Asus ZenBook 14 UM425 vs Vivobook 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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UM425
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 67 against 63 watt-hours
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (103.8 vs 112.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED (M3401)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 84-115% higher FPS
- Around 13% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 55% sharper screen – 243 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319 x 210 x 15.8 mm 12.56 x 8.27 x 0.62 inches |
317.4 x 228.5 x 18.9-19.2 mm 12.5 x 9 x 0.74-0.76 inches |
| Area | 670 cm2 (103.9 inches2) | 725 cm2 (112.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~78.4% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | 56 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook Pro 14 OLED (M3401)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ZenBook 14 UM425
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1195:1 | 5486:1 |
| sRGB color space | 96.1% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.9% | 94.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.8% | 99.4% |
| Response time | 24 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 90 / 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 214 grams | 480 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 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 | - | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 712 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1058 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 4.3 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 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 4.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 128 | 809 |
| Solar Bay | - | 14456 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC294 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | ~75.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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 | Yes | 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 | 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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