- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
- Sony VAIO S Series
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- ASUS ZENBOOK UX32VD
- Acer Aspire S S7
- 13.3"
- Core i7 1.8 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB DDR3
- 256 GB SSD
First seen on March, 2012
Rated 100% by by Mr.-R.-Verbaten (Mar, 2012)The resolution is fantastic, the screen so bright, sharp and crisp.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XH72 compared to the ASUS Zenbook UX31E
GHz1.8
Intel Core i7 2677M
2.3 GHz
Intel Core i5 2557M
Rated 100% by by mikeyforgets (Mar, 2012)The display is beautiful & watching a DVD or Blu-ray is a great experience especially with the outstanding audio.
screen size
13.3"
13.3"
Zenbook UX31E by JR (Nov, 2011)The display is very sharp and very small fonts are clear and readable.
screen resolution
Zenbook UX31E by Gabriel-Ordonez (Dec, 2011)The screen resolution is great: 1600x900, so it is exactly widescreen (16:9), and I've enjoyed seeing movies, pictures and working on it.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
Zenbook UX31E by mikeyforgets (Mar, 2012)The lightweight portability, performance & beauty is enough to make me want to buy another zenbook for my wife(or myself) when updates are added later this year(IPS screen, ivy bridge cpu, 512 ssd).
processor
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Zenbook UX31E by Dan-S (Dec, 2011)I do wish it had more ram and wireless N, Overall I am thrilled with this laptop and my friends are jealous.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XH72 vs ASUS Zenbook UX31E
3DMark06 CPU
Zenbook UX31E by Jo-AskaPerformance-Processing/read-write: It's an i7, performs at the level expected with a very fast SSD.
battery life
7 hour
7 hour
Zenbook UX31E by J.-Moses (May, 2012)This ultra book Zenbook 31 is very good maybe even greatIt stays cool the battery life it great.
cinebench r10 32Bit
Zenbook UX31E by Gabriel-Ordonez (Dec, 2011)From what I've read the difference in performance with the DH53, which has the core i5, is not really noticeable for the price difference, but I haven't used the DH53, so I really cannot make that assesment.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the UX31E 13.3", 2.3 GHz, 4 GB, 256 GB SSD
| More l3 cache | 4 MB (Intel Core i7 2677M) | vs | 3 MB (Intel Core i5 2557M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 30% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Faster turbo speed | 2.9 GHz (Intel Core i7 2677M) | vs | 2.7 GHz (Intel Core i5 2557M) |
| Around 10% faster turbo speed; gain a temporary speed boost for computation-intensive applications | |||
Advantages compared to the UX31E-XH72 13.3", 1.8 GHz, 4 GB, 256 GB SSD
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 70% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Faster processor | 2.3 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz (Intel Core i7 2677M) |
| Around 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS Zenbook UX31E-XH72 | ASUS Zenbook UX31E |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Sony VAIO S Series Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 6 | HP Envy 14 Spectre Longest battery life |
 | 8 | ASUS ZENBOOK UX31A 5-way tie: Is full HD |
