Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (AMD) vs Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (AMD) and Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023) important characteristics
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)

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43.4
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Value Index
53.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (AMD)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 63-86% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~78%) battery – 70 against 39.3 watt-hours
  • Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 44% sharper screen – 234 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 38% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs)
Dimensions 315.9 x 223.7 x 17.7 mm
12.44 x 8.81 x 0.7 inches
321.8 x 225.6 x 16.9 mm
12.67 x 8.88 x 0.67 inches
Area 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) 726 cm2 (112.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.4% ~84%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Black White, Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 50.8 dB 45.5 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 162 ppi 234 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 No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (AMD)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 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 W 90 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 338 grams 390 / 420 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 6 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 760M Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 4 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 50 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 800 MHz 1185 MHz
GPU boost clock 2600 MHz 1417 MHz
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 4 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 40
GPU performance 2.7 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 204 962
Solar Bay 8586 17545
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 96 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~78.4 dB ~86.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
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) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.1 cm 13.0 x 7.6 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404, 2023):
    - Includes USB-A to RJ45 gigabit ethernet adapter in the box.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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