Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Razer Blade 14 (2021)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Razer Blade 14 (2021) (47/100), 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) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 32.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 47.0 Poor
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 53.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 230 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 801 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
HDR support No
PPI 157 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size 14 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 99%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
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) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Cores 8
Fabrication process 7 nm
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 8
L3 Cache 16 MB
Threads 16
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Area 703 cm2(109 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 319.7 x 220 x 16.8 mm12.59 x 8.66 x 0.66 inches
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 52 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 150°
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.8%
Side bezels 4.9 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Blender GPU 2220
Solar Bay 32372

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
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 Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.1 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~78.1 dB
Microphones 2
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Razer Blade 14 (2021)
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

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