Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 vs ExpertBook P5 (P5405)

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Review

Evaluation of Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 and ExpertBook P5 (P5405) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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21.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
75.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (98.4 vs 107.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook P5 (P5405)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 86-117% higher FPS
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 75 against 63 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • 38% sharper screen – 216 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs)
Dimensions 319 x 199 x 16.9 mm
12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches
313.1 x 221 x 15 mm
12.33 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches
Area 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2) 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.1% ~82.1%
Side bezels 4.6 mm 5.8 mm
Colors White, Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.6 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 157 ppi 216 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
ExpertBook P5 (P5405)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ZenBook 14 UX435
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 897:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Response time 33 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.6 V -
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 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 215 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 4 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 8 22
L3 Cache 8 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 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 12 W 28 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2250 MHz
FLOPS 1.8 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~10 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 1.8 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 138 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 3733 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No -
Loudness ~58 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v7
Bluetooth v5 v5.4
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.35 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass -
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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Total votes: 64

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