Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 3 vs Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)

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3200 x 2000
Battery
75 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 3 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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11.2
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Value Index
50.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 3
  • Can run popular games at about 27-37% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606 / M5606)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
  • Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 75 against 57 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 specs

Case

Weight 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 361.5 x 248.6 x 21.13 mm
14.23 x 9.79 x 0.83 inches
353.6 x 246.9 x 13.9-15.9 mm
13.92 x 9.72 x 0.55-0.63 inches
Area 899 cm2 (139.3 inches2) 873 cm2 (135.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.6% ~85%
Side bezels 8.4 mm 4.5 mm
Colors Black Black, Silver, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 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) - 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 - Yes
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 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 Left Left
Charge power 100 / 135 W 65 / 90 W
Weight of AC adapter - 190 / 390 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 18 18
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-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 35 W 28 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2200 MHz
FLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 24
GPU performance 5.8 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 1190 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 96 GB -

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 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~79.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x 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) Yes No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 15.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Plastic -
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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