ASUS Vivobook S16 16" Review

CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 3200x2000
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics 880M
OS Windows 11 Home
Battery 75 Wh
ASUS Vivobook S16 16" laptop
64.6 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 87.7
GPU 20.6
RAM 77.4
Ports 70.1
Screen 93.8
Portability 16.8
Storage 67.7
Reliability 55.8
Social Proof 29.6

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong screen (91th percentile) 94th
  • Strong cpu (81th percentile) 88th
  • Strong ram (70th percentile) 77th
  • Strong port (67th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (18th percentile) 17th
  • Below average compact (22th percentile) 21th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
Cores 10
Frequency 2.0 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU 880M
Type integrated
VRAM Type System Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 3200
Panel OLED

Connectivity

HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi WiFi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3

Physical

Battery 75 Wh
OS Windows 11 Home

Value & Pricing

Price History

New Refurbished
$900 $1,000 $1,100 $1,200 $1,300 Feb 21Apr 29 $1,180

vs Competition

Spec ASUS Vivobook S16 16" Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Nano-Texture Glass, 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 AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 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) 32 24 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 2048 1000 1000 1000 1000
Screen 16" 3200x2000 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 3840x2400 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics 880M Apple (10-Core) Intel Arc Graphics 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) - 1.5 1.2 1.2 1 1.3
Battery (Wh) 75 72 75 - - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
ASUS Vivobook S16 16" 87.720.677.470.193.816.867.755.829.6
Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare 82.920.668.590.696.973.495.294.895.5
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare 65.766.694.690.699.984.772.375.690.3
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare 6966.686.990.693.584.972.375.696.5
MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare 65.766.686.998.390.695.572.355.888.1
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare 95.14286.994.781.28772.375.697.4