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
| 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
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 comparisonBody
| 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 type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 1 | 1 |
Display
| 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 |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1230:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 52 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | 99 % | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 17 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 |
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 |
| USB-A | 1x3.2 | 3x3.2 |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 1x3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | No | No |
| Charging Port | No | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 12.9x7.3 cm | n/a |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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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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