Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop vs Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
116known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop has 12 more processor cores than the Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB (16 vs 4). The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop has 8 more processor threads than the Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB (16 vs 8). The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop has 18 MB more processor cache than the Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB (24 MB vs 6 MB). Only the Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB has touchscreen. Only the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop has discrete graphics card.

Colour name
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:Earl Gray
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:Platinum
Display resolution
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:2880 x 1620 pixels
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:2256 x 1504 pixels
Touchscreen
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:No
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:Yes
Processor family
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:Intel Core Ultra 9
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:10th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:285H
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:i5-1035G7
Processor cores
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:16
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:4
Processor threads
- Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop:16
- Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB:8

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Comparison of N6506CU-MA020X, Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB
141 specifications	A ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED N6506CU-MA020X Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Laptop Model N6506CU-MA020X View product	B Flex IT Surface Laptop 3 i5-1035G7/16GB/256GB/13.5\" COA - Core i5 - 256 GB View product
Design1 differ
Product type	Laptop	Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour nameDiffers	Earl Gray	Platinum
Form factorKnown for one	Clamshell	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium, Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for one	Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Introduction yearKnown for one	2025	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display diagonalKnown for one	39.6 cm (15.6")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionDiffers	2880 x 1620 pixels	2256 x 1504 pixels
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
HD typeKnown for one	3K	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for one	OLED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one	1.07 billion colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one	16:9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for one	Gloss	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one	400 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum display brightness (HDR)Known for one	500 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour gamutKnown for one	100%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Blue Light technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB colour spaceKnown for one	DCI-P3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	0.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum refresh rateKnown for one	120 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	1000000:1	Unknown — not stated by the source
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technologyKnown for one	HDR True Black 600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonal (metric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.7 cm
Processor6 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Core Ultra 9	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)	10th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	285H	i5-1035G7
Processor coresDiffers	16	4
Processor threadsDiffers	16	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	5.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance coresKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	5.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	4.5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	2.5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one	2.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one	2.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	24 MB	6 MB
Maximum turbo powerKnown for one	115 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor base powerKnown for one	45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 GHz
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smart Cache
Neural processor unit (NPU)identical
Neural processor unit (NPU)Known for one	Intel AI Boost	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sparsity supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for one	DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total processor performance up toKnown for one	99 TOPs	Unknown — not stated by the source
NPU performance up toKnown for one	13 TOPs	Unknown — not stated by the source
GPU performance up toKnown for one	77 TOPs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR5-SDRAM	LPDDR4x-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for one	On-board + SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	24 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	256 GB
Storage media	SSD	SSD
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express 4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive type	No	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	6 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR6	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel Arc Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel Arc 140T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Smart Amp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speakers manufacturerKnown for one	Harman Kardon	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera	Yes	Yes
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	5 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Privacy cameraKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Privacy typeKnown for one	Privacy shutter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	2x2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	5.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WWANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not installed
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power adapter barrel connectorKnown for one	6.0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate ModeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad + DialPad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copilot keyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microsoft CopilotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	75 Wh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Removable batteryKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	20 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C charging portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.8 kg	1.25 kg
WidthDiffers	355.7 mm	308 mm
DepthDiffers	235.3 mm	14.5 mm
HeightDiffers	19.9 mm	223 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	196592

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