Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel) vs Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel) and Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Can run popular games at about 38-52% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
  • Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 50 against 45 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 40GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs) 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs)
Dimensions 356.67 x 233.13 x 17.9 mm
14.04 x 9.18 x 0.7 inches
358.4 x 247.7 x 19.9 mm
14.11 x 9.75 x 0.78 inches
Area 832 cm2 (128.9 inches2) 888 cm2 (137.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~83.6%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 6.9 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Silver, Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
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 1 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 16X (M1603)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1230:1
sRGB color space - 52%
Response time - 17 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes No
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 45 / 65 / 100 W 90 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 10 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Fabrication process 10 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
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 7 nm
GPU base clock 1065 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1320 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 DDR4
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 448
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 28
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2.7 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 237 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
Max. ram size - 40 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA Yes No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) No Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.4 x 6.9 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel):
    - Models with an Intel i3 processor feature single-channel memory, while the i5 and i7 versions have dual-channel memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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