Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507) vs Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)

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Display 2880 x 1620
Battery 70 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
81.6
(Good)
Value Index
65.9
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
  • Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 70 against 42 watt-hours
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (124 vs 138.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
  • Can run popular games at about 71-97% higher FPS
  • Around 50% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs)
Dimensions 352.6 x 226.9 x 15.9 mm
13.88 x 8.93 x 0.63 inches
357 x 250.6 x 17.9-19.9 mm
14.06 x 9.87 x 0.7-0.78 inches
Area 800 cm2 (123.9 inches2) 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~83%
Side bezels 3.6 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Silver Black, Silver, Blue
Material Aluminum 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) 39.8 dB 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, HDR10 No
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 18900:1 1358:1
sRGB color space - 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 2:00 hr 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 Left Left
Charge power 65 / 90 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 223 / 392 grams 221 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 8 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 8 14
L3 Cache 6 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Arc Graphics 130T
Fabrication process 4 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 - 35 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1107 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 28
GPU performance 1.7 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 636
Solar Bay 5168 12693
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 8448 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~79.9 dB ~70.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 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 No 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) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.5 cm -
Surface Glass 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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