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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 Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
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 Pro 14 (MRX83LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/14‑core CPU/30‑core GPU/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MRX63LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/11‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/18GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MRX73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12‑core CPU/18‑core GPU/18GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MR7K3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MR7J3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MRX53LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/14‑core CPU/30‑core GPU/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MRX33LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/11‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/18GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MRX43LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12‑core CPU/18‑core GPU/18GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MTL83LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MTL73LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) is much better than the ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 (2023) for most uses. The MacBook Pro 14 provides a better user experience overall; it has a brighter screen to combat glare, a larger haptic touchpad, a better webcam, and a wider port selection. Apple's M3 Pro/Max SoCs are generally faster than the Zenbook's Intel 13th Gen H-series CPUs and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, and they're also more efficient, resulting in significantly longer battery life. The ASUS' OLED display has touch and pen input support, which the MacBook Pro lacks, but it's susceptible to permanent burn-in like all OLEDs, an issue that the MacBook Pro' Mini LED is immune to.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.7
8.8
Battery
5.7
9.6
Portability
8.0
8.5
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
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.9" (2.2 cm)
0.6" (1.6 cm)
Width
12.6" (32.0 cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.5 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)
Volume
98.0 in³ (1,605.6 cm³)
67.5 in³ (1,106.8 cm³)
Weight
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
10.0 in³ (163.1 cm³)
9.0 in³ (148.3 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
3024 x 1964
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
234 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
89%
Refresh Rate
7.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
10
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
107,400 : 1
33,667 : 1
Brightness
7.3
8.8
Maximum Brightness
324 cd/m²
548 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
6.9
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.06%
1.82%
Indirect Reflections
1.01%
0.18%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.05%
1.64%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.133%
0.209%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
7.0
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
35°
27°
Color Washout From Right
34°
28°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
19°
41°
Color Shift From Right
18°
48°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
41°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
41°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
43°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
44°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
37°
35°
Gamma Shift From Right
38°
37°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.9
6.2
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
33°
29°
Color Washout From Above
32°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
19°
40°
Color Shift From Above
18°
42°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
40°
31°
Brightness Loss From Above
40°
31°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
35°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
27°
Gamma Shift From Below
36°
31°
Gamma Shift From Above
38°
31°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.9
9.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.01
1.86
Avg. Gamma
2.18
2.22
Avg. Color dE
4.37
1.11
Avg. Color Temperature
6,394.8 K
6,817 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.25%
99.99%
sRGB uv
138.39%
99.95%
Adobe RGB xy
95.33%
89.61%
Adobe RGB uv
98.52%
94.62%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.82%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
99.68%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.44%
73.19%
Rec. 2020 uv
80.27%
74.21%
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
38 gf
Pre-Travel
0.98 mm
0.75 mm
Total Travel
1.46 mm
0.84 mm
Touchpad
8.8
9.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.0
9.5
Size
14.8 in² (95.6 cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
85 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.0 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.4
-2.0
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
220 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
11 kHz
13 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.2 dB
1.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 2
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 Pro
Core Count
14
11
Thread Count
20
11
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
M3 Pro
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
4 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
18 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
4,800 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
935 GB
457 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1002
Apple SSD AP0512Z
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
9.6
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,647 points
2,237 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,710 points
13,230 points
GPU Compute
53,108 points
48,048 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,644 points
1,916 points
Multi-Thread
12,722 points
13,072 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.0
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.0 min
2.7 min
GPU Render Time
1.0 min
0.3 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
38 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.4
8.6
Basemark Image
Overall Score
44,835
69,112
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,460.3 MB/s
5,042.9 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,597.0 MB/s
4,609.9 MB/s
Random Write Speed
103.4 MB/s
56.6 MB/s
Random Read Speed
54.0 MB/s
59.9 MB/s
Battery
5.7
9.6
Capacity
70 Wh
72 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.7 hrs
15.5 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.7 hrs
12.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.7 hrs
2.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
4.9
5.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
38 fps
39 fps
1% Low
21 fps
23 fps
0.1% Low
11 fps
13 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
66 ms
50 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
100 fps
78 fps
Civilization VI
7.3
7.2
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
66 fps
59 fps
1% Low
43 fps
44 fps
0.1% Low
41 fps
40 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
9 ms
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
212 fps
117 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.5 s
8.93 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
7.1
Avg. FPS
55 fps
55 fps
1% Low
35 fps
40 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
35 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
10 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
89 fps
97 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.0
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
34 °C (93 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
42 °C (108 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
7.6
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
82 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
16% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
62 °C
74 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% 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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