Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (N7600) 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 16X OLED (N7600)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 550 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
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- MacBook with the Apple M1 Pro chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~4%) battery – 100 against 96 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.5 x 259 x 18.9 mm 14.19 x 10.2 x 0.74 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 934 cm2 (144.7 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.5% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.9 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 160° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 45.3 dB | 37.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 283 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2400 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 16X OLED (N7600)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 25700:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.8% | 88% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.7% | 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 |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 120 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 460 grams | 353 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35-50 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1185 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1417 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 64 |
| GPU performance | 5.8 TFLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1024 | 471 |
| Solar Bay | 18663 | 12055 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 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 4.0 | 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 | 13.0 x 8.5 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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