Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415), vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415) and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.28 kg 1.51 kg
Pixel size 312.4x220.1x14.9 mm 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm
Area 688 cm² 809 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.7 % 83.9 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count1n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 15.3 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 162 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2880x1864 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
500 nits
Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
500 nits
Contrast1000000:11422:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %98.7 %
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
Adobe RGB gamut99 %87.8 %
Response time1 ms25 ms

Battery

Capacity 75 Wh 66.5 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:50 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Right Left
Charge Power 65 W 35/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 217 g 184/298 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Apple M3
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz n/a
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 8
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
2168
Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
2958
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
10390
Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
11376
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
1597
Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
1842
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
12018
Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
10067

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
TGP 28 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1600 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 1280
TMUs 56 80
ROPs 24 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.4
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume n/a 85.1 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A1x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 3
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.4 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size12.9x7.3 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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