ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA vs. Intel MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA and Intel MacBook Air, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA has a 48% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7
3,018
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7
2,818
Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4
1,942
About 6% lighter

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA weighed 2.65 pounds, 6% lighter than the 2.8 pounds Intel MacBook Air.

WeightASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Pound
2.65 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
1.20 kg
1.27 kg

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA.

Supports faster memory

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA.

Memory type and speed
Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA 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 S13 S333EA
16 GB
Intel MacBook Air
16 GB

Prices

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

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EA Price
ASUS VivoBook S13 Thin and Light Laptop, 13.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1035G1 CPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Dreamy White, S333JA-DS51-WH
ASUS VivoBook S13 Thin and Light Laptop, 13.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1035G1 CPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader, Dreamy White, S333JA-DS51-WH
By ASUS
$929.00
ASUS 15.6” Vivobook Go Laptop, Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 11 in S Mode, Star Black, L510KA-ES04
ASUS 15.6” Vivobook Go Laptop, Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 11 in S Mode, Star Black, L510KA-ES04
By ASUS
$199.99
$229.99 13% OFF
ASUS Vivobook Go 15.6” Laptop, AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, 8GB, 128GB, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, Mixed Black, E1504FA-AS33
ASUS Vivobook Go 15.6” Laptop, AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, 8GB, 128GB, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, Mixed Black, E1504FA-AS33
By ASUS
$299.99
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
$360.00
$379.00 5% OFF
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
$239.00
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
$459.95

Availability

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel 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
Generations-

Exterior

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Dimensions12.0” x 7.87” x 0.59” (304.9 x 199.9 x 14.9 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)
Weight2.65 lbs (1.2 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Indie Black Dreamy White
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size backlit with 1.4mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Mylar-covered with integrated NumberPad;
    • Intelligent palm-rejection;
    • Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures
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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Size13.3 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.3” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
  • Frameless four-sided NanoEdge display with 88% screen-to-body ratio
  • 178° wide-view technology
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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C®
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x Audio combo jack
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x DC-in
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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 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
8GB 16GB
2666MHz DDR4 SDRAM Onboard Memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® Gen3 SSD M.2
  • 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane
    Intel® Optane™ Memory H10 with Solid State Storage
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD

Connectivity

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Size50Wh (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 Supply
  • 65W power adapter
    Plug Type: ø4 (mm), 19V DC, 7=3.42A
  • Supports fast charging up to 60% in 49 minutes
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

ASUS VivoBook S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps
ASUS Splendid ASUS Tru2life Video ASUS AudioWizard
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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound; smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
  • Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support
  • 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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor (optional)
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Fingerprint reader (optional)
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box
  • VivoBook S13
  • Mouse (optional)
  • 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 S13 S333EAIntel MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.65 lb
1.20 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
Configurable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
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

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