2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 vs. Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen): Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen), including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is better than Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has a 58% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Supports larger memory

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 supports a larger memory capacity than the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Max system memory size
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
16 GB
11% larger display

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Display size
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
15.6-inch
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
14-inch

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Supports faster memory

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) supports a faster memory speed than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Memory type and speed
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 49% lighter

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) weighed 2.62 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Weight2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Pound
5.07 lbs.
2.62 lbs.
Kilogram
2.30 kg
1.19 kg

Prices

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

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
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$1,299.99
$1,699.99 24% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
By ASUS
$749.54
$799.99 6% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
By ASUS
$795.00
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Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Price
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Business Laptop 14.5/'' 2.8K 120Hz Touchscreen (550nits, 100% DCI-P3, Glossy) 13th Gen Intel 14-core i7-13700H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Backlit Keyboard Thunderbolt Win11 + HDMI Cable
 Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Business Laptop 14.5/'' 2.8K 120Hz Touchscreen (550nits, 100% DCI-P3, Glossy) 13th Gen Intel 14-core i7-13700H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Backlit Keyboard Thunderbolt Win11 + HDMI Cable
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$809.00
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Laptop, 14.5" WQXGA Touchscreen, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolts, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Gray
 ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Laptop, 14.5" WQXGA Touchscreen, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolts, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Gray
By ASUS
$884.99
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ASUS 14" Zenbook UX5400EG Touchscreen Laptop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7-16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - GeForce MX450 - Windows 11 Professional - Pine Grey - Kuulpal USB 2.0
 ASUS 14" Zenbook UX5400EG Touchscreen Laptop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7-16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - GeForce MX450 - Windows 11 Professional - Pine Grey - Kuulpal USB 2.0
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$1,299.95
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)-
Generations-

Exterior

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Dimensions14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)12.55” x 7.83” x 0.62 ~ 0.70” (319 x 199 x 15.9 ~ 17.9 mm)
Weight5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)2.62 ~ 2.84 lbs (1.19 ~ 1.29 kg)
Colors
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Pine Grey Lilac Mist
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key.
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing
  • Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million presses.
  • Keyboard
    • Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel
  • ASUS ScreenPad
    • 5.65” FHD+ (2160 x 1080) Super IPS display
    • Wide-view technology
    • Glass-covered for fingerprint and smudge resistance
    • Precision TouchPad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures
  • ASUS NumberPad
    • Glass-covered; intelligent palm-rejection
    • Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures

Display

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size15.6 Inches14 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 60Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 240Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100.00% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 2.6 mm-thin side bezel
  • IPS-level (In-Plane Switching)
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EA
  • 14” (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) 60 Hz anti-glare with 72% NTSC gamut and wide 178° viewing angles
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EG
  • 14” (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) 60 Hz anti-glare with 72% NTSC gamut and wide 178° viewing angles
  • 14” (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) 60 Hz touchscreen with 72% NTSC gamut and wide 178° viewing angles

Ports

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
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Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C® (up to 40Gbps)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5Gbps)
  • 1 x Standard HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader (104 MB/s)
  • 1 x Audio combo jack

Internal Specs

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  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™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 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
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
8GB 16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1510 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EG
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD
  • 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD with Intel® Optane™ Memory H10
  • 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD

Connectivity

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Wi-FiIntegrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))Intel® WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
63Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
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Power Supply200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.
65W USB-C power adapter

Software

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate
MyASUS McAfee free one-year offer ScreenXpert
MyASUS Features
  • System Diagnosis
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Fan Profile
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • WiFi SmartConnect
  • AppDeals
  • Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
CameraFront-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
  • Speakers
    • Two speakers with four cut-outs
    • 2 x 2W speakers
    • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
      Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
  • Microphone
    • Built-in array microphone
    • Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.
  • Dual-speaker Harman Kardon-certified audio system
  • Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
  • Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Sensors-
  • IR Camera
Security
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
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In the box-
  • ZenBook 14 (UX435EG)
  • Power adaptor with power cord (65 W)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)

Key Features

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.62 lb
1.19 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
Up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Nvidia GeForce
MX450
2GB GDDR6

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