Asus ProArt PZ14 (HT7407) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ProArt PZ14 (HT7407)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 760 grams less (around 1.68 lbs)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 23% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
- MacBook with the Apple M5 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.79 kg (1.74 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319.6 x 206.4 x 0.9 mm 12.58 x 8.13 x 0.04 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 660 cm2 (102.3 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.2% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47.3 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
ProArt PZ14 (HT7407)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.4% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.1% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 48 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 68 W | 70 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 147 grams | 232 / 367 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Cores | 18 | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 18 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1700 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.52 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 128 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 7 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1845 |
| Solar Bay | 20387 | 24124 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x2 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9523 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.2 dB | ~84.8 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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