Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 vs Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)
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Review
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 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15
- Can run popular games at about 68-93% higher FPS
- Around 34% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 70 against 66 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) | 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 329 x 239 x 18.29 mm 12.95 x 9.41 x 0.72 inches |
352.6 x 226.9 x 15.9 mm 13.88 x 8.93 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 786 cm2 (121.9 inches2) | 800 cm2 (123.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~83.9% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 33.2 dB | 39.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | - |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 2880 x 1620 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 18900:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98.9% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 84.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 79.9% | 100% |
| Response time | 37 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | 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, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 251 grams | 223 / 392 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | 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 | 30 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1107 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 9439 | 5168 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.0 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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