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ASUS Zenbook S 16 UM5606 (2024)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
"
Operating System
Our Verdict
ASUS Zenbook S 16 UM5606 (2024)
Dell 16 Plus (2025)
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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Variants
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA-S16.R3651TB) (Scandinavian White - 3K/Ryzen AI 9 365/24GB/1TB)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA-PS77T) (Zumaia Gray - 3K/Ryzen AI 7 350/24GB/1TB)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA-DB71T-CB) (Zumaia Gray - 3K/Ryzen AI 9 365/24GB/1TB)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA-PB99T) (Zumaia Gray - 3K/Ryzen AI 9 HX 370/32GB/1TB)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA-BB91T-CB) (Zumaia Gray - 3K/Ryzen AI 9 HX 370/32GB/1TB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250-7562BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 7 256V/16GB/1TB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/1TB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250-9555BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/2TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
°
Stability
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Portability
8.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
"
Thickness
0.8" (1.9 cm)
" ( cm)
Width
14.0" (35.5 cm)
" ( cm)
Depth
9.6" (24.4 cm)
" ( cm)
Volume
101.0 in³ (1,654.4 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Weight
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Charger Size
7.2 in³ (118.8 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Charger Weight
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Serviceability
5.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
RAM Slots
0
Storage Slots
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1800
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Pixel Density
212 PPI
PPI
Panel Type
OLED
Touch Screen
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
89%
%
Refresh Rate
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Contrast
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
33,253 : 1
: 1
Brightness
7.5
Maximum Brightness
345 cd/m²
cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
4 cd/m²
cd/m²
Reflections
7.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.23%
%
Indirect Reflections
2.02%
%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.21%
%
Black Uniformity
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.278%
%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
8.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.1
Avg. Gamma
2.2
Avg. Color dE
4.08
Avg. Color Temperature
6,453.4 K
K
Color Gamut
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.05%
%
sRGB uv
143.03%
%
Adobe RGB xy
94.69%
%
Adobe RGB uv
98.05%
%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.22%
%
Rec. 2020 uv
82.33%
%
Flicker
7.2
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Flicker Frequency
480 Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
%
Interface
Keyboard
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
Numpad
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
gf
Pre-Travel
0.74 mm
mm
Total Travel
1.04 mm
mm
Touchpad
8.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
Size
23.2 in² (149.6 cm²)
in² ( cm²)
Material
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
Speakers
7.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.3 dB
dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
2.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
143 Hz
Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
13 kHz
kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.2 dB
dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
Resolution
1080p
Position
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
USB-C Ports
2
Thunderbolt
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
HDMI
2.1
DisplayPort
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
Proprietary Port
No
Security Lock
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Model
Ryzen AI 9 365
Core Count
10
Thread Count
20
GPU
Brand
AMD
Model
Radeon 880M
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
24 GB
GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,500 MHz
MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
GB
Usable Capacity
944 GB
GB
Drive 1
Micron MTFDKBA1T0QFM-1BD1AABGB
Drive 1 Type
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,055 points
points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,766 points
points
GPU Compute
34,549 points
points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,957 points
points
Multi-Thread
14,558 points
points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.6 min
min
GPU Render Time
2.6 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.3
Basemark Image
Overall Score
28,414
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,367.2 MB/s
MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,260.6 MB/s
MB/s
Random Write Speed
106.2 MB/s
MB/s
Random Read Speed
46.5 MB/s
MB/s
Battery
8.6
Capacity
78 Wh
Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.4 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.6 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.0 hrs
hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
hrs
Borderlands 3
5.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
32 fps
fps
1% Low
24 fps
fps
0.1% Low
15 fps
fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
ms
0.1% Low Delta
35 ms
ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
60 fps
fps
Civilization VI
6.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
55 fps
fps
1% Low
35 fps
fps
0.1% Low
34 fps
fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
188 fps
fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.68 s
s
Counter-Strike 2
6.5
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
67fps
fps
1% Low
35fps
fps
0.1% Low
31fps
fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
ms
Avg. FPS On Low
79fps
fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
6.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
42 fps
fps
1% Low
30 fps
fps
0.1% Low
19 fps
fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
ms
0.1% Low Delta
29 ms
ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
68 fps
fps
Thermals And Noise
6.7
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
36 °C (96 °F)
°C ( °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
48 °C (119 °F)
°C ( °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
47.7 dBA
dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Performance Over Time
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
79 °C
°C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
9% loss
% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
70 °C
°C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
No
Touch Pen Support
MPP 2.0
Secondary Display
No
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