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- Main Differences
- Design
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- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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ASUS X515 (2020) vs HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
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ASUS X515 (2020)
HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size14"
Operating SystemChrome OS
Variants
- X515 (X515JA-BB31-CB) (Slate Gray - FHD/IPS/i3/8GB/256GB)
- X515 (X515JA-212) (Slate Gray - HD/i3/8GB/256GB)
- X515 (X515JA-BB51-CB) (Slate Gray - HD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0021ng) (Natural Silver - FHD/N4500/4GB/64GB)
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0020ng) (Natural Silver - FHD/N6000/4GB/64GB)
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0013dx) (Natural Silver - HD/N4500/4GB/32GB)
Our Verdict
ASUS X515 (2020)
HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
The ASUS X515 (2020) is a Windows laptop that can only be used in regular clamshell mode, while the HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021) is a 2-in-1 convertible device that runs Chrome OS. The HP provides a better user experience that's likely better for school or business use as it feels significantly sturdier, its keyboard has more travel and better-quality keys, its touchpad tracks significantly better, and its webcam and microphone are better. Also, the HP's battery lasts much longer. On the other hand, you can get the ASUS with significantly better-performing internals, including a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, dedicated entry-level NVIDIA GPUs, and much faster PCIe NVMe SSDs. You can get both laptops with much better-performing 1080p IPS displays if you don't like the 720p TN panel option.
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Threshold
School
6.1
6.5
Battery
5.4
6.2
Keyboard
5.1
6.3
Touchpad
6.3
7.4
Reflections
7.7
5.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
2 in 1
Build Quality
6.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
6.4
Hinge Photo
Range
130°
360°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.2
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
14"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
12.8" (32.6 cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.5 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
108.4 in³ (1,776.6 cm³)
78.8 in³ (1,291.0 cm³)
Weight
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
5.1 in³ (83.1 cm³)
6.0 in³ (99.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
7.5
4.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
6.0
RAM Slots
1
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1366 x 768
1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
100 PPI
113 PPI
Panel Type
TN
TN
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
74%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
4.4
5.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
406 : 1
550 : 1
Brightness
6.0
5.9
Maximum Brightness
226 cd/m²
220 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
13 cd/m²
11 cd/m²
Reflections
7.7
5.4
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.067%
8.29%
Indirect Reflections
4.909%
4.12%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.84%
4.17%
Black Uniformity
0.3
0.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
8.934%
10.595%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.0
5.3
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
22°
22°
Color Washout From Right
20°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
29°
26°
Color Shift From Right
22°
27°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
27°
Brightness Loss From Right
25°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
16°
18°
Black Level Raise From Right
15°
20°
Gamma Shift From Left
15°
17°
Gamma Shift From Right
14°
18°
Vertical Viewing Angle
3.0
2.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
6°
7°
Color Washout From Above
24°
21°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
3°
2°
Color Shift From Above
13°
4°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
22°
24°
Brightness Loss From Above
26°
29°
Black Level Raise From Below
6°
6°
Black Level Raise From Above
3°
4°
Gamma Shift From Below
2°
2°
Gamma Shift From Above
2°
2°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
1.2
0.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
8.25
12.27
Avg. Gamma
2.31
2.16
Avg. Color dE
7.62
9.62
Avg. Color Temperature
7,968 K
12,615 K
Color Gamut
4.1
3.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
67.29%
64.12%
sRGB uv
52.08%
50.36%
Adobe RGB xy
50.64%
48.85%
Adobe RGB uv
46.05%
43%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
50.27%
48.58%
DCI P3 uv
42.6%
40.64%
Rec. 2020 xy
36.13%
34.85%
Rec. 2020 uv
31.19%
29.61%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
5.1
6.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
6.0
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
No
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
59 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
37 gf
34 gf
Pre-Travel
0.97 mm
1.10 mm
Total Travel
1.62 mm
1.79 mm
Touchpad
6.3
7.4
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
6.0
7.5
Size
12.1 in² (78.3 cm²)
12.8 in² (82.8 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.7
6.2
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
72 dB SPL
71 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.9 dB
6.8 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.9
1.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
217 Hz
261 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
7 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.9 dB
0.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
4.4
5.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
4.0
5.0
Resolution
480p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
1
USB-C Ports
1
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
Yes
HDMI
1.4
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
4.1
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i3-1005G1
Celeron N4500
Core Count
2
2
Thread Count
4
2
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
UHD Graphics G1
UHD Graphics 16 EU
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
4 GB
Modules
1
1 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR4X
Speed
3,200 MHz
2,933 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
256 GB
32 GB
Usable Capacity
204 GB
20 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN530
SanDisk DA4032
Drive 1 Type
SSD
eMMC
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
5.9
3.7
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,138 points
588 points
CPU Multi-Thread
2,414 points
1,061 points
GPU Compute
5,051 points
N/A
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
6.5
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,049 points
N/A
Multi-Thread
2,391 points
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
1.6
0.0
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
16.0 min
42.5 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
2.2
0.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
4,922
N/A
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
2.4
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
791.6 MB/s
30.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,040.1 MB/s
158.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
111.7 MB/s
1.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
47.6 MB/s
4.3 MB/s
Battery
5.4
6.2
Capacity
37 Wh
47 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.1 hrs
8.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.8 hrs
7.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
3.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.1
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
N/A
1% Low
2 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
1 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
293 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
1,551 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
18 fps
N/A
Civilization VI
2.2
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
N/A
1% Low
6 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
6 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
43 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
46 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
30 fps
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
10.52 s
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5.1
0.0
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
43 fps
N/A
1% Low
23 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
19 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
21 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
30 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
87 fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
17 fps
N/A
Thermals And Noise
7.9
9.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (83 °F)
24 °C (74 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (105 °F)
39 °C (101 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
26.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
44.8 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
9.9
0.0
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
92 °C
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Chrome OS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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