Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16") vs Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
Intel Core i9 13980HX
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16") and Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023) 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

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Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
  • Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the Asus VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
  • Can run popular games at about 600-818% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Around 3.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 90 against 76 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs) 2 kg (4.41 lbs)
Dimensions 355.4 x 250.4 x 12.5 mm
13.99 x 9.86 x 0.49 inches
355 x 249 x 22.9 mm
13.98 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
Area 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) 884 cm2 (137 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~84%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5.2 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 125° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 3
Noise level (max. load) 46.4 dB 56.9 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 212 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 27467:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.5%
Adobe RGB profile 97% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.7% -
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:15 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 5.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 16 32
L3 Cache 12 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 10 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz -
FLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 32
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5 DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
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 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC298 -
Speakers 4.0 2.0
Power 2x5W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~84.8 dB ~87.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 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 15.1 x 10.8 cm 13.0 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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