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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size15.3"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617NS-DS71-CA) (Black - 165Hz/Ryzen 7 7735HS/Radeon RX 7600S/16GB/1TB)
- TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617NS-A16.R77600) (Black - 165Hz/Ryzen 7 7735HS/Radeon RX7600S/16GB/512GB)
- TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (FA617NT-A16.R77700) (Black - 165Hz/Ryzen 7 7735HS/Radeon RX7700S/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A) (Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A) (Silver - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A) (Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (2023) and the Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024) are entirely different laptops. The ASUS is a budget-friendly gaming laptop, while the MacBook Air is a premium ultraportable. If you want to game or need a lot of processing power for demanding tasks, go with the ASUS, as it's available with high-performance CPUs and discrete GPUs. However, if you only need a laptop for general productivity tasks like web browsing and text processing, go with the MacBook Air, as it'll provide a better user experience overall. The MacBook Air can handle some intensive workloads, like photo and video editing, but the experience might not be as smooth if the material is highly complex.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.6
8.6
Portability
6.1
8.7
Webcam & Microphone
5.3
8.7
Touchpad
8.0
9.6
Ports
8.0
5.0
Brightness
6.4
8.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
6.1
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
15.3"
Thickness
1.1" (2.9 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.6 cm)
13.4" (34.0 cm)
Depth
10.1" (25.6 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
161.3 in³ (2,642.9 cm³)
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
Weight
4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
19.3 in³ (316.1 cm³)
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
8.4
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
6.0
RAM Slots
2
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
142 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
87%
Refresh Rate
9.1
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
No
Contrast
7.5
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,430 : 1
1,412 : 1
Brightness
6.4
8.7
Maximum Brightness
258 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
23 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
7.7
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.49%
1.47%
Indirect Reflections
3.1%
0.38%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.39%
1.09%
Black Uniformity
5.3
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.426%
1.103%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.4
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
25°
26°
Color Washout From Right
23°
30°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
38°
42°
Color Shift From Right
32°
47°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
28°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
26°
34°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
26°
30°
Gamma Shift From Right
23°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.4
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
26°
Color Washout From Above
24°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
42°
Color Shift From Above
29°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
25°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
28°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
36°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.7
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.68
1.47
Avg. Gamma
2.18
2.24
Avg. Color dE
1.41
0.98
Avg. Color Temperature
6,422 K
6,742.3 K
Color Gamut
8.6
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.73%
99.93%
sRGB uv
99.4%
99.72%
Adobe RGB xy
77.13%
87.43%
Adobe RGB uv
86.5%
92.34%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
78.9%
99.05%
DCI P3 uv
84.31%
98.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
56.6%
71.83%
Rec. 2020 uv
61.45%
73.49%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.1
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
62 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
35 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
1.01 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.34 mm
0.91 mm
Touchpad
8.0
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.5
Size
15.3 in² (98.9 cm²)
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.6
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
73 dB SPL
81 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.9 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.3
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
293 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.1 dB
2.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
5.3
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.0
9.0
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Ryzen 7 7735HS
M3
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
8
GPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Radeon RX 7600S
M3
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
8 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
2
Unknown
Type
DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
4,800 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
928 GB
214 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1002
Apple SSD AP0256Z
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)
9.5
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,553 points
2,322 points
CPU Multi-Thread
9,503 points
10,501 points
GPU Compute
71,011 points
33,403 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,525 points
1,892 points
Multi-Thread
13,314 points
9,179 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.5
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.1 min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
1.6 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.5
7.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
99,513
44,950
Storage Drive Performance
9.2
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,564.1 MB/s
2,738.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,550.5 MB/s
2,834.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
73.2 MB/s
41.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
45.4 MB/s
62.5 MB/s
Battery
9.1
9.1
Capacity
90 Wh
67 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
12.9 hrs
12.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.2 hrs
12.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.3 hrs
3.5 hrs
Charge Time
1.8 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
8.4
3.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
113 fps
20 fps
1% Low
72 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
49 fps
4 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
89 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
230 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
174 fps
37 fps
Civilization VI
8.9
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
156 fps
41 fps
1% Low
111 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
106 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
3 ms
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
276 fps
93 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.65 s
10.24 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
9.2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
187fps
N/A
1% Low
102fps
N/A
0.1% Low
75fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
4 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
225fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
7.2
4.3
Avg. FPS
104 fps
32 fps
1% Low
49 fps
15 fps
0.1% Low
26 fps
8 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
29 ms
90 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
193 fps
44 fps
Thermals And Noise
5.9
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
39 °C (102 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
54 °C (128 °F)
50 °C (121 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
49.0 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
10
7.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
84 °C
90 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
55 °C
90 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
12% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
Fingerprint Sensor
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