ASUS ZenBook 14X OLED UX5401 (AMD) review

The AMD sibling of the 14X line: H-series CPU in a thin body

The ZenBook 14X OLED UX5401 (AMD) from 2021 asks $739 and carries a six-core Ryzen 5 5600H — a 45W H-series part — with Radeon RX Vega 7 graphics and 16GB of RAM. The CPU score reads 74.39, 24.4% above the ultrabook-class median, and the graphics placing of 43.85 sits more than eleven times the class median of 3.84. Five green flags back the placing: Overwatch, GTA V and Rainbow Six Siege at recommended level, Photoshop and VS Code at minimum.

Compute above class, graphics flags green

An H-series CPU in a 14-inch thin-and-light is the sheet's identity: performance reads 51.42 (mid band) with the CPU reading high, and the Vega 7's integrated graphics clear recommended level on the three esports titles the flags list. Photo design reads 83 (high band) and office 77 (high); portability reads 71.3 (high). For a five-year-old body, the breadth of green flags is the strength — this is a do-most-things sheet, not a single-axis specialist.

Memory is the named ceiling

The watch-out is capacity: 16GB against a 32GB class median, minus 50%. The gaming and modeling axes read mid band (44 and 50), which keeps claims calibrated to esports-and-light-creative scope. Value reads 69.2 (high) — the $739 ticket prices the machine as fair for what it evidences.

No depreciation anchor

No launch anchor is attached. The class rate reads 9.44% per year, among the gentlest in the catalog; at five years old, this ticket's remaining drift is slow. The case for buying it is the green-flag breadth at a sub-$750 price, not appreciation of any kind.

Where it sits against the shelf

$739 sits beside the Swift 1 SF114-34 at the same number in this batch — though that Celeron machine is a different product entirely — and just under the $840 ultrabook row. Within the ZenBook line, the Intel UX5400 sibling at $840 carries an MX450 with measured receipts where this AMD body leans on its CPU placing; the two tickets separate by CPU camp and by $101. Buyers choosing between them are choosing which strength to trust: measured graphics or H-series compute.

Bottom line

The UX5401 is the compute-leaning seat of the 14X pair: a six-core H-series CPU reading 24% above class median, five green flags, and a high-band value index at $739. The 16GB ceiling is the named constraint, and the mid-band gaming index keeps esports the honest scope. For a buyer who wants a thin body that works hard rather than one that games hardest, this is a fairly priced, well-evidenced ticket.