
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon review - An ARM subnotebook with a brilliant 120 Hz OLED weighing only 1 kg
A great overall package with an attachable webcam.
With the MagicBook Art 14, Honor is offering a lightweight 14-inch subnotebook (1 kg) with a fast Snapdragon X Elite processor including vapor chamber cooling, a great 120 Hz 3K OLED touchscreen and an attachable webcam. However, buyers will have to do without USB 4.Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Andrew Dickson) Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict - The MagicBook Art 14 impresses in many regards
The Honor MagicBook Art 14 is a very good everyday computer devoid of any serious weaknesses. The case is high-quality, weighing just over 1 kg and offers very comfortable input devices as well as a great OLED touchscreen. Likewise, the Snapdragon X Elite processor's performance is good, although full power also leads to clearly audible fans. The speakers are also excellent and the battery life is a little better than the Intel model, although the competition often does a touch better in this area.
The attachable webcam is still a clever solution, although we would have preferred to see more than the 1080p sensor. Honor has cut back on the ports and done without USB 4.0, which is completely incomprehensible to us given the RRP of $1,699. UFS storage is used for the SSD, although the performance is less of a problem than the unnecessary partitioning. This, of course, also means that there is no option to replace the storage, although there is still the availability of an additional M.2 slot for memory expansion.
All in all, despite the disadvantages mentioned above, the Honor MagicBook Art 14 is one of the best mobile laptops and simply a compelling overall package if you're not bothered by the ARM platform's limitations and don't necessarily want to play games.
Pros
Cons
Price and availability
Currently, the Honor MagicBook Art 14 can be purchased in Germany for 1,499 euros (around $1,600) on Honor's online store (German language). The package also comes with free extras in the form of the Honor Pad 9 and EARBUDS X6 headphones, as well as a one-year license for Office 365.
Posible alternatives compared
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
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Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB | List Price: 1699€ | 1 kg | 12.9 mm | 14.60" 3120x2080 257 PPI OLED | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H ⎘ Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $12.98 Puccy 2 Pack Touch Pad Film ... 2. $15.98 Puccy 2 Pack Film Protector,... 3. $18.98 Puccy 2 Pack Film Protector,... | 1 kg | 12.9 mm | 14.60" 3120x2080 257 PPI OLED | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $974.00 ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED Laptop,... 2. $569.50 Asus ZenBook 14 Pro oled Q41... 3. $969.00 ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 Bu... List Price: 1299€ | 978 g | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,199.00 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14Q8X9 La... 2. $1,139.00 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14Q8X9 La... 3. $1,199.00 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14Q8X9-20... List Price: 1599€ | 1.3 kg | 15 mm | 14.50" 2944x1840 239 PPI OLED | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $969.00 ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 Bu... 2. $974.00 ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED Laptop,... 3. $569.50 Asus ZenBook 14 Pro oled Q41... List Price: 1999€ | 1.2 kg | 13 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory | Amazon: $702.33 List Price: 1569€ | 1.2 kg | 10.9 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
The Honor MagicBook Art 14 is a light and slim 14-inch laptop we already reviewed with an Intel Core Ultra processor in August 2024. However, surprisingly, this variant did not come to the German marketplace, and instead, Honor is now focusing on the new Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. Only one model is available with the fast Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100), 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD and the bright, high-resolution 120 Hz 3K OLED touchscreen for an RRP of $1,600.
Specifications
Case & features
Basically, the case construction doesn't differ from the previously reviewed Intel model. The magnesium case is very solid, and at just over 1 kg, we're also dealing with a very light laptop. Back then, we reviewed the green version, which had slightly velvety surfaces, but the Snapdragon version only comes in gray. The surfaces are now smooth and don't feel quite as premium. In addition, they are actually a bit harder to clean.
Honor has also cut back slightly regarding the ports, with the two USB-C ports not supporting the fast USB 4.0 standard. The USB-A port on the right-hand side is still very practical in everyday life. The highlight remains the attachable webcam, which is hidden on the left in the case and can simply be placed on the top edge of the screen if necessary. This works very well, but it only comes with a 1080p sensor, and the image quality can only be described as average. Windows Studio effects are supported, and this is also a Copilot+ laptop.
The Wi-Fi module supports the Wi-Fi 7 standard as well as Bluetooth 5.4 and achieved very good and stable transfer speeds in tests with our reference router from Asus. The bottom cover can be easily removed, and the layout is largely the same as the Intel model. However, Honor uses UFS memory chips in its ARM MagicBook, which cannot be replaced. The M.2 2280 slot is also on board, meaning the storage capacity can, at least, be easily expanded. Both the RAM and the Wi-Fi module are soldered.
Networking | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |

Sustainability
Honor hasn't provided any information regarding the MagicBook's sustainability (carbon footprint, use of recycled materials) or environmental certifications. The packaging is almost completely recyclable.
Input devices - A good keyboard and a wonderful haptic touchpad
Once again, the keyboard (1.5 mm key travel) is very impressive and also easily suitable for long texts. The layout, with the power button (including a fingerprint scanner) at the top right-hand side and the small arrow keys, is not ideal. Our review device uses a French keyboard, but if you order from here, you will, of course, get a German keyboard. The white backlight offers two intensity levels and can be controlled via a sensor. The highlight is still the haptic touchpad with edge-based gestures, which are supported by vibrations. In addition, there is a capacitive touchscreen, which can also be deactivated via the quick menu (F11).
Display - A 120 Hz, 3K OLED
The MagicBook Art 14 uses an OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 3,120 x 2,080 pixels and a 3:2 aspect ratio, which offers subjectively excellent image quality. Content is razor-sharp, the contrast ratio is very high, colors are vibrant, and motion is very smooth thanks to the 120 Hz refresh rate. However, the screen is very reflective, and this can sometimes be problematic indoors. The viewing angle stability is very good.
In SDR mode, the brightness is on average around 520 cd/m², and in HDR mode, a maximum of 702 cd/m² (fullscreen: 677 cd/m²), In this respect, the Honor enjoys some advantages over Samsung's current OLED generation. Once again, we measured PWM flickering at 120 Hz, but the amplitude was very low. We measured the various color profiles (native, P3 and sRGB) using the professional CalMAN software, and although the preset Native profile already cut a good figure, the Intel model was a bit better in this regard. The P3 mode has slightly smaller color deviations, but the grayscale reproduction is no better. We were unable to calibrate the display because the i1Profiler software is not compatible with ARM Windows.
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Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 512 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86
ΔE Greyscale 1.5 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
88.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon ED014.55, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6", 120 Hz | Honor MagicBook Art 14 EDO14.44, OLED, 3120x2080, 14.6", 120 Hz | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA ATNA40CT06-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 LEN145WQ+, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.5", 90 Hz | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 ATNA40CU09-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 ATNA40CU07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | |
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Display | -2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | -2% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 100 | 95.9 -4% | 100 0% | 97.3 -3% | 99 -1% | 97 -3% |
sRGB Coverage | 99.9 | 99.9 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 88.1 | 86.5 -2% | 89.6 2% | 90.8 3% | 89.2 1% | 85.2 -3% |
Response Times | -7% | 16% | 60% | 73% | -1% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.51 ? | 0.58 ? -14% | 1.08 ? -112% | 0.39 ? 24% | 0.7 ? -37% | 0.83 ? -63% |
Response Time Black / White * | 0.49 ? | 0.52 ? -6% | 1.17 ? -139% | 0.71 ? -45% | 0.71 ? -45% | 0.69 ? -41% |
PWM Frequency | 120 ? | 120 0% | 480 ? 300% | 360 ? 200% | 480 ? 300% | 240 100% |
Screen | 13% | 14% | 3% | 16% | -2% | |
Brightness middle | 514 | 477 -7% | 386 -25% | 472 -8% | 374 -27% | 392 -24% |
Brightness | 519 | 480 -8% | 387 -25% | 475 -8% | 379 -27% | 398 -23% |
Brightness Distribution | 92 | 92 0% | 98 7% | 97 5% | 98 7% | 97 5% |
Black Level * | ||||||
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.2 | 1 55% | 0.9 59% | 1.4 36% | 1 55% | 1.3 41% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.5 | 2 64% | 1.7 69% | 4.1 25% | 2.2 60% | 3.2 42% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.5 | 1.9 -27% | 1.5 -0% | 2 -33% | 1.1 27% | 2.3 -53% |
Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.19 100% | 2.19 100% | 2.21 100% | 2.15 102% | 2.24 98% |
CCT | 6340 103% | 6178 105% | 6399 102% | 6493 100% | 6549 99% | 6517 100% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.8 | |||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 1% /
4% | 10% /
11% | 21% /
16% | 30% /
26% | -2% /
-2% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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0.49 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.26 ms rise | |
↘ 0.23 ms fall | ||
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
0.51 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.27 ms rise | |
↘ 0.24 ms fall | ||
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.4 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 120 Hz Amplitude: 11 % | ≤ 87 % brightness setting | |
The display backlight flickers at 120 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 87 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 120 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8471 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance - Snapdragon with dual-core turbo
Test conditions
Since Honor does not provide its own energy profiles, we performed the following benchmarks and measurements using the Windows Best Performance mode.
Processor
The MagicBook Art 14 uses the Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, which offers a dual-core turbo of up to 4.0 GHz. The Qualcomm chip power limits cannot currently be read, but based on consumption measurements and the comparison with the Intel model, the chip (including the RAM) should be able to consume up to 50 watts for a short time and around 35 watts permanently. In the native benchmarks, the CPU performance is, overall, very good and also significantly better than the Core Ultra 7 155H. We have also included the results from the emulated benchmarks. In battery mode, the multi-core performance is around 5% lower.
Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 |
Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous Test
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
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating | |
Average of class Subnotebook | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=74, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (6772 - 10792, n=7) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2165, n=74, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (1273 - 1321, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=69, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (2539 - 4107, n=7) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 826, n=69, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (470 - 495, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=74, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (1476 - 2249, n=7) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=70, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (230 - 248, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=72, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (331 - 510, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (34299 - 46146, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (5242 - 5359, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (4.74 - 7.53, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (50.9 - 98.5, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=66, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (0.63 - 0.67, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (0.403 - 1.456, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 |
* ... 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 of class Subnotebook | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (2184 - 7469, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (5687 - 26391, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (2607 - 3122, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 115682, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (67219 - 69762, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (1521 - 2357, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (10117 - 15669, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (39956 - 71089, n=7) | |
Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (398 - 802, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (2581 - 4044, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 64588, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (28474 - 38707, n=7) | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
System performance
Judged subjectively, the MagicBook Art 14 is a very fast and responsive device. With 32 GB of RAM, sufficient RAM is at hand for most users. The results in the synthetic benchmarks are on the expected level, and the ARM model performs particularly well in the browser tests.
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
CrossMark / Overall | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 2038, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (1356 - 1443, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1918, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (1271 - 1375, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2396, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (1402 - 1537, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1899, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (1237 - 1401, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (430 - 455, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Average of class Subnotebook (156 - 482, n=66, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 |
WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (295 - 324, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (132 - 348, n=67, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Average of class Subnotebook (265 - 1104, n=75, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS (391 - 422, n=7) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon |
* ... smaller is better
» No benchmarks for this notebook found!
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 109035, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (44795 - 63495, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (58855 - 125604, n=7) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 122210, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 117898, n=68, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 (37270 - 45265, n=7) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
DPC latencies
We are unable to perform our standardized latency test on ARM devices. There were no issues regarding skipped frames during the playback of 4K YouTube videos.
Mass storage
Honor has followed Samsung's example and equipped its ARM MagicBook with UFS storage (1 TB). The performance is on PCIe 3.0 level and is decent for everyday use, but this means the storage is not exchangeable. However, an additional M.2 2280 slot is available. Honor has also remained true to its tradition of partitioning the SSD, which is why only 228 GB are available on the system drive after the first installation (the remaining 618 GB are on the D drive).
* ... smaller is better
Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The 3.8 TFLOPS iGPU Adreno X1-85 can easily handle normal multimedia tasks, including the playback of high-resolution videos. In terms of pure GPU performance, the new Intel Arc Graphics 140V is significantly faster, and there are also limitations when it comes to gaming on the ARM notebook. There are some compatibility issues, and streaming services are definitely a better option (e.g. Xbox Cloud Gaming). The GPU performance remains stable under longer loads and when running on battery power.
3DMark 11 Performance | 6920 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5852 points | |
3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 512 points | |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 2231 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (8.48 - 31.4, n=49, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (12.1 - 31.1, n=45, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 |
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Average of class Subnotebook (7.81 - 53, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Average of class Subnotebook (11.9 - 44.2, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
Average of class Subnotebook (13 - 99.5, n=73, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 | |
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 | |
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS diagram
low | med. | high | ultra | |
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GTA V (2015) | 95.5 | 89.8 | 46.4 | 20.6 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 86.5 | 67.9 | 62.5 | 55.1 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 57 | 25.2 | 15.5 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 37.7 | |||
Strange Brigade (2018) | 137 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 25 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 28.1 | 22 | 19.1 | 16.3 |
Emissions & energy
Noise emissions
Nothing has changed in terms of the two-fan vapor chamber cooling, however, due to the higher power limits, the ARM MagicBook is actually a little louder than the Intel version. In everyday use, a quiet noise quickly makes itself known, but it remains relatively inconspicuous. As soon as you put more strain on the SoC, however, it becomes clearly audible. When gaming, it registers just under 35 dB(A), and in the stress test or with a high CPU load, just under 41 dB(A), making the MagicBook one of the loudest devices in the comparison field. If full performance isn't at the top of your list, you should use one of the weaker performance modes. No additional electronic noises were emitted from the review device.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 23.6 / 23.6 / 25.1 dB(A) |
Load |
| 26.3 / 40.9 dB(A) |
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Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Micron MT001TAYAX8U40 | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, YMTC PC300-1TB | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X1-26-100, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100 | |
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Noise | 0% | 0% | -1% | 3% | 6% | |
off / environment * | 23.6 | 24 -2% | 24.7 -5% | 24.1 -2% | 23.7 -0% | 24 -2% |
Idle Minimum * | 23.6 | 24 -2% | 24.7 -5% | 24.1 -2% | 23.7 -0% | 24 -2% |
Idle Average * | 23.6 | 24 -2% | 24.7 -5% | 24.1 -2% | 23.7 -0% | 24 -2% |
Idle Maximum * | 25.1 | 25.7 -2% | 24.7 2% | 24.1 4% | 23.7 6% | 26.3 -5% |
Load Average * | 26.3 | 28.5 -8% | 26.4 -0% | 25.3 4% | 30.5 -16% | 27.2 -3% |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 35.6 | 34 4% | 28.7 19% | 38.6 -8% | 31.1 13% | 27.2 24% |
Load Maximum * | 40.9 | 35.2 14% | 42.7 -4% | 40.5 1% | 33.6 18% | 27.2 33% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.3 °C / 112 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 41.9 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.4 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 36.6 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30 °C / 86 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (-1.8 °C / -3.2 F).
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | |
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Heat | -9% | 1% | -14% | -4% | -11% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 44.3 | 44.2 -0% | 40 10% | 44.9 -1% | 43.7 1% | 47.9 -8% |
Maximum Bottom * | 41.9 | 47.9 -14% | 42.4 -1% | 51.5 -23% | 46.9 -12% | 51.3 -22% |
Idle Upper Side * | 25.2 | 27.7 -10% | 25.7 -2% | 28.9 -15% | 25.8 -2% | 26.7 -6% |
Idle Bottom * | 25.4 | 28.2 -11% | 26.5 -4% | 29.4 -16% | 26.3 -4% | 26.9 -6% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Compared to the Intel variant, Honor has improved the speakers. The sound system is one of the best on the market and is also better than the comparable devices.
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Honor MagicBook Art 14 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 23% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 71% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 14% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 15% 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
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 17% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 79% 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 24%, worst was 134%
Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% 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
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
The ARM MagicBook uses a lot of power, especially when running idle, and in the stress test, the 65-watt power supply was the limiting factor. At the beginning, up to an additional 7 watts are drawn from the battery. After a short time, consumption settles to around 60 watts, again significantly more than the Intel model. The standby consumption is also much too high at 1.3 watts.
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Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Micron MT001TAYAX8U40 | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, YMTC PC300-1TB | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X1-26-100, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100 | |
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Power Consumption | 2% | 48% | 12% | 17% | 15% | |
Idle Minimum * | 5.8 | 5.1 12% | 3.1 47% | 5.1 12% | 5.1 12% | 5.4 7% |
Idle Average * | 9.5 | 8.4 12% | 5.2 45% | 8.4 12% | 6.2 35% | 9.7 -2% |
Idle Maximum * | 11.2 | 8.9 21% | 5.4 52% | 8.6 23% | 6.9 38% | 10.2 9% |
Load Average * | 29.8 | 43.3 -45% | 13.8 54% | 26.1 12% | 38.7 -30% | 28.9 3% |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 45.4 | 38.8 15% | 19.6 57% | 37.2 18% | 33.1 27% | 24.7 46% |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 38.7 | 40.7 -5% | 19.7 49% | 35.3 9% | 28.6 26% | 22 43% |
Load Maximum * | 68.1 | 66.9 2% | 46.8 31% | 67.1 1% | 60 12% | 68.2 -0% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Cyberpunk / stress test
Power consumption with an external monitor
Battery life
The battery life is slightly better than the Intel model, but overall, the MagicBook Art 14 is still one of the weaker models in our comparison group. In the Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m² (61 % of the maximum SDR brightness), we measured 11 hours and 26 minutes at 60 Hz and 10 hours and 31 minutes at 120 Hz. At full brightness, we recorded 6 hours and 28 minutes (60 Hz) or 5 hours and 52 minutes (120 Hz). With the device switched on, a full charge takes 113 minutes (80% after 74 minutes) or 103 minutes in express mode (80% after 53 minutes).
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 60 Wh | Honor MagicBook Art 14 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core, 60 Wh | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 70 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X 14Q8X9 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 70 Wh | Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 72 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 55.9 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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Battery Runtime | -9% | 40% | 26% | 33% | -12% | 13% | |
H.264 | 848 | 832 -2% | 1270 50% | 1028 21% | 1199 41% | 827 -2% | 968 ? 14% |
WiFi v1.3 | 686 | 576 -16% | 895 30% | 892 30% | 858 25% | 539 -21% | 762 ? 11% |
Notebookcheck overall rating
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon
- 02/22/2025 v8
Andreas Osthoff
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