Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED (UX6404) vs 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023)

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CPU Intel Core i9 13900H
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GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
RAM
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Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED (UX6404) and 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023) 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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40.8
(Average)
Value Index
53.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED (UX6404)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 62-84% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 76 against 70 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023)
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs)
Dimensions 321.8 x 223.3 x 17.9 mm
12.67 x 8.79 x 0.7 inches
321.8 x 225.6 x 16.9 mm
12.67 x 8.88 x 0.67 inches
Area 719 cm2 (111.4 inches2) 726 cm2 (112.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.8% ~84%
Side bezels 4.8 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Black White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 48.8 dB 45.5 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14.5 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 234 ppi 234 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:45 hr 2:00 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, Right Right
Charge power 200 W 90 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 556 grams 390 / 420 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 20 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
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 90 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1620 MHz 1185 MHz
GPU boost clock 2010 MHz 1417 MHz
FLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 40
GPU performance 12.3 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2739 962
Solar Bay 38796 17545
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
Max. ram size 48 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~78.9 dB ~86.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size - 13.0 x 7.6 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023):
    - Includes USB-A to RJ45 gigabit ethernet adapter in the box.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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