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ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
Acer Aspire 15 (2024)
The Acer Aspire 15 (2024) and the ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023) are both budget general productivity laptops. They trade blows when it comes to the overall user experience; the Acer has a QHD display option that'll give you sharper images and text, but the ASUS has a more comfortable keyboard and responsive touchpad. The ASUS has a slightly longer battery life, and unlike the Acer, which uses soldered RAM, it has a SO-DIMM memory slot, allowing you to upgrade the memory yourself.
Variants
- Vivobook 16 (M1605YA-EH54) (Indie Black - Ryzen 5 5625U/8GB/512GB)
- Vivobook 16 (M1605YA-ES52) (Indie Black - Ryzen 5 7530U/8GB/512GB)
- Vivobook 16 (M1605YA-ES74) (Indie Black - Ryzen 7 7730U/8GB/1TB)
- Aspire 15 (A15-51M-59QV) (Steel Grey - FHD/Intel Core 5 120U/16GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.8
5.6
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
145°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
7.7
7.8
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
15.6"
Thickness
1.0" (2.6 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.9 cm)
14.3" (36.2 cm)
Depth
9.8" (25.0 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
142.4 in³ (2,333.5 cm³)
123.6 in³ (2,024.7 cm³)
Weight
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
4.8 in³ (78.4 cm³)
9.1 in³ (149.9 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
7.7
6.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
8.0
RAM Slots
1
0
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Pixel Density
145 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
87%
82%
Refresh Rate
6.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
No
Contrast
8.1
7.4
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,829 : 1
1,362 : 1
Brightness
6.4
6.4
Maximum Brightness
253 cd/m²
248 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
12 cd/m²
17 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
8.4
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.74%
3.42%
Indirect Reflections
5%
2.99%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.74%
0.43%
Black Uniformity
7.4
3.2
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.026%
3.658%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.8
4.5
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.62
4.38
Avg. Gamma
2.07
2.33
Avg. Color dE
5.05
6.11
Avg. Color Temperature
6,218.1 K
6,412.2 K
Color Gamut
4.3
4.0
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
67.55%
64.63%
sRGB uv
55.97%
51.87%
Adobe RGB xy
50.43%
48.32%
Adobe RGB uv
47.97%
45.14%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
50.12%
48.03%
DCI-P3 uv
44.45%
41.85%
Rec. 2020 xy
35.98%
34.46%
Rec. 2020 uv
32.47%
30.55%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.0
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
67 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
36 gf
Pre-Travel
1.03 mm
0.99 mm
Total Travel
1.51 mm
1.39 mm
Touchpad
8.1
6.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
6.0
Size
16.6 in² (107.3 cm²)
15.1 in² (97.7 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
6.4
7.6
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.1 dB
4.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-2.3
-0.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
421 Hz
334 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
19 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.0
6.5
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.5
6.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
No
HDMI
1.4
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Acer Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 5 7530U
Core 5 120U
Core Count
6
10
Thread Count
12
12
GPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Radeon Graphics
Intel Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR5
Speed
3,200 MHz
4,800 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
465 GB
445 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00BTW
Micron 2550 MTFDKBA512TGE
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
7.7
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,412 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,830 points
GPU Compute
10,946 points
CPU/RAM Performance
6.9
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
102 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
407 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,515
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
9,131
Blender - CPU (Avg)
32 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
17,168
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,070
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
351 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.3
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,447 points
Multi-Thread
8,456 points
Low Tier Graphics
7.0
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
16,471
Basemark Web 3.0
1,171
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
737
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
2,839
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
76.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
22,015
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.9 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
2.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
139
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
174
Basemark GPU (DX12)
16,046
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
17,662
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
1,067 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
2.7
Basemark Image
Overall Score
6,161
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.0
Blender - GPU (Avg)
N/A
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
3.7
Civilization VII - AI
22.4 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
38.4 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
26.9 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
9.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
9.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
3.4 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.5
Previous Methodology Score Converted
4.0
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
1.1
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
7.2 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
5.3 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
0 fps
GTA V (Avg)
10.0 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
3.7 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
3 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
9.1 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
3.5 fps
Previous Methodology Score
3.2
Previous Methodology Score Converted
1.1
Borderlands 3
1.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
1% Low
4 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
1% Low Delta
114 ms
0.1% Low Delta
249 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
17 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
0.0
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
0.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
0.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
0 fps
Civilization VI
2.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
11 fps
1% Low
8 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
35 ms
0.1% Low Delta
37 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
53 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.3 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
9.6
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
996.9 MB/s
1,703.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,677.2 MB/s
3,625.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
70.5 MB/s
189.2 MB/s
Random Read Speed
49.2 MB/s
74.4 MB/s
Battery
6.9
6.5
Capacity
42 Wh
53 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.3 hrs
7.0 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.6 hrs
5.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
2.0 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.6 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Thermals And Noise
8.1
7.0
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (79 °F)
26 °C (80 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
42.0 dBA
49.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
1.3
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
8 fps
1% Low
3 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
1% Low Delta
217 ms
0.1% Low Delta
672 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
13 fps
Performance Over Time
10
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
65 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
58 °C
65 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
No
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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