Dell Pro Precision 7 16 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651

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Review

Evaluation of Dell Pro Precision 7 16 and Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651 important characteristics
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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10.5
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Value Index
15.3
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Pro Precision 7 16
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 650 grams less (around 1.43 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 96 against 90 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.17 kg (4.78 lbs) 2.82 kg (6.22 lbs)
Dimensions 353.8 x 240.28 x 20.24-20.85 mm
13.93 x 9.46 x 0.8-0.82 inches
355 x 246 x 19.9-24.9 mm
13.98 x 9.69 x 0.78-0.98 inches
Area 850 cm2 (131.8 inches2) 873 cm2 (135.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~87.3% ~85%
Side bezels 4.6 mm 5.2 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Magnesium alloy Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber - Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans - 2
Noise level (max. load) - 54.1 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
PPI 142 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 88.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 35 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 100 / 165 W 250 W
Weight of AC adapter - 722 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
Nvidia Optimus Yes MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 80
GPU performance 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2022 3866
Solar Bay 28991 63169
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L45 -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~85.5 dB
Microphones 2 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 4x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.2 x 9.0 cm 15.0 x 10.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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