Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807) vs Vivobook 17 (X1704)
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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 18 (M1807)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 118-161% higher FPS
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- 16% sharper screen – 123 versus 106 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 17 (X1704)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (157.3 vs 171.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 402.5 x 274.5 x 18.6-19.9 mm 15.85 x 10.81 x 0.73-0.78 inches |
399.3 x 254.3 x 19.9 mm 15.72 x 10.01 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 1105 cm2 (171.3 inches2) | 1015 cm2 (157.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.8% | ~81.2% |
| Side bezels | 3.1 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | 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 |
Display
| Size | 18.4 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 123 ppi | 106 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 18 (M1807)
18.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 152.2 in2
Vivobook 17 (X1704)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~18% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 190 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 800 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2700 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 253 | - |
| Solar Bay | 12194 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 16 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 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.4 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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