Asus Vivobook Go 14 vs Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
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Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Go 14
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
- Can run popular games at about 88-120% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 54% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.5 x 213.9 x 17.9 mm 12.78 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
317.1 x 222 x 19.9 mm 12.48 x 8.74 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 694 cm2 (107.6 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.8% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Vivobook Go 14
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 5.5 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 41 | - |
| Solar Bay | 1696 | - |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 1 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook Go 14:
- There's a model featuring Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.1/5.1.
- The Intel variant differs from the AMD one by offering DDR4/DDR5 RAM.
- The Intel models with 128/256 GB utilize UFS 2.1 mobile memory, whereas the AMD versions come with standard SSDs.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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