ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)

ultrabook 2025 16" iGPU ⏱ ~8h ⚖️ 1.50 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
USComp Score
58
out of 100
Fit for you
64/100
✚ Strong: fit_reliability ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
92
GPU
18
Radeon 840M
RAM max
32 GB
LPDDR5X
Battery
78 Wh
~8h
Price
~$1,232
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝 Our review

ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) review

ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) — from 2025, 1.5 kg, performance 56.

USComp Score
58
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 58/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (95), weakest — Gaming (18).

✓ Strengths

Energy efficiency (95) · Light office (90)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (18)

💰 Price trend

2025
$1,400
2026
$1,232
2027
$1,084
📉 Loses ~$168/year (12%).

Full specifications

Brand
ASUS
Series
Zenbook
Type
Ultrabook≈
Release year
2025≈
Screen size
16"
Resolution
2880x1800
Panel type
oled
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%
Processor
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 , AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 , AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
RAM (max)
32 GB LPDDR5X≈
Weight
1.50 kg
Ports
5
Battery
78 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 56
Portability 52
Light office 90
Gaming 18
Creative 20
Energy efficiency 95
Connectivity 78
Value 59
Color accuracy 85

Graphics (1 discrete + 1 integrated)

Radeon 840M (dGPU)
? GB · System Shared
18

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Комфортно
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Комфортно
GTA V — 140 ✓ Комфортно
PUBG: Battlegrounds — 140 ✓ Комфортно
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 163 114 ✓ Комфортно
Valorant — 85 ✓ Комфортно
Counter-Strike 2 — 84 ✓ Комфортно
Dota 2 — 57 ⚠ Играбельно
Fortnite — 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Battlefield 5 — 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 4 — 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Grand Theft Auto V — 32 ⚠ Играбельно
X-Plane 11.11 38 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Counter-Strike 2 68 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry 5 — 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Baldur's Gate 3 32 27 ✗ Низький
Forza Horizon 5 — 27 ✗ Низький
F1 25 34 24 ✗ Низький
The Witcher 3 — 24 ✗ Низький
F1 24 33 23 ✗ Низький
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 23 ✗ Низький
Civilization 7 39 20 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 15 18 ✗ Низький
Metro Exodus — 18 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 28 17 ✗ Низький
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 16 ✗ Низький
ARC Raiders 22 15 ✗ Низький
Helldivers 2 17 15 ✗ Низький
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 18 14 ✗ Низький
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 17 14 ✗ Низький
Ghost of Tsushima 16 13 ✗ Низький
Space Marine 2 14 12 ✗ Низький
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 11 ✗ Низький
Horizon Forbidden West 15 11 ✗ Низький
Until Dawn 16 11 ✗ Низький
Monster Hunter Wilds 10 — ✗ Низький
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered 10 — ✗ Низький
Assassin's Creed Shadows 11 9 ✗ Низький
Resident Evil Requiem 12 9 ✗ Низький
Death Stranding 2 9 8 ✗ Низький
Stalker 2 10 8 ✗ Низький
The Outer Worlds 2 10 8 ✗ Низький
Anno 117: Pax Romana 10 7 ✗ Низький
Crimson Desert 7 7 ✗ Низький
Pragmata 11 7 ✗ Низький
Borderlands 4 7 6 ✗ Низький
Doom: The Dark Ages 6 — ✗ Низький
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 9 6 ✗ Низький
Star Wars Outlaws 7 5 ✗ Низький
💡 49 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
924%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
168%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
74%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
38%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
66%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
46%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
62%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
27%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
924%
GPU
369%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
369%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
369%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
369%
GPU
66%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
770%
GPU
185%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
369%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
77%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
289%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
28%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
77%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
289%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
40%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
462%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
513%
GPU
154%
RAM
400%

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Score —
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Configuration options

Available model options · 18 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
2880 x 1800 (Non-Touch) 2880 x 1800 (Touch)
• Igpu (1)
Radeon 840M
🔋 Batteries (2)
78 Wh 83 Wh
⚙ Processors (7)
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
🔲 Memory (3)
16GB 24GB 32GB
💾 Storage (2)
1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon 840M