Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023) vs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024

Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023), vs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 60 W
- 75 W
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023) and Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
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 2.2 kg 1.75 kg
Pixel size 354x251x22.4-24.9 mm 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm
Area 889 cm² 891 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 75.5 % 83.3 %
Side bezels 4.3 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145 ° 150 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count21
Noise Level43 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Pixel density 141 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech Adaptive Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte n/a
Light sensor No n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
250 nits
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
300 nits
Contrast1694:11200:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %n/a
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut75.3 %n/a
Response time7 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:46 h 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 200/240 W 65 W
Charger weight 500/735 g n/a

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.55 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon 660M Radeon 780M
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
1989
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
2485
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
8125
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
11383
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
1508
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
1767
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
11145
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
15797

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB Radeon 780M
TGP 95 W 15 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 8 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1740 MHz 2700 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 n/a
Memory Type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit n/a
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 768
TMUs 64 48
ROPs 40 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 79.3 dB n/a
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a11.9x7.1 cm
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024 the clear winner in this comparison.

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