Core i5-13500H says hello! The new ASUS VivoBook 14X OLED K3405 brings several notable improvements, including an Intel Core i5-13500H and a 2.8K OLED display. The VivoBook 14X OLED aspires to be a capable multimedia laptop, and it achieves that goal to a great extent. However, some of Asus’s choices, like using the now-aging 35W Nvidia RTX 3050, raised eyebrows. ASUS has launched several upgraded versions of VivoBooks this year.
While the new VivoBook 15X offers Intel Raptor Lake-P and AMD Ryzen 7030U Barcelo-R options, the VivoBook Pro 16X goes all the way up to the Core i9-13980HX. We now turn our focus to the VivoBook 14X with Raptor Lake-H45 CPU.
The VivoBook 14X gives us our first look at the performance of the Intel Core i5-13500H versus the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 laptop GPU. OLED has now more or less become the mainstay of VivoBooks, save for a few low-end SKUs. In this case, the VivoBook 14X has a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate. Chassis: lightweight and practicalThe integrated 720p webcam on the VivoBook 14X suffers from poor clarity and noticeable color shifts. X-Rite ColorChecker Passport testing shows a maximum Delta E of 22.45 for Purple Blue.While the webcam may be enough for the occasional video call, Asus would be wise to equip the laptop with a 1080p module to improve quality. Input devices: Decent keyboard and touchpadkeyboardThe VivoBook 14X features what Asus calls its ErgoSense keyboard, which offers 1.4mm of key travel. Typing on this keyboard is a comfortable experience thanks to the dished keycaps and well-spaced keys.The top row contains the F1-F12 keys and special keys whose primary functions can be configured using the MyAsus app. The arrow keys can feel a
Three-level backlight provides good readability in dark environments.The entire surface acts as the left mouse button, and clicks are responsive and relatively quiet. System performanceThe VivoBook 14X trailed the MSI Stealth 14 in PCMark 10 and CrossMark tests, but not by much. In typical daily use, overall system performance was smooth and responsive.ASUS VivoBook 14X K3405lifeThe VivoBook 14X batterydoesn’t offer super long life, but it should last the better part of a standard workday before needing to be recharged.Battery life was impressive at nearly 10.5 hours while looping 1080p H.264 video at 150 nits brightness. However, the laptop’s gaming life is much shorter at just over an hour.The included power adapter replenishes the laptop’s battery from 0 to 60 percent in about 50 minutes.Conclusion: A versatile multimedia laptop with plenty of room for improvementASUS VivoBook 14X K3405 brings the performance and efficiency benefits of the Intel Core i5-13500H into a stylish and lightweight chassis.The laptop offers decent connectivity, but the Wi-Fi 6E performance needs further improvement.
Thunderbolt 4 is also missing.Asus used a 2.8K 90 Hz Samsung OLED panel in the VivoBook 14X, showing off excellent color characteristics for budding editors. The panel suffers from PWM at lower brightness levels, but uses DC dimming to compensate to some extent for flicker at higher illuminances.The Asus VivoBook 14X isn’t a great performer and could certainly benefit from a GPU and cooling upgrade, but it’s a capable multimedia laptop that’s also capable of some light gaming.
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