | 5.02 -93% | 2.2 15% | 4.37 -68% | 4 -54% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.8 | 1.9 -6% | 1.1 39% | 2.3 -28% | 2.3 -28% | 0.6 67% | 1.8 -0% | 2.5 -39% | 3.3 -83% |
| Gamma | 2.16 102% | 2.17 101% | 2.15 102% | 2.25 98% | 2.26 97% | 2.2 100% | 2.23 99% | 2.19 100% | 2.22 99% |
| CCT | 6550 99% | 6547 99% | 6549 99% | 6470 100% | 6795 96% | 6472 100% | 6496 100% | 6760 96% | 7127 91% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.18 | 1.6 | 0.82 | 0.7 | 1.09 | 0.9 | |||
| Contrast (:1) | 51900 | 2551 | 1437 | ||||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -7% /
-8% | 9% /
7% | -2% /
-7% | -13% /
-18% | -11% /
-14% | 17% /
14% | -1686% /
-933% | -644% /
-365% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.53 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.28 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.25 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (19.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 10 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 960 Hz Amplitude: 40 % | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 960 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 960 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7747 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Asus switched to Intel's Panther Lake CPUs, but there are currently no models with Core Ultra X SoCs and Arc B390 iGPUs.
Testing Conditions
Asus offers the typical power profiles, which are also synced to the Windows settings. For light everyday stuff, we recommend the Whisper mode so the fans are deactivated most of the time. We used Performance mode for our benchmarks and measurements.
| Profile | TDP | CB2024 Multi | Time Spy Graphics | max. fan noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper | 35/12 Watts | 476 points | 1,991 points | 29 dB(A) |
| Standard | 57/17 Watts | 666 points | 2,745 points | 38.5 dB(A) |
| Performance | 57/28 Watts | 969 points | 3,048 points | 49.1 dB(A) |
| Battery | 57/28 Watts | 936 points | 2,998 points | 49.1 dB(A) |
Processor Performance
Asus uses the new Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (Panther Lake) with 4 performance cores and a total of 12 efficiency cores. The CPU can consume up to 57 Watts and then quickly levels off at 28 Watts under sustained workloads. The single-core performance is a bit better compared to the old Lunar Lake models, but the major advantage is the multi-core performance, which has basically doubled. The results are good for an everyday laptop, but also nothing special since it is only slightly superior to AMD's Zen 5 chips and overall still worse compared to Apple's fanless M5 SoC and easily beaten by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite in the Zenbook A14.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.7: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 -14! | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA -3! | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (873 - 1271, n=8) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (148 - 1471, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (118.1 - 126.8, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (35 - 200, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (12144 - 21186, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2010 - 2101, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2213, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (4757 - 8405, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (762 - 796, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 832, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2197 - 3347, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (249 - 314, n=8) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (156 - 299, n=8) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (44980 - 72882, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5488 - 6493, n=8) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6699, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13776 - 17405, n=10) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2244 - 20325, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2778 - 2919, n=10) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (960 - 4195, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13098 - 17557, n=8) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 17218, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (1992 - 2162, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (726 - 2224, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13.2 - 25.1, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (39.9 - 220, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (38.5 - 56.1, n=8) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4024 - 1.456, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (0.4055 - 0.4384, n=8) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H -1! | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA -1! | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 -1! | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA -1! | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 -1! | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA -1! | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 -1! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (10001 - 21727, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (53370 - 113595, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2776 - 5604, n=8) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 95002, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5314 - 7332, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (28414 - 61578, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (46362 - 72112, n=8) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 96917, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (669 - 1271, n=8) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5138 - 11627, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (54042 - 89891, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 85600, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (4051 - 4858, n=7) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (756 - 5939, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
System and Storage Devices
System performance is very good and the Zenbook S14 is a very snappy system and we did not experience any stability issues. The PCIe 4.0 SSD from Samsung (1 TB, 865 GB free) offers high and stable transfer rates.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 -4! | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA -4! | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (7679 - 8639, n=3) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4920 - 9939, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (10375 - 10934, n=3) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8552 - 11646, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (12295 - 15282, n=3) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 16606, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (9175 - 10562, n=3) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5722 - 13779, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1975 - 2143, n=3) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 2356, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1842 - 1955, n=3) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 2277, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (2169 - 2477, n=3) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2743, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1667 - 1831, n=3) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1854, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (156 - 530, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (302 - 323, n=3) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (282 - 309, n=3) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (132 - 378, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (234 - 1104, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (447 - 456, n=3) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 8639 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (75437 - 129946, n=8) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 131023, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (81021 - 118858, n=8) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 127174, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (75959 - 135096, n=8) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 135141, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (87.2 - 116.9, n=8) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6.1 - 159.9, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
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| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (316 - 8148, n=40, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU and Gaming Performance
The Core Ultra 9 386H is only equipped with the Intel Graphics iGPU with 4 Xe cores, which is much slower than the high-end Arc B390 or B370 iGPUs. It is actually also slower than the old Lunar Lake Arc Graphics 140V from the previous Zenbook S14, which means the gaming performance in modern titles is also a bit worse. The iGPU is obviously sufficient for common tasks like video playback, but if you like to play games, we recommend you get one of the rivals with faster GPU options.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 8245 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6412 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3458 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 613 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 2466 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom METAL | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (76.3 - 227, n=5, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (241 - 861, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (332 - 569, n=10) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (235 - 257, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (105 - 396, n=11, last 2 years) | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 | |
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Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 172 | 158.4 | 55.2 | 21.8 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 133.5 | 72.4 | 85.4 | 77.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 74.1 | 37.6 | 27.2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 45.6 | 35.4 | 33.2 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 198.1 | 72.5 | 64.1 | 54.6 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 34.3 | 25.6 | 22.1 | 21.2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 38.7 | 29.2 | 25.1 | 21.2 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 69.3 | 64.1 | 48 | 15.1 |
Emissions & Power Consumption
System Noise
The fan noise depends on the power profile you select and the fans will spin up quite quickly in Standard or Performance mode, so we recommend you use Whisper mode unless you really need the full performance. In Whisper mode, the maximum fan noise is just 28 dB(A), which is hardly audible, while it is really loud at up to 49 dB(A) in Performance mode. This means the new Zenbook S14 is also much louder compared to the old Lunar Lake model. We did not notice any other electronic noises.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.1 / 24.1 / 24.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 45.4 / 49.1 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.1 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90 | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 Ultra X9 388H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA Core Ultra 5 226V, Arc 130V | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 Ultra 5 338H, Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU | |
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| Noise | 3% | 16% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 5% | 12% | ||
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.1 | 24.2 -0% | 23.7 2% | 23.3 3% | 25.1 -4% | 23.1 4% | 25.7 -7% | 23 5% | |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.1 | 24.2 -0% | 23.7 2% | 23.3 3% | 25.1 -4% | 25.4 -5% | 25.7 -7% | 23 5% | |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.1 | 24.2 -0% | 23.7 2% | 23.3 3% | 25.1 -4% | 25.5 -6% | 25.7 -7% | 23 5% | |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 24.1 | 24.2 -0% | 23.7 2% | 23.3 3% | 25.1 -4% | 25.5 -6% | 25.7 -7% | 23.1 4% | |
| Load Average * (dB) | 45.4 | 41.3 9% | 30.5 33% | 42.9 6% | 29.3 35% | 44.4 2% | 30.2 33% | 30.8 32% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 49.1 | 41.3 16% | 31.1 37% | 44.4 10% | 33.1 33% | 43.4 12% | 39.4 20% | 35.4 28% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 49.1 | 51.7 -5% | 33.6 32% | 44.1 10% | 38.7 21% | 45.5 7% | 42.9 13% | 45.9 7% |
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Temperature
In Performance mode, the Zenbook S14 will get quite warm at up to 47 °C under full load, but there is usually no skin contact at this spot, so you can still use it on your lap and typing is possible without limitations. During the stress test, the CPU consumes up to 57 Watts and quickly levels off at 28 Watts.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.5 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.1 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.1 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30 °C / 86 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (-1.8 °C / -3.2 F).
| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90 | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 Ultra X9 388H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA Core Ultra 5 226V, Arc 130V | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 Ultra 5 338H, Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU | |
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| Heat | 4% | -1% | 9% | 3% | 17% | 10% | 16% | 6% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 43.5 | 40.9 6% | 43.7 -0% | 40.2 8% | 41.4 5% | 33.6 23% | 39.1 10% | 37.8 13% | 44.1 -1% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 47.1 | 47.2 -0% | 46.9 -0% | 44.2 6% | 44.6 5% | 28.8 39% | 35.7 24% | 38.6 18% | 42.4 10% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 25.5 | 24.5 4% | 25.8 -1% | 22.8 11% | 24.9 2% | 25.2 1% | 25.2 1% | 21.2 17% | 23.7 7% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 25.6 | 24 6% | 26.3 -3% | 23.4 9% | 25.5 -0% | 24.6 4% | 24.9 3% | 21.4 16% | 23.8 7% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The sound system of the Zenbook S14 remains unchanged and still offers great sound quality.
Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.6% 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 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 15% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 7% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (7.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 37% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 57% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 70% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 6.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 9% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 22% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (7.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 7% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.1% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 13% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 8% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption and Battery Life
The new Zenbook S14 is even more efficient than its Lunar Lake predecessor while idling, despite the brighter OLED screen. Under maximum load, we can measure up to 87 Watts, which quickly levels off at ~48 Watts. Our German review unit was not shipped with a power adapter, but models outside of Europe are shipped with a 68W unit, which is insufficient. Due to the high power limit of the CPU, the consumption will always exceed the capabilities of the PSU in peak load scenarios, so the battery will be drained. This is not ideal.
The battery life benefits from the lower consumption as well as the larger 77 Wh battery (previously 72 Wh). At 150 nits, our Wi-Fi test runs for more than 16 hours and therefore about 2 hours longer than before. At maximum brightness, the runtime is almost identical at around 10 hours.
| Off / Standby | 0.29 / 0.56 Watt |
| Idle | 2.3 / 4.6 / 5 Watt |
| Load |
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| Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA Ultra 9 386H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL81T0HFLB-00BTW, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90, Micron 2600 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QHK, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 Ultra X9 388H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, , OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA Core Ultra 5 226V, Arc 130V, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL8512HELU, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, SK hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X182N, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 Ultra 5 338H, Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU, YMTC PC411-1TB, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6" | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-512G-1101, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP0512Z, IPS, 2560x1664, 13.6" | Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Power Consumption | -30% | -11% | -8% | -1% | -21% | -63% | 13% | 8% | -6% | -26% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 2.3 | 4.7 -104% | 5.1 -122% | 2.5 -9% | 3.7 -61% | 3.2 -39% | 6.8 -196% | 1.6 30% | 1.8 22% | 2.75 ? -20% | 3.76 ? -63% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 4.6 | 7.1 -54% | 6.2 -35% | 5.1 -11% | 5.2 -13% | 3.9 15% | 8.2 -78% | 3.7 20% | 9.3 -102% | 5.03 ? -9% | 6.54 ? -42% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 5 | 7.4 -48% | 6.9 -38% | 5.8 -16% | 5.4 -8% | 12.3 -146% | 9.1 -82% | 3.9 22% | 9.4 -88% | 6.51 ? -30% | 7.89 ? -58% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 45.9 | 39.6 14% | 38.7 16% | 49.8 -8% | 26.2 43% | 36.5 20% | 40.4 12% | 36 22% | 29.4 36% | 40.6 ? 12% | 42 ? 8% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 46.1 | 31.4 32% | 28.6 38% | 55.1 -20% | 42.7 7% | 50.6 -10% | 66 -43% | 47.7 -3% | 17.7 62% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 48.1 | 65.3 -36% | 33.1 31% | 55 -14% | 47.4 1% | 51.1 -6% | 66.1 -37% | 50.9 -6% | 18.9 61% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 87 | 101.8 -17% | 60 31% | 68 22% | 63.5 27% | 69 21% | 100.2 -15% | 80 8% | 30.4 65% | 73.7 ? 15% | 64.8 ? 26% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Notebookcheck Rating
Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA
- 07/18/2026 v8
Andreas Osthoff
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88%  | Asus ZenBook S14 UX5406AA Intel Core Ultra 9 386H ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,699.99 ASUS Zenbook 14 AI PC OLED T... 2. $1,599.99 ASUS Zenbook S 16 AI Laptop ... 3. $1,099.99 ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED Touchsc... List Price: 1899€ | 1.2 kg | 12.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
2. 87.5%  | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,049.00 ASUS Zenbook A14 14" FHD+ OL... 2. $1,469.99 ASUS Zenbook A14 Iceland Gra... 3. $799.99 ASUS Zenbook A14 Laptop 14" ... | 992 g | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED |
3. 88.1%  | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1999€ | 1.2 kg | 13 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
4. 87.9%  | HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Core Ultra X9 Intel Core Ultra X9 388H ⎘ Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory | Amazon: List Price: 2800 USD | 1.3 kg | 10.7 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
5. 86.9%  | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA Intel Core Ultra 5 226V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 130V ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1699€ | 1.2 kg | 11.6 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
6. 84.4%  | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Ultra 14IPH11 Intel Core Ultra 7 355 ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1700 USD | 978 g | 13.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
7. 88.9%  | Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 Intel Core Ultra 5 338H ⎘ Intel Arc B370 10 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.60" 3120x2080 257 PPI OLED |
8. 84.8%  | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Intel Core Ultra 7 355 ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,699.99 Dell XPS 14 Premium Laptop D... 2. $2,049.00 Dell XPS 14 9440 14.5" Noteb... 3. $2,199.99 Dell Premium 16 (Previously ... List Price: 1600 USD | 1.5 kg | 15.2 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
9. 91.6%  | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 Apple M5 10-Core ⎘ Apple M5 8-Core GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1199€ | 1.2 kg | 11.3 mm | 13.60" 2560x1664 225 PPI IPS |
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