Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Framework Laptop 16

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Framework Laptop 16 (65/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dell

Dell XPS 16 (9640)

88/100
· $1899
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Framework Laptop 16
Framework

Framework Laptop 16

65/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good —
Display 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 56.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 65.0 Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 62.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 100 / 180 / 240 W
Charging port position — -
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 240 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — Yes
Weight of AC adapter — 160 / 400 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400) —
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1500:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — No
PPI — 189 ppi
Refresh rate — 165 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 9 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
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 —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Base frequency — 3.8 GHz
Cores — 8
Fabrication process — 4 nm
Integrated GPU — Radeon 780M
L3 Cache — 16 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 5.1 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Area — 1035 cm2(160.5 inches2)
Colors — Black, Gray, Orange, Purple
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 356.58 x 290.2 x 17.95 mm14.04 x 11.43 x 0.71 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 49 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 155°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~71.7%
Side bezels — 6 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 4x USB 4.0
USB-A — No
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Blender GPU — 4299
Solar Bay — 61827

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
FLOPS — 23.2 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 23.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~24 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 4608
TGP — 100 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 144

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 96 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Audio chip — Realtek ALC1318
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~86 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Framework Laptop 16
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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