ASUS ZenBook 3 (UX390UA) Ultrabook Review

1. Introduction2. ASUS ZenBook 33. Testing Methodology4. Testing: CPU5. Testing: iGPU6. Testing: System-related7. Testing: SSD and USB Interfaces8. Testing: Thermal Dynamics and Power Consumption9. Testing: Battery10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

Cinebench R15

To test the i5-7200U processor, I first ran Cinebench R15.

Interestingly, the Kaby Lake i5-7200U shows hardly any gain over its Skylake i5-6200U equivalent. The i7-7500U is also approximately 19% faster thanks to its higher clockspeed.

Handbrake

Next, I ran Handbrake, where I ask the CPU to encode a 1.8GB full-HD video file, outputting it to the specifications as determined by the in-built ‘iPhone preset’.

Similar results here – the ZenBook 3's i5-7200U is barely faster than the i5-6200U, but the i7-7500U again opens up a decent lead thanks to its faster frequency.

SiSoft Sandra arithmetic

The last test for the CPU, I ran SiSoft Sandra’s arithmetic test – a synthetic benchmark.

In this last test, the 7200U does open up a 10% lead over the 6200U, but it is still behind the 7500U.

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