Asus Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H
Today
Typical price$1,700
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.4 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonAsus Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H or MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070?
Cost the same today; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 has score 0.2 higher (8.6 vs. 8.4).
MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
8.6score · higher
Asus wins 2by componentMSI wins 1
- 9.8Performance9.1
- 9.3Memory and storage9.3
- 5.5Screen8.8
- 7.5Ports and how current it is5.0
Asus Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H is the cheaperMSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 is the cheaper
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H wins on ports and how current it is; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 wins on screen.
- 9.8Performance9.1
- 9.3Memory and storage9.3
- 5.5Screen8.8 (wins)
- 7.5 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0
MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
Today
Typical price$1,700
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.6 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.2
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 06/11/2026
Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H
- Amazon Lowest price$1,700Buy on Amazon
Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
- Amazon Lowest price$1,700Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H | Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Core Ultra 9 | Ryzen 9 |
| Processor model changes | 386H | 8945HS |
| Dedicated graphics card changes | not listed | RTX 4070 |
| RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1,024 GB | 1,024 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 16 polegadas | 15.6 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | Full HD | QHD |
| Refresh rate changes | not listed | 165Hz |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi generation changes | Wi-Fi 6 | not listed |
| General | ||
| System | Windows | Windows |
| Model code changes | S3607AA | 8945HS |
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How we choose
Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.