Asus Vivobook 16 (M1605) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16 (M1605)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Performs slightly better (up to 12%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58)
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.7 x 249.5 x 19.9 mm 14.12 x 9.82 x 0.78 inches |
362.9 x 237.5 x 17.9 mm 14.29 x 9.35 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.7 inches2) | 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.9% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | 49 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (M1605)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aspire 5 (A515-58)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1829:1 | 802:1 |
| sRGB color space | 67.5% | 57.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 50.4% | 39.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 50.1% | 38.1% |
| Response time | - | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 90 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 150 grams | 264 / 439 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~78 dB | ~76 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook 16 (M1605):
- A model with the codename "M1605YA" has DDR4 RAM and the "M1605XA" version has DDR5 RAM.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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