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processing, spreadsheet jockeying, web browsing, and
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subtest that we use to assess the speed of the system’s
boot drive. Both tests yield a proprietary numeric score;
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is absent from these and any other Windows-based
tests to follow.
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part, unfortunately, ended up being more of a trend for
this laptop, but as we’ll see, that seems a machine-
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overall.
At the end of the day, though, the ZenBook Flip S is
clearly capable of meeting your everyday multitasking
needs as you browse the web and use multiple
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load and boot times, which is part of qualifying for the
Intel Evo requirements, as well.
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which is fully threaded to make use of all available
processor cores and threads. Cinebench stresses the
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suitability for processor-intensive workloads.
The ZenBook
Flip S and its
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posted a
decent score
in PCMark 10
by any
objective
measure.