Intel MacBook Air vs. ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Intel MacBook Air and ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA.

Supports faster memory

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA.

Memory type and speed
Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 10% lighter

Intel MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.08 pounds ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA.

WeightIntel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Pound
2.8 lbs.
3.08 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.40 kg

ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA 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 S14 S433EA - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA - 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
5% larger display

ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air.

Display size
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
14-inch
Intel MacBook Air
13.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Intel MacBook Air and ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Intel MacBook Air
16 GB
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
16 GB

Prices

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

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
$468.99
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
$245.00
$289.99 16% OFF
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA Price
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, AI Noise-Cancellation, Indie Black, S433EA-DH51
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, AI Noise-Cancellation, Indie Black, S433EA-DH51
By ASUS
$496.61
$729.99 32% OFF
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, AI Noise-Cancellation, Dreamy White, S433EA-DH51
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, AI Noise-Cancellation, Dreamy White, S433EA-DH51
By ASUS
$729.99
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14in  FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, Indie Black, S433EA-DH51 (Renewed)
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433 Thin and Light Laptop, 14in  FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, Indie Black, S433EA-DH51 (Renewed)
By ASUS
$419.99

Availability

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Released20202020
Release Date
  • Announced on March 18th, 2020
  • Available on March 18th, 2020
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Pricing
  • $999 - Intel Core i3 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,299 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Generations-

Exterior

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Dimensions
  • 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)
12.79” x 8.40” x 0.62” (324.9 x 213.5 x 15.9 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)3.08 lbs (1.4 kg)
Colors
Gold Space Gray Silver
Indie Black Gaia Green Resolute Red Dreamy White
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit 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
  • 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

Display

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
InfoRetina 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
  • 14” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
  • Frameless NanoEdge display with 85% screen-to-body ratio
  • 178° wide-view technology, Anti-glare

Ports

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
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)
  • 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

Internal Specs

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Processor
  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
  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
Integrated Graphics
  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
  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
Memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
8GB 16GB
3200MHz DDR4 SDRAM Onboard Memory
Storage
256GB 512GB
Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® Gen3 SSD M.2
  • 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane 1TB SSD + 32GB Optane
    Intel® Optane™ Memory H10 with Solid State Storage

Connectivity

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.0

Battery

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Size49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery50Wh (3-cell 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
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Power Supply30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • 65W power adapter
    Plug Type: ø4 (mm), 19V DC, 7=3.42A
  • Supports fast charging up to 60% in 49 minutes

Software

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
OSShipped with macOS Catalina
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
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
ASUS Splendid ASUS Tru2life Video ASUS AudioWizard

Camera & Audio

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Camera720p FaceTime HD cameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • 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

Misc

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Fingerprint sensor (optional)
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • Fingerprint reader (optional)
In the box
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
  • VivoBook S14
  • Mouse (optional)
WarrantyYour 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.-
MoreVideo 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)
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Key Features

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA
At Glance
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
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.08 lb
1.40 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
3200 MHz DDR4

Comparison Summary

Intel MacBook Air vs. ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA

Apple has released the Intel MacBook Air, a 13.3-inch machine, in early-2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1060NG7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 14-inch VivoBook S14 S433EA was introduced by ASUS around the same year in 2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG497871.18%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG71,05676.86%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG71,11981.44%
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19586.97%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,374100.00%
01,374

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel MacBook Air1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG41,94243.28%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG72,81862.80%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG73,01867.26%
ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98088.70%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,487100.00%
04,487

The Intel MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 14-inch ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA. In addition, The Intel MacBook Air weighs 2.8 lbs. about 10% lighter than the 3.08 lbs. ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”, the Intel MacBook Air is slightly more portable than the ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA at 12.79” x 8.40” x 0.62”.

Intel MacBook AirASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA

Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the Intel MacBook Air supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

For ASUS VivoBook S14 S433EA, it supports up to 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. Like Intel MacBook Air, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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