ASUS Zenbook Duo 14" UX8406CA-PS99T Inkwell Gray 2025 Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1000 GB
Screen 14" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 75 Wh
84.6 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Zenbook Duo 14" UX8406CA-PS99T | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP ZBook Ultra G1a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc | Apple 40-Core GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 72 | 100 | - | 15 | 74 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Zenbook Duo 14" UX8406CA-PS99T | 88.3 | 63.6 | 90.4 | 75.8 | 94.9 | 69 | 72.7 | 57.6 | 94.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.6 | 18 | 99.5 | 78.5 | 98.8 | 65.6 | 94.3 | 95.8 | 80.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.6 | 92.7 | 89.7 | 98 | 93.8 | 8.5 | 97.3 | 77.9 | 86.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 62 | 63.6 | 80 | 82.4 | 89 | 94.8 | 72.7 | 57.6 | 87.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 65.5 | 63.6 | 80 | 64.2 | 92.6 | 84.3 | 72.7 | 77.9 | 94.3 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 75.7 | 96.6 | 67.6 | 84.9 | 94.3 | 70.6 | 80.7 | 31.2 | 76.3 |