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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo in review: Dual-screen laptop with a fast 120 Hz OLED display

Two screens and a fast CPU. Asus has retained the dual-screen concept with the new Zenbook Pro 14 Duo that features a fast 120 Hz OLED display and a new Alder Lake H processor from Intel. Optionally, there are also models with dedicated GeForce RTX graphics cards, but our test device only comes with the integrated GPU.

With the new Zenbook Pro 14 Duo, Asus introduces a powerful multimedia laptop with two screens. We're already familiar with the basic concept from the old ZenBook Duo 14 UX482, but the new Pro 14 Duo features some important changes, and overall, users can particularly look forward to more performance. While the predecessor was still equipped with Intel Tiger Lake U processors, Asus is now using the much faster H45 CPUs from the new Alder Lake generation. A dedicated Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti is also optionally available. The main display is a 14.5-inch 4K OLED screen, and the second screen uses an IPS panel; they both run at a fast 120 Hz.

Our review unit bears the UX8402Z model designation and uses the Core i7-12700H in combination with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. However, our device has to do without the dedicated GeForce GPU; graphics computations are exclusively handled by the processor's integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7. Our configuration costs around 1,899 Euros (~$2,033), while the model with the RTX 3050 Ti and a 1 TB SSD costs 2,299 Euros (~$2,462).

Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA (Zenbook Pro 14 Duo Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 80 W PL2 / Short Burst, 60 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Core: 1400 MHz, Memory: 2400 MHz
Memory
16 GB 
, LPDDR5, dual-channel, onboard
Display
14.50 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixel 234 PPI, capacitive, ATNA45AF01-0, OLED, glossy: yes, HDR, 120 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, 512 GB 
, 430 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo, Card Reader: microSD, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19.6 x 323.5 x 224.7 ( = 0.77 x 12.74 x 8.85 in)
Battery
76 Wh, 4770 mAh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: stereo, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 150-watt PSU, MyAsus, ProArt Creator Hub, ScreenXpert, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.736 kg ( = 61.24 oz / 3.83 pounds), Power Supply: 420 g ( = 14.82 oz / 0.93 pounds)
Price
1 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible contenders in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
84.4 %
06/2022
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.7 kg19.6 mm14.50"2880x1800
89 %
03/2022
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.8 kg19 mm14.40"2400x1600
92.7 %
11/2021
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 8-Core, M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
1.6 kg15.5 mm14.20"3024x1964
90.6 %
05/2022
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.4 kg15.25 mm14.00"3840x2400
85.1 %
01/2021
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.6 kg16.9 mm14.00"1920x1080

Case - Zenbook with new hinge mechanism

Compared to the Zenbook Duo 14, Asus has completely redesigned both the case and the hinge mechanism that lifts the second screen. This is a full metal case in the Tech Black color variant, and the entire case design is quite discreet overall. The display lid features the subtle new Asus logo, and the concentric circle pattern is still present, but you have to look closely in order to notice it. According to Asus, there's also an anti-dirt coating, but you should still wipe the lid from time to time. 

The new hinge mechanism leaves an overall stable impression. As soon as you open the lid, the secondary display is raised as well. Although the two support struts look quite fragile, they do their job quite well. The main display itself is attached to the ScreenPad with two hinges and not directly to the base unit. This helps Asus ensure that there is always a clean transition between the two screens, but the stability of the hinges is not satisfactory, since the main screen wobbles visibly when you change the opening angle (max. ~145-150 degrees). The screen lid itself is very stable, though, and even localized pressure doesn't lead to image distortions. This also applies to the base unit, and the keyboard doesn't flex when typing, either.

When it comes to the footprint, our comparison devices hardly differ, but the additional screen also affects the build height and the weight. However, there are no major differences here, either. You still have to take the 420-gram power adapter into account when transporting the device.

Size comparison

323.5 mm / 12.7 inch 224.7 mm / 8.85 inch 19.6 mm / 0.772 inch 1.7 kg3.83 lbs323 mm / 12.7 inch 228 mm / 8.98 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 1.8 kg4.04 lbs324 mm / 12.8 inch 222 mm / 8.74 inch 16.9 mm / 0.665 inch 1.6 kg3.48 lbs318 mm / 12.5 inch 230 mm / 9.06 inch 15.25 mm / 0.6 inch 1.4 kg3.15 lbs312.6 mm / 12.3 inch 221.2 mm / 8.71 inch 15.5 mm / 0.61 inch 1.6 kg3.53 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity - Zenbook with Thunderbolt and USB-A

The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo's ports are distributed across both sides as well as the back. The USB ports are all located on the right and also quite in the middle, which isn't ideal in every situation. The proprietary power connector, the microSD reader, and the HDMI output are on the back. Since the screen is also raised a bit when opening the device due to the special mechanism, the ports on the back always remain accessible.

The iGPU version allows connecting a maximum of three external monitors, but only when the Zenbook's second screen is disabled. Using both of the built-in screens limits the number of external displays to two.

Right: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C 4.0, DisplayPort ALT mode 1.4a, Power Delivery), USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2
Right: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C 4.0, DisplayPort ALT mode 1.4a, Power Delivery), USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2
Left: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Left: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Back: HDMI 2.1, microSD reader, power supply
Back: HDMI 2.1, microSD reader, power supply

SD card reader

The microSD card reader on the back uses a spring mechanism and is able to fully accommodate the memory card. With our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60), we determine average transfer rates of around 80 MB/s, which is a substantial increase compared to the old model.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core (AV PRO V60)
122 MB/s +55%
Average of class Multimedia
  (17.6 - 205, n=61, last 2 years)
93 MB/s +18%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
78.6 MB/s
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB)
24.94 MB/s -68%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Multimedia
  (16.8 - 266, n=57, last 2 years)
122.4 MB/s +49%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H (Angelbird AV Pro V60)
81.9 MB/s
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB)
27.2 MB/s -67%

Communication

Users will have to do without an Ethernet module (but this can be achieved via TB4 adapters), but in return, Intel's built-in AX211E is one of the most modern WLAN modules. We were able to connect to the 6 GHz network (Wi-Fi 6E) provided by our reference router from Asus (GT-AXE11000) without any issues, and the transfer rates of over 1.6 GHz were very high and also very stable. The connection to more common Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 networks didn't show any irregularities, either.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1446 (662min - 1538max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (1003 - 1501, n=4)
1320 MBit/s
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1030 (684min - 1188max) MBit/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (285 - 1094, n=5, last 2 years)
789 MBit/s
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
689 (349min - 730max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1449 (1384min - 1511max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (1178 - 1623, n=4)
1409 MBit/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1293 (1024min - 1492max) MBit/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (625 - 1675, n=5, last 2 years)
1127 MBit/s
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
730 (645min - 824max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1665 (1628min - 1691max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (883 - 1857, n=164)
1493 MBit/s -10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (920 - 1803, n=38, last 2 years)
1481 MBit/s -11%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1467 (1440min - 1493max) MBit/s -12%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1613 (1478min - 1688max) MBit/s +1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1601 (1502min - 1664max) MBit/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (944 - 1822, n=38, last 2 years)
1406 MBit/s -12%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
  (632 - 1851, n=165)
1383 MBit/s -14%
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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1601 (1502-1664)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1664 (1628-1691)
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1448 (1384-1511)
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1030 (684-1188)

Webcam

Asus still uses a 720p webcam in the top bezel of the screen. The camera does its job, but the pictures aren't especially sharp, and things could have certainly been better here.

ColorChecker
16.5 ∆E
13.9 ∆E
18.9 ∆E
16.1 ∆E
17.8 ∆E
14.2 ∆E
15.3 ∆E
27.1 ∆E
19.8 ∆E
22.2 ∆E
9.6 ∆E
8.7 ∆E
23.2 ∆E
14.1 ∆E
25.4 ∆E
7.3 ∆E
21.1 ∆E
19.3 ∆E
2.5 ∆E
11.9 ∆E
18.5 ∆E
18.3 ∆E
17.3 ∆E
4 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA: 15.96 ∆E min: 2.53 - max: 27.13 ∆E

Maintenance

The bottom case cover is secured with several Torx screws (T5), and it can be removed. However, maintenance is limited to cleaning the fans and the M.2 2280 SSD, which can be replaced.

View of the interior
View of the interior

Input devices - Zenbook without palm rest

Keyboard

Because of the additional display, the keyboard has been moved completely to the front, which is why there's no palm rest at all. If you have enough space (for example on a desk) this can work, but if that's not the case it quickly becomes uncomfortable. Furthermore, the keys on the right side are a bit cramped (only a single-line Enter key), and especially the arrow keys are extremely small. This is a pity, because the keyboard itself provides a very comfortable typing experience, and with its key travel of 1.4 mm, it's definitely suitable for longer typing sessions. The white backlight can be adjusted in three levels, and it can also be activated/deactivated automatically via the ambient light sensor, which works well and is just very practical.

Input devices
Input devices
Keyboard backlight
Keyboard backlight

Touchpad and touchscreen

The touchpad has moved to the right of the keyboard, and it requires some compromises in portrait mode. The gliding properties are very good, and all our inputs were implemented smoothly. However, the small surface (5.3 x 7.8 cm) often forces you to reposition your finger, even for simple pointer movements. Furthermore, gestures involving more than two fingers are very difficult due to the limited space alone. Two dedicated mouse buttons are located underneath the touchpad (no ClickPad), which have a comparatively long travel and don't make such a loud clicking sound.

Of course, the two capacitive touchscreens are also available for input, and we have no criticism whatsoever here, as they work very well. According to Asus, stylus input is also supported, but our review sample didn't come with one.

Display - Zenbook with a 120 Hz OLED display

Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED subpixel grid
Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED subpixel grid

First of all, we'll take a look at the main display, for which Asus has chosen a 14.5-inch 2.8K OLED panel. There are 2,880x1,800 pixels (234 DPI) spread across the 16:10 panel, and the subjective image quality is excellent. Images and content look very vivid and detailed, and the image impression during movements also benefits from the high refresh rate (120 Hz), which you first have to activate manually, though.

Asus specifies a brightness of up to 550 cd/m² (which can also be adjusted automatically via the sensor), but you have to differentiate between SDR and HDR content here. In normal use, the maximum brightness is "only" around 360 cd/m². That doesn't sound like a lot, but the extremely high contrast of the OLED panel somewhat compensates for that. As soon as you enable HDR in the settings and watch the right content, you can also enjoy brightness values of up to 580 cd/m², which we were able to measure on a small white screen section. Around 460 cd/m² is still possible with an almost completely white image. These rates are on par with most OLED panels currently found in laptops. However, users who often work with HDR content should take a look at the MacBook Pro 14, which has a mini-LED panel that automatically detects HDR content and achieves brightness values of more than 1,500 cd/m² as a result. As with Apple, the Zenbook's color temperature can also be automatically adjusted to the ambient light via a sensor. There's no screen bleeding in OLED displays.

359
cd/m²
357
cd/m²
359
cd/m²
358
cd/m²
356
cd/m²
357
cd/m²
356
cd/m²
356
cd/m²
357
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
ATNA45AF01-0 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 359 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 357.2 cd/m² Minimum: 0.5 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 99 %
Center on Battery: 356 cd/m²
Contrast: 17800:1 (Black: 0.02 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 2
ΔE Greyscale 2.2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
ATNA45AF01-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.50
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
LQ144P1JX01, IPS, 2400x1600, 14.40
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Mini-LED, 3024x1964, 14.20
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
LEN140WQUXGA, OLED, 3840x2400, 14.00
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
AU Optronics B140HAN06.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Display
-13%
-1%
0%
-20%
Display P3 Coverage
99.9
80.6
-19%
99.3
-1%
98.7
-1%
69
-31%
sRGB Coverage
100
99.9
0%
99.8
0%
99.1
-1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
97.4
78.5
-19%
98.5
1%
71
-27%
Response Times
-417%
728%
-11%
-2034%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
2.4 ?(1.2, 1.2)
58.4 ?(26.8, 31.6)
-2333%
58.4 ?(27.6, 30.8)
-2333%
2.8 ?(1.2, 1.6)
-17%
56.4 ?(30, 26.4)
-2250%
Response Time Black / White *
2.4 ?(1.2, 1.2)
24 ?(8.4, 15.6)
-900%
40.4 ?(20.8, 19.6)
-1583%
2.8 ?(1.2, 1.6)
-17%
46 ?(24.4, 21.6)
-1817%
PWM Frequency
240 ?(100)
5000 ?(98)
1983%
14880
6100%
239.2 ?(50)
0%
Screen
-134%
60%
250%
-139%
Brightness middle
356
497
40%
489
37%
361
1%
361.8
2%
Brightness
357
491
38%
479
34%
362
1%
351
-2%
Brightness Distribution
99
92
-7%
94
-5%
98
-1%
90
-9%
Black Level *
0.02
0.29
-1350%
0.01
50%
0.001
95%
0.28
-1300%
Contrast
17800
1714
-90%
48900
175%
361000
1928%
1292
-93%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.6
1.2
54%
0.8
69%
2.8
-8%
1.44
45%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
4.5
2.8
38%
1.3
71%
5.8
-29%
3.3
27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
2
0.8
60%
1.24
38%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.2
1.9
14%
1.1
50%
1.9
14%
1.3
41%
Gamma
2.2 100%
2.14 103%
2.24 98%
2.16 102%
2.15 102%
CCT
6246 104%
6821 95%
6181 105%
6411 101%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
64.9
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
99.3
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-188% / -166%
262% / 222%
80% / 141%
-731% / -384%

* ... smaller is better

CalMAN grayscales (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN grayscales (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN saturation (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN saturation (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN grayscales calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN grayscales calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN saturation calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN saturation calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated (DCI-P3 target color space)

We analyzed the panel with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2) and used the Native preset in the MyAsus app (also corresponds to the Display P3 profile), but you can alternatively switch to sRGB. Out of the box, performance is already very good, and only a few isolated colors are above the important DeltaE 2000 deviation of 3 (compared to the DCI-P3 reference). With our own calibration (profile is available for free download above), we can improve the reproduction quality even further. Only at 100% red does the slightly elevated deviation remain. Nevertheless, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo is suitable for image editing, and the P3 color space is also fully covered.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.2 ms rise
↘ 1.2 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. » 7 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.2 ms rise
↘ 1.2 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. » 6 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM detected 240 Hz ≤ 100 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 240 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 240 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below.

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

We have to discuss the subject of PWM in OLED displays a bit more in detail. In principle, we can determine a flickering of 240 Hz in all brightness values. However, the so-called DC dimming is used in the range of 100% - 60% brightness, which is much less problematic for the eyes. As soon as the brightness drops below 60%, Asus recommends that the user takes a break in case of eye strain. However, the manufacturer also offers another alternative in the MyAsus app, which the manufacturer calls "flicker-free OLED dimming". The OLED's dimming level can be adjusted gradually there (power consumption remains the same, though), and DC dimming is still used. This makes a lot of sense, and it's a good alternative for users who are sensitive to OLED flickering in particular.

100% brightness
100% brightness
80% brightness
80% brightness
60% brightness
60% brightness
50% brightness
50% brightness
40% brightness
40% brightness
20% brightness
20% brightness
0% brightness
0% brightness

Naturally, the glossy OLED touchscreen has issues with reflections in outdoor use. However, the high contrast still helps, and as long as you can avoid direct light sources/reflections, you should still be able to see the screen content properly. The OLED display's viewing-angle stability remains unimpaired as well, but from certain angles, you'll get the familiar slight bluish tint.

In sunlight
In sunlight
In sunlight
In sunlight
Viewing-angle stability
Viewing-angle stability

ScreenPad Plus - Matte IPS panel running at 120 Hz

The picture of the subpixel grid shows the extremely grainy display.
The picture of the subpixel grid shows the extremely grainy display.

Now we'll take a look at the additional display above the keyboard. This is a matte IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 2,880x864 pixels. Subjectively, though, the image quality is extremely poor and reminiscent of matte touchscreens from 10 years ago. We haven't seen such a grainy display (see also the subpixel picture) for a long time. Using the second display (there's a button for dragging windows, but you can also simply drag windows to the second display with the mouse) works quite well apart from some scaling issues (window size is always changed), and we can see how the second display can really make sense depending on the workflow, but it's not exactly enjoyable to use due to the grainy image impression.

That's a shame, because it's actually a pretty good display without PWM, with fast response times (120 Hz as well), and even a decent performance in our CalMAN analysis. With a maximum of 600 cd/m², the second display even gets a bit brighter than the OLED display in HDR mode.

585
cd/m²
584
cd/m²
560
cd/m²
591
cd/m²
605
cd/m²
523
cd/m²
590
cd/m²
565
cd/m²
491
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 605 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 566 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 81 %
Center on Battery: 605 cd/m²
Contrast: 1315:1 (Black: 0.46 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.9 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.2
ScreenPad CalMAN grayscales (DCI-P3 target color space)
ScreenPad CalMAN grayscales (DCI-P3 target color space)
ScreenPad CalMAN saturation (DCI-P3 target color space)
ScreenPad CalMAN saturation (DCI-P3 target color space)
ScreenPad CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 target color space)
ScreenPad CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 target color space)
vs. DCI-P3 (CalMAN 2D intersection)
vs. DCI-P3 (CalMAN 2D intersection)

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
13.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 4.4 ms rise
↘ 9.2 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 29 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
29.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 13.2 ms rise
↘ 16.4 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 33 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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

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

Performance - Asus opts for 45-watt CPUs from Intel

 
 

Test conditions

There are three different power settings in the MyAsus app: Whisper Mode, Standard, and Performance, where Performance is only available when plugged in. The modes affect both the performance as well as the fan volume. We have listed the TDP values corresponding to each of the three modes in the table below:

MyAsus Mode PL2 PL1 Max. fan volume
Whisper Mode 60 watts 35 watts 29.2 dB(A)
Standard Mode 80 watts 60 -> 55 watts 41.7 dB(A)
Performance Mode 80 watts 70 -> 62 watts 48.8 dB(A)

Performance Mode only affects the CPU's multi-core performance. However, the advantage over Standard Mode isn't huge, and the fans get significantly louder, which is why we also primarily performed our measurements and benchmarks using the Standard preset (Asus recommended Energy Profile, Windows Performance Mode: Best Performance). This behavior might differ in configurations with the dedicated RTX 3050 Ti.

Processor - Core i7-12700H

The Intel Core i7-12700H is part of the latest Alder Lake H45 generation, and it's based on a hybrid architecture of 6 fast performance cores (max. 4.7 GHz) and 8 efficiency cores (up to 3.5 GHz). Technically, this is a 45-watt processor, but we have seen in other tests that the Core i7 can consume over 120 watts under load. With the power limits of 80/60 watts, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo is still in good shape, and it achieves consistently good benchmark results. Especially compared to the old Zenbook 14 Duo with its ULV processor, performance has been significantly increased.

Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test

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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA Intel Core i7-12700H; Performance: Ø2250 (2201.55-2389.34)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA Intel Core i7-12700H; Balanced: Ø2111 (2031.08-2355.57)
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti Intel Core i7-11370H: Ø947 (936.68-1007.91)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry Apple M1 Pro 8-Core; Rosetta 2: Ø1311 (1303.74-1319.74)
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1634 (1600.9-1805.05)
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø907 (901.51-936.79)

We noticed an interesting (reproducible) behavior in the Cinebench loop in Standard Mode, where performance briefly drops a bit after the first run until the fans kick in. In Performance Mode, the multi-core performance is about 7% higher, but the fans also get significantly louder here.

The processor can consume a maximum of 46 watts on battery power. This has no impact on single-core performance, but multi-core performance is about 23% lower. Additional CPU benchmarks are available here.

Cinebench R15 Multi loop (green: Standard, red: Performance)
Cinebench R15 Multi loop (green: Standard, red: Performance)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
88.6 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
88.6 pt
Average of class Multimedia
 
83.1 pt
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry -8!
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
76.7 pt
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
75.5 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
55.4 pt
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA -2!
Intel Core i7-1165G7
41.6 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points +4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
15101 Points
Average of class Multimedia
  (3127 - 30789, n=96, last 2 years)
13951 Points -8%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
10735 Points -29%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
9581 Points -37%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
6495 Points -57%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5827 (1104.73min - 5827.22max) Points -61%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
1807 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
1793 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points -3%
Average of class Multimedia
  (878 - 2110, n=93, last 2 years)
1703 Points -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
1531 Points -15%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
1497 Points -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1345 Points -26%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points +2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
5797 Points
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 11768, n=93, last 2 years)
5230 Points -10%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
4048 Points -30%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
2526 Points -56%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
2264 Points -61%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
696 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points -2%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
657 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (341 - 812, n=93, last 2 years)
638 Points -8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
578 Points -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
571 Points -18%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points +5%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
2389.34 (2201.55min - 2389.24max) Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
2355.57 (2031.08min - 2355.57max) Points -1%
Average of class Multimedia
  (580 - 4703, n=102, last 2 years)
2279 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
1805 (1600.9min - 1805.05max) Points -24%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
1320 (1307min - 1320max) Points -45%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
1008 (936.68min - 1007.91max) Points -58%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
937 (901.51min - 936.79max) Points -61%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
259 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points -2%
Average of class Multimedia
  (142.6 - 308, n=95, last 2 years)
249 Points -4%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
243 Points -6%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
226.7 Points -12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
223 Points -14%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
210 Points -19%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
521 Seconds * -135%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
491 Seconds * -121%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
300 Seconds * -35%
Average of class Multimedia
  (107 - 956, n=91, last 2 years)
276 Seconds * -24%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
222 Seconds *
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
61571 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -2%
Average of class Multimedia
  (11813 - 119900, n=86, last 2 years)
56363 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
45227 MIPS -27%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
26809 MIPS -56%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
25923 MIPS -58%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
5673 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3398 - 7163, n=86, last 2 years)
5616 MIPS -1%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5214 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
5204 MIPS -8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
5104 MIPS -10%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
12345 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3307 - 23059, n=96, last 2 years)
11130 Points -10%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
10321 Points -16%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
9942 Points -19%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
5701 Points -54%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
1771 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
1769 Points 0%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
1764 Points 0%
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2342, n=96, last 2 years)
1741 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
1551 Points -12%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps +10%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4.12 - 30.5, n=84, last 2 years)
15.3 fps +1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
15.2 fps
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
12.4 fps -18%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
7.93 fps -48%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1.39 fps -91%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
88.1 s * -95%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
54.6 s * -21%
Average of class Multimedia
  (6.7 - 84.9, n=88, last 2 years)
48.5 s * -8%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
47.9 s * -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
45.1 s *
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1.002 sec * -119%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H
0.596 sec * -30%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P
0.4993 sec * -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.3826 - 0.763, n=86, last 2 years)
0.4866 sec * -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4583 sec *

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2389.34 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
125.3 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
259 Points
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Performance Rating
Average of class Multimedia
 
95.2 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
91.9 pt
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
76.3 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
56.1 pt
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
45.7 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Multimedia
  (3804 - 27411, n=84, last 2 years)
12616 KRay/s +78%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s +53%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7269 KRay/s +3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
7071 KRay/s
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5393 KRay/s -24%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Multimedia
  (16379 - 136048, n=84, last 2 years)
64645 Points +86%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points +52%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
34831 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
31471 Points -10%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
21811 Points -37%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s +22%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1099 - 6681, n=84, last 2 years)
2990 MB/s +18%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2529 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2076 MB/s -18%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2059 MB/s -19%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
99205 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -1%
Average of class Multimedia
  (31314 - 134321, n=84, last 2 years)
92268 Points -7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47895 Points -52%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
42571 Points -57%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points +4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3099 - 15484, n=84, last 2 years)
9014 Points +4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
8690 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5524 Points -36%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4567 Points -47%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Multimedia
  (9602 - 68591, n=84, last 2 years)
33315 Points +64%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points +38%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
20299 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
18322 Points -10%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
11520 Points -43%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s +62%
Average of class Multimedia
  (23702 - 169946, n=84, last 2 years)
76375 MB/s +45%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
52590 MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
44267 MB/s -16%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
20435 MB/s -61%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s +9%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
890 MB/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (228 - 1901, n=84, last 2 years)
848 MB/s -5%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
660 MB/s -26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
325 MB/s -63%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Multimedia
  (1996 - 14590, n=84, last 2 years)
6746 KRay/s +64%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s +46%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
4108 KRay/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
3897 KRay/s -5%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2981 KRay/s -27%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
41420 MPixel/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37512 MPixel/s -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (7419 - 52727, n=84, last 2 years)
35299 MPixel/s -15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s -20%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
16079 MPixel/s -61%

System performance

Despite the lack of a dedicated GeForce GPU, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo performs very well in the synthetic productivity benchmarks (PCMark, CrossMark), which is also confirmed by our subjective impression. The Zenbook is extremely responsive in everyday use, and the system also handles the second display without issues.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Multimedia
  (4039 - 8670, n=81, last 2 years)
6551 Points +10%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5948 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (5541 - 6281, n=7)
5905 Points -1%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5738 Points -4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
5538 Points -7%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
4957 Points -17%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (10569 - 11699, n=7)
11168 Points +2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
10990 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10826 Points -1%
Average of class Multimedia
  (8480 - 12420, n=81, last 2 years)
10420 Points -5%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
10299 Points -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
8715 Points -21%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Multimedia
  (5462 - 11186, n=81, last 2 years)
8687 Points +24%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
8342 Points +19%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (6690 - 8038, n=7)
7285 Points +4%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7030 Points 0%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
7024 Points
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
6623 Points -6%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Multimedia
  (3861 - 13548, n=81, last 2 years)
8558 Points +16%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
7401 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (6207 - 7401, n=7)
6879 Points -7%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6739 Points -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
6343 Points -14%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
4846 Points -35%
CrossMark / Overall
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1799 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1492 - 1907, n=7)
1717 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1685 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1009 - 2146, n=87, last 2 years)
1683 Points -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple SSD AP0512
1490 Points -17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1407 Points -22%
CrossMark / Productivity
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1693 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1499 - 1832, n=7)
1668 Points -1%
Average of class Multimedia
  (971 - 2064, n=87, last 2 years)
1608 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1604 Points -5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1417 Points -16%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple SSD AP0512
1305 Points -23%
CrossMark / Creativity
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2016 Points
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple SSD AP0512
1915 Points -5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (933 - 2865, n=87, last 2 years)
1868 Points -7%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1821 Points -10%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1507 - 2016, n=7)
1815 Points -10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1472 Points -27%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (1384 - 1831, n=7)
1601 Points +4%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1547 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1533 Points
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2171, n=87, last 2 years)
1455 Points -5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1202 Points -22%
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple SSD AP0512
1044 Points -32%
PCMark 10 Score
5948 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
67871 MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
59479 MB/s -12%
Average of class Multimedia
  (20513 - 92447, n=84, last 2 years)
58305 MB/s -14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
67758 MB/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (22917 - 89474, n=84, last 2 years)
58078 MB/s -14%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
57407 MB/s -15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -15%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Multimedia
  (20226 - 95196, n=84, last 2 years)
61808 MB/s +6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
61263 MB/s +5%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
58160 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s -6%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
101 ns *
Average of class Multimedia
  (75 - 141.6, n=83, last 2 years)
96.2 ns *
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns *
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
0 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

In our standardized latency test, the Zenbook doesn't show any major problems using the current BIOS version, and there are no skipped frames (dropped frames) when playing videos, but one driver causes a bit of trouble (ACPI driver).

LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Drivers
LatencyMon - Drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
959.5 μs * -116%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
752 μs * -69%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
453.1 μs * -2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
444.1 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage

Asus installs a fast PCIe 4.0 SSD from Samsung (PM9A1) with a storage capacity of 512 GB, of which about 430 GB is available after the first startup. The SSD performs slightly below expectations in the benchmarks, and slight performance drops can also be observed during continuous load. This doesn't have an impact in everyday use, but the Samsung SSD can't exploit its full potential. The reason for this is probably temperature issues because the drive is placed very close to the processor and the heat pipes inside the case. Further SSD benchmarks are available in our HDD/SSD Benchmarks article.

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6799.6 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5038.4 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 438.12 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 412.65 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 77.71 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 157.97 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 429.44 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1000.09 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
96.3 pt
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
 
74.7 pt
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
72.3 pt
Average of class Multimedia
 
63.3 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
55.4 pt
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
42 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4012 (3903.22min - 4012.48max) MB/s +6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3773 (3715.43min - 3772.78max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1472 - 4572, n=39)
3501 MB/s -7%
Average of class Multimedia
  (756 - 4861, n=83, last 2 years)
2813 MB/s -25%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1994 (1982.65min - 1994.18max) MB/s -47%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1930 (1920.36min - 1930.22max) MB/s -49%
seq write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4146 (4097.82min - 4146.07max) MB/s +30%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1148 - 4434, n=39)
3289 MB/s +3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3187 (3096.33min - 3186.54max) MB/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (790 - 5709, n=83, last 2 years)
2951 MB/s -7%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1900 (1869.23min - 1900.47max) MB/s -40%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1583 (1538.61min - 1582.72max) MB/s -50%
seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6082 (5108.93min - 6082.16max) MB/s +80%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (3387 - 6793, n=39)
6077 MB/s +79%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1023 - 7121, n=83, last 2 years)
5145 MB/s +52%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
3547 (3020.99min - 3546.88max) MB/s +5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
3527 (3023.67min - 3526.78max) MB/s +4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3387 (2163.29min - 3386.84max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 write
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5061 (5034.21min - 5061.21max) MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4971 (4954.47min - 4971.21max) MB/s -2%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1146 - 5091, n=39)
4428 MB/s -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (871 - 6761, n=83, last 2 years)
3900 MB/s -23%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
3196 MB/s -37%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
2968 (2813.75min - 2968.31max) MB/s -41%
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
86.2 (82.58min - 86.23max) MB/s +14%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
75.6 (75.08min - 75.62max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (37.6 - 92.9, n=39)
71.9 MB/s -5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (14.6 - 149.1, n=83, last 2 years)
64.1 MB/s -15%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
62.4 (61.86min - 62.42max) MB/s -17%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
44.96 (44.77min - 44.96max) MB/s -41%
4k q1 t1 write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
215 (210.55min - 214.96max) MB/s +32%
Average of class Multimedia
  (82.2 - 378, n=83, last 2 years)
180.5 MB/s +11%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (125.7 - 241, n=39)
180.3 MB/s +11%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
162.8 (160.36min - 162.76max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
143 (140.1min - 143.21max) MB/s -12%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
108.9 (88.06min - 108.92max) MB/s -33%
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3345 (3332.76min - 3344.97max) MB/s +419%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (477 - 3426, n=39)
2058 MB/s +220%
Average of class Multimedia
  (315 - 4358, n=83, last 2 years)
1351 MB/s +110%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
794 (786.46min - 793.65max) MB/s +23%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
731 (707.58min - 731.27max) MB/s +14%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
644 (640.97min - 643.93max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2382 (1954.07min - 2382.29max) MB/s +435%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (253 - 3567, n=39)
1535 MB/s +245%
Average of class Multimedia
  (221 - 4074, n=83, last 2 years)
1098 MB/s +147%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
445.8 (435.45min - 445.79max) MB/s 0%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
445 (438.68min - 445.02max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
403 (396.1min - 402.54max) MB/s -9%
AS SSD
Score Total
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8167 Points +47%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (3573 - 8620, n=38)
5933 Points +7%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5549 Points
Average of class Multimedia
  (2010 - 9972, n=80, last 2 years)
5091 Points -8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
4206 Points -24%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
3446 Points -38%
Score Read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3045 Points +101%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1079 - 3224, n=38)
2099 Points +39%
Average of class Multimedia
  (669 - 3501, n=80, last 2 years)
1700 Points +12%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1513 Points
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1306 Points -14%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1257 Points -17%
Score Write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3626 Points +8%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3368 Points
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1258 - 4036, n=38)
2819 Points -16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (545 - 4813, n=80, last 2 years)
2580 Points -23%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
2343 Points -30%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1497 Points -56%
Seq Read
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5216 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5186 MB/s -1%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (2629 - 5546, n=38)
4658 MB/s -11%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 5639, n=80, last 2 years)
3941 MB/s -24%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
2768 MB/s -47%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
2088 MB/s -60%
Seq Write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3838 MB/s +43%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1108 - 3925, n=38)
2766 MB/s +3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2678 MB/s
Average of class Multimedia
  (388 - 5101, n=80, last 2 years)
2524 MB/s -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1683 MB/s -37%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1311 MB/s -51%
4K Read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
80.81 MB/s +5%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
77.25 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (39.2 - 85.1, n=38)
67.8 MB/s -12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
63.7 MB/s -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (30 - 98.5, n=80, last 2 years)
63.2 MB/s -18%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
58.2 MB/s -25%
4K Write
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
204.37 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
192.81 MB/s -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
191.1 MB/s -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (99.8 - 328, n=80, last 2 years)
188.8 MB/s -8%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (105.4 - 216, n=38)
174.9 MB/s -14%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
128.4 MB/s -37%
4K-64 Read
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2445.65 MB/s +168%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (533 - 2783, n=38)
1566 MB/s +71%
Average of class Multimedia
  (413 - 2989, n=80, last 2 years)
1243 MB/s +36%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1039 MB/s +14%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
917 MB/s 0%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
914.1 MB/s
4K-64 Write
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3049.61 MB/s +5%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2895.76 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (1010 - 3480, n=38)
2393 MB/s -17%
Average of class Multimedia
  (281 - 4265, n=80, last 2 years)
2139 MB/s -26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
1983 MB/s -32%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
1238 MB/s -57%
Access Time Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.018 - 0.168, n=80, last 2 years)
0.05851 ms * -154%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (0.023 - 0.089, n=37)
0.048 ms * -109%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
0.045 ms * -96%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
0.024 ms * -4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
0.023 ms *
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.022 ms * +4%
Access Time Write
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
0.088 ms * -340%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.013 - 0.414, n=80, last 2 years)
0.05858 ms * -193%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
  (0.02 - 0.076, n=38)
0.03368 ms * -68%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.021 ms * -5%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
0.02 ms *
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
0.019 ms * +5%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA: Ø4865 (1568.46-6735.21)

Graphics card

GPU-Z Iris Xe Graphics G7
GPU-Z Iris Xe Graphics G7

As we mentioned before, our review configuration of the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo doesn't have a dedicated graphics card. Instead, the processor's iGPU handles this task. Unlike the old Tiger Lake H45 CPUs, which were still equipped with the slower UHD Graphics, the new Alder Lake models are equipped with the Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 96 EUs, a technology that we've been familiar with for a while thanks to the Tiger Lake ULV processors. The iGPU is very well suited for everyday tasks and high-resolution video playback. Depending on the codec used, video editing is also possible, but users who want to play games from time to time should definitely go for the model with the RTX 3050 Ti. With the Iris Xe, you have to focus on less demanding or older titles, but you still have to reduce the level of details often. Performance is stable even under prolonged load and on battery power, both in Performance Mode and using the Standard preset. Additional GPU benchmarks are listed here.

Asus states that the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo is capable of cooling a total of 85 watts, so we assume that this would be a 40- or 50-watt version of the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti. To get an idea of the performance when using the optional dGPU, you can take a cue from the Surface Laptop Studio, which uses the 50-watt version of the RTX 3050 Ti.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Multimedia
 
100 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11370H
88.8 pt
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H
42.8 pt
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
40.5 pt
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
39.8 pt
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
 
36.2 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Multimedia
  (3408 - 60250, n=86, last 2 years)
18365 Points +157%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11370H
16789 Points +135%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H
7134 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
6954 Points -3%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
6948 Points -3%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2867 - 7471, n=192)
6342 Points -11%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (14679 - 150699, n=60, last 2 years)
58023 Points +88%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11370H
48053 Points +56%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H
30814 Points
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
30024 Points -3%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
26949 Points -13%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (13162 - 38040, n=168)
26187 Points -15%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (1835 - 46022, n=86, last 2 years)
13601 Points +128%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11370H
11656 Points +96%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H
5955 Points
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
5605 Points -6%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
5479 Points -8%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (2286 - 6143, n=204)
4897 Points -18%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (622 - 17620, n=86, last 2 years)
5146 Points +181%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11370H
4893 Points +167%
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H
1830 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
1784 Points -3%
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
1616 Points -12%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
  (707 - 1871, n=201)
1493 Points -18%
3DMark 11 Performance
7917 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
26837 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
5675 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
2095 points
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The Witcher 3 FPS diagram

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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Ø16.1 (12-17)
low med. high ultraQHD
GTA V (2015) 130.8 115.6 26.9 11.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 109 68 37 16.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 134.3 99.8 75.5 68.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 51.4 27.8 27.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 68.3 49.4 43.5
Far Cry 5 (2018) 67 29 27 25 18
Strange Brigade (2018) 102.4 48.3 38.1 30.8
F1 2021 (2021) 115.7 59.5 47.3 32.5
Farming Simulator 22 (2021) 103 48 34 28

Emissions - The Zenbook Pro impresses with good sound

The following results only apply to the version without the dedicated GPU. According to Asus, the cooling system can handle a total of 85 watts, which we believe will result in louder fans and higher temperatures than in our review unit.

Noise emissions

The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo's two fans are often completely inactive during simple tasks and everyday use, and even short load peaks are usually overcome without using the fans. We were able to measure around 38 dB(A) under load while gaming, and just under 42 dB(A) was recorded in the stress test. We would only recommend the optional Performance Mode if it's absolutely necessary, because it gets considerably louder at a maximum of 48.8 dB(A). Whisper Mode is recommended for very quiet surroundings. It lives up to its name with a maximum noise level of 29.2 dB(A), but performance is naturally reduced. We couldn't detect any other electronic noises.

Noise Level

Idle
23.7 / 23.7 / 23.7 dB(A)
Load
37.6 / 41.7 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 23.7 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.127.730.325.6242532.630.133.630.128.43125.12425.825.922.64027.527.528.627265027.523.925.122.529.76322.82026.520.723.18025.122.126.419.721.210021.419.720.418.720.112521.518.121.316.717.716018.11918.215.815.120021.11818.815.815.525024.420.819.1151531524.323.321.31413.140018.42522.613.411.650018.629.426.412.211.163018.52925.611.711.480018.73127.411.611.1100018.831.428.111.311.912501932.528.710.710.9160017.73126.610.210.5200015.228.424.110.610.8250016.930.426.411.111.331501529.525.511.311.4400015.229.924.811.711.8500015.328.523.411.712.163001528.424.412.212.380001327.922.51212.91000012.42316.51212.71250012.115.81311.912.21600011.612.212.411.412.6SPL29.241.737.623.723.8N1.23.82.70.50.5median 18.1median 28.4median 23.4median 11.9median 12.1Delta25.33.61.81.7hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11370H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple SSD AP0512
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N
Noise
-5%
2%
-5%
-5%
off / environment *
23.7
24.7
-4%
24.8
-5%
24.1
-2%
26.3
-11%
Idle Minimum *
23.7
24.7
-4%
24.8
-5%
24.1
-2%
26.5
-12%
Idle Average *
23.7
24.7
-4%
24.8
-5%
24.1
-2%
26.5
-12%
Idle Maximum *
23.7
24.7
-4%
24.8
-5%
30
-27%
26.5
-12%
Load Average *
37.6
33.2
12%
27.8
26%
39.4
-5%
26.7
29%
Witcher 3 ultra *
37.6
44.5
-18%
27.8
26%
39.4
-5%
40.7
-8%
Load Maximum *
41.7
46.7
-12%
49.5
-19%
39.4
6%
45.6
-9%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Asus makes use of the additional space underneath the second display for cooling, since fresh air can be sucked in very easily here, which is then transported out of the case again through both sides. Under load, however, there is a clearly noticeable hotspot at the junction between the keyboard and the ScreenPad, namely in the area of the F4-F6 keys, which can also be clearly felt when typing. The bottom also heats up noticeably in the stress test to over 47 °C (~117 °F), and having the device on your lap becomes uncomfortable in the long run, but there are still basically no performance limitations here. The case stays much cooler in everyday use, but the surface temperatures at the bottom are also relatively high here at a bit over 30 °C (~86 °F).

In the stress test with combined CPU/GPU load, the processor quickly settles at a consumption of 45-50 watts. In this case, the graphics card still operates at a clock rate of ~1.1 GHz and the processor at around 1.7-1.8 GHz. There was no performance decrease straight after the stress test.

CPU and iGPU data in the stress test (CPU clock rate at the top left in red: P-Core 0, green: E-Core 6)
CPU and iGPU data in the stress test (CPU clock rate at the top left in red: P-Core 0, green: E-Core 6)
Max. Load
 37.2 °C
99 F
38.2 °C
101 F
34.8 °C
95 F
 
 43.2 °C
110 F
42 °C
108 F
34.7 °C
94 F
 
 36.6 °C
98 F
37.2 °C
99 F
32.9 °C
91 F
 
Maximum: 43.2 °C = 110 F
Average: 37.4 °C = 99 F
41.7 °C
107 F
47.8 °C
118 F
45.5 °C
114 F
38.4 °C
101 F
47.1 °C
117 F
45.9 °C
115 F
35.5 °C
96 F
40.1 °C
104 F
39.9 °C
104 F
Maximum: 47.8 °C = 118 F
Average: 42.4 °C = 108 F
Power Supply (max.)  40.6 °C = 105 F | Room Temperature 21.7 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 37.4 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 31.2 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.2 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.8 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35 °C / 95 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 37.2 °C / 99 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-8.4 °C / -15.2 F).
Surface temperatures during the stress test (fan outlet)
Surface temperatures during the stress test (fan outlet)
Surface temperatures during the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures during the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures during the stress test (bottom)
Surface temperatures during the stress test (bottom)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Heat
16%
11%
-1%
-9%
Maximum Upper Side *
43.2
42.3
2%
46.8
-8%
47.5
-10%
37.2
14%
Maximum Bottom *
47.8
38.2
20%
40.9
14%
52.2
-9%
56.6
-18%
Idle Upper Side *
28
23.4
16%
24.2
14%
27.1
3%
31.4
-12%
Idle Bottom *
32.2
23.5
27%
24.2
25%
28.5
11%
38.2
-19%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

The two stereo speakers are located at the front of the base unit, and they project the sound downwards and diagonally to the side. Several profiles are available in the preinstalled Dolby Access app, and there's also the option to save your own profiles with equalizer settings. Although the two modules aren't among the loudest on the market, their sound quality is very good, and playing music as well as movies is thoroughly enjoyable. Sure, you could improve things with your own subwoofer, but the Zenbook definitely doesn't need to shy away from its rivals here.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2025.624.32530.126.23125.924.2402728.15022.524.26320.727.48019.731.610018.741.412516.746.216015.848.120015.8552501559.23151462.540013.463.150012.26463011.760.180011.663.2100011.365125010.766.5160010.265.6200010.666.6250011.162.6315011.361.6400011.763.6500011.761.1630012.262.480001266.5100001267.41250011.967.11600011.465.8SPL23.776.6N0.540.6median 11.9median 63.1Delta1.84.630.235.431.734.925.834.932.236.927.535.924.544.323.154.723.365.121.966.320.164.521.566.818.869.817.671.914.972.613.770.91473.611.273.711.171.610.772.312.272.411.273.511.674.511.775.7127312.273.812.469.712.568.212.667.112.563.911.968.524.884.90.668.3median 12.5median 71.62.42.7hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZAApple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 9% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (1.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (5.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy management - Two displays cost battery life

Energy consumption

The second display was deactivated for the measurements in the following table. Depending on the brightness, you can add between 3 and 7 watts here. But even without the second display, the idle rates aren't particularly good, which means that the 120 Hz OLED panel requires a lot of power. We carried out our measurements using the 120 Hz mode, but particularly when it comes to static screen content, a higher frequency doesn't have much of an impact.

We briefly observe a consumption of 111 watts under load, but it quickly stabilizes at ~66-70 watts in the stress test, analogous to the processor's TDP. The included 150-watt power adapter is therefore perfectly adequate.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.36 / 0.68 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 8.8 / 12.6 / 13.9 Watt
Load midlight 77.5 / 111 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.50
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N, IPS, 2400x1600, 14.40
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 8-Core, M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP0512, Mini-LED, 3024x1964, 14.20
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, OLED, 3840x2400, 14.00
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
 
Average of class Multimedia
 
Power Consumption
19%
25%
17%
37%
36%
2%
Idle Minimum *
8.8
2.6
70%
2.9
67%
7.1
19%
3.6
59%
5.26 ?(2.2 - 46.5, n=184)
40%
7.28 ?(2.2 - 34.6, n=93, last 2 years)
17%
Idle Average *
12.6
7.1
44%
11.6
8%
10
21%
9.3
26%
8.46 ?(3.8 - 63, n=184)
33%
11.8 ?(4.6 - 43, n=93, last 2 years)
6%
Idle Maximum *
13.9
7.9
43%
11.9
14%
10.8
22%
10
28%
10.6 ?(5.8 - 68.9, n=184)
24%
14.6 ?(5.6 - 44.9, n=93, last 2 years)
-5%
Load Average *
77.5
76.8
1%
49.5
36%
64
17%
40.6
48%
44.8 ?(12.5 - 77.5, n=184)
42%
77.3 ?(14.3 - 147, n=92, last 2 years)
-0%
Witcher 3 ultra *
52.4
83
-58%
58.2
-11%
47.7
9%
44.3
15%
Load Maximum *
111
97.3
12%
68.5
38%
97
13%
62.4
44%
66.6 ?(30.1 - 118, n=184)
40%
119.3 ?(44 - 247, n=92, last 2 years)
-7%

* ... smaller is better

Energy consumption during The Witcher 3 / stress test

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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø52.4 (49.8-73.2)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø82.3 (65.2-109.8)

Energy consumption with an external monitor

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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø85.4 (75.5-108.1)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø98.3 (89-109.2)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø48.1 (44.4-54.6)
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø47.9 (41.1-73.2)

Battery life

Charging process
Charging process

The 76 Wh battery doesn't allow for particularly long battery runtimes. In our tests at a brightness of 150 cd/m² (corresponds to 72% of the maximum brightness in our test device), we observe runtimes between 6:30-7 hours, but this is only true when the secondary display is disabled. As soon as you activate it at medium brightness, the result is only just under 4 hours in our Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m². As we've already noticed with other review devices, the refresh rate doesn't have much of an impact in our Wi-Fi test, since the test only runs for 14 minutes longer (6:40 hours) at 60 Hz and 150 cd/m².

If you want to enjoy an HDR video at full brightness on the go, it shouldn't be too long because the battery runs out after a bit over 3 hours (196 minutes) here.

A full charge takes 107 minutes when the device is turned on, with 50% of the capacity being available again after just 30 minutes (80% after 54 minutes). If you don't be lugging the bulky 150-watt power adapter around all the time, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo can also be charged with more compact USB power adapters.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 101)
6h 26min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 101)
5h 12min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
6h 47min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 41min
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA
i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 76 Wh
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-11370H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 58 Wh
Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry
M1 Pro 8-Core, M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, 69.9 Wh
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 75 Wh
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482EA
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 70 Wh
Average of class Multimedia
 
Battery Runtime
22%
67%
39%
97%
36%
H.264
407
739
82%
900
121%
758
86%
680 ?(319 - 1481, n=49, last 2 years)
67%
WiFi v1.3
386
480
24%
816
111%
517
34%
505
31%
560 ?(262 - 1204, n=92, last 2 years)
45%
Load
101
60
-41%
69
-32%
98
-3%
265
162%
96.9 ?(39 - 215, n=73, last 2 years)
-4%
Reader / Idle
2205
933 ?(506 - 1571, n=25, last 2 years)

Pros

+ very good system performance
+ Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, PCIe 4.0
+ very good OLED display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz
+ software solution for OLED dimming without PWM
+ high-quality metal case
+ good typing experience

Cons

- subjectively, the ScreenPad provides a poor image quality
- keyboard with poor ergonomics
- small touchpad
- hardly any maintenance options
- comparatively short battery life

Verdict - The second display is the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo's weakness

In review: Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo. Test device provided by Asus Germany.
In review: Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo. Test device provided by Asus Germany.

The concept with the additional screen continues to be interesting, and there are certainly use cases where productivity significantly benefits from the additional display. Nonetheless, it's still a niche product, and although Asus has been able to improve the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo in some areas (e.g. CPU performance), the second display is the 14-inch laptop's biggest problem at the same time.

The most obvious drawback is the position of the input devices, since there is no palm rest and the touchpad is downright tiny by modern standards. Battery life is very poor when both displays are enabled, and using them is a bit awkward at times, which is mainly due to the different scaling factors and the low vertical resolution of the ScreenPad, respectively. However, the biggest problem is the poor subjective image quality. Although the measurements are consistently fine, the matte IPS display is simply extremely grainy, and it's not particularly enjoyable to watch content on it when you have the outstanding OLED display a few centimeters further up.

The display impresses with its familiar good performance, and we would especially like to emphasize the dimming software feature here, which allows Asus to bypass the annoying aspects of PWM flickering. A dialog informs the user that DC dimming only works at brightness levels of 60% and above; PWM flickering kicks in at lower brightness levels and can lead to adverse effects. Using the software to reduce brightness is a bit more complicated, but it's worth it.

More productivity and a lot of CPU power: Due to the switch to the new Alder Lake H processors, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo provides a lot of processing power, and the additional display can significantly increase productivity depending on the intended use, but the poor subjective image quality of the ScreenPad tarnishes the overall impression.

Configurations with the optional GeForce RTX 3050 Ti are surely going to be more interesting for many users. In terms of price, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo is on par with the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio, which still has to make do with the old Tiger Lake CPU. The Apple MacBook Pro 14 is also in this price range, but it simply has massive advantages with its mini-LED panel if you work a lot with HDR content. The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 convertible is also an interesting alternative, which is also a bit more mobile while also already featuring the latest technologies.

Price and availability

At the time of writing, the Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA is listed as "coming soon" in the US. You can currently find it in B&H's online store with the Intel Core i7-12700H, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage space, and integrated Iris Xe Graphics for approximately $2,000. You can also wait for the device to become available on Amazon, for example.

Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED UX8402ZA - 06/05/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis
87 / 98 → 89%
Keyboard
83%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
63 / 80 → 78%
Weight
66 / 20-72 → 89%
Battery
70 / 95 → 73%
Display
85%
Games Performance
71 / 90 → 79%
Application Performance
93 / 90 → 100%
Temperature
86%
Noise
93 / 95 → 98%
Audio
81%
Camera
28 / 85 → 32%
Average
76%
84%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo in review: Dual-screen laptop with a fast 120 Hz OLED display
Andreas Osthoff, 2022-06- 9 (Update: 2022-06- 9)