Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 vs Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6, vs Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 47 W
- 57 W
n/a
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
- AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
- AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
- AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 and Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
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 1.42 kg 1.3 kg
Pixel size 313x219.3x17.99 mm 310.5x221.9x13.9-15.9 mm
Area 686 cm² 689 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.8 % 82.5 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 4.5 mm
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Level42.5 dB40 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 14 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 162 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
300 nits
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
600 nits
Contrast800:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut38.4 %100 %
sRGB gamut39.7 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut56.7 %97.2 %
Response time19 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 47 Wh 75 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:50 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65/90 W
Charger weight 328 g 219/400 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 18 22
L3 Cache 18 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
2159
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
2372
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
10468
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
13115
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
1601
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
1719
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
12308
Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406)
17632

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
TGP 28 W 28 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 2350 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 4.8 TFLOPS
Memory Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbit/s 7.47 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 1024
TMUs 56 64
ROPs 24 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 64 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Senary SN6141 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 80.2 dB 81 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Fingerprint sensor Optional No
IR sensor Optional Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size11.5x5.6 cm13.0x8.5 cm
SurfacePlasticn/a
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6:

The camera can have either FHD or HD resolution depending on the configuration. There is a model with a plastic body and a metal lid, which is distinguished by its greater thickness at 18.59. The AMD version lacks Thunderbolt 4 and uses DDR5 memory at 4800 MHz, while the Intel version operates at 5600 MHz.

Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406 / M5406):

No Thunderbolt 4 for the AMD version. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 are only supported by Intel Core Ultra Gen 2 config.

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

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