Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra vs Asus Vivobook 16X OLED (K3605)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 75% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~52%) battery – 76 against 50 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16X OLED (K3605)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.65 inches |
358.6 x 249.1 x 18.9 mm 14.12 x 9.81 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 893 cm2 (138.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 13333:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.9% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 323 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| 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 | 60 W | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 712 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1057 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS | 4.32 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 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
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x16 GB |
| Clock | 6000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 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
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| 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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