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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) vs ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
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Products
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-AB54) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-AH54) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-L12892W) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1235T) (Indie Black - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-PB56) (Indie Black - i5/MX350/8GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-UH76) (Indie Black - i7/16GB/1TB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-NB74 ) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-BQ684) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-NB74) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-PB79) (Indie Black - i7/MX350/16GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1332T) (Transparent Silver - i5/8GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1215T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1236T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1235T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-L12437T) (Transparent Silver - i7/12GB/512GB)
- VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1191T) (Transparent Silver - i7/MX350/8GB/512GB)
- 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)
Our Verdict
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
The ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023) is better than the ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) for most uses. The M1605 has a better keyboard and touchpad, and its battery lasts longer. However, the K513's OLED display has a higher contrast ratio and a wider color gamut, and it gets brighter to combat glare. The M1605's AMD Ryzen CPUs have better multi-thread performance than the K513's Intel CPUs, but you'll have to get a model with 16GB of RAM or upgrade it yourslef to get the most out of its CPU, as the 8GB models run in single-channel mode.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.0
7.4
Battery
5.5
6.9
Portability
8.3
7.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.6
5.8
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
180°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.3
7.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
16"
Thickness
0.7" (1.8 cm)
1.0" (2.6 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.9 cm)
14.1" (35.9 cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.5 cm)
9.8" (25.0 cm)
Volume
92.2 in³ (1,510.1 cm³)
142.4 in³ (2,333.5 cm³)
Weight
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
Charger Size
7.7 in³ (126.8 cm³)
4.8 in³ (78.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
Serviceability
8.2
7.7
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
8.0
RAM Slots
1
1
Storage Slots
2
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 1080
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
143 PPI
145 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
77%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
6.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
FreeSync
Contrast
10
8.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
101,200 : 1
1,829 : 1
Brightness
7.8
6.4
Maximum Brightness
382 cd/m²
253 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
5 cd/m²
12 cd/m²
Reflections
6.7
7.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
5.24%
5.74%
Indirect Reflections
0.61%
5%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.63%
0.74%
Black Uniformity
10
7.4
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.345%
1.026%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.1
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
35°
Color Washout From Right
37°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
21°
Color Shift From Right
21°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
40°
Brightness Loss From Right
41°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
40°
Gamma Shift From Right
41°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.1
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
38°
Color Washout From Above
35°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
22°
Color Shift From Above
20°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
42°
Brightness Loss From Above
39°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
42°
Gamma Shift From Above
40°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.0
5.8
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.06
3.62
Avg. Gamma
2.28
2.07
Avg. Color dE
4.8
5.05
Avg. Color Temperature
6,389.9 K
6,218.1 K
Color Gamut
9.7
4.3
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
154.28%
67.55%
sRGB uv
141.99%
55.97%
Adobe RGB xy
97.9%
50.43%
Adobe RGB uv
99.42%
47.97%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
50.12%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
44.45%
Rec. 2020 xy
81.58%
35.98%
Rec. 2020 uv
82.38%
32.47%
Flicker
1.8
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
60 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.3
8.2
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
65 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
34 gf
Pre-Travel
0.90 mm
1.03 mm
Total Travel
1.35 mm
1.51 mm
Touchpad
7.2
8.1
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
8.0
Size
11.4 in² (73.5 cm²)
16.6 in² (107.3 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.7
6.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
74 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.0 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.1
-2.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
325 Hz
421 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
0.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.5
7.0
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.5
6.5
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
3
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
No
HDMI
1.4
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Core i7-1165G7
Ryzen 5 7530U
Core Count
4
6
Thread Count
8
12
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
AMD
Model
GeForce MX350
Radeon Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
2 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
2
1 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
DDR4
Speed
3,200 MHz
3,200 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
449 GB
465 GB
Drive 1
Intel SSD 660p SSDPELMW512G8
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00BTW
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)
8.1
7.7
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,570 points
1,412 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,969 points
4,830 points
GPU Compute
15,181 points
10,946 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
8.8
9.3
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,523 points
1,447 points
Multi-Thread
5,674 points
8,456 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
6.2
7.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
6.8 min
4.9 min
GPU Render Time
7.5 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.1
2.7
Basemark Image
Overall Score
16,181
6,161
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
9.1
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
740.1 MB/s
996.9 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,370.8 MB/s
2,677.2 MB/s
Random Write Speed
110.5 MB/s
70.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
55.3 MB/s
49.2 MB/s
Battery
5.5
6.9
Capacity
41 Wh
42 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.6 hrs
8.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
4.7 hrs
6.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.1 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
2.3 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.5
1.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
9 fps
7 fps
1% Low
6 fps
4 fps
0.1% Low
4 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
54 ms
114 ms
0.1% Low Delta
121 ms
249 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
40 fps
17 fps
Civilization VI
4.2
2.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
21 fps
11 fps
1% Low
14 fps
8 fps
0.1% Low
13 fps
8 fps
1% Low Delta
24 ms
35 ms
0.1% Low Delta
26 ms
37 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
83 fps
53 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.38 s
8.3 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
7.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
87 fps
1% Low
52 fps
0.1% Low
40 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
121 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
2.7
1.3
Avg. FPS
16 fps
8 fps
1% Low
12 fps
3 fps
0.1% Low
10 fps
1 fps
1% Low Delta
24 ms
217 ms
0.1% Low Delta
39 ms
672 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
30 fps
13 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.3
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
24 °C (76 °F)
26 °C (79 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
48 °C (118 °F)
42 °C (107 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
44.5 dBA
42.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
9.0
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
82 °C
85 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
6% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
68 °C
58 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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