Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482 vs Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406

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Review

Evaluation of Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482 and Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406 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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40.9
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Value Index
41.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406
  • Around 3.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 71-97% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 75 against 70 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)
Dimensions 324 x 222 x 17.3 mm
12.76 x 8.74 x 0.68 inches
313.5 x 217.9 x 14.6-19.9 mm
12.34 x 8.58 x 0.57-0.78 inches
Area 719 cm2 (111.5 inches2) 683 cm2 (105.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.1% ~83.2%
Side bezels 7.1 mm 6 mm
Colors Gray Black, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 45.9 dB 39.4 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 157 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ZenBook Duo 14 UX482
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1292:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.8%
Adobe RGB profile 99.3% 86.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 51 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:40 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 300 grams 191 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 4 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 8 18
L3 Cache 8 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Arc Graphics (7-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 - 28 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2200 MHz
FLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS 3.9 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) 896 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 24
GPU performance 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 130 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~75.1 dB ~83.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v7
Bluetooth v5 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 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 Optional
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 6.6 x 5.3 cm -
Surface Glass 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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