Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023) vs Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 317% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 120 nits
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (122.9 vs 135.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Around 47% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 90 against 86 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- 46% sharper screen – 212 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm 13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
354.9 x 246.9 x 14.9-17.3 mm 13.97 x 9.72 x 0.59-0.68 inches |
| Area | 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2) | 876 cm2 (135.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.9% | ~84.7% |
| Side bezels | 4.4 mm | 5.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 44.6 dB | 53.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ProArt P16 (H7606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
XPS 15 9530 (2023)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:48 hr |
| 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 | 130 W | 200 / 240 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 463 grams | 588 / 720 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | AMD Radeon 880M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 4.2 TFLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.2 TFLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 349 | 2095 |
| Solar Bay | 11534 | 28443 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x3W | 4x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.4 dB | ~81.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 15.0 x 9.8 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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