Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs MSI Vector GP68 (2023)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to MSI Vector GP68 (2023) (58/100), 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 Vector GP68 (2023)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 45.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 58.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 75.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 280 / 330 W
Charging port position Left, Right, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 990 / 1429 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adobe RGB profile 43.6%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
Contrast 1527:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 44.6%
HDR support No
PPI 142 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 10 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 62.4%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
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 Vector GP68 (2023)
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
L3 Cache 30 MB
Threads 24
Turbo frequency 5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Area 956 cm2(148.1 inches2)
Colors Black, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 358 x 267 x 23.4 mm14.09 x 10.51 x 0.92 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 59.7 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 140°
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.7%
Side bezels 6.7 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
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) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Blender GPU 3559
Solar Bay 46717

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 2295 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 8 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3072
TGP 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~85 dB
Microphones 2
Power 4x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector GP68 (2023)
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

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