2021 ROG Flow X13 vs. Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2021 ROG Flow X13 and Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2021 ROG Flow X13 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Flow X13 is better than Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA.

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5980HS inside 2021 ROG Flow X13 has a 73% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ROG Flow X13 - AMD Ryzen 9-5980HS
7,773
2021 ROG Flow X13 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HS
7,162
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Supports larger memory

The 2021 ROG Flow X13 supports a larger memory capacity than the Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA.

Max system memory size
2021 ROG Flow X13
32 GB
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA is better than 2021 ROG Flow X13.

About 8% lighter

Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA weighed 2.65 pounds, 8% lighter than the 2.87 pounds 2021 ROG Flow X13.

Weight2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Pound
2.87 lbs.
2.65 lbs.
Kilogram
1.30 kg
1.20 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ROG Flow X13 and Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed
2021 ROG Flow X13 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 ROG Flow X13 Price
Asus ROG Flow X13 Gaming 2-in-1 Laptop | 13.4" FHD+ 120Hz Glossy Touch 100% sRGB | AMD 8-Core Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (>i9-12900H) | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | Backlit FHD IR Camera Win11 Black + HDMI Cable
Asus ROG Flow X13 Gaming 2-in-1 Laptop | 13.4" FHD+ 120Hz Glossy Touch 100% sRGB | AMD 8-Core Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (>i9-12900H) | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | Backlit FHD IR Camera Win11 Black + HDMI Cable
By Asus
$899.00
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Gaming Laptop Tablet, 13.4” Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4050, Intel Core i9-13900H, 16GB LPDDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, GZ301VU-DS94,Black
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2023) Gaming Laptop Tablet, 13.4” Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4050, Intel Core i9-13900H, 16GB LPDDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, GZ301VU-DS94,Black
By ASUS
$1,749.99
ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301 13.4-inch Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS, 32GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (GV301QH-XS98-B) (GV301QHXS98B)
ASUS ROG Flow X13 GV301 13.4-inch Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS, 32GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (GV301QH-XS98-B) (GV301QHXS98B)
By ASUS
$2,999.99
$3,299.99 9% OFF
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA Price
ASUS ZenBook Flip S 13 Ultra Slim Laptop, 13.3” 4K UHD OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, TPM, Windows 10 Pro, Jade Black, UX371EA-XH77T
ASUS ZenBook Flip S 13 Ultra Slim Laptop, 13.3” 4K UHD OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, TPM, Windows 10 Pro, Jade Black, UX371EA-XH77T
By ASUS
$2,099.00
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Laptop, 14†OLED Touch Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Ponder Blue, UP3404VA-DS74T
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Laptop, 14†OLED Touch Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Ponder Blue, UP3404VA-DS74T
By ASUS
$1,199.99
ASUS ZenBook Flip S Touchscreen Convertible Laptop, 13.3” Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor, 16GB DDR3, 512GB SSD, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Pro - UX370UA-XH74T-BL, Royal Blue
ASUS ZenBook Flip S Touchscreen Convertible Laptop, 13.3” Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor, 16GB DDR3, 512GB SSD, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Pro - UX370UA-XH74T-BL, Royal Blue
By ASUS
$449.99

Availability

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)-
Generations-

Exterior

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Dimensions11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62” (299 x 222 x 15.8 mm)12.01” x 8.31” x 0.55” (305 x 211 x 13.9 mm)
Weight2.87 lbs (1.30 kg)2.65 lbs (1.2 kg)
Colors
Black
Jade Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full size 15” white backlit chicklet keyboard
  • 1.7mm key travel
  • Hotkeys:
    Volume up Volume down Microphone mute ROG Armoury Crate
  • N-KEY rollover
  • Keyboard
    • Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.4 mm key travel
  • Touchpad / NumberPad
    • Glass-covered; intelligent palm-rejection
    • Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures

Display

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Size13.4 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.4” WQUXGA 60Hz
    16:10 3840 x 2400 60Hz 116% sRGB 86% Adobe RGB 85% DCI-P3 Pantone Validated Touch Screen IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated
  • 13.4” WUXGA 120Hz
    16:10 1920 x 1200 120Hz 100% sRGB 75% Adobe RGB 75% DCI-P3 Pantone Validated Touch Screen IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated
  • 13.3” OLED 4K (3840 x 2160) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge touchscreen, 3.9 mm-thin side bezel 178° wide-view technology, 100% DCI-P3.
  • 13.3” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge touchscreen, 3.9 mm-thin side bezel, 178° wide-view technology, IPS-level (In-Plane Switching).

Ports

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
2021 ROG Flow X13 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (4)
  • 1 x ROG XG Mobile Interface
    Exclusive interface with PCIe 3.0 x8 (Up to 63Gbps)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C® (up to 40 Gbps)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5 Gbps)
  • 1 x Standard HDMI

Internal Specs

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.00 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5980HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5980HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
Dual-Channel LPDDR4X 4266MHz Onboard Memory
8GB 16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6 VRAM (With ROG Boost up to 1255MHz at 35W (40W with Dynamic Boost)).
-
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0
  • 256GB 512GB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD
  • 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD
  • 32GB+512GB
    Intel® Optane™ Memory H10 with SSD

Connectivity

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Intel WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Size62 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion67Wh (4-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery LifeUp to 10 hours
Video playback.
Up to 15 hours of battery life
Power Supply100W USB-C power adaptor65W USB-C power adapter

Software

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameVisual 1M Xbox Game Pass
MyASUS McAfee’s free one-year offer
MyASUS Features
  • System Diagnosis
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Fan Profile
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • WiFi SmartConnect
  • AppDeals
  • Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
Camera Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • 2x 1W speaker with Smart Amp Technology
  • Built-in array microphone
  • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
  • Dual-speaker Harman Kardon-certified audio system
  • ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound; smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
  • Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support

Misc

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
InkingSupports ASUS Pen.Supports ASUS Pen:
  • 4096 pressure level support
  • 10-300g pen-tip force
Sensors-
  • IR Camera
Security-
  • Windows Hello Face Authentication
In the box-
  • ZenBook Flip S (UX371EA)
  • Power adaptor with power cord (65 W)
  • USB-C® to audio jack dongle
  • USB-A to LAN port dongle (optional)
  • ASUS Pen (optional)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)

Key Features

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:10
13.4”
1200p 120Hz
Weight
2.87 lb
1.30 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5980HS
8C/16T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,450
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,773
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
2021 ROG Flow X13 Ports
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 4K
13.3”
OLED 60Hz
Weight
2.65 lb
1.20 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

2021 ROG Flow X13 vs. Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA

ASUS has released the ROG Flow X13, a 13.4-inch machine, in early-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core AMD Ryzen 9-5980HS with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA was introduced by ASUS about a year earlier in 2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2021 ROG Flow X131
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS1,35693.52%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5980HS1,450100.00%
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19582.41%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,37494.76%
01,450

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2021 ROG Flow X131
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS7,16292.14%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5980HS7,773100.00%
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98051.20%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,48757.73%
07,773

The 2021 ROG Flow X13 has a 13.4-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.3-inch Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA. In addition, the 2021 ROG Flow X13 weighs 2.87 lbs. about 8% heavier than the 2.65 lbs. Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA. Moreover, measured at 11.77” x 8.74” x 0.62”, the 2021 ROG Flow X13 is considerably bulkier than the Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA at 12.01” x 8.31” x 0.55”.

2021 ROG Flow X13Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the 2021 ROG Flow X13 supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

For Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EA, it supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like 2021 ROG Flow X13, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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