ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 vs. Surface Pro 9 5G: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 and Surface Pro 9 5G models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 Pros

Reasons that ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 is better than Surface Pro 9 5G.

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 has a 60% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Microsoft SQ3 inside Surface Pro 9 5G.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Surface Pro 9 5G - Microsoft SQ3
4,760
Supports larger memory

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Max system memory size
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600
64 GB
Surface Pro 9 5G
16 GB
Upgradable memory

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Pro 9 5G since it has onboard memory.

MemoryASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4LPDDR4X
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6 80W TGP vs. integrated

23% larger display

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 has a 16-inch screen size 23% larger than the 13-inch Surface Pro 9 5G.

Display size
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600
16-inch
Surface Pro 9 5G
13-inch

Surface Pro 9 5G Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 9 5G is better than ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600.

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2021

Supports faster memory

Surface Pro 9 5G supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600. It supports up to 4266MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600.

Memory type and speed
Surface Pro 9 5G - LPDDR4X
4,266 MHz
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 64% lighter

Surface Pro 9 5G weighed 1.95 pounds, 64% lighter than the 5.29 pounds ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600.

WeightASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Pound
5.29 lbs.
1.95 lbs.
Kilogram
2.40 kg
0.88 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 Price
ASUS 2023 ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Gen, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, W7604J3D-XS99T, Mineral Black
ASUS 2023 ProArt StudioBook Pro 16 OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Gen, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, W7604J3D-XS99T, Mineral Black
By ASUS
$2,999.99
ASUS 023 ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, H7604JV-PS94T, Mineral Blacks
ASUS 023 ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K OLED Touch Display, Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, H7604JV-PS94T, Mineral Blacks
By ASUS
$1,999.99
ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED Laptop 16.0" 120 Hz Touch 3.2K (Intel i9-13980HX, GeForce RTX 4070 8GB, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Backlit KYB, Active Pen, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Win11P) w/Hub
ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED Laptop 16.0" 120 Hz Touch 3.2K (Intel i9-13980HX, GeForce RTX 4070 8GB, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Backlit KYB, Active Pen, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Win11P) w/Hub
By ASUS
$2,899.99
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i7 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i7 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot
By Microsoft
$1,098.99
$1,599.99 31% OFF
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum
By Microsoft
$934.99
$1,299.00 28% OFF
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$673.99
$749.99 10% OFF

Availability

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Released20212022
Release DateAnnounced on September 02, 2021
  • Introduced: October 12, 2022
  • Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022
  • Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing-Starting at $2,999.99
Applicable Models-
  • Surface Pro 9 with 5G
  • Surface Pro 9 SQ® 3
Generations-

Exterior

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Dimensions14.25 x 10.39 x 0.78 - 0.84” (362 x 264 x 19.9 - 21.4 mm)11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight5.29 lbs (2.40 kg)1.95 lb (883 g)
Colors
Star Black
Platinum
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard with Num-key
  • 1.4mm Key-travel
  • Customized keys
    To add even more interactivity, the two customized keys on ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED’s keyboard can be assigned to your favorite functions via the ProArt Creator Hub, saving time and effort and keeping you focused on your work.
Touchpad
  • Touchpad stylus support
    The oversized touchpad supports up to 1024 pressure levels for use with a stylus, giving you natural-feeling input for drawing or writing.
  • 3-button touchpad
    The three-button touchpad is specifically designed for 3D designers who need a middle button to control special application functions
  • Not included.
  • Compatible with 
    Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard
  • Type Cover Features:
    • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
    • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
    • 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys;
    • LED backlighting
  • Trackpad:
    • Precision glass trackpad.
    • Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm)
    • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • Surface Slim Pen Storage
    • Magnetic dock
    • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Size16 Inches13 Inches
Info16” 4K OLED Display
3840 x 2400 16:10 0.2ms response time 550nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000000:1 contrast ratio VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 500 1.07 billion colors PANTONE Validated Glossy display 70% less harmful blue light SGS Eye Care Display 85% Screen-to-body ratio
  • 13” PixelSense™ Flow Display
  • Resolution: 2880 x 1920
    5.53M Pixels.
  • Density: 267 PPI
  • Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
  • Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1200:1
  • Touch: 10-point multi-touch
  • Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 5 nits minimum
  • Gorilla® Glass 5
  • Adaptive Color

Ports

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left
  • 2 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, and Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
  • 1 x DC-in
    ø6.0 barrel type connector
  • 1 x Security lock slot
Right
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x RJ-45
    Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x Audio jack
    3.5mm jack
  • 1 x SD Express 7.0 card reader
    Read speed up to 985 MB/s.
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
Right (1)
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Type Cover
Under Kickstand (2)
  • 1 x nanoSIM card slot
  • 1 x SSD slot
    M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
  1. Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit
    Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU
    N/A,
Memory
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
  • Memory Slots: 2 SO-DIMM slots
  • Memory Type: Non-ECC DDR4 Memory
  • Memory Speed: 3200MHz
8GB 16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics
NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 Laptop GPU - 4GB GDDR6
Boost up to 1824MHz at 80W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
-
Storage
  • 2 x M.2 2280 slots
    Support PCIe 3.0 x 4
Storage Configurations
  • 1TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
  • 1TB + 1TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance RAID0 SSD
  • 2TB + 2TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
  • 2TB + 2TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance RAID0 SSD
  • 512GB + 512GB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance RAID0 SSD
  • 512GB 
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
  • 1TB + 1TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
  • 2TB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
  • 512GB + 512GB
    M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 Performance SSD
128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
Removable SSD.
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Connectivity

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
-
Wireless WAN-
  • Location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and Beidou Support
  • NanoSIM and eSIM support
  • Supports 5G

Battery

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Size90 Wh
4-cell Li-ion battery
  • 47.7 Wh
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 46.5 Wh
    Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life-Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply
  • 240W power adaptor
    ø6.0 barrel type charger.
  • Supports charging via USB-C
    Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 100W.
  • 39W power supply
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-60% in about one hour)

Software

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Consumer models
  • Windows 11 Home on ARM
Business models
  • Windows 11 Pro on ARM
Built-in Apps
  • McAfee MyASUS ProArt Creator Hub
  • MyASUS Features
    System diagnosis Battery health charging Splendid Function key lock WiFi SmartConnect Link to MyASUS Live update ASUS OLED Care AI Noise Canceling
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
  • Preloaded Xbox app
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Camera
  • Front-facing camera with built-in privacy shutter.
    HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
  • Windows Hello IR support.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio
  • Smart Amp Technology
  • Built-in speaker
  • Built-in array microphone
  • harman/kardon (Premium)
  • with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers

Misc

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
Inking-
  • Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2
  • Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
    4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
  • Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
  • The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
  • Windows Hello IR Camera
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security
  • HDD User Password Protection and Security
  • BIOS Booting User Password Protection
  • Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
  • BIOS setup user password
  • Security Lock
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
  • Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
  • IR webcam with Windows Hello support
  • Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box-
  • Surface Pro 9 SQ3 with 5G
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • SIM Card access tool
Warranty-1-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features

ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600Surface Pro 9 5G
At Glance
Released in Late
2021
16:10
16”
4K OLED HDR
Weight
5.29 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W5600 Ports
Nvidia
RTX A2000
4GB GDDR6 80W TGP
Released in Late
2022
3:2 2.8K
13”
1920p 60~120Hz
Weight
1.95 lb
0.88 kg
Powered By
Microsoft SQ3
8C/8T, 3.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
978
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,760
Multi-Core
With integrated
Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU
N/A
Configurable up to
16GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X
Starting at
$1,299.99
i5, 8GB, 128GB, Win 11 Home for ARM
Up to
19 hours
Battery life for typical device usage.

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