TGL’s graphics will most undoubtedly attain on top, potentially even when compared to that MX350

TGL’s graphics will most undoubtedly attain on top, potentially even when compared to that MX350

Ryzen-powered Asus VivoBook Flip 14 shows how badly Intel needs to launch its Tiger Lake platform (Image source: Asus)
Ryzen-powered Asus VivoBook Flip 14 reveals how badly Intel needs to begin its Tiger Lake platform (Image source: Asus)

When a low-price AMD VivoBook can outperform even the fanciest of Dell XPS 13, Lenovo Yoga, or HP Spectre 13 money can eliminate, then you know Intel is in a obnoxious plot.

Asus impartial currently refreshed its VivoBook Flip 14 convertible series this 300 and sixty five days with both updated processor alternate recommendations and a impress fresh search for. In inequity to final 300 and sixty five days’s mannequin, nonetheless, perfect the Ryzen CPU series is obtainable to care for from while any Intel variants gained’t hit store shelves unless Q4 2020. May well additionally impartial still users look forward to the Intel versions or would possibly perhaps well also impartial still they “decide” with essentially the most fresh AMD alternate recommendations?

In step with our time with the Ryzen 7 4700U VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA, Intel has a long hill to climb in its combat in opposition to AMD in the budget to mid-differ laptop market. The Ryzen-powered VivoBook is both faster and more cost-effective than most — if no longer all — Intel Core i7 Ice Lake or Core i7 Comet Lake-U convertible for the time being available in the market by noticeable margins. A majority of these Intel convertibles would possibly perhaps well also impartial even retail for hundreds extra than our VivoBook savor the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 and but our AMD-powered Asus still manages to attain assist out on top by plan of raw performance.

Intel has no reply to the third gen AMD U-series unless the aforementioned Tiger Lake platform launches in Q4 2020. Even then, we fully ask these Tiger Lake laptops to worth extra than the present Ryzen laptops namely if AMD decides to cleave prices and uphold their actual performance-per-buck advantages. This in the cease potential that the Ryzen 7 VivoBook and others savor this would possibly be uncontested for many of the 300 and sixty five days. Intel will in truth would prefer to hit it out of the park with Tiger Lake to create the wait in truth handy.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05

NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-1035G1


1370 Facets ?100% +52%

Asus VivoBook S14 S433FL-EB029T

NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U


1163 Facets ?85% +29%

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U


903 Facets ?66%

Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN-A6023T

NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U


862 Facets ?63% -5%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000), R5 4500U


852 Facets ?62% -6%

Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7


835 Facets ?61% -8%

HP 14-dk0008ng

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U


779 Facets ?57% -14%

Common Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

  (526 – 847, n=18)





737 Facets ?54% -18%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U


733 Facets ?54% -19%

Acer Swift 5 SF514-54T-501U

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1


453 Facets ?33% -50%

Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FA

Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U


402 Facets ?29% -55%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05

NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-1035G1


1522 Facets ?100% +48%

Asus VivoBook S14 S433FL-EB029T

NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U


1282 Facets ?84% +25%

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U


1028 Facets ?68%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000), R5 4500U


967 Facets ?64% -6%

Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN-A6023T

NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U


961 Facets ?63% -7%

Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7


945 Facets ?62% -8%

HP 14-dk0008ng

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U


863 Facets ?57% -16%

Common Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

  (587 – 960, n=18)





833 Facets ?55% -19%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U


825 Facets ?54% -20%

Acer Swift 5 SF514-54T-501U

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1


512 Facets ?34% -50%

Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FA

Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U


461 Facets ?30% -55%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05

NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-1035G1


4457 Facets ?100% +47%

Asus VivoBook S14 S433FL-EB029T

NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U


3819 Facets ?86% +26%

Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7


3156 Facets ?71% +4%

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U


3036 Facets ?68%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000), R5 4500U


2876 Facets ?65% -5%

Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN-A6023T

NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U


2874 Facets ?64% -5%

Common Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

  (1418 – 3156, n=22)





2589 Facets ?58% -15%

HP 14-dk0008ng

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U


2581 Facets ?58% -15%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U


2438 Facets ?55% -20%

Acer Swift 5 SF514-54T-501U

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1


1739 Facets ?39% -43%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05

NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-1035G1


5296 Facets ?100% +47%

Asus VivoBook S14 S433FL-EB029T

NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U


4546 Facets ?86% +26%

Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7


4045 Facets ?76% +12%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000), R5 4500U


3767 Facets ?71% +5%

Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN-A6023T

NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U


3707 Facets ?70% +3%

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U


3601 Facets ?68%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U


3288 Facets ?62% -9%

Common Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

  (1319 – 4163, n=24)





3180 Facets ?60% -12%

HP 14-dk0008ng

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U


2698 Facets ?51% -25%

Acer Swift 5 SF514-54T-501U

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1


2257 Facets ?43% -37%

Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FA

Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U


1800 Facets ?34% -50%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15IIL05

NVIDIA GeForce MX350, i5-1035G1


6448 Facets ?100% +31%

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TM420IA

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, R7 4700U


4927 Facets ?76%

Asus VivoBook S14 S433FL-EB029T

NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U


4785 Facets ?74% -3%

Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7


4613 Facets ?72% -6%

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000), R5 4500U


4400 Facets ?68% -11%

HP 14-dk0008ng

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, R7 3700U


4056 Facets ?63% -18%

Common Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

  (2112 – 4630, n=24)





4006 Facets ?62% -19%

Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN-A6023T

NVIDIA GeForce MX150, i7-8565U


3560 Facets ?55% -28%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U


3535 Facets ?55% -28%

Acer Swift 5 SF514-54T-501U

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1


2516 Facets ?39% -49%

Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FA

Intel UHD Graphics 620, i7-8565U


1979 Facets ?31% -60%

Allen Ngo, 2020-08-24 (Change: 2020-08-23)

Allen Ngo

After graduating with a B.S. in environmental hydrodynamics from the College of California, I studied reactor physics to alter into licensed by the U.S. NRC to operate nuclear reactors. There is a placing stage of appreciation you manufacture for day-after-day user electronics after working with neatly-liked nuclear reactivity programs astonishingly powered by computers from the 80s. After I’m no longer managing day-to-day actions and US review articles on Notebookcheck, you will pick me following the eSports scene and essentially the most fresh gaming news.

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