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Asus Zenbook S UX393JA Laptop Review: The Microsoft Surface Alternative

3:2 all the way. The ZenBook S series is moving away from the standard 16:9 aspect ratio to the more office-friendly 3:2. Results are impressive and definitely worth a look if you were considering a Surface, XPS, or MateBook in the near future.

Last year's ZenBook S13 UX392 combined a Whiskey Lake-U CPU with a GeForce MX150 GPU in an attractive 16:9 form factor. This year's ZenBook S UX393 could have been a simple update, but Asus has gone the extra mile by completely redesigning the chassis and internals for a brand new look yet again. The UX393 makes the jump from 16:9 to 3:2 and foregoes the discrete Nvidia GPU for Intel Ice Lake and Iris Plus instead. Though aesthetically pleasing, there are a few key drawbacks to keep in mind before putting down $1600 to $1700 USD for such a machine.

Direct competitors to the ZenBook S13 UX393 include other flagship 3:2 like the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 or Huawei MateBook X Pro. The 16:10 Dell XPS 13 or ThinkPad X1 Nano may also be seen as alternatives to the Asus.

More Asus reviews:

Asus Zenbook S UX393JA (Zenbook S Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 x 1.3 - 3.9 GHz, Ice Lake-U
Graphics adapter
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Core: 300 MHz, Memory: 1800 MHz, DDR4, 26.20.100.7870
Memory
16 GB 
, 20-20-20-45, Dual-Channel
Display
13.90 inch 3:2, 3300 x 2200 pixel 285 PPI, 10-point capacitive, AU Optronics B139KAN01.0, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel 495 (Ice Lake-U PCH-LP Premium)
Storage
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, 1024 GB 
Soundcard
Intel Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Card Reader: MicroSD
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 15.7 x 306 x 224 ( = 0.62 x 12.05 x 8.82 in)
Battery
67 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, USB-C to 3.5 mm audio adapter, MyAsus, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.36 kg ( = 47.97 oz / 3 pounds), Power Supply: 216 g ( = 7.62 oz / 0.48 pounds)
Price
1400 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
85.1 %
10/2020
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
1.4 kg15.7 mm13.90"3300x2200
86.9 %
06/2020
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
i7-1065G7, GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
1.6 kg23 mm13.50"3000x2000
87.4 %
06/2020
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250
1.3 kg14.6 mm13.90"3000x2000
86.6 %
05/2019
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
i7-8565U, GeForce MX150
1.1 kg12.9 mm13.90"1920x1080
84.4 %
10/2020
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
i7-1065G7, GeForce MX350
1.4 kg14.9 mm14.00"1920x1080
88.9 %
03/2020
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
1.2 kg14.8 mm13.40"1920x1200

Case

The metal chassis is firm and rigid with no creaking and only minimal warping when attempting to twist its corners. Our main complaint involves the hinges which feel weaker at wider angles. Ideally, hinge rigidity should be taut and uniform at all angles, but the hinges here don't give a strong sense of longevity in this regard.

The move from 16:9 to 3:2 has resulted in a larger, heavier, and thicker build than the UX392. Overall dimensions and weight are actually much closer to the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 or MateBook X Pro and so this is still a compact subnotebook relative to its closest competitors.

Magnesium alloy chassis feels great to hold, but fingerprints will accumulate quickly
Magnesium alloy chassis feels great to hold, but fingerprints will accumulate quickly
Familiar spun-metal concentric circle finish on the outer lid
Familiar spun-metal concentric circle finish on the outer lid
You know it's a high-end machine when gold trims adorn almost every edge and corner
You know it's a high-end machine when gold trims adorn almost every edge and corner
ErgoLift hinges could be more rigid at wider angles
ErgoLift hinges could be more rigid at wider angles
Smooth bottom panel with almost no ventilation grilles
Smooth bottom panel with almost no ventilation grilles
Lid opened to maximum (~150 degrees)
Lid opened to maximum (~150 degrees)
320 mm / 12.6 inch 208 mm / 8.19 inch 14.9 mm / 0.587 inch 1.4 kg3.17 lbs316 mm / 12.4 inch 195 mm / 7.68 inch 12.9 mm / 0.508 inch 1.1 kg2.43 lbs308 mm / 12.1 inch 223 mm / 8.78 inch 14.5 mm / 0.571 inch 1.3 kg2.84 lbs306 mm / 12 inch 224 mm / 8.82 inch 15.7 mm / 0.618 inch 1.4 kg3 lbs304 mm / 12 inch 217 mm / 8.54 inch 14.6 mm / 0.575 inch 1.3 kg2.95 lbs296 mm / 11.7 inch 199 mm / 7.83 inch 14.8 mm / 0.583 inch 1.2 kg2.62 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

Port options are similar to the older UX392 but with two important differences. Firstly, Asus has dropped the 3.5 mm audio jack meaning owners will have to rely on Bluetooth headphones or the included USB-C to 3.5 mm audio adapter. Secondly, the two USB-C ports are now Thunderbolt 3 compatible for a wider range of external docking options and monitors.

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: MicroSD reader, USB-A 3.1 Gen. 1
Right: MicroSD reader, USB-A 3.1 Gen. 1
Rear: No Connectivity
Rear: No Connectivity
Left: HDMI, 2x USB-C w/ Thunderbolt 3
Left: HDMI, 2x USB-C w/ Thunderbolt 3

SD Card Reader

Transfer rates from the MicroSD reader are slower than the card reader on the older UX392 by half. Moving 1 GB of pictures from our UHS-II test card to desktop takes almost 30 seconds.

Fully inserted MicroSD card still protrudes by a few millimeters. The reader is not spring-loaded
Fully inserted MicroSD card still protrudes by a few millimeters. The reader is not spring-loaded
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
146.3 MB/s +290%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
138.5 MB/s +269%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
74 MB/s +97%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
37.5 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
28.4 MB/s -24%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB)
216 MB/s +528%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
187.3 MB/s +444%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
82.6 MB/s +140%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
34.4 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)
31.8 MB/s -8%

Communication

The AX201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. Though we didn't experience any issues when connected to our Netgear RAX200 test router, average transmit speeds are slower than expected at only about 822 Mbps.

Soldered WLAN module
Soldered WLAN module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
1338 (1304min - 1355max) MBit/s +63%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1217 (984min - 1297max) MBit/s +48%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
852 (232min - 1307max) MBit/s +4%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
822 (676min - 908max) MBit/s
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
670 (651min - 692max) MBit/s -18%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
530 MBit/s -36%
iperf3 receive AX12
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1446 (1333min - 1532max) MBit/s
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1387 (1273min - 1643max) MBit/s -4%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1360 (1290min - 1408max) MBit/s -6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
1293 (628min - 1379max) MBit/s -11%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
913 (853min - 932max) MBit/s -37%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
663 MBit/s -54%
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Asus Zenbook S UX393JA; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1445 (1333-1532)
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø822 (676-908)

Webcam

ColorChecker
5.8 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
16.9 ∆E
12.1 ∆E
19.4 ∆E
16.4 ∆E
8 ∆E
12.5 ∆E
16.3 ∆E
12 ∆E
12.1 ∆E
14.5 ∆E
7.7 ∆E
8.1 ∆E
20.8 ∆E
13.1 ∆E
19.5 ∆E
19.6 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
10.8 ∆E
13.8 ∆E
14.9 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
ColorChecker Asus Zenbook S UX393JA: 12.7 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 20.84 ∆E

Maintenance

The bottom panel comes off easily with just a T5 Torx wrench. However, there's not much to upgrade beyond the M.2 SSD as both WLAN and RAM are soldered.

Accessories and Warranty

The retail box includes a USB-C to 3.5 mm audio adapter and a protective carrying sleeve in addition to the usual paperwork and AC adapter. The standard one-year limited warranty applies.

Input Devices

Keyboard

Keyboard layout remains identical to the UX392 save for some secondary function changes on the first row of keys. Travel is shallow while the Space and Enter keys clatter more loudly than the main QWERTY keys when pressed. Feedback is otherwise decent if not slightly softer than on the HP Spectre 13 series.

Touchpad

The sizeable clickpad (13 x 6.5 cm) is only slightly smaller than the one on the Surface Laptop 3 (11.5 x 7.6 cm) while being much larger than the clickpad on the older UX392 (10.5 x 6.2 cm). Its surface is completely smooth with only minimal sticking when gliding at slower speeds. Its integrated mouse clicks, however, are far too shallow and with weak feedback.

The gold font contrasts well with the dark blue matte chassis colors
The gold font contrasts well with the dark blue matte chassis colors
Clickpad with virtual NumPad feature. In the end, you're going to want an actual mouse and NumPad instead
Clickpad with virtual NumPad feature. In the end, you're going to want an actual mouse and NumPad instead
Key travel is shallower when compared to ThinkPad, MateBook X Pro, or HP Spectre laptops
Key travel is shallower when compared to ThinkPad, MateBook X Pro, or HP Spectre laptops
Small arrow keys. The Left and Right keys shoudl have been full size
Small arrow keys. The Left and Right keys shoudl have been full size

Display

The 3:2 AU Optronics B139KAN01.0 can be found on no other laptop in our database. When compared to the Sharp and JDI panels on the Surface Laptop 3 13.5 and MateBook X Pro, respectively, native resolution is higher and color space is slightly wider as it covers all of DCI-P3. Asus calibrates each panel at factory in accordance to the standard.

Although the touchscreen is gorgeous at first glance, there are some downsides. Brightness and contrast are not on the same level as the MateBook X Pro display and response times are still slow for noticeable ghosting. This latter characteristic is common on many Ultrabooks since most users will not be gaming on these machines.

Narrow bezels on all four sides of the screen
Narrow bezels on all four sides of the screen
Edge-to-edge glass provides additional reinforcement and rigidity
Edge-to-edge glass provides additional reinforcement and rigidity
Subpixels are slightly grainy despite the glossy overlay
Subpixels are slightly grainy despite the glossy overlay
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the bottom edge
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the bottom edge
408
cd/m²
453.9
cd/m²
424.5
cd/m²
411.8
cd/m²
444.1
cd/m²
431.3
cd/m²
406
cd/m²
421
cd/m²
409.4
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B139KAN01.0 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 453.9 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 423.3 cd/m² Minimum: 24.34 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 444.1 cd/m²
Contrast: 1200:1 (Black: 0.37 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.94 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.05
ΔE Greyscale 2.9 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
78.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
87.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.1
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
AU Optronics B139KAN01.0, IPS, 13.90, 3300x2200
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Sharp LQ135P1JX51, IPS, 13.50, 2256x1504
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
JDI LPM139M422A, LTPS, 13.90, 3000x2000
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Tianma XM, IPS, 13.90, 1920x1080
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
N140HCG-EQ1, , 14.00, 1920x1080
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Sharp LQ134N1, IPS, 13.40, 1920x1200
Display
-19%
-18%
-19%
-18%
-19%
Display P3 Coverage
97.7
65.7
-33%
66.6
-32%
67.5
-31%
66.4
-32%
66.3
-32%
sRGB Coverage
99.8
98.6
-1%
99.4
0%
95.8
-4%
98.8
-1%
97.3
-3%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
87.9
67.8
-23%
68.6
-22%
69
-22%
68.4
-22%
68.5
-22%
Response Times
-6%
17%
26%
9%
13%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
56.4 ?(26.4, 30)
59.2 ?(28.4, 30.8)
-5%
49.6 ?(23.6, 26)
12%
47.2 ?(23.6, 23.6)
16%
51.2 ?(22, 29.2)
9%
50 ?(22, 28)
11%
Response Time Black / White *
38.8 ?(23.2, 15.6)
41.6 ?(23.6, 18)
-7%
30.8 ?(14, 16.8)
21%
24.8 ?(14, 10.8)
36%
35.2 ?(17.2, 18)
9%
33.2 ?(16, 17.2)
14%
PWM Frequency
21740 ?(51)
29070 ?(40)
2500 ?(25)
Screen
21%
28%
16%
11%
3%
Brightness middle
444.1
403.4
-9%
557
25%
466
5%
289
-35%
607.6
37%
Brightness
423
397
-6%
532
26%
462
9%
286
-32%
595
41%
Brightness Distribution
89
89
0%
87
-2%
90
1%
92
3%
96
8%
Black Level *
0.37
0.34
8%
0.33
11%
0.33
11%
0.17
54%
0.4
-8%
Contrast
1200
1186
-1%
1688
41%
1412
18%
1700
42%
1519
27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.94
0.94
68%
1.4
52%
1.93
34%
2.5
15%
3.23
-10%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
7.37
2.92
60%
2.5
66%
4.26
42%
4.7
36%
8.67
-18%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.05
0.99
68%
0.7
77%
1.99
35%
0.6
80%
1.01
67%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.9
0.9
69%
2
31%
1.7
41%
3.4
-17%
5.5
-90%
Gamma
2.1 105%
2.13 103%
2.14 103%
2.15 102%
1.98 111%
2.12 104%
CCT
6766 96%
6620 98%
6689 97%
6382 102%
7005 93%
6413 101%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
78.2
62.3
-20%
62.5
-20%
62.2
-20%
62.6
-20%
63
-19%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
99.8
98.7
-1%
99.5
0%
95.7
-4%
98.9
-1%
97.5
-2%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-1% / 10%
9% / 18%
8% / 10%
1% / 6%
-1% / 0%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers all of sRGB and 78 percent of AdobeRGB. Note that Asus advertises full DCI-P3 coverage meaning a small portion of the color space will not overlap with the AdobeRGB standard. Indeed, this is what we can observe as approximately 16 percent of the color space lies outside of AdobeRGB.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

X-Rite colorimeter measurements reveal a well-calibrated display out of the box. Color temperature is slightly too cool which can be easily addressed.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

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
38.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 23.2 ms rise
↘ 15.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 96 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
56.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 26.4 ms rise
↘ 30 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 92 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse 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.

Outdoors on a cloudy overcast day
Outdoors on a cloudy overcast day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors on a cloudy overcast day
Outdoors on a cloudy overcast day
Wide IPS viewing angles. Slight contrast and color changes if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Slight contrast and color changes if viewing from extreme angles

Performance

 

Processor

CPU performance is within just a few percentage points of the average Core i7-1065G7 in our database taken from about 30 other laptops. When compared to the Core i7-8565U in last year's UX392, multi-thread performance is only about 15 percent faster after accounting for any performance throttling on both systems. Turbo Boost performance is not as long lasting as other laptops including the older UX392 as illustrated by our CineBench R15 xT loop comparison graph below.

CineBench R15
CineBench R15
CineBench R20
CineBench R20
04590135180225270315360405450495540585630675720765810855Tooltip
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø587 (557.06-601.57)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø653 (629.83-862.05)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05 GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø700 (692.03-734.34)
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø547 (524.54-724.17)
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø514 (487.58-728.05)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
3213 Points +108%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
2401 Points +56%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
2401 Points +56%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1728 Points +12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
1630 Points +6%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1543 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (1081 - 2024, n=31)
1510 Points -2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
1432 Points -7%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1394 Points -10%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel Core i7-8550U
1138 Points -26%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
1110 Points -28%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
543 Points +21%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
474 Points +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
466 Points +4%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
448 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
447 Points 0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
446 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
439 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (358 - 474, n=31)
438 Points -2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
427 Points -5%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel Core i7-8550U
383 Points -15%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
343 Points -23%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1639 (1505.17min - 1639.01max) Points +172%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
1035 Points +72%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
973 Points +62%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
810 (629.83min - 862.05max) Points +35%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
736 Points +22%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
680 (525.27min - 680.19max) Points +13%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
676 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (288 - 836, n=36)
648 Points +8%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
602 (557.06min - 601.57max) Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
580 Points -4%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel Core i7-8550U
494 Points -18%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
214 Points +20%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
182 Points +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
180 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
179 Points
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
178 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (141 - 190, n=35)
174.2 Points -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
174 Points -3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
172 Points -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
165 Points -8%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel Core i7-8550U
156 Points -13%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
139 Points -22%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
1018 Seconds * -31%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
907 Seconds * -17%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (675 - 1650, n=23)
882 Seconds * -14%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
777 Seconds *
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
771 Seconds * +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
766 Seconds * +1%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
694 Seconds * +11%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
593 Seconds * +24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
524 Seconds * +33%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
322 Seconds * +59%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5096 MIPS +15%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
4436 MIPS 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4434 MIPS
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4292 MIPS -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4288 MIPS -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (3289 - 4589, n=24)
4284 MIPS -3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
4252 MIPS -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4014 MIPS -9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
3755 MIPS -15%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
3668 MIPS -17%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
44804 MIPS +139%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
26652 MIPS +42%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
23610 MIPS +26%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
21036 MIPS +12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
19168 MIPS +2%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
18770 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (10406 - 22898, n=24)
17024 MIPS -9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
16748 MIPS -11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
15043 MIPS -20%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
13842 MIPS -26%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1523 Points +13%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
1348 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (948 - 1348, n=18)
1274 Points -5%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
1163 Points -14%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1154 Points -14%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
1150 Points -15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
1101 Points -18%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
1098 Points -19%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
1027 Points -24%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
6950 Points +51%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
5798 Points +26%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5456 Points +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4792 Points +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4646 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4605 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (2464 - 4855, n=18)
4215 Points -8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
3330 Points -28%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
2839 Points -38%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
10.77 fps +135%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
7.81 fps +71%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6.72 fps +47%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5.34 fps +17%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
4.82 fps +5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7
4.632 fps +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4.58 fps
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (2.2 - 6.38, n=22)
4.58 fps 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4.37 fps -5%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
2.76 fps -40%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
69.6 s * -44%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
62.2 s * -29%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (46.9 - 85.3, n=19)
60.3 s * -25%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
59.8 s * -24%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
58.2 s * -21%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
57.8 s * -20%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
48.2 s *
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
47.9 s * +1%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U
0.851 sec * -25%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7
  (0.661 - 0.798, n=18)
0.708 sec * -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
0.686 sec * -1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7
0.681 sec *
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
0.639 sec * +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
0.629 sec * +8%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
0.613 sec * +10%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7
0.593 sec * +13%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
602 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
68.7 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
179 Points
Help

System Performance

We experienced a bug on our unit where the laptop would not recognize the plugged in USB-C AC adapter even after double-checking any settings on MyAsus. We had to discharge the battery further before the laptop would mysteriously recognize the plugged in adapter again.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 10
Score
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (3878 - 4679, n=20)
4356 Points +4%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
4352 Points +4%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
4184 Points 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
4182 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
4154 Points -1%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3970 Points -5%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3861 Points -8%
Essentials
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
9229 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (8302 - 9902, n=20)
9123 Points -1%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
8763 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
8749 Points -5%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
8266 Points -10%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
8190 Points -11%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
7962 Points -14%
Productivity
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
7347 Points +28%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
7334 Points +28%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (5462 - 7379, n=20)
6555 Points +14%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
6448 Points +12%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
6398 Points +11%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
5759 Points 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
5741 Points
Digital Content Creation
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
3856 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (3260 - 4424, n=20)
3773 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
3749 Points
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
3731 Points 0%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
3480 Points -7%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3334 Points -11%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2621 Points -30%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
4523 Points +31%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3841 Points +11%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
3825 Points +11%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (3305 - 4275, n=17)
3734 Points +8%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
3712 Points +7%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
3457 Points
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
3369 Points -3%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
5488 Points +123%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
5159 Points +110%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
5039 Points +105%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
4599 Points +87%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
4466 Points +82%
Average Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (2460 - 5291, n=17)
4309 Points +75%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
2460 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
3457 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
2460 points
PCMark 10 Score
4182 points
Help

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC latency issues related to storport.sys when opening multiple tabs on our homepage. 4K UHD video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames during our minute-long YouTube test.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
14995 μs * -587%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
2183 μs *
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, i7-1065G7, SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
615 μs * +72%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
581 μs * +73%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Asus laptops commonly come with Intel 660p SSDs and our UX393 is no exception. Unlike higher-end NVMe SSDs that can approach 3000 MB/s, however, transfer rates on this mid-range 1 TB Intel 660p cap out at "only" 1800 MB/s. This will not significantly impact real-world scenarios especially on an Ultrabook powered by a U-series CPU.

CDM 5.5
CDM 5.5
AS SSD
AS SSD
Removable M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD with no secondary slots
Removable M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD with no secondary slots
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
SK Hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
AS SSD
-13%
87%
13%
-9%
Seq Read
1405
1707
21%
2737
95%
1224
-13%
1956
39%
Seq Write
1062
510
-52%
2530
138%
907
-15%
1227
16%
4K Read
50.8
38.77
-24%
54
6%
41.46
-18%
63
24%
4K Write
124.9
100.9
-19%
152.5
22%
126.2
1%
156.6
25%
4K-64 Read
590
630
7%
2011
241%
1021
73%
475.6
-19%
4K-64 Write
840
707
-16%
1260
50%
1251
49%
539
-36%
Access Time Read *
0.041
0.085
-107%
0.066
-61%
0.053
-29%
0.042
-2%
Access Time Write *
0.118
0.035
70%
0.024
80%
0.027
77%
0.105
11%
Score Read
781
839
7%
2339
199%
1185
52%
734
-6%
Score Write
1071
859
-20%
1666
56%
1468
37%
818
-24%
Score Total
2251
2077
-8%
5191
131%
3250
44%
1915
-15%
Copy ISO MB/s
1459
1404
-4%
1022
-30%
Copy Program MB/s
600
402.4
-33%
302.8
-50%
Copy Game MB/s
1411
902
-36%
491.4
-65%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-27%
42%
5%
33%
Write 4K
129.5
88.4
-32%
165.6
28%
149.2
15%
186.8
44%
Read 4K
54
39.53
-27%
50.2
-7%
47.18
-13%
71.4
32%
Write Seq
1265
691
-45%
1905
51%
750
-41%
1203
-5%
Read Seq
1410
1032
-27%
1669
18%
1137
-19%
2600
84%
Write 4K Q32T1
420.3
279.6
-33%
474.6
13%
749
78%
514
22%
Read 4K Q32T1
357.7
261.6
-27%
508
42%
478.7
34%
570
59%
Write Seq Q32T1
1799
868
-52%
3007
67%
1453
-19%
786
-56%
Read Seq Q32T1
1616
2075
28%
3556
120%
1713
6%
2947
82%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-20% / -19%
65% / 68%
9% / 10%
12% / 6%

* ... smaller is better

Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1616 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1799 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 357.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 420.3 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1410 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1265 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 54 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 129.5 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

No graph data

GPU Performance

Graphics performance is where we expect it to be relative to other laptops with the same Iris Plus G7 GPU if not slightly higher. 3DMark results also show it to be neck-to-neck with the GeForce MX150 in the older UX392. Nonetheless, real-world gaming performance will often be slower than the MX150 due to various factors in favor of the Nvidia GPU including more optimized drivers, dedicated VRAM, and a higher TDP ceiling of up to 25 W.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
 
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
5139 Points +80%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
4332 Points +52%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
3938 Points +38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (2323 - 3739, n=44)
3310 Points +16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
3134 Points +10%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
2983 Points +4%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
2951 Points +3%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
2950 Points +3%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
2945 Points +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
2876 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
2856 Points
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
2851 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7
2692 Points -6%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (1418 - 3156, n=27)
2594 Points -9%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
2438 Points -15%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U
1950 Points -32%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
1239 Points -57%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1401 Points +65%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
1326 Points +56%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
1173 Points +38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (830 - 1147, n=16)
995 Points +17%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
973 Points +15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
886 Points +4%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
881 Points +4%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
858 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
852 Points 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
848 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
824 Points -3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7
794 Points -6%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
788 Points -7%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (526 - 851, n=23)
744 Points -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
733 Points -14%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U
578 Points -32%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
381 Points -55%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
1541 Points +61%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
1469 Points +54%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
1338 Points +40%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
1102 Points +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (929 - 1280, n=16)
1101 Points +15%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
990 Points +3%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
980 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
967 Points +1%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
964 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
957 Points
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
937 Points -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7
899 Points -6%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
885 Points -8%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (587 - 963, n=23)
840 Points -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
825 Points -14%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U
647 Points -32%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
436 Points -54%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
6563 Points +55%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
6232 Points +48%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
6085 Points +44%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
4990 Points +18%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4508 Points +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
4400 Points +4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7
4279 Points +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4222 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (2796 - 4905, n=47)
4191 Points -1%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4152 Points -2%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U
4056 Points -4%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (2112 - 4630, n=28)
3996 Points -5%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
3614 Points -14%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3585 Points -15%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
3540 Points -16%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
3535 Points -16%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
1764 Points -58%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7
5103 Points +53%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7
4691 Points +41%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R7 4800U
4323 Points +30%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
4086 Points +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (2820 - 4421, n=46)
3957 Points +19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-8565U
3943 Points +18%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
3790 Points +14%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), R5 4500U
3767 Points +13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U
3663 Points +10%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
3639 Points +9%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U
3556 Points +7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7
3409 Points +2%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7
3328 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U
3288 Points -1%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (1319 - 4163, n=28)
3189 Points -4%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U
1865 Points -44%
Dynabook Portege A30-E-174
Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U
1746 Points -48%
3DMark 11 Performance
4461 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
13064 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
2669 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
957 points
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X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
83.5 fps +115%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
77.8 fps +100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (48 - 82.7, n=5)
61 fps +57%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
55.6 fps +43%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
50.1 fps +29%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
49.2 fps +26%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.7 fps +10%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
40.2 fps +3%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
38.9 fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
35.1 fps -10%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
34.3 fps -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
31.5 fps -19%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (16.4 - 42.9, n=18)
28.8 fps -26%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
23.4 fps -40%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
65.1 fps +211%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
57.2 fps +174%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (40.9 - 56, n=5)
47.6 fps +128%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
41.1 fps +97%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
40.8 fps +95%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
35.4 fps +69%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
34.5 fps +65%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
30.8 fps +47%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
28.1 fps +34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
24.9 fps +19%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
20.9 fps
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.9 fps -10%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
16.8 fps -20%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (11.4 - 22.3, n=17)
16.2 fps -22%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
59.1 fps +208%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
51.8 fps +170%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (36.7 - 52.3, n=5)
42.8 fps +123%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
37.9 fps +97%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
37.5 fps +95%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
32.6 fps +70%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
30.5 fps +59%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
27.4 fps +43%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
24.9 fps +30%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
22.4 fps +17%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
19.2 fps
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17.6 fps -8%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (10.8 - 19.7, n=18)
15 fps -22%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
14.8 fps -23%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (98.4 - 186, n=6)
123.6 fps +29%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
116 (97.7min) fps +21%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
113 (93.1min) fps +18%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
112 (81.5min) fps +17%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
98.1 (86.3min) fps +2%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
97.1 (87.3min) fps +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
96 (77.8min) fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
93.3 (76.1min) fps -3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
90.6 (80.3min) fps -6%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (54.4 - 101, n=19)
81.4 fps -15%
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
77.8 (66.4min) fps -19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
76.9 (40.9min) fps -20%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
67.4 (57.8min) fps -30%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
61.2 (47.1min) fps -36%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
112 (98min) fps +89%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (82.9 - 162, n=6)
107.7 fps +82%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
92.6 (76.8min) fps +56%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
88.6 (77.1min) fps +50%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
85.6 (69.3min) fps +45%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
82.3 (74.1min) fps +39%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
77.8 (65.6min) fps +31%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
74.2 (52.3min) fps +25%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
72.8 (61min) fps +23%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
67.4 (45.7min) fps +14%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
59.2 (45.1min) fps
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
50.2 (37.4min) fps -15%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (29 - 62.8, n=19)
49.8 fps -16%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
43.8 (39.9min) fps -26%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
84.8 (76.4min) fps +133%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
81.6 (70.9min) fps +124%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (67.1 - 78.5, n=6)
71 fps +95%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
61.3 (54.4min) fps +68%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
59.7 (51.6min) fps +64%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
56 (50.6min) fps +54%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
46.4 (41.6min) fps +27%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
46.4 (25.8min) fps +27%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
45.6 (41min) fps +25%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
41.4 (37.7min) fps +14%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
36.4 (30min) fps
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
30.7 (24.7min) fps -16%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (17.5 - 38.5, n=19)
29.5 fps -19%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
23.3 (21.2min) fps -36%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
76.9 (66.4min) fps +133%
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
68.3 (57.8min) fps +107%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (60.2 - 68.9, n=6)
63.9 fps +94%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
54.1 (46.7min) fps +64%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
52.7 (45min) fps +60%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
52.5 (47.3min) fps +59%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
44.1 (39min) fps +34%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.9 (39min) fps +30%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
42.3 (27.3min) fps +28%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
39.1 (36min) fps +18%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
33 (27.3min) fps
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
28 (22.6min) fps -15%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (16.4 - 35.7, n=18)
26.9 fps -18%
HP Envy x360 13-ar0601ng
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
22.3 (20.9min) fps -32%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
141.5 fps +180%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
80.3 fps +59%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
74.4 (38min - 89max) fps +47%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
70.8 fps +40%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
59.5 (54min - 72max) fps +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (42.6 - 72, n=24)
58.2 fps +15%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
57.6 fps +14%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
52 fps +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
51.6 fps +2%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
50.7 (17min - 59max) fps 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
50.5 (47min - 55max) fps
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
49.7 fps -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
49 fps -3%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (28.2 - 58, n=20)
47.8 fps -5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
44.5 fps -12%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30, Intel HD Graphics 515
7.4 fps -85%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
83.2 fps +165%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
46.5 fps +48%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
41 (37min - 45max) fps +31%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (24.4 - 43.2, n=26)
34.3 fps +9%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
33.5 (29min - 39max) fps +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
33.5 fps +7%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
33 (30min - 36max) fps +5%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
32.5 fps +4%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (20.8 - 36.8, n=18)
32.1 fps +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
31.7 fps +1%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
31.4 (9min - 37max) fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
31 fps -1%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
30 (28min, 29P1 - 35max) fps -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
28.4 fps -10%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
41.5 fps +129%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
27.4 fps +51%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
25.4 (22min - 29max) fps +40%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
23.1 fps +28%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
19.4 (16min - 24max) fps +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (13.3 - 23.8, n=25)
19 fps +5%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.4 (14min - 23max) fps +2%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.1 (14min - 22max) fps
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
18 fps -1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17 fps -6%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (10.9 - 20.1, n=18)
17 fps -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
16.5 fps -9%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
16.3 fps -10%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
15.9 fps -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
14.1 fps -22%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
30.1 fps +234%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
Intel Core i7-1065G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350
15.8 (14min, 14P1 - 17max) fps +76%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
14.9 fps +66%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
11.9 (9min - 14max) fps +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (6.5 - 17, n=25)
11.1 fps +23%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
11 fps +22%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
10.7 fps +19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UX434FL-DB77
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
10.3 (7min - 13max) fps +14%
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
Intel Core i7-8565U, NVIDIA GeForce MX150
10 fps +11%
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
9.1 (6min - 13max) fps +1%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
9 fps 0%
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
9 (6min - 13max) fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
8.9 fps -1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Intel Core i5-1035G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
8.8 fps -2%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
  (5.13 - 10, n=13)
8.36 fps -7%
0510152025303540Tooltip
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8: Ø39.4 (34-45)
low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 50.5 31.4 18.1 9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 96 59.2 36.4 33
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 20.7 11.3 8.09
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 38.9 20.9 19.2
Strange Brigade (2018) 50.7 21.4 17.3 15.2

Emissions

System Noise

The laptop fan is usually active but barely audible when in a typical office environment. Web browsing or video streaming, for example, will result in a slight fan noise of 31 dB(A) but it will otherwise not induce any annoying fan pulsing behavior. Running higher loads like games will nonetheless cause the Asus to run at about 40 dB(A) or as loudly as the Surface Laptop or MateBook X Pro.

We recommend owners become familiar with the MyAsus software as fan profiles and other systems settings can be found here.

We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our unit
We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our unit
Cooling solution consists of a single ~50 mm fan and a short copper heat pipe
Cooling solution consists of a single ~50 mm fan and a short copper heat pipe
Fan noise profile (White: background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Fan noise profile (White: background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
GeForce MX150, i7-8565U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
GeForce MX350, i7-1065G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD
Noise
2%
-2%
-2%
-6%
2%
off / environment *
26.9
28.5
-6%
29.6
-10%
28.1
-4%
29.3
-9%
28.3
-5%
Idle Minimum *
26.9
28.5
-6%
29.6
-10%
28.1
-4%
29.3
-9%
28.3
-5%
Idle Average *
29
28.5
2%
29.6
-2%
28.1
3%
29.3
-1%
28.3
2%
Idle Maximum *
31.1
28.5
8%
30.3
3%
29
7%
30.5
2%
28.3
9%
Load Average *
37.7
28.5
24%
38
-1%
41.1
-9%
41.5
-10%
32.5
14%
Witcher 3 ultra *
40.2
40.4
-0%
38
5%
41.1
-2%
41.5
-3%
39.3
2%
Load Maximum *
38.1
40.4
-6%
38
-0%
41.1
-8%
41.5
-9%
39.3
-3%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
26.9 / 29 / 31.1 dB(A)
Load
37.7 / 38.1 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: 26.9 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2036.241.438.935.232.72534.240.933.632.935.131283526.824.325.54027.933.727.324.225.75026.428.32721.923.46329.330.534.125.524.68028.632.92624.424.910025.228.323.322.922.212525.627.626.224.725.116025.523.121.219.62220023.721.420.22021.225020.322.220.319.219.931521.721.619.918.221.140022.222.619.118.221.650023.721.71917.121.463023.121.718.415.621.980025.924.62015.224.9100028.626.719.814.727.2125027.725.719.514.526.1160029.226.620.714.327.1200030.528.220.314.428.525003128.521.114.328.9315029.926.919.214.227.5400029.82718.11427.6500027.52416.21424.463002622.115.213.822.4800022.218.914.413.818.91000017.417.214.213.615.51250016.318.514.513.414.51600018.322.216.413.115.1SPL40.237.731.126.938.1N3.22.71.40.92.7median 25.5median 23.1median 19.5median 14.5median 22.2Delta3.32.71.72.23.1hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus Zenbook S UX393JA

Temperature

Surface temperatures will always be warmer on the left half of the laptop than the right half due to the how the cooling solution and CPU are positioned inside. When under high processing stress like gaming, hot spots can become as warm as 43 C or 48 C on the keyboard or bottom surfaces, respectively, to be similar to the XPS 13 9300. Expect warm keys after longer sessions of browsing or heavy use.

No exhaust through the rear or sides
No exhaust through the rear or sides
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
Max. Load
 40.8 °C
105 F
42 °C
108 F
32.4 °C
90 F
 
 35 °C
95 F
35 °C
95 F
27.8 °C
82 F
 
 30 °C
86 F
29.8 °C
86 F
27.2 °C
81 F
 
Maximum: 42 °C = 108 F
Average: 33.3 °C = 92 F
36.6 °C
98 F
48.6 °C
119 F
48 °C
118 F
32 °C
90 F
38.2 °C
101 F
36.6 °C
98 F
30 °C
86 F
31.8 °C
89 F
32.2 °C
90 F
Maximum: 48.6 °C = 119 F
Average: 37.1 °C = 99 F
Power Supply (max.)  36 °C = 97 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33.3 °C / 92 F, compared to the average of 30.7 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48.6 °C / 119 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.5 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 32.8 °C / 91 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31 °C / 87.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-2.7 °C / -4.9 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)

Stress Test

When under Prime95 stress, the CPU would stabilize at 1.9 GHz and at a core temperature of 73 C to be both warmer and slower than what we observed on the Whiskey Lake-U-powered UX392. CPU clock rates would boost up to 3.5 GHz for only the first second or so before falling to be in line with what we observed during our CineBench xT loop test and power consumption readings.

When running Witcher 3, the CPU would again stabilize at a warmer temperature of 76 C compared to only 60 C to 68 C on the older UX392. Running on battery power will limit performance; a 3DMark 11 run on batteries would return Physics and Graphics and scores of 7076 and 3541 points, respectively, compared to 9119 and 4222 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 36
Prime95 Stress 1.9 -- 74
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.1 750 77
Witcher 3 Stress 1.4 850 76

Speakers

Stereo speakers near front corners. Palm rests vibrate slightly to the touch when on high volume settings
Stereo speakers near front corners. Palm rests vibrate slightly to the touch when on high volume settings
Pink noise at maximum volume. The speakers are quite loud for such a small chassis
Pink noise at maximum volume. The speakers are quite loud for such a small chassis
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.738.935.72533.733.633.73126.526.826.54027.227.327.25024.72724.76328.434.128.48035.52635.510047.323.347.312554.126.254.116059.321.259.320061.820.261.82506420.36431566.619.966.640069.119.169.150068.11968.163069.918.469.980073.42073.4100073.719.873.7125076.119.576.1160077.220.777.2200077.520.377.5250077.221.177.2315072.919.272.9400076.318.176.3500078.516.278.5630080.115.280.1800081.314.481.31000081.414.281.4125007814.5781600071.216.471.2SPL89.231.189.2N81.81.481.8median 73.7median 19.5median 73.7Delta5.51.75.535.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus Zenbook S UX393JAApple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Overall power consumption is similar to the 15-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 albeit by just a few watts less on average. It's also not all that different from the older GeForce MX150-powered UX392FN either despite the swap to an Ice Lake CPU and GPU.

We're able to measure a maximum draw of 61.6 W from the small (6.4 x 6.4 x 2.8 cm) AC adapter when running Prime95 and FurMark. This rate would quickly fall over time since Turbo Boost clock rates are not sustainable over long periods.

3DMark 06 consumption
3DMark 06 consumption
Witcher 3 consumption
Witcher 3 consumption
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 61 W for just a second or two before falling and stabilizing at 32 W
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 61 W for just a second or two before falling and stabilizing at 32 W
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Note the short-lived spike before stabilizing at 32 W again
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Note the short-lived spike before stabilizing at 32 W again
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.59 / 0.92 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4.1 / 7.5 / 8.5 Watt
Load midlight 36.8 / 61.6 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 S UX393JA
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 3300x2200, 13.90
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe, IPS, 2496x1664, 15.00
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, LTPS, 3000x2000, 13.90
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
i7-8565U, GeForce MX150, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.90
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
i7-1065G7, GeForce MX350, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G, , 1920x1080, 14.00
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40
Power Consumption
-8%
-21%
-5%
-15%
9%
Idle Minimum *
4.1
4.4
-7%
4.3
-5%
3.4
17%
3.7
10%
4.2
-2%
Idle Average *
7.5
8.3
-11%
8.5
-13%
6.3
16%
5.7
24%
6.9
8%
Idle Maximum *
8.5
8.6
-1%
12
-41%
10.4
-22%
8.2
4%
7.5
12%
Load Average *
36.8
43.6
-18%
54.8
-49%
51
-39%
57.1
-55%
33.3
10%
Witcher 3 ultra *
39.2
41.5
-6%
47.1
-20%
39
1%
54
-38%
37.1
5%
Load Maximum *
61.6
64.4
-5%
61.5
-0%
62.7
-2%
82.8
-34%
48.4
21%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Battery capacity is larger than on the last generation UX392 (67 Wh vs. 50 Wh), but WLAN runtimes remain about the same. We're able to record just over 8 hours of real-world browsing use which is average for an Ultrabook or subnotebook.

Recharging from empty to full capacity takes just over 2 hours.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
38h 25min
WiFi Websurfing
8h 15min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 44min
Asus Zenbook S UX393JA
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 67 Wh
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
i7-1065G7, GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 69 Wh
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, 57.4 Wh
Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN
i7-8565U, GeForce MX150, 50 Wh
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14IIL05
i7-1065G7, GeForce MX350, 61 Wh
Dell XPS 13 9300 Core i7-1065G7
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 52 Wh
Battery Runtime
-21%
8%
-21%
-15%
54%
Reader / Idle
2305
991
-57%
1710
-26%
WiFi v1.3
495
396
-20%
622
26%
506
2%
593
20%
763
54%
Load
164
188
15%
146
-11%
99
-40%
83
-49%

Pros

+ comes with USB-C-to-3.5 mm audio adapter and carrying sleeve
+ well-calibrated 3:2 touchscreen with DCI-P3 coverage
+ easily accessible M.2 2280 slot
+ respectable battery life
+ loud stereo speakers
+ sleek metal design

Cons

- worse real-world graphics performance than GeForce MX150
- thicker and heavier than last generation model
- CPU Turbo Boost sustainability could be better
- RAM and WLAN are not user-upgradeable
- runs warmer than last generation model
- no integrated 3.5 mm audio jack
- slow display response times
- hinges could be firmer
- slow MicroSD reader
- no webcam shutter
- spongy clickpad
- pricey

Verdict

In review: Asus ZenBook S UX393JA
In review: Asus ZenBook S UX393JA

There is both a lot to like about the ZenBook S UX393 and also a lot that can be improved. When compared to the Surface Laptop 3 13, the Asus blows it out of the water as it is able to offer a larger, brighter, more colorful and higher resolution display within the same chassis size. It also sports more ports than the Microsoft laptop which doesn't even have Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, or an easily accessible M.2 SSD. The Surface Laptop 3 feels barebones and outdated once you become accustomed to the Asus.

The advantages aren't as clear-cut when compared to the Huawei MateBook X Pro. The Huawei system is indubitably faster in terms of GPU power since it uses discrete Nvidia MX graphics and its keyboard keys are firmer and more comfortable to type on. The lack of both a webcam shutter and 3.5 mm audio port on the Asus is puzzling while the slow MicroSD reader may annoy content creators. The UX393 is still a notable upgrade over the UX392 in spite of the size increase, warmer temperatures, and bumpy Ice Lake performance.

The high-end Asus ZenBook S UX393 feels great to hold and travel with and its 3:2 touchscreen is impressive. However, we would love to see GeForce MX and Ryzen options instead of relying solely on Ice Lake CPUs.

Asus Zenbook S UX393JA - 10/14/2020 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
87 / 98 → 89%
Keyboard
82%
Pointing Device
75%
Connectivity
59 / 75 → 79%
Weight
71 / 20-75 → 92%
Battery
81%
Display
86%
Games Performance
61 / 78 → 78%
Application Performance
87 / 85 → 100%
Temperature
88%
Noise
89%
Audio
85 / 91 → 94%
Camera
37 / 85 → 43%
Average
76%
85%
Subnotebook - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2020-10-15 (Update: 2020-10-16)