HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) vs Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406
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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 Spectre x360 16 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 61-83% higher FPS
- Around 36% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 83 against 75 watt-hours
- 17% sharper screen – 189 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (105.9 vs 135.3 square inches)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.6 x 245.6 x 19.8 mm 14 x 9.67 x 0.78 inches |
313.5 x 217.9 x 14.6-19.9 mm 12.34 x 8.58 x 0.57-0.78 inches |
| Area | 873 cm2 (135.4 inches2) | 683 cm2 (105.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85% | ~83.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.5 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 28.6 dB | 39.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync (configurable) | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Spectre x360 16 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Zenbook Duo 14 UX8406
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 86.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 429 grams | 191 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 22 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-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 |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1898 | - |
| Solar Bay | 27667 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 7467 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
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~85.3 dB | ~83.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 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 | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 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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