Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6500) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
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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 Pro 15 OLED (K6500)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 100 against 70 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- 80% sharper screen – 254 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.8 x 234.3 x 18.9-19.9 mm 14.17 x 9.22 x 0.74-0.78 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 843 cm2 (130.6 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.6% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 37.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6500)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~13% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 25700:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 88% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.1% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 67 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 150 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 353 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 990 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1155 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.365 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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