Laptop Review: Asus VivoBook 14 M409DA-EK440TS

The Asus VivoBook 14 M409DA-EK440TS is powered by the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and AMD Radeon Vega 3 Integrated graphics . Other key specs include 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD. The Display here is a 14 Inch 60 Hz FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

The AMD Ryzen 3 3200U is a power-efficient processor and can be found in lower mid-range thin and light / 2 in 1 Laptop. The Dual-core processor comes with 4 threads and is based on the 12 NanoMeter architecture. The 3200U has a base clock speed of 2.6 GHz with 2 cores it can reach up to 3.5 GHz. Ryzen 3 has an L3 cache of 4 MB.

AMD has specified a TDP of 15 watts, therefore with the 3200U, you can expect a good battery life. However, depending on the use case, TDP can vary between 10 Watts and 25 Watts.

Performance

The AMD Ryzen 3 3200U is about 5 percent slower than 8th Gen intel core i3 8130U.

Display: 60Hz FHD (AU Optronics B140HAN04.0)

The FHD panel on the ASUS VivoBook 14 M409DA-EK440TS has a 60Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an average color coverage and below-average brightness and suitable for outdoor use.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number: AU Optronics B140HAN04.0
• Coverage: 59% sRGB | 39% AdobeRGB;
• Measured Gamma: 2.50;
• Max brightness: 250 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 900:1;
• PWM Flickering: No;
• Response Time: 25 ms