M1 MacBook Air vs. Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the M1 MacBook Air and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)
7,414
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) is better than M1 MacBook Air.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsM1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
5% larger display

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
14-inch
M1 MacBook Air
13.3-inch
About 7% lighter

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) weighed 2.62 pounds, 7% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

WeightM1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Pound
2.8 lbs.
2.62 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.19 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between M1 MacBook Air and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
M1 MacBook Air
16 GB
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
16 GB

Prices

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

M1 MacBook Air Price
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$647.00
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$799.99
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
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$610.00
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Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Price
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
$838.00
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ASUS ZenBook 14X OLED Laptop, 14” WQXGA+ 16:10 Touch Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Pine Grey, UX5400EG-XB73T
 ASUS ZenBook 14X OLED Laptop, 14” WQXGA+ 16:10 Touch Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Pine Grey, UX5400EG-XB73T
By ASUS
$1,149.00
$1,399.00 18% OFF
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ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultra-Slim Laptop 14” Full HD NanoEdge Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, NumberPad, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10 Home, AI noise-cancellation, Pine Grey, UX425EA-EH51
 ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultra-Slim Laptop 14” Full HD NanoEdge Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, NumberPad, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10 Home, AI noise-cancellation, Pine Grey, UX425EA-EH51
By ASUS
$619.00
$829.99 25% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Released20202020
Release DateAnnounced on November 10th, 2020-
Pricing
  • $999
    Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,249
    Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Generations-

Exterior

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Dimensions
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
12.55” x 7.83” x 0.62 ~ 0.70” (319 x 199 x 15.9 ~ 17.9 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)2.62 ~ 2.84 lbs (1.19 ~ 1.29 kg)
Colors
Gold Space Gray Silver
Pine Grey Lilac Mist
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
  • 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

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
InfoRetina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 400 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology
  • 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

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
M1 MacBook Air Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 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

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Processor
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  2. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  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. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    Apple M1 iGPU
    7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
  2. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 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
    unified memory
  • Configurable to 16GB
8GB 16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory
Discrete Graphics-
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS  ZenBook 14 UX435EG
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
  • 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

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Intel® WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.0

Battery

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery63Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
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Power Supply30W USB‑C Power Adapter65W USB-C power adapter

Software

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
OSShipped with macOS Big Sur
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player
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

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Dual-speaker Harman Kardon-certified audio system
  • Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
  • Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • IR Camera
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
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In the box
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
  • ZenBook 14 (UX435EG)
  • Power adaptor with power cord (65 W)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)
WarrantyYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.-
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

M1 MacBook AirAsus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
At Glance
Released in Late
2020
16:10 QHD
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
8C/8T, 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,705
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,414
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M1 iGPU
8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
Unified Memory
M1 MacBook Air Ports
Starting at
$999
M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD
Up to
18 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
Touch ID
With T2 Chip
Dual
USB-C
USB4 & Thunderbolt 3
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0
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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