Asus Expertbook P3 G2 (3406) vs ExpertBook A7 14”

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Display
2880 x 1800
Battery
65 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Expertbook P3 G2 (3406) and ExpertBook A7 14” important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
59.6
(Average)
Value Index
119.0
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Expertbook P3 G2 (3406)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Supports newer Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks (vs Wi-Fi 6E)
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook A7 14”
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 64-88% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 65 against 50 watt-hours
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (103.7 vs 111.6 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Dimensions 316 x 227.8 x 11.7-19.9 mm
12.44 x 8.97 x 0.46-0.78 inches
311.1 x 214.9 x 11.8 mm
12.25 x 8.46 x 0.46 inches
Area 720 cm2 (111.6 inches2) 669 cm2 (103.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~85%
Side bezels 7.3 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Gray Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Kensington lock Yes Yes
Model codes PM3406CKA / PM3606CHA A7406CMA-XS74 / A7406CMA-U80345W / A7406CMA-P716512-CA
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
PPI 162 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes (65% in 49 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 5 (1P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 5 6
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
FLOPS 0.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 128 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 8 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 4 8
GPU performance 0.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 96 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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