Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)

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CPU Intel Core i9 13980HX
GPU
GeForce MX550 2GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) and Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57) 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

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Advantages of the Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 287-392% higher FPS
  • Around 5.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~61%) battery – 90 against 56 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 40% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 250 nits
  • 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2 kg (4.41 lbs) 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 249 x 22.9 mm
13.98 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
362.9 x 237.8 x 17.9 mm
14.29 x 9.36 x 0.7 inches
Area 884 cm2 (137 inches2) 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84% ~77.8%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Black, Silver Gold, Gray
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 56.9 dB 47 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aspire 5 (A515-57)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1316:1
sRGB color space 99.5% 65%
Adobe RGB profile - 44.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 43.3%
Response time 1 ms 28 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 240 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 317 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 32 8
L3 Cache 36 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 25 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock - 1065 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1320 MHz
FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS 2.703 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 2 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 32 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 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~87.4 dB ~72 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.0 cm 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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