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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023) vs ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
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)
- Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405MA-DS51T-CA) (Ponder Blue - 2.8K/Touch/Ultra 5 125H/16GB/512GB)
- Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405MA-BS71T-CB) (Ponder Blue - 2.8K/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405MA-PH77) (Ponder Blue - 2.8K/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/32GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023)
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024)
The ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024) is much better than the ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605 (2023). The Zenbook is a more premium device with a more compact design and sturdier build. It provides a better user experience overall with a sharper and brighter 120Hz OLED display, a more responsive touchpad, a better webcam, and a wider port selection. It also has better CPU performance, allowing you to tackle more demanding tasks.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.4
8.2
Portability
7.7
8.7
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.8
9.4
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
180°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
7.7
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
14"
Thickness
1.0" (2.6 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.9 cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
9.8" (25.0 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
142.4 in³ (2,333.5 cm³)
88.2 in³ (1,446.1 cm³)
Weight
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
4.8 in³ (78.4 cm³)
6.6 in³ (107.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
7.7
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
7.5
RAM Slots
1
0
Storage Slots
1
1
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 1800
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
145 PPI
242 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
87%
87%
Refresh Rate
6.9
7.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
No
Contrast
8.1
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,829 : 1
32,133 : 1
Brightness
6.4
7.4
Maximum Brightness
253 cd/m²
337 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
12 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
7.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.74%
4.88%
Indirect Reflections
5%
1.44%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.74%
3.44%
Black Uniformity
7.4
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.026%
0.226%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
7.1
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
22°
36°
Color Washout From Right
22°
37°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
53°
20°
Color Shift From Right
59°
18°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
24°
41°
Brightness Loss From Right
26°
41°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
21°
39°
Gamma Shift From Right
22°
39°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.4
7.0
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
35°
Color Washout From Above
24°
37°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
41°
18°
Color Shift From Above
36°
20°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
24°
40°
Brightness Loss From Above
25°
41°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
24°
38°
Gamma Shift From Above
24°
39°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.8
7.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.62
1.49
Avg. Gamma
2.07
2.2
Avg. Color dE
5.05
4.36
Avg. Color Temperature
6,218.1 K
6,364 K
Color Gamut
4.3
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
67.55%
152.47%
sRGB uv
55.97%
145.83%
Adobe RGB xy
50.43%
96.15%
Adobe RGB uv
47.97%
98.67%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
50.12%
99.99%
DCI P3 uv
44.45%
99.99%
Rec. 2020 xy
35.98%
80.39%
Rec. 2020 uv
32.47%
83.37%
Flicker
10
7.2
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
480 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.1
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
61 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
34 gf
Pre-Travel
1.03 mm
0.89 mm
Total Travel
1.51 mm
1.45 mm
Touchpad
8.1
8.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.0
Size
16.6 in² (107.3 cm²)
15.1 in² (97.5 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
6.4
5.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.1 dB
8.0 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-2.3
3.6
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
421 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
12 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.0
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.5
8.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
8.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
1
USB-C Ports
1
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
Yes
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
No
Security Lock
No
No
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 Ultra 5 125H
Core Count
6
14
Thread Count
12
18
GPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Radeon Graphics
Arc Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR5x
Speed
3,200 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
465 GB
445 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00BTW
Micron MTFDKBA512QFM-1BD1AABGB
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
9.1
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,412 points
1,649 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,830 points
9,246 points
GPU Compute
10,946 points
27,728 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.3
9.5
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,447 points
1,646 points
Multi-Thread
8,456 points
8,485 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.5
7.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.9 min
4.5 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
2.7
6.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
6,161
25,188
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
9.1
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
996.9 MB/s
1,037.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,677.2 MB/s
3,053.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
70.5 MB/s
65.9 MB/s
Random Read Speed
49.2 MB/s
44.7 MB/s
Battery
6.9
7.2
Capacity
42 Wh
75 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.3 hrs
8.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.6 hrs
8.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
2.4 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
2.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.1
3.4
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
22 fps
1% Low
4 fps
5 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
2 fps
1% Low Delta
114 ms
173 ms
0.1% Low Delta
249 ms
399 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
17 fps
44 fps
Civilization VI
2.9
5.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
11 fps
36 fps
1% Low
8 fps
14 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
10 fps
1% Low Delta
35 ms
41 ms
0.1% Low Delta
37 ms
73 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
53 fps
101 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.3 s
7.83 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4.5
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
35 fps
1% Low
18 fps
0.1% Low
13 fps
1% Low Delta
27 ms
0.1% Low Delta
49 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
59 fps
Counter-Strike 2
4.7
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
41fps
1% Low
9fps
0.1% Low
3fps
1% Low Delta
86 ms
0.1% Low Delta
276 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
53fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
1.3
4.5
Avg. FPS
8 fps
36 fps
1% Low
3 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
6 fps
1% Low Delta
217 ms
48 ms
0.1% Low Delta
672 ms
141 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
13 fps
47 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.1
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (79 °F)
35 °C (95 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
47 °C (116 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
42.0 dBA
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
10
4.7
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
70 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
32% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
58 °C
74 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
8% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition
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