ASUS ZenBook 13 (Early 2021) vs HP Pavilion 14 Plus (Early 2022)

ASUS ZenBook 13 (Early 2021) $800

HP Pavilion 14 Plus (Early 2022) $680

Base Price (MSRP) $800	Base Price (MSRP) $680
CPU Ryzen 5 5500U	CPU Core i5-1235U
GPU Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz	GPU GeForce MX550
Memory 8GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 256GB
Display 13.3" OLED 1920x1080 -	Display 14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 -

Tech Specs

CPU


Ryzen 5 5500U 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.1GHz Clock	Core i5-1235U 10 Cores 12 Threads 1.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,285 32% GB6M 4,525 17%	GB6S 1,865 46% GB6M 5,680 21%

GPU


Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz 448 Shaders 1800MHz Shared Memory	GeForce MX550 1024 Shaders 1320MHz 2GB GDDR6 96GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 12 FPS 10% FP32 1.61 TFLOPS 3%	1080p 32 FPS 27% FP32 2.7 TFLOPS 5%

Memory


8GB LPDDR4X-3733	16GB DDR4-3200
24 Tabs 5%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


512GB M.2-2280-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2242-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13.3" OLED -	14" LCD IPS -
400 Nits 600 Nits Peak	300 Nits -
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1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 166 PPI	2240x1400 3.1 Million Pixels 189 PPI
- - 1,000,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,200:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

1.40mm

White Backlight

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Facial

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.2

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

600 Series P+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Card - 1x micro SDXC Card	Card - 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
- -	Power DC 4.5x3mm
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


65W 20.00V 3.25A	90W 12.00V 5.00A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W) - - -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 5.00A 15V (75W) 4.50A 20V (90W) - - -
USB-C - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	USB-C - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

67Wh 4328mAh 15.48V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	51Wh 4416mAh 11.55V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 9 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Plastic - -
Cooler 1x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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Height 13.9 mm (0.5 in) Width 304 mm (12 in) Depth 203 mm (8 in) Volume 0.86 L	Height 16.5 mm (0.7 in) Width 313.4 mm (12.3 in) Depth 224.3 mm (8.8 in) Volume 1.16 L
Weight 1.14 kg (2.5 lb) Weight + Charger 1.36 kg (3 lb) - -	Weight 1.402 kg (3.1 lb) Weight + Charger 1.68 kg (3.7 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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