Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Asus ZenBook S UX393EA: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Asus ZenBook S UX393EA models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 5 13.5” is better than Asus ZenBook S UX393EA.

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2020

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 13.5” has a 41% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook S UX393EA.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1255U
6,415
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1265U
6,336
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1235U
5,715
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1245U
5,700
Asus ZenBook S UX393EA - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Asus ZenBook S UX393EA - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Supports larger memory

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Asus ZenBook S UX393EA. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Asus ZenBook S UX393EA.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
32 GB
Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Asus ZenBook S UX393EA. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 4267MHz of system memory on the Asus ZenBook S UX393EA.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - LPDDR5
5,200 MHz
Asus ZenBook S UX393EA - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
About 6% lighter

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” weighed 2.80 pounds, 6% lighter than the 2.97 pounds Asus ZenBook S UX393EA.

WeightSurface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Pound
2.80 lbs.
2.97 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.35 kg

Asus ZenBook S UX393EA Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Asus ZenBook S UX393EA over Surface Laptop 5 13.5”.

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,199.99
$1,699.99 29% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black
By Microsoft
$1,485.98
$1,799.99 17% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5" FHD Touch, Backlit, Intel Core i5-1235U (10-core up tp 4.40 GHz), Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Platinum, with MTC Stylus Pen
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5" FHD Touch, Backlit, Intel Core i5-1235U (10-core up tp 4.40 GHz), Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Platinum, with MTC Stylus Pen
By Microsoft
$1,099.99
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Asus ZenBook S UX393EA Price
ASUS ZenBook S Ultra Slim Laptop, 13.9" 3300x2200 3:2 500nits Touch, Intel Evo Core i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, TPM, Windows 10 Pro, AI Noise-Cancellation, Jade Black, UX393EA-XB77T
 ASUS ZenBook S Ultra Slim Laptop, 13.9" 3300x2200 3:2 500nits Touch, Intel Evo Core i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, TPM, Windows 10 Pro, AI Noise-Cancellation, Jade Black, UX393EA-XB77T
By ASUS
$1,349.99
$1,699.99 21% OFF
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ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED Laptop, 13.3” OLED 3K 60Hz Display, Intel Evo Certified, Intel Core Ultra 7 155U CPU, Intel Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Basalt Gray, UX5304MA-XS76
 ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED Laptop, 13.3” OLED 3K 60Hz Display, Intel Evo Certified, Intel Core Ultra 7 155U CPU, Intel Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Basalt Gray, UX5304MA-XS76
By ASUS
$1,399.99
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Laptop, 14.5" WQXGA Touchscreen, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 4TB 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, 4TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolts, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Gray
By ASUS
$1,141.99
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Released20222020
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 12, 2022
  • Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022
  • Released: October 25, 2022
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PricingStarting at $999.99-
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Exterior

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Dimensions12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)12.05” x 8.82” x 0.62” (306mm x 224mm x 15.7mm)
Weight
  • Metal
    2.86 lbs (1.297 kg)
  • Alcantara
    2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)
2.97 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors
  • Metal
    Matte Black Sage Sandstone
  • Alcantara
    Platinum
Jade Black
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 gestures.
  • Keyboard
    • Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.35 mm key travel
  • NumberPad
    • Glass-covered; intelligent palm-rejection
    • Please note that all versions of NumberPad only work with the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Display

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Size13.5 Inches13.9 Inches
Info
  • 13.5” PixelSense™ Display
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504
  • Density: 201 PPI
  • Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
  • Individually color-calibrated display
  • Refresh rate: 60Hz
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1300:1
  • Touch: 10-point multi-touch
  • Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum
  • Dolby Vision IQ™ support
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
    Models with Alcantara keyboard finish.
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
    Models with Metal keyboard finish.
  • 13.9” 3.3K (3300 x 2200), 3:2 aspect, touchscreen, 500 nits brightness display
  • Four-sided frameless NanoEdge design with 92% screen-to-body ratio
  • 2.68 mm-thin side bezel and 8.26 mm bottom bezel¹
  • PANTONE® Validated, 100% DCI-P3, 133% sRGB color gamut
  • IPS-level wide-view technology
  • TÜV Rheinland-certified eye care

Ports

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Left (3)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (1)
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
  • 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
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  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. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, → 1250 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
5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
8GB 16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD
  • 1TB
    PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD
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Connectivity

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.Intel WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth Wireless 5.1 technologyBluetooth 5.0

Battery

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Size
  • 47.4 Wh
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 45.8 Wh
    Minimum battery capacity.
67Wh (4-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery LifeUp to 18 hours of typical device usageUp to 12 hours of battery life
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
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Software

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
OSConsumer models
  • Windows 11 Home
Business models
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsConsumer models
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial
Business models
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial
MyASUS
  • System Diagnosis
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Fan Profile
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • WiFi SmartConnect
  • AppDeals
  • Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • 3D IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
  • ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound; smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
  • Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
  • Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
Inking
  • Designed for Surface Pen 
  • Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
    4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • IR Camera
Security
  • TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows 11 Secured-core PC
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In the box
  • Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • ZenBook S (UX393)
  • Power adaptor with power cord (65 W)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)
  • USB-C® to audio jack dongle
Warranty
  • 1-year limited hardware warranty
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Asus ZenBook S UX393EA
At Glance
Released in Late
2022
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.80 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C/12T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,336
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,336
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5
Starting at
$999.99
i5, 8GB, 256GB
Released in
2020
3:2 3.3K
13.9”
2200p 60Hz
Weight
2.97 lb
1.35 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

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