RTX has always been a highly discussed subdivision type of notebook on the market, because it takes into account the characteristics of thin and light body and strong performance output, which meets the needs of many consumers for thin and light notebooks for daily use. In the mainstream price range, the ASUS Vivobook Pro series has performed well overall, and it has been a popular model among RTX thin and light all-in-one laptops since its launch.
With the release of Intel's 1st generation Core Ultra processor, ASUS also brought the first Core Ultra 9+ RTX 4060 all-round AI thin and light laptop: ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024, this model has bright parameters, equipped with a 16-core Core Ultra 9 185H processor + RTX 4060 8GB independent graphics high-spec core hardware combination, and is equipped with a 28K 120Hz wide color gamut OLED screen, and the weight of the whole machine is only 1About 8kg, it is not difficult to see from the parameters that it is another thin and light performance machine. So, what about its actual performance release? Is the thin and light all-rounder really all-round? For these questions that everyone is very concerned about, in the following evaluation, Uncle Niu will answer with actual data.
Configuration & Specifications.
Screen: 156-inch 2880 1620 resolution 120Hz OLED ASUS good screen.
Processor: Intel 1st Gen Core Ultra 9 185H (16 cores and 22 threads Max Turbo 5.)1ghz）
Memory: 16GB DDR5 5600MHz
Dedicated GPU: RTX4060 8GB (performance release 110W).
Core graphics: arc graphics
Hard disk: 1TB PCIe 40 ssd
Wi-Fi: Intel AX211 WiFi6E
Left interface: USB-A, SD card reader.
Right interface: USB-A, Thunderbolt 4, full-featured USB-C, HDMI, RJ45 network port, 35mm audio port, power port.
Fuselage weight: 18kg (with 75wh battery) +0548kg (200W power adapter).
Features: Screen color gamut switching; ASUS knob; OLED screen protector.
Reference**: 8499 yuan (initial price).
Pros:The RTX 4060 graphics card has excellent performance; Ultra 9 185H has high output power; The screen quality is excellent, and it supports color gamut switching; The performance mode is easy to use; Rich interfaces; Strong scalability of upgrades.
Regrets:The white keyboard backlight effect is average.
1.8kg sleek and simple body with support for ASUS knobs
ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024The body is silver, the shape is calm and versatile, the whole machine has the temperament of a large screen thin and light all-round book, and the applicable scenarios are also more extensive, whether it is used in the library, conference room, or more serious business occasions, there is no problem, it will not be as slightly obtrusive as a game book with a heavy body, which is actually a major advantage selling point of the thin and light all-round book on the body.
Compared with the previous generation model, the metal A side has been optimized in detail design, and the original embossed carved logo has been replaced with the ASUS vivobook letter logo, from the aesthetic point of view of Uncle Niu, I personally prefer the A side of this generation of ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024, which is more technologically simple and beautiful. In addition, the silver shell not only looks visually refreshing, but also does not stain fingerprints, saving a lot of care and cleaning effort.
Side B is a piece of 156 inches of 28K 120Hz OLED screen, with a narrow bezel design, the bezel up and down the screen is also well controlled, and the screen data is measured later.
2The 5K resolution AI camera supports 3DNR** noise reduction, background blur, motion tracking, and other functions, and the lens has a physical privacy paddle to protect privacy in a more secure way.
The C side of the fuselage is highly recognizable, and a bright keyboard surface similar to the same color as the fuselage is adopted, and the unified tone is more harmonious in the user's visual experience. The function buttons and cursor buttons on the left and right sides are painted in gray to make it easier for users to identify strokes more quickly. The keyboard uses ASUS Ergosense ergonomic backlit keyboard, with three levels of backlight and automatic brightness adjustment function, but the silver-white keycaps weaken the light transmission effect of the backlit keyboard to a certain extent - Uncle Niu's experience is that either turn off the keyboard backlight, or turn on the highest brightness gear, these two methods are more suitable to use. The keyboard feels more comfortable, 0The surface of the 2mm concave curved keycaps is treated with anti-slip, and you can feel a slight grainy feeling when you tap your fingers, 14mm key travel for a smooth typing experience.
The large trackpad is smooth to operate, and it also adds the classic ASUS Rotary Knob, an ASUS-exclusive feature. Swipe down on the logo in the upper right corner of the trackpad to turn it on and off, and there will be a white light effect when it is turned on. Its functions are the same as the physical ASUS knob buttons we have introduced before, and the most typical application is that it is adapted to more than dozens of functions in the Adobe series of software (including PS, LRC, AE, PR) to facilitate users to perform quick and easy operations. Of course, it also supports some general shortcut function settings, such as screen screen, speaker volume adjustment, and it is still very convenient after getting used to it.
In the built-in creator center application of the notebook, users can add and delete the corresponding functions of the software by themselves, and the above picture is Uncle Niu using LR as an example to demonstrate the function settings.
With the ASUS knob for parameter adjustment in the LR, users can set the adjustment speed by themselves.
How do you use the ASUS knob? It can reduce the monotonous mouse clicking and dragging operations in the user's creation process, allowing the computer to "adapt" to the creator's creative office, unleash creativity, and improve the creative experience. However, when it comes to the control experience, the ASUS knob needs users to get used to and get used to it when they are initially used, and the control will be much smoother after becoming proficient. Plus, it's actually the icing on the cake that users can do without, but who would say no to an extra feature?
On the left side are the USB-A large mouth and the UHS-II high-speed card reader.
On the right is Thunderbolt 4, full-featured USB-C, USB-A, HDMI21 **S, RJ45 network port, 35mm audio port and power port.
The measured weight of the fuselage is 18kg, judging from my commute, it is indeed a lot lighter than a gaming laptop. If you're looking for even more extreme travel portability, you can add your own USB-C PD charger – which supports 100W PD charging.
2.8K 120Hz wide color gamut OLED screen, color gamut switching is an advantageous selling point
ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 is equipped with a 2880 1620 resolution 100%P3 wide color gamut 120Hz screen, supports DC dimming, has TÜV low blue light certification, has factory color calibration and built-in ICC color profile, and has passed the Pantone color certification, the core parameters are in line with the positioning of the machine: high resolution + wide color gamut + high brush, creation and game all-round.
In native color gamut mode, the measured screen color gamut coverage is 100%sRGB, 959%adobergb、99.1% DCI-P3 color gamut. For OLED wide color gamut, some friends are worried about whether the screen saturation is too high and affects the accuracy of some visual applications? In fact, there is no need to worry, because ASUS provides a color gamut switching function in the built-in application "ASUS Manager", which supports native, SRGB, DCI-P3 and Display P3 color gamut switching, and this is also the exclusive selling point of ASUS OLED screen notebooks.
The picture above is the color gamut test when switching to the SRGB display mode, and the effect is very intuitive.
In terms of color accuracy, the average ΔE of the color accuracy test in the P3 color gamut is 1, and the average ΔE of the color accuracy test in the SRGB color gamut is 094, excellent performance. Factory color correction + built-in ICC color profile + color gamut switching, which can ensure that users can get accurate color restoration in daily use and visual creation applications.
The brightness performance is also good, with a maximum brightness of around 370 nits in SDR mode, and a maximum peak brightness of more than 600 nits when the HDR display is turned on.
Let's talk about the human-computer interaction response experience of the screen, we all know that one of the advantages of the OLED screen is that the response speed is super fast, only 0.2ms, with a 120Hz refresh rate, the screen for daily use, games and entertainment is silky and smooth. Combined with the test data and experience, the resolution, refresh rate, color gamut, color accuracy, and brightness of this screen of the ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 are impeccable, and the human-computer interaction is great. And the screen also supports functions such as automatic dark screen, automatic lock screen when people walk, etc. And when it comes to video and audio, Uncle Niu also said by the way, the speaker volume of the machine is very abundant.
In addition,When it comes to OLED screen,It is necessary to mention the multiple security functions and measures of ASUS good screen:Including the factory defaultWindowsDark mode、With OLEDThe aging optimization technology、Default useOLEDThe screen protector and add the screen saver"ASUSOLED care",For example, pixel offset、Pixel refresh, etc.,It can effectively guarantee the service life of the OLED screen。 At the same time, in terms of after-sales,For OLEDThe screen notebook,ASUS also launched ASUS good screen worry-free replacement service:Free screen replacement if there are highlights within one month of purchase,During the standard warranty period (the standard warranty period of the screen is 24 months),Non-human damage caused by the screen can be replaced with a new screen for free。
Processor test: Ultra 9 185H with sustained output power of 65W
The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is powered by Intel's 1st Gen Core Ultra 9 185H processor, which is the flagship model in this series of processors, with 16 cores and 22 threads, a base power consumption of 28W, and a maximum turbo frequency of 51ghz。The first generation of Core Ultra was transformed and innovated with a discrete module design featuring high specifications and an excellent energy efficiency ratio.
In terms of actual measurements, the performance release of ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 is also quite good: the room temperature is about 20, and the machine is tested in a single test processor in full rotation mode, and after 30 minutes, the processor runs stably at 65W power consumption, the temperature is about 77, the P-core is about 4GHz, and the E-core is about 31ghz。
Processor Benchmark (Single) Test:
In the processor benchmark test, Cinebench R23 is the processor benchmark that everyone often sees, and in a single round of testing (greatly affected by the power consumption of PL1), the multi-core score of the ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 is 19037, which is in 1A thin and light large screen of about 8kg is a proper strong player. In the 10-minute continuous running score test, the machine's multi-core running score was also maintained at about 18,000 points, which was a good performance.
R23 single run score.
Processor-loaded rendering test
Unlike the benchmark test, the full-load render test examines the notebook's long-term sustained output performance, and the test is Blender rendering and the rendering project is Classroom, and the final time of the machine is only 5 minutes and 22 seconds (322 seconds), which is about 40% faster than the rendering time under standard TDP. This test is a good indication of the actual performance of the 65W Ultra 9 185H.
Office application testing
PCMARK10's office performance test includes common basic functions (program startup, meetings, web browsing), productivity (and documents), and digital content creation (editing, rendering, and editing). The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 score is 7082, and the 28W Ultra 7 155H thin and light score is 6715, which is not much different, because whether it is a 28W or 65W 16-core 22-thread processor, it is easy and enjoyable to deal with daily light applications.
SSD test, PCIe40, the running score is good, and the response is fast in daily use.
CPU Test Summary:The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024's Core Ultra 9 185H sustained performance release power is 65W, which is considered a first-tier powerful model in the Core Ultra thin and light laptop, safe! At the same time, thanks to the specifications of 16 cores and 22 threads, the actual combat performance is strong, which is more than enough for daily use, and can also do some medium and high professional applications, such as ** editing, industrial drawing, 3D rendering, etc.
rtx 4060：Full blood output, games, creation, and AI are all done
The ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is equipped with an RTX 4060 8GB GPU. In terms of power consumption, which everyone is most concerned about, the maximum power consumption of a single test graphics card in full rotation mode is about 110W. And it's powered by NVIDIA Studio drivers, which provide more stable power for creative applications while keeping gaming entertaining. In the following performance test, Uncle Niu set the full rotation mode to measure the performance.
Benchmark performance testing.
Let's take a look at the benchmark performance score of the dGPU. We've added last year's 140W RTX 4060 gaming laptop test results to our database to give you an idea of how well the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 graphics card performance will unleash to you.
Although the ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 is equipped with the RTX 4060 with a maximum power consumption of around 110W, it slightly surpasses the 140W RTX 4060 of gaming laptops in most benchmarks - the reason we have analyzed before is mainly because the RTX 40 series notebook has a high energy efficiency ratio, and it can run full performance without 25W of dynamic power consumption (for example, the total power consumption of the RTX 4060 graphics card on the desktop is 115W). , the game's regular power consumption is 110W), which ultimately led to the ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024's discrete graphics benchmark and the 140W RTX 4060, both of which are full blood output (of course, slightly lower than the RTX 4060, the strongest level this year).
2.5K resolution game test
Next is the actual test of the game,Considering that the native resolution of the screen 2880 1620 is too high for RTX 4060,So from the perspective of actual use,Uncle Niu set the game resolution to2560 1440,And introduced the 140W RTX 4060 game laptop as a reference (Note:The game book is a 2560 1600 resolution screen),The actual combat tests the power release of the whole machine,Obviously, this aspect of the thin and light all-round book is not as good as the game book,So what is the result?
In our tests, the frame speeds are about the same, and the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is basically a little ahead. Admittedly, there are also reasons why the 2560 1440 resolution is slightly lower than the 2560 1600 resolution. But at the same time, it also proves one point: ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 can handle 2560 1440 resolution 3A masterpieces basically, and the frame rate is at the same level as the gaming laptop.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Shadows averages 94 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 averages 46fps
Authoring performance testing
Blender not only supports processor rendering, but also supports RTX graphics cuda acceleration, here we compare the CUDA acceleration test of the 140W RTX 3060 to examine the rendering performance of the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024.
The RTX 4060 GPU Cuda renders a very good performance, which is a significant improvement over the RTX 3060, which only takes 42 seconds to render the Classroom scene, while the RTX 3060 takes more than 1 minute to render.
*Processing (PS and LR) does not have high requirements for comprehensive performance, and the ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 easily scored 6686, which is easy to handle.
For the industrial design performance of the machine, we conducted a detailed test with the professional graphics card test tool SpecViewPerf 13. These test items include a variety of product designs, from medical imaging, geological exploration to architecture, engine design, aircraft design, etc., taking 3DSMAX-06 as an example, RTX 4060 is 224, RTX 3060 reference is 172; In addition, the energy-02, which usually has a low score on the graphics card of the game, also ran to 3639, RTX 3060 is 2156。Obviously, when it comes to industrial graphics rendering, the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is also up to the task.
aiPerformance testing
Let's take a look at the quantitative AI inference computing power test. We used UL Procyon's AI inference test module to test, which is the current quantitative AI inference computing power test software in the Windows environment, the running score of the machine is 790 points, because there is no other independent display reference data at present, so here you can take a look at the results.
Stable Diffusion is a very popular AI creation tool, set to: sampling method Euler A, iteration steps 50, total batch number 10, single batch number 2, generation resolution of 768 768**, the final test image speed is 433 sheets per minute. The reference desktop RTX 4060 plots at a speed of 4 at the same setting67 frames per minute, the speed of the two is similar, and if it is a GPU, it will take several minutes to produce a picture - you can see the power of RTX graphics all-in-one for AI applications.
ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 Built-in App "ASUS Hall" also has a new era of AI, which includes a variety of AI native applications (some software requires registration and paid use), such as AI writing assistant, AI intelligent image processing, AI one-click translation, etc. As we all know, 2024 is the first year of AIPC, and the built-in AI application can make it more convenient to help novice users use AI with one click.
AI Writing Assistant Copywriter, what do you think?
RTX 4060 GPU test summary:For a 1 only 1The RTX 4060 independent graphics card of about 8kg of thin and light all-round laptop can have a full blood level of game-level performance, which may not be believed by many friends before the comparison of measured data, but the test data fully proves this conclusion. ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 Play games, do creations, no problem!
Full load test machine test: the performance of the whole machine is released 125W
The ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 was tested at around room temperature 17 in full rotation mode, and the situation after half an hour was as follows: Ultra 9 185H power consumption is about 30W, temperature is 78, RTX 4060 power consumption is about 95W, temperature is 786. The performance of the whole machine is about 125W, which is good for an all-round laptop. In addition, it should be praised that although it is called full rotation mode, it actually adjusts the fan speed according to the real-time load, and does not directly pull the speed to the fullest, but the upper speed limit is higher than that of the high-efficiency mode.
Fan Noise:The measured noise of the user position is about 50 decibels when the double test is fully loaded, and the noise is more obvious. Switching to the high-efficiency mode, the fan noise is about 47 decibels, and the experience of the high-efficiency mode is more comfortable in normal use.
On the left is the full-rotation mode test machine, and on the right side is the high-efficiency mode test machine.
C-side temperature:The heat accumulates in the middle and high area of the keyboard during the test, the highest point is located near the top F8, about 49, and the key Y and U are about 45.
The picture below is a diagram of the internal structure, using the Glacier Pro heat dissipation architecture, dual fans and 5 heat pipe heat dissipation modules. Memory onboard 8GB + slot 8GB, reserved M2 SSDs, which can be upgraded later. With a 75Wh battery, the PCMARK10 has a battery life of around 9 hours in the modern office benchmark (in GPU mode) and is flanked by a large speaker.
Summary
Combined with all the evaluation data, we can come to a very conclusive conclusion: thanks to the blessing of two high-efficiency cores - the 1st Gen Core Ultra 9 185H processor and the RTX 4060 independent graphics card, the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is a highly mature and reliable RTX all-round AI thin and light laptop!
In terms of configuration, the machine is neat and slot-free, and has ample memory and SSD upgrade scalability. In terms of performance, a single processor can run 65W, a single display output of 110W, and the whole machine can reach 125W performance output, which can be used for daily use, 3A game entertainment, rendering and editing, and AI creation. On human-computer interaction, there is a high-score and high-brush OLED screen, and it is fully functional, supports color gamut switching and OLED protection, has Thunderbolt 4 and full-featured USB-C interface, supports 100W PD charging, and 2A 5K camera, decent speakers, and a very distinctive ASUS virtual knob. Let's talk about the appearance, 1The 8kg large screen is much lighter and lighter than a gaming laptop, and it is also more capable of being used in various business occasions. If you want to pick a deficiency, pay attention to the use of the keyboard backlight; The fan noise when fully loaded is definitely greater than that of the thin and light core notebook.
Finally, let's talk about** and purchase suggestions: At present, the first launch of ASUS Vivobook Pro15 2024 is8499 yuan, which belongs to the large screen RTX all-round AI thin and light book within 10,000 yuan. If you have a relatively sufficient budget and have high requirements for the overall performance of the notebook, but do not want to buy or are not suitable for gaming laptops with a heavy body, then the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 2024 is one of the thin and light all-round products worth considering, and the overall performance of the machine is worth affirming.