Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 vs VivoBook 14 X413 (K413)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
- Can run popular games at about 86-118% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~50%) battery – 63 against 42 watt-hours
- Around 36% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 42%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 200 nits
- 40% sharper screen – 157 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (98.4 vs 108 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus VivoBook 14 X413 (K413)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319 x 199 x 16.9 mm 12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches |
324 x 215 x 19.1 mm 12.76 x 8.46 x 0.75 inches |
| Area | 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2) | 697 cm2 (107.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.1% | ~77.5% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| FLOPS | 1.8 TFLOPS | 0.7-1.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.8 TFLOPS | 0.7-1.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 142 | 46 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 24 GB |
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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~58 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| 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 | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | 1.35 mm | 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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