Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402) vs Acer Swift 5 (SF514-56)
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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 Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
- 16% sharper screen – 243 versus 210 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-56)
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 16-22% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 mm 12.35 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
309.8 x 213.3 x 14.9 mm 12.2 x 8.4 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2) | 661 cm2 (102.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~81.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 0 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Green | Black, Gold |
| Material | Aluminum | - |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 210 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Swift 5 (SF514-56)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:50 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 |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3288 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x 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 2.0 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
| Size | 13.0 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | 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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