Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs MSI Stealth 14 Studio

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to MSI Stealth 14 Studio (50/100), 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) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
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 50.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 65.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 240 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 726 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
HDR support No
PPI 157 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size 14 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
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) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
L3 Cache 24 MB
Threads 16
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Area 775 cm2(120.2 inches2)
Colors White, Blue
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 315 x 246 x 19 mm12.4 x 9.69 x 0.75 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Max. fan speed (RPM) 7000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 58 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.3%
Side bezels 6.8 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
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
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6E

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Blender GPU 2420
Solar Bay 34071

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
FLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1785 MHz
GPU boost clock 2130 MHz
GPU performance 10.9 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
Shading units (cores) 2560
TGP 90 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~82 dB
Microphones 2
Power 4x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth 14 Studio
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

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