Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14") vs Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)

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Display 2880 x 1800
Battery 63.1 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14") and Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407) 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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Currency
VS
66.0
(Good)
Value Index
69.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 63.1 against 48 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 21% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 0.9 kg (1.98 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches
310.7 x 213.9 x 13.4-15.9 mm
12.23 x 8.42 x 0.53-0.63 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 665 cm2 (103 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~85.5%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 4.6 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 38.7 dB 42.7 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 243 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 95.7% 89.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:35 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 / 90 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 190 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 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 -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 24
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 527 -
Solar Bay - 4887
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 8448 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 1x512 GB 1x512 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 ~80.7 dB ~82.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 cm 12.7 x 7.9 cm
Surface Glass Glass
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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