ASUS VivoBook 16" M1605YA-ES74 Indie Schwarz 2023
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 42 Wh
45 Overall Score
Price $779
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average portability (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | micro HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| Battery | 42 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS VivoBook 16" M1605YA-ES74 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 42 | 72 | 80 | 66 | 90 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS VivoBook 16" M1605YA-ES74 | 57.8 | 44.5 | 13.5 | 56.6 | 57.8 | 22.7 | 79.7 | 60.2 | 36.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.8 | 73 | 80.2 | 74.4 | 98.8 | 71.8 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 92 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 90.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 89.5 | 99.8 | 91.8 | 9.9 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 83 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 68.8 | 89.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 60.2 | 67.7 |
Price
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