Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480) vs Googlebook 14

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Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480) and Googlebook 14 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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62.8
(Average)
Value Index
81.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Googlebook 14
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 450 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs)
Dimensions 311.2 x 215.8 x 13.9 mm
12.25 x 8.5 x 0.55 inches
310.9 x 212.8 x 10.9-16.4 mm
12.24 x 8.38 x 0.43-0.65 inches
Area 672 cm2 (104.1 inches2) 662 cm2 (102.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.6% ~85.9%
Side bezels 4.8 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Gray, Blue, Pink Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
PPI 162 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness
450 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 68 W 65 W

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 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2450 MHz 2450 MHz
FLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 9.6 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 16
GPU performance 2.5 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 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 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
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 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 No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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