1. Introduction2. ASUS ZenBook UX331UN3. Testing Methodology4. Testing: CPU and Memory5. Testing: PC Mark 86. Testing: Graphics7. Testing: SSD and USB Interfaces8. Testing: Thermal Dynamics9. Testing: Battery10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

A selection of our usual application suspects have been called in for testing the ASUS ZenBook 13 UX331UN, with a range of comparison systems. These include the ASUS ZenBook UX430UA, ZenBook 3 UX390UA, and the Dell XPS 13 9360, which is widely considered the gold standard for performance and battery life in an ultraportable.

The HP Envy x360 15 is included as an example of a highly portable notebook with the previous generation of GeForce discrete graphics, to show how the new GPU compares.

Test software

• SiSoft Sandra
• Cinebench R15
• CrystalDiskMark 6.0.0
• 3DMark
• PC Mark 8
• CPUID CPU-Z and HWMonitor

ASUS ZenBook UX490UA

• Intel Core i7-7500U
• Intel® HD 620 Graphics
• 8GB LPDDR4 2,133MHz
• 256GB SSD

Dell XPS 13 9360

• Intel i7-7500U
• Intel HD Graphics 620
• 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
• 256GB PCIe SSD

ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA

• Intel i5-7200U
• Intel HD Graphics 620
• 8GB 2,133MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
• 256GB PCIe SSD

HP Envy x360 15

• Intel i5-7500U
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 940MX
• 8GB 2,133MHz DDR4 SDRAM
• 128GB PCIe SSD + 1TB 7,200rpm HDD

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