In the field of thin and light business notebooks, the ASUS Zenbook series is loved by users for its high appearance, high performance, and high screen quality. With the announcement of the long-awaited new generation of Intel Core Ultra series processors, Zenbook 14 2024 is also the first to be launched, which is not only equipped with Core Ultra series processors, but also equipped with a 2.8K OLED screen and supports 120Hz VRR variable refresh rate. In addition, in terms of appearance design, the characteristics of lightness, thinness and portability, as well as the long battery life, bring a more extreme experience to users of business office Xi.
What's new in the new Zenbook 14 2024 and what kind of surprises the Core Ultra series processors bring, let's take a look at them with our review article.
Exterior design: exquisite aesthetics, thin and portable
Compared with the appearance of many traditional notebooks, the geometric lines and artistic design of the A side of Zenbook 14 2024 present contemporary art style design aesthetics, and the visual effect is more elegant and refined. The Night Sky Blue color scheme, matte finish, and sturdy wedge design make this notebook look like a high-end quality work of art, both visually and in the hand. At the same time, the body is as thin as 13.9mm, as light as 1.19kg, and only one circle larger than A4 paper, you can easily pick it up with one hand, or put it in a carry-on bag, and the mobile office scene is more free.
In addition, Zenbook 14 2024 also supports a 180° opening and closing angle, which is combined with the compact and lightweight body, which makes it easier to browse screen content in more postures on high-speed trains and airplanes.
The C-side includes the keyboard and trackpad, maintaining a consistent color scheme and a more unified visual appearance. Even on the extremely thin and light body, Zenbook 14 2024 is still equipped with keys with 1.4mm key travel, 19.05mm pitch, and 0.3mm concave on the keycaps, which is more suitable for fingertips, and the feel when typing is quite good, even if you type very quickly, there will be no slippage, accidental touch, etc.
At the same time, this keyboard is also equipped with three levels of adjustable backlight adjustment, and supports automatic backlight, which can meet the operation in different low-light environments. In addition, the silent design allows users with fast hand speed to type quietly without disturbing their thoughts.
The middle of the palm rest is equipped with a large area of the trackpad, the specification is 13cm × 7.4cm, the edge is CNC cutting, the details are more beautiful in science and technology, the touchpad feels very smooth, and the positioning is accurate, the micro button feedback at the bottom is crisp and accurate, and when moving the office, it is easy to replace the mouse to complete various operations. In addition, there is a notch under the trackpad for easier opening.
In terms of interfaces, Zenbook 14 2024 provides one USB-A 3.2 Gen1 on the left side of the body, leaving the remaining space for cooling vents.
The other side offers 1 HDMI 2.1 port, 3.5mm audio jack, dual Thunderbolt 4 (with DP 1.4+PD charging) and a status indicator. Compared with the Type-C port that some thin and light laptops only provide, the interface of Zenbook 14 2024 can meet the needs of daily connection expansion, such as external monitors, projectors, mobile hard disks and other devices, which can be easily connected without adapting.
Screen: 2.8K OLED, VRR variable refresh rate
The Zenbook 14 2024 business notebook features a 14-inch OLED screen with a 16:10 screen ratio and a narrow bezel design on all four sides, bringing a high screen-to-body ratio of 88%, making the field of view wider and more immersive. The screen resolution is2880×1800,have120HzHigh refresh rate,0.2ms response time,It is worth mentioning that,The screen also supports48~120HzVRRvariable refresh rate,For example, in general browsing,Use a lower refresh rate,You can effectively extend the battery life。
If you are dealing with video clips, or occasionally playing games, switching to a high refresh rate of 120Hz can bring a smoother picture, and in the web test of UFOtest, it can be clearly seen that at a 120Hz refresh rate, the flying saucer will not appear ghosting and tailing.
The advantages of OLED screen, I believe many users are already familiar with it, such as in terms of color, contrast, brightness, etc., compared with the traditional LCD color is more realistic, bright and moving. Zenbook 14 2024's OLED supports 100% P3 wide color gamut, 600 nits peak brightness, 1,000,000:1 high contrast ratio, DisplayHDR True Black 600 certification, TÜV hardware-level low blue light flicker-free certification, SGS Eye Care eye care certification, and supports full brightness DC dimming (HDR mode), anti-flicker mode and other hard standards, which can be called the top screen of the current thin and light laptop. In addition, for the OLED screen burning phenomenon that users are worried about, due to its use of Samsung luminous material, in the case of normal use, there is no need to worry about the screen problem.
Moreover, even if there is a problem, ASUS good screen "worry-free replacement" service, free replacement of bright spots within 1 month, free replacement of the screen with residual images within 2 years of normal use, etc., can ensure worry-free use.
In view of the better visual effects that users can get in different applications, Zenbook 14 2024 also provides color gamut switching, including native color gamut, sRGB, DCI-P3 and Display P3, and can also set the color saturation of the screen and eye protection mode according to personal visual needs, which is very intimate.
Measured color gamut coverage, 100%sRGB, 100%DCI-P3, and 157%sRGB, 111.3%DCI P3 color gamut volume, there is no need to worry about the color gamut quality of the screen.
In addition to a better screen quality, Zenbook 14 2024 is also equipped with an FHD infrared camera on the upper bezel, and supports automatic brightness and color temperature adjustment, which can be automatically adjusted according to the ambient light, which can protect the eyes while saving energy consumption. In addition, the camera is also designed with a physical mask, which is turned off after the end of the video, which can completely avoid the leakage of personal privacy due to the webcam.
After understanding the appearance design and screen part of Zenbook 14 2024, how the performance of this new Zenbook 14 2024 is, especially after being equipped with the new Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, what kind of efficient experience can it bring to our business office and Xi, continue to see the detailed test.
Processor and hardware performance testing
As Intel's new generation of mobile processors, the Core Ultra series has undergone great changes in terms of process, architecture and functions, especially in today's high-profile artificial intelligence AI, as a major chip manufacturer, Intel certainly can't miss the opportunity, so when the Core Ultra series processors were announced, its biggest highlight was that the whole system has a built-in dedicated AI computing core, and you can use AI functions without networking.
The advent of AI on the PC side means that our applications in content creation, workplace office, campus learning Xi, audio-visual entertainment and other aspects have brought intelligent and efficient assistance, including the generation of copywriting documents, the creation of pictures, the creation of videos and music, as well as the experience of AI motion capture and AI gesture recognition during video calls. You can use laptops equipped with AI chips to create local AI on our well-known Stable Diffusion platform, Tsinghua Zhipu AI large model, Jianying Video Production and other clients. This is a change of the times.
UL Procyon AI推理基准测试
Since this is the first time that the processor is equipped with AI, there is almost no data to compare, so here we use the professional UL Procyon AI inference benchmark to see what the results are, this test platform can identify the Intel NPU, and in the test, the NPU can reach more than 90% occupancy. Testing the Intel OpenVINO option to support generative AI workloads, the final score of 278 reflects the performance of inference operations on the device.
Let's take a look at the processor on the Zenbook 14 2024 and its performance.
CPU
The CPU-Z can already recognize the new processor model, the Core Ultra 7 155H uses Intel 4 lithography technology, has 16 cores and 22 threads (consisting of 6 performance cores + 8 efficiency cores + 2 low-power efficiency cores), L3 cache is 24MB, the turbo frequency can reach 4.80 GHz, and the base power consumption is 28W. In addition, it also integrates Intel Arc GPU, which is more powerful than the previous Iris Xe.
In the actual stability test, we use AIDA64's FPU mode, the stabilized power consumption is 28W, and the CPU temperature is 80°C, which still has a lot of room for improvement, but considering the lightness of the notebook body and the longer battery life, the stable power consumption of 28W can still meet the performance needs of most daily office applications.
· CPU-Z test
In the CPU-Z test, the single-core score was 771.3, and the multi-core score was 7544.9, and the single-core score was slightly lower than that of the Core i7-13700H, but the multi-core score was the winner. Compared to the Core i5-13500H, the multi-core score is improved by about 13%.
· CINEBENCH
Cinebench R23 scored 15138 pts for multi-core and 1756 pts for single-core, and Cinebench R20 scored 5900 pts for multi-core and 687 pts for single-core. Overall, multi-core scores are still on the rise.
· GeekBench 6.2.1
GeekBench 6.2.1 running score, single-core score 2407, multi-core score 12695. Compared to the Core i7-13700H processor, the single-core score is slightly lower, and the multi-core score is slightly higher.
· 3DMark CPU 测试
In the 3DMark CPU test, the largest thread scored 6881.
· CrossMark
CrossMark is a PC benchmark performance test tool that evaluates productivity, creativity, and responsiveness. The Core Ultra 7 155H has an overall score of 1737 on CrossMark.
· X264 FHD Benchmark
In the X264 FHD Benchmark, the Core Ultra 7 155H achieved a video codec conversion of 67.38 fps, which is about the same as the Core i5-13500H.
· 7-Zip benchmark
In the compressed and unzipped test, the overall score was 91.399 GIPS, which is 13% higher than the score of the Core i5-13500H and the same as the score of the Core i7-13700H.
· WebXPRT 4
WebXPRT is a web testing platform that focuses on office application scenarios, scoring PC performance through six common application scenarios, such as photo enhancement, artificial intelligence photo album organization, stock option pricing, OCR scanning, sales charts, and online homework. This result actually surpasses the 318 of the Core i9-13900H processor, and it is clear that the Core Ultra 7 155H can also easily cope with some industrial office web applications.
GPU
Let's take a look at the theoretical performance of the Intel Arc GPU, in the DX12 benchmark, the 3DMark Time Spy has a comprehensive score of 4003, which is almost double the score of the Iris Xe integrated in the Core i7-13700H, so the performance of the Arc GPU this time is very powerful and surprising.
In the DX11 benchmark, 3DMark Fire Strike has an overall score of 8716.
The DX12 benchmark with integrated graphics has a combined score of 29019 for Night Raid. Compared to the score of the Iris Xe, it is nearly 60% higher.
memory
Zenbook 14 2024 is also equipped with 32GB LPDDR5X 7467MHz high-frequency memory, with measured read speeds of 85994 MB/s, write speeds of 74695 MB/s, and copy speeds of 93533 MB/s.
Hard disk storage
In terms of hard disk, it is equipped with an SSD with a capacity of 1TB, and the SN560 solid state drive from WD Western Digital supports the NVME 1.4 standard, which can meet the daily storage and transfer of large files.
In terms of performance, the sequential read speed was 4998.10 MB/s and the sequential write speed was 3355.70 MB/s.
PCMark 10 Productivity Office test
The PCMark 10 benchmark covers everything from everyday productivity tasks to demanding digital media content, and scores detailed items. As a result, Zenbook 14 2024 scored 10599 for common basic functions, 918 for productivity, 8787 for digital content creation, and a final overall score of 6805.
Battery life
The new Core Ultra processor has also been greatly optimized in terms of energy efficiency, which makes its battery life on thin and light laptops greatly improved. The built-in 75Wh battery of Zenbook 14 2024, the battery life test in PCMark 10 office mode, 40% screen brightness, quiet mode, wireless and Bluetooth on, finally reached 17 hours and 30 minutes, even if the screen brightness is increased to 60%, it can still reach nearly 14 hours of battery life, so the improvement in battery life is obvious.
Through the above test of hardware performance, it can be seen that the new Core Ultra processor still brings a lot of surprises, not only in terms of optimization in terms of energy efficiency ratio, but also the blessing of NPU AI, as well as the stronger performance of Arc graphics cards, especially for notebooks with thin and light design, the user experience it brings is undoubtedly a huge improvement.
Review Summary
The all-new ASUS Zenbook 14 2024 business notebook, first of all, is thin and portable in terms of exterior design, as well as a very artistic design style, which makes it have a higher appearance and is more in line with the love of young people now, and whether it is in various business office scenes, or in libraries, cafes and other occasions, Zenbook 14 2024 can be well integrated into it and become the focus of attention.
With the blessing of ASUS good screen OLED, Zenbook 14 2024 has a better visual experience, not only in terms of color, brightness, and eye care, but also its VRR variable refresh rate, which can bring a more visual experience to users in different applications.
Of course, as the first batch of thin and light business laptops equipped with the new Core Ultra series processors, Zenbook 14 2024 has also significantly improved in performance and user experience, and the gradual popularization and increase of the concept and application of AI PCs will make notebooks become more efficient productivity tools, and the launch of Zenbook 14 2024 is obviously coming at the right time.