Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) (60/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 27.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 60.0 Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 64.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 100 W
Charging port position Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 429 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
HDR support No
PPI 189 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Size 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen Yes
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
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) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Base frequency 1.4 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E)
Fabrication process 7 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
L3 Cache 24 MB
Threads 22
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Area 873 cm2(135.4 inches2)
Colors Black, Blue
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 355.6 x 245.6 x 19.8 mm14 x 9.67 x 0.78 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 28.6 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 360°
Screen-to-body ratio ~85%
Side bezels 5.5 mm
Transformer Yes
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Wi-Fi standard v7

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Blender GPU 1947
Solar Bay 27667

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS
GPU performance 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~85.3 dB
Microphones 2
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

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