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ASUS Vivobook S 16 16" S5606-Upgraded Mist Blue 2024
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
64 Overall Score
Price $1,400
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong ram (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI‑P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook S 16 16" S5606-Upgraded | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo P Series ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 36 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (32-Core) | Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 57 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook S 16 16" S5606-Upgraded | 88.1 | 65.5 | 80.8 | 97.6 | 95.8 | 42.2 | 80.3 | 59.9 | 1.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85 | 84.1 | 76.7 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 94.2 | 97.5 | 89.2 |
| Lenovo P Series ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Compare | 85.8 | 97.3 | 99.4 | 95.3 | 77.5 | 82.1 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 97.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 93 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 65.5 | 80.8 | 80.3 | 91.6 | 96.5 | 72.4 | 59.9 | 87.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 65.5 | 80.8 | 63.4 | 95.8 | 87.6 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 97.4 |
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