The ASUS ProArt P16’s 3K OLED lasted longer than its 4K Tandem OLED counterpart in HardwareZone’s maximum-brightness battery test; the 4K screen has higher resolution and a higher rated HDR peak. Local-AI results split by task: the P16 processed prompts faster in one 9-billion-parameter test, while the MacBook Pro M5 Max generated tokens faster in the reported 9B and 27B tests. Those are workload-specific results from HardwareZone’s review, not a universal verdict.
The ProArt P16 H7607 pairs NVIDIA’s RTX Spark N1X platform, with a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU and a Blackwell GPU described with 6,144 CUDA cores. Configurations reach 128GB of unified memory. That hardware gives creators a high-capacity option for local AI, but the right screen and system depend on the work you expect to do.
Choose the screen for its image priorities, and judge local-AI performance by the task you actually run.
The 3K and 4K screens make different trade-offs
Both 16-inch touchscreens are rated at 120Hz, use a 16:10 aspect ratio and cover 100% of DCI-P3, according to HardwareZone. The 4K Tandem OLED has more pixels and a higher rated peak HDR brightness; HardwareZone also noted that the resolution difference was not immediately obvious at a normal viewing distance.
| Feature or test | 3K OLED | 4K Tandem OLED |
| Resolution | 2880 × 1800 | 3840 × 2400 |
| Rated peak HDR brightness | 1,100 nits | 1,600 nits |
| Shared display specifications | 120Hz, 16:10, 100% DCI-P3 | 120Hz, 16:10, 100% DCI-P3 |
| UL Procyon Office Productivity Battery Life, maximum display brightness | 473 minutes | 355 minutes |
| UL Procyon Office Productivity score | 6,499 | 6,938 |
In HardwareZone’s battery test, the 3K unit ran for 118 minutes longer, or 1 hour 58 minutes. That result comes from the review’s UL Procyon Office Productivity Battery Life test at maximum display brightness. The reviewer noted that brightness, content and panel efficiency can affect power use, so the result describes that test rather than every day-to-day setup.
The Office Productivity scores differed by 439 points, with the 4K unit scoring higher. HardwareZone cautioned against reading much into that gap because the systems were otherwise essentially alike. For a screen decision, the more tangible distinction in these reported results is the 4K model’s higher resolution and HDR rating, versus the 3K model’s longer runtime in that particular battery test.
Local-AI performance changes with the task
Prompt processing handles the input context; token generation produces the response. In HardwareZone’s llama.cpp tests, the P16 led on 9B prompt processing, while the MacBook Pro M5 Max led on response generation for both tested model sizes.
| llama.cpp task and model | ProArt P16 RTX Spark | MacBook Pro M5 Max |
| 9B prompt processing | 2,678 tokens/s | 2,353 tokens/s |
| 9B token generation | 47 tokens/s | 86 tokens/s |
| 27B token generation | 16 tokens/s | 27 tokens/s |
For a prompt containing a 50-page document, HardwareZone reported that the P16 began answering sooner, while both laptops took roughly the same time to finish. The result adds another task-specific wrinkle: getting through a large prompt and generating the final response are separate stages, and the reported tests favor different systems at those stages. For a broader look at RTX Spark results by workload, see NeoTeo’s earlier coverage.
Windows on Arm affects the gaming picture
HardwareZone reported about 75fps in an earlier Cyberpunk 2077 test at 1440p on medium settings. Its separate MacBook comparison used 1080p, with the P16 running the Windows game through emulation and the Mac version running natively. The resolution and execution conditions differ, so these are separate results.
Just Josh’s review discusses Windows-on-Arm compatibility hurdles and the limits of running heavy AI workloads away from power. The P16 may suit creators who want a portable system for local-AI and creative work, but buyers should account for the applications they rely on and whether they need sustained heavy workloads away from an outlet. The video includes affiliate links.
A reported U.S. price for one evaluation configuration
In a report published October 22, 2026, GfxSpeak said ASUS’s website listed the Jon Peddie Research evaluation configuration at $4,399.99. That unit had 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD and Windows 11 Pro (Arm). The figure is tied to that configuration and report, rather than a current price for every P16 variant. GfxSpeak’s report gives the configuration details.
Which setup fits your work?
Choose the 4K Tandem OLED if higher resolution and the higher rated HDR peak matter most. The 3K OLED is the stronger fit if its longer runtime in HardwareZone’s maximum-brightness test carries more weight for you. For local AI, the P16’s faster 9B prompt processing and earlier start on the 50-page prompt may matter for input-heavy work; the MacBook Pro M5 Max generated tokens faster in the reported 9B and 27B tests.
