Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) vs Dell XPS 16 (9640)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Dell XPS 16 (9640) (88/100)

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) (42/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 32.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 42.0 Poor 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 42.0 Poor 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 230 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 600 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Cores 4
Fabrication process 14 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
L3 Cache 8 MB
Threads 8
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 927 cm2(143.7 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 363.4 x 255 x 22.9 mm14.31 x 10.04 x 0.9 inches
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: AluminumBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 51 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.4%
Side bezels 9 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1000:1
HDR support No
PPI 141 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size 15.6 inches
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 2358
Solar Bay 35446

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1267 MHz
GPU boost clock 1605 MHz
GPU performance 12.3 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3840
TGP 100 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~81 dB
Microphones 2
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Cpu Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (16 cores, up to 4.8 GHz, Intel AI Boost)
Gpu NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (8 GB GDDR6, 60W)
Ram 32 GB LPDDR5X-7467 MHz
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

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