英特尔已经发布了其最新的架构Tiger Lake，该架构有望从CPU和GPU上获得更高的性能。我们已经看过一个Intel Tiger Lake原型，对该平台的性能印象深刻。现在，我们已经有了第一套完整的Tiger Lake系统，即Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371。

这款2合1笔记本电脑的零售价为1,500美元，配备第11代Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU，16GB RAM，1TB PCIe固态驱动器(SSD)和4K OLED显示屏。它在纸面上看起来很不错，但是符合我们的崇高期望吗?

性能

冒险是最早发布基于全新平台的笔记本电脑的公司之一。华硕使用ZenBook Flip S可能会冒这种风险，因为其基准测试结果不符合Tiger Lake的承诺。我归咎于过于保守的CPU调整。在我所有的CPU测试期间，即使是在最重的负载下，风扇也几乎没有转动。我不得不仔细听机箱底部的声音，以了解它们是否还在运行。这说明笔记本电脑的工作强度不足以使风扇忙碌。我尝试将华硕风扇速度实用程序设置为“性能”模式，但这没什么区别。

在Geekbench 5中，ZenBook Flip S比运行第10代Core i7-1065G7的笔记本电脑快，但幅度不大，主要是在单核模式下。在单核模式下得分为1,535，在多核模式下得分为4,913。相比之下，与运行Core i7-1065G7的Microsoft Surface Book 3 13得分分别为1,316和4,825。具有第1代CPU的三星Galaxy Flex分别获得1,264和4,583。那不是我们期望从老虎湖看到的。

在将420MB视频转换为H.265的Handbrake测试中，ZenBook Flip S不到四分钟就花了一秒钟，与Surface Book 3 13相同。在同一测试的旧版本中，ZenBook Flip S是两秒钟不到4分钟，并以16秒的优势击败了Galaxy Flex。同样，这不是预期的性能。

我运行了Cinebench 20，结果甚至更糟。ZenBook Flip S在单核模式下获得482分，在多核模式下获得1,254分。Surface Book 3 13的得分分别为429和1,433。

基准测试结果不符合Tiger Lake的承诺。

请注意，我们在Core i7-1185G7上测试的Intel Tiger Lake参考笔记本电脑在所有这些基准测试中的性能要好得多，甚至比时钟速度的上升要好得多。它在Geekbench 5中的得分分别为1,563和5,995，并在不到三分钟的时间内完成了手刹测试。它的Cinebench 20得分分别为463和2092。这些结果(单核Cinebench得分除外)代表了两个Tiger Lake CPU之间比我预期的更大的差异。

I contacted Asus, and they provided some clarification on the laptop’s performance after the review was completed. Essentially, the performance is deliberate — the power modes significantly reduce the CPU’s thermal design power (TDP) well below the chip’s capabilities. Whisper mode sets an 8W TDP, the Standard mode sets a 12W TDP, and Performance mode sets a 13W TDP. The reason: The slim chassis would otherwise get too hot and the overall performance would thermally throttled regardless.

Gaming

It’s difficult to say whether the ZenBook Flip S lives up to its gaming potential, because we have no other laptops with exactly the same CPU and GPU combination. The closest we have is the Intel reference laptop, and so that’s what I’ll primarily compare it to here, although we need to keep the CPU differential in mind.

The ZenBook Flip S scored 3,947 in Fire Strike, while the Intel reference laptop scored 5,181. The Asus scored much better than the older Acer Swift 5 with Intel Iris Plus graphics, which turned in a result of 2,120. However, I can’t help but think there should be a bigger differential given the reference laptop’s score.

I ran Civilization VI next, where the ZenBook Flip S hit 31 frames per second (fps) at 1080p and medium graphics. That is much lower than the Intel reference laptop at 45 fps. Stepping up to ultra graphics, the Asus managed 17 fps, while the Intel reference laptop ran at 26 fps. Again, the Asus seems to be underperforming. Note that the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 with Ryzen 4000’s integrated Radeon graphics hit 45 fps in 1080p at medium detail.

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Next, I tested Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. The ZenBook Flip S has a 4K display, but I limited my testing to 1080p for reasons that will become immediately apparent. In 1080p at the high graphics preset, the ZenBook Flip S managed 11 fps. While this title is clearly beyond the GPU’s capabilities, it’s disappointing that the HP Spectre x360 13 with Intel Iris Plus graphics, which averaged 12 fps, essentially tied the Tiger Lake-powered ZenBook

In Fortnite, the ZenBook Flip S managed just 13 fps in 1080p and high graphics. The Intel reference laptop hit 34 fps, and the Spectre x360 13 with Intel Iris Plus ran at 12 fps. Once again, this isn’t what I expected to see.

Those are all the gaming benchmarks I ran, given the disappointing results. As with the CPU testing, if I get a firmware upgrade that makes a difference in these results, I’ll report back.

Battery life

The ZenBook Flip S packs 67 watt-hours of battery capacity inside its thin and light frame, which is impressive for a laptop of this size. At the same time, there’s the power-hungry 4K OLED display to consider, along with a new generation of Core i7 that I haven’t yet run through our official battery tests. I wasn’t sure what to expect.

Unfortunately, the ZenBook Flip S once again decided to throw us a curveball. Our most demanding Basemark web benchmark test, which is intended to show how long the laptop will last when you’re pushing the CPU and GPU, wouldn’t finish its test loop. I tried several times and was unsuccessful. Unfortunately, that means I can’t report on its longevity when running under load.

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In our web-browsing test, which provides a good idea of life in moderate day-to-day use, the ZenBook Flip S lasted just under seven hours. Given the 4K OLED display, that’s not a terrible score, although compared to the Full HD-equipped Dell XPS 13 that lasted for about 12 hours, it’s fairly weak. Note that the ZenBook Flip S did last over an hour longer than the HP Spectre x360 13, another popular laptop with an OLED display. Still, you’ll probably struggle to work an entire day without plugging in.

On our video test, which loops through a Full HD Avengers trailer, the ZenBook Flip S lasted for 12.25 hours, which is almost three hours longer than the Spectre x360 13. I would have expected this test to be the most impacted by the display, but the ZenBook Flip S did fairly well. The XPS 13 lasted for two hours longer, but that’s less of a difference than I would have expected.

Overall, the ZenBook Flip S offers good battery life for a laptop with a 4K OLED screen. If you plan to be away from the office for eight hours or more, you’ll want to carry your charger with you, but the battery lasts long enough that you won’t have to bring a charger for all but the longest meetings.

Design

The ZenBook Flip S is a good-looking laptop, with a black aluminum chassis augmented by Red Copper (Asus’s term) diamond-cut edges. The usual Asus concentric swirls adorn the lid. It all comes together to make for an elegant design that works as well in a coffeehouse as a conference room.

The laptop is ruggedly built. There’s no flexing, bending, or twisting in the lid, the keyboard deck, or the chassis bottom. The 2-in-1 hinge is just a bit too stiff to open with one hand, but it does a great job of holding the display in the right place in clamshell, tent, media, and tablet modes. It’s at least the equal of laptops like the HP Spectre x360 13 and the Dell XPS 13, which makes sense given its premium price.

The ZenBook Flip S doesn’t have the thinnest display bezels, which is a departure from other recent ZenBook models. The side bezels are thin and the top bezel is reasonable, but the bottom chin is rather large, and in turn makes the overall footprint larger than necessary. The Spectre x360 13 is roughly the same size in width, but significantly less deep. The ZenBook Flip S is thin, though, at 0.54 inches, and it’s light at 2.65 pounds. That compares to the Spectre x360 13, which is 0.67 inches and 2.88 pounds. With thinner bezels, the Asus would be more comfortable to carry around.

Connectivity is strong for such a thin and light laptop, with two exceptions. On the left-hand side, there’s a full-size HDMI 2.0 port and two USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 ports. On the right-hand side is a USB-A 3.1 port. Unfortunately, there’s no SD card reader, which is a disappointment, and Asus made the odd choice of dropping the 3.5mm audio jack and relying on an included USB-C to 3.5mm dongle instead.

Apparently, Asus customers preferred the HDMI port, and so the company decided to drop the 3.5mm jack instead — which is an unfortunate choice because now you need to give up a USB-C port just to plug in some headphones. Wireless connectivity is via the latest available, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0, and I noticed excellent performance throughout my review testing.

Display

ZenBook Flip S是越来越多的配备OLED显示屏的笔记本电脑之一，我认为这是一件非常好的事情。我们测试过的其他OLED笔记本电脑均提供了出色的显示体验，我很期待看到华硕是否选择了与其他制造商一样好的面板。

实际上，正如我在对显示器进行色度计测试时发现的那样，华硕选择了一款几乎没有缺点的壮观显示器。

首先，它的亮度高达492尼特，比我们测试过的大多数OLED面板还要高。例如，HP Spectre x360 13的版本为405尼特，它仍然非常明亮，但不在同一范围内。ZenBook Flip S显示器的对比度与OLED通常一样高，为491,630：1(Spectre x360 13为405,210：1)。与此相比，戴尔XPS 15上出色的IPS显示屏为1480：1，这对于IPS显示屏来说是很高的，但没有华硕的黑色那么深。这些数字夸大了现实世界的差异，但是OLED的对比度使其在电影，游戏和高分辨率照片中具有明显的优势。

色域是ZenBook Flip S显示器的另一项优势，其sRGB为100%，AdobeRGB为99%。XPS 15几乎无法与两者相提并论，但是最近我们测试过的显示器很少能最大化两个色彩空间。ZenBook Flip S的色彩精确度也达到了0.88，人眼看不到1.0以下的任何东西，被认为是极好的。Spectre x360 13的准确度较低，为1.29。ZenBook Flip S显示器的伽玛值也处于2.2的理想伽玛曲线上。

华硕选择了一款几乎没有缺点的壮观显示器。

简而言之，这是一种明亮的高对比度显示器。我喜欢作家，因为黑人在白色背景中大胆地脱颖而出，并且具有难以置信的宽广和准确的色彩。这将使任何创意专业人士感到高兴。无论您是通过色度计客观地看待它还是主观上要完成的任何任务(包括暴饮暴食的视频，这都是一种真正的享受)，这都是一种出色的显示。

通过两个向下发射的扬声器的音频清晰清晰，最高音量几乎没有失真。尽管缺少低音，这两个扬声器可以在相当高的中高音下响亮(毫不奇怪)。您可能想要戴上一副耳机来欣赏音乐和认真狂欢，但对于随意的YouTube和Netflix，音频已经足够好了。

键盘和触控板

ZenBook Flip S继承了与Asus在ZenBook 14 UX425中使用的相同的键盘，这是一个不错的选择。行程众多，按键间距和尺寸足够大，轻巧的机械装置具有精确而精确的触底动作。我最喜欢的键盘是MacBook的Magic Keyboard，HP在Spectre系列中使用的是Magic Keyboard(以及最新的Envy 15)，但ZenBook Flip S紧随其后。

触摸板又大又宽，并结合了华硕的NumberPad 2.0，它将触摸板变成LED点亮的数字键盘。您长按右上角的按钮可以将其打开，并使用左上角的按钮来更改亮度。它运作良好，并且打开NumberPad不会干扰将触摸板用作触摸板。如果您输入很多数字，那么您会喜欢它的功能。

触摸显示屏具有响应能力，笔记本电脑出厂时，包装盒中将装有支持4,096级压力感应的有源笔。不过，我的盒子里没有一个人进来，所以我无法测试笔。

最后，红外摄像头和面部识别功能还提供Windows 10 Hello支持。在我的整个测试过程中，它是快速而准确的，尽管我更喜欢指纹读取器，但它提供了一个简单的登录选项。

我们的看法

ZenBook Flip S的售价为1,500美元，稳固地属于高端市场。除了精美的OLED显示屏外，价格合理的部分原因在于，它是首批可与Intel Tiger Lake平台一起使用的笔记本电脑之一。不幸的是，华硕需要做一些工作来利用新平台。ZenBook Flip S的性能更像是上一代笔记本电脑，这直接反映出华硕如何调整笔记本电脑的性能。

否则，ZenBook Flip S是一款精心打造且引人入胜的二合一笔记本，可与其他价格相近且配备齐全的笔记本电脑竞争。太令人失望了，我们没有看到老虎湖处于最佳状态。

有更好的选择吗?

ZenBook Flip S的主要竞争对手可能是仍在运行第十代CPU的HP Spectre X360 13。它具有同样出色的OLED显示屏，尺寸要小得多，并且性能也一样。您还将花费少几百美元来配置类似的机器。

如果您不需要二合一，那么Dell XPS 13是一个非常吸引人的选择。它最近被宣布加入老虎湖俱乐部，一旦加入，我相信它将是一个出色的表演者。它是市场上最好的13英寸翻盖式笔记本电脑，使其成为几乎所有其他13英寸笔记本电脑的有力竞争者。

它会持续多久?

ZenBook Flip S是一款坚固耐用的笔记本电脑，感觉它将永远持久。它经过精心打造，并配置了最新技术，因此可以持续数年的生产工作。与往常一样，我们希望看到的不仅仅是一年的保修，但华硕确实提供了一年的事故保护价值。

你应该买吗?

还没有。如果华硕解决了性能问题，那么ZenBook Flip S突然变成了非常引人注目的二合一。在那之前，我会推迟。