ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 vs. Intel MacBook Air: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 and Intel MacBook Air specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 has a 23% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7
3,018
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 - Intel Core i5-1035G1
2,878
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7
2,818
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 - Intel Core i3-1005G1
2,027
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4
1,942
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

5% larger display

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air.

Display size
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413
14-inch
Intel MacBook Air
13.3-inch

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than ASUS VivoBook 14 X413.

Supports faster memory

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413.

Memory type and speed
Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 10% lighter

Intel MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.08 pounds ASUS VivoBook 14 X413.

WeightASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Pound
3.08 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
1.40 kg
1.27 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 and Intel MacBook Air.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413
16 GB
Intel MacBook Air
16 GB

Prices

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

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Price
ASUS VivoBook 14" FHD Laptop Computer, Intel Core i3 1005G1 Up to 3.4GHz, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB PCIe SSD, 802.11AC WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, Webcam, Dreamy White, Windows 10 S, 64GB Flash Drive
ASUS VivoBook 14" FHD Laptop Computer, Intel Core i3 1005G1 Up to 3.4GHz, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB PCIe SSD, 802.11AC WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, Webcam, Dreamy White, Windows 10 S, 64GB Flash Drive
By ASUS
$299.00
ASUS VivoBook Go 14 Flip Thin and Light 2-in-1 Laptop, 14 inch HD Touch, Intel Celeron N4500 CPU, UHD Graphics, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, NumberPad, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, Quiet Blue (Renewed)
ASUS VivoBook Go 14 Flip Thin and Light 2-in-1 Laptop, 14 inch HD Touch, Intel Celeron N4500 CPU, UHD Graphics, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, NumberPad, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, Quiet Blue (Renewed)
By ASUS
$189.00
ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 Thin and Light 2-in-1 Laptop, 14” FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Stylus, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Bespoke Black, TM420UA-DS71T
ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 Thin and Light 2-in-1 Laptop, 14” FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Stylus, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Bespoke Black, TM420UA-DS71T
By ASUS
$719.94
$799.99 10% OFF
Intel MacBook Air Price
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$370.28
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed)
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed)
By Apple
$467.08
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$233.98
$289.99 19% OFF

Availability

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Released20202020
Release Date-
  • Announced on March 18th, 2020
  • Available on March 18th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $999 - Intel Core i3 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,299 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Applicable Models
  • ASUS VivoBook 14 X413
  • ASUS VivoBook 14 X413J
  • ASUS VivoBook 14 X413JA
  • ASUS VivoBook 14 X413JP
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Generations-

Exterior

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Dimensions12.79” x 8.46” x 0.70” (324.9 x 215 x 17.9 mm)
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight3.08 ~ 3.19 lbs (1.40 ~ 1.45 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Bespoke Black Dreamy White Cobalt Blue
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size backlit with 1.4mm key travel
  • NumberPad 2.0 (Optional)
    • Glass-covered for fingerprint and smudge resistance.
    • Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures.
    • Only work with the Microsoft Windows operating system
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Size14 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 14.0" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles
  • 14.0" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1280x800) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • 14.0" (16:9) LED-backlit HD (1366x768) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • True Tone technology

Ports

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Left (5)
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Ports - Left
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x power port
  • 1 x HDMI
    v1.4
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Ports - Right
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x microSD card slot
    v4.0
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps)
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 9W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 10W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB LPDDR4 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard memory
  • 8GB LPDDR4X 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard memory
  • 16GB LPDDR4 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Discrete Graphics
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413JA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413JP
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX330
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
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Storage
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2
  • 512GB Intel® PCIe® SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ memory
  • 1TB Intel® PCIe® SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ memory
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD

Connectivity

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Wi-Fi
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac)
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac (2x2))
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Size42Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life-
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply45W power adapter
19V DC, 7=2.37A
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 S
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps
MyASUS McAfee's free one-year offer
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Certified by Harman Kardon
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • BIOS user password protection
  • Fingerprint reader
  • fTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external 6K display with 6016-by-3384 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • One external 5K display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or
    • Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.08 lb
1.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Ports - Left
ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 Ports - Right
Nvidia GeForce
MX330
2GB GDDR5
Released in Early
2020
16:10 QHD+
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C/8T, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,119
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,018
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 vs. Intel MacBook Air

ASUS has released the VivoBook 14 X413, a 14-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX330 with 2GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air was introduced by Apple around the same year in early-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1060NG7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ASUS VivoBook 14 X4131
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G199388.74%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G197987.49%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08897.23%
Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG497887.40%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG71,05694.37%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG71,119100.00%
01,119

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ASUS VivoBook 14 X4131
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G12,02754.46%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G12,87877.32%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG41,94252.18%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG72,81875.71%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG73,01881.09%
03,722

The ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 has a 14-inch display which is slightly larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air. In addition, the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 weighs 3.08 lbs. about 10% heavier than the 2.8 lbs. Intel MacBook Air. Moreover, measured at 12.79” x 8.46” x 0.70”, the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 is considerably bulkier than the Intel MacBook Air at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”.

ASUS VivoBook 14 X413Intel MacBook Air

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ASUS VivoBook 14 X413 supports up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Intel MacBook Air, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like ASUS VivoBook 14 X413, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

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