2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. ASUS VivoBook 17 X712: Full specs comparison

• Announced in June 2020.
• Available in June 2020.

• $2,399 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon 5300M 4GB
• $2,799 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Radeon 5500M 4GB

• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712
• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712J
• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712FA
• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712FB
• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712JA
• ASUS VivoBook 17 X712UA

• Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm)
• Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm)
• Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)

• 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
• Touch Bar
• 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

• Chiclet keyboard
• Illuminated chiclet keyboard(Optional

• 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 2048 by 1280
  • 1792 by 1120
  • 1344 by 840
  • 1152 by 720
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology
• Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

• 17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles
• 17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit HD+ (1600x900) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 60% NTSC

1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
   6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
   8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
   8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W

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. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
   Intel® UHD Graphics 630

   24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
   Intel® UHD Graphics 630

   24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
   Intel® UHD Graphics 630

   24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz

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

• 4GB
  DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory
• 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 16GB SDRAM

• AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs)
• AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
• AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)

• AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712JA

• No discrete graphics

• 128GB
  SATA 3.0 M.2 SSD M.2
• 256GB 512GB 1TB
  PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2
• 1TB
  5400 rpm SATA HDD

• 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

• 32Wh (2-cell lithium-polymer battery)
• 47Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)

• Up to 11 hours wireless web
• Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

• Endless OS
• Windows 10 Home
• Windows 10 Pro

MyASUS features

• Battery Health Charging
• Splendid
• Tru2Life
• Function Key Lock
• Link to MyASUS

• Front-facing camera
  720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.

• High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Dolby Atmos playback
• Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

• Built-in W Stereo Speakers with Array Microphone
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• ASUS SonicMaster Technology

• Touch ID sensor

• Fingerprint sensor (optional)

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Security Chip

• Fingerprint reader (optional)
• Security lock slot

• 16‑inch MacBook Pro
• 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
  • Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or
  • 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)