Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU) vs Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)

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Display 2880 x 1620
Battery 75 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU) and Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607) 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 Pro 15 (N6506CU)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 116-158% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~79%) battery – 75 against 42 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs)
Dimensions 355.7 x 235.3 x 19.95 mm
14 x 9.26 x 0.79 inches
357 x 250.6 x 17.9-19.9 mm
14.06 x 9.87 x 0.7-0.78 inches
Area 837 cm2 (129.6 inches2) 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~83%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue Black, Silver, Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: 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 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 42.5 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1620 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1358:1
sRGB color space 100% 55.3%
Adobe RGB profile - 38%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 36.8%
Response time 1 ms 29 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 0:50 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 200 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 221 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 16 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 110 W 35 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 2070 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2355 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 12.1 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 96 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 28
GPU performance 12.1 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2657 636
Solar Bay 35363 12693
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8448 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
Max. ram size 24 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness - ~70.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint - Optional
Infrared sensor - No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.9 x 8.2 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607):
    - The Intel and AMD models support DDR5 memory with a single slot and an 8400 and 8000 MHz frequency respectively.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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