Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 vs Asus Vivobook S14X OLED (S5402 / M5402)
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Performance
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Gaming
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Display
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (89 vs 115.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14X OLED (S5402 / M5402)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 3.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~71%) battery – 70 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Backlit keyboard
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 330 nits
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 57% sharper screen – 234 versus 149 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 278.2 x 206.2 x 15.7 mm 10.95 x 8.12 x 0.62 inches |
322.3 x 230.9 x 17.9-18.4 mm 12.69 x 9.09 x 0.7-0.72 inches |
| Area | 574 cm2 (88.9 inches2) | 744 cm2 (115.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~81.9% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.8 dB | 52.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 12.4 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 149 ppi | 234 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1024 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook S14X OLED (S5402 / M5402)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Surface Laptop Go 2
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~33% more screen space
| Contrast | 990:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65% | 95.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.6% | 99.9% |
| Response time | 33 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 39 W | 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 209 grams | 411 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77.5 dB | ~77.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3.2 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S14X OLED (S5402 / M5402):
- Intel model has DDR4 (3200 MHz), but AMD - DDR5 (4800 MHz).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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