LG Gram 14 (2023) vs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
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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 LG Gram 14 (2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 12-16% higher FPS
- Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 72 against 63 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
- 57% sharper screen – 255 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 57% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312 x 213.9 x 16.8 mm 12.28 x 8.42 x 0.66 inches |
296.2 x 216.3 x 10.9-11.8 mm 11.66 x 8.52 x 0.43-0.46 inches |
| Area | 667 cm2 (103.4 inches2) | 641 cm2 (99.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray, Blue |
| Material | - | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 40.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 255 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Gram 14 (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 96.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 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 | 230 grams | 228 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 14 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 6 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 2.3 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6000 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~83 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 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 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Gram 14 (2023):
- Full magnesium-alloy body
Notes on Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304):
- The SSD can be either PCIe 4.0 or 3.0 version.
- The 13th generation laptop model features LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 5200 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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