Microsoft Surface Pro 11 vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)

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Display
1920 x 1200
Battery
75 Wh
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Pro 11 and Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425) 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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VS
107.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
48.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 11
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • 64% sharper screen – 266 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (93 vs 106.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~60%) battery – 75 against 47 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 12-16% higher FPS
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs)
Dimensions 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm
11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches
312.4 x 220.1 x 14.9 mm
12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches
Area 600 cm2 (93 inches2) 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~82.7%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Blue Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 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) 44.8 dB 51.4 dB

Display

Size 13 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) -
PPI 266 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1920 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Pro 11
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1300:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 99%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness
600 nits

Battery

Capacity
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 Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 213 grams 217 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.8 GHz
Cores 10 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 10 22
L3 Cache 6 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 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 30 W 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2250 MHz
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Solar Bay 7994 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8448 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 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82.4 dB ~79.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) No Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type - Island
Numpad - No
Backlight - Yes
Key travel - 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size - 12.9 x 7.3 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision - Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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