Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9, vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 and Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
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 2.38 kg 2.2 kg
Pixel size 359.86x258.7x21.9-23.9 mm 354x269x17.9-25.7 mm
Area 931 cm² 952 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 72.1 % 77.9 %
Side bezels 7.2 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Plastic - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a39.4 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 141 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
300 nits
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
300 nits
Contrast1000:11157:1
DCI-P3 gamut78.1 %39.8 %
sRGB gamut100 %59.7 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a41.1 %
Response timen/a11 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 90 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Right, Bottom Left
Charge Power 170/230 W 240 W
Charger weight 553/858 g n/a

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 4 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 8 24
L3 Cache 8 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics No AMD Radeon 890M
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
1827
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
3127
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
6427
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
16932
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
1395
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
2148
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
8778
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
24992

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
TGP 95 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1740 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 8
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 3072
TMUs 64 96
ROPs 40 48

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 7500 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 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 79.8 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A3x3.22x3.2
USB-C1x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.5 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608:

The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 the clear winner in this comparison.

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