Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807) vs Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407)
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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 18 (M1807)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 95-130% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 34% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1140 grams less (around 2.51 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 36% more compact case (109.1 vs 171.3 square inches)
- 32% sharper screen – 162 versus 123 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 402.5 x 274.5 x 18.6-19.9 mm 15.85 x 10.81 x 0.73-0.78 inches |
315.2 x 223.4 x 17.9 mm 12.41 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 1105 cm2 (171.3 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.8% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 3.1 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
Display
| Size | 18.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 123 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 18 (M1807)
18.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 152.2 in2
Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~72% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 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 |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 800 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2700 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 253 | 119 |
| Solar Bay | 12194 | 6503 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
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 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| 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 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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