80 out of 100
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76 out of 100
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Review
Evaluation of Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
92
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
66
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
100
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
22
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
74
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
84
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
63
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
86
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
81
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
89
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
77
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
88
NanoReview Score
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
80
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
76
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Key Differences
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Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 78 against 70 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
- MacBook with the Apple M3 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (107.1 vs 133.1 square inches)
- 20% sharper screen – 254 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
vs
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
Case
| Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 353.6 x 243 x 11.9-12.9 mm 13.92 x 9.57 x 0.47-0.51 inches | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.4% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 4.5 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6800 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 48.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 72 ms |
Max. brightness
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
500 nits
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)+20%
600 nits
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 70 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 236 / 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 890M | Apple M3 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)+5%
3015
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
2871
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)+78%
20390
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
11434
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)+11%
2032
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
1835
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)+120%
21946
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
9989
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | W |
| Type | - | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | - | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | - | System Shared |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | - | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | - | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 40 |
GPU performance
Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
n/a
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
4.1 TFLOPS
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | - |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | - | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023):
- The M3 Max version of the 14-inch MacBook is only available with a 30-core GPU, not the 40-core as listed in the specs. It's approximately 25% slower and features a 384-bit wide memory bus.
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