ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024

ASUS
57 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
ASUS
57
Microsoft
80
Student
ASUS
54
Microsoft
79
Business
ASUS
56
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
ASUS
62
Microsoft
74
Compact
ASUS
47
Microsoft
71
Gaming
ASUS
66
Microsoft
20
Creator
ASUS
64
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
ASUS
28
Microsoft
33

Specifications

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 7535HS★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,619
No data
Cores612★
Frequency3.3 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
12,003
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM4 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size15.6"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate144 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness—600 nits★
Color Gamut62.5% sRGB, 47.34% AdobesRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports3★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMIHDMI 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.4★
EthernetGigabit Ethernet—
Physical
Weight2.30 kg1.66 kg★
Battery48 Wh66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024

  • Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong gpu (75th percentile)
  • Strong screen (71st percentile)
  • Strong port selection (69th percentile)
  • Below average ram (22nd percentile)
  • Below average portability (29th percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Pricing

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024 is $1,171 cheaper (2.4x less).

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 20240.068score per dollar
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 20250.037score per dollar

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024 offers 1.8x better value for money

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Graphite Black 2024

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 30 specs.

ASUS TUF Gaming 15.6" FA506NC-ES51 Better at:

GamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmCompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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