Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs LG Gram 17 (2024)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to LG Gram 17 (2024) (51/100), 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) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 17.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 55.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Ion
Cable length 1.8 meters
Charge power 65 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 153 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy
Contrast 1200:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 99%
HDR support No
PPI 178 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Size 17 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (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) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Base frequency 1.2 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E)
Fabrication process 7 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
L3 Cache 18 MB
Threads 18
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Area 980 cm2(151.9 inches2)
Colors White, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 378.8 x 258.8 x 17.8-18.8 mm14.91 x 10.19 x 0.7-0.74 inches
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 1
Opening angle 130°
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.5%
Side bezels 6.3 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Optional
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v6E

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24
Shading units (cores) 896
TGP 28 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) LG Gram 17 (2024)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 2

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