Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8407 vs ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651

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CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8407 and ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651 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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VS
46.3
(Average)
Value Index
17.1
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8407
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1170 grams less (around 2.58 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 99 against 90 watt-hours
  • Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (100.3 vs 135.3 square inches)
  • 15% sharper screen – 243 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
  • Can run popular games at about 305-416% higher FPS
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 2.82 kg (6.22 lbs)
Dimensions 310.1 x 208.6 x 19.6-23.4 mm
12.21 x 8.21 x 0.77-0.92 inches
355 x 246 x 19.9-24.9 mm
13.98 x 9.69 x 0.78-0.98 inches
Area 647 cm2 (100.2 inches2) 873 cm2 (135.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~87.9% ~85%
Side bezels 4.3 mm 5.2 mm
Colors Black, Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 45.9 dB 54.1 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
PPI 243 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Zenbook Duo 14 UX8407
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 88.7% 88.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.5% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 100 W 250 W
Weight of AC adapter - 722 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W -
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2500 MHz -
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR7
Memory bus - 192 bit
Memory speed 9.6 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 80
GPU performance 2.6 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 3866
Solar Bay - 63169
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~83.7 dB ~85.5 dB
Microphones 2 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.7 x 7.8 cm 15.0 x 10.0 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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