Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606) vs Honor MagicBook Art 14

Compared 2 laptops: Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606), vs Honor MagicBook Art 14. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
n/a
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606) and Honor MagicBook Art 14
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 1.5 kg 1.02 kg
Pixel size 353.6x243x11.9-12.9 mm 316.77x223.63x11.5 mm
Area 859 cm² 708 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 89.6 %
Side bezels 4.5 mm 4.1 mm
Colors - White
- Silver
- White
- Silver
- Green
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135 ° 150 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberYesNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a35.2 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 14.6 in
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 212 ppi 257 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3120x2080 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606)
500 nits
Honor MagicBook Art 14
700 nits
Contrast1000000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86 %
Response time1 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 78 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:38 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Charger weight 189 g 199 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 226V Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 8 18
L3 Cache 8 MB 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 130V Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606)
2480
Honor MagicBook Art 14
2147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606)
9488
Honor MagicBook Art 14
10327
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606)
1684
Honor MagicBook Art 14
1612
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook S 16 (UX5606)
9766
Honor MagicBook Art 14
12205

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc 130V Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores)
TGP 30 W 28 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1850 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbit/s 7.47 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 896
TMUs n/a 56
ROPs n/a 24

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 8533 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 4.2
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume n/a 79.3 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v7
Bluetooth version 5.4 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-A1x3.21x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key Travel 1.1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size15.0x10.0 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Honor MagicBook Art 14:

Intel model: Wi-Fi 6E. Snapdragon model: Wi-Fi 7. Snapdragon offers faster memory at 8448 Gbps.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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