MSI Summit A16 AI+ vs Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1)

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery 82 Wh
CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Summit A16 AI+ and Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
39.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
65.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Summit A16 AI+
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 75-103% higher FPS
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 82 against 64 watt-hours
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm
14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches
356.78 x 250.6 x 16.70-19.75 mm
14.05 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.78 inches
Area 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~83%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
PPI 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating - Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Display tests
Contrast - 1200:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.2 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 100 W 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 20 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 14 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 4.5 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.5 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 16
GPU performance 4.5 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 281 -
Solar Bay 14075 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 6400 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 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0 4.0
Power 2x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
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 No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Touchpad
Size - 13.2 x 8.9 cm
Surface - Plastic
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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