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MagyarAsus Zenbook 14 OLED review - The 1.2-kg subnotebook with 120-Hz OLED and Core Ultra 7
Asus' Zenbook 14 OLED is a lightweight and compact subnotebook. The 2024 version comes with the new Meteor-Lake mobile processors from Intel including their faster Arc iGPUs, as well as a new 120-Hz OLED display.
Currently, there are three configurations of the new Zenbook 14 on offer: With the Core Ultra 5 125H, 16 GB RAM, a 1-TB SSD and FHD OLED (60 Hz), with the Core Ultra 7 155H, 16 GB RAM, a 1-TB SSD and 3K OLED (120 Hz), and with the Core Ultra 9 185H, 32 GB RAM, a 1-TB SSD and 3K OLED (120 Hz). At the time of testing, our test configuration is not yet listed. It features the Core Ultra 7 155H, 32 GB RAM and a 3K OLED display.
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 86.7 % | 02/2024 | Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores | 1.2 kg | 14.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 89 % | 01/2024 | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M | 1.4 kg | 18 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
12/2023 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores | 1.3 kg | 14.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | ||
| 88.9 % | 10/2023 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 16.6 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87.4 % | 07/2023 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 15.3 mm | 13.40" | 3456x2160 | |
| 92 % | 08/2022 | Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU M2, M2 10-Core GPU | 1.2 kg | 11.3 mm | 13.60" | 2560x1664 |
Case - The Zenbook is clad in metal
The new Zenbook 14 OLED is available in blue (Ponder Blue) or silver (Foggy Silver) and its design strongly resembles that of the previous Zenbook models. The discreet Pro Art logo and small Zenbook lettering are situated on the lid, with the latter also being placed beneath the laptop's display. Aside from this, the manufacturer has avoided any other design elements (aside from colorful advertising stickers) and in total, the new Zenbook is pretty reserved. Our blue test device in particular attracts quite a lot of fingerprint marks. The bezels on the side are very slim but the frame along the bottom is very wide.
The first thing you notice when you pick the device up is how lightweight it is (1.21 kg). It still features great stability thanks to its metal construction and we couldn't elicit any creaking noises from it. The middle part of the keyboard can be pressed in ever so slightly with a lot of pressure, but this shouldn't be an issue in everyday use. The display lid is just as stable and we like its hinges a lot. The lid can easily be opened with one hand and it doesn't wobble much when you let go. Its maximum opening angle is 180 degrees.
Within our comparison group, the new Zenbook is the lightest model, while also being the thinnest Windows laptop. Only the passively-cooled MacBook Air M2 is even thinner. Even so, the Zenbook can easily fit into every backpack and shouldn't take up too much space. The 65-watt power supply weighs 226 grams.
Connectivity - Thunderbolt 4 but no card reader
The Zenbook 14 covers all of the most important connectivity standards, including USB-A, USB-C and HDMI and in everyday use, you should be able to work just fine with these. However, the USB-C port is also used to charge the device. Speaking of, we aren't entirely happy with the USB-C port's placement—we would have preferred if it was situated at the back of one of the sides. Furthermore, most connections are housed on the right side of the laptop.
Communication
The new Zenbook 14 doesn't have a Wi-Fi 7 module—instead, it uses the well-known Intel AX211 module including Wi-Fi 6 support. Its transfer rates in combination with our reference router from Asus were very good and stable, and we never had any connection issues during our test period.
| Networking | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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Webcam
Asus has installed a 1080p webcam into the top display frame and it delivers decent picture quality. Moreover, users have access to some studio effects (soft focus, eye contact, tracking). There is a mechanical cover as well as an IR camera for facial recognition via Windows Hello.
Maintenance
The bottom cover is held in place by quite a few Torx screws which can be removed easily (no hidden screws). Inside, you can access the fan for cleaning, as well as swap out the M.2-2280 SSD and the battery. The RAM and WLAN modules are soldered on.
Input devices - A keyboard with a 1.4-mm lift
The laptop's keyboard with a key lift of 1.4 mm holds no surprises in store. It feels comfortable and precise to type on and only the larger keys are a little louder. All-in-all, this is a good keyboard. On the other hand, its layout isn't totally ideal, as the arrow keys are small and there is only a single-line Enter key. The white backlighting features three intensity levels and can be automatically activated or deactivated via a brightness sensor.
The clickpad (13 x 7.5 cm) is nice and smooth and can be operated without any issues. The bottom half can be pressed down but this is met with a loud click noise. A virtual number pad can be brought up by clicking the top right of the pad. The mouse pointer can then still be moved, only clicks become somewhat complicated. Overall, however, the numeric keypad works well.
Display - 120-Hz OLED
Asus offers its new Zenbook 14 solely with OLED panels—our test device features the optional 3K variant (2,880 x 1,800 pixels, 16:10) with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, but touch inputs are not supported. Subjectively, the picture quality is awesome and aside from absolute black content, the display also depicts colors super vividly. Furthermore, its response times are extremely fast and movements appear very smooth thanks to its 120-Hz refresh rate. The brightness and color temperature can be adjusted automatically.
Its maximum brightness in SDR mode is 392 cd/m² on average and thanks to its extremely low black value, its maximum contrast ratio is super high. Different to other current OLED models, the Zenbook 14 also does very well in HDR mode—here, it achieved values up to 644 cd/m² when depicting the maximum brightness in small areas and 620 cd/m² when showing a full bright screen. However, the same Windows restrictions come into play here, as its HDR mode has to be activated manually and then the color management no longer works.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 389 cd/m²
Contrast: 19550:1 (Black: 0.02 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.17
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA ATNA40CU06-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 TL140ADXP24-0, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 ATNA40YK11-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 CSOT T3 MNE007ZA1-3, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P Samsung 134XK04, OLED, 3456x2160, 13.40 | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry IPS, 2560x1664, 13.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -18% | 0% | -16% | -0% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 71.1 -29% | 99.75 0% | 74.7 -25% | 99.7 0% | 98.4 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 98.7 -1% | 99.99 0% | 99.6 0% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 97.6 | 73.2 -25% | 98.56 1% | 75.8 -22% | 96.8 -1% | 87.6 -10% |
| Response Times | -4274% | -653% | -3318% | -153% | -4038% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.69 ? | 37.9 ? -5393% | 2.2 ? -219% | 32.2 ? -4567% | 2.18 ? -216% | 32.9 ? -4668% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 0.71 ? | 23.1 ? -3154% | 12.8 ? -1703% | 15.4 ? -2069% | 2.08 ? -193% | 24.9 ? -3407% |
| PWM Frequency | 480 ? | 300 -37% | 238.6 ? -50% | |||
| Screen | -129% | -125% | -189% | -114% | -241% | |
| Brightness middle | 391 | 340 -13% | 388 -1% | 402 3% | 361.7 -7% | 526 35% |
| Brightness | 392 | 338 -14% | 391 0% | 371 -5% | 367 -6% | 486 24% |
| Brightness Distribution | 98 | 84 -14% | 98 0% | 86 -12% | 96 -2% | 87 -11% |
| Black Level * | 0.02 | 0.16 -700% | 0.0411 -106% | 0.27 -1250% | 0.38 -1800% | |
| Contrast | 19550 | 2125 -89% | 9440 -52% | 1489 -92% | 1384 -93% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 1.7 -55% | 6.32 -475% | 1.8 -64% | 4.83 -339% | 1.3 -18% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.4 | 3 -25% | 8.82 -268% | 3.6 -50% | 9.34 -289% | 2.7 -13% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.3 | 2.9 -123% | 2.61 -101% | 1.8 -38% | 1.8 -38% | 2 -54% |
| Gamma | 2.17 101% | 2.22 99% | 1.772 124% | 2.27 97% | 2.33 94% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 6336 103% | 6729 97% | 6202 105% | 6695 97% | 6438 101% | 6858 95% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.3 | 4.79 | 1.5 | 3.97 | 0.7 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -1474% /
-741% | -259% /
-212% | -1174% /
-630% | -89% /
-95% | -1428% /
-770% |
* ... smaller is better
We analyzed the panel using the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2) and the standard native profile delivers good reproduction straight out of the box, although the colors are a little oversaturated. Using the P3 profile, on the other hand, leads to extremely accurate color depiction and all deviations remain below the important deviation value of 3. We then noted no grayscale color deviations.
Using our own calibration, we weren't able to further improve the display's depiction. In addition, you can select a very accurate sRGB profile if you would like to edit pictures within the small color space. The screen covers the sRGB and P3 color spaces in their entirety.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 0.71 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.38 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.33 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. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.69 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.37 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.32 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 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 480 Hz | ≤ 80 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 480 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 80 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 480 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The OLED panel uses PWM at a frequency of 480 Hz if the brightness is at 80 % or lower. However, Asus offers so-called flicker-free OLED dimming within its MyAsus software.
The OLED panel is very reflective and even though its brightness and high contrast help mitigate this, reflections remain an issue even on clouded days. Aside from the blue shimmer that is typical for OLED panels, it doesn't have any issues with its viewing angles.
Performance - Intel Meteor Lake and an Arc iGPU
The new Zenbook 14 OLED is only available with Intel's Meteor-Lake mobile processors including their integrated Arc GPUs (Core Ultra 5, 7 & 9). Its RAM is soldered on and you can choose between 16 and 32 GB LPDDR5x-7467 RAM.
Testing conditions
Within its MyAsus software, the manufacturer offers three different performance modes that can also be selected via the key combination FN+F. We ran the following tests using the preselected standard mode (64/20 watts). If you require more power, then you can also select performance mode (64/28 watts) when connected to the mains but in our eyes, this added performance doesn't justify how loud the fans get (about 50 dB(A)). If you like things particularly quiet, then you can also select whisper mode (45/15 watts).
Processor - Core Ultra 7 155H
We have tested the new Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Meteor Lake) quite a few times by now. As Intel has axed its old P-series chips, the new H-series ones now take on a wider TDP range of 28 to 115 watts, however, the manufacturer also uses the chips at lower power limits. The Zenbook 14 can hold its high power limit of over 60 watts for about 20 seconds if the device is cool. Afterwards, the value keeps sinking more and more until it balances out at only 20 watts. As a result, its results are very good during short benchmarks and in everyday use but under longer periods of load, the laptop suffers a huge drop in performance (almost 50 % in our CB loop). Its single-core performance is good overall but somewhat weaker than the old Raptor Lake chips and roughly on par with AMD's Zen4 CPUs. In battery mode, the processor can consume a maximum of 50 watts and then quickly settles at 25 watts, which is why its multi-core performance is around 14 % lower. Further CPU benchmarks are available here.
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
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 6.2: 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
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (9769 - 19007, n=27) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2485 - 16201, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1496 - 1801, n=27) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (598 - 1934, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (3798 - 7409, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (620 - 693, n=25) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1988 - 2858, n=29) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (230 - 268, n=26) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (178 - 349, n=23) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (42601 - 70074, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (5037 - 5540, n=25) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (10696 - 13656, n=27) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6796 - 13217, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2003 - 3130, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (2287 - 2458, n=27) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (10017 - 13556, n=27) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1689 - 1824, n=27) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (9.93 - 21.2, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (40.9 - 58.9, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (0.4609 - 0.516, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
* ... smaller is better
In addition, we took a look at the CPU's performance using the other performance modes and evaluated the package power during our Cinebench R15 multi-loop. Its performance sank using all three profiles but for a short while, whisper mode led to good performance which should be good enough to cover short bursts of load during everyday use.
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test 2
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (6670 - 18470, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 25961, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (43630 - 93181, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11867 - 111109, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1940 - 4436, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (453 - 4646, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (64698 - 93266, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15447 - 115300, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (5639 - 10641, n=25) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1223 - 14944, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (21052 - 47685, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6379 - 59053, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (45713 - 152179, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (557 - 1250, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (270 - 1123, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (3569 - 9802, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (204 - 14018, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32719 - 54223, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7622 - 53954, n=57, last 2 years) | |
System performance
In terms of system performance, the Zenbook 14 shows no problems and in general, it is a very fast-reacting laptop. Its results during the synthetic benchmarks were also good and we had no issues with the device during the course of our test.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (5159 - 7529, n=17) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (9557 - 11214, n=17) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8890 - 11168, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (7822 - 10591, n=17) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6213 - 10279, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (4985 - 9999, n=17) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4093 - 9749, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (1366 - 1903, n=17) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (718 - 1876, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (1291 - 1717, n=16) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (685 - 1829, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (1519 - 1929, n=16) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (776 - 2210, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (939 - 1700, n=16) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (652 - 1899, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (119.2 - 448, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (255 - 299, n=17) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (241 - 263, n=13) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (67.2 - 325, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (363 - 1913, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (520 - 565, n=17) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 6527 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (62397 - 95631, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (22781 - 95353, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (60544 - 90647, n=25) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23831 - 86433, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (64852 - 93451, n=25) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23474 - 93382, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (125.8 - 173, n=25) | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (18.8 - 172, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
In our standardized latency test (surfing the web, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), the Zenbook 14 with the current BIOS version showed limitations with one driver, but the important value "interrupt to process latency" was very low.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
The laptop is equipped with the Micron2400, a PCIe-4.0 SSD with a storage capacity of 1 TB, whereby users can freely access 896 GB after first starting up the device. Although the SSD's performance is fit for everyday tasks and remains stable even under longer periods of load, the drive doesn't show the best results when compared to the competition. We were slightly surprised ourselves and repeated the tests multiple times, but nothing changed about the results. Further SSD benchmarks are listed here.
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The Meteor-Lake processors are fitted with the new Arc iGPUs, whereby the fast variant with 8 cores is used in conjunction with the Core Ultra 7 155H. After Intel barely showing any iGPU progress in recent times, the new Arc iGPU can compete with AMD's Radeon 780M—at least in the current synthetic tests.
Unfortunately, there are currently still some issues with the GPU drivers, as we noted massive frame drops on a lot of test devices in most games with high details selected, such as on the recently reviewed HP Spectre x360 14 and, of course, the Zenbook 14 OLED. In Asus' case, you can adjust the allocated GPU memory via the MyAsus software, which then requires a restart. Basically, the value is assigned automatically, but you can select up to 8 GB. However, this only helps for a short time, because even with more GPU memory, there are still significant fluctuations in performance, which is why gaming is currently hardly possible (especially with high details). We do not yet know exactly why only some test devices exhibit this behavior.
In the gaming benchmarks, the new Arc iGPU couldn't confirm its good results from the synthetic tests and consistently fell behind the Radeon 780M from AMD. However, we assume that this problem will be rectified with future drivers, leading to further improvements in gaming performance. Its graphics performance remains stable both under prolonged load and in battery mode. Further GPU benchmarks are available in our tech section.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 9340 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6445 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3427 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (336 - 1548, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU (301 - 637, n=18) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
* ... smaller is better
| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8 - 44.2, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5.01 - 67.5, n=47, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5.24 - 50.1, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (17.7 - 86, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (29.4 - 109.1, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
Witcher 3 FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 110.5 | 107.7 | 33.9 | 14.1 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 126 | 80 | 40 | 19.2 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 98.4 | 69.4 | 66.8 | 63.9 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 47.6 | 29.7 | 21.2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 47.1 | 36 | 30.2 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 54 | 37 | 34 | 31 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 154.8 | 67.6 | 52.4 | 38.8 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 143.5 | 73.9 | 56.4 | 26.9 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 73.1 | 62.2 | 46.7 | 11.9 |
| F1 23 (2023) | 73.1 | 59.5 | 37.6 | 10 |
Emissions - The Zenbook suffers from high fan activity
Noise emissions
The processor's high power limits present a big challenge for the cooling system and users pay for the laptop's good performance in the shape of a lot of fan activity under short bursts of load. The fan even begins to rotate in idle mode, although the whirring noise shouldn't get annoying. However, it already spins faster during simple tasks, leading to it quickly reaching an audible 33-40 dB(A). Furthermore, the fan also begins to pulsate under load, which is a bit annoying. In performance mode, we noted an extremely loud 49.3 dB(A) and in whisper mode, we measured a maximum of 31.6 dB(A). In addition, our test device made electronic noises during almost every task which came from the SSD in particular, meaning you never truly have your peace, even when the fans are deactivated.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.4 / 23.4 / 24.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 39.3 / 39.3 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.4 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB MZ-V8P2T0 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-13700H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | |
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| Noise | 3% | -6% | -10% | -4% | |
| off / environment * | 23.4 | 23.5 -0% | 25 -7% | 24.5 -5% | 23.7 -1% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.4 | 23.5 -0% | 25 -7% | 24.5 -5% | 24 -3% |
| Idle Average * | 23.4 | 23.5 -0% | 25 -7% | 24.5 -5% | 24 -3% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24.5 | 25.1 -2% | 26.2 -7% | 30.4 -24% | 24.4 -0% |
| Load Average * | 39.3 | 32.4 18% | 35.7 9% | 39.5 -1% | 37 6% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 35.9 | 34.9 3% | 41.7 -16% | 42.1 -17% | |
| Load Maximum * | 39.3 | 37.3 5% | 45.5 -16% | 44.9 -14% | 42 -7% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The Zenbook 14's case remained very cool in idle mode, but we measured temperatures of more than 40 °C under higher load, especially on the bottom. The hotspot is in the middle rear area, meaning you can still rest the laptop on your thighs. The keyboard also gets noticeably warm, but shouldn't cause any limitations during use. In view of its low power limit of 20 watts and its high fan activity, however, these surface temperatures are too high. During the stress test, the processor settled at 20 watts much faster than was the case with pure CPU load. This value was then also maintained for the remaining period.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.9 °C / 106 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 46.8 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.7 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.5 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.3 °C / 88.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-3 °C / -5.4 F).
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 Intel Core i7-13700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU Apple M2, Apple M2 10-Core GPU | |
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| Heat | -1% | -11% | -7% | -1% | -3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.9 | 41.5 -1% | 36.5 11% | 45.8 -12% | 43.8 -7% | 44.7 -9% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 46.8 | 45.7 2% | 49.5 -6% | 42 10% | 44.4 5% | 44.6 5% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 24.1 | 24.7 -2% | 25.5 -6% | 27.5 -14% | 24 -0% | 25.1 -4% |
| Idle Bottom * | 24.6 | 24.9 -1% | 35 -42% | 27.1 -10% | 25.2 -2% | 25.3 -3% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The Zenbook 14's sound system surprised us positively, offering a very good sound that can also compete with the best subnotebooks. The result is powerful and spacious—only the bass is limited, which is not surprising considering its build.
Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.5% 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, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, 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 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 3% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 96% 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, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power management - The Zenbook with lots of stamina
Power consumption
The Zenbook 14's OLED panel isn't one of the most efficient models and noted around 10 watts at full SDR brightness. Under load, we encountered the well-known problem that compact laptops are often only delivered with 65-watt power supplies. Of course, this is not enough when the processor can consume up to 64 watts. This value is not maintained for long, but in these situations (even if they may be rare in everyday use) the battery always has to be tapped briefly to cover the power requirement.
| Off / Standby | 0.38 / 0.53 Watt |
| Idle | 6.1 / 10 / 10.3 Watt |
| Load |
53.3 / 67 Watt |
   
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| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB MZ-V8P2T0, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, OLED, 3456x2160, 13.40 | Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU M2, M2 10-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP1024Z, IPS, 2560x1664, 13.60 | Average Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Power Consumption | -20% | -14% | 12% | -2% | 32% | -1% | 10% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 6.1 | 5.6 8% | 5.5 10% | 4.2 31% | 6.9 -13% | 1.9 69% | 4.96 ? 19% | 4.9 ? 20% |
| Idle Average * | 10 | 9.2 8% | 10.1 -1% | 7.4 26% | 7.4 26% | 9.6 4% | 8.01 ? 20% | 8.36 ? 16% |
| Idle Maximum * | 10.3 | 9.7 6% | 11.2 -9% | 8 22% | 13.6 -32% | 9.7 6% | 12.8 ? -24% | 10.4 ? -1% |
| Load Average * | 53.3 | 65.2 -22% | 45.9 14% | 42.8 20% | 43.5 18% | 32.4 39% | 50.6 ? 5% | 45.9 ? 14% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 42 | 70 -67% | 60.9 -45% | 47.9 -14% | 48 -14% | 30.8 27% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 67 | 101 -51% | 104.1 -55% | 76 -13% | 63.3 6% | 35.7 47% | 84.4 ? -26% | 66 ? 1% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Runtimes
The MyAsus software is preset to reduce the display's frequency to 60 Hz in battery mode, which is also why we used these results for our comparisons. The 75-Wh battery enables good runtimes, as we measured almost 12 hours (10 hours at 120 Hz) during the WLAN test at 150 cd/m² (corresponds to 71% of the laptop's maximum SDR brightness) and still just under 9 hours (~7 hours at 120 Hz) at full brightness. Similar to other reviews of Meteor Lake devices, its video runtime at 150 cd/m² was particularly good, coming in at just under 17 hours. Even the MacBook Air M2 was beaten here (although its battery is also smaller).
An HDR video at full brightness lasted for just over 5 hours, which is a good result. It takes 130 minutes to charge the device completely, whereby 80 % of its capacity is available again after around 72 minutes.
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, 75 Wh | Tuxedo Pulse 14 Gen3 R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M, 60 Wh | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, 65 Wh | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 99 Wh | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Core i7-1360P i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 55 Wh | Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU M2, M2 10-Core GPU, 52.6 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Battery Runtime | -33% | -39% | 16% | -38% | 10% | -15% | |
| H.264 | 1010 | 595 -41% | 946 -6% | 794 ? -21% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 707 | 620 -12% | 479 -32% | 823 16% | 436 -38% | 884 25% | 629 ? -11% |
| Load | 134 | 72 -46% | 74 -45% | 115.4 ? -14% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The Zenbook 14 with lots of light and one big shade
In our test, the new Zenbook 14 OLED showed quite a few positive features, one which deserves to be named is its lightweight but still stable metal case. Its 120-Hz 3K OLED display also boasts great picture quality and accurate color profiles, meaning you can easily edit photos and videos (in P3 as well as sRGB). Its input devices are decent and its connectivity options include all the important connections such as USB-C, USB-A and an HMDI output. However, its RAM can't be expanded.
The laptop's new Meteor-Lake processor offers excellent performance during short peaks of load in particular, but this comes at the cost of high power consumption. Under longer periods of load, however, its performance sinks quite a bit and the new Arc iGPU still shows some driver issues when gaming. Its SSD performance is also comparatively low, but you won't likely notice this during everyday use. Even so, more could have been possible. Positives, at least, include its long runtimes and impressive speakers.
A great case, beautiful screen, excellent speakers and good runtimes: The new Zenbook 14 OLED could be a very good laptop if it wasn't for its overstrained fans as well as electronic noises.
The biggest problem the Zenbook 14 faces is its cooling, as despite its high power limits, Asus only makes use of one fan—and it certainly has its hands full. Even during simple applications such as video playback or when surfing the web (using one tab), the fan almost always jumps into action. Furthermore, we noted frequent electronic noises (coil whining) and in total, the Zenbook 14 is simply too loud.
Price and availability
The new Zenbook 14 OLED can be purchased directly from Asus' online store with prices starting from US$1,299.99.
Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA
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02/20/2024 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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