ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) - Specs

    • Samsung ATNA40CU09-0 (SDC419D)
    • Color accuracy  0.9
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 8000GB SSD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4  See photo
    • RAM
    • up to 32GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11
    • Battery
    • 72Wh
    • Body material
    • Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 310.3 x 214.7 x 11.9 - 12.9 mm (12.22" x 8.45" x 0.47")
    • Weight
    • 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
    • 2x USB Type-C
    • Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1
    • Card reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 7
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.4
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • optional
    • Web camera
    • FHD IR with support for Windows Hello Face Authentication
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Array Microphone
    • Speakers
    • 4x Stereo Speakers, Smart Amp, harman/kardon
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    All ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) configurations

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    CPU performance

    Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) 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 Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) series.

    ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) in-depth review

    The ASUS Zenbook S 14 UX5406 is not just an ultra-thin well-crafted laptop. The new Intel Lunar Lake CPUs power it (these are also known as Intel Core Ultra 200V or Core Ultra (Series 2)). You can choose from three chips with 17W base power and the top dog is a 30W model. The main focus here isn't top-of-the-line performance, this time it's all about efficiency and power management. Here, Intel ditches Hyper-Threading and that's why you get four P cores (Lion Cove) and the same amount of LP E cores (Skymont). Intel's Thread Director firmware hints to the OS about which and how many cores are b[...]

    Pros

    • Superb OLED display with 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage (SDC419D)
    • Infinite contrast ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, and 2880 x 1800 resolution (SDC419D)
    • 591 nits in HDR and 364 nits max brightness in SDR mode (SDC419D)
    • Tremendous color accuracy (SDC419D)
    • Quality Harman Kardon-certified four-speaker audio system with Dolby Atmos support
    • Vapor chamber cooling with two fans
    • Comfortable keyboard
    • Big and smooth touchpad
    • 1080p IR Web camera
    • Very good overall CPU and iGPU performance given the thin profile
    • The fans aren't too noisy in "Full-speed mode" mode during heavy loads
    • Up to 32GB of soldered LPDDR5x
    • Long battery life
    • The Core Ultra 7 258V can maintain 2.70 GHz / 3.35 GHz for the P and LP E cores in short loads
    • Great solid premium build quality
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports + Type-C charging

    Cons

    • The P-core frequency drops down below the official base clock in long loads
    • Only one M.2 slot + soldered RAM

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