Verdict - Zenbook A14 with Snapdragon X2 Elite is impressive, especially at $1149
The updated Asus Zenbook A14 is once again a very portable 14-inch laptop with ling battery runtimes, but the addition of the new Snapdragon X2 Elite processor elevates the overall performance to a completely new level. It offers more CPU performance than any other direct rival with Intel or AMD chips, even when you use the barely audible Whisper model. The GPU performance is also very good and it is very efficient. The 1200p OLED is still limited to 60 Hz, but still offers very good image quality.
If you use the maximum performance, the fans will be very audible, but this is not required for everyday usage scenarios and the overall performance impression is excellent, even on battery power. There can still be limitations due to Windows on ARM and we recommend you check the app support before you purchase a Snapdragon laptop, but the overall experience is much more polished compared to the original Snapdragon X launch.
The base model for $1149 with the powerful X2 Elite and 24 GB RAM offers a really good price performance ratio and you will have a hard time finding a comparable device. Apple's MacBook Air 13 M5 will be the main rival and starts at $1099 with the slower GPU and 16 GB RAM.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The new Zenbook A14 starts at $1149 and will be available at Best Buy.
Asus updates its extremely lightweight 14-inch subnotebook Zenbook A14 and it is the first device with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, so it gets a massive performance increase compared to the previous model with the old Snapdragon X Plus. The chassis weighs under 1 kg and the construction did not change, which also includes the 60 Hz OLED screen. The base model starts at $1149 with the X2 Elite SoC, 24 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD storage, while our review unit is the SKU with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD storage for $1799. please also see our Snapdragon X2 Extreme analysis.
Specifications
Case and Connectivity
The chassis construction did not change and Asus still uses Ceraluminum (combination of ceramic and aluminum), and the new Zenbook A14 once again stays under 1 kg. The stability is still very good, but our review unit suffered from some light creaking sounds from the hinges. The hinges are also a bit too loose. You can get the device either in Iceland Gray or Zabriski Beige. maintenance options are still limited to the single M.2-2280 SSD.
Connectivity remains unchanged with two USB-C 4.0 ports, HDMI as well as a regular USB-A port. The Wi-Fi 7 module supports Bluetooth 6.0 and manages excellent transfer rates in combination with a Wi-Fi 7 router. The 1080p webcam takes acceptable images and all of Microsoft's Copilot+ features are supported.
| Networking | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| iperf3 transmit GT-BE19000 WiFi7 | |
| iperf3 receive GT-BE19000 WiFi7 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Input Devices
The input devices did not change, either, which means the backlit keyboard with 1.3 mm travel offers a comfortable typing experience, even though it is not quite good as on other Zenbook models due to the slightly spongy feedback. The clickpad once again works very well and it is sufficiently sized at 12.7 x 9.7 cm.
Display - Still 60 Hz OLED screen
Asus still uses a glossy 60 Hz OLED screen without touch functionality and the resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels (16:10). The subjective image quality is still very good with deep blacks and rich colors, but the frequency of 60 Hz can be an issue if you are used to a higher refresh rate. There is PWM flickering at 480 Hz, but the amplitude is small and Asus offers the familiar software solution for flicker-free OLED dimming. Response times are very fast and both the brightness as well as the color temperature can be controlled automatically.
The Samsung OLED screen has the same panel ID as the previous model, but we determine slightly better brightness values: 408 nits in SDR mode and up to 625 nits in HDR mode (604 nits for a completely white image). Asus once again implements very accurate color profiles and you can immediately start editing images. Our calibration software is not supported on ARM Windows, so we could not calibrate the panel.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 404 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1.1 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.74}
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.9 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.99}
88.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
98.8% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
99.5% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.17
CCT: 6547 K
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA ATNA40CT06-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 IPS, 2560x1664, 13.6", 60 Hz | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 LG Philips 140WUX, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 120 Hz | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon ED014.55, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6", 120 Hz | HP OmniBook X 14 BOE0C93, IPS, 2240x1400, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 LEN145WQ+, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.5", 90 Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 ATNA40CU07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ LQ138P1JX61, IPS, 2304x1536, 13.8", 120 Hz | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA ATNA40CT06-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
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| Display | -1% | -22% | 0% | -10% | 0% | -2% | -2% | 1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 99.5 | 98.1 -1% | 64 -36% | 100 1% | 78.9 -21% | 97.3 -2% | 97 -3% | 97.8 -2% | 100 1% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 98.8 | 98.6 0% | 95.3 -4% | 99.9 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 98.2 -1% | 100 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 88.9 | 86.8 -2% | 66.2 -26% | 88.1 -1% | 78.7 -11% | 90.8 2% | 85.2 -4% | 87.3 -2% | 89.6 1% |
| Response Times | -1480% | -3805% | 49% | -3333% | 4% | -52% | -2185% | -10% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 1.22 ? | 24.3 ? -1892% | 57.7 ? -4630% | 0.51 ? 58% | 52 ? -4162% | 0.39 ? 68% | 0.83 ? 32% | 38.9 ? -3089% | 1.08 ? 11% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 1.26 ? | 14.7 ? -1067% | 38.8 ? -2979% | 0.49 ? 61% | 32.8 ? -2503% | 0.71 ? 44% | 0.69 ? 45% | 17.4 ? -1281% | 1.17 ? 7% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 480 ? | 120 ? | 360 ? | 240 | 480 ? | ||||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 15 | 11 27% | 30 -100% | 50 -233% | 22 -47% | ||||
| Screen | -22% | -17% | -16% | -59% | -4% | -7% | 16% | 13% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 404 | 546 35% | 561.2 39% | 514 27% | 303 -25% | 472 17% | 392 -3% | 606 50% | 386 -4% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 408 | 519 27% | 505 24% | 519 27% | 293 -28% | 475 16% | 398 -2% | 592 45% | 387 -5% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 98 | 90 -8% | 85 -13% | 92 -6% | 90 -8% | 97 -1% | 97 -1% | 94 -4% | 98 0% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.43 | |||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 2.1 -91% | 2.09 -90% | 2.2 -100% | 2.6 -136% | 1.4 -27% | 1.3 -18% | 1.3 -18% | 0.9 18% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.3 | 4 -21% | 4.37 -32% | 5.5 -67% | 5.4 -64% | 4.1 -24% | 3.2 3% | 2.1 36% | 1.7 48% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.9 | 3.3 -74% | 2.5 -32% | 1.5 21% | 3.7 -95% | 2 -5% | 2.3 -21% | 2.1 -11% | 1.5 21% |
| Gamma | 2.17 101% | 2.22 99% | 2.19 100% | 2.22 99% | 2.09 105% | 2.21 100% | 2.24 98% | 2.16 102% | 2.19 100% |
| CCT | 6547 99% | 7127 91% | 6760 96% | 6340 103% | 6543 99% | 6493 100% | 6517 100% | 6842 95% | 6399 102% |
| Contrast (:1) | 1437 | 2551 | 1782 | 1409 | |||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.9 | 1.09 | |||||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -501% /
-281% | -1281% /
-707% | 11% /
4% | -1134% /
-641% | 0% /
-1% | -20% /
-17% | -724% /
-389% | 1% /
4% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.69 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.57 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. » 6 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 1.22 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.66 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.56 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. » 5 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.3 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 480 Hz Amplitude: 15 % | ≤ 83 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 480 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 83 % 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 7920 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance - Snapdragon X2 Elite
Testing Conditions
Asus offers the familiar power settings, which can be synced with the Windows settings. We ran our tests in Performance mode to show the maximum performance of the new Snapdragon X2 Elite, but during everyday use, the performance is still excellent and better than most rivals in Whisper mode, where the fans are pretty much inaudible.
| Power mode | TDP (Watts) | Cinebench 2024 Multi (points) | Steel Nomad Light (points) | Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Med (fps) | max. fan noise (dB(A)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper | 45/22/15 | 926 | 4264 | 28.4 | 28.1 |
| Standard | 60/31/23 | 1240 | 4579 | 34,6 | 36.6 |
| Performance | 60/31 | 1471 | 4877 | 42.7 | 51.7/48.7 |
| Battery | 60/31 | 1452 | 4865 | 42.7 | 51.7/47.8 |
Processor - X2E-88-100
The Zenbook A14 is equipped with the new Snapdragon X2E-88-100 with 18 CPU cores and the performance is excellent. The single-core performance beats any other x86 chip and is just slightly behind the Apple M4. The single-core performance is also 20 % better compared to the old Snapdragon X1 Elite and even 55 % better than the Snapdragon X in the old Zenbook A14. Multi-core performance is even better and the new Snapdragon also clearly beats Apple's M5 SoC and all the direct x86 rivals. The performance advantage over the old Zenbook A14 is massive at 128 %. Please see our in-depth analysis for more information about the chip and the efficiency.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Geekbench 6.6: Multi-Core | Single-Core
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (926 - 1471, n=4) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (148 - 1471, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (149 - 153, n=2) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (35 - 200, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Geekbench 6.6: Multi-Core | Single-Core
We also included emulated benchmarks in the table below. The performance is once again very good, but obviously suffers a bit compared to native apps.
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 -mmt1
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5 -9! | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 -1! | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2165, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 826, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.403 - 1.456, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14 940XHA | |
| HP OmniBook 7 Aero 13-bg1077nr | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H | |
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 -mmt1
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
* ... 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 of class Subnotebook | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA -1! | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 -1! | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 -1! | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon -1! | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ -1! | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 -1! | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -1! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 115682, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 124284, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 64588, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (v6.92.6600) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1353 - 3929, n=3, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
System Performance
The subjective performance impression is still excellent and we did not encounter any stability issues. Compatibility can still be an issue, but our experience was much smoother compared to last year and there are definitely improvements. We still recommend you check if all your apps will run on Windows on ARM before you purchase a Snapdragon laptop.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 2356, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 2277, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2743, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1889, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (156 - 530, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (132 - 378, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (234 - 1104, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (n=1) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
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» No benchmarks for this notebook found!
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 109734, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 127174, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 117898, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 (n=1) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
DPC Latency
We could not run our standardized latency test, but 4K video playback did not result in dropped frames.
Storage Devices
Our review unit is equipped with a Micron 2600 1 TB drive (891 GB free). The performance of the PCIe 4.0 SSD is good, even though the transfer rates will start to fluctuate under sustained workloads.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The new Adreno X2-90 GPU of the X2E-88-100 runs at 1700 MHz and consumes up to 18 Watts, which is pretty much identical to Apple's current M5 10-core GPU and the performance is also pretty much identical. Intel's new Panther Lake GPUs are faster, but also consume much more power, while the old Lunar Lake GPUs as well as AMD's Radeon 890M/880M are beaten. The advantage over the old Zenbook A14 is once again massive.
The gaming performance is also very good and once again only beaten by the new Panther Lake iGPUs. Qualcomm improved the compatibility and we had less problems during our gaming benchmarks. Game Pass is now supported, just like Epic's anti-cheat software, so you can play Fortnite, for example. There can still be issues though, and we could not run F1 24 or F1 25, for example. Please see our analysis for more information.
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 23721 points | |
| 3DMark Vantage P Result | 42419 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 11814 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 9530 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 4098 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 1095 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 4877 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 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (241 - 861, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | |
| Average Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 (320 - 405, n=2) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (195 - 396, n=12, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 142.9 | 134.5 | 74 | 33.1 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 102.7 | 86.3 | 78.2 | 69.4 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 89.7 | 55.5 | 31 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 53.2 | 48 | 42.5 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 67 | 53 | 51 | 48 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 237 | 91.2 | 76.9 | 68.9 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 109 | 48 | 43 | 40 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 50.9 | 40.2 | 35.5 | 34.8 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 48.5 | 42.7 | 34.9 | 30.8 |
| Total War Pharaoh (2023) | 159.5 | 113 | 83.6 | 71.1 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Emissions & Power Consumption
System Noise
The Zenbook A14 stays very quiet during everyday situations, even in Performance mode. As mentioned before, we would always recommend Whisper mode if you do not need the maximum performance, because the performance is still excellent and you can only barely hear the fans at 28 dB(A) even under maximum load. In Performance mode, the fans will get much louder (up to 51.7 dB(A), then quickly settle at 48.7 dB(A)). We did not hear any other electronic noises.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.2 / 24.2 / 24.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 41.3 / 51.7 dB(A) |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.2 dB(A) | ||
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90 | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | HP OmniBook X 14 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | |
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| Noise | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 16% | 13% | ||
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.2 | 23 5% | 23.6 2% | 23.7 2% | 24.1 -0% | 24 1% | 23.8 2% | |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.2 | 23 5% | 23.6 2% | 23.7 2% | 24.1 -0% | 24 1% | 23.8 2% | |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.2 | 23 5% | 23.6 2% | 23.7 2% | 24.1 -0% | 24 1% | 23.8 2% | |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 24.2 | 23.1 5% | 25.1 -4% | 23.7 2% | 24.1 -0% | 26.3 -9% | 23.8 2% | |
| Load Average * (dB) | 41.3 | 30.8 25% | 26.3 36% | 29.7 28% | 25.3 39% | 27.2 34% | 26 37% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 41.3 | 35.4 14% | 35.6 14% | 37.1 10% | 38.6 7% | 27.2 34% | 31.5 24% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 51.7 | 45.9 11% | 40.9 21% | 37.1 28% | 40.5 22% | 27.2 47% | 40.3 22% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The surface temperatures are usually very cool, the only exception is the rear section on the bottom when you really stress the laptop in Performance mode. Up to 47 °C is still not critical and the keyboard stays much cooler. The CPU levels off at 31 Watts during our stress test.
(±) 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 47.2 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 22.9 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 33.9 °C / 93 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 25.8 °C / 78.4 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 (+2.4 °C / 4.4 F).
| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90 | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | HP OmniBook X 14 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | |
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| Heat | 2% | 13% | -2% | -1% | -15% | -12% | -3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 40.9 | 44.1 -8% | 37.8 8% | 44.3 -8% | 44.2 -8% | 44.9 -10% | 47.9 -17% | 47.1 -15% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 47.2 | 42.4 10% | 38.6 18% | 41.9 11% | 44.5 6% | 51.5 -9% | 51.3 -9% | 44.6 6% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 24.5 | 23.7 3% | 21.2 13% | 25.2 -3% | 25.1 -2% | 28.9 -18% | 26.7 -9% | 24.7 -1% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 24 | 23.8 1% | 21.4 11% | 25.4 -6% | 24.3 -1% | 29.4 -22% | 26.9 -12% | 24.5 -2% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The speaker performance is good for this segment, even though some rivals like the XPS 14 or the MagicBook Art 14 offer better sound systems.
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, 81% 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 24%, 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, 84% 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, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, 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
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
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 24%, worst was 134%
HP OmniBook X 14 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (91.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 29% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 65% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 18% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 78% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 18% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 78% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 13% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 84% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
Power consumption is a bit higher than before while idling, but the biggest difference is obviously under load, where the new Zenbook A14 consumes up to 102 Watts for a moment before it levels off at 87 and then 65 Watts. The 100W PSU is therefore sufficient.
| Off / Standby | 0.48 / 0.19 Watt |
| Idle | 4.7 / 7.1 / 7.4 Watt |
| Load |
39.6 / 101.8 Watt |
   
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| Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA X2E-88-100, X2-90, Micron 2600 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QHK, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 8-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP0512Z, IPS, 2560x1664, 13.6" | Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 355 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3, WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-512G-1101, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Micron MT001TAYAX8U40, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6" | HP OmniBook X 14 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00, IPS, 2240x1400, 14" | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.5" | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, , OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV, IPS, 2304x1536, 13.8" | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | Average Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 | Average of class Subnotebook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 31% | 23% | -6% | 27% | 8% | 9% | 35% | 45% | -6% | 8% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 4.7 | 1.8 62% | 1.6 66% | 5.8 -23% | 2.5 47% | 5.1 -9% | 5.4 -15% | 1.4 70% | 3.1 34% | 4.9 ? -4% | 3.91 ? 17% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 7.1 | 9.3 -31% | 3.7 48% | 9.5 -34% | 4.7 34% | 8.4 -18% | 9.7 -37% | 6.3 11% | 5.2 27% | 7.6 ? -7% | 6.92 ? 3% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 7.4 | 9.4 -27% | 3.9 47% | 11.2 -51% | 6.2 16% | 8.6 -16% | 10.2 -38% | 7.6 -3% | 5.4 27% | 7.9 ? -7% | 8.22 ? -11% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 39.6 | 29.4 26% | 36 9% | 29.8 25% | 25.6 35% | 26.1 34% | 28.9 27% | 26.9 32% | 13.8 65% | 40.1 ? -1% | 42.1 ? -6% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 65.3 | 18.9 71% | 50.9 22% | 45.4 30% | 40.3 38% | 37.2 43% | 24.7 62% | 38.5 41% | 19.6 70% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 31.4 | 17.7 44% | 47.7 -52% | 38.7 -23% | 36.7 -17% | 35.3 -12% | 22 30% | 19.7 37% | |||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 101.8 | 30.4 70% | 80 21% | 68.1 33% | 67.9 33% | 67.1 34% | 68.2 33% | 40.7 60% | 46.8 54% | 115.4 ? -13% | 64.8 ? 36% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
battery runtimes with the 70 Wh battery are still very good and we determine 16 hours in our Wi-Fi test at 150 nits, which is pretty much identical to the MacBook Air 13 M5. At maximum panel brightness, however, the Zenbook still manages almost 11 hours and therefore 4 hours more than the MacBook.
Notebookcheck Rating
Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA
- 04/07/2026 v8
Andreas Osthoff
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 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. $629.00 ASUS Zenbook A14 Laptop 14" ... 2. $769.00 ASUS Zenbook A14 AI PC Lapto... 3. $829.00 ASUS Zenbook A14; Copilot+ P... | 992 g | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED |
2. 91.6%  | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 Apple M5 10-Core ⎘ Apple M5 8-Core GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | List Price: 1199€ | 1.2 kg | 11.3 mm | 13.60" 2560x1664 225 PPI IPS |
3. 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. $2,099.00 Dell XPS 14 9440 14.5" Noteb... 2. $1,263.99 Dell XPS 14 9440 AI Powered ... 3. $1,399.99 Dell Latitude 5450 Business ... List Price: 1600 USD | 1.5 kg | 15.2 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
4. 89.4%  | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB | List Price: 1699€ | 1 kg | 12.9 mm | 14.60" 3120x2080 257 PPI OLED |
5. 84.4%  | HP OmniBook X 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 1299€ | 1.3 kg | 14.3 mm | 14.00" 2240x1400 189 PPI IPS |
6. 86.4%  | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 1599€ | 1.3 kg | 15 mm | 14.50" 2944x1840 239 PPI OLED |
7. 85.1%  | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory | List Price: 1569€ | 1.2 kg | 10.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
8. 86.2%  | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | List Price: 1649€ | 1.3 kg | 17.5 mm | 13.80" 2304x1536 201 PPI IPS |
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