ASUS VivoBook S15 S532 vs Chromebook Flip C536/CX5
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 68-93% higher FPS
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Advantages of the ASUS Chromebook Flip C536/CX5
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 57 against 42 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.89 kg (4.17 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 230 x 18.5 mm 14.06 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches |
357.6 x 240.8 x 18.5 mm 14.08 x 9.48 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 821 cm2 (127.4 inches2) | 861 cm2 (133.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Green, Pink | White |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | - | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1354 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1468 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~7 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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