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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the ASUS ZenBook 14 UX435
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 72-98% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 59% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~50%) battery – 63 against 42 watt-hours
- 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)
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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 |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 150° | - |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | - |
Noise level | 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 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
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 |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
Weigh 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 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 12 W | - |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 14 nm |
GPU base clock | - | 1531 MHz |
GPU boost clock | - | 1594 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 1.22 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 384 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 24 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
GPU performance
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 |
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 be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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