Asus Vivobook Go 15 OLED (E1504) vs Vivobook 16 (X1605)

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Battery 42 Wh
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Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook Go 15 OLED (E1504) and Vivobook 16 (X1605) important characteristics
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

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Go 15 OLED (E1504)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16 (X1605)
  • Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
  • Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs)
Dimensions 360.3 x 232.5 x 17.9 mm
14.19 x 9.15 x 0.7 inches
358.7 x 249.5 x 19.9 mm
14.12 x 9.82 x 0.78 inches
Area 838 cm2 (129.8 inches2) 895 cm2 (138.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1% ~82.9%
Side bezels 7.5 mm 7 mm
Colors Black, Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
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 15.6 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (X1605)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook Go 15 OLED (E1504)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No Yes
Charging port position Right Right
Charge power 45 W 45 / 65 / 90 W
Weight of AC adapter 162 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 4 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 4 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 6 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 6 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1900 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 DDR4
Memory speed 5.5 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 128 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 8 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 4 20
GPU performance 0.5 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 43 -
Solar Bay 1694 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5500 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR5 DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
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 1x128 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 1 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 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Optional
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Vivobook Go 15 OLED (E1504):
    - AMD laptops use LPDDR5 memory at 5500 MHz, while Intel models have DDR4 at 3200 MHz.
    - Some Intel versions also include integrated UFS 2.1 memory and a PCIe 3.0 slot.
Notes on Vivobook 16 (X1605):
    - Depending on the configuration, the laptop uses Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, or Wi-Fi 6E, and the Bluetooth version can be either 5.1 or 5.3.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 19

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