Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) vs ExpertBook P5 (P5405)

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Display
2560 x 1600
Battery
75 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) and ExpertBook P5 (P5405) 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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Currency
VS
52.5
(Average)
Value Index
75.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook P5 (P5405)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 84% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 21-29% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs)
Dimensions 310.3 x 214.7 x 11.9-12.9 mm
12.22 x 8.45 x 0.47-0.51 inches
313.1 x 221 x 15 mm
12.33 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches
Area 666 cm2 (103.3 inches2) 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.3% ~82.1%
Side bezels 4.4 mm 5.8 mm
Colors White, Gray 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) 33.6 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 216 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 89.2% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:08 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 / 68 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 190 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 8 22
L3 Cache 8 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 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 30 W 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 2250 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 32
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 547 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 7467 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 4.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Loudness ~83.4 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint No Yes
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 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.7 x 7.9 cm -
Surface Glass -
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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