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ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
The Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA) is a 1.5kg laptop, as thin as 11.9mm, with a 2880x1800 120Hz OLED touchscreen, a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB of LPDDR5X and a 78Wh battery in a Ceraluminum chassis. This record follows the launch HX 370 configuration; ASUS has since added a UM5606GA variant with Ryzen AI 400 chips.
Pros
- 120Hz 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen with 100% DCI-P3, HDR True Black 500 and stylus support
- As thin as 11.9mm and 1.5kg for a 16-inch laptop, in a Ceraluminum chassis
- Two USB4 ports, HDMI 2.1, USB-A and a full-size SD 4.0 card reader
- About 14.5 hours of video playback on the 78Wh battery in review testing
- Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 scored 2817 single-core and 13363 multi-core in Geekbench 6 in review testing
Cons
- RAM is soldered LPDDR5X and cannot be upgraded
- SDR brightness measured about 375 to 380 nits in review testing, modest for bright environments
- Only one USB-A port and no Ethernet
- The HX 370 configuration launched at $1,699.99, versus $1,399.99 for the Ryzen AI 9 365 model
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED touchscreen (Lumina, 100% DCI-P3, HDR True Black 500)
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon 890M Graphics
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X (on board)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,817Top 43%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 13,363Top 50%
Battery
- Capacity
- 78 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- Thickness
- 11.9 mm
- Material
- Ceraluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB4 Type-C (40Gbps, display/PD), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.1, SD 4.0 card reader, 3.5mm combo audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD with IR
- Biometrics
- IR camera (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) good in 2026?
The ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) earns an Inno Score of 57.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Zenbook S 16 (UM5606WA) is a 1.5kg laptop, as thin as 11.9mm, with a 2880x1800 120Hz OLED touchscreen, a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB of LPDDR5X and a 78Wh battery in a Ceraluminum chassis. This record follows the launch HX 370 configuration; ASUS has since added a UM5606GA variant with Ryzen AI 400 chips.
What are the key specs of the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)?
Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.5 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple MacBook Air 13 (M4), Dell XPS 14 (2026), ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2024) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
