Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16") (62/100), 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) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 19.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 62.0 Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 63.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 65 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 1:40 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 162 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adobe RGB profile 97.5%
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
HDR support Yes, HDR10
PPI 212 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time 1 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen Yes
Type OLED
sRGB color space 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
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) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
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) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Area 890 cm2(137.9 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 355.4 x 250.4 x 12.5 mm13.99 x 9.86 x 0.49 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 40 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 125°
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4%
Side bezels 5.4 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x 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) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
Shading units (cores) 1024
TGP 28 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~83.4 dB
Microphones 2
Power 2x5W, 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 2

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