Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) vs Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Performs significantly better (up to 52%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (96.9 vs 107.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 75 against 67 watt-hours
- Provides 9% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 550 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 296.7 x 210.5 x 14.9 mm 11.68 x 8.29 x 0.59 inches |
313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 mm 12.35 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 625 cm2 (96.8 inches2) | 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.1% | ~82.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green, Pink | Silver, Blue, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.7 dB | 47 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 255 ppi | 243 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 | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 16800:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.8% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 1:50 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 |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 222 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 6 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1900 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 82 | - |
| Solar Bay | 5841 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3288 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~76.5 dB | ~79 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 12.9 x 7.4 cm | 13.0 x 7.4 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302):
- The package includes a USB-C to USB-A adapter and an ASUS Mini Dock Plus.
- The webcam may have either HD or FHD resolution depending on the configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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