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Asus also brings the OLED display to the Zenbook series from 1,299 euros, optionally with 4K or WQGXA resolution. A basic distinction is made between two models: Zenbook 14X OLED and Zenbook 14 Flip OLED, which internally have most in common. CPUs come from AMD and Intel.
AMD variants with a much more powerful CPU
As the first option, Asus highlights the maximum configuration with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (test) and up to 16 GB of RAM, with which the Zenbook 14X OLED and the Zenbook 14 Flip OLED should offer a very high all-round performance. In general, AMD solutions always have Ryzen 5000H with 35 watts and more, the new and very powerful Cezanne generation. The alternative is an 11th generation Intel Core – but not an H model here, but from the Tiger Lake-U series. Depending on the model, Intel still has a dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX450, while the AMD model only relies on the integrated Radeon. In terms of class, however, these are worlds anyway, up to eight cores and 16 threads in the AMD models are opposed to a maximum of four cores and 8 threads in the Intel versions – a more than unequal duel.
Zenbook 14X OLED (Image: Asus)
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As with many Asus product launches in bulk, it is difficult to keep track of things. So there are also five basic variants of the Zenbook 14X OLED and Flip, which differ in terms of the display, CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD:
- Zenbook 14X OLED (UX5400) with Intel TGL-U and optionally discrete GeForce MX 450
- Zenbook 14X OLED (UX5401) integrated with Intel TGL-U and Intel Xe
- Zenbook 14X OLED (UM5401) integrated with AMD Ryzen 5000-H and AMD Radeon
- Zenbook 14 Flip OLED (UP5401) integrated with Intel TGL-U and Intel Xe
- Zenbook 14 Flip OLED (UN5401) integrated with AMD Ryzen 5000-H and AMD Radeon
Only Intel models offer PCIe 4.0 SSD and Thunderbolt 4
The preselection is clear: AMD or Intel. A large part of the following equipment is based on this. All Zenbooks rely on LPDDR4X-4266 with 8 or 16 GByte, regardless of the CPU, and an SSD with 512 GByte or 1 TByte is always present. But here there are first differences: AMD’s notebooks always have a PCIe 3.0 solution, the Tiger Lake notebooks have PCIe 4.0 without an additional discrete graphics card, but if the MX450 is present, these lanes are needed for the graphics card SSD then only gets four lanes according to PCIe 3.0. Thanks to Tiger Lake, the Intel notebooks always offer two Thunderbolt 4 ports, with the AMD solutions these are USB 3.2 Type-C interfaces – so the housing can remain identical. WiFi 6 is provided in all Intel notebooks, and the HDMI 2.0 port as well as the MicroSD card reader and audio are identical everywhere.
Zenbook 14X OLED (Image: Asus)
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Of course, the question of the display is no less important. All five models are available with 14 ”16:10 4K OLED (3840 × 2400) or 14” 16:10 2.8K OLED (2880 × 1800) as a touch version, as are the three non-flip versions at 2.8K as a non-touch option. The 5401 series also has an entry-level version that, despite the name Zenbook 14X OLED, only offers a 16:10 1600p IPS display.
It is not yet clear which of the potentially 20 or more variants with always the same 63 Wh battery will end up on the market in Germany. It starts in the fourth quarter anyway, the entry for the Zenbook 14X OLED starts at 1,299 euros, the Zenbook 14 Flip OLED starts at 1,799 euros. At the same time, Asus also presented new studio books and Vivobooks with OLED displays.
ComputerBase received information about this article from Asus under NDA. The only requirement was the earliest possible publication time.
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