Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415) vs Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415), vs Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 50 W
- 70 W
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 4 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 40 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415) and Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
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 1.28 kg 1.8 kg
Pixel size 312.4x220.1x14.9 mm 358.4x247.7x19.9 mm
Area 688 cm² 888 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.7 % 83.6 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 6.9 mm
Colors Gray - Silver
- Blue
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count11

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 16 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Pixel density 162 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
500 nits
Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
300 nits
Contrast1000000:11230:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %n/a
sRGB gamut100 %52 %
Adobe RGB gamut99 %n/a
Response time1 ms17 ms

Battery

Capacity 75 Wh 50 Wh
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes No
Charge Port Location Right Right
Charge Power 65 W 90 W
Charger weight 217 g n/a

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 6
Threads 18 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
2168
Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
1823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
10390
Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
6734
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
1597
Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
1355
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415)
12018
Asus Vivobook 16X (M1603)
9744

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) Radeon RX Vega 7
TGP 28 W 10 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 7 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5 DDR4
Memory speed 6.4 Gbit/s 3.2 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 448
TMUs 56 28
ROPs 24 8

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 1x4 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR5 DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
Max RAM n/a 40

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A1x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size12.9x7.3 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q415) the clear winner in this comparison.

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