Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 vs Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X 16 2024, vs Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 and Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
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 1.68 kg 2.3 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 359.8x256x24.5 mm
Area 891 cm² 921 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 72.9 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Gray
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150 ° 120 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a49 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 142 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
300 nits
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
300 nits
Contrast1000:1n/a

Battery

Capacity 42 Wh 90 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 200 W
Charger weight n/a 460 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 12450H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 6
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
2270
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
1915
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
8533
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
7063
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
1596
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
1411
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
9935
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
10013

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 15 W 75 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 400 MHz 1403 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1635 MHz
FLOPS 0.9 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 4
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 384 2048
TMUs 24 64
ROPs 12 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Max Volume n/a 73.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C1x3.21x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cmn/a
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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