Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 vs Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507)

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Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 and Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507/Q5507) 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
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78.5
(Good)
Value Index
81.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
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 specs

Case

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 solution
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
Display tests
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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
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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