Asus VivoBook Pro 16 (2023) Laptop Review: Core i9-13900H, RTX 4050, and 3.2K OLED augur well for hobbyist creators


Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4770 (4758.02min – 4770.39max) MB/s +146%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





3234 (3155.56min – 3234.47max) MB/s +67%

Average of class Multimedia
  (756 – 4861, n=85, last 2 years) Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ




2669 (2638.39min – 2668.53max) MB/s +38%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




2353 (2142.12min – 2352.79max) MB/s +21%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1870 – 2578, n=7) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




2253 (2206.83min – 2252.55max) MB/s +16%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





1939 (1922.39min – 1939.24max) MB/s

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4938 (864.6min – 4938.37max) MB/s +103%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10




3291 (3216.4min – 3290.77max) MB/s +35%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




2997 (2930.15min – 2996.92max) MB/s +23%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (2166 – 3115, n=7) Average of class Multimedia
  (790 – 5709, n=85, last 2 years) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




2433 (2278.56min – 2432.65max) MB/s

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ





2292 (2277.15min – 2292.43max) MB/s -6%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





2252 (2149.48min – 2252.34max) MB/s -7%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




1671 (1641.02min – 1670.59max) MB/s -31%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




7328 (6805.28min – 7327.89max) MB/s +62%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10




6935 (5510.15min – 6934.86max) MB/s +53%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Multimedia
  (1023 – 7121, n=84, last 2 years) Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (4239 – 4719, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





4529 (3752.85min – 4529.22max) MB/s

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




4294 (3669.6min – 4293.91max) MB/s -5%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





3974 (3600.81min – 3974.33max) MB/s -12%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ





3034 (2688.83min – 3034.37max) MB/s -33%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4936 (877.32min – 4936.28max) MB/s +56%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10




4926 (4833.5min – 4926max) MB/s +56%

Average of class Multimedia
  (871 – 6761, n=85, last 2 years) Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (2982 – 3629, n=7) Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




3185 (3154.12min – 3184.87max) MB/s +1%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




3154 (3143.42min – 3153.68max) MB/s

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




2934 (2895.62min – 2933.5max) MB/s -7%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ




2514 (2483.93min – 2513.65max) MB/s -20%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM





1773 (1734.23min – 1773.16max) MB/s -44%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ




84.7 (83.57min – 84.65max) MB/s +480%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




75.5 (74.6min – 75.45max) MB/s +417%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10




66.9 (50.9min – 66.86max) MB/s +358%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





64.7 (63.36min – 64.73max) MB/s +343%

Average of class Multimedia
  (14.6 – 149.1, n=85, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




54.4 (50.25min – 54.39max) MB/s +273%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




32.8 (32.61min – 32.76max) MB/s +125%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (14.6 – 37.7, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




14.6 (12.18min – 14.59max) MB/s

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10





313 (306.34min – 313.21max) MB/s +53%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




296 (293.22min – 295.97max) MB/s +44%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ





265 (263.14min – 265.39max) MB/s +29%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (116.3 – 286, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





205 (179.98min – 205.28max) MB/s

Average of class Multimedia
  (82.2 – 376, n=85, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





174.5 (172.12min – 174.51max) MB/s -15%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




170.6 (167.61min – 170.59max) MB/s -17%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




132 (125.41min – 131.99max) MB/s -36%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




3794 (3727.63min – 3793.69max) MB/s +274%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10




3523 (3416.03min – 3522.69max) MB/s +247%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




1705 (1701.1min – 1704.63max) MB/s +68%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (613 – 2769, n=7) Average of class Multimedia
  (315 – 4358, n=85, last 2 years) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





1015 (955.09min – 1015.02max) MB/s

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ




932 (902.95min – 931.73max) MB/s -8%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





906 (859.8min – 906.06max) MB/s -11%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




761 (749.41min – 760.62max) MB/s -25%

Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10





3597 (3488.54min – 3597.4max) MB/s +454%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




2679 (789.09min – 2678.78max) MB/s +313%

Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (441 – 2635, n=7) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM





1585 (1554.44min – 1585.47max) MB/s +144%

Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ




1299 (1149.78min – 1298.86max) MB/s +100%

Average of class Multimedia
  (221 – 4074, n=85, last 2 years) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





649 (615.74min – 649.21max) MB/s

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




554 (543.86min – 553.56max) MB/s -15%

Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




521 (510.95min – 520.65max) MB/s -20%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (4020 – 6406, n=7) Average of class Multimedia
  (2010 – 9972, n=81, last 2 years) Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1294 – 2446, n=7) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Average of class Multimedia
  (669 – 3634, n=81, last 2 years) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Multimedia
  (545 – 4813, n=81, last 2 years) Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (1456 – 2796, n=7) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (3616 – 3977, n=7) Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 – 5639, n=81, last 2 years) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (2238 – 3156, n=7) Average of class Multimedia
  (388 – 5101, n=81, last 2 years) Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Multimedia
  (27.5 – 109.4, n=81, last 2 years) Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (37.9 – 58.8, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (152.2 – 288, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Average of class Multimedia
  (99.8 – 322, n=81, last 2 years) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (875 – 1996, n=7) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Average of class Multimedia
  (413 – 2989, n=81, last 2 years) Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Multimedia
  (281 – 4265, n=81, last 2 years) Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (954 – 2255, n=7) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (0.029 – 0.116, n=7) Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Multimedia
  (0.018 – 0.168, n=81, last 2 years) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM
  (0.096 – 0.136, n=7) Asus VivoBook Pro 16 K6602VU
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Average of class Multimedia
  (0.012 – 0.414, n=81, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus VivoBook Pro 16
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Asus ROG Flow X16 GV601V
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF
Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10

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