ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021) vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)

ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021) $1,100
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,100
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" OLED 1920×1080
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H vs Core m3-7Y32A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
40 FPS 1080p
33%
5.8 TFLOPS FP32
12%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W vs HD 615 900MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
DDR4-3200
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
OLED
HDR
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12"
LCD IPS
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
600 Nits Peak
Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
3ms GtG
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Flicker
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
96% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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dE 2.0 Avg
dE 4.8 Max
dE 1.00 Greyscale
2.17 Gamma
6600K
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Number Pad
Scissor Switch
1.35mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
78 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
200 Series Y+
Data
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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External
External
120W
19.00V
6.32A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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63Wh
5426mAh
11.61V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
359.8 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
235.3 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.68 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.65 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.09 kg (4.6 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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M3500QC-DB71
A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
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