Asus ZenBook S UX393 vs ZenBook 14 UX435
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook S UX393
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 67 against 63 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 82% sharper screen – 285 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (98.4 vs 106.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 306 x 224 x 15.7 mm 12.05 x 8.82 x 0.62 inches |
319 x 199 x 16.9 mm 12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 685 cm2 (106.3 inches2) | 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% | ~85.1% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 41.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.9 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 285 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 3300 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZenBook S UX393
13.9″ (3:2 ratio) = 89.2 in2
ZenBook 14 UX435
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~6% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 897:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 33 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.6 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 215 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 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 | 15 W | 12 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 142 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~58 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.35 mm |
| 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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