Asus ZenBook 14 UM425 vs Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G)
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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 UM425
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 67 against 59 watt-hours
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G)
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 48-66% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319 x 210 x 15.8 mm 12.56 x 8.27 x 0.62 inches |
322.5 x 213.3 x 17.9 mm 12.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 670 cm2 (103.9 inches2) | 688 cm2 (106.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~78.5% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gold |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Kensington lock | No | Yes |
| Model codes | UM425UA / UM425-UG / UM425-QA | SFX14-41G-R1S6 / SFX14-41G-R7YT / SFX14-41G-R0SG / SFX14-41G-R64X / SFX14-42G-R607 |
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 | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 1195:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 96.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.8% | - |
| Response time | 24 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 | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 214 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | - | 40 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 128 | 346 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC294 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | 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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