ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401
ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x2 See photo
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 73Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 311 x 227 x 16.9 - 19.9 mm (12.24" x 8.94" x 0.67")
- Weight
- 1.46 kg (3.2 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- microSD (microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC)
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- FHD IR
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Array Microphone with AI Noise Cancelling, support for Microsoft Cortana near field/Far Field
- Speakers
- 2x Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 in-depth review
We saw a lot of small yet potent gaming devices in 2024. Now it's time to check how good the TUF Gaming A14 (FA401) is compared to the competition, including the HP OMEN Transcend 14, Nitro 14 (AN14-41), or the Predator Helios Neo 14 (PHN14-51). The ASUS creation has a lot of tricks up in its sleeve but the most notable one should be its top CPU option which is the Zen 5 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with a 50 TOPS NPU. When this chip is well-cooled, it offers fast performance and efficiency at the same time.Speaking of which, this small fella has a pretty capable thermal system with three heat pi[...]
Pros
- 2x M.2 slots
- Great overall performance
- Compact and light
- Zen 5 CPU option
- High CPU clocks and power limits during heavy stress (4.35 GHz / 3.23 GHz P and E-core clock + 72W)
- The RTX 4060 can maintain ~ 100W during gaming
- MUX switch + NVIDIA Advanced Optimus + G-SYNC
- Four USBs + Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3
- PWM-free (BOE0AC4)
- Snappy panel (7.6 ms) + 165Hz refresh rate (BOE0AC4)
- 99% sRGB coverage + accurate color thanks to our "Design and Gaming" profile (BOE0AC4)
- 1700:1 contrast ratio a 445 nit max brightness (BOE0AC4)
- The Armoury crate app offers tons of customization options
- Comfortable backlit keyboard + precise touchpad
- Long battery life
- The fans don't spin during light loads in "Silent" mode
- Solid build quality
- Fast and well-cooled SSD ( 1TB WD PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00-1002)
Cons
- Soldered RAM
- Pricey
- High CPU temperature in medium and long loads
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