Asus Vivobook 16 (M1605) vs Vivobook 15 OLED (X1505 / M1505)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 15 OLED (X1505 / M1505)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (125.9 vs 138.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.7 x 249.5 x 19.9 mm 14.12 x 9.82 x 0.78 inches |
356.8 x 227.6 x 19.9 mm 14.05 x 8.96 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.7 inches2) | 812 cm2 (125.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.9% | ~82.6% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| 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 | - |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (M1605)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook 15 OLED (X1505 / M1505)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1829:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 67.5% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 50.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 50.1% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 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 | Right |
| Charge power | 45 / 90 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 150 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 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 3.2 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 | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~78 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 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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