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