HP Envy 17 (2024) vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)
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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 HP Envy 17 (2024)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 83 against 75 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1300 grams less (around 2.87 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 33% more compact case (106.6 vs 158.6 square inches)
- 28% sharper screen – 162 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395.9 x 258.5 x 19.8 mm 15.59 x 10.18 x 0.78 inches |
312.4 x 220.1 x 14.9 mm 12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 1023 cm2 (158.7 inches2) | 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43.2 dB | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Envy 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~45% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 96.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 406 grams | 223 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
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
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88.5 dB | ~84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x 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 | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405):
- The 8 GB variant is equipped with LPDDR5 memory, unlike the others which use LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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