Samsung Galaxy Book 3 vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)

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Display 1920 x 1080
CPU
RAM 16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 3 and Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405) 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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38.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
34.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)
  • Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
  • Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
  • Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 75 against 54 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (106.6 vs 126.6 square inches)
  • 15% sharper screen – 162 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Dimensions 356.61 x 229.1 x 15.49 mm
14.04 x 9.02 x 0.61 inches
312.4 x 220.1 x 14.9 mm
12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches
Area 817 cm2 (126.6 inches2) 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.1% ~82.7%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Silver Silver, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 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) 45.4 dB 39 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 141 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 3
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~18% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 725:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 65% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 44.6% 96.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 43.1% 100%
Response time 15 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:50 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 Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 145 grams 223 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 8 18
L3 Cache 10 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Arc Graphics (7-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 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 8.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 24
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 8400 MHz
Type LPDDR4X 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 -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~83.1 dB ~84.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 8.5 cm 13.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405):
    - The 8 GB variant is equipped with LPDDR5 memory, unlike the others which use LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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