MSI Summit E16 AI Studio vs Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)

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Review

Evaluation of MSI Summit E16 AI Studio and Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506) 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 MSI Summit E16 AI Studio
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 50-68% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 70%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 82 against 75 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (129.7 vs 143.5 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm
14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches
355.7 x 235.3 x 19.9 mm
14 x 9.26 x 0.78 inches
Area 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 837 cm2 (129.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~80.2%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.2 mm
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 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) - 58.5 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Screen space comparison
Summit E16 AI Studio
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533/N6506)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 97%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time - 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 100 / 140 W 200 W
Weight of AC adapter - 571 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 22 22
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-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 45 W -
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1140 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1605 MHz -
FLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 8.2 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1865 810
Solar Bay 27583 15241
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5 DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
Max. ram size - 24 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 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~84 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
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) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.1 x 8.2 cm -
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Summit E16 AI Studio:
    - You can connect an Ethernet cable via the USB-C adapter included in the package.
    - The laptop has a proximity sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer (compass).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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