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ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP vs. MacBook Pro 15” (2019): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP and MacBook Pro 15” (2019) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

2020 vs. 2019

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the MacBook Pro 15” (2019) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Slots	x1	Onboard
Type	DDR4	DDR4

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP weighed 3.74 pounds, 7% lighter than the 4.02 pounds MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

Weight	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Pound	3.74 lbs.	4.02 lbs.
Kilogram	1.70 kg	1.82 kg

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2019) is better than ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside MacBook Pro 15” (2019) has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2019)

32 GB

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP

16 GB

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP and MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

Both laptops supports the same 2400MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP - DDR4

2,400 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Prices

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

ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP Price
	ASUS VivoBook 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6" OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, AMD Radeon GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M1503QA-ES74 By ASUS $556.00 $899.99 38% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS VivoBook 15 Business Laptop, 15.6” FHD Touchscreen Display, 12th Gen Intel 10-Core i7-1255U, 40GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Backlit KB, Webcam, Keypad, HDMI, WiFi 6, USB-C, SPS HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro By ASUS $706.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS VivoBook S 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6” 2.8K 120Hz Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i9-13900H CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Midnight Black, K5504VA-ES96 By ASUS $989.99 $1,099.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
MacBook Pro 15” (2019) Price
	Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 (15 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $694.00	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.4GHz Intel Core i9 (15-inch, 32GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $699.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $628.98 $674.95 7% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	-	Announced on May 16th, 2019
Pricing	-	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	-	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

Exterior	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Dimensions	14.13” x 9.25” x 0.78” (359 x 235 x 19.9 mm)	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)
Weight	3.74 lbs (1.7 kg)	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)
Colors	Bespoke Black Dreamy White Cobalt Blue	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Full-size keyboard with 1.4mm key travel Illuminated chiclet keyboard (optional) Touchpad Button-less touchpad. Built-in fingerprint sensor in the touchpad (optional)	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor 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 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Size	15.6 Inches	15.4 Inches
Info	15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit HD (1366x768) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC	Retina display Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
1 x Type-C USB 3.2 (Gen 1) 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 (Gen 1) 2 x Type-A USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x HDMI 1 x Micro SD card 1 x Audio jack	Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport

Internal Specs	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 8GB or 16GB SDRAM.	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA No discrete graphics ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EP NVIDIA® GeForce® MX330 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560XM with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
Storage	1TB 5400 rpm SATA HDD. 128GB 256GB 512GB PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD

Connectivity	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Wi-Fi	Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac) Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Size	42Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)	83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	65W power adapter 19VDC,@3.42A	87W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
OS	Endless OS Windows 10 S Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	MyASUS	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 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	3.5mm headphone jack Supports Windows 10 Cortana with Voice Harman Kardon	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack

Misc	ASUS VivoBook 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor (optional)	Touch ID sensor
Security	Fingerprint reader (optional)	Touch ID sensor
In the box	-	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac 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: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion 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 15 X513EA/EP	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.74 lb 1.70 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Upgradable up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2019 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2