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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size15.3"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (UX3404VC-BS91T-CB) (Inkwell Gray - i9-13900H/RTX 3050/32GB/1TB)
- Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (UX3404VC-BB99T) (Inkwell Gray - i9-13900H/RTX 3050/32GB/1TB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A) (Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A) (Silver - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A) (Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
The ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023) and the Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024) are both premium laptops that provide a good user experience overall. Each has its pros and cons. The ASUS has arguably a better display, sporting a 2.8k 120Hz OLED display; however, the MacBook's Retina screen gets brighter to combat glare, and unlike the ASUS' OLED, it's immune to permanent burn-in. Also, while both displays flicker, the MacBook's panel is likely less bothersome to people sensitive to flickering, as its flicker frequency is much higher. The ASUS laptop's touchpad has a calculator function, which is handy for those working with lots of numbers, though the MacBook's haptic touchpad is larger and easier to use. Battery life is where these two laptops differ the most, as the MacBook lasts more than twice as long at almost 13 hours of light use.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.7
8.6
Battery
5.7
9.1
Portability
8.0
8.7
Ports
8.0
5.0
Reflections
6.9
9.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.0
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
15.3"
Thickness
0.9" (2.2 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
12.6" (32.0 cm)
13.4" (34.0 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.5 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
98.0 in³ (1,605.6 cm³)
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
Weight
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
10.0 in³ (163.1 cm³)
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
5.8
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1800
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
234 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
87%
Refresh Rate
7.7
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
10
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
107,400 : 1
1,412 : 1
Brightness
7.3
8.7
Maximum Brightness
324 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
6.9
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.06%
1.47%
Indirect Reflections
1.01%
0.38%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.05%
1.09%
Black Uniformity
10
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.133%
1.103%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
35°
26°
Color Washout From Right
34°
30°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
19°
42°
Color Shift From Right
18°
47°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
41°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
41°
34°
Black Level Raise From Left
43°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
44°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
37°
30°
Gamma Shift From Right
38°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.9
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
33°
26°
Color Washout From Above
32°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
19°
42°
Color Shift From Above
18°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
40°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
40°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
36°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
38°
36°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.9
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.01
1.47
Avg. Gamma
2.18
2.24
Avg. Color dE
4.37
0.98
Avg. Color Temperature
6,394.8 K
6,742.3 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.25%
99.93%
sRGB uv
138.39%
99.72%
Adobe RGB xy
95.33%
87.43%
Adobe RGB uv
98.52%
92.34%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.05%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
98.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.44%
71.83%
Rec. 2020 uv
80.27%
73.49%
Flicker
4.5
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
120 Hz
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
63 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
35 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
0.98 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.46 mm
0.91 mm
Touchpad
8.8
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.0
9.5
Size
14.8 in² (95.6 cm²)
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
81 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.0 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.4
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
11 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.2 dB
2.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core i9-13900H
M3
Core Count
14
8
Thread Count
20
8
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
M3
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
4 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
8 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
4,800 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
935 GB
214 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1002
Apple SSD AP0256Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.6
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,647 points
2,322 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,710 points
10,501 points
GPU Compute
53,108 points
33,403 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,644 points
1,892 points
Multi-Thread
12,722 points
9,179 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.0
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.0 min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
1.0 min
1.6 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
38 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.4
7.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
44,835
44,950
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,460.3 MB/s
2,738.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,597.0 MB/s
2,834.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
103.4 MB/s
41.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
54.0 MB/s
62.5 MB/s
Battery
5.7
9.1
Capacity
70 Wh
67 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.7 hrs
12.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.7 hrs
12.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.7 hrs
3.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
4.9
3.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
38 fps
20 fps
1% Low
21 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
11 fps
4 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
89 ms
0.1% Low Delta
66 ms
230 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
100 fps
37 fps
Civilization VI
7.3
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
66 fps
41 fps
1% Low
43 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
41 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
9 ms
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
212 fps
93 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.5 s
10.24 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
7.0
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
110fps
N/A
1% Low
43fps
N/A
0.1% Low
27fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
14 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
27 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
157fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
6.3
4.3
Avg. FPS
55 fps
32 fps
1% Low
35 fps
15 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
8 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
90 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
89 fps
44 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.0
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
34 °C (93 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
50 °C (121 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
7.6
7.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
82 °C
90 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
16% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
62 °C
90 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
12% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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