Dell Inspiron 16 5640 vs Asus Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 5640
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 54 against 42 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607)
- Around 2.5x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.78 x 249.52 x 16.1-19.05 mm 14.05 x 9.82 x 0.63-0.75 inches |
357 x 250.6 x 17.9-19.9 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.7-0.78 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~83% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 42.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1358:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 55.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 38% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 36.8% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 0:50 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 290 grams | 221 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 35 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1155 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1477 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 28 |
| GPU performance | 6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 465 | 636 |
| Solar Bay | - | 12693 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | - | ~70.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook 16 (X1607/M1607):
- The Intel and AMD models support DDR5 memory with a single slot and an 8400 and 8000 MHz frequency respectively.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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