ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD vs. 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD and 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD Pros

Reasons that ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD is better than 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

About 14% lighter

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD weighed 3.64 pounds, 14% lighter than the 4.19 pounds 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

WeightASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Pound
3.64 lbs.
4.19 lbs.
Kilogram
1.65 kg
1.90 kg

2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 is better than ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-11900H inside 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 has a 5% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 - Intel Core i9-11900H
8,121
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H
5,476
Supports larger memory

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD. It supports up to 48GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD.

Max system memory size
2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
48 GB
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD
16 GB
Upgradable memory

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 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 ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD since it has onboard memory.

MemoryASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Slots
Onboard
x0,1
TypeDDR4DDR4

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD and 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD Price
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6500XV-EB96
 ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6500XV-EB96
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$1,232.79
$1,399.99 12% OFF
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ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6” 2.8K OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6500RE-EB74
 ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6” 2.8K OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6500RE-EB74
By ASUS
$1,299.00
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ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 GPU, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Quiet Blue, M6500QH-DB51
 ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 GPU, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Quiet Blue, M6500QH-DB51
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$639.00
$799.99 20% OFF
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2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Price
Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 1920x1200 Matte IPS Non-Touch 144Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display
 Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 1920x1200 Matte IPS Non-Touch 144Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display
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$264.49
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Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 2560x1600 Matte IPS Non-Touch 165Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display
 Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 2560x1600 Matte IPS Non-Touch 165Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display
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$356.49
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (2022) GU603ZM-M16.I73060 (Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB Graphics, 16" WUXGA 165Hz, Windows 11) - Black
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (2022) GU603ZM-M16.I73060 (Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB Graphics, 16" WUXGA 165Hz, Windows 11) - Black
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$1,192.95
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Released20212021
Release DateAnnounced on September 02, 2021Announced on May 11, 2021
Generations-

Exterior

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Dimensions14.17 x 9.26 x 0.74 ~ 0.78” (349.8 x 235.3 x 18.9 ~ 19.9 mm)13.98” x 9.57” x 0.78” - 0.88” (355 x 243 x 19.9 - 22.3 mm)
Weight3.64 lbs (1.65 kg)4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)
Colors
Quite Blue Cool Silver
Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard with Numpad.
    With 1.35mm key-travel.
  • Large touchpad.
  • Full-size backlit chicklet keyboard
    1.7 mm key travel Overstroke technology Aura Sync N key rollover
  • Hotkeys
    Volume up Volume down Microphone mute ROG Armoury Crate
  • Integrated Fingerprint Sensor
  • Trackpad - 20% larger and more accurate glass precision trackpad.

Display

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Size15.6 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 100% sRGB Display
    1920 x 1080 16:9 400 nits IPS-level panel 100% sRGB anti-glare display less harmful blue light 84% screen-to-body ratio
  • 15.6” FHD OLED Display
    1920 x 1080 16:9 0.2ms response time 600nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000000:1 contrast ratio VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600 1.07 billion colors PANTONE Validated Glossy display 70% less harmful blue light SGS Eye Care Display 84％ Screen-to-body ratio
16” WQXVGA 165Hz Display
16:10 Aspect Ratio 2560 x 1600 IPS 165Hz refresh rate 3ms response time Patone Validated 100% DCI-P3

Ports

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Left
  • 2 x USB-A 
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).
Right
  • 1 x USB-A 
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x Audio jack
    3.5mm jack
  • 1 x DC-in 
    ø4.5 barrel style connector
2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Ports
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Left (6)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, 100W Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, 100W Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
    v4.0
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
  • Memory Slots: Onboard memory
  • Memory Type: DDR4 Memory
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz
Up to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
1 x 16GB on-board memory and 1 x SO-DIMM slot up to 32GB of DDR4 SDRAM.
Discrete GraphicsOptional NVIDIA® GeForce®
  • RTX™ 3050 - 4GB GDDR6
    Boost up to 1057.5MHz at 35W (50W with Dynamic Boost), NVIDIA Max-Q technology for peak performance and efficiency.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti
    Supports ROG Boost up to 1585MHz at 60W (75W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
    Supports ROG Boost up to 1525MHz at 80W (95W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6
    Supports ROG Boost up to 1390MHz at 80W (100W with Dynamic Boost).
Storage
256GB 512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2280 slot
  • Single
    • 512GB 1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
  • Dual
    • 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB
      M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
      Supports RAID 0.

Connectivity

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Wi-Fi
  • WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.2
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
Size63 Wh
3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion battery
90 Wh
4-cell Li-ion battery
Battery Life-Up to 10 hours
Video Playback.
Power Supply
  • 90W power adaptor
    ø4.5 AC Adapter rated at 19V/4.74A.
  • 120W power adaptor
    ø4.5 AC Adapter rated at 20V/6A.
  • 240W power adaptor
    Propriety charger.
  • Supports charging via USB-C
    Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 10W.

Software

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • ProArt Creator Hub
  • MyASUS
    AppDeals System diagnosis Battery health charging Fan Profile Splendid Tru2Life Function key lock WiFi SmartConnect Link to MyASUS TaskFirst Live update AI Noise Canceling
  • Microsoft Office Options
    • 1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
    • Office Home and Student 2019 included
    • Office Home and Student 2021 included
    • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019
    • WPS Office Standard Edition (With a license for 3 products)
    • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021
Armoury Crate 1M Xbox Game Pass GameVisual Scenario Profiles

Camera & Audio

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
CameraFront-facing camera with built-in privacy shutter.
720p HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
HD Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720) camera.
Audio
  • Built-in speaker with Harman/Kardon (Mainstream)
  • Built-in array microphone with ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology
  • 2 x 2W tweeter
  • 4 x 2W woofer with Smart Amp Technology
  • Audio by Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in array microphone
  • AI mic noise-canceling

Misc

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
SensorsFingerprint sensor integrated with Power KeyFingerprint sensor on power button
Security
  • BIOS Booting User Password Protection
  • Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
  • Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
  • BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection
  • Kensington Lock
  • Fingerprint Authentication
In the box
  • ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 M3500 | AMD
  • Power Adapter
  • Wired optical mouse
  • Carry bag
  • Backpack
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Key Features

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | AMD2021 ROG Zephyrus M16
At Glance
Released in Late
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
OLED HDR
Weight
3.64 lb
1.65 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
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3050
4GB GDDR6 35W TGP
Released in Mid
2021
16:10 WQXVGA
16”
1600p 165Hz
Weight
4.19 lb
1.90 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i9-11900H
8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,430
Single Core
Geekbench 5
8,121
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 80W TGP

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