Asus ZenBook 14X OLED (UX5400, Intel) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
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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 14X OLED (UX5400, Intel)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 55% sharper screen – 243 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 320 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (102.3 vs 110.5 square inches)
Advantages of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 40-55% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~21%) battery – 76 against 63 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
Dimensions | 311.2 x 212.2 x 16.9 mm 12.25 x 8.35 x 0.67 inches |
324 x 220 x 19.9 mm 12.76 x 8.66 x 0.78 inches |
Area | 660 cm2 (102.3 inches2) | 713 cm2 (110.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.1% | ~75.8% |
Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
Colors | Gray, Purple | Black, Silver |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 145° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 38 dB | 52.7 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
PPI | 243 ppi | 157 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
Touchscreen | Yes | No |
Coating | Glossy | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Contrast | - | 845:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 92.4% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.7% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 68.1% |
Response time | - | 31 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Right | Left |
Charge power | 100 W | 180 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 407 grams | 545 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 8 |
Threads | 8 | 16 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 35 W | 50 W |
Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
GPU base clock | - | 1455 MHz |
GPU boost clock | - | 1590 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 192 bit |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1536 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 96 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
Upgradable | No | Yes |
Total slots | - | 2 |
Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | - | 2x2.5W |
Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Loudness | 76.6 dB | 77.2 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
Infrared sensor | No | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | - |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
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 | No |
Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
Size | - | 10.4 x 6.0 cm |
Surface | - | 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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