Asus Vivobook S 14 (Q423) vs ExpertBook P5 (5405)

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CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
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Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook S 14 (Q423) and ExpertBook P5 (5405) 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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65.5
(Good)
Value Index
90.7
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 14 (Q423)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 75 against 63 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook P5 (5405)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
  • 33% sharper screen – 216 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)
Dimensions 310.5 x 221.9 x 13.9-15.9 mm
12.22 x 8.74 x 0.55-0.63 inches
320 x 223.4 x 14.9-16.4 mm
12.6 x 8.8 x 0.59-0.65 inches
Area 689 cm2 (106.8 inches2) 715 cm2 (110.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.5% ~79.5%
Side bezels 4.5 mm 9.3 mm
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 40 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 162 ppi 216 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1759:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 77%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 79%
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 214 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Intel Arc Graphics 130V
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
TGP 30 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 896
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 564 538
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
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 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ExpertBook P5 (5405):
    - Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3 or Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 5.4 configurations are available.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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