ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
ultrabook
2025
16"
iGPU
⏱ ~8h
⚖️ 1.50 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
57
out of 100
Fit for you
63/100
✚ Strong: fit_reliability
⚠ Weak: fit_price
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
92
GPU
18
Radeon 840M
RAM max
32 GB
LPDDR5X
Battery
78 Wh
~8h
Price
~$1,232
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝
Our review
ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) review
ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) — from 2025, 1.5 kg, performance 56.
LB Score
57
/100
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs ZenBook 14X OLED UX5401 (AMD)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs ZenBook 14 UM425
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Zenbook Pro 15 OLED (UM535)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402)
- Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 57/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (95), weakest — Gaming (17).
✓ Strengths
Energy efficiency (95) · Light office (90)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (17)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$168/year (12%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
57
CPU score
92
Enthusiast tier
GPU score
18
Office tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
1.50 kg
Light tier
Battery
78 Wh
Large tier
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
Full specifications
- Brand
- ASUS
- Series
- Zenbook
- Type
- Ultrabook≈
- Release year
- 2025≈
- Screen size
- 16"
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Panel type
- oled
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 , AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 , AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 , AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB LPDDR5X≈
- Weight
- 1.50 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Battery
- 78 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
56
Portability
52
Light office
90
Gaming
17
Creative
19
Energy efficiency
95
Connectivity
78
Value
59
Color accuracy
85
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS:GO | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 163 | 114 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 85 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 84 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | — | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 38 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 68 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 32 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| F1 25 | 34 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3 | — | 24 | ✗ Low |
| F1 24 | 33 | 23 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Civilization 7 | 39 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Black Ops 7 | 28 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| ARC Raiders | 22 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Helldivers 2 | 17 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 18 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 17 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 16 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Space Marine 2 | 14 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 15 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Until Dawn | 16 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 10 | — | ✗ Low |
| The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered | 10 | — | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 11 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil Requiem | 12 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Death Stranding 2 | 9 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Stalker 2 | 10 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| The Outer Worlds 2 | 10 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 117: Pax Romana | 10 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Crimson Desert | 7 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Pragmata | 11 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 4 | 7 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 6 | — | ✗ Low |
| Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 9 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Outlaws | 7 | 5 | ✗ Low |
💡 49 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
924%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
168%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
74%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
38%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
66%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
46%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
62%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
27%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
924%
GPU
369%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
205%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
369%
GPU
369%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
369%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
369%
GPU
66%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
770%
GPU
185%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
74%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
369%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
330%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
77%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
289%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
220%
GPU
28%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
77%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
420%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
308%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
289%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
40%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
462%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
513%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
264%
GPU
53%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
616%
GPU
185%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
513%
GPU
154%
RAM
400%
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Configuration options
Available model options · 18 variants across 7 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
2880 x 1800 (Non-Touch)
2880 x 1800 (Touch)
• Igpu (1)
Radeon 840M
🔋 Batteries (2)
78 Wh
83 Wh
⚙ Processors (7)
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
AMD Ryzen AI 7 445
AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
🔲 Memory (3)
16GB
24GB
32GB
💾 Storage (2)
1024GB
2048GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon 840M