Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 6 vs Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 6
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
- Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 75 against 45 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
- 66% sharper screen – 236 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 253.5 x 17.5 mm 14.02 x 9.98 x 0.69 inches |
353.6 x 246.9 x 13.9-15.9 mm 13.92 x 9.72 x 0.55-0.63 inches |
| Area | 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2) | 873 cm2 (135.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~85% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 4.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.4 dB | 36.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 59.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 42% | 95.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 40.4% | 100% |
| Response time | 28 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 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 | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 309 grams | 190 / 390 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| 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 | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77.9 dB | ~79.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 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) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 15.0 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkBook 16 Gen 6:
- In AMD models, Thunderbolt 4 support is not available. Also, they use older DDR4 memory instead of DDR5, like the Intel models.
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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