Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) 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 Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 40.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 53.0 Below Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 70.0 Good 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 100 / 240 / 280 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 990 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
L3 Cache 24 MB
Threads 20
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 1114 cm2(172.6 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 395 x 282 x 28.3 mm15.55 x 11.1 x 1.11 inches
Liquid metal Yes
Material Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 39.9 dB
Number of fans 4
Screen-to-body ratio ~74.1%
Side bezels 6 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Wi-Fi standard v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adobe RGB profile 75.3%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 127 ppi
Refresh rate 360 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 3 ms
Size 17.3 inches
Sync technology Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 2791
Solar Bay 41667

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 14.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1387 MHz
GPU boost clock 1703 MHz
GPU performance 14.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3840
TGP 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 2 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~48 dB
Microphones 2
Power 4x2W
Speakers 4.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) 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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