Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED (S5506 / M5506) vs Pro 15 (N6506CU)
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED (S5506 / M5506)
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU)
- Can run popular games at about 116-158% higher FPS
- Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 353.6 x 246.9 x 13.9-15.9 mm 13.92 x 9.72 x 0.55-0.63 inches |
355.7 x 235.3 x 19.95 mm 14 x 9.26 x 0.79 inches |
| Area | 873 cm2 (135.3 inches2) | 837 cm2 (129.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.9% | ~80.2% |
| Side bezels | 4.1 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: 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 | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1620 pixels | 2880 x 1620 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 95.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 390 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 110 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 2355 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 2657 |
| Solar Bay | - | 35363 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | - |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | - | 12.9 x 8.2 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S 15 OLED (S5506 / M5506):
- No Thunderbolt 4 for the AMD version.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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