ASUS VivoBook S14 14" M5406WA-BS99 Neutral Black 2025
Its AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip and integrated Radeon 890M graphics power a Copilot+ PC with 32GB of RAM and a 75Wh battery in a 1.30kg body. The 14-inch 1920x1200 display, complete port selection with HDMI 2.1, and open-box pricing make it a versatile, travel-friendly choice. This laptop is best for developers and students who need a lightweight system with long battery life for coding, research, and on-the-go multitasking.
CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 890M
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.3 kg
Battery 75 Wh
68 Overall Score
Price $0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong compact (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 890M |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS VivoBook S14 14" M5406WA-BS99 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 890M | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS VivoBook S14 14" M5406WA-BS99 | 86.2 | 64.1 | 91.8 | 70 | 49.2 | 84.5 | 81.8 | 59.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 79.9 | 96.4 | 78.4 | 99.2 | 67.5 | 99.7 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 92.4 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.1 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.2 | 87.6 | 91.3 | 91.5 | 96 | 71.6 | 69.7 | 32.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.7 | 60.9 | 82 | 81.8 | 91.1 | 95.3 | 74.2 | 59.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.6 | 60.9 | 82 | 65.4 | 95.5 | 85.8 | 81.8 | 79.3 |
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