Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 (H7604) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)

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CPU Intel Core i9 13980HX
GPU
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 (H7604) and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
43.6
(Average)
Value Index
33.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 (H7604)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
  • Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • MacBook with the Apple M2 Pro chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 100 against 90 watt-hours
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (136.7 vs 149.6 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) 2.15 kg (4.74 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 271 x 20.9-23.9 mm
14.02 x 10.67 x 0.82-0.94 inches
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm
14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches
Area 965 cm2 (149.6 inches2) 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.9% ~86.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 175° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal Yes No
Number of fans 2 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) - 6000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 56.7 dB 43.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16.2 inches
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 236 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3200 x 2000 pixels 3456 x 2234 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
ProArt Studiobook 16 (H7604)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 17450:1 504000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 99.6% 88.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 99%
Response time 1 ms 63 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 240 W 140 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 737 grams 353 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.6 GHz -
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 12 (8P + 4E)
Threads 32 12
L3 Cache 36 MB -
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 35 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 450 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1398 MHz
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 96 bit 256 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2432
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 152
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 76
GPU performance 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2244 901
Solar Bay 28470 15563
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 64 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 3 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~84 dB ~86.1 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size - 15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 16 (2023):
    - Entry-level configuration includes a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, contrasting the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, resulting in roughly a 15% multi-core performance reduction.
    - Entry-level configuration featuring 512 GB storage uses slower single-channel SSD, whereas 1 TB or larger versions incorporate dual-channel SSDs.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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