Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) vs Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)

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Display
2880 x 1620
Battery
70 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) and Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507) 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
72.4
(Good)
Value Index
81.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 78 against 70 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (124 vs 133.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs)
Dimensions 353.6 x 243 x 11.9-12.9 mm
13.92 x 9.57 x 0.47-0.51 inches
352.6 x 226.9 x 15.9 mm
13.88 x 8.93 x 0.63 inches
Area 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) 800 cm2 (123.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.4% ~83.9%
Side bezels 4.5 mm 3.6 mm
Colors White, Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 36 dB 39.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 212 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1620 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
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 1000000:1 18900:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 94% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 / 68 W 65 / 90 W
Weight of AC adapter 188 grams 223 / 392 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 8
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 4 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 15 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 9.6 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 24
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 119 -
Solar Bay 6501 5168
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 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 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
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 ~79.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x 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 Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 10.0 cm 13.0 x 8.5 cm
Surface Glass Glass
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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Total votes: 17

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