Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)
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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 Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 50% sharper screen – 212 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)
- Can run popular games at about 103-140% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
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 243 x 11.9-12.9 mm 13.92 x 9.57 x 0.47-0.51 inches |
355.7 x 235.3 x 19.9 mm 14 x 9.26 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) | 837 cm2 (129.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.4% | ~80.2% |
| Side bezels | 4.5 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36 dB | 58.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 94% | 97% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 68 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 188 grams | 571 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 119 | 810 |
| Solar Bay | 6501 | 15241 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 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 | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC294 | - |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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 | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.1 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 10.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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