ASUS Vivobook 16" F1605VA-DS52 Indie Black 2023
CPU Intel Core i5 13500H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 42 Wh
56 Overall Score
Price £578
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong cpu (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong screen (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average compact (23th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13500H |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | micro HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 42 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 16" F1605VA-DS52 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13500H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 42 | 72 | 80 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16" F1605VA-DS52 | 69.5 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 49.4 | 65.5 | 22.6 | 53.7 | 58.6 | 79.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.2 | 18.7 | 53.5 | 89.1 | 99.1 | 70.5 | 81.5 | 96.4 | 98.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.8 | 83.2 | 87.9 | 97.9 | 93.4 | 51.8 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 88.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.6 | 85.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.6 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 72.5 | 77.7 | 69.4 | 32.1 | 96.5 |
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