Asus Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel) vs Pro 14 OLED (M3401)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 68% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 70 against 63 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED (M3401)
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 84-115% higher FPS
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 316.4 x 224.5 x 18.9 mm 12.46 x 8.84 x 0.74 inches |
317.4 x 228.5 x 18.9-19.2 mm 12.5 x 9 x 0.74-0.76 inches |
| Area | 710 cm2 (110.1 inches2) | 725 cm2 (112.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~78.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.4 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 39 dB | 56 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 5486:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 94.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 99.4% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 90 W | 90 / 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 390 grams | 480 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 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 | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 712 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1058 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 4.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 4.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 812 |
| Solar Bay | - | 14456 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~75.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.35 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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