Please note that all versions of NumberPad only work with the Microsoft Windows operating system. The Refined White version is not available with NumberPad. Then we have two Intel chips. First, the Acer Aspire Vero is running an Intel Core i7-1195G7. This is roughly a Ryzen U series equivalent (the G denotes a superior integrated graphics chip but the processing power is in the same tier) and runs up to 28 watts. This is an 11th Generation “Tiger Lake” processor, not Intel’s latest 12th Generation; we have yet to test an Alder Lake U series processor. But these types of G processors are also found in many thinner laptops from the last couple of years, making this comparison plenty relevant if anyone is looking at upgrading. The rest should be much closer in performance to the 6800U. The HP Pavilion Aero is the one to look at to gauge the generational jump, as it’s running AMD’s 5000 Series equivalent (the 5800U) in a 13-inch laptop. The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon uses the same CPU, but in a slightly larger 14-inch chassis—the bigger form factor may provide higher performance potential thanks to better cooling. Update: If interested, a detailed comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and the Intel Core i7-12700H platforms in the TUF Gaming chassis is available here.

This article gathers my first impressions of the 2022 ZenBook S13 series, based on this unit that I’ve had around for the last few weeks. This year it's mostly about efficiency and the new RDNA2 GPU, which are important for ultraportable notebooks, but aren't as relevant for high power gaming systems. Hopefully next year we see a more balanced overhaul that sees decent gains to all areas of performance.The stated 2.8 mm width of the side bezel is the distance between the edge of the non-active screen display area and the inside edge of the case. If the case width is included, the side bezel width is 2.88 mm. Measured based on standard (OLED) display configuration. The top bezel width is 7.0 mm and the bottom bezel width is 11.9 mm. Based on testing by AMD as of 12/14/2021. CPU performance evaluated with a geomean of 9 multi-threaded content creation and CPU tests. GPU performance evaluated with 3DMark® Time Spy. System configuration for Ryzen™ 7 5800U CPU/GPU performance: HP ProBook 635 Aero G8 configured with 2x8GB DDR4-3200 (22-22-22), Windows® 11 22000.282, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD, 15W nominal processor TDP, GPU driver 27.20.21026, BIOS T83. System configuration for Ryzen™ 7 6800U CPU/GPU performance: AMD reference motherboard configured with 4x4GB LPDDR5-6400 (19-15-17), Windows® 11 22000.282, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD, 28W nominal processor TDP, GPU driver 30.0, BIOS TRM0081D. - RMB-13 For general Microsoft Office usage though, the gap between Intel and AMD isn't large, just 4 percent in favor of the 12700H vs 6800H. We also see one of the larger performance gains for the 6800H vs 5800H at 16 percent. On GPU workloads or games Tiger Lake was around 20% faster than the 5800U, so the iGPU update on the 6800U should definitely help to bring overall leadership in the 15-28 Watt class of laptops without a dGPU. It was pretty awsome to see how that at 90 Watts almost exactly matched the performance of my Iris Plus equipped Skylake i5-6267U dual-core with HT 48EUs, 64MB EDRAM and DDR3-1333 RAM at 28 Watts both in CPU and GPU workloads.

Besides the ability to achieve high-speed external drive performance on a non-Intel or non-Apple laptop, the most exciting capability USB4 will enable on AMD laptops is the ability to use an external GPU enclosure. To test that I grabbed an Asus XG Station Pro Thunderbolt 3 cabinet, installed an older GeForce GTX 1070 Ti in it, and plugged it in. The eGPU cabinet showed up in Windows and installed drivers from Windows Update.

Asus has gone with a 16:10 aspect ratio here, which is nice because it provides more vertical real estate than a standard 16:9 screen. I think Asus could do one better and go 3:2 for even more vertical space here, like Microsoft's Surface lineup, though that's a personal preference of mine. Battery Life on the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED

This section is reserved for designs based on mid-tier AMD Ryzen U platforms such as Barcelo-R and Cezanne, with Zen3 Cores and Vega graphics. Model Update: I’m working on the final review and it should be online in the next couple of days. In the meantime, if you have any questions, get in touch in the comments section at the end of this article.At 321 nits of brightness, the Zenbook S 13 is absolutely usable. But the MacBook won out again at 435 nits, while the Yoga 9i (352 nits) and Ideapad Slim 7 Carbon (369 nits) were also both a bit brighter.