Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607) vs Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)

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Display
1920 x 1200
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607) and Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) 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
86.6
(Very good)
Value Index
91.6
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
  • Around 59% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 70 against 65 watt-hours
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.67 kg (3.68 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 357 x 250.7 x 15.9-17.9 mm
14.06 x 9.87 x 0.63-0.7 inches
355.6 x 250.19 x 16 mm
14 x 9.85 x 0.63 inches
Area 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.9% ~83.4%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 47.6 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 73%
Response time - 30 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 225 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz -
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8
Threads 14 8
L3 Cache 18 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 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 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 28 24
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 574 -
Solar Bay 13131 5325
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 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 2x2W
Dolby Atmos - No
Loudness ~87.1 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
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 No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Size - 15.0 x 9.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S16 (S3607):
    - The Snapdragon model comes with integrated LPDDR5X memory at 8448 MHz, while the Intel version uses slower DDR5 at 6400 MHz and includes one SO-DIMM slot for upgrades.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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