Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs Asus ZenBook 14 UX435

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 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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59.8
(Average)
Value Index
31.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 86-117% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • 55% sharper screen – 243 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (98.4 vs 108.3 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches
319 x 199 x 16.9 mm
12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~85.1%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 4.6 mm
Colors Silver, Gray White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 150°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No -
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 36.7 dB 41.6 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 157 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ZenBook 14 UX435
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 897:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 85.2% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 33 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.6 V
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po 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 163 grams 215 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 4
Threads 22 8
L3 Cache 24 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Fabrication process 7 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 28 W 12 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz -
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 1.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps ~10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 1.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 142
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 3733 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x5W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~80.4 dB ~58 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.35 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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