ASUS Vivobook 16 X1607 16" Quiet Blue Review
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 Processor (30MB Cache, 2.97GHz, 8 cores, 8 Threads); Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45TOPS
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Qualcomm X1
OS Windows 11 Home (ASUS recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 50 Wh
67.4 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 91th
Cons
- Below average compact (5th percentile) 22th
- Below average storage (34th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 Processor (30MB Cache, 2.97GHz, 8 cores, 8 Threads); Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45TOPS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | X1 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home (ASUS recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) |
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Refurbished
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 16 X1607 16" | Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro - Apple M5 chip with 10-core | Lenovo Yoga Lenovo - Yoga Slim 9i - Copilot+ PC - 14" 4K 120Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 Processor (30MB Cache, 2.97GHz, 8 cores, 8 Threads); Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45TOPS | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Qualcomm X1 | Apple M4 GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home (ASUS recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 72 | 75 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16 X1607 16" | 90.5 | 41.6 | 72.2 | 98.9 | 52 | 22.2 | 58.8 | 56 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 chip Compare | 82.8 | 20.4 | 68.3 | 83.9 | 96.8 | 70.7 | 72.1 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare | 65.6 | 66.3 | 94.6 | 90.5 | 99.9 | 85.1 | 72.1 | 76 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 68.8 | 66.3 | 86.7 | 90.5 | 93.4 | 85.3 | 72.1 | 76 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.6 | 66.3 | 86.7 | 98.3 | 90.5 | 95.5 | 72.1 | 56 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95 | 41.6 | 86.7 | 94.7 | 81 | 87.4 | 72.1 | 76 |