HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) vs Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)

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3200 x 2000
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) and Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606) 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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35.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
  • Can run popular games at about 61-83% higher FPS
  • Around 37% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 83 against 75 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 450 grams less (around 0.99 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
  • 25% sharper screen – 236 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 355.6 x 245.6 x 19.8 mm
14 x 9.67 x 0.78 inches
353.6 x 246.9 x 13.9-15.9 mm
13.92 x 9.72 x 0.55-0.63 inches
Area 873 cm2 (135.4 inches2) 873 cm2 (135.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85% ~85%
Side bezels 5.5 mm 4.5 mm
Colors Black, Blue Black, Silver, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 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) 28.6 dB 36.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 236 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 3200 x 2000 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable) No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 95.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:07 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 100 W 65 / 90 W
Weight of AC adapter 429 grams 190 / 390 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 22 18
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 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 - 28 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2200 MHz
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 96 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 24
GPU performance 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 1898 -
Solar Bay 27667 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7467 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~85.3 dB ~79.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

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

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size - 15.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606):
    - No Thunderbolt 4 for the AMD version.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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