Design

Type
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
gaming
Weight
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
1200
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4040
Warranty period
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
1
Volume
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
732.83551
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
3400.54
Width
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
310.3
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
410
Height
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
214.7
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
319
Thickness
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
11
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
26

Display

Screen size
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
14
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
18
Resolution
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
2880 x 1800
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
2560 x 1600
Pixel density
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
242
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
167
Display type
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
oled_amoled
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
null
Has a touch screen
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Brightness (typical)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
400
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
null
Refresh rate
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
120
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
165
Contrast ratio
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
1000000
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
null
Supported displays
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
3
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4

Performance

RAM
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
32
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
16
RAM speed
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4800
Internal storage
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
1000
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
2048
CPU speed
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
4 x 2.2 & 4 x 2.2
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
8 x 2.2 & 16 x 1.6
CPU threads
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
8
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
32
VRAM
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
16
GPU clock speed
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
1455
Uses multithreading
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Maximum memory amount
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
32
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
128
Turbo clock speed
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
4.8
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
5.4
GPU turbo
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
1950
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
2040
Memory slots
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
2
HDD storage capacity
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4096
Semiconductor size
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
3
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4

Benchmarks

PassMark result
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
19539
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
44836
PassMark result (single)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
3855
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4180

Connectivity

USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-A)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
1
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
0
Thunderbolt 4 ports
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
2
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
0
Thunderbolt 3 ports
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
0
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB-A)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
0
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
4
Wi-Fi version
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
wifi_7, wifi_6e, wifi_6, wifi_5, wifi_4
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
wifi_6, wifi_5, wifi_4
Has an external memory slot
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Bluetooth version
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
5.4
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
5.2
RJ45 ports
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
0
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
1
USB 2.0 ports
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
0
Mini DisplayPort outputs
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
0
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
1

Features

Stylus included
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Has an optical disc drive
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD

Miscellaneous

PassMark result (overclocked)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
20629
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
31814
Type
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
laptop
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Instruction sets
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
mmx, f16c, fma_3, aes, avx, avx_2, sse_4_1, sse_4_2
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
Has an unlocked multiplier
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
L3 cache
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
12
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
150
CPU temperature
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
100
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
null
DirectX version
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
12
GPU execution units
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
8
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
null
GPU name
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
256
Has integrated graphics
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
18000
Supports ECC memory
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
null
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
576
Memory channels
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
2
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
112
RAM speed (max)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
8533
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
304
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
Asus ZenBook S 14 (UX5406) 14" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 2.2GHz / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD
17
Dell Alienware M18 18" QHD Plus Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.2GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD
9728

Competitions