ASUS Vivobook 15.6" Pro 15 Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 24 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 2880x1620
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 75 Wh
82.7 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (90th percentile) 94th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 89th
- Strong storage (78th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 4050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Refurbished
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 15.6" Pro 15 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | 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 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 72 | 99 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 15.6" Pro 15 | 89.2 | 77.2 | 71.9 | 90.6 | 93.9 | 45.9 | 84.7 | 55.1 | 55.8 | 87.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 77.4 | 90.6 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.7 | 91.8 | 98.8 | 84 | 93.3 | 6.8 | 95.2 | 91.9 | 75.6 | 88.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 78.2 | 75.6 | 96.5 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.3 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 91.9 | 55.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95.1 | 42 | 86.9 | 94.7 | 81.2 | 87 | 72.3 | 91.9 | 75.6 | 97.4 |