Surface Laptop 4 13.5” vs. Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 8% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition
6,365
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition
4,614
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1145G7
4,450
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Supports larger memory

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 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
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
32 GB
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
16 GB

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) is better than Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Supports discrete graphics

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

About 7% lighter

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) weighed 2.62 pounds, 7% lighter than the 2.79 pounds Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

WeightSurface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Pound
2.79 lbs.
2.62 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.19 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen).

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$398.00
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
By Microsoft
$949.00
$1,699.99 44% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 256GB Solid State Drive - Windows 10 Pro (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 256GB Solid State Drive - Windows 10 Pro (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$478.80
Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen) Price
ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultra-Slim Laptop 14” FHD NanoEdge Bezel Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA MX450, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, ScreenPad 2.0, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10 Pro, Pine Grey, UX435EG-XH74
ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultra-Slim Laptop 14” FHD NanoEdge Bezel Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA MX450, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, ScreenPad 2.0, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10 Pro, Pine Grey, UX435EG-XH74
By ASUS
$1,349.99
ASUS Zenbook Duo Laptop, Dual 14” OLED 3K 120Hz Touch Display, Intel Evo Certified, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Inkwell Gray, UX8406MA-PS99T
ASUS Zenbook Duo Laptop, Dual 14” OLED 3K 120Hz Touch Display, Intel Evo Certified, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Inkwell Gray, UX8406MA-PS99T
By ASUS
$2,889.99
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

Availability

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Released20212020
Release Date
  • Introduced: April 13, 2021
  • Released: April 13, 2021
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Pricing
  • $999.99
    AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Platinum Only
  • $1,199.99
    AMD Ryzen 5 16GB 256GB Platinum Only
  • $1,299.99
    Intel Core i5 8GB 512GB
  • $1,499.99
    Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB
  • $1,699.99
    Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB
  • $2,299.99
    Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
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Generations-

Exterior

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Dimensions12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)12.55” x 7.83” x 0.62 ~ 0.70” (319 x 199 x 15.9 ~ 17.9 mm)
Weight
  • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
    Sandstone and Matte Black
  • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
    Cobalt Blue and Platinum
2.62 ~ 2.84 lbs (1.19 ~ 1.29 kg)
Colors
  • Metal
    Matte Black Sandstone
  • Alcantara
    Ice Blue Platinum
Pine Grey Lilac Mist
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • 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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size13.5 Inches14 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI)
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated
  • 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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Surface Connect™ +
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.10 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  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™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores,
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores,
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 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
4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
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
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.Intel® WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth Wireless 5.0 technologyBluetooth 5.0

Battery

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Size45.8 Wh63Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
    AMD™ Ryzen™ 5 models.
  • Up to 17 hours of typical device usage
    Intel® Core™ i5 models.
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Power Supply
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
65W USB-C power adapter

Software

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
  • Dual-speaker Harman Kardon-certified audio system
  • Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
  • Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • IR Camera
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Secured-Core PC
    For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition
  • Windows enhanced hardware security
    For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
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In the box
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • ZenBook 14 (UX435EG)
  • Power adaptor with power cord (65 W)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)
Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
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MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”Asus ZenBook 14 UX435 (11th Gen)
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Ports
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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