Asus ZenBook UX305CA Review: Thin And Light, Great Battery Life

Name: Asus ZenBook UX305CA
Brand: Asus

by Joshua Gulick — Thursday, January 28, 2016, 12:10 PM EDT

These first benchmarks are the most important in evaluating the Asus ZenBook UX305CA’s value. The tests help us gauge the ultrabook’s ability to handle everyday computing tasks, including Web browsing, video chatting and word processing.

SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark

JavaScript Performance Testing

SunSpider is a well-known JavaScript benchmark. The test is designed for comparing browsers to each other, so it’s worth pointing out that different Web browsers can have an impact on scores.

We used Windows 10’s default Web browser, Microsoft Edge, to run SunSpider. Microsoft’s newest browser received better JavaScript support from Microsoft last summer. Still, the system trailed several of the ultra-slim, but more powerful systems in our comparison pool.

PCMark 8

Productivity and System-Level Benchmarking

We selected three tests from PCMark 8. The Home test is just as it sounds: a collection of everyday tasks, including web browsing and chatting. The Work test is more demanding and has business-oriented tests, while the Storage test gives you a close-up look at what your SSD or hard drive can do.

Here, the Asus ZenBook UX305CA redeemed itself. It offered solid scores in all three categories, but really shined in the Home and Work tests. We used the Accelerated versions of the both the Home and Work tests on all of the systems in this comparison pool. The ZenBook’s performance here is rock solid and its SSD proves to be fairly speedy, too.

Tags: Asus, Notebook, Mobile, laptop, Ultrabook, zenbook, ux305ca

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.