Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 410 grams less (around 0.9 lbs)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (98.4 vs 107.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 70 against 63 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 62% sharper screen – 254 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319 x 199 x 16.9 mm 12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.1% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6241 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.6 dB | 49.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
ZenBook 14 UX435
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~8% more screen space
| Contrast | 897:1 | 48900:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.3% |
| Response time | 33 ms | 49 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.6 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 67 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 215 grams | 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 12 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~58 dB | ~84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
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 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.35 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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