Temperatures and battery life
Last year, Asus introduced new ZenBooks, which are gradually improving, and in addition to new gen CPUs, we have also seen a change in display technology, which we have written about in a separate article. We got the cheapest model with an OLED display for the test. In addition to the 13-inch body, it also has a revamped Ryzen 5500U. We have only recently tested a configuration with Intel, so an interesting comparison is awaiting us.
Temperatures and battery life
Unfortunately, Intel’s 10th and 11th generations have not brought any temperature improvements, so we are still looking at values attacking 100 degrees Celsius. Ryzen is better off, the maximum temperatures are almost 10 degrees lower and usually in temperature tests it was somewhere around 75–85 °C depending on the test. In addition to the maximum temperatures, the performance and temperature curve in time is also important, which we will look at in the run charts, in which we also compare the effects of performance modes.
The ZenBook 13 UM325U performs slightly worse than its sibling with the 11th generation Intel processor in a 40-minute battery life test, which is not significant with nearly 9 hours of stamina, but definitely measurable. Due to the significantly better display, the decrease in battery life is more than acceptable.
- Contents
- Specifications and details
- Test methodology
- Display tests
- Rendering and Geekbench
- 3D/PC Mark and Unigine Heaven/Superposition
- Gaming tests – integrated graphics
- Encryption, encoding
- Memory and storage tests
- Temperatures and battery life
- Analysis of clock rate, power consumption and temperatures
- Conclusion