Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024) vs Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)

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Review

Evaluation of Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024) and Asus ProArt P16 (H7606) 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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28.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
39.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.5 against 90 watt-hours
  • Provides 317% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 120 nits
Advantages of the Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
  • Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 53% sharper screen – 212 versus 139 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.13 kg (4.7 lbs) 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs)
Dimensions 358.1 x 240 x 18.7 mm
14.1 x 9.45 x 0.74 inches
354.9 x 246.9 x 14.9-17.3 mm
13.97 x 9.72 x 0.59-0.68 inches
Area 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) 876 cm2 (135.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~89.6% ~84.7%
Side bezels 3.5 mm 5.1 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 50.5 dB 53.2 dB

Display

Size 16.3 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 139 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 Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 16 9640 (2024)
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
ProArt P16 (H7606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~3% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 2000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:20 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 410 grams 588 / 720 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 22 20
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) AMD Radeon 880M
Fabrication process 7 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 MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1455 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1755 MHz -
FLOPS 9 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 9 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2035 2095
Solar Bay 30891 28443
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x3W 4x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~83.4 dB ~81.4 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 14.8 x 9.0 cm 15.0 x 9.8 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on XPS 16 9640 (2024):
    - The RAM operates at 7467 MHz only in configurations with the RTX 4070 graphics card. Other configurations run at 6400 MHz.
    - Included are two adapters: one from USB-C to USB-A and another from USB-C to HDMI 2.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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4 (16.7%)
20 (83.3%)
Total votes: 24

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אלי September 3, 2024 at 03:14 PM
It's a computer whose construction materials are stronger over the years, so if you want a computer without faults, it's the choice xps 16
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Eli September 3, 2024 at 03:13 PM
Xps 16 It's a computer whose construction materials are stronger over the years, so if you want a computer without faults, it's the choice xps 16
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Steve P August 17, 2024 at 10:30 PM
It's not just about small performance differences which in the real world aren't that noticeable - the durability, build quality and style of Dell XPS wins it for me.
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