ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES74 Indie Black 2026
An 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 170 processor and 16GB of DDR5 RAM drive smooth multitasking in a 4.14-pound chassis with a practical 180° lay-flat hinge and physical webcam shield. The 16-inch 1920x1200 display uses a 16:10 aspect ratio with TÜV-certified low blue light for comfortable all-day viewing, while the 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD offers fast boot times and ample storage. This laptop is best for students and office workers who prioritize a large, eye-friendly screen and strong multi-window productivity over graphics performance.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong screen (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong storage (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average portability (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45 percent |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | HDMI 1.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES74 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 7 | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 80 | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES74 | 68.7 | 13.5 | 51.1 | 98.7 | 67.4 | 23.5 | 66.5 | 60.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.2 | 74.4 | 96.8 | 74.3 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 79.7 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.1 | 89.1 | 86.8 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.9 | 79.7 | 81 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93.1 | 90.1 | 90 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.5 | 33 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 65.6 | 80.1 | 78.4 | 91.4 | 96.4 | 71.4 | 60.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 28 | 80.1 | 59.4 | 89.1 | 57.5 | 79.7 | 81 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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