Asus Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607) vs Vivobook 14 (X1407Q)
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Review
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 16 (X1607/M1607)
- Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407Q)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (109.1 vs 138.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 250.6 x 17.9-19.9 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.7-0.78 inches |
315.2 x 223.4 x 17.9-19.9 mm 12.41 x 8.8 x 0.7-0.78 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook 14 (X1407Q)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1358:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 55.3% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 38% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 36.8% | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 221 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | - |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 8 |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 28 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 636 | - |
| Solar Bay | 12693 | 5366 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~70.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607):
- The Intel and AMD models support DDR5 memory with a single slot and an 8400 and 8000 MHz frequency respectively.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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