Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 vs Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~60%) battery – 72 against 45 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 226.15 x 14-14.95 mm 12.36 x 8.9 x 0.55-0.59 inches |
310.3 x 214.7 x 11.9-12.9 mm 12.22 x 8.45 x 0.47-0.51 inches |
| Area | 710 cm2 (110 inches2) | 666 cm2 (103.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~85.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 4.4 mm |
| Colors | Blue | White, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48.5 dB | 33.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 600:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 59.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 43.3% | 89.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 41.9% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:08 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 68 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 281 grams | 190 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 547 | 547 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3329 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~70.1 dB | ~83.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.7 x 7.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on 14 Plus 2-in-1:
- The AMD model uses slower LPDDR5X (7500 vs. 8533 MHz) and HDMI 1.4 instead of Intel’s HDMI 2.1.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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