Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) vs Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025), vs Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) and Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.51 kg 1.9 kg
Pixel size 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm 355.7x235.3x19.95 mm
Area 809 cm² 837 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9 % 80.2 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5.2 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Gray
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler countn/a2

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.3 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 224 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880x1864 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
600 nits
Contrast1641:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut98.7 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut88.3 %n/a
Response time24 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 66.5 Wh 75 Wh
Full Charge Time 2:44 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 70 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Right
Charge Power 35/70 W 200 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 188/208 g 569 g

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 5.1 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 10 22
L3 Cache n/a 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
3711
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
2402
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
14769
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
13643
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
2072
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
1802
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
11711
Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q543)
18102

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB
TGP 18 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz n/a
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 7.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 6
Memory Type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 2048
TMUs 80 64
ROPs 40 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
Max RAM n/a 24

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 85.8 dB n/a
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 2560x1440
Ports
USB-ANo2x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMINo1x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionNoYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which laptop would you pick?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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