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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 vs Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition

53 out of 100
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
VS
53 out of 100
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition
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Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Pro 8 and Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition 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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50.8
(Average)
Value Index
22.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 8
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 520 grams less (around 1.15 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (92.5 vs 106.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 3.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 63 against 51.5 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
  • Provides 22% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 450 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Surface Pro 8
vs
Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition

Case

Weight 0.88 kg (1.94 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 287 x 208 x 9.3 mm
11.3 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches		 311.2 x 221.1 x 15.9 mm
12.25 x 8.7 x 0.63 inches
Area 597 cm2 (92.5 inches2) 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.3% ~82.6%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Black, Silver Gray
Material Aluminum -
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes -
Number of fans 1 2

Display

Size 13 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
PPI 266 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1920 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Pro 8
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type - Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 0 W 100 W

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)
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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 LPDDR5
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 5.2 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
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Max. ram size - 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 -
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.2
Fingerprint - Yes
Infrared sensor - No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
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 Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Mechanical Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass Plastic
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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2 (15.4%)
11 (84.6%)
Total votes: 13

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