Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA (i5-7200U, FHD) Laptop Review

Name: Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA
Brand: Asus

Super sleek for cheap. Imagine the XPS 15 9560 stripped down to ULV configuration levels at half the starting price and you get the new VivoBook S15 S510 series. While this sounds good on paper, chassis quality leaves a lot to be desired.

Allen Ngo, Published 06/17/2017 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 ...

Kaby Lake Laptop / Notebook Windows Ultrabook

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Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA (Vivobook S15 S510 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i5-7200U 2 x 2.5 - 3.1 GHz, Kaby Lake

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 620, Core: 300 MHz, RAM: 1067 MHz, DDR4, 21.20.16.4565

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4, PC4-19200, SDRAM, Dual-Channel, 15-15-15-35

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, ID: LGD0573, Name: LG Display LP156WF9-SPK2, IPS, glossy: no

Mainboard

Intel Kaby Lake-U iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH

Storage

Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY, 128 GB

, Secondary: 1 TB Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172

Soundcard

Intel Kaby Lake-U/Y PCH - High Definition Audio

Connections

2 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Card Reader: SD Reader, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 17.9 x 361.4 x 243.5

Battery

42 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 3-cell

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: VGA

Additional features

Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Asus Giftbox, ZenLink, MyAsus, SmartAudio, McAfee Anti-Virus, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

1.62 kg, Power Supply: 170 g

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE HP Envy 15-as133cl Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Dell XPS 15 9560 (i7-7700HQ, UHD) Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) DIN A4 ❌

Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, USB Type-C Gen. 1, HDMI, USB 3.0, AC adapter

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV)	60.9 MB/s +92%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA	31.8 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567	22.2 MB/s -30%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV)	88.4 MB/s +163%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA	33.62 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567	27.2 MB/s -19%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	490 MBit/s
Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter	343 MBit/s -30%
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (jseb)	306 MBit/s -38%
iperf3 receive AX12
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	639 MBit/s
Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter	347 MBit/s -46%
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (jseb)	246 MBit/s -62%


263.1 cd/m²	257.6 cd/m²	248.7 cd/m²
278.9 cd/m²	277.5 cd/m²	254.2 cd/m²
278.8 cd/m²	274.7 cd/m²	248.8 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

ID: LGD0573, Name: LG Display LP156WF9-SPK2 tested with X-Rite i1Pro Basic 2

Maximum: 278.9 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 264.7 cd/m² Minimum: 14.58 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 277.5 cd/m²
Contrast: 793:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.8 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.92
ΔE Greyscale 3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
69.3% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
37.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.11% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.39

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro Basic 2)

	Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA ID: LGD0573, Name: LG Display LP156WF9-SPK2, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE LG Philips LP156WF6-SPK3, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) BOE0693, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Apple APPA030, IPS, 15.4", 2880x1800	HP Envy 15-as133cl Chi Mei CMN15D8, IPS, 15.6", 1920x1080	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567 AU Optronics AUO38ED B156HTN 28H80, TN, 15.6", 1920x1080
Display		-2%	9%	109%	8%	-8%
Display P3 Coverage	39.9	38.8 -3%	43.27 8%	99 148%	42.95 8%	36.42 -9%
sRGB Coverage	59.5	58.1 -2%	64.9 9%	100 68%	64.3 8%	54.9 -8%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	41.11	40.12 -2%	44.71 9%	87.3 112%	44.41 8%	37.62 -8%
Response Times		-8%	-18%	-66%	-15%	-15%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	38.4 ?(19.2, 19.2)	39 ?(20, 19) -2%	42 ?(13.2, 28.8) -9%	46 ?(18, 28) -20%	44.4 ?(16, 28.4) -16%	36 ?(17, 19) 6%
Response Time Black / White *	26.4 ?(15.6, 10.8)	30 ?(19, 11) -14%	33.6 ?(7.6, 26) -27%	56 ?(11, 45) -112%	30 ?(6.4, 23.6) -14%	36 ?(19, 17) -36%
PWM Frequency		20000 ?(90)	198.4	119000 ?(80)	1000 ?(99)
Screen		-6%	-9%	46%	2%	-75%
Brightness middle	277.5	256 -8%	186.5 -33%	420 51%	262.3 -5%	246 -11%
Brightness	265	252 -5%	174 -34%	401 51%	240 -9%	235 -11%
Brightness Distribution	89	87 -2%	69 -22%	90 1%	83 -7%	75 -16%
Black Level *	0.35	0.3 14%	0.18 49%	0.3 14%	0.24 31%	0.55 -57%
Contrast	793	853 8%	1036 31%	1400 77%	1093 38%	447 -44%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	4.8	5.4 -13%	5.7 -19%	3.33 31%	5 -4%	10.97 -129%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	17.8	9.36 47%	22.5 -26%	5.11 71%	20.6 -16%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3	5.37 -79%	4.4 -47%	2.73 9%	3.2 -7%	14.25 -375%
Gamma	2.39 ^92%	2.58 ^85%	2.35 ^94%	2.48 ^89%	2.45 ^90%	1.83 ^120%
CCT	6854 ^95%	6795 ^96%	6963 ^93%	6457 ^101%	6817 ^95%	11200 ^58%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	37.7	37 -2%	44.71 19%	78.09 107%	40.5 7%	35 -7%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	69.3	58 -16%	64.95 -6%	99.97 44%	63.5 -8%	55 -21%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-5% / -5%	-6% / -7%	30% / 43%	-2% / 1%	-33% / -52%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
26.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 15.6 ms rise
26.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 10.8 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 62 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 19.2 ms rise
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 19.2 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 54 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8746 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit

Cinebench R15 | Cinebench R11.5 | Cinebench R10 | wPrime 2.10

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	145 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T470s-20HF0012US Intel Core i5-7300U	143 Points +9%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Core i5-6267U	131 Points 0%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	131 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	129 Points -2%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	115 Points -12%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	108 Points -18%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	99 Points -24%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	86 Points -34%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	77 Points -41%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad T470s-20HF0012US Intel Core i5-7300U	369 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	351 Points +5%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Core i5-6267U	339 Points +1%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	335 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	328 Points -2%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	288 Points -14%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	257 Points -23%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	256 Points -24%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	229 Points -32%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	223 Points -33%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	1.67 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T470s-20HF0012US Intel Core i5-7300U	1.59 Points +7%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	1.49 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	1.47 Points -1%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	1.33 Points -11%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	1.28 Points -14%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	1.14 Points -23%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	1.03 Points -31%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	0.86 Points -42%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad T470s-20HF0012US Intel Core i5-7300U	4.13 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	3.87 Points +5%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	3.69 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	3.67 Points -1%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	3.19 Points -14%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	2.85 Points -23%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	2.81 Points -24%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	2.49 Points -33%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	2.47 Points -33%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	11412 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	11292 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	11109 Points -3%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	9852 Points -14%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	8718 Points -24%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	8672 Points -24%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	7580 Points -34%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	6854 Points -40%
Rendering Single 32Bit
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	5016 Points
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	4999 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel Core i7-7500U	4835 Points -4%
HP ProBook 640 G2-T9X60ET Intel Core i5-6200U	4359 Points -13%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES Intel Core i5-5200U	4134 Points -18%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	3871 Points -23%
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	3725 Points -26%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	2621 Points -48%

wPrime 2.10 - 1024m
Lenovo IdeaPad Z40-59422614 Intel Core i5-4200U	790 s * -71%
Lenovo Thinkpad 13-20J1001BUS Intel Core i3-7100U	645 s * -40%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B	475.7 s * -3%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel Core i5-7200U	467.3 s * -1%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel Core i5-7200U	460.9 s *
Lenovo ThinkPad T470s-20HF0012US Intel Core i5-7300U	446.9 s * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

8813

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

11412

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

5016

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

39.29 fps

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

3.69 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

1.49 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.7 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

49.04 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

335 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

131 Points

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... in comparison

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Radeon Pro 460, 6920HQ, Apple SSD SM1024L	4066 Points +6%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U, Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY	3831 Points
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U, Toshiba MQ01ABD100	3424 Points -11%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Radeon Pro 460, 6920HQ, Apple SSD SM1024L	4755 Points 0%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U, Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY	4746 Points
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U, Toshiba MQ01ABD100	4340 Points -9%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Radeon Pro 460, 6920HQ, Apple SSD SM1024L	4984 Points +8%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U, Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY	4627 Points
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U, Toshiba MQ01ABD100	4089 Points -12%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3831 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		4627 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		4746 points
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	Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY	Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE Samsung CM871a MZNTY256HDHP	HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) Toshiba MQ01ABD100	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Apple SSD SM1024L	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567 Intel SSDSCKKF256H6
CrystalDiskMark 3.0		51%	-91%	165%	29%
Read Seq	503	532 6%	109.5 -78%	1458 190%	485.8 -3%
Write Seq	396	511 29%	105.2 -73%	1440 264%	422.8 7%
Read 512	417.7	414.8 -1%	34.08 -92%	914 119%	338.9 -19%
Write 512	342	307.7 -10%	40.02 -88%	1058 209%	304 -11%
Read 4k	19.48	39.51 103%	0.429 -98%	9.786 -50%	27.11 39%
Write 4k	64.6	108.1 67%	1.008 -98%	10.9 -83%	85.4 32%
Read 4k QD32	250.3	361.6 44%	0.81 -100%	679 171%	279.6 12%
Write 4k QD32	94.3	253 168%	0.893 -99%	562 496%	255.1 171%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

AS SSD

Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY

Sequential Read: 503 MB/s

Sequential Write: 396 MB/s

512K Read: 417.7 MB/s

512K Write: 342 MB/s

4K Read: 19.48 MB/s

4K Write: 64.6 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 250.3 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 94.3 MB/s

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Iris Graphics 550, 6267U	2696 Points +70%
HP Spectre x360 15-bl002xx NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U	2576 Points +62%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	2210 Points +39%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	1829 Points +15%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES AMD Radeon R5 M330, 5200U	1834 Points +16%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	1587 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel HD Graphics 620, i7-7500U	1508 Points -5%
Acer TravelMate P249-M-5452 Intel HD Graphics 520, 6200U	1343 Points -15%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	1309 Points -18%
1280x720 Performance Combined
HP Spectre x360 15-bl002xx NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U	2609 Points +58%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Iris Graphics 550, 6267U	2597 Points +57%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	1650 Points
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES AMD Radeon R5 M330, 5200U	1525 Points -8%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	1454 Points -12%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	1060 Points -36%
Acer TravelMate P249-M-5452 Intel HD Graphics 520, 6200U	1401 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad 13-20J2S00G00 Intel HD Graphics 620, i7-7500U	1219 Points -26%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	892 Points -46%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Iris Graphics 550, 6267U	13172 Points +49%
HP Spectre x360 15-bl002xx NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U	11821 Points +33%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	8861 Points
Acer TravelMate P249-M-5452 Intel HD Graphics 520, 6200U	6924 Points -22%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	6189 Points -30%
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES AMD Radeon R5 M330, 5200U	5592 Points -37%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	5311 Points -40%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
HP Spectre x360 15-bl002xx NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U	2115 Points +100%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 (2.9 GHz) Intel Iris Graphics 550, 6267U	1657 Points +57%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	1466 Points +39%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	1013 Points -4%
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	1055 Points
HP 250 G4 T6P08ES AMD Radeon R5 M330, 5200U	1010 Points -4%
Acer TravelMate P249-M-5452 Intel HD Graphics 520, 6200U	786 Points -25%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	672 Points -36%
1920x1080 Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	51806 Points
Acer TravelMate P249-M-5452 Intel HD Graphics 520, 6200U	37343 Points -28%
Dell Latitude 5280 Intel HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U	34077 Points -34%
HP Spectre x360 15-bl002xx NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U	33758 Points -35%
HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), PRO A12-9800B	32389 Points -37%

3DMark 11 Performance		1768 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		69286 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		6704 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		965 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		449 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
BioShock Infinite (2013)	62.7	33.9	28.6	8.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	82	56	20

Noise Level

Idle		30.2 / 30.2 / 30.2 dB(A)
HDD		30.2 dB(A)
Load		36.9 / 37 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: BK Precision 732A (15 cm distance) environment noise: 28.2 dB(A)

	Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U, Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY	Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE HD Graphics 620, i5-7200U, Samsung CM871a MZNTY256HDHP	HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) GeForce 940MX, i7-7500U, Toshiba MQ01ABD100	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) Radeon Pro 460, 6920HQ, Apple SSD SM1024L	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7567 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ, Intel SSDSCKKF256H6
Noise		0%	-9%	-4%	-11%
off / environment *	28.2	30.2 -7%		29 -3%	30.3 -7%
Idle Minimum *	30.2	30.2 -0%	32.2 -7%	30.3 -0%	30.9 -2%
Idle Average *	30.2	30.2 -0%	32.2 -7%	30.3 -0%	30.9 -2%
Idle Maximum *	30.2	32 -6%	33.7 -12%	30.3 -0%	31 -3%
Load Average *	36.9	34.7 6%	39.4 -7%	35.1 5%	46.5 -26%
Load Maximum *	37	33.9 8%	42.2 -14%	46 -24%	46.8 -26%

* ... smaller is better

Max. Load

Idle


28 °C	35.6 °C	34.6 °C
25.6 °C	46 °C	41.4 °C
25.6 °C	26.4 °C	32.4 °C

Maximum: 46 °C
Average: 32.8 °C


31.8 °C	39.4 °C	30 °C
45 °C	38.2 °C	26.6 °C
32 °C	28.2 °C	27 °C

Maximum: 45 °C
Average: 33.1 °C

Power Supply (max.) 43 °C | Room Temperature 22 °C | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.8 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 31.3 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.5 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 31.3 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32.4 °C / 90.3 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-3.6 °C / -6.5 F).

Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (66.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (10.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 63% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 47% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 46% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.42 / 0.62 Watt
Idle	4.6 / 7.6 / 7.7 Watt
Load	35.1 / 36.2 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620, Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ128G8NY, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620, Samsung CM871a MZNTY256HDHP, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) i7-7500U, GeForce 940MX, Toshiba MQ01ABD100, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) 6920HQ, Radeon Pro 460, Apple SSD SM1024L, IPS, 2880x1800, 15.4"	HP Envy 15-as133cl i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620, HGST Travelstar 5K1000 HTS541010A7E630, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"
Power Consumption		-5%	-33%	-62%	10%
Idle Minimum *	4.6	4 13%	6.16 -34%	3 35%	4.6 -0%
Idle Average *	7.6	9.6 -26%	8.48 -12%	9.9 -30%	7.7 -1%
Idle Maximum *	7.7	9.7 -26%	9.62 -25%	12.5 -62%	7.8 -1%
Load Average *	35.1	27.7 21%	41.63 -19%	70.6 -101%	30.5 13%
Load Maximum *	36.2	38.4 -6%	63.22 -75%	90.8 -151%	22.7 37%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		10h 14min
WiFi Websurfing		4h 19min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 10min

	Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620, 42 Wh	Lenovo V510-15IKB 80WQ0002GE i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620, 32 Wh	HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) i7-7500U, GeForce 940MX, 41 Wh	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.9 GHz, 460) 6920HQ, Radeon Pro 460, 76 Wh	HP Envy 15-as133cl i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620, 52 Wh
Battery Runtime		-13%	2%	57%	18%
Reader / Idle	614		438 -29%		573 -7%
WiFi v1.3	259	225 -13%	220 -15%	619 139%	408 58%
Load	70		106 51%	52 -26%	72 3%

Pros

+ 2个内部存储托架，可升级RAM

+ 处理器睿频加速性能

+ 相对便于维护

+ 薄，非常轻巧

+ 有吸引力的机身设计

+ 优秀的立体声扬声器

+ USB Type-C Gen. 1

+ 低风扇噪音

+ 没有屏幕闪烁

Cons

- 较弱的解锁反馈;令人失望的触控板

- 不正常的表面温度

- 低于平均水平的电池续航

- 没有雷电3或 mDP

- 塑料外壳软

- SD读卡器慢

In review: Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA. Test model provided by Computer Upgrade King. Use coupon code NBC50Off to shave off $50 USD for a final price of $749 USD

The VivoBook S510 series was designed to be more affordable than the ZenBook, XPS, or Spectre series without being any heavier or less attractive. It is, an essence, a budget-mainstream notebook wrapped in a super-thin flagship design. Asus has succeeded in this regard as the S510UA starts for far less than $1000 USD and its narrow bezels naturally lead to a smaller footprint when compared to more typical budget-mainstream notebooks in the Pavilion, Inspiron, or IdeaPad families. We're especially relieved to see no cut corners on display quality or core performance as the processor can sustain Turbo Boost speeds without much of an issue. The relatively low fan noise is another high note especially when compared to the more energetic fans of the XPS 15.

Where the S510UA falters, however, is hard to ignore. The case is not very rigid and both the keyboard and trackpad do not feel as firm as they could have been. Its chassis may look like a flagship offering, but it doesn't feel anywhere near as solid as one. Battery life is short and the superficial dent on the bottom of the notebook around the processor is telling of a more budget or economical design. Hopefully these strange hardware flaws on our test unit are not indicative of a wider problem with the new VivoBook S15 series as a whole, so we'll likely check out more SKUs in the future for a better perspective.

We can absolutely recommend the VivoBook S15 S510 over an older HP Pavilion 15 or Asus F series if affordability and portability are of top concerns. Otherwise, users who want to invest about $200 or $300 USD more on an introductory ZenBook, XPS, or Spectre SKU will find a vastly superior experience.

The lightweight S510UA looks sleek, performs wonderfully, and carries a respectable 1080p IPS matte display. The spongy keyboard, below average battery life, and odd hardware hitches on our test unit suggest that buyers should tread carefully before investing in the new VivoBook S15 series.

Asus VivoBook S15 S510UA - 06/11/2017 v6 ^(old)
Allen Ngo

Chassis

78 / 98 → 79%

Keyboard

72%

Pointing Device

75%

Connectivity

42 / 81 → 52%

Weight

68 / 20-67 → 100%

Battery