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MagyarAsus Zenbook S 13 OLED laptop review: Subnotebook impresses with fast AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
The new Asus Zenbook S 13 is an ultra-mobile notebook that weighs just 1 kilogram and offers the latest technology currently available. In addition to the 2.8K OLED screen (13.3 inches), customers get the latest mobile chip from AMD, the Ryzen 7 6800U, which also includes the fast Radeon 680M integrated graphics card. Alternatively, models with Intel's latest Alder Lake chips are also available. Here we are dealing with a traditional laptop, but those who prefer a convertible should take a look at the Zenbook S 13 Flip.
Our review unit is equipped with the new AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, fast Radeon 680M graphics, 16 GB of RAM, a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD and a 2.8K OLED screen. At the time of writing, the Zenbook S 13 is not available in stores yet, but pricing is predicted to fall between US$ 1000 - 1500.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 % | 07/2022 | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED R7 6800U, Radeon 680M | 1.1 kg | 14.9 mm | 13.30" | 2880x1800 | |
| 91.1 % | 12/2020 | Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU | 1.3 kg | 16.1 mm | 13.30" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.3 % | 05/2021 | Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 14.8 mm | 13.40" | 3456x2160 | |
| 86.7 % | 05/2022 | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 885 g | 11 mm | 13.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 88.8 % | 02/2022 | Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H i5-11300H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 13.40" | 2520x1680 |
Case: Asus offers metal cases in four colors
Asus makes use of magnesium-aluminum alloy for the case and the Zenbook comes across as very high-quality. It is also extremely compact and mobile with a weight of just over one kilogram. Our review unit comes in the Ponder Blue color variant and looks very elegant, and the slightly roughened surfaces also feel good. However, the surfaces are also quite fingerprint sensitive. Asus offers other optional color variants, the keyboards of which also change color. In addition to white, the Zenbook S13 is also available in light green and beige.
The screen's edges are particularly thin on the sides, but the top and bottom edges of the display leave room for improvement. The Zenbook thus achieves a body-to-screen ratio of only 81%. Like in other laptops, Asus uses a so-called Ergo-Lift hinge that slightly raises the base unit at the back. This improves the fresh air supply and also enables an opening angle of 180 degrees. The hinge itself is very taught and opening it with one hand requires some skill, but there is minimal teetering when adjusting the opening angle.
The stability of the base unit itself is very good and there are no creaking sounds. The keyboard area is slightly recessed compared to the palm rest area, allowing for a keyboard with more travel. Due to the slightly raised base, the rear center area of the keyboard yields under lots of pressure, but this requires a lot of exertion and should not pose an issue in everyday use. The display lid is very stable despite its thin build.
Our version with the touchscreen weighs 1.095 kg. Models without touch support are specified by Asus as weighing 100 grams less. The Zenbook can easily be stowed in any bag or backpack. Only the Dell XPS 13 takes up noticeably less space in our comparison group in terms of depth, but is also a bit heavier.
Equipment: AMD-Zenbook is USB-4 ready
Fundamentally, the Zenbook S 13 offers a 3.5 mm headphone jack and three USB-C ports. These only support the USB 3.2 standard, but can be later upgraded to USB 4 with the full 40 GBit/s via a BIOS update, and there is no difference to the Thunderbolt 4 protocol in terms of stock specifications. According to AMD, external graphics cards will also be supported in the future, and the corresponding update should be available shortly after the Zenbook's market launch.
Communication
An up-to-date module from MediaTek is used as the Wi-Fi adapter (MT9972), which also supports the latest Wi-Fi 6E standard. At least in theory, because our US device of the Zenbook S 13 refused to connect to the 6 GHz network of our reference router from Asus.
Nonetheless, transfer rates are very good and stable on the normal 5 GHz network (Wi-Fi 6). Support for Bluetooth 5.2 is also available.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Average MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (254 - 1535, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Average MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (182 - 1690, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card (358 - 1713, n=23) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 1780, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card (848 - 1775, n=23) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (353 - 1775, n=27, last 2 years) | |
Webcam
Asus continues to use a 720p module for the webcam, which doesn't really take good pictures even under optimal lighting conditions.
Maintenance
The baseplate is secured with small Torx screws (T5), but in addition to the visible screws, there are two hidden under the two rear rubber feet, which themselves are glued. It hardly gets any more complicated than this.
Once inside, there is not much that can be done in terms of maintenance or upgrades. Apart from fan cleaning and access to the M.2-2280 SSD, only the WLAN module can be replaced.
Input Devices: Asus installs a comfortable keyboard
Keyboard
For such a compact notebook, the Zenbook offers a comparatively generous key drop of 1.4 mm. The typing feel is very good overall and thanks to the precise feedback, typing longer texts poses no problems. However, the keystroke itself could be a bit quieter. The arrow keys are quite small, but otherwise the layout has no points of criticism. The power button is located at the top right of the keyboard and uses a slightly different mechanism with a shorter stroke and clicks a little louder. It also serves as a fingerprint scanner, which worked reliably in testing.
The three-stage white backlight helps in dark environments, but cannot be activated automatically via a sensor.
Touchpad & Touchscreen
The large ClickPad works very well in practice and gestures with up to four fingers are also implemented correctly. Pressing the top right corner brings up a number pad on the touchpad, which works well and proves really useful when entering a lot of numbers. The normal cursor control also functions normally. The lower half of the pad can be clicked mechanically, but as with many other laptops, this is characterized by a very loud clicking noise.
Of course, the capacitive touchscreen is also available, which works flawlessly as expected. According to Asus, an stylus is also supported, but this was not provided with our review sample.
Display: Zenbook with software against PWM
The Zenbook S 13 is equipped with a 16:10 OLED screen that offers a high resolution of 2,880 x 1,800 on its 13.3-inch diagonal. The subjective picture quality, with its with vivid colors and sharp content, is very good.
Asus specifies a maximum brightness of up to 550 cd/m², but this only applies to HDR content. Our measurements show a maximum of ~570 cd/m² for a small white image, which then becomes ~460 cd/m² for a near-complete white image. Unfortunately, HDR switching does not work automatically, but has to be activated manually in the Windows display settings.
Maximum brightness amounts to only 340 cd/m² for normal SDR content. The picture impression naturally benefits from the particularly low black value, which in turn leads to a very high contrast ratio. Halos are not a problem due to OLED technology and the response times are extremely fast. There are some features (e.g. pixel shifting) in the MyAsus app that are designed to prevent the burn-in of static content. An ambient light sensor for automatic brightness control, however, is lacking.
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Brightness Distribution: 99 %
Center on Battery: 335 cd/m²
Contrast: 16800:1 (Black: 0.02 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.8 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 1.8
ΔE Greyscale 0.9 | 0.57-6493 Ø6.6
97.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED SDC4172, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.30 | Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30 | Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED Samsung 134XK01, OLED, 3456x2160, 13.40 | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE ATNA33XC10-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H TL134GDXP02-0, LTPS, 2520x1680, 13.40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -4% | 0% | -1% | -25% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 98.6 -1% | 99.7 0% | 99.81 0% | 65.2 -35% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 92 -8% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 97.8 | 85.9 -12% | 97.7 0% | 95.55 -2% | 67.5 -31% |
| Response Times | 15385% | -12% | -61% | 229% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 2.1 ? | 31 ? -1376% | 2.2 ? -5% | 4 ? -90% | 44.8 ? -2033% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 1.68 ? | 26.1 ? -1454% | 2.2 ? -31% | 2 ? -19% | 22.8 ? -1257% |
| PWM Frequency | 240.4 ? | 118000 ? 48985% | 240.4 ? 0% | 61 ? -75% | 9804 ? 3978% |
| Screen | -208% | -62% | -40% | -145% | |
| Brightness middle | 336 | 417 24% | 384 14% | 399 19% | 468 39% |
| Brightness | 338 | 395 17% | 387 14% | 403 19% | 450 33% |
| Brightness Distribution | 99 | 91 -8% | 97 -2% | 98 -1% | 92 -7% |
| Black Level * | 0.02 | 0.39 -1850% | 0.07 -250% | 0.23 -1050% | |
| Contrast | 16800 | 1069 -94% | 5700 -66% | 2035 -88% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.8 | 1.12 38% | 4.56 -153% | 1.35 25% | 2 -11% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.8 | 2.71 29% | 7.27 -91% | 2.77 27% | 5.5 -45% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.8 | 0.77 57% | 4.52 -151% | 1.35 25% | 1.5 17% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 0.9 | 1.7 -89% | 1.5 -67% | 2.35 -161% | 2.6 -189% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2207 0% | 2.26 97% | 2.21 100% | 2.17 101% |
| CCT | 6580 99% | 6870 95% | 6219 105% | 6824 95% | 6511 100% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 87.1 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 100 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 5058% /
2951% | -25% /
-36% | -34% /
-37% | 20% /
-46% |
* ... smaller is better
Various settings for the color space are available in the preinstalled MyAsus app. We selected the preset "Native" mode for testing via the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2). Display quality is already very good in delivery state and there is no visible color cast or deviations in the color temperature. There are only two outliers in the colors, which are slightly above the important DeltaE-2000 deviation of 3.
Naturally, we also calibrated the panel (the corresponding profile is available for download above) and we were also able to slightly improve the average DeltaE-2000 deviation of the grayscale, but there were no changes in the colors. A calibration after purchase is therefore not really necessary. The OLED panel almost completely covers the P3 color space, so you can edit pictures/videos on the Zenbook without issue.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.68 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.86 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.82 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. » 3 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 2.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 4 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.6 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 240.4 Hz | ≤ 53 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 240.4 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 53 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 240.4 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below. In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19019 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Like the ZenBook Pro 14 Duo, the OLED panel of the Zenbook S 13 displays PWM flickering at 240 Hz, which can lead to impairments. On the other hand, DC dimming is used for brightness values of 54% and more. Although the frequency is 60 Hz, it is not comparable with classic PWM and the amplitude is also significantly lower, so there should be no problems with DC dimming. Asus also offers a software-based solution for reducing the screen's brightness without falling into the PWM range and there is also a corresponding notification as soon as you reduce the normal brightness below 60%. For this, there is the flicker-free OLED dimming option in the MyAsus app. Users should keep in mind that when using OLED dimming, DC dimming is always used, even if the base brightness is set to 100%.
The OLED touchscreen is highly reflective, which can also cause reflections indoors. Of course, this also applies to outdoor use. Although the brightness is not so high, the very high contrast ratio helps in these situations. That said, avoiding reflections and reading screen content comfortably is not easy on bright days. Full HDR brightness in normal SDR mode would certainly be helpful here.
The viewing angle stability of the OLED screen is very good overall, but there is the typical OLED blue tinge at certain (limited) angles. Nevertheless, this does not cause any restrictions in practice.
Performance: AMD Zen3+ und RDNA2
Testing Conditions
We performed the following benchmarks and measurements under the (default) Balanced power mode in the MyAsus app, since the optional Performance mode (only available when plugged in) initially has no impact on TDP limits (30/25W each) and only leads to slightly more stable performance under permanent load, which is certainly not a crucial factor in such a mobile device. Balanced mode is simply more appropriate for the device in everyday use, and if you do indeed want to max out the device, you can easily switch to Performance mode. Nonetheless, we'll also look at the effects of Performance mode in some test areas. In the optional Whisper mode, processor consumption is limited to 12 watts.
Processor: Ryzen 7 6800U with 8 cores
Like its Ryzen 7 5800U predecessor, the new AMD Ryzen 7 6800U continues to use 8 cores (16 threads), which are now manufactured using a 6 nm process. AMD specifies a TDP range of 15-28 watts for the chip, and in the case of the Zenbook, this is 30 watts for short periods of load and a stable 25 watts afterwards. Here we see a clear difference to the current Alder Lake processors from Intel, which have significantly higher power limits of more than 50 watts at their disposal.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
The Cinebench R15 multi-loop clearly shows that the Ryzen 7 6800U only loses a little performance after the first few runs before operating stably at 25 watts. However, there is no noticeable performance advantage over the old Ryzen 7 5800U either. The CB loop shows no benefits in performance mode.
The real competitor for the Ryzen 7 is the new Core i7-1255U, which we were able to test in the Dell Inspiron 14. This consumes up to 39 watts for short periods of time before quickly leveling out at 23 watts, which is comparable to the Ryzen 7 6800U. However, the multi-core performance [of the Core i7-1255U] is significantly lower (-30% during the CB loop). In fact, the Alder Lake P Core i7-1260P chip is comparable in terms of multi-core performance, although it naturally requires significantly more power (a constant 38 watts) due to the additional performance cores.
In terms of raw single-core performance, AMD and Apple are practically on par (although Apple is much more efficient here), but Intel gains the lead here thanks to the performance cores. However, this comes at the cost of higher clock rates and higher power consumption, which also usually leads to increased fan activity.
All in all, the new Ryzen 7 6800U, with its power limits, is a suitable processor for compact laptops. However, performance is somewhat reduced in battery mode because the processor is only allowed to consume a maximum of 18 watts, which drops to 16 watts after a few seconds. This does not affect single-core performance, while multi-core performance is about 25% lower. In Whisper mode at 12 watts, multi-core performance drops by around 35%.
More benchmarks are available in our tech section and we also recommend taking a look at our extensive CPU efficiency comparison review, where we compare the new AMD processor with the current chips from Apple and Intel.
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 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (3529 - 4574, n=7) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 5782, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (341 - 602, n=7) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (142.6 - 246, n=5) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 267, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (217 - 1600, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (272 - 347, n=6) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (40058 - 53934, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (13422 - 63045, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (3398 - 5511, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6164, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (11.8 - 14.2, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 16.7, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (50.9 - 84.9, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (0.508 - 0.529, n=4) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 | |
* ... 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
| Performance Rating | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (10902 - 12818, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 15660, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (67503 - 84031, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11867 - 97744, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (2296 - 2815, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (453 - 3317, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (62082 - 96306, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15447 - 110863, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (7753 - 11982, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1223 - 12607, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (37417 - 45748, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6379 - 53729, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (50547 - 113160, n=5) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 113708, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (554 - 755, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (229 - 962, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (5825 - 6694, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (204 - 7530, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7622 - 49328, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25037 - 27274, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
System Performance
With the fast AMD processor, 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 RAM and the PCIe 4.0 SSD, the Zenbook is a very powerful and responsive system. This is also confirmed by the synthetic benchmarks, in which our review device is almost always ahead of the competition. No problems were detected during normal use either.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (5057 - 6469, n=6) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3699 - 6767, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7331 - 11156, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (8143 - 10766, n=5) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (6089 - 9235, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5040 - 9657, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (6066 - 7947, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3303 - 8855, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (718 - 1876, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (1009 - 1575, n=6) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (685 - 1829, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (971 - 1596, n=6) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (776 - 2080, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (1054 - 1686, n=6) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M (994 - 1473, n=6) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (652 - 1899, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6346 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (19632 - 73486, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (47701 - 52159, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23471 - 73719, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (39402 - 45084, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (22486 - 93331, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (48723 - 51117, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (106.3 - 123.1, n=5) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (18.8 - 126.5, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
In our latency test the Zenbook shows no problems, neither with latency nor with skipped frames, when playing a 4K YouTube video.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED | |
| Huawei MateBook 13s i5 11300H | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Asus uses a fast PCIe 4.0 SSD from Samsung. The PM9A1 (OEM version of the 980 Pro) offers a storage capacity of 1 TB, with around 904 GB available after the first start-up. In the benchmarks, the M.2-2280 drive achieves very high transfer rates of more than 6 GB/s and is thus currently one of the fastest SSDs in the mobile sector. Moreover, performance remains stable even under constant load despite the somewhat unfavorable positioning right next to the CPU, which not all devices with fast PCIe 4.0 SSDs can manage. More SSD benchmarks are available here.
